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Amendment Application No. 2007-02 Tentative Tract Map No. 2007-04 Site Plan Review No. 2007-02 November 5, 2007 Page 2 Additionally, the Commission modified Section 15 (e) of the specific development plan to require all exterior walls to be covered with vines to deter graffiti. DISCUSSION On October 1, 2007, the City Council held a public hearing for the Alton Court project, a 38-unit, single-family cluster development proposed at the southeast corner of Alton Avenue and Fairview Street. During the public hearing, issues were raised regarding the public noticing for the project as well as the potential traffic impacts resulting from the development. At the conclusion of the public hearing, the Council continued the item for 30 days and directed staff to hold a neighborhood meeting with the surrounding community and to perform additional traffic analysis for the project that incorporates nearby intersections. On October 17, 2007, staff held a neighborhood meeting at Thorpe Elementary School with several adjacent neighborhood associations, other nearby residences not represented by an association and the developer. In total, over 2,600 notices were mailed for the hearing. Discussion topics ranged from bus stop impacts on Fairview Street, school traffic, lack of police enforcement, graffiti, visual blight from the adjacent railroad tracks and public noticing requirements were discussed. Since the majority of the issues raised do not directly relate to the proposed development, it was determined that an additional neighborhood meeting would be held in approximately 30 days to discuss the numerous issues raised by the neighborhood. Staff from the Community Development Agency and Planning Division are coordinating this meeting, which is expected to be held in mid to late November. The second issue raised at the October 1, 2007 City Council meeting pertained to traffic concerns in the immediate area. Although the traffic analysis completed for the project's Mitigated Negative Declaration concluded that less traffic would result from the residential project, the Council requested additional information on traffic counts in the area, including the morning rush hour, after school and of the existing warehouse building. Additionally, issues pertaining to relocating the existing bus stop on Fairview Street, constructing a bus turnout on Fairview Street, and a northbound right turn lane at Fairview Street and Alton Avenue were raised at the community meeting. In order to address the Council's and community concerns, Kimley-Horn and Associates, a traffic engineering firm, was retained to perform additional traffic analysis (Exhibit B). The Kimley-Horn analysis concluded the following: 75A-2