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Appeal No. 2009-02 <br /> Tentative Parcel Map No. 2009-O1 <br /> October 12, 2009 <br /> Page 2 <br /> frontage. Although currently vacant, building records indicate that a <br /> 1,607 square foot residence and garage previously existed on the property. <br /> A permit was issued and finaled in 2005 to demolish the structures and <br /> clear the lot. <br /> Project Description <br /> A parcel map is requested by Mr. Pham to subdivide an existing residential <br /> property into two separate parcels in order to construct two single-family <br /> residences. As proposed, the two-story, four bedroom, three and a half <br /> bathroom residences will both be 3,233 square feet. The floor plans for <br /> the two homes will be mirror images of each other, with each house having <br /> an attached, 724 square foot, three car garage for a total building <br /> footprint of 3,957 square feet. The second story for each residence has <br /> 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 <br /> in architectural style with large cylindrical pillars on either side of a <br /> double-door entryway with a large arched window above. The exterior <br /> materials will be primarily stucco with a brick veneer accent provided <br /> along the base of the front elevation and stucco trim around each of the <br /> sliding windows. Landscaping will be installed in accordance with the <br /> Single-Family Residential (R-1) zoning requirements (Exhibits 3, 4 and 5). <br /> Analysis of the Issues <br /> A tentative parcel map is necessary to subdivide the property for the <br /> purpose of constructing two single-family residences on the subject <br /> property. Government Code 66411 grants Cities the ability to regulate <br /> and control the design and improvement of subdivisions within its <br /> boundaries subject to conformance with the Subdivision Map Act. In <br /> order to evaluate the appropriateness of a subdivision request, the <br /> Subdivision Map Act has identified several findings that must be made in <br /> order to approve a request for land division. These findings include <br /> determining whether the proposed subdivision meets the applicable zoning <br /> standards, General Plan policies and determining the environmental and <br /> public health impacts. <br /> Using the above-mentioned findings as evaluation criteria for the <br /> appropriateness of the project, staff has determined that although the <br /> <br /> proposed project complies with the various zoning requirements for the <br /> Single-Family Residential (R-1) zone and the density proposed is within <br /> the limits of the Low-density Residential (LR-7) General Plan Land Use <br /> 7 5A-4 <br /> <br />