32C - TRACT MAP - 609 N GARFIELD

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Tentative Tract Map No. 2013-03 May 28, 2013 Page 3 General Plan and Zoning Analysis The General Plan land use designation for the site is Urban Neighborhood (UN), which allows for residential development sites such as this multi-family residential development. Urban Neighborhoods are primarily residential areas with pedestrian oriented commercial uses, schools and small parks. The Urban Neighborhood allows for a mix of residential uses and housing types, such as mid to low rise multiple family, townhouses and single family dwellings; with some opportunities for live-work, neighborhood serving retail and service, public spaces and use, and other amenities. Either vertical or horizontal integration of uses is permitted based on zoning standards, with an emphasis on tying together the uses with pedestrian linkages and street frontages. Street connectivity is desirable, allowing for a high degree of walkability, transit options, and other forms of transportation including pedestrian and bicycle travel. The project site is consistent with this General Plan land use designation. The site is surrounded by residential uses to the north, west and east; and a school to the south. Zoning for the site is the Transit Zoning Code, Specific Development District No. 84 (SD-84). This zone further designates this location as Urban Neighborhood 2 (UN2). This zone is applied to primarily residential areas intended to accommodate a variety of housing types, with some opportunities for live-work, neighborhood serving retail, and cafes. Appropriate building types include single dwellings, duplexes, triplexes and quadplexes, courtyard housing, rowhouses, and livework. In some areas, the more intense, hybrid court building type is allowed where additional intensity is warranted while maintaining compatibility with neighboring properties. The landscape is appropriate to a neighborhood, with shading street trees in parkway strips, and shallow-depth landscaped front yards separating buildings from sidewalks. Parking is in garages located away from street frontages. The Transit Zoning Code (TZC) further identifies development standards including building types, height, frontage types, building setbacks, open space and parking. The following identifies the proposed project's compliance with these standards: TZC Allowed (by right) Proiect Proposal Land Use: Multifamily Multifamily Building Type: Rowhouse Rowhouse Architectural Type: Mission Revival Mission Revival Height: U to 3-stories 2-stories Frontage Type: Front and/Porch Front and/Porch Building Setbacks: Front 10 feet 10 feet Side 5 feet 6.7 feet Street Side 10 feet 10 feet Rear 15 feet Not applicable Alley Rear 3 feet 3.3 feet Open Space: 15% of space allocated/unit _ Private yds. 15% Parkin Resident: 2 s aces/unit 2 spaces er unit Parkin Guest: 0.25 space/unit 0.25 s ace/unit Vehicular Access: Alley or side street Alley 32C-5