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ER No. 2018-83, GPA No. 2020-04, AA No. 2020-02 & TTM No. 2019-02 October 26, 2020 Page 4 development site, which meets the Citys required parking. In addition, all units will contain a maximum of three bedrooms. Analysis of the Issues General Plan Amendment The applicant is requesting a GPA to change the subject site's current land use designation from Low -Medium Density Residential (LMR-11) to Medium Density Residential (MR-15) to create consistency between the General Plan Land Use Element and the Zoning Map. The MR-15 designation applies to those areas of the City that are developed with residential uses at densities of up to 15 units per acre. Development in this designation is characterized by duplexes, townhomes, or apartments. In reviewing a GPA request for a project such as the one proposed, the Planning Division's practice has been to also analyze any potential general plan land use inconsistencies in the general vicinity of the proposed project. Because of this and part of the this application, the City is also proposing to change the land use designation of the adjacent properties on the block stretching from First Street to Fifth Street to bring consistency between the Land Use Element and the Zoning Map. The proposed GPA for the entire area was discussed during the Sunshine Ordinance community meeting and is analyzed in the prepared MND. Currently, the subject site and the surrounding properties on the east side of Mountain View Street have a LMR-11 or General Commercial (GC) land use designation. However, all of the properties are developed with residential uses with numerous properties currently exceeding the maximum allowed density permitted in the LMR-11 land use designation. The densities surrounding this area range from 4.8 to 18.8 dwelling units per acre. Because of this, staff is recommending that the general plan land use designation of the project site and surrounding properties be changed to MR- 15 and Low Density Residential (LR-7), as shown on Map A. Changing the land use designations will bring the General Plan Land Use Plan into closer consistency with existing residential development density and characteristics in the area and will allow for consistent development intensity for future projects. Mau A: Existing (Left) and Proposed (Right) Land Use Designations