HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998-07-27 City Council (14)City of Palo Alto
City Manager’s Report
TO:
FROM:
HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL
CITY MANAGER DEPARTMENT: PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT
DATE:JULY 27, 1998 CMR:324:98
SUBJECT:4100-4120 EL CAMINO REAL - REVIEW OF APPLICATION FOR A
TENTATIVE MAP TO SUBDIVIDE THREE PARCELS TOTALING
1.53 ACRES INTO 26 RESIDENTIAL LOTS AND ONE COMMONLY
HELD PARCEL TO BE USED FOR ACCESS, COMMON
LANDSCAPING, RECREATION AREAS AND RELATED SITE
IMPROVEMENTS CONSISTENT WITH THE PLANNED
COMMUNITY (PC) ZONE APPLICATION 97-ZC-10; 97-EIA-38
RECOMMENDATION
Staff and the Planning Commission recommend that the City Council approve the proposed
subdivision and related site improvements based on the attached findings (Attachment A) and
subject to the attached conditions (Attachment B).
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The applicant has requested approval of a subdivision of the property at 4100-4120 El
Camino Real (see Attachment C: Location Map) as illustrated on the Tentative Map titled
"Tentative Subdivision Map, 4100-4120 El Camino Real," dated April 28, 1998. Approval
of this subdivision would create 26 residential lots (lots 1-26), plus. one remaining parcel
(parcel 27) that would provide for project access offofEl Camino Real, internal circulation,
guest parking, common landscaping, and an approximately 2,000-square-foot common open
space area. Parcel 27 is also proposed to be a public utility easement and a private storm
drain easement. Additional private drainage easements are proposed generally around the
perimeter of the project to accommodate the project drainage system. These easements
would cross the rear yards of lots 1-10 and 13-25.
The subdivision of the property is consistent with the conceptual site plan dated April 9, 1998
approved by the City Council on June 29, 1998, submitted as part of the Planned Community
(PC) Zoning application.
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The Architectural Review Board completed a preliminary review of the associated PC zoning
change and DEE application on August 21, 1997. The ARB recommend approval of those
applications on April 2, 1998. The Planning Commission recommended approval of the
associated PC zoning change application for the project on May 15, 1998. The PC zoning
application was approved by City Council on June 29, 1998.
BOARD AND COMMISSION REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATIONS
The Planning Commission voted unanimously on July 8, 1998 to recommend approval of the
Tentative Map subject to the staff-recommended conditions (see Attachments D and E).
City Council action on the Tentative Map is final. The applicant can submit a Final Map to
the City within two years of the approval of the Tentative Map.
ATTACHMENTS/EXHIBITS:
Attachment A: Recommended Subdivision Findings
Attachment B: Recommended Conditions of Approval
Attachment C: Location Map
Attachment D: Planning Commission Staff Report of July
attachments)
Attachment E:Dratt Planning Commission Meeting Minutes
Attachment F:Sketch of Gas Utilities Easements.
Attachment G:Sketch of Electric Easements
Plans (Council Members only)
8, 1998 (with selected
PREPARED BY: Brian Dolan, Senior Planner
DEPARTMENT HEAD REVIEW:
ANNE CRONIN MOORE
Interim Director of Planning and
Community Environment
CITY MANAGER APPROVAL:.
HARRISON
Assistant City Manager
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cc:Architectural Review Board
Planning Commission
Barron Park Neighborhood Association, Will Beckett, 4189 Baker Avenue, Palo Alto,
CA, 94306
Barron Square Homeowners, PML Mgrnt. Corporation, 655 Mariners Island Blvd.,
San Mateo, CA, 94404
Palo Alto School District, Business Manager, 25 Churchill Avenue, Palo Alto, CA,
94306
Classic Communities, 1068 East Meadow Circle, Palo Alto, CA, 94303
Trapani Family Trust, C\O Bay 101, 1801 Bering Drive, San Jose, CA 95112
Rick Hansen, (Blockbuster Video), 4102 E1 Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306
Janet Stone, Mid-Peninsula Housing Coalition, 658 Bair Island Road #300, Redwood
City, CA 94063
Jeffrey Levin, 350 Second Street, Suite 7, Los Altos, CA, 94022
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ATTACHMENT A
FINDINGS FOR APPROVAL OF SUBDIVISION
4100-4120 EL CAMINO REAL
The project is consistent with the land use designation of the Comprehensive Plan in
that it is a multiple family residential use and is within the allowable density. The
project is consistent with and furthers the City’s interest with respect to the following
specific Comprehensive Plan policies:
Housing Element Policy #3: "Protect and enhance those qualities which make
Palo Alto’s heighborhoods especially desirable." This project is located in a
neighborhood that features a mix of multiple and single family residences, and
commercial uses. The proposed project will provide additional housing
opportunities within walking distance to commercial services in the area and near
a major ,transit corridor on E1 Camino Real.
