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City Council Staff Report February 9, 1999 General Plan Amendment; A-98-8; PD-98-2; TM 7078 Page 2 of 12 The Planning Commission and staff recommend that the City Council take the following actions: A. Adopt by motion the attached Mitigated Negative Declaration that provides mitigation measures required for the project to avoid significant effects on the environment. B. Amend the General Plan to include residential development as a potential use in the Peralta Avenue Area, west of San Leandro Boulevard, by adopting the attached Ordinance. C. Approve the Rezoning (A-98-8) of the property from IG-S Industrial General Special Study Overlay and IG Industrial General Districts to RS(PD) Residential, Single -Family, Planned Development Overlay District by adopting the attached Ordinance. D. Approve by motion the Redevelopment of the property with a new residential neighborhood (Planned Development, PD-98-2), subject to recommended Conditions of Approval. E. Approve the Vesting Tentative Map, Tract 7078 subject to recommended Conditions of Approval by adopting the attached Resolution. BACKGROUND The DeSilva Group, the applicant, proposes to redevelop the end of Peralta Avenue, west of the BART right-of-way, (which includes, the former Cherry City Nursery, the Smooke Property, Bergen Tires and Duarte Towing), with a new residential subdivision. This proposal is an opportunity to create a new neighborhood within walking distance of the downtown and BART. The property consists of a 44.6-acre area bounded by the BART right-of-way to the east, the San Leandro Creek to the south, the Southern Pacific Railroad right-of-way to the west, and the San Leandro -Oakland border to the north. The area is also known as the Peralta Area. The properties have a history of industrial usage, including a cut -flower nursery, manufacturing, vehicle storage and maintenance, nursery, warehouse storage and distribution uses. The project site is also known to have inadequate infrastructure. For example, it lacks a water supply for domestic use and fire fighting. The streets have no curb, gutter or sidewalk, which contributes to poor drainage and resulting in a poor appearance during the winter months. The water damage from lack of street infrastructure contributes to high maintenance on the street, including the need for repairing potholes. The area is currently accessible from Peralta Avenue, and the Smooke property is accessed from Russet Street in the City of Oakland. At the last Planning Commission meeting the applicant presented revised plans that illustrated the following: The 45-foot-wide lots were replaced with 50-foot-wide parcels to strengthen the architectural elevations of those homes and lessen the visual impact of the garage doors that face the 2