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GPA No. 2016 -02, AA No. 2016 -02 & TTM No. 2016 -02 <br />April 11, 2016 <br />Page 2 <br />Proiect Location and Site Descriotion <br />The project site is a 2.47 -acre, quasi - rectangular shaped parcel of land located at the southwest <br />corner of First Street and Pacific Avenue. The project site consists of three separate properties <br />that contain two different structures. A fourth property, a 0.16 -acre parcel of land located at 1526 <br />West First Street, is not a part of the current development proposal. However, staff is <br />recommending that this parcel be included in the rezoning and general plan amendment actions. <br />All buildings on the development site are vacant, with the fourth parcel occupied as a single- <br />family residence. <br />The General Plan land use designation for the properties is currently General Commercial (GC). <br />Further, the properties are currently located in the General Commercial (C -2) zoning district, with <br />the southern portion of the properties facing Walnut Street designated as Single - Family <br />Residence (R -1). The proposed applications would amend the General Plan land use <br />designation for the properties to Urban Neighborhood (UN) and the zoning designation to <br />Specific Development (SD), making the proposed project consistent with the General Plan and <br />zoning district. <br />Vehicular access to the site is currently provided from several driveways on First Street. <br />However, access to the project will be relocated to Walnut Street as part of the development <br />proposal. Residents will also have pedestrian access to First Street via pedestrian gates and <br />openings. The site is surrounded by a variety of commercial developments to the north, west and <br />east, and single - family residential uses to the south (Exhibits 1, 2 and 3). <br />Project Description <br />The applicant is requesting approval of several entitlements to construct a 62 -unit for -sale <br />residential community. Table 1 on the following page provides a detailed summary of the proposed <br />development. <br />Because the current zoning districts for the properties contains standards that apply to either <br />commercial or single- family developments, the project was designed to conform to a mix of unique <br />standards and guidelines that are found in the City's two primary form -based zoning codes <br />appropriate for infill residential projects: the Transit Zoning Code (SD -84) and the Harbor Mixed Use <br />Transit Corridor Specific Plan (SP -2). The standards and guidelines within these two plan areas <br />emphasize the form of buildings and their placement and encourage designs that maximize the <br />presence of structures on streets, the pedestrian experience adjacent to and among these buildings, <br />design, compatibility, and meaningful and functional community open spaces that can be provided <br />in a variety of manners. <br />75A -6 <br />