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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRCC AGENDA PK 1993/06/07iallitigated NegG_ive Declaration- PROJECT NAME: South Bay Community Services -Sixty Day Short-Term Housing for the Homeless PROJECT LOCATION: 31 Fourth Avenue ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NO. 566-010-IO PROJECT APPLICANT: South Bay Community Services, Inc. CASE NO: IS-93-36 A. Project Setting DATE: May 17, 1993 The project setting consists of a 14 unit, two-story 9,412 sq. ft. apartment building on an 18,000 sq. ft. parcel located on a hillside slope at 31 Fourth Avenue. The fourteen apartment unit building, constructed in 1972 consists of 2two-bedroom units and 12 one- bedroom units. The current number of residents at this building is approximately 34 people. The units center around a landscaped courtyard. The pedestrian entrance to the complex is on Fourth Avenue and the parking area is in the rear of the complex - accessed from Fourth Avenue via Offerman Lane - a private road, and through a vehicular access on the property located at 17 Fourth Avenue. Through a review of the Title Report, and further discussion with staff at the title company, staff determined that the above sited easements are legal easements. Eighteen parking spaces are provided for this building. The adjoining land uses are: multi-family apartments to the south and east, Eucalyptus Park across Fourth Avenue to the west and multi-family residential and retail commercial to the north. B. Project Description The proposed project is the conditional use of an existing multi-family apartment building for families in need of transitional housing. A maximum stay of 60 days is allowed. No exterior physical alterations are anticipated. Only minor interior alterations are anticipated. The applicant's original proposal was to provide housing for up to a maximum of 50 persons. This objective was to be achieved by the removing kitchens and dining rooms in 12 of the 14 units and turning the "dining-room and kitchen areas" of each unit into an additional bedroom. One of the remaining one-bedroom units was to be converted into a community kitchen and dining facility and the other one bedroom unit was ko`~, provide living quarters for the on-site property manager. ~\ ~~ ~~~ city o1 Chula vista planning department CtiY OF environmental review section CHULA VISTA In response to the Notice of Initial Study of the above cited proposal, five comment letters and four phone calls were received from surrounding residents. In addition, one resident met with staff to voice his concerns. Some of the concerns raised by residents included an increase in density (50 people in the building instead of 34), noise, traffic, parking, public health and safety, and concerns about the potential impacts of delivery trucks bringing food and services for the congregate kitchen. As a result of reviewing the comments from residents as well as the comments from various City departments and discussions with City staff, South Bay Community Services has modified their project description. Instead of removing the kitchens from the 14 units, the kitchens will be left in place. There will no longer be a congregate kitchen or the provision of congregate meals. This amended project description is in compliance with findings of the Court under Section 15070 of the California Environmental Quality Act that "Any needed or proposed mitigation measures must be incorporated into a proposed negative declaration and the project revised accordingly before the negative declaration is released for public review. " (Sundtrom v. Mendocino - 1988) As a result of leaving the kitchens in place, South Bay Community Services expects to have a maximum capacity for 43 tenants plus the property manager. This has been calculated as follows: 11 one-bedroom units with up to 3 persons per unit and 2 two- bedroom units with up to 5 persons per unit. One additional one-bedroom unit will be occupied by the manager. The reduced number of residents and the fact that the units will remain self-contained will reduce potential impacts of increased density and potential impacts from delivery trucks servicing the complex. Parking requirements for multi-family residential units in the public-quasi public zone are for 1.5 spaces for one bedroom units and 2 spaces for two bedroom units. The project has 18 parking spaces including one handicapped space. Therefore, for this structure, the requirement is the 19 spaces which currently exists on site. However, as the proposed project is for short-term housing, the final determination of the number of parking units that are required will be made by the Planning Commission in response to staff recommendation. Staff recommendation, based on the "Parking Use Survey" attached to the Initial Study done on other similar uses, is 1 parking space per 3 residents. This low ratio of the number of parking spaces needed per resident is due to the fact that few residents have cars. A parking survey that was conducted of 11 other similar facilities within San Diego County by South Bay Community Services concluded that the average number of on-site parking spaces per bed was 0.38. Comments from contact persons included, "On the average, one third of the residents have cars." (Pacific Beach Safe Harbor); "We have no parking because few homeless have