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5014 Auburn Drive Tentative Map Appeal of the Planning Commission’s Decision Project No. 94780 Community: Mid-City, City Heights Neighborhood. City Council December 5, 2006 Development Project Manager: Paul Godwin. Project Scope. Site Features Developed with one, two-story structure
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5014 Auburn Drive Tentative MapAppeal of the Planning Commission’s DecisionProject No. 94780Community: Mid-City, City Heights Neighborhood City Council December 5, 2006 Development Project Manager: Paul Godwin
Project Scope • Site Features • Developed with one, two-story structure built in 1973 • Four one-bedroom and eight two-bedroom units • Eighteen off-street parking spaces
Project Scope • Project Features • Tentative Map (Process 4) • Conversion of existing units to condominiums • An appeal of the CEQA determination was previously made and the City Council denied the CEQA appeal on July 31, 2006
AVE ONTARIO AUBURN DRIVE 50TH ST LANTANA WINONA AVE STERLING COURT DRIVE Project Site Aerial Photo of Site
Community Planning Group Recommendation On June 5, 2006, the City Heights Community Planning Committee voted 10-6-2 to approve the project with recommendations
Planning Commission Decision • Planning Commission denied project on September 14, 2006, by a vote of 7-0 • Denial based on Planning Commission’s interpretation of Finding 2 • PC expressed concern regarding the building condition, proposed landscaping and proposed improvements. • Applicant appealed decision to City Council
Staff Response • Project as proposed meets all applicable Municipal Code and Map Act regulations • Finding 2 can be made, no intensification of use is proposed. • New condo regulations adopted 6/13/06 are not retroactive to this project • Applicant has agreed to perform additional building and landscape upgrades
Staff Recommendation • Grant the appeal and APPROVE Tentative Map No. 306904 and the waiver of the requirement to underground the existing overhead utilities