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Home My WebLink About2019-06-17 Ordinance 54701 of 5 20190617 ay 0160018 Ordinance No. 5470 Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending the Zoning Map of the City of Palo Alto for 2321 Wellesley Street to Change the Zoning from the R1 (Single Family Residential) to the RMD(NP) (Two Unit MultipleFamily Residential District with Neighborhood Preservation Overlay) Zoning District. The Council of the City of Palo Alto ORDAINS as follows: SECTION 1. Findings and Declarations. A. The Planning and Transportation Commission conducted a duly noticed public hearing on December 12, 2018, at which it reviewed, considered, and recommended the Palo Alto Municipal Code (PAMC) Section 18.08.040 (the Zoning Map) be amended to rezone that certain real property commonly known as 2321 Wellesley Street and more particularly described in Exhibit A) change the zoning from the R1 (Single Family Residential) to the RMD(NP) (Two Unit MultipleFamily Residential District with Neighborhood Preservation Overlay) zoning district. B. The City Council held a duly noticed public hearing on May 13, 2019, and considered the subject amendment of the Zoning Map, including the recommendation by staff and the Planning and Transportation Commission and all public comments received prior to or at the hearing. C. The site has existed as a vacant site within the R1 zone, and the uses proposed for the site under the RMD (NP) zone are of such characteristics that the proposed dwellings meets the application of the general district and the combining district. D. Development of the site under the provisions of the RMD (NP) (Two Unit MultipleFamily Residential District) (Neighborhood Preservation Combining District) will result in public benefits not otherwise attainable by application of the regulations of existing general district (R1 Single Family Residential) in that the Project includes the following public benefit that id inherent to the Project and above those required by city zoning districts: 1. An undeveloped lot will be developed with a two unit residential building in a residential neighborhood with mixed zoning, developed under the RMD(NP) general district and combining district to provided two dwelling units with less restrictions in regards to the development standards for the additional dwelling unit if the site were to be developed within the existing R1 general district. 2. The council further finds that these public benefits are of sufficient importance to make the Project as a whole, which includes an additional DocuSign Envelope ID: BDD211B6-4130-45DB-BA1D-60DE23C3C4DF 2 of 5 20190617 ay 0160018 housing unit of greater size than that which the existing zoning would permit, and as the additional housing unit is located below grade and would be exempted from the calculation of floor area, allowing more desirable dwellings to be developed which are considered a public benefit. E. The uses permitted and the site development regulations applicable within the District are consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and are compatible with the existing and potential uses on the adjoining sites or within the general vicinity in that the Project would be consistent with the following Comprehensive Plan policies: 1. Local Land Use Policy L3.1 which seeks to SECTION 2. Amendment of Zoning Map. Section 18.08.040 of the Palo Alto changing the zoning from the Single Family Residential (R1) to the Two Unit MultipleFamily Residential District with Neighborhood Preservation Overlay (RMD(NP)) zoning district for all that real property situated in the City of Palo Alto, County of Santa Clara, State of California, described in Exhibit A (Legal Description and Map) attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, and commonly known as 2321 Wellesley Street. SECTION 3. Environmental Review. The City Council finds that the zoning map amendment is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per CEQA Guidelines Section 15303(b) (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures). This application falls under this exemption as it involves a proposed duplex residential structure that totals no more than six dwelling units in an urbanized area. / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / DocuSign Envelope ID: BDD211B6-4130-45DB-BA1D-60DE23C3C4DF 3 of 5 20190617 ay 0160018 SECTION 4. This Ordinance shall be effective on the thirtyfirst (31st) day after its passage and adoption. 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