bo Housing Element Policy #13: "Increase funding sources used to provide
affordable housing. "The project will provide Below Market Rate (BMR) units
that will contribute to the supply of affordable housing. The project would
provide 4 three-bedroom BMR units for families.
Urban Design Element, Objective, page 42, "Promote the orderly and harmonious
¯ development of the City and the attainment of the most desirable land use and
improvements through the review of new development." The site is designated
Multiple Family Residential and is suitable for this use. The site .is adjacent to and
compatible with a variety of multiple family residential and single family
developments. The proposed site plan provides setbacks, and screening from
fences and landscaping to buffer the project from adjacent residential and other
uses.
Urban Design Element Policy 3, "Promote visual aesthetics through tree planting,
landscaped areas, and removal of visually disruptive elements on major City
Streets." The project provides substantial increase in tree planting and
landscaping and would replace a highly visible dilapidated structure and
unmaintained lot on E1 Camino Real.
The proposed residential subdivision, as conditioned, is consistent with and meets, all
the requirements of the Subdivision Map Act, Title 21 of the Palo Alto Municipal
Code (Subdivisions and Other Divisions of Land).
The project is consistent with the various components of the E1 Camino Real Design
Guidelines as described below:
ao Landscaped Street Theme. Implementation of the proposed project landscape
plan, including but not limited to the dual row of street trees along the front of the
project will result in substantial improvement to the visual appearance of the E1
Camino Real frontage.
Landscaping/Paving. As described above, the project proposes the installation
of landscaping and site design to minimize the visibility of parking; it uses tree
and shrub groupings to provide strong accent points at the project entrance and in
from of individual project units; it provides for adequate sight distance for
motorists and pedestrians; it preserves several existing mature trees on the site and
requires their protection during construction ; it uses properly sized trees (i.e., 15
gallon) to allow for a mature appearance within five years; it uses plant species
determined to be appropriate by the Planning Arborist; it provides a perimeter row
of trees to create a buffer between the project.and adjacent land uses, including the
adjacent commercial uses to the north on E1 Camino Real.
Signs. Not applicable; no signs are proposed at this time.
Architecture/Site Plan. The traditional project architectural design will not attract
undue attention; it is not designed with excessive superfluous details, and does
not include excessive numbers of colors or excessively bright colors. Project
residential units are set back from E1 Camino Real and several improvements are
proposed to increase the desirability of the pedestrian environment along the
project frontage. Parking, mechanical equipment, and trash areas are adequately
screened. The project respects the rights of adjacent properties with related to
light, air and privacy through general compliance with the daylight planes
requirements and provision of landscape buffering around the project perimeter.
The design of individual project units is compatible with the rest of the project
and the neighborhood.
Buffers/Parking Lot. The project does not expose substantial parking to view
from E1 Camino Real in that all but two of the guest parking spaces are located in
the center or rear of the project. The two guest spaces that are located towards the
front of the project are buffered from E1 Camino Real by street trees and a
planting median containing a dense hedge.
Lighting. All guest parking areas and walkways will contain adequate lighting for
safety on the project site and will not spill over onto adjacent properties.
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The site is physically suitable for the type of development proposed in that the proposed
26 condominium units are within the density range allowed by existing zoning and
compatible with the scale of neighboring multiple family buildings, single family
neighborhoods, and commercial structures;
The design of the residential project will not cause significant environmental impacts
as determined in the Negative Declaration approved by the City on June 29, 1998.
o The design of the residential project complex will not result in serious public health
problems, would not be detrimental to the existing pattern of the neighborhood, and
would result in development of multiple-family homes that would be consistent with
the adjacent buildings in the neighborhood.
