City Council

16. Design Review Application ( DRA 23- 002) for the Development of a 220- Unit, Multi -\nFamily Apartment Complex with Eleven ( 11) Affordable Units; a Conditions,\nCovenants and Restrictions --Density Bonus and Inclusionary Housing Agreement\nto Demonstrate Compliance with Highland Municipal Code Chapters 16. 40\nDevelopment Density and 16. 50 Inclusionary Housing; Lot Line Adjustment ( LLA\n23- 003) to Relocate the Existing Parcel Boundaries and Create Separate Parcels\nfor a Multi -Phase Development; Variance (VAR 23-003) to Construct a Perimeter\nFence/ Wall 29% Taller than the Maximum Height Permitted for Residential\nProiects; and the Adoption of a Mitigation Negative Declaration ( ENV 23- 005) and\nAssociated Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program on Three ( 3) Vacant\nParcels Totaling 6. 77 Acres in Area Located on the West Side of Sterling Avenue,\n250 Feet North of 9th Street Assessor Parcel Numbers: 0278- 131- 45, 46, & -47\nRECOMMENDATION: The Planning Commission recommends that the City\nCouncil:\n1) Adopt Resolution No. 2023- adopting a Mitigated Negative\nDeclaration ( ENV 23- 005) and associated Mitigation Monitoring and\nReporting Program, and direct staff to file a Notice of Determination with the\nCounty Clerk of the Board;\n2) Adopt Resolution No. 2023- approving " Conditions, Covenants\nand Restrictions -- Density Bonus and Inclusionary Housing Agreement" to\nfacilitate the development of a 220- unit multi -family housing project utilizing\nDensity Bonus provisions and establishing the Inclusionary Housing Unit\nrequirements for the project;\n3) Adopt Resolution No. 2023- approving Design Review\nApplication ( DRA 23- 002) for the site plan, landscape plan, grading plan,\nphotometric plan, and building elevations related to the construction of a\n220- unit, 4- story apartment complex, subject to the Conditions of Approval\nand Findings of Fact;\n4) Adopt Resolution No. 2023- approving Lot Line Adjustment (LLA\n23-003) to relocate the existing parcel boundaries and create separate\nparcels for a multi -phase development; subject to the Conditions of\nApproval and Findings of Fact; and\n5) Adopt Resolution No. 2023- approving Variance ( VAR 23- 003)\nto allow an increase in the maximum height for the perimeter fence/wall from\n6 feet to 7. 75 feet, 29% greater than the maximum height permitted for\nresidential projects, subject to the Findings of Fact.