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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO STAFF REPORT DATE: November 12, 1997 TO: John Jermanis, City Manager FROM: June Catalano, Development Services BY: Elmer Penaranda, Assistant City Planner APPROVED AND FORWARDED TO CITY COUNCIL N Wr INK, aI 4 SUBJECT: Matter of A-97-10; Reclassification from P Professional District to P (PD) Professional Planned Development Overlay District; and PD-97-8; Planned Development; to Construct a 3,900 Square Foot Office Building at 609 Callan Avenue (southwest comer of Callan and Bancroft Avenues); Assessor's Parcel Number 77- 465-4; Developer: I. Cornelius; P Professional District SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION This matter was continued from the November 3, 1997 City Council meeting at the request of the project architect in order to prepare detailed architectural drawings of the exterior of the proposed office building. This memorandum and attachments will serve as the Planning Commission report for A-97-10 and PD-97- 8. A copy of the September 4, 1997, Planning Commission Staff Report and minutes of the Planning Commission public hearing of September 11, 1997, are attached for your review. Planning Commission Vote: MSCRavensta&Reed, 4 ayes, 2 absent (Chin, Mahoney), 1"vacant (District 6) The Planning Commission and Staff recommends that the City Council take the following action 1. Adopt the attached Negative Declaration by motion, 2. Approve the proposed Reclassification (A-97-10) by adopting the attached ordinance; and 3. Approve the proposed Planned Development (PD-97-8), subject to the attached Conditions of Approval, by motion. BACKGROUND The subject property is an undeveloped site at the southwest comer of Callan and Bancroft Avenues. To the north is Memorial Park and the Veteran's Building. Across the street to the east is the Bancroft Middle School. To the west is an apartment complex. The property was a service station with automotive repair until it closed in the 1980's. By 1990, the site improvements were removed. City records at the Hazardous Materials Division of the Fire Department 40 indicate no ground or water contamination exists on the property. The applicant purchased the site earlier this year to develop it with a professional office building. To proceed with the project, the applicant is requesting the following: i