cars." (YWCA-Women in Transition San Diego). Title to the land and apartment building and the access easements is currently vested in Park Vista Apartments and South Bay Community Services is in escrow for purchase of the property. South Bay "Community Services" (SBCS) is a community-based nonprofit organization serving the South San Diego Bay. SBCS began in 1971 as a treatment rehabilitation Page 3 center for drug abusing teens. Over the years, other youth and family support prokrams that have been initiated by SBCS including: juvenile diversion, alternate schooling, counseling, job training, literacy/tutoring, AIDS prevention education and affordable housing assistance. SBCS also runs Casa Nuestra, currently the only homeless housing in the South Bay region, providing beds and 24 hour services for runaway and homeless teens. This project, transitional living for 13 families not to exceed 43 tenants, is for Chula Vista and National City homeless families. The city of residence will be determined by school records or other proof of last permanent residence. Families will be referred from local organizations which currently work with the homeless including schools, police, private nonprofit organizations and religious institutions. Families with any drug abuse, alcohol or mental illness problems, single adults, criminals or people who are not able to abide by strict rules, regulations, and a program designed to help them become self-sufficient will not be accepted. Families will not be able to enter the project without a referral from an established agency. No family will be permitted to "walk-up" to 31 Fourth Avenue and move in to the project. The sign currently posted in the front lawn will be removed. There will be no sign pronouncing that the building provides short- term housing for homeless families. This housing facility will not serve the habitually homeless. SBCS is coordinating a team of private, local service providers for this facility including: Metropolitan Area Advisory Cotnmittee (MAAC) Project, Lutheran Social Services and Episcopal Community Services. All of these services will provide a wide range of services geared at helping families achieve self-sufficiency. The services include: job- training and referral, child care, case management, health care, permanent housing referral, budgeting, independent living skills, literacy [raining, psychological counseling and transportation. The only on-site activity will be property management. All other activities, such as child care, education and recreation, will be off-site. A large percentage of the children will be group transported to their off-site activities. (Please see attached -rD typical day schedule for a family living in South Bay Community Services Short-Term Housing at 31 Fourth Avenue for an in-depth description of who works with the tenants and who what happens on a typical day. On-site property management will be provided by an experienced property management firm with wide experience managing units for the homeless and lower income families. The SBCS Development Director, who reports to the Executive Director, will be responsible for asset management, including liaison with the property management firm, landscaping company, utility providers and other contractors The Development Director will supervise a Program Director with specific responsibilities regarding the property including maintenance, day-to-day operations and work with the on-site manager. If the project is approved tenants currently residing in the building will receive relocation assistance under the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970. This policy includes any family or individual that must move as Page 4 a direct result of rehabilitation, demolition or acquisition. This assistance may include: advisory services, payment for moving expenses, and replacement housing assistance. The discretionary action on this application is a Conditional Use Permit. C. Compatibility with Zoning and Plans The General Plan Designation for the site is Medium High Density Residential (11-18 dwelling units per acre) and the zoning is R-3-Apartment Residential Zone. Conditional Use Permits are required for public-quasi public uses. The proposed use is permitted with a Conditional Use Permit under the definition of public-quasi public (19.04.190 in the Zoning Ordinance) as an unclassified use. (Chapter 19.54 of the Zoning Ordinance authorizes unclassified uses.) As the proposal is for apublic-quasi public use a conditional use permit is required. D. Identification of Environmental Effects Desienated The Initial Study conducted by the City of Chula Vista (attached as Environmental Checklist form) determined that the proposed project will not have a significant environmental effect, and the preparation of an Environmental Impact Report will not be required. A Negative Declaration has been prepared. F. Miti ation Necessary to Avoid Significant Environmental Impacts A specific mitigation measure regarding a potential surface drainage problem has been identified. The mitigation measure required to reduce the potentially significant impact to a level of less than significant is that a monitor financed by the applicant field check the existing on-site drainage and that the applicant correct any problem. This mitigation measure is made a condition of project approval, as well as a requirement of the attached Mitigation Monitoring Program (Addendum "A"). G. Mandatory Findin sg of Significance Based on the following findings, it is determined that the project described above will not have a significant environmental impact and no environmental impact report needs to be prepared. While the City is not required to prepare a negative declaration where a categorical exemption is appropriate (Guidelines 15301), as is the case here, the City recognizes that transitional housing is often controversial and that a negative declaration provides the public with an opportunity to comment on the project and to better refine mitigation measures. 