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<br />REQUEST FOR <br />Planning Commission Action <br /> <br />rm, <br />~ <br />~ <br /> <br />PLANNING COMMISSION SECRETARY <br /> <br />PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING DATE: <br />OCTOBER 10, 2005 <br /> <br />TITLE: <br />PUBLIC HEARING - FILED BY SILVERCREEK <br />PROPERTIES FOR AMENDMENT APPLICATION <br />NO. 2005-05 TO ALLOW THE CONSTRUCTION <br />OF A RETAIL BUILDING AT 2701 NORTH GRAND <br />AVENUE <br /> <br />APPROVED <br />o As Recommended <br />o As Amended <br />o Set Public Hearing For <br /> <br />DENIED <br /> <br />o Applicant's Request <br />o Staff Recommendation <br /> <br />CONTINUED TO <br /> <br />Prepared by Ann Hsin-An Ni <br /> <br />REj2:::~::~I:~ <br /> <br />~~ H=~~ <br />Plannin Man ger <br /> <br />Recommend that the City Council: <br /> <br />1. Approve and adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation <br />Monitoring Program, Environmental Review No. 2003-262. <br /> <br />2. Adopt an ordinance approving Amendment Application No. 2005-05. <br /> <br />DISCUSSION <br /> <br />Request of Applicant <br /> <br />Silvercreek Properties is requesting approval to amend the zoning <br />classification of a site from Single-Family Residence (R1) to Arterial <br />Commercial (C5) in order to allow the construction of a retail building <br />with a Starbucks at 2701 North Grand Avenue. <br /> <br />Property Description <br /> <br />The subject site has a current zoning designation of Single-Family <br />Residence (R1) with a General Plan land use designation of General <br />Commercial (GC) that allows a floor area ratio up to 0.5. This site is <br />surrounded by commercial and retail uses to the north, east and west and <br />a combination of commercial and multi-family residential to the south <br />(Exhibit 1). <br /> <br />The property is approximately 0.41 acres in area, irregular in shape and <br />currently vacant. The property is located on the northeast corner of <br />Grand and Fairhaven Avenues. Both streets are designated as arterial <br />streets in the Circulation Element of the General Plan. There are three <br />existing retail buildings to the north and east that have reciprocal <br />driveway easements with the subject site (Exhibit 2). <br /> <br />rsel1Z' <br />