ATTACHMENT B
CONDITIONS OF PROJECT APPROVAL
4100-4120 EL CAMINO REAL
Planning
1. _ The note stating that "all trees will be removed from the site" shall be removed from
the map prior to the submittal of the Final Map.
Public Works Engineering
1.The following shall be incorporated into the Final Map submittal for Public Works
review and approval:
a.The areas for each lot (in acres) shall be shown.
b.Deeds to record encumbrances shall be submitted.
c.A legend shall be added to the map.
d.The City Engineer’s Certificate must be included with the map. Public Works-
Engineering should be contacted for the current certificate format.
e.A statement shall be added to the map indicating whether or not water wells are
present.
f.The Title Report describes some easements that are not shown on the map. All
easements must be shown on the map
g.In the notes (#3), "PUE" and "PSDE" shall be defined.
h.Adjoining property shall be shown and labeled with the following:
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
Roads (widths, names, and ties)
Subdivisions (name, plat recording data, and tie)
Owner (name, deed recording data, and tie)
All encroachments from or intrusions to adjoining properties.
o An approved subdivision improvement agreement shall be prepared. The Applicant
shall arrange for a meeting with Public Works Engineering and other relevant
departments to obtain guidelines for the presentation of the Subdivision improvement
agreement. This agreement must be submitted at least 30 days prior to the submission
of the Final Map. Approval of this agreement by Public Works Engineering must occur
before the submission of the Final Map.
Approved street trees in standard tree wells shall be installed on the E1 Camino Real
frontage consistent with the PC Zoning application landscape plan.
The entire sidewalk on the E1 Camino Real frontage shall be replaced subject to City
of Palo Alto standards.
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10.
The Applicant must prepare and implement a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan
(SWPPP) to include temporary measures during construction activities and permanent
post-construction measures. This plan shall be submitted with the Final Map.
A performance bond shall be required to secure the repair of existing public right-of-
way improvements and the installation of new improvements that are part of this
proposed project. An Engineer’s Estimate for the proposed improvements must be
presented with the Subdivision Improvement Agreement submission.
The Applicant is responsible for the required engineered exhibits for the dedication of
any public utility easements. These easements shall be shown on the Final Map.
The Applicant is responsible for the application for a tract number with the County of
Santa Clara.
A formal drainage, and grading plan will be required to be submitted with the Building
Permit application. The grading and drainage plan shall show spot elevations of
existing grades on adjacent properties to show how drainage patterns work in the
neighborhood.
A logistics plan for this project shall be submitted with the Building Permit application.
This plan shall include construction parking, track routes and staging, materials storage,
and the provision of pedestrian and vehicular traffic adjacent to the construction site.
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Utilities-Water, Gas, &Wastewater
Public Utility easements (minimum 5-foot wide) will be required for gas services. Each
of the five groups of buildings shall have the individual house gas lines brought
together by the applicant at a common location where meters can be served from a
single header. The location of the public utility easements and the service headers shall
be as shown on Attachment F or in locations otherwise approved by the Palo Alto
Utilities Department prior to approval of the Final Map.
o The proposed 20-foot wide streets do not meet City of Palo Alto’s public street
minimum standards, therefore, no on-site water, gas, or wastewater utility main will be
run. Utilities placed within substandard streets will be owned and maintained by the
homeowner’s association. The City will terminate their water and sewer utilities
responsibilities at the back of the curb along E1 Camino Real.
o The applicant shall submit a request to disconnect all existing utility services and/or
meters including a signed affidavit of vacancy. Utilities will be disconnected or
removed within 10 working days after receipt of request. The demolition permit will
be issued after all utility services and/or meters have been disconnected and removed.
o The applicant shall submit a completed WATER-GAS-WASTEWATER SERVICE
CONNECTION APPLICATION - LOAD SHEET for City of Palo Alto Utilities with
the application for a building permit. The applicant must provide all the information
requested for utility service demands (water in G.P.M., gas in B.T.U.P.H., and sewer
in G.P.D.).
o The applicant must show on the Final Map the existence of any water well~ or auxiliary
water supply.
The applicant shall ’be responsible for installing and upgrading the existing water and
sewer mains and/or services as necessary to handle anticipated peak loads from the
project. This responsibility includes the design and all the cost associated with the
construction for the installation/upgrade of the water and ~ewer mains and/or services..
