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MINUTES PLANNING COMMISSION Page 3 PUD 83-17, Amador Associates Application of Amador Associates for PUD (Planned Unit Devleopment)-zoning and development plan approval for a 46 unit residential development project on approximately 4.7 acres at 3780 Vineyard Avenue. Zoning for the property is R-1-6500 (Single-family Residential) District. The Planning Commission may recommend any zoning for the property consistent with the General Plan. A negative declaration of environmental impacts will also be considered. Mr. Harris presented the staff report which addresses traffic concerns and conclusions reached by recent traffic studies completed for the area. The staff does not believe that this project will have a significant impact on the traffic in the area based upon the recently completed traffic report. He indicated it might be appropriate for Mr. Pang, author of the traffic report to address this matter as it relates to traffic. The public hearing was opened. Lou Baldacci, Amador Associates, requested that they be able to address their project prior to the traffic matters being discussed. He would like to speak to the traffic as a separate matter. The Commission granted his request. Mr. Baldacci presented an aerial photograph with an overlay showing their project. He stated that the setback would be 35' for the paired single-family units. That has been changed from the site plan. It gives a greater buffer and nine more visitor parking spaces. The parking ratio has thus been changed from 2.7 to 3 parking spaces per unit. The duplex units have two-car garages and the parking ratio is 2 to 1 plus visitor parking of 18 units. They have 63% open space. They have agreed with the neighbors and are offering a six foot high precast masonry wall along the property line. They will also be provided a solid wooden fence. Regarding flooding, they have looked at the recent rainfall with regard to Mavis and Ewing and have observed the conditions described by the surrounding neighbors. They are prepared to review and work on the drainage situation. They are also working with the surrounding homeowners with regard to landscaping to provide evergreen types of trees. Mr. Baldacci then presented elevations of their proposal. Mr. Baldacci indicated with respect to density, parking and traffic, that they have looked very hard at this situation and as a result have elimi ted six units - their project would now consist of 40 units by converting the six-plex on the northwest corner of the property to a four-plea and the eight-plex on the southwest corner of the site to a four-plea. He felt that their project with the proposed earthone colors, suggestions made by the staff and neighbors taken into consideration, would be an asset to the community. Howard Garrigan, 389 Mavis Drive, represented the residents of that street. They have been working with the developer and expressing their concerns to him. The area was single-family residential and they had hoped it would remain that designation but they have been working with the developer to have some ,reasonable alternatives. They are happy to see the detached single-family on the eastern boundary of the site. He indicated that Mr. Baldacci has indicated they will be able to participate in the consideration of the landscaping, CC&R's, etc. but would like this put in writing in the conditions inasmuch as if the property or development were to change hands this would not be guaranteed. -3- ._.. .. ...__.,_ .... _ _. ..._. _.. .T. _ _..