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File Number: 19-538 <br />side-by-side garage for each unit. <br />·Parking and Circulation. A central 26-foot wide private driveway with concrete pavers at <br />the primary entrance connects between MacArthur Boulevard and Herma Court and <br />serves all 20 units, their attached garages, and five surface parking spaces that flank it. In <br />addition, there are 10 on-street parking spaces directly in front of the development along <br />MacArthur Boulevard. <br />·Open Spaces. The proposal contains five landscaped areas totaling 7,107 square feet <br />(16.7%). Of the five open spaces, three serve as on-site stormwater treatment areas <br />(4,644 square feet) and two are community spaces for the development’s residents (2,463 <br />square feet). A 1,145-square-foot linear community space is centrally located within the <br />development, entirely within the portion zoned RS Residential Single Family. A 1,318 <br />-square-foot community garden is located in the southern corner of the development. Both <br />proposed spaces are bordered by a six-foot tall redwood perimeter fence, which is <br />reduced to three-feet tall within the front 20-foot setback along Herma Court. <br />·Trees. The project site has 17 trees on site and 12 street trees around the site. The project <br />involves the removal of 18 existing trees and protection of 11 street trees, of which 10 are <br />mature liquidambar and sycamore street trees. <br />·On-Site Amenities. The small linear park includes a patio with a picnic table and trellis, a <br />grill, and three U-shaped bike racks. Common mailboxes are also located next to this <br />central space. The corner community garden includes bench seating and raised planters <br />and is surfaced with decomposed granite paving. <br />ANALYSIS <br />Zoning Amendment <br />In order to align the Zoning district with the General Plan land use designation, the development <br />proposes to rezone an approximately 3,900-square-foot portion of the site from RS Residential <br />Single-Family to CC Commercial Community. The duplex will be located on the proposed <br />rezoned portion of the site and allows the structure to conform with the rest of the development, <br />which is located in the CC District. <br />Planned Development <br />The development proposes to rezone the project site from CC Commercial Community and RS <br />Residential Single-Family to CC(PD) and RS(PD) Community Commercial and Residential <br />Single-Family, Planned Development Overlay District. With the exception of the proposed rezone <br />of a portion from RS to CC on the site containing the duplex, the base districts will otherwise <br />remain the same and a Planned Development overlay designation would be added. A Planned <br />Development is a discretionary review process that enables consideration of a new development <br />that is otherwise compatible with the existing neighborhood and complies with the General Plan, <br />but may not meet all of the underlying zoning standards. <br />Page 4 City of San Leandro Printed on 10/16/2019 <br />16