The applicant’s engineer shall submit, with the application for a building permit, water
flow calculations that will show that the on-site and off-site water distribution system
will provide the domestic, irrigation, and fire flow water demands needed to service the
development during anticipated peak flow demands. Field testing may be required to
determine current flows and water pressures on existing main. Calculations must be
stamped by a registered civil engineer.
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10.
The applicant is required to perform, at his/her expense, a flow monitoring study of the
existing sewer main(s) to determine the remaining capacity. The report must include
existing peak flows or depth of flow based on a minimum monitoring period of seven
continuous days or as determined by the Senior Wastewater Engineer. The study shall
meet the requirements and the approval of the WGW Engineering Division. No
downstream overloading of existing sewer main will be permitted. The study whall be
submitted to the City with the application for a building permit.
The applicant shall submit improvement plans for utility construction with the final
Map submittal. The plans must show the size and location of all underground utilities
within the development and the public fight of way including meters, backflow
preventers, fire service requirements, sewer mains, sewer cleanouts, sewer lift stations
and any other requi~ed utilities. The applicant shall submit to the WGW Engineering
Division of the Utilities Department four copies of the installation of water and sewer
utilities off-site improvement plans in accordance with the Utilities Department Design
Criteria. All utility work within the public.fight-of-way shall be clearly shown on the
plans that areprepared and stamped by a registered civil engineer.
The applicant shall provide to the W-GzW Engineering Division, with the application
for a building permit, a copy of the plans for any fire system including all Fire
Department’s requirements.
11.A separate water meter shall be installed to irrigate the approved landscape plan. This
meter shall be designated as an irrigation account and no other water service will be
billed on the account.
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An approved Reduce Pressure Principle Assembly (Backflow Preventer Device) shall
be installed for the new water connection from Palo Alto Utilities to comply with the
requirements of Califomia Administrative Code, Title 17, Sections 7583 through 7605
inclusive. The Reduce Pressure Principle Assembly shall be installed on the owner’s
property and directly behind the water meter: Inspection by the Utilities Cross
Connection Inspector is required for the supply pipe between the meter and the
assembly.
An approved Single Check Valve shall be installed for any water connections for a fire
system to comply with requirements of California Administrative Code, Title 17,
Sections 7583 through 7605 inclusive. Inspection by the Utilities Cross Connection
Inspector is required for the supply pipe between the city connection and the assembly.
If any water well, or auxiliary water supply exists on the site, a Double Check Detector
Check Valve or RPPA shall be installed on the owner’s property adjacent to the
property line.
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14.The applicant’s contractor will not be allowed to begin work until the utility
improvement plan have been approved by the Water, Gas and Wastewater Engineering
Division and all utilities conditions are met.
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The applicant shall obtain an Encroachment Permit fi’om Caltrans for all utility work
in the E1 Camino Real right-of-way before the City can install services. The applicant
must provide a copy of the permit to the WGW Engineering Department prior to
beginning work in the right-of-way.
The applicant shall pay the connection fees required for the installation of the new
water service/s to be installed by the City of Palo Alto Utilities.
The contractor shall furnish to the Utilities Department, 5 workingdays prior to starting
work, a complete schedule of work and method of construction for the new water
service connection to the existingwater main.
¯ The contractor shall submit for approval by the Utilities Engineering Department the
manufacturer’s literature on the materials to be used 5 working days prior to starting
work.
19. The applicant shall provide meter protection for gas meters subject to vehicle damage.
20.The applicant shall pay all cost associated with the required improvements to on-site
and off-site gas main and services. All improvements to the gas system will be
performed by the City of Palo Alto Utilities.
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No water valves or other facilities owned by Utilities Department shall be operated for
any purpose by the applicant’s contractor. All required operation will be performed
only by authorized Utilities Department Personnel. The applicant’s contractor shall
notify the Utilities iDepartment not less than forty-eight (48) hours in advance of the
time that such operation is required.
All utility work shall be inspectedand approved by the WGW Utilities Inspector.
Inspection costs for any work done before 8:00 AM or after 4:30 PM on a regular work
day, or on Saturdays, Sundays or Holidays shall be paid by the applicant’s contractor.
