Ali Carriage Rental Homes – Development Plan project for construction of 8 townhomes, County file #CDDP22-03021

Description of Project: The applicant seeks approval of a Development Plan application to develop eight rental townhomes under County File #CDDP22-03021. Project details are as follows: Number of Buildings/Unit Types: The project includes construction of two buildings. The building closest to the frontage will contain (5 units) Unit 1-5 while the building located at the rear will contain (3 units) Units 6-8. All 8 units will be of a three-story design with a maximum height of approximately 33’-6 ½”. All units will have the same floor plan layout and square footage with the upper level containing two bedrooms with 744 square feet, the main level will contain a living area approximately 744 square feet and a 30-square-foot-deck and the lower level will consist of a 616-square-foot, two-car garage (ground level). Underground Utilities: The County Ordinance Code requires all overhead utilities along the frontage of public streets to be removed and placed underground. Utility services in this area have already been placed underground and therefore, all new utilities that will be used to service the project will also be required to be installed underground. Tree Removal: The project parcel contains eight trees and four tree stumps of numerous species. The project will remove eight trees and the four stumps. The species of trees included Deodar Cedar, Douglas Fir, Citron, Tree Privet, Common Pear, Common Fig, Olive and Northern California Black Walnut. Diameters at breast height in inches ranges from 1 to 37. Inclusionary Housing Ordinance: The project includes the construction of eight rental units as the project is subject to County Ordinance Code, Chapter 822-4. The ordinance requires at least 15 percent of the dwelling units in a residential development of five or more rental units to be developed as inclusionary units. The project is required to provide 1.2 inclusionary units. The applicant/owner, and/or developer (applicant) has submitted an Inclusionary Housing Plan to construct one inclusionary unit which will be available to and occupied by a very low-income household (50% area median income). The applicant has indicated that they will pay the partial in-lieu fee for the remaining fractional 0.2 inclusionary unit with a fee of $32,267.40. Grading: The project will require approximately 200 cubic yards of cut and 750 cubic yards of fill for grading. Exception: One exception to Code Section 914 of the County Ordinance Code which requires that all storm water entering and or/ originating on the property to be collected and conveyed, without diversion and within an adequate storm drainage system, to an adequate natural watercourse having a definable bed and banks or to an existing adequate public storm drainage system which conveys the stormwater to an adequate natural watercourse. The applicant is requesting an exception from the “collect and convey” requirements of the County Ordinance Code. Deviation: The Downtown El Sobrante P-1 Zoning requires a 27-foot height max. The project is requesting a deviation to this development standard to allow for a 33’-6 ½” building height in accordance with the County Zoning Code.