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SPR No. 2020-03/ VAR No. 2020-06/AA No. 2020-04 — 4th and Mortimer Mixed -Use Development October 12, 2020 Page 2 and an amendment application (AA) to amend the designation on various parcels from the Urban Neighborhood 2 (UN-2) subzone to the Urban Center (UC) subzone. The project would contain a total of 169 residential rental units and 11,361 square feet of commercial space. Staff is recommending approval of the applicant's request due to the project's satisfaction of meeting the intent of the TZC to promote a pedestrian -oriented environment with a mix of land uses, facilitating the redevelopment of underutilized land, encouraging increased employment opportunities within the City, the generation of additional property and sales taxes, and because the project will provide additional high -quality housing stock. Table 1: Proiect and Location Information d Project Address 409 East Fourth Street and 509 East Fourth Street Nearest Intersection Fourth and French streets and Fourth and Mortimer streets General Plan Designation Site A — District Center (DC) Site B — Urban Neighborhood UN Zoning Designation Transit Zoning Code (Specific Development No. 84), Downtown subzone Site A and Urban Neighborhood 2 subzone Site B Surrounding Land Uses Commercial, Single- and Multi -Family (North) Commercial and Single -Family (East) Commercial and Multi -Family South Commercial and Parkin (West) Site Size 2.715 acres combined Site A: 1.423; Site B: 1.292 acres) Existing Site Development Site A contains a commercial building (Northgate Gonzalez Market) and a surface parkin lot; Site B contains vacant buildings and parcels. Use Permissions Mixed -use projects are permitted by Section 41-2006 and Section 41- 2007 of the SAMC. Zoning Code Sections Affected Uses Table 2A, SAMC Sec. 41-2007. SPR required pursuant to SAMC Sec. 41-2007; Development Standards Transit Zoning Code, SAMC Sec. 41-2011, 41-2012 and 41-2023 Proiect Description The project includes demolition of an existing Northgate Gonzalez Market and surface parking lot at 409 East Fourth Street (Site A) as well as the demolition of an existing commercial automobile service building and ancillary structures at 509 East Fourth Street. The existing commercial facility, Ming's Auto Repair, located at the northeast corner of Fourth and Mortimer streets (501 East Fourth Street), is not part of the proposed project and will remain. Once the onsite buildings are demolished and the sites are cleared, the applicant proposes to construct a mixed -use community on two development sites, Site A and Site B, containing 169 residential units, 11,361 square feet of leasable commercial area, and 422 onsite parking spaces. Table 2 on the following page provides a summary of the proposed project. 75C-337