Schedule WGW utilities inspections at (650) 329-2156 five working days before start
of constructions.
23.The applicant’s contractor shall immediately notify the Utilities Department (650) 496-
6932 or (650) 329-2413 if the existing water or gas mains are disturbed or damaged.
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24.The contractor shall not disconnect any part of the existing water main except by
express’permission of the utilities chief inspector and shall submit a schedule of the
estimated shutdown time to obtain said permission.
25.The water main shall not be tumed on until the service installation and the performance
of chlorination and bacteriological testing have been completed. The contractor’s
testing method shall be in conformance with ANSI/AWWA C651-86.
26.All backflow preventer devices shall be approved by the WGW Engineering Division,
inspected by the Utilities Cross Connection Inspector and tested by a licensed tester
prior to activation of the water service.
27.All customer piping shall be inspected and approved by the Building Department before
gas service is instituted. Gas meters will be installed within three working days atter
the Building Division completes its final inspection and provides notification to the
Utility Department to set the gas meter.
28.Utility service connections will be installed between 30 and 45 days following receipt
of full payment. Large developments must allow sufficient lead time (6 weeks
minimum) for utility construction performed.by the City of Palo Alto Utilities.
29.The customer shall give the City written notice, and shall receive City ,approval, of any
material changes in size, character£ or extend of the equipment or operations for which
the City is supplying ~ utility service before making any such change.
30.Prior to final map approval, the improvement plans shall include the design of a
domestic water system, gas system, and sewer collection system to the satisfaction of
the Utilities Engineering Division. The improvement plan must be stamped and signed
by a registered civil engineer.
Water Distribution System (Designed and installed by developer per City’s Utility
Standards for Water, Gas and Wastewater). Water lines shall be designed for fire
flows to meet Fire Department and Engineering Division requirements. Items of
construction shall include at least the following: water mains; water service;
valves; tees; hydrants; blow-off; backflow preventer devices; detector check valve
for automatic fire sprinkler; trench detail; cross sections; tie-in details;
specifications and together with appurtenances to any or all of the above.
Gas Distribution System (Designed and installed by Utilities Engineering
Division; gas design must be shown on the improvements plans). This system
shall include gas mains; services; gas meter locations; and together with
appurtenances to any or all of the above.
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Sewer Collection System (Designed and installed by developer per City’s
requirements). This system shall include sewer mains; manholes with frames
and covers; branches and laterals; cleanouts and boxes; standard details; profiles;
specifications and together with appurtenances to any of all of the above.
Utilities-Electric
A 5-foot wide public utility easements for electric utilities shall be granted
surrounding parcel 27 in the front yards of each individual project 1o. A public utility
easement shall be granted for all of the public recreation area and landscaping area
between lots 21 and 22 and along side of lot 22, in the planting area between the front
access road and the E1 Camino Real right-of-way, and the landscaping area in the
northernmost comer of the project site between the access drive and guest parking
space and the property line. The location of these easements shall be as illustrated on
Attachment G or as otherwise approved by the Palo Alto Utilities Department prior
to the approval of the Final Map.
Utilities Marketing
Landscape and irrigation plans including water usage calculations must be submitted
to Utilities Marketing and approved prior to the issuance of a building permit.
Fire
All construction shall be in accordance with Title 15 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code,
Califomia Fire Code, 1995 Edition, including but not limited to Article 9,10 and 87.
Areas of particular concern include:
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Section 901.2.1" Plans for fire apparatus access roads shal! be submitted to the
fire department for review and approval prior to construction.
Section 901.2.2.2: Plans and specifications for fire hydrant systems shall be
submitted to the fire department for review and approval.
Section 902.2.1" A fire apparatus access road shall be provided for every
building when any portion of an exterior wall is located more than 150 feet from
fire apparatus access.
All automatic sprinkler systems shall be in accordance with the National Fire
Protection Association (NFPA) 13, 1996 edition.
All building plans must be submitted to the fire department for review.
Transportation
The Final Map shall be revised from the Tentative Map to provide the six-foot
extension of the driveway aisle beyond the north end of the guest parking space near
proposed Unit 26 to provide adequate back up space for the guest parking space as
required in the approval of the PC Conceptual Site Plan.
