CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: SEPTEMBER 7, 2016
PREPARED BY: Angie Gonzalez, Council Services Assistant/Administrative Services
APPROVED BY: City Manager
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ADOPT ORDINANCE 2214, NEW SERIES, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MORGAN HILL APPROVING A ZONING AMENDMENT FROM THE R-3 MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT TO THE R-2 (PD) RESIDENTIAL PLANNED DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY DISTRICT WITH A PRECISE DEVELOPMENT PLAN TO ALLOW UP TO 60 TOWNHOME-STYLE CONDOMINIUMS AND 14 SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED HOMES ON A ?9.6 ACRE SITE LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAN PEDRO AVENUE AND MURPHY AVENUE (APN: 817-12-009)
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
RECOMMENDATION
Waive the reading, adopt Ordinance No. 2214, New Series, and declare that said title, which appears on the agenda, shall be determined to have been read by title and further reading waived.
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COUNCIL PRIORITIES, GOALS & STRATEGIES:
2016 Focus Areas
Developing Our Community
REPORT NARRATIVE:
On August 24, 2016, the City Council Introduced Ordinance No. 2214 New Series, by the Following Roll Call Vote: AYES: Carr, Constantine, Librers, Siebert, Tate; NOES: None; ABSTAIN: None; ABSENT: None.
By adopting this Ordinance, the City of Morgan Hill is amending its Zoning Map from R-3 Medium Density Residential to R-2 Medium Density Residential and establishing a precise development plan that will allow for 60 townhome style condominiums and 14 single family detached units on 9.6 acres, located at the northwest corner of San Pedro Avenue and Murphy Avenue.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: Inform
The community was informed about this project through public notification including site signage, newspaper notice, and direct mail to property owners within 300 feet.
ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS:
None
PRIOR CITY COUNCIL AND COMMISSION ACTIONS:
The project site was annexed into the City in 2006 as part of an "island annexation" program sponsored by the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO).
In January 2015, the Planning Commission...
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