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Planning Commission at a regular meeting held August 10, 2016 The Planning Commission recommended approval of the project with stipulations requesting that additional items be addressed prior to City Council review and consideration For a detailed description of the discussion at the April 27, 2016 workshop and August 10, 2016 public hearing, please see the attached Planning Commission staff report and minutes included in Attachments 9 and 10 The project has since been revised to address the Planning Commission's comments and is now before the Council for final action SITE AND AREA DESCRIPTION Project Site The Irby and Zia properties are located at 3780 Stanley Boulevard and 3988 First Street, respectively, and are currently zoned A (Agriculture) District The two properties were developed around 1887 and 1900 with single-family homes, including barns and agricultural buildings The home located on the Irby property has been determined to be a historic resource, while the home on the Zia property is not considered historic The Kaplan property located between the Irby and Zia properties at 3878 Stanley Boulevard is zoned C-S (Service Commercial) District and is developed with a contractor's storage facility The original home on the Kaplan lot was constructed around 1910 and was later converted from a single-family home into the contractor's storage office in 1986 It was also analyzed and was not deemed to be a historic resource Altogether, the three properties total approximately 15 acres of land, approximately 2 8 acres of that area contain a portion of the Arroyo Del Valle generally running west to east along the southern property lines The majority of the Irby and Zia sites are undeveloped and have been used for agriculture activities including a drive-up dairy store throughout the years, with the site comprised predominantly of ruderal/non-native grasslands and a mixed oak/bay woodland along the Arroyo that provides a migration corridor for wildlife The tree report prepared for the project identified 118 trees on-site, of which 31 are heritage trees Surrounding Uses The properties adjacent to the subject parcel include single-family homes to the north, across Stanley Boulevard, two- and three-story multi-family apartments and townhomes to the south, across the Arroyo Del Valle, commercial development including a self- storage facility to the east, and a church to the west on First Street, across the bridge over the Arroyo Del Valle Figure 1 shows a vicinity map of the subject site and surrounding area Page 4 of 20