1. The project has the potential to substantially degrade the quality of the environment, substantially reduce the habitat of a fish or wildlife species, cause a fish or wildlife population to drop below self-sustaining levels, threaten to eliminate a plant or animal community, reduce the number or Page 5 restrict the range of a rare or endangered plant or animal, or eliminate important examples of the major periods of California history or prehistory. The proposed project consists of the renovation of an existing multi-family apartment building within an urbanized area of the City. There are no known significant biological or historical or prehistorical resources on the site. 2. The project has the potential to achieve short-term environmental goals to the disadvantage of long-term environmental goals. One of the City's Long Term Environmental Goals (found in the Housing Element of the General Plan) is to recognize that homelessness is a regional problem and that the provision of transitional housing in the South Bay is a means of addressing that problem. The approval of this facility is in accordance with the City's Genera] Plan and would be a meaningful step towards achieving the short-term goal of the provision of housing to assist the homeless and would also be a step toward the long-term City goal of answering the homeless problem. 3. The project has possible effects which are individually limited but cumulatively considerable. As used in the subsection, "cumulatively considerable" means that the incremental effects of an individual project are considerable when viewed in connection with the effects of past projects, the effects of other current projects, and the effects of probable future projects. This project does not have the potential to be individually limited but cumulatively considerable. The environmental analysis contained in the Initial Study considered potential cumulative impacts. It was determined that there was a very minor cumulative improvement to traffic and air pollution due to the expected project-related reduction in traffic. 4. The environmental effects of a project will cause substantial adverse effects on human beings, either directly or indirectly. Substantial adverse effects on human beings usually result from hazardous materials, noise, safety hazards, etc. One existing potential safety impact was cited, due to potentially inadequate existing drainage. Mitigation is possible to remedy this existing impact and thus reduce it to a level below significant. Thus, no substantial adverse effects on human beings either directly or indirectly are expected. H. Consultation 1. Individuals and Organizations City of Chula Vista: Roger Daoust, Engineering John Lippitt, Engineering Cliff Swanson, Engineering Hal Rosenberg, Engineering Page 6 Garry Williams, Planning Ken Larsen, Director of Building & Housing Carol Gove, Fire Marshal Barbara Brookover, Senior Crime Analyst Captain Keith Hawkins, Police Department Marty Schmidt, Parks & Recreation Dept. Barbara Reid, Planning Rich Rudolf, Assistant City Attorney Diana Richardson, Community Development David Harris, Community Development Martin Miller, Planning Capt. Rod Hawkins, Fire Department Chula Vista City School District: Kate Shurson Sweetwater Union High School District: Tom Silva Applicant's Agent: Robert, Bein & Frost/Shoulders and Sanford 2. Documents General Plan, City of Chula Vista Title 19, Chula Vista Municipal Code Corporation Grant Deed for APN-566-010-10 and 566-010-15 for Park Vista Apartments Telephone Conversation with Hans Giroux, Acoustician, May 27, 1993 3. Initial Study This environmental determination is based on the attached Initial Study, any comments received on the Initial Study and any comments received during the public review period for the Negative Declaration. The report reflects the independent judgment of the City of Chula Vista. Further information regarding the environmental review of [his project is available from the Chula Vista Planning Department, 276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista, CA 92010. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW COORDINATOR EN 6 (Rev. 12/90) Attachments: Vicinity Map Site Plan WPC F:\HOME\PLANNING\979.93 Page 7 ADDENDUM A Potential Impact Inadequate Drainage Mitigation Measure A monitor will field check the existing on-site drainage. Any problem will be corrected by the applicant. !~ x 0 z ~r~r ~~: ~ war ~r~r r ~} _~ -- --~ -. i~ i ' ~ i i~ i~ ' ~ i J~ ~ "I ' /. ../ i J/ ~ • ~~ ~ . .r' '.