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The applicant is requesting to amend the General Plan land use designation from Very Low-Density Residential Agriculture (VLDRA) to Low Density Residential (LDR). This is to facilitate the construction of third-acre lots. In their narrative, the applicant stated that this request is beneficial to the city in that it will increase the tax revenue of the city and help with housing affordability. The VLDRA designation requires half-acre lots, but under the LDR designation with third-acre lots, the homes would be more affordable at just under a million dollars sale price rather than two million for the half-acre lots.

The VLDRA designation allows for a density of 1.75 units an acre, while the LDR designation allows for 3.25 units an acre. Under the current VLDRA designation, the 5.18 acre parcel could support nine lots. If the amendment were approved to LDR, the maximum number of lots that could be built on this parcel would be 16.8 lots.

General Plan Amendments are legislative items so the Planning Commission will give a recommendation to the City Council, who will ultimately decide if this amendment will be approved or not. The Planning Commission has a high level of discretion in recommending approval to the City Council or not.

Public Comments should focus on the possible impacts of this change.

The applicant is requesting to amend the General Plan land use designation from Very Low-Density Residential Agriculture (VLDRA) to Low Density Residential (LDR). This is to facilitate the construction of third-acre lots. In their narrative, the applicant stated that this request is beneficial to the city in that it will increase the tax revenue of the city and help with housing affordability. The VLDRA designation requires half-acre lots, but under the LDR designation with third-acre lots, the homes would be more affordable at just under a million dollars sale price rather than two million for the half-acre lots.

The VLDRA designation allows for a density of 1.75 units an acre, while the LDR designation allows for 3.25 units an acre. Under the current VLDRA designation, the 5.18 acre parcel could support nine lots. If the amendment were approved to LDR, the maximum number of lots that could be built on this parcel would be 16.8 lots.

General Plan Amendments are legislative items so the Planning Commission will give a recommendation to the City Council, who will ultimately decide if this amendment will be approved or not. The Planning Commission has a high level of discretion in recommending approval to the City Council or not.

Public Comments should focus on the possible impacts of this change.

Consultation has concluded

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