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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO STAFF REPORT APPROVED AND FORWARDED TO CITY COUNCIL DATE: September 5,2006 TO: John J ermanis, City Manager FROM: Hanson Horn, Community Development Director Elmer Penaranda, Plarmer II ~ BY: SUBJECT PROJECT/PROJECT DESCRIPTION: MATTER OF PLN2005-00141; REZONE FROM RM1800 RESIDENTIAL MULTI-FAMILY DISTRICT TO RM2500(PD) RESIDENTIAL MULTI-FAMILY, PLANNED DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY DISTRICT; PLANNED DEVELOPMENT AND VESTING TENTATIVE TRACT MAP TO CONSTRUCT A SUBDIVISION CONSISTING OF SIX, DETACHED, THREE- STORY, SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCES. EACH UNIT WOULD COMPRISE APPROXIMATELY 1,455 SQUARE FEET OF LIVING AREA, WHICH INCLUDES THREE BEDROOMS AND THREE BATHS. EACH UNIT WOULD HAVE AN ATTACHED TWO- CAR GARAGE. 1537 HAYS STREET; ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NUMBER 75-12-7; D. LANGON, LANGON HOMES (APPLICANT AND PROPERTY OWNER). SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION The property owner proposes to develop an underutilized 15,000-square-foot property at the west side of Hays Street, between West Juana Avenue and Parrott Street, with a six-unit, small lot, detached, three-story single-family residential subdivision. The subject property is just south of the City's Downtown Plaza Shopping Center and east of the San Leandro BART Station. The homes will be three stories with approximately 1,455 square feet in floor area for living space and an attached two-car garage at ground level. The second floor will have the living room, kitchen, and one bedroom and bathroom. The third floor will contain two bedrooms and two bathrooms, including the master bedroom and a small laundry room. At its June 22, 2006 meeting, the Plarming Commission recommended approval of the Rezone, Planned Development and Vesting Tentative Map, subject to the recommended conditions to the City Council. Subsequent to a meeting arranged by City staff on July 26, 2006 between the applicant and the Garden Terrace owners, the applicant has agreed to various revisions to address the Garden Terrace owners' concerns over privacy and views. The applicant agreed to increase the side yard setback adjacent to the Garden Terrace condominiums from 10 feet to 12.5 feet. He agreed to use obscured (frosted) glass for the second and third floor bedroom windows adjacent to the southerly side to maintain privacy to the Garden Terrace units. The applicant agreed to reimburse the Garden Terrace Owners Association the cost of cleaning the north-facing windows and north-facing