~ : ~i. ''EUCALTYPTUS PARK ~~~ J~ ~ / ~ Q f N i W N Z b STREET I I f I t ~, 0 x 0 Z ~ r F CHULA VISTA PLANNING DEPARTMENT APPLICANT: SOUTH BAI'CO~1~l U'N'ITY PROJECT DESCRIPTION: SERVICES Short term housing (up to 60 days) for homeless ADDRESS Ji eouk~ru ,~~~t:~'i~t: fnmilies for up to 50 people (Public/Quasi use. NORTH SCALE: 1 " = 400' FILE NUMBER: PCC - 93 - 39 RPgIIIfPSCityCOIIOCIIApprOVal) OFFERMAN LANE (PRIVATE) ~_~ ~ ~ ~, > N ~ C mx ~. ~ ~ ~ m r m v ~ ~ ~ ~ D ~ X ~. Z ~' R G7~ Om~ I = a3 ~m ~m _ mm D Q ~ ~ p C ~ ~c~ ~\ mo so m ,.~ m EXISTING ~~ I ~~ I m Z ~ ',I STRUCTURE ''' ~ ~_ ~ m C ~ ~~ ' L D cn o ` _ < ci m IX. wood FENCE ~ 200' c zv :. _ ~- t. ~ ~ IX. 2-STORY APT. BLDG. 24' ~ 22' i8 m ,.' ..~ PROPOSED TEMP. HOUSING m ~ ~ .. •.. an- v -~ zx x ~X ~•: '~ t ~a _vmi / ,i o ~ ~ EX. 2-STORY APT. BLDG. 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AIR The project is in conformance with the existing Air Basin Plan. There could be a minor traffic/air quality reduction if fewer of the tenants drive cars as certain studies indicate. WATER This project is not in the Coastal Zone and there are no rivers or wetlands or other sensitive aquatic resources within the irrunediate area that could be impacted by the project. The Threshold/Standazds Policy requires that the developer will request and deliver to the City a service availability letter from the Water District. Individual projects will provide necessary improvements consistent with the Drainage Master Plan(s) and City Engineering Standards. Engineering staff have noted that there is the potential for some drainage impacts as a result of potentially inadequate on-site drainage. This is considered potentially significant as it creates a safety hazard. A Mitigation Measure to reduce this to below a level of significance has been included in the Negative Declazation. PLANT AND ANIMAL LIFE The project is in an urbanized area of the City and the site, if not first disturbed previously, was disturbed in 1972 when amulti-family apartment building was constructed. There are no sensitive or endangered plant or animal species in the immediate azea. The project is in an urbanized azea of the City. The multi-family apartment building proposed for use by SBCS was constructed in 1972 and has been in continual use as an apartment building since that date. NOISE Potentially, because the proposed use could house more residents than at the existing facility, 43 residents in addition to a resident manager, this would be an increase in the number of people in the facility from 34 currently to a total of 44 residents. There is an expectation that as a result there could be an incremental increase in noise. However, it is expected that the sounds of children and adults will be minimum as the program developed by the South Bay Community Services makes use of off-site facilities for counseling, day-care job training for residents and their children as well as local schools. Therefore, noise is not expected to be a significant impact. The proposed use is similar to existing uses, that is as amulti-family dwelling. There is expected to be approximately 9 more people living at the site than the current number of residents. However, due to the expected WPC F.WOME~PLANNING\968.93 reduction in resident vehicles from the present use, there would be no substantial change to the existing environment of the site in regazd to vehiculaz use. In fact, there may be a slight reduction in noise. LIGHT AND GLARE Staff in the Crime Prevention Unit of the Police Department recommend security lighting in all azeas azound the buildings, walkways and parking area. In order to avoid potential lighting impacts, a condition will be included that security lighting will not negatively impact surrounding residents. LAND USE The proposed project would continue the multi-family dwelling use of the site. However, it will alter the structure of the possible long-term tenant to short-term temporary housing for the homeless - under a conditional use permit. Concerns were raised regarding noise, traffic, and increase in density, and public safety issues. Each of these issues has been discussed in the appropriate sections of the Initial Study. NATURAL RESOURCES No natural resources aze expected to be impacted. The proposal, therefore, is not expected to increase the rate of the use of natural resources. RISK OF UPSET No hazardous materials or substances will be stored on site. Therefore, there cannot be a risk of an explosion or release of hazardous substances in the event of an accident or upset conditions. In the meeting with a representative of the Fire Department, Fire Department staff commented that they have adequate emergency access to the site and that two fire hydrants are in close proximity to the site. POPULATION There may be a very minor increase in population at this site from the current 34 residents to a maximum of 43 residents. This does not substantially alter the population characteristics of the azea. HOUSING The proposed project could create a demand for a small amount of additional housing as the residents go through the process of becoming self-sufficient, obtaining employment skills and obtaining employment. Because of the small number of residents, the existing housing stock in the City of Chula Vista will be adequate to serve the project residents. WPC F'WOMB\PLANNING\966.93 Page TRANSPORTATION/CIRCULATION No substantial increase in traffic generation is expected as a result of this project. In fact, there is an expected decrease in traffic since fewer of the residents aze expected to have