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City of San Leandro Community Development Department Planning Services Division Staff Report DATE: January 11, 2007 TO: Planning Commission FROM: Elmer Penaranda, Planner II ~~~~u~/ SUBJECT: PLN2006-00059;Work session on a proposal by Davidon Investors, the property owner of the Woodside Apartments at 235 Haas Avenue, to convert the existing 96-unit apartment complex to condominium units for individual ownership. As part of the condominium conversion process the property owner is proposing to redesign the parking lot to increase the current off-street parking supply. There would be a reduction of the front landscaped setback to accommodate the increase in parking spaces. Assessor's Parcel Number 76-437-7-1; RM1800(PD) Residential Multiple-Family District, Planned Development Overlay District. SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION The property owner is considering an application to convert the existing Woodside Apartments into condominiums for sale as individual units. In 1985, the City Council approved a planned development for afour-story, 96-unit apartment complex at 235 Haas Avenue. The unit mix was 50 one-bedroom units and 46 two-bedroom units. The parking required at the time of the Planned Development was a total of 167 spaces, equaling a parking ration of 1.74 spaces per unit. Per the Zoning Code Article 24 -Condominium Conversions, the project is required to conform to all applicable parking requirements for amulti-family residential project. Pursuant to Article 17 regarding off-street parking requirements, one bedroom units require 1.5 spaces per unit and two bedroom units require 2.25 spaces per unit, with a total of 179 spaces required for this project. The existing site is constrained by its limited size and the existing apartment buildings on the property. However, to address the City's current parking requirement, the property owner is proposing the redesign of the front of the property to increase the available off-street parking and re-stripe the parking under one of the apartment buildings which would result in 13 additional spaces. Plans are provided with this report for the Planning Commission to review at the work session. No action is required of the Commission at the work session. The applicant and staff are requesting feedback from the Planning Commission. The work session will be an opportunity for the Commission to: 1. Review the proposed conversion plans; 2. Provide comments, guidelines, and recommendations regarding, site layout, landscaping, site appearance; 3. Require additional material for the future formal public review of the project; and 4. Ask questions of staff and the applicant.