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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO STAFF REPORT DATE: March 3, 2008 TO: John Jermanis, City Manager FROM: Luke Sims, Community Development Director~g,, BY: Elmer Penaranda, Planner II ~~~~~~ SUBJECT PROJECT/PROJECT DESCRIPTION: APPROVED AND FORWARDED TO CITY COUNCIL Jo .~ manis Ci nager MATTER OF PLN2006-00059; USE PERMIT FOR CONDOMINIUM CONVERSION; PLANNED DEVELOPMENT MODIFICATION; VESTING TENTATIVE MAP. THE PROPOSED USE PERMIT IS FOR THE CONVERSION OF THE WOODSIDE APARTMENTS, 235 HAAS AVENUE, A 96-UNIT APARTMENT COMPLEX, TO CONDOMINIUM OWNERSHIP. AS PART OF THE CONDOMINIUM CONVERSION PROCESS THE PROPERTY OWNER IS PROPOSING TO REDESIGN THE FRONT PARKING LOT TO INCREASE THE CURRENT OFF-STREET PARKING SUPPLY, THEREBY REDUCING THE FRONT LANDSCAPED SETBACK AND REQLTIl2ING A MODIFICATION TO THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT. VESTING TENTATIVE MAP TRACT NO. 7767 IS PROPOSED TO CREATE THE SUBDIVISION FOR CONDOMINNM OWNERSHIP. ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NUMBER 76-437-7-1; K. OESTERREICH, DAVIDON INVESTORS (APPLICANT AND PROPERTY OWNER); RM-1800 (PD) RESIDENTIAL MULTIPLE-FAMILY, PLANNED DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY DISTRICT. (CONTINUED FROM THE JANUARY 22, 2008 C1TY COUNCIL MEETING.) SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION The City Council heard this matter on January 22, 2008. At that meeting the City Council heard the staff report, heard the applicant's testimony, and asked questions of the applicant. In the Council's discussion, it expressed concern about the phasing of the 96-unit project in the poor economic conditions that exist in the current real estate market, the distribution of the inclusionary units, the improvements to the property and the interior of the units, and the quality and level of those proposed improvements and upgrades. The Council action was to continue the matter to its regular meeting of March 3, 2008 to allow the City Council at a subsequent work session an opportunity to discuss its policies regarding condominium conversions and to provide the applicant an opportunity to prepare in providing additional and detailed information to address the Council's concerns and questions. '~ The applicant has communicated to City staff that it respectfully requests the Council's indulgence to allow additional information to be provided which perhaps was not clearly communicated at the City Council meeting. The applicant would like to explain in detail its response to the issues and concerns raised by the Council.