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City of San Leandro <br />Community Development Department <br />Planning Services Division <br />Staff Report <br />DATE: December 18, 2014 <br />TO: Planning Commission <br />FROM: Elmer Penaranda, Senior Planner <br />SUBJECT: PLN2014-00044; Rezone from RS Residential Single -Family District to RS(PD) <br />Residential Single -Family, Planned Development Overlay District; and Planned <br />Development to construct a subdivision consisting of four detached, two-story, single- <br />family residences that would comprise between 1,493-1,630 square feet of living area, <br />which includes three bedrooms and three baths. Each unit would have an attached two -car <br />garage. Unaddressed Parcel on Warren Avenue, between 396 and 476 Warren Avenues; <br />Alameda County Assessor's Parcel Number 77-572-10; J. Cannizzaro, Cannizzaro Realty <br />Inc. (applicant); Jefferson Building Inc. (property owner). <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION <br />The applicant proposes to develop an underutilized property at the north side of Warren Avenue, <br />between East 14th Street and Bancroft Avenue, with a four -unit, detached, two-story single-family <br />residential subdivision. Each unit would comprise of three bedrooms, three bathrooms, and an attached <br />two -car garage. The subject property is just south of the City's Downtown and east of the East 14th <br />Street South Area Corridor. <br />The applicant has conducted outreach to the adjacent neighborhood and received positive comments <br />about the proposed project. The proposal, being within 300 feet of a City Historic Resource (Victorian <br />Residence at 310 Warren Avenue), required review by the City's Library -Historic Commission <br />(Historic Preservation Ordinance). After its review it moved to approve the proposed development for <br />referral to the Planning Commission for further action. <br />Staff believes that the project is well designed and appropriate to its existing context. The proposal <br />with front porches and a typical 20 foot landscaped setback blends in with the existing character of the <br />neighborhood. The second story is tiered back atop the building and has varying roof lines. These are <br />preferred design techniques with two-story design that de-emphasizes a new home's mass and scale. In <br />addition, the proposed materials, finishes, and architectural features would complement the existing <br />setting and the neighborhood. With the recommended Conditions of Approval staff recommends that <br />the Planning Commission consider staff's proposed Findings for project approval (attached <br />Recommended Findings of Fact) and adopt the attached Resolution Recommending that the City <br />Council: <br />A. Adopt the Categorical Exemption from CEQA Guidelines; <br />B. Approve a Rezone of the subject site from RS Residential Single -Family District to RS(PD) <br />Residential Single -Family, Planned Development Overlay District; and <br />