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HomeMy WebLinkAbout86-058 Pulte Home Corp Tmap 5588 8/4/86 CITY OF DUBLIN PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA STATEMENT/STAFF REPORT Meeting Date: August 4, 1986 TO: Planning Commission Planning Staff ~ ~ PA 86-058 Pulte Home Corporation - Betlen Drive Subdivision Map (Tentative Map 5588) request for a 26 lot single family residential development involving an 8.4+ acre property located along the south side of the terminus of Betlen Drive in the southwest corner of the City of Dublin. FROM: SUBJECT: BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The initial public hearing for the Pulte Homes 26-1ot Tentative Map proposal was held on July 21, 1986. The Project Engineer for the project, Mike Milani of James R. Stedman & Associates, summarized the Developer's reactions to the identified issues (as outlined in the July 21, 1986, Staff Report). Mr. Milani continued by itemizing the Conditions of Approval within the draft Resolution for the Tentative Map request which the Developer felt would create problems or which seemed to be unclear. Additional public testimony was received from property owners who live in the vicinity of the subject property. A common concern voiced by the property owners regarded the architectural design of the units to be established in the project. The consensus direction of the four Commissioners present (Cm. Petty absent) was to continue the public hearing on the matter after giving direction to the Applicant and Staff. In response to input from the surrounding property owners, the Commission directed Staff to check with the City Attorney as to whether a Condition of Approval on the Tentative Map could be imposed which would require dwellings established on lots within the subdivision to obtain Site Development Review approval as regards their architectural design. At the time of preparation of this Report, no direction had been received from the City Attorney regarding that matter. Additional direction on the items discussed by Mike Milani was supplied by the Commission. Input was also received on the following two items: 1) a desire to "soften" the slope proposed above the five lots along Betlen Drive, and 2) a concern about the design and visibility of fencing along the south perimeter of the project. By a consensus 4 to 0 decision, the item was continued to the Planning Commission meeting of August 4, 1986. On July 29, 1986, Mike Milani advised the Planning Staff that a con- tinuance from the August 4, 1986, hearing would be requested. Mr. Milani indicated that additional time was needed to review options available regard- ing possible adjustments to the project's grading plan. Adjustments to the grading were being considered to address concerns raised by Staff and the Commission, and to attempt to mitigate high construction costs which would result from extensive "off-hauling" of excess materials if the current grading design was followed. Staff recommends that the Commission provide an opportunity for those present in the audience to provide testimony and then grant the Applicant's request for a continuance be granted and continue the item to the August 18, 1986, hearing date. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ITEM NO. ,., COPIES TO: Applicant Owner File PA 86-058 James R. Stedman & Associates, Inc. Civil Engineers/SurveyorslPlanners July 30, 1986 Job No. 6067-85-00 Mr. Kevin Gailey Senior Planner City of Dublin 6500 Dublin Boulevard Dublin, CA 94568 REeE IVE IJUC 3 1 i986 D OUBLlN p , - - . 'LANNING Subject: Hacienda Heights, Tract 5588 Dear Kevin: On behalf of our client, Pulte Homes, we are formally requesting that the Tentative Map for Tract 5588 be continued to the Monday, August 18, Planning Commission meeting instead of the Monday, August 4 meeting. We are requesting this additional two week continuance in order to adequately evaluate the plan modifications requested during the July 21 Planning Commission meeting and to work out final specific details with City Planning staff. I trust that this request meets with your approval. If you have any questions, please contact me at this office. Very truly yours, JAMES R. STEDMAN & ASSOCIATES, INC. CIVIL ENGINEERS/SURVEYORS/PLANNERS ~~~, Michael E. Milani, P.E. Project Manager cc: Dick Steele, Pulte Homes 365 Lennon Lane, Suite 100/Walnut Creek, California 94598/Telephone (415) 935-9140