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Page 1 of 6 <br />Item #5 <br /> CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT <br /> <br />July 16, 2024 <br />Community Development <br /> <br />TITLE: INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE APPLICATION FOR PLANNED <br />UNIT DEVELOPMENT MAJOR MODIFICATION TO SUBDIVIDE AN <br />APPROXIMATELY 1.4-ACRE PARCEL LOCATED AT 3450 MOHR AVENUE INTO <br />TWO PARCELS MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 44,237 SQUARE FEET (LOT 1) <br />AND APPROXIMATELY 17,123 SQUARE FEET (LOT 2) AND TO CONSTRUCT <br />AN APPROXIMATELY 2,288-SQUARE-FOOT ADDITION TO THE EXISTING <br />RESIDENCE ON LOT 1, AS FILED UNDER CASE NO. PUD-18-07M <br /> <br />SUMMARY <br />The applicant, Anurag Jain, proposes to subdivide the parcel into two parcels measuring <br />approximately 44,237square feet and 17,123 square feet, respectively; construct a 2,288 <br />square-foot one- and two-story addition to the existing residence on Lot 1; and establish <br />development standards for Lot 2. The City Council may approve, approve with conditions, or <br />deny the Planned Unit Development Modification application. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />1. Find that the project is within the scope of the Initial Study/Negative Declaration for <br />PGPA-04, PUD-18, PGM-6 for Ponderosa Homes, adopted by City Council on August <br />20, 2002 and that no additional environmental review is required under the California <br />Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15162. <br />2. Make the findings for approval of the proposed Planned Unit Development (PUD) <br />modification; and <br />3. Introduce the draft ordinance approval Case PUD-18-07M, subject to conditions of <br />approval listed in Exhibit A of Attachment 1. <br /> <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br />The subject site is a part of PUD-18, a development by Ponderosa Homes that was approved <br />on August 20, 2002, by City Council Ordinance 1866. The development approved under the <br />PUD includes 175 single family homes, 16 duet units and a 192-unit senior apartment <br />complex. The subject site is one of two parcels referred to as the “Busch Residences.” Each of <br />these lots are large parcels, more than one acre in size, which originally housed farmhouses <br />where Busch family members resided, and which were preserved as part of the overall PUD <br />development plan. While the PUD development plan retained these large lots, no Conditions of <br />Approval or other restrictions were placed on these lots that preclude or prohibit their <br />subdivision. <br /> <br />PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION <br />On June 12, 2024, the Planning Commission, with a 5-0 vote, recommended approval of the <br />application based on the project analysis and PUD considerations and subject to the <br />Page 31 of 782