HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 3437. .
....... • • ORIGINAL
ORDINA..~CE NO. _3..!J]_
ORDINANCE Of THE COtJNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
AMENDING SECTION ~8.08.040 OF THE PALO ALTO MUNICIPAL
CODE (THE ZONING HAP) TO CH~NGE THE CLASSIFICATION OF
PROPERTY KNOW"N J\S 401-419 WEBSTER STREET AND 602··608
LYTTON AVENUE FROM RM-5 T) PC
The Council of the City of Palo Alto does ORDAIN as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 18.08.040 of the Palo Alto Municipal Coder the
•zoning Map~, is hereby amended by changing the zoning of certain prop
erty lo:no;..·n as 401-419 Webster Street and 602-608 Lytton Avenue from
RM-5 (Eigh Density Hultiple Family Rer::,idence District) to PC (Planned
Community D1str ictl. Said propBrty J.S shown on a map attached hereto
a.:.; Exhibit •.J:.,"' anti Jnco:q)o:tated herein by referenc2.
SECT I ON 2. The City Coum .. i 1 hereby f i.nds w i t.h :respect to t.he
~; jJb:.ie cT .. [.rop<;r-ty that:
(a) Th':: site is so sit'J.ated, and the use or uses pr-o
po~P<'l for the site art? of such characteristics, that the
application of generAl dintricts or combining districts will
not provide sufficient flexibility to allow the proposed
deve 1 opm.~:nt in that the baas is for the project is to provide
housing for the elderly i.ncluding life-long medical care.
'l'he increased density will allow small<-!t unit3 to be con
structed of a size suitable to predominantly single elderly
residents and will permit 111 project of an adequate size to
obtain a group medical care package.
(b) Development of the site under the provisions of the
PC plan ned com.'nuni t y district wi 11 result in public benefits
not otherwise attainable by application of the regulations of
general districts or combining districts in that housing for
the elderly, including medical car:e, is a public need consid
ering Palo Alto's sizahle elderly population {13.4% of the
total population as of 1 sac~ iS\ 28' increase from 1 97 0 to
, 980) •
(c) The use or uses permitted and the site development
regulations applicable within the di£t,rict shall be consis
t~nt with the Pelo Alto Co~rehensive Plan, a~d shall be com
patible with existing and pot~ntial uses on adjoining sites
or within the g~neral vicinity in that the project will have
minhtal traffic ot nois-e iapacts on the surrounding ·neighbor
hood and is of a size compatible with scale of the Lytton
Gardens complex.
SECTION 3. The plans attached het~t<) as Exhibit "Bft constitute
the development plan and are incorporated herein by same Exhibit 11 B"
refP.tence. Said development plan is approved parsuant to Section
18.68 .. 120 e;f th•e Palo Alto Municipal Code, subject to the following
conditions:
•
{a} Uses
1. Allowable uses shall he limited to lhe following:
Thirty-seven residential apartment unitsr two guest units for
t~rnporary lodging, dining, food prepat:ation and office
facility for provision of services to project residents and
guests.
2. The minimum age of occupants shall be 62.
1. All improvements
tially in accor-dance wilh
with all ~pplicab}e codes
quirements of the Director
Director of tJtiJitiesl and
Department.
and development shall be sub~.;tan
the a.pproved development plans~'
and O'i:dinances, and with there
c•f Pu.blic Works/F.:ngineerin9.¥ the
thE:· Chief of the Palo AltQ Fi·ce
2. A plan providing for coordination of construction
processes including such items as excavation shoring and
underpinning, under-grounding of utilities al!d right of way
impacts shall be developed to the satisfaction of the Build
ing, Transportation, Public Works, and Utilities D~partments
prior to issuance of a building permit.
3~ Project drainage shall be as follows: The basement
shall drain to a SU."'~P and be discharged to the surface storm
drdin: a drainage slot shall be provided for the ramp:
perimeter footing drain Shl3.ll empty to basement sump; surface
drain .and roof runoff shall be channelled to an under
perimeter drain that then flows off into the existing storm
sewer line at one point; no sh~et flow shall be permitted
across the side~alk: swim~ing pool backwash system shall
discharge to the sewer line.
if. '!'he developer shall obtain approval and recordation
of a parcel map merging the three existing parcels prior to
issuance of a building permit.
5. Of the 20 parking spaces proposed, 12 shall be
indicated as reserved pa~king and eight shall be labeled for
visitor parking_
6. Electric utiliti11R shall be contin1.1,ed underground
from Lytton Gardens III along Webster Street at the
developer's expense: including the provision o:·.. underground
ser-vic.e to existing projects along the south side of Webster
Street which are now served by the utility pole in front of
the W~bster Bouse site~
7. Approval for the kitchen and pool shall be obtained
from the Santa Clara County Health Department.
-2-
•
B. Bicycle spaces prov :ide a shall be C 1 ass 1 spaces.
9~ The swiiT'.rning pool shall bP. solar teated and a pool
cover sh a 11 be prov 1 aed by the deve J ope r·.
10~ Developer shall design a drainage system within the
property subj~ct to approval of the City Eng~neer.
11. Abandonee driveways,
be removed and replaced ""i th
sidewalks.
or. any port ion thereof,
standard curbs, gutters,
shall
and
12~ Broken and/or crack<::d sideo,.,·r..lks shall be repl~cecJ.
13. Portions of concrete slabs HI plant-.ing strip and
behind the sidewalk shall be removed.
14. Details of the site oe\·c·lop;Dent p.!ans incJudin9
trellis, pool enclosuref ar1d lighting designs and detaj.li.ng
of the brick veneer sh&il retur" to the ARB as an application
for a minor PC ame:ndment pric~..· to issuance of a building
permit for the project.
15. Sat isfact.ion of the BMR program shall be through
on€ of the two following alternatives~
(a} Provision of two t\ifo-b~dcoom off-site units for
sale under the BMR program for $60,000 each., cr
(b) A cash contribution for City housing programs to be
equal to 3% of the actual sales price of the
Webster House units, excluding the medi~~! care
component.
16. P.troendment. of the BMR provisions above shllll be
reviewed only by the City CounciL
17. The appJ i c.:mt ahall provide and oper.ate a passenger
van for shuttle bus transportation of project residents.
18. The developer shall pro\•ide attendant parking ser
vice for t,he undE:·rground parking garage if, at some time in
the future, the ch i.ef building official determines that the
project causes traffic congestion ur on~street parking by
project residents, guests or employe~s~
(c) Development Schedul~
Construction shall begin no L;,ter than one year follow
ing City Council 3pproval of the zone change and shall be
completed within 13 months of the start of C)n.struction.
SECTION 4. The Council finds that this project will have no sig
.nificant adverse environmental impact.
-3-
. . •
SEC'riON 5. This o-r:dinance shall become >l!ffective upon the coRt-
mencernent Of the thi.rty-fi'!St day after the date of its passage.
INTRODUCEDz May 9, 1983
PASSED: M1y 23, 1983
A1YES: Bechtel, Cobb, Eyerly, Fazzino~ Fletcher) Klein, Levy
NOES~ Renze1
ABSTENTIONS: None
ABSENT: Witherspoon
liPFROVBD: ,
r"1 -~· ' ........ ,.. . )-·· // ./-\-,.. .-{ . _kj.;. /..,.;; -~t ' ~~ ' ~ayo~---· ·-·---
I ~~~~~-~~
-4-
.. '
PC-2649
PC-
2968
"
0 N I"} :t "'
... L
S7t lp(
2:
\ IS5C ~
S"?n i~ ~f
52.5' r:~z