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size and street frontage to the point of becoming practically impossible for <br /> the proposed lots to maintain the 100-foot separation from the neighboring <br /> properties. <br /> I. Further, the proposed project would also impact public health and safety <br /> by increasing the impervious surface of the subject property substantially <br /> above the amount that would be created without the proposed <br /> subdivision. This increase in impervious surface area, including the <br /> doubling of the number of driveways, will result in a greater amount of <br /> water run-off from the property. This increase in water run-off will <br /> negatively affect public health and safety by increasing the likelihood of <br /> flooding onto the street and adjoining properties. <br /> J. In addition to the public health and safety concerns, the proposed <br /> subdivision is in conflict with several General Plan policies. Primary <br /> amongst these policies is Urban Design Element Policy 2.12, which states <br /> that development and subdivision pattems are to be compatible with existing <br /> pattems of development in and around the neighbofiood. With an average <br /> lot size of 14,000 square feet and an average street frontage of 100.42 feet, <br /> the Little Texas Neighbofiood is one of the few remaining large lot <br /> subdivisions within the City. The proposed subdivision would result in two <br /> lots that would be incompatible with the pattern of land division in the area <br /> by being approximately one-half the size and street frontage of the average <br /> lot in the neighbofiood. The protection of this unique area is further <br /> bolstered by both Urban Design Element Policy 2.8 and Land Use Element <br /> Policy 4.1, which state that the character and uniqueness of existing <br /> neighbofioods are to be protected from intrusive development. Approval of <br /> this subdivision would result in the creation of two parcels which are not in <br /> character with the existing neighbofiood by being more than 3,000 square <br /> feet smaller than the next smallest lot in the Neighbofiood and providing <br /> less than one-half the street frontage of the next smallest lot in the <br /> Neighbofiood. <br /> <br /> K. The applicant has proposed to construct two, two-story, four bedroom, three <br /> and a half bathroom residences which will both be 3,233 square feet. The <br /> floor plans for the two homes will be mirror images of each other, with each <br /> house having an attached, 724 square foot, three car garage for a total <br /> building footprint of 3,957 square feet. The second story for each residence <br /> has been oriented primarily over the residence with a second story setback <br /> provided in the rear. The exterior of the two homes will also be similar in <br /> architectural style with large cylindrical pillars on either side of a double-door <br /> entryway with a large arched window above. The exterior materials will be <br /> primarily stucco with a brick veneer accent provided along the base of the <br /> front elevation and stucco trim around each of the sliding windows. <br /> Resolution No. 2009-16 <br /> Page 3 of 9 <br /> 75A-21 <br /> <br />