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Item 6a Staff Report -- PLANNING COb1MISSION April 9, 1980 SUBJECT: APPLICANT: PURPOSE: RZ-80-5 Mildred Vallarino `~`~~ ~~~ Application to rezone an approximately 4.4 acre parcel located at 3887-97 Vineyard Avenue from RM-4000 to RM-1500. ATTACHMENTS: 1. Negative Declaration 2. Location Map Mildred Vallarino, owner of the approximately 4.4 acre parcel located at 3887-97 Vineyard Avenue, has submitted an application to rezone the property from RM-4000 to RM-1500. This property was rezoned from RM-2500 to RM-4000 on January 10, 1977, as part of an overall rezoning of the Vineyard Avenue area in order to reduce the potential for further traffic congestion on that street. On 11/27/79, the 2 acre parcel owned by Joseph Madden, immediately east of Mrs. Vallarino's site;-was rezoned from RM-4000 to RM-1500. Mrs. Vallarino is now seeking the same treatment with regard to her property. Rezoning it to RM-1500 would create the potential for approximately 51 more units on P4rs. Vallarino's lot than it could have accommodated under its original RM-2500 zoning. Mrs. Vallarino and Mr. Madden's properties, along with other sites on Vineyard Avenue, were originally down zoned because of traffic congestion on Vineyard Avenue. That traffic situation has not been alleviated in the interim, hence, there is no basis for re- zoning the property to a higher density at this time. The City's current Three Year Capital Improvement Program shows monies for the acquisition of land and construction of an overcrossing for the extension of Pico Avenue to the north bank of the Arroyo del Valle, however, no money has been set aside for the connection of Pico Avenue to Stanley Boulevard. This must wait for the development of the 70 acre commercial service zoned site owned by Frank Auf der Maur on the north side of the Arroyo. There- fore no relief in traffic on Vineyard Avenue is possible for at least two years. For this reason, it would be premature to rezone Mrs. Vallarino's property at this time. A negative declaration accompanies this report. Based on the Initial Environmental Study done for this project, it is the staff's opinion that case RZ-80-5 would not have any significant adverse effects on the environment. If your Commission concurs with this environmental assessment, you must make the finding that the negative declaration is appropriate for the project. The finding must be made prior to taking action on the project itself. In making this finding you should review the contents - of Resolution No. 77-66 (Environmental Impact Guidelines and