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Planning Commission Staff Report December 20, 2012 <br />PLN2012-00039 Page 2 of 8 <br />the single-family homes, and RO(PD) Residential Outer, Planned Development Overlay District for <br />the condominiums. <br /> <br />DETAILS OF THE PROPOSAL <br /> <br />The proposed plans remain very similar to the plans that were presented at the September 20 Planning <br />Commission work session with a few refinements as recommended by the Commission. <br /> <br />Site Plan and Parking <br /> <br />The subject property, comprising four parcels totaling 56,000 square feet (see Vicinity Map), would be <br />combined into one parcel containing a total of 10 residential buildings that includes four existing <br />single-family residences and six new duplexes (16 units total). The existing single-story, single-family <br />homes would remain at their existing locations. On the attached exhibits they are shown as SF1, SF2, <br />SF3 and SF4. The six new duplexes are shown as TF1 through TF6. All of the units would be market <br />rate rental housing. <br /> <br />A centrally located driveway via Aurora Drive would serve access to the residential units that flank it, <br />except for SF1 which is already served by another curb-cut on Aurora Drive. The central driveway <br />would access the attached garages to the residences, and the uncovered driveway spac es in front of the <br />garages and the guest/visitor spaces. The architect and civil engineer plans show that scored concrete <br />would be the decorative paving that is proposed for the entry of the central driveway and driveways <br />along the central driveway. The guest spaces will be permeable pavers. The central driveway will be <br />asphaltic concrete. <br /> <br />The proposal includes 44 parking spaces that include 16 garage spaces, 16 apron/driveway spaces in <br />tandem along the central driveway, 10 guest/visitor spaces, one carpo rt space and one space in tandem <br />in the Aurora Drive driveway. The guest spaces have been reduced two spaces. The two visitor spaces <br />at the western end of the driveway were deleted to bring the design of the hammerhead turn around <br />into compliance with the Fire Code. Upon further review of the site plan the Fire Department found <br />that the hammerhead required 70 feet of length when measured from the centerline to the west end of <br />the hammerhead. <br /> <br />Another revision to the plan is the deletion of the bocce ball court in order to make way for a larger <br />turf area. The applicant feels this would address the Planning Commission’s concern about providing <br />adequate play area for children living in the development. <br /> <br />The development would be gated and served with an aut omatic gate along the frontage. It would <br />maintain a 20 foot setback from the Aurora Drive back -of-sidewalk. <br /> <br />Existing Single-Family Homes <br /> <br />The existing single family homes are single-story and as follows: <br /> <br />1. SF1 is three bedrooms and two bathrooms comprising 1,882 square feet and one carport <br />parking space. It maintains a 23 foot front yard setback from the Aurora Drive right -of-way <br />line. Its carport maintains a five foot side yard setback from the southerly side property line <br />and five to eight feet from the central driveway. <br />2. SF2 is three bedrooms and one bathroom comprising 1,938 square feet and an attached two-car <br />garage. It maintains a 23 foot front yard setback from the Aurora Drive right -of-way line, an