CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: DECEMBER 14, 2016
PREPARED BY: Gina Paolini, Principal Planner/Community Development
APPROVED BY: City Manager
TITLE
APPEAL (AAE2016-005) OF PLANNING COMMISSION'S EVALUATION OF RESIDENTIAL CONTROL SYSTEM (RDCS) APPLICATION RDCS2016-0018: CONDIT-PRESIDIO-EVERGREEN: APPLICATION FOR A 182 UNIT MULTI-FAMILY RENTAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAN PEDRO AVENUE AND CONDIT AVENUE. (APN 817-12-006)
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
RECOMMENDATION
1. Consider appeal; and
2. If Council decides to grant the appeal, adopt resolution granting the appeal, and revising the final project score for RDCS2016-0018:Condit-Presidio-Evergreen for the 2016 RDCS competition.
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COUNCIL PRIORITIES, GOALS & STRATEGIES:
2016 Focus Areas
Planning Our Community
REPORT NARRATIVE:
Presidio Evergreen, LLC (the "Applicant") is appealing the final scoring for RDCS2016-0018: Condit-Presidio-Evergreen, pursuant to Section 18.78.130.B (Appeal procedures) of the Morgan Hill Municipal Code. 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. 16-65 at the November 8, 2016 meeting, approving the RDCS final scores for the 2016 RDCS competition (Attachment 2). The Applicant submitted a timely appeal request on November 21, 2016, within the fifteen day appeal period.
Planning Commission Action
The Applicant's initial RDCS Part 2 self-score was 182.5, with a Planning Officer recommended Part 2 score of 178. As part of the RDCS scoring process, the Applicant also requested that the Planning Commission consider the award of two superior project points within the Livable Communities Category. These points are available only to the Planning Commission to award. The applicant provided detailed information to the Plan...
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