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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 4a - ARCH-0386-2020_Staff Presentation3/23/2022 Staff Presentation 1 55 Broad Street ARCH-0386-2020 Review of a new 79,492 sf, three- and four-story project consisting of 59 rooms between two structures, including several exceptions to development standards, located within the Planned Development Overlay for the Residential Care Facility known as the Villages. February 9, 2022 Applicant: Morrison I, LP Recommendation Find the project consistent with the General Plan, Community Design Guidelines, and Zoning Regulations to approve the project and adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration, subject to mitigation measures, findings and conditions. 1 2 3/23/2022 Staff Presentation 2 3 Background 4 The Villages development was originally approved on January 4, 1965. On April 27, 1988, the project was amended to include a third structure known as The Gardens. On May 20, 1997, the plan was amended to convert the project from student housing to a residential care facility. On October 13, 2004, the project was amended to include two new structures to replace the parking lot between Old Garden Creek and ‘The Palms’ along Ramona and provide a two-story parking garage along Palomar. However, the project has since expired. 3 4 3/23/2022 Staff Presentation 3 Previous Review 5 On October 25, 2021, the Tree Committee reviewed the proposed tree removals and compensatory planning plan, recommending that the Planning Commission find the plan consistent with the Tree Removal Ordinance. On November 1, 2021, the ARC reviewed the project, and continued the project to a date uncertain, and provided eleven directional items for the applicant and staff to address in the project plans. On December 6, 2021, the ARC reviewed the project and identified the development consistent with the Community Design Guidelines, recommending approval of the project to the PC with two minor design suggestions. Site Plan 6 5 6 3/23/2022 Staff Presentation 4 Building Design 7 Building Height & Creek Setback 8 7 8 3/23/2022 Staff Presentation 5 Creek Setback Exceptions 9 Street Yard Setback Exceptions 10 9 10 3/23/2022 Staff Presentation 6 Environmental Review 11 The IS-MND identifies that the project would potentially affect the following environmental factors unless mitigated: •Air Quality •Biological Resources •Cultural Resources •Greenhouse Gas Emissions •Hazards and Hazardous Materials •Hydrology and Water Quality •Land Use and Planning •Noise •Tribal Cultural Resources •Utilities and Service Systems Mitigation measures have been identified to reduce these potential impacts to less than significant. Recommendation Find the project consistent with the General Plan, Community Design Guidelines, and Zoning Regulations to approve the project and adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration, subject to mitigation measures, findings and conditions. 11 12 3/23/2022 Staff Presentation 7 Site Plan 13 Monument Signs 14 13 14