vehicles. (See attached survey completed by SBCS of other similaz facilities and the pazking needs.) Traffic safety hazazds were cited as a concern in the project area specifically the legality of use of the access easement to the property, the fact that a number of traffic accidents have occurred on Fourth Avenue in the vicinity of the facility and that there could be additional vehicles servicing the facility particularly as a result of the provision of the congregate kitchen. The question of the applicant's legal access to the site upon purchase of the property has been resolved by the title company. There is adequate turnaround space and access for emergency vehicles as reviewed by City Traffic Engineers and Fire Department staff. As only a small number of the future residents are expected to have vehicles, there is not expected to be an increase in traffic accidents. (See attached survey completed by SBCS of other similar facilities and the pazking needs.) The project description no longer includes a congregate kitchen. The Threshold/Standazds Policy requires that all intersections must operate at a Level of Service (LOS) "C" or better, with the exception that Level of Service (LOS) "D" may occur during the peak two hours of the day at signalized intersections. Intersections west of I-805 are not to operate at a LOS below their 1987 LOS. No intersection may reach LOS "E" or "F" during the average weekday peak hour. Intersections of arterials with freeway ramps are exempted from this policy. The proposed project will comply with this Threshold Policy. Engineering staff commented that the primary access roads aze adequate to serve the project. As Fourth Avenue is designated as a four-lane major street in the City's General Plan, an irrevocable offer of dedication will be required to meet the half-width standards of said designation. The requirement for an offer of dedication is not just as a result of this project, but is required by the Engineering Department as a result of the application For a conditional use permit. PUBLIC SERVICES A. Fire/EMS The Threshold/Standazds Policy requires that fire and medical units, must be able to respond to calls within 7 minutes or less in 85% of the cases and within 5 minutes or less in 75% of the cases. The City of Chula Vista has indicated that this threshold standard will be met, since the neazest fire station is 1.25 miles away and would be associated with a 3 minute response time. The proposed project will comply with this Threshold Standard. WPC F.WOME\PLANNING\966.93 Page 3 The Fire Department is also requiring standazd fire prevention equipment and facilities on-site, such as detectors and fire extinguishers. Staff from the Fire Department have also indicated that they have adequate emergency access. B. Police The Threshold/Standazds Policy requires that police units must respond to 84% of Priority 1 calls within 7 minutes or less and maintain an average response time to all Priority 1 calls of 4.5 minutes or less. Police units must respond to 62% of Priority 2 calls within 7 minutes or less and maintain an average response time to all Priority 2 calls of 7 minutes or less. The Police Department has indicated that the proposed project will comply with this Threshold Policy. Specifically, a Senior Analyst with the Police Department commented that the general consensus among departmental staff was that the increase in police calls for service as a result of this type of housing is negligible. As with any increase in the number of residents, there is a corresponding expectation that calls for service will increase slightly. However, this project does not create any unique concerns. The staff in the Crime Prevention Unit of the Police Department recommend standard crime prevention measures. They recommend that management re-key each unit as it is re-assigned to a new family by installing an electronic locking system in which each unit may be accessed by the use of a pass key computer cazd. Staff further recommend trimming back trees and shrubbery supplemented with security lighting in all areas around the building. Further the Police recommended that addresses be clearly displayed at the main entrance and unit designations at each door. The Crime Prevention Unit is available to provide a security survey with specific recommendations prior to any occupancy and to provide training and assistance for the on site management in maintaining a "neighborhood watch" atmosphere. These standazd measures are not unique to this project and aze considered prudent security measures for any project. C. Schools The existing school system is not expected to be impacted by the small number of children who will be residing in this facility and the transitional nature of the residency. D. Parks As this project consists of the renovation of existing multi-family housing and as multi- family housing is not covered by the threshold/standazds policy for Pazks and Recreation the applicant is not required to pay impact fees or dedicate pazk land. E: Energy The proposed facility is not expected to substantially increase demand on existing energy sources or to create a need for new energy. N'PC F':ViOMP\pLANNiNG\968.93 Page 4 UTILITY AND SERVICE SYSTEMS The proposed project is not expected to create a need for any new utilities or service systems. The Threshold Standards require that sewage flows