CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: DECEMBER 16, 2015
PREPARED BY: Gina Paolini, Senior Planner/Planning Department
APPROVED BY: City Manager
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AP 15-07- APPEAL OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S EVALUATION OF RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT CONTROL SYSTEM (RDCS) APPLICATION MC-15-12 (JARVIS-MWEST)-PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WOULD BE 374 RENTAL UNITS AT FULL BUILD-OUT. THE PROPERTIES, IDENTIFIED BY ASSESOR PARCEL NUMBER(S) 726-25-078, 726-25-079, 726-25-066 AND 726-25-067, ARE LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF JARVIS DRIVE AND MONTEREY ROAD (MWEST PROPCO., APPLICANT)
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
RECOMMENDATION
Adopt resolution denying the appeal and affirm the final project score for MC-15-12 (Jarvis-MWest) for the 2015 RDCS competition.
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COUNCIL PRIORITIES, GOALS & STRATEGIES:
Ongoing Priorities
Protecting the environment
Preserving and cultivating public trust
REPORT NARRATIVE:
MWest PropCo XXIII, LLC (the "Applicant") is appealing the final scoring for MC-15-12 (Jarvis-MWest), pursuant to Section 18.78.130.B (Appeal procedures) of the Morgan Hill Municipal Code (Attachment 2). In accordance with the Residential Development Control System (RDCS), the Applicant may appeal to the City Council the scoring evaluation of a proposed development project within 15 days after notice of the evaluation. The Planning Commission approved Resolution No. 15-66 at the November 10, 2015 meeting, approving the RDCS final scores for the 2015 RDCS competition (Attachment 3). The Applicant submitted a timely appeal request on November 30, 2015 within the fifteen day appeal period.
Planning Commission Action
The Applicant's initial RDCS Part 2 self-score was 165.5. The Planning Officer recommended a Part 1 score of 9.5 and a Part 2 score of 141.5. As part of the RDCS scoring process, the Applicant requested that the Planning Commission adjust the award of project points in several categories:
1. Open Space;
2. Orderly and Conti...
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