75A - TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP NO. 2009-01: 1013 S ELLIOT PLACE

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Appeal No. 2009-02 Tentative Parcel Map No. 2009-01 October 12, 2009 Page 5 A hearing on the project was held with the Zoning Administrator on September 9, 2009. Following a presentation by staff and testimony from the public, the Zoning Administrator adopted a resolution denying Tentative Parcel Map No. 2009-O1 based on findings that the proposed subdivision was not consistent with the development pattern of the neighborhood and the project conflicted with several policies of the City's General Plan. The applicant has appealed the decision of the Zoning Administrator based on the proximity of the subject property to other lots which are comparable in size to the ones that are being proposed as part of the subdivision request (Exhibit 8). The locations of the lots that are referenced are directly to the north of the subject property and between 1,203 and 2,435 feet away from the property to the south and southwest. The properties to the north of the subject parcel are located within a separate subdivision tract that was developed entirely independently of the subdivision in question. The subdivision to the north is not accessible from the "Little Texas" neighborhood by vehicle or by foot and, much like the subdivision to the east of the neighborhood, has an entirely separate development pattern and architectural style than the subject neighborhood. The other properties mentioned as part of the appeal application are located within Tract No. 1298; however, each of the four parcels that were subdivided are located along the edge of the subdivision adjacent to Edinger Avenue and Newhope Street. While technically within the tract, these properties do not contain the same rural characteristics, such as the lack of sidewalk, rolled curbs and large front yard setbacks, of the properties adjacent to the subject parcel. Additionally, although subdivisions took place to create these properties, they were done in 1959, 1963 and 1981 respectively. The subject properties location within the interior of the "Little Texas" neighborhood compared to the properties that were permitted to subdivide along the border of the tract, as well as the more than 28 years between the last approved subdivision result in staff recommending denial of Appeal No. 2009-02. 75A-7