CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: AUGUST 24, 2016
PREPARED BY: Richard Buikema, Staff Planner/Community Development
APPROVED BY: City Manager
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ZONING AMENDMENT, ZA2016-0005: WALNUT GROVE - MORGAN HILL. APN'S 726-07-021;-023,-024 AND -089 ARE LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF WALNUT GROVE DRIVE SOUTH OF DIANA AVENUE
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
RECOMMENDATION
1. Open and close public hearing;
2. Waive first and second reading of Zoning Amendment Ordinance; and
3. Introduce Zoning Amendment Ordinance.
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COUNCIL PRIORITIES, GOALS & STRATEGIES:
Ongoing Priorities
Maintaining fiscal responsibility
2016 Focus Areas
Planning Our Community
Developing Our Community
REPORT NARRATIVE:
The City has initiated a Zoning Amendment for a 4.7 acre vacant property located on the east side of Walnut Grove Dr., south of Diana Avenue. The proposal is to re-establish the R-1 9,000 zoning for the site to conform to the Single Family Medium General Plan designation. The site was previously rezoned from Office Industrial (MO) to R-1-9,000/RPD (ZA-97-20 Walnut Grove-La Mere) in 1998. However, as a Precise Plan was not submitted within one year of the adoption of the RPD, the zoning reverted back to the previous zone district (Office Industrial -MO) as was required by the Residential Planned Development Overlay District Provisions in place at the time.
Tentative Subdivision map (SD-16-02) and Site Review (SR2016-011) applications are pending for the northern 2.67 acres of the site. Newland Homes received five Residential Development Control System (RDCS) building allotments in the 2015 competition for Fiscal Year 2017-18 (Application No. MC-15-10: Walnut Grove-Newland). Staff was not aware that the prior R-1, 9000/RPD had lapsed. The developer intends to seek the remaining 4 building allotments as an ongoing project for Fiscal Year 2018-19.
The Zoning Amendment was reviewed by the Planning Commission at its July 26, 2016 meeting. The staff report from that ...
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