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Item 25
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Meeting Date 1/2-/.86
ITEM TITLE: Public Hearing (Continued): PCM-86-30; Consideration of an
amendment to the EastLake I Planned Community District
Regulations - EastLake Development Company
Ordinance ,: /to Amending the EastLake Planned Community
District Regulations SECOND READING AND ADOPTION
SUBMITTED BY: Director of Planning 614.
REVIEWED BY: City Manager (4/5ths Vote: Yes No X )
The EastLake Development Company has filed a request to amend the EastLake I
Planned Community District Regulations in order to reduce the required side
yard setbacks from 10' and 3' to 5' and 5' for single family dwellings
offering 3-car garages in the RS-5 Residential District.
This item was continued by the Council from the meeting of August 5, 1986, in
order for staff to bring back specifics on which lots would be affected by the
proposed amendment.
The Environmental Review Coordinator has determined that the proposal is
exempt from environmental review as a Class 5(a) Exemption.
RECOMMENDATION: That Council adopt an ordinance to approve the amendment
subject to the following conditions:
1 . The sideyard reduction from 10' and 3' to 5' and 5' for 3-car garage plans
shall apply to Lots 11 , 18, 24, 31 , 36 and 38 of Unit 18 and Lots 52, 55,
57, 61 , 63 and 68 of Unit 19 of Chula Vista Tract 84-9.
2. A 3' level area shall be maintained between the dwelling and toe-of-slope
on the reduced sideyard lots, and a minimum of 10' shall be maintained
between dwell ings.
BOARDS/COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATION: On July 9, 1986, the Planning
Commission, by a vote of 6-0 with one absent, and in accordance with
Resolution PCM-86-30, recommended that the City Council adopt the amendment
for no more than one-third of the lots in the RS-5 District.
DISCUSSION:
The EastLake I Planned Community District Regulations for the RS-5 Residential
District require minimum side yard setbacks of 10' on one side and 3' on the
other side of the dwelling. The RS-5 District encompasses two separate
subareas within the EastLake Hills area. Combined, these two RS-5 subareas
involve approximately 55 acres slated for a total of 187 detached single
family dwellings.
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The request for a reduction in the sideyard requirement from 10' and 3' to 5'
and 5' would allow the developer to implement a 3-car garage plan. The
primary justification for the 10' and 3' requirement--which is the same
standard applied to R-1 lots under the Zoning Ordinance--is to provide at
least one sideyard with ample width for access of larger items such as RV's or
boats for storage in the rear yard.
Rear yard access is a more important consideration here than in the typical
case because the CC&R' s for EastLake prohibit the parking of RV' s and boats in
front yard areas, and no provision or area exists within the EastLake
Community for RV storage. Consequently, where the 10' and 3' standard can be
accomplished without a tradeoff in other amenities or features, it should be
adhered to.
Conversely, the requirement is primarily a convenience for the homeowner, who
may have no need or desire for such access to the rear, and who may instead
prefer a 3-car garage for an additional vehicle, storage and/or home
workshop. Thus, we believe a certain allowance for reduced sideyard setbacks
for the 3-car garage plan is supportable.
The staff and Planning Commission recommended that the amendment should apply
to no more than one-third of the lots within the RS-5 District. As a result
of Council 's concern, the applicant has refined the plans and determined that
the 3-car garage/reduced sideyard plan would be needed for only 12 lots, or
approximately 9% of the 187 total lots within the District (see attached). As
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The Council previously approved an identical request for one-third of the 178
lots within the Casa Del Rey Subdivision. Development of the project is now
complete, and 29 lots or 16% of the 178 lots contain 3-car garages. A sample
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FISCAL IMPACT: Not applicable.
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