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7A The applicant is proposing to demolish the existing duplex and single family residen~age 20 and construct 14 two-story detached single family homes, a two-story duplex (2 units), and eight three-story attached town homes for a total of 24 dwelling units on a 1.5 acre site. The site consists of two parcels to be merged into one lot and then subdivided into 24 lots with a common space parcel. The development is served by a private road with two driveway accesses along Kentfield Avenue. The plans consist of for-purchase residences which contain approximately 2,000 square foot single-family homes, 1,700 square foot duplex units, and 1,700 square foot and 2,200 square foot townhouses. The townhouse units include two floor plans: 1) two bedrooms, two and a half bathrooms, and a bonus room, and 2) three bedrooms and two and a half bathrooms. All of the townhomes have balconies and gardens. The single-family homes are proposed to be two stories and approximately 28'-0" high, the townhouses are proposed to be three stories and approximately 34'-0" high, and the duplex buildings are proposed to be two stories and approximately 27'-0" high. A total of 48 parking spaces are provided including 40 garage parking spaces and eight surface parking spaces. Environmental Review Based on the draft IS/MND there appear to be no major areas of concern with regard to potential environmental impacts. Twenty-four (24) mitigation measures are proposed to assure that project impacts are reduced to a less than significant level. Most are standard conditions for drainage, dust control, landscaping, traffic, hazardous materials, and noise. The mitigation measures will be incorporated into the proposed conditions of approval for the Planned Development Permit to assure their implementation prior to or during construction. The documents and other materials which constitute the record of proceedings upon which the Planning Commission's decision is based are located at the Planning Division of the City of Redwood City with the custodian of records, the Planning Commission Secretary. Discussion/Issues: General Plan and Zoninq Compliance: The subject site is designated as Medium Density Residential in the Redwood City 1990 General Plan. This land use designation includes land to be developed with two to three-story residential structures. Densities are approximately 8 to 20 dwelling units per net acre in the land use category. The project proposes 24 dwelling units on the 1.5 acre site or 16 dwelling units per acre. The subject site is presently zoned R-2 (Residential-Duplex) District. The R-2 Zoning District is designed to accommodate single-family dwellings, two-family duplexes dwellings, and three-family triplex dwellings. The applicant is requesting a Planned Development Permit in order to modify the maximum required height limit and reduce the setbacks resulting in a more flexible project design which accommodates shared open space, heritage tree preservation and an efficient site plan. The proposed project conforms to the General Plan designation as well as to the allowable densities in the "R- 2" Zoning District. PO Permit: As part of the PO permit the project proposes reduced front and rear setbacks for some of the buildings (11' and 1 0' setbacks, respectively); where 15 feet is the standard front setback and 20 feet is the standard rear yard setback; and an