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Attachment C
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Graphic Attachment
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Attachment D
COMMISSION
STAFF REPORT
TO:PLANNING COMMISSION
FROM:Brian Dolan DEPARTMENT: Planning
AGENDA DATE:
SUBJECT:
July 8, 1998
4100-4120 E! Camino Real: Review of an application for a
Tentative Map to subdivide three parcels totaling 1.53
acres into 26 residential lots and one commonly held
parcel to be used for project access, common landscaping,
recreation areas and related site improvements consistent
with the Planned Community (PC) Zone application 97-
ZC-10; 97-EIA-38o
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Planning Commission recommend that the City Council approve
the proposed subdivision and related site !mprovements based on the attached findings
(Attachment A) and subject to the attached conditions (Attachment B).
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The applicant has requested approval of a subdivision 0f th~ property at 4100-4120 E1
Camino Real (see Attachment C: Location Map) as illustrated on the Tentative Map titled
"Tentative Subdivision Map, 4100-4120 El Camino Real," dated April 28, 1998. Approval
of this subdivision would create 26 residential lots (lots 1-26), plus one remaining parcel
(parcel 27) that would provide for project access offofEl Camino Real, internal circulation,
guest parking, common landscaping, and an approximately 2,000 square-foot common open
space area. Parcel 27 is also proposed to be a public utility easement and a private storm
drain easement. Additional private drainage easements are proposed generally around the
perimeter of the project to accommodate the project drainage system.. These easements
would cross the rear yards of lots 1-10, and 13-25.
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The subdivision of the property is consistent with the conceptual site plan dated April 9, 1998
approved by the City Council on June 29, 1998, submitted as part of the Planned Community
(PC) Zoning application. (See Attachment D.)
project History.
The ARB completed a preliminary review of the .associated PC zoning change and DEE
application project on August 21, 1997. The ARB recommend approval of those applications
on April 2, 1998. The Planning Commission recommended approval of the associated PC
zoning change application for the project on May 15, 1998. The PC zoning application was
approved by City Council on June 29, 1998.
POLICY IMPLICATIONS
Comprehensive Plan
The project is consistent with the Policies and Programs of the existing Comprehensive
Plan as found in the Land Use, Housing, Urban Design, Schools and Parks, Transportation,
and-Environmental Resource elements. Findings of project consistency with specific
Comprehensive Plan policies are included in Attachment A.
El Camino Real Design Guidelines
The project is consistent with the requirements of the E1 Camino Real Design Guidelines.
Findings of consistency with the El Camino Real Design Guidelines are included in
Attachment A.
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT... ISSUES
All site planning, design issues have been resolved through the PC zoning application
.process. The only significant issuesassociated with the Tentative Map are related to the
ownership and location of utilities within the project..
The applicant has proposed that utilities be located within a Public Utilities Easement
within Parcel 27. The Electrical Engineering Division of the Palo Alto Utilities
Department has required that the electric utility easements be expanded as described in the
Conditions of Approval provided in Attachment B and illustrated in Attachment ’FI
Because the project does not contain a public lot private street of standard dimensions, the
Water-Gas-Wastewater Division of the Palo Alto Utilities Department has required that no
public utility mains be located on the property. City water and wastewater utility
responsibilities will terminate at the project property line. The City will require that 5-foot
wide public utilities easements be granted to accommodate gas meter headers next to Units
1, 8, 9, 21, and 22, to serve each group of project lots. Additional public utilities
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easements to accommodate secondary gas service line connections to mains located within
E1 Camino Real and a 25-foot wide public utility easement which runs adjacent to the site’s
southeastern property line will also be required. These requirements are included in the
Conditions of Approval in Attachment Band are illustrated in Attachment E.
TIMELINE
The project is tentatively scheduled to be considered by
hearing on August 3, 1998.
the City Council at a public
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The project is subject to environmental review under provisions of the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). An environmental impact assessment wa~ prepared
for the Planned Community zoning application portion of the project and determined that
the project would have a less than significant impact on the environment and that a
Mitigated Negative Declaration should be prepared. The Mitigated Negative Declaration
was made available for public review from January 8, 1998 through January 21, 1998 and
was approved by the City Council on June 29, 1998.
ATTACHMENTS/EXHIBITS:
Attachment A: Proposed Subdivision Findings
Attachment B: Proposed Conditions of Approval.
