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REQUEST FOR Planning Commission Action PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING DATE: OCTOBER 12, 2009 TITLE: PUBLIC HEARING - AMENDMENT APPLICATION NO. 2009 -02, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2009 -20 AND VARIANCE NO. 2009 -08 TO ALLOW A MIXED USE OFFICE AND THREE -UNIT RESIDENTIAL PROJECT WITH SURFACE PARKING LOT LOCATED AT 1331 WEST FIRST STREET Prepared by Verny Carvajal 7 Executive D' ector RECOMMENDED ACTION Recommend that the City Council: PLANNING COMMISSION SECRETARY APPROVED • As Recommended • As Amended • Set Public Hearing For DENIED • Applicant's Request • Staff Recommendation CONTINUED TO Planning Mana6er 1. Adopt an ordinance approving Amendment Application No. 2009 -02. 2. Adopt a resolution approving Conditional Use Permit No. 2009 -20 as conditioned. 3. Adopt a resolution approving Variance No. 2009 -08 as conditioned. DISCUSSION Request of Applicant The applicant, Global Empire LLC, is proposing to develop a new two -story mixed use office and three -unit residential building at 1331 West First Street. In conjunction with the request, the applicant is requesting approval of an amendment application to change the zoning of the property from General Commercial (C2) to Commercial Residential (CR) and from Two - Family Residential (R2) to Two - Family Residential /B- Suffix (R2 -B), a conditional use permit to allow a surface parking lot in the R2 -B zoning district, and a variance from minimum lot size standards for mixed use projects in the CR zoning district. Property Description The proposed development site consists of five rectangular shaped parcels, approximately .39 acres in size and generally located on the northeast corner of First and Hesperian Streets. Four of the five parcels with frontage along First Street have a General Plan land use EXHIBIT A 75E -3