From oldeastdavis at omsoft.com Thu Aug 5 20:23:27 2004 From: oldeastdavis at omsoft.com (Old East Davis) Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2004 20:23:27 -0700 Subject: [OldNorth] Infill/437J Neigh. Meeting, Thu Aug. 12 Message-ID: Dear Old East neighbors, Attached (and pasted in below without formatting) is a copy of the August 12 neighborhood meeting notice that I wrote about yesterday. Please contact me or Ike Njoku (injoku at ci.davis.ca.us) if you have any questions. A copy of the notice will be mailed by Thursday 8/5 to all OE property owners and residents. By the way, this message is being sent directly to an email list that I've compiled from previous neighborhood meetings. My list includes "oldeastdavis at omsoft.com", so if you're on the city's direct email list, you may also be receiving a forwarded copy. To make either of the following changes, please contact me directly at epolito at ci.davis.ca.us: To be removed from the city's direct list (in which case you'll only receive forwarded messages from oldeastdavis at omsoft.com). To be added to the city's direct list (if you want to receive messages directly from the city at the same time that they're sent to oldeastdavis at omsoft.com). Thank you. Esther Polito City of Davis Cultural Services Manager 530/757-5610 ****************************************************************************** NOTICE OF OLD EAST NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING SUBJECT: Initial Review of Residential Infill Proposal at 437 J Street and Discussion of Appropriate Infill in Old East MEETING DATE: August 12, 2004 MEETING TIME: 7:00 to 9:00 P.M. MEETING LOCATION: Community Chambers, City Hall, 23 Russell Boulevard This notice is to inform Old East Neighborhood property owners, residents, and the general public that the City of Davis is scheduling a neighborhood meeting to: * Present an application for an infill project on the two parcels currently identified as 437 J Street; and * Use the neighborhood comments on the project application to both assist with project evaluation and inform future infill study. On July 27, 2004, the City Council, following their denial without prejudice of four units on K Street, appointed a subcommittee comprised of Mayor Pro Tem Sue Greenwald and Council member Stephen Souza to study the appropriateness of the city's existing zoning standards and guidelines as they pertain to infill projects. The August 12 meeting is intended, in part, to use the neighborhood's initial comments on the 437 J project to inform the infill study. Mayor Pro Tem Greenwald and Council Member Souza will be present at the meeting. The 437 J planning application (PA #11-04) proposes a zoning change to subdivide the two parcels into four equal and accessible lots, rehabilitate one potentially historic ("heritage") 1885 residence and build three additional for-sale single family units. The proposed project would include the following: 1) Creating four equal and accessible "for sale" lots, with vehicular access via a common driveway on J Street;; 2) Moving the heritage residence to the corner of 5th and J Street, facing 5th Street; while demolishing the related accessory structure/shed; 3) Rehabilitating the heritage residence by removing the two non-original additions, adding a basement, and building a detached one-car garage with a small second unit above; and 4) Constructing three new single-family residences on the remaining land. Each new residence will have three bedrooms, an attached one car garage and one uncovered parking space. Frank Skover, applicant/property owner, and Architect Aubrey Moore will present the proposed project to the neighbors. City staff will facilitate the discussion and answer technical questions. Copies of the project application, the current R2-CD zoning, the city's adopted interim infill guidelines, and excerpts from the adopted neighborhood design guidelines will be distributed at the meeting. All documents are also available for review prior to the neighborhood meeting at the Community Development Department, 23 Russell Boulevard. For further information, please contact Associate Planner Ike Njoku or Cultural Services Manager Esther Polito by phone at 530/757-5610, or by email at injoku at ci.daivs.ca.us or epolito at ci.davis.ca.us.