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Page 2 of 6 Conditions of Approval shown in Attachment 1. The Planning Commission agenda report is included as Attachment 2 and the Planning Commission minutes as Attachment 3. DISCUSSION Site Description The subject lot, addressed as 3450 Mohr Avenue, is located on the south side of Mohr Avenue, as seen in Figure 1. The lot has a Low Density Residential (LDR) General Plan Land Use Designation. The lots to the south of the subject property are zoned PUD-MDR (Medium- Density Residential). The adjoining lot to the east and the seven lots to the west are zoned PUD-LDR (PUD- Low Density Residential) and referred to as the “Estate Lots” in PUD-18. To the north is property owned by the Alameda County Flood Control & Water Conservation District (Zone 7) with Lake I, one of the Zone 7 Chain of Lakes, situated just north of Mohr Avenue. The 61,341-square-foot (approximately 1.4-acre) lot is generally flat with very little topography change across the lot and limited vegetation. The property contains an approximately 3,930- square-foot two-story house, a 610-square-foot detached garage and a 562 square-foot detached workshop totaling 5,102 square feet. Figure 1: Aerial Photograph Proposed Project The applicant proposes to subdivide the parcel into two parcels measuring approximately 44,237 square feet (Lot 1) and 17,123 square feet (Lot 2) and construct a 2,288 square-foot one- and two-story addition to the existing residence on Lot 1. The addition will consist of demolishing the existing garage and constructing a new three-car garage with a rec room on top of the garage. The garage will be attached to the main residence by a mud room and office. The project also includes modifying the floor plan, including moving the primary Page 32 of 782