and volumes not exceed City engineering standards. Individual projects will provide necessary improvements consistent with sewer master plans and City engineering standards. The existing 8-inch VCP in Fourth Avenue and 10-inch VCP downstream in "C" are adequate to serve the project. HUMAN HEALTH This proposed project will not create any human health problems. AESTHETICS As no changes are being made to the building, and as the building at present does not impact any scenic vistas or views to the public, the proposal will not result in the creation of an aesthetically offensive site open to public view. RECREATION The small number of people who will be residing in this residence will not result in a negative impact to the quality or quantity of existing recreational opportunities. CULTURAL RESOURCES There are no significant cultural resources in the area. MANDATORY FINDINGS OF SIGNIFICANCE Based on the following findings, it is determined that the project described above will not have a significant environmental impact and no environmental impact report needs to be prepared. While the City is not required to prepare a negative declaration where a categorical exemption is appropriate (Guidelines 15301), as is the case here, the City recognizes that transitional housing is often controversial and that a negative declaration provides the public with an opportunity to comment on the project and to better refine mitigation measures. 1. The project has the pateutial to substautially degrade the quality of the environment, substantially reduce the habitat of a fish or wildlife species, cause a fish or wildlife population to drop below self-sustaining levels, threaten to eliminate a plant or animal community, reduce the number or restrict the range of a rare or endangered plant or animal, or eliminate important examples of the major periods of California history or prehistory. The proposed project consists of the renovation of an existing multi-family apartment building within an urbanized azea of the City. There aze no known significant biological or historical or prehistorical resources on the site. WPC F:WOME\1'LANNING\968.93 Page 5 2. The project has the potential to achieve short-term environmental goals to the disadvantage of long-term environmental goals. One of the City's Long Term Environmental Goals (found in the Housing Element of the General Plan) is to recognize that homelessness is a regional problem and that the provision of transitional housing in the South Bay is a means of addressing that problem. The approval of this facility is in accordance with the City's General Plan and would be a meaningful step towards achieving the short-term goal of the provision of housing to assist the homeless and would also be a step toward the long-term City goal of answering the homeless problem. 3. The project has possible effects which are individually limited but cumulatively considerable. As used in the subsection, "cumulatively considerable" means that the incremental effects of an individual project are considerable when viewed in connection with the effects of past projects, the effects of other current projects, and the effects of probable future projects. This project does not have the potential to be individually limited but cumulatively considerable. The environmental analysis contained in the Initial Study considered potential cumulative impacts. It was determined that there was a very minor cumulative improvement to traffic and air pollution due to the expected project-related reduction in traffic. 4. The environmental effects of a project will cause substantial adverse effects on human beings, either directly or indirectly. Substantial adverse effects on human beings usually result from hazardous materials, noise, safety hazards, etc. One existing potential safety impact was cited, due to potentially inadequate existing drainage. Mitigation is possible to remedy this existing impact and thus reduce it to a level below significant. Thus, no substantial adverse effects on human beings either directly or indirectly are expected. WPC P:U IOME\PLANNING\968.93 Page May 27, 1993 Barbara Reid Martin Miller City of Chula Vista Planning Department 276 Fourth Ave. Chula Vista, CA 91910 Dear Ms. Reid and Mr. Miller, South Bay Community Services has decided to modify its project description for the short-term housing facility at 31 Fourth Avenue. Instead of removing the kitchens from the 14 units, we will be leaving the kitchens in place; we will not be installing a commercial kitchen or providing congregate meals. We anticipate that our rehabilitation costs will be less than $15,000 and will consist mainly of deferred maintenance repairs, carpet replacement, termite work, and painting. We do not anticipate the need for a building permit for this rehabilitation. As a result of leaving the kitchens in place, we will have a maximum capacity for 43 tenants plus the 1 property manager. This has been calculated as follows: 7 7 ...._ hcr7rnnmc ~ .3 pei.^...~i^.c v Z~ ..o rSC.^... 2 two bedrooms @ 5 persons = 10 persons 1 one bedroom @ 1 manager = 1 person 44 total If you require additional information, please call me at 420-3620. Sincerely, - - Iyathe ine Lembo 1xe five Director Sioaor~dnpartM UflIFadVlfaS1 d ~1 ~'JJ~ x~N U. ~~.'.~( ~t~~{~° <,. ~. r..1C `1 315 4th Avenue, Suite E Chula Vista CA 91910 (619) 420-3620 / 9790 / 5051