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City of Palo Alto (ID # 3912)
City Council Staff Report
Report Type: Action Items Meeting Date: 6/13/2013
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Summary Title: 567-595 Maybell Avenue
Title: Continued Public Hearing (PUBLIC TESTIMONY CLOSED): Consideration
of 567-595 Maybell Avenue Planned Community(PC), including: (1) Approval
of a Mitigated Negative Declaration; (2) Adoption of a Planned Community
Ordinance Amending the Zoning Map to Change the Zone Designations from
R-2 and RM-15 to Allow a 15 Unit Single Family and 60 Unit Affordable Rental
Development for Seniors, including Two Concessions under State Density
Bonus Law (Building Height and Daylight Plane); and (3) Approval of a
Resolution Amending the Comprehensive Plan Designation for a Portion of
the Site to Single Family Residential (from Multifamily Residential), for the
Project Located at 567-595 Maybell Avenue. *Quasi-Judicial (continued from
June 10, 2013)
From: City Manager
Lead Department: Planning and Community Environment
Recommendation
Staff and the Planning and Transportation Commission recommend a Council MOTION to: (1)
Approve a Mitigated Negative Declaration (Attachment B); amended June 4, 2013 , (2) Adopt a
Planned Community Ordinance Amending the Zoning Map to Change the Zone Designations
from R-2 and RM-15 to Allow a 15 Unit Single Family and 60 Unit Affordable Rental
Development for Seniors (Attachment A), including Two Concessions under State Density Bonus
Law (Building Height and Daylight Plane), and (3) Approve a Resolution Amending the
Comprehensive Plan Designation for a Portion of the Site to Single Family Residential (from
Multifamily Residential), for the Project Located at 567-595 Maybell Avenue (Attachment C).
Background
This item was originally heard by the City Council on June 10, 2013. At that meeting, the
Council received the staff report, opened the public hearing and received testimony from over
60 members of the public. After receiving public testimony, the Mayor and Council closed the
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public hearing and due to the late hour continued the item to June 13, 2013 for Council
deliberation. No new information has been distributed to the Council for consideration since
that time. Additional public testimony is not expected to be taken on June 13, 2013, however
Council discussion will occur and a decision could potentially be made. The June 10th staff
reportand attachments can be accessed here:
https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/documents/34697.