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File Number: 19-560 surface parking spaces for guests are tucked in the center of the site, away from direct view along the right-of-way. ·Open Spaces. The proposal contains an approximately 1,140 square-foot front yard within the front 20-foot setback and an approximately 3,038 square-foot rear yard that accommodates a community open space. The rear space contains furnishings for passive and active enjoyment, including bench seating, a picnic table, raised planters, and a balance beam. The project has a total impervious area of less than 10,000 square feet and is designed-and conditioned-to reduce storm water pollution by meeting the self-retaining volume of runoff specified in Provision C.3.d of the Municipal Regional Stormwater Permit Clean Water Program. The design achieves C.3 requirements in part through two on-site bio-retention areas: A ±100 square-foot retention area in the front yard and a ±140 square-foot retention area in the rear yard, each buffered by flowering shrubs and covered with loose gravel. ·Trees and Planting. The five existing trees on the property will be removed and three Chinese pistache trees are proposed, with one in the front yard and two located on opposite corners in the rear open space. Italian cypress trees are proposed to line the western edge of the property, transitioning to lower evergreen shrubs in the rear adjacent to Building B. STAFF ANALYSIS Zoning Amendment The General Plan Land Use Map designates the subject property for Medium-High Density Residential (RMH) use. The current zoning is RS Residential Single-Family and is not compatible with the General Plan land use category. In order to align the Zoning District with the General Plan land use designation, the development proposes to rezone the property from RS Residential Single-Family to RM-3000(PD) Residential Multi-Family, Planned Development Overlay District. The base district RM-3000 is proposed because the multi-family residential development is located on a 73-foot wide lot, where the minimum lot width in the RM-3000 base district is 60 feet. Surrounding developments are zoned RM-2500 and RM-1800, which require minimum lot widths of 75 feet and 100 feet respectively, and permit higher densities than proposed for this project. Planned Development The development proposes to rezone the project site from RS Residential Single-Family to RM-3000(PD) Residential Multi-Family, Planned Development Overlay District. A Planned Development is a discretionary review process that enables consideration of new development that is otherwise compatible with the existing neighborhood and complies with the General Plan, but may not meet all of the underlying zoning standards. The Planned Development proposal requests a single exception to the following minimum Page 4 City of San Leandro Printed on 10/30/2019 13