Attachment C: Location Map
Attachment D: June 29, 1998 CMR on PC Zoning Application
Attachment E: Sketch of Gas Utilities Easements
Attachment F: Sketch of Electric Utilities Easements
Plans (Planning Commission members only)
COURTESY COPIES:
Barton Park Neighborhood Association, Will Beckett, 4189 Baker Avenue,
Palo Alto, CA, 94306
Barton Square Homeowners, PML Mgmt. Corporation, 655 Mariners Is. Blvd.,
San Mateo, CA, 94404
Palo Alto School District, Business Manager, 25 Churchill Avenue, Palo Alto,
CA, 94306
Classic Communities, 1068 East Meadow Circle, Palo Alto, CA, 94303
Trapani Family Trust, C\O Bay 101, 1801 Bering Drive, San Jose, CA 95112
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Rick Hansen, (Blockbuster Video), 4102 E1 Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306
Janet Stone, Mid-Peninsula Housing Coalition, 658 Bair Island Road #300,
Redwood City, CA 94063
Jeffrey Levin, 350 Second Street, Suite 7, Los Altos, CA, 94022
Prepared by:Brian Dolan
Division Head Approval:
Eric Riel, Jr.Planning Official
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ROLL CALL:
Commissioners:
July 8, 1998
REGULAR MEETING. 7:00 Pig
City Council Chambers
Civic Center, 1st Floor
250 Hamilton Avenue
PaIo Alto, California 94301
Chair:
Chair:
F:
..... deletions, Commissioners wish any changes? "
Now we’ll move forward to approval of minutes. Any comments or questions on
the minutes of April 29th? I believe that I was absent for that one too.
I move approval of the minutes of April 29th, 1998.
Second.
Any other discussion? All in favor...that passes 5-0 with me abstaining and
Annette absent. The next minutes are May 13. Comments? Questions?
I was absent as well.
Annette was absent.
second?
Okay we can do it with a move to approve. Is.there a
I second it except I don’t see Commissioner ]3~r~ name listed here but I assume
he was here then.
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Chair:
Owen:
Chair:
S~a.ff:
We’re on Item 5 which is 4100 El Camino Real.
introduce this item.
The Staff would like to
Mr. Chairman, I have a conflict on this issue and will not participate.
The record should indicate that Owen Byrd is not participating.
This is an application for 4100-4120 El Camino Real. That application for a
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tentative map to subdivide three parcels totalling 1.53 acres into 26 residential
lots and one commonly held parcel to be used for project access, common
landscaping, recreation areas and related site improvements consistent with the
plan community PC zone application 97-ZC-10. Staff recommends that the
Planning Commission recommend that the City Council approve the proposed
subdivision and related site improvements based on the attached findings and
subject to the attached conditions.
Questions for Staff?
Brian, are there any significant changes from what we’ve seen before?
I just had two comments. One, there had been a request by the applicant to have
some minor changes to a couple of the conditions from utilities department. I’ve
summarized those changes in a memo at places this evening./Also like the other
applications that you heard tonight, the City Council date has been moved up to
July 27th.
Any questions now for Staff?
Seeing none, I’ll go ahead and open the public hearing. Any comments by the
applicant?
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I’m Scott Ward with the Classic Communities, the project applicant. I just want
to reiterate that this is the same development that you’ve seen on several
occasions now. And that was approved by City Council for PC zoning last week.
And .I would encourage you to support the Staff Recommendation with the
revised language regarding the utility provisions. It took some last minute word-
smithing to produce those conditions and we wanted to commend Staff for
working with us on that. I’m happy to answer any questions you may have of us.
Questions for the applicant?
Are there other members of the public who wish to address us on¯ this
application?
Seeing none, I’ll go ahead and close the public hearing.
Cgmmission what’s your pleasure? Bern?
Well we have had extensive discussions on this application. I think we’ve
addressed it to our satisfactions in the past. This is the next step in the process
and I move approval of Staff Recommendation.
I’ll second it. You want to include these additions?
Including the additions, yes.
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Any further discussion?
Seeing none, we have a motion on the floor.All in favor please say aye.
Opposed?
That passes on a 5-0 vote with Owen abstaining and Annette absent.
Good luck with the project.
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