205 West Middle Avenue Project

The proposed project would involve the subdivision of the approximately 18.75 gross acre project site into 50 residential lots. The proposed project would construct a 100-unit residential development consisting of 45 detached single-family homes and 55 townhomes. The proposed project would reserve 13 townhomes for lower-income households. In addition to landscaping on each single-family and townhome unit lot, the proposed project would also include a common open space area along the west side of the project site. According to the Arborist Report, 39 existing trees are identified within the project area, consisting of coast live oaks (Quercus agrifolia), northern California black walnuts (Juglans hindsii), valley oaks (Quercus lobata), and Cootamundra wattle (Acacia baileyana). The reported individual trunk diameters range from 2 to 60 inches, with several trees having multiple trunks. Of these, 37 trees are proposed for removal, while two additional trees are identified as having impacts exceeding 30 percent of their Tree Protection Zones (TPZ). The proposed project would involve the removal of the existing pole-mounted electrical transformer in the center of the site. The existing on-site agricultural irrigation well would be abandoned as part of the proposed project. Infrastructure improvements would include the installation of a private water supply via the construction of two new on-site municipal wells in the northeast corner of the project site (adjacent to Monterey Road), along with two 170,000-gallon water storage tanks, and a water system operations building. The proposed project would also install an onsite wastewater treatment system (conventional gravity sewers, leach field and stormwater retention basin). Offsite improvements would include reconstruction of the bus stop along the Monterey Road frontage and widening of West Middle Avenue with sidewalk and curb improvements.