PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING DATE:
MARCH 17, 2025
SUBJECT:
Title
WATER MILL HOMES REQUESTS ENTITLEMENT FOR NINE (9) SINGLE-FAMILY LOTS ON A 10-ACRE SITE LOCATED IN THE AGRICULTURAL (A-1) ZONE
LOCATION/APN:
SOUTHWEST CORNER OF COX ROAD AND MULBERRY DRIVE. APN: 182-131-14-00
CASE NUMBER:
MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION (ND22-007) AND TENTATIVE SUBDIVISION MAP (TSM21-0004)
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Recommendation
Recommendation
ADOPT AND APPROVE the following in the order set forth below:
1. ADOPT Mitigated Negative Declaration (ND22-007);
2. APPROVE Resolution No. PC 24-5124 for Tentative Subdivision Map (TSM21-0004) to allow for up to nine (9) single-family lots on a 10-acre site located in the Agricultural (A-1) Zone.
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Introduction
The applicant is requesting approval of a Tentative Subdivision Map to subdivide an existing 10-acre property into nine (9) single-family lots and build a residence on each lot. The vacant site is located at the southwest corner of Cox Road and Mulberry Drive.
Discussion
The existing site is an approximately ten (10) acre vacant property located at the southwest corner of Cox Road and Mulberry Drive. The site has been used for agricultural purposes for growing of row crops. The terrain moderately slopes down from Cox Road and Mulberry Drive to the south/southeast with an elevation change of approximately 25 feet. The property is surrounded by single-family residential development consistent with the proposed development.
The subject site is zoned Agricultural (A-1) and designated as an Agricultural/Residential land use with a density range of (0.125 to 1.0 dwelling units per acre) per the General Plan. The yield for the proposed project is 0.9 dwelling units per acre, which complies with the General Plan density. The site consists of an average slope of approximately 4 percent; therefore, Section 20.210.050 of the Zoning Ordinance (SMMC Title 20) requires a minimum lot size of one (1) acre (net) for each lot. The projec...
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