[OldNorth] 437 J Street: Neighborhood meeting and HRMC meeting

[Esther Polito]

On Thursday evening, April 14, the city will hold a neighborhood meeting
for a revised project proposal at 437 J Street in Old East Davis.  A few
days later, on Monday evening, April 18, the Historical Resources
Management Commission will review the project for compatibility with the
nearby historic structures and provide advisory design review comments. 
Below is a copy of the neighborhood meeting notice. Please contact me if
you have any questions or would like to review the site plan and
elevations before the meetings.

Esther Polito, 757-5610 epolito at cityofdavis.org 


Neighborhood Meeting Invitation
Concerning a new application for an infill residential project at 437 J
Street.

This notice is to inform neighbors and other interested community
members that an application has been submitted and that a neighborhood
meeting has been scheduled to provide information and receive public
comment on the project proposal described below.

Project Address:		437 J Street
Davis, CA 95616	

Project Applicant:	Frank Skover
				910 Florin Road, Suite 101
				Sacramento , CA 95831

Date and Time 		Thursday, April 14, 2005
of Meeting:		7:00 PM

Location:			Hattie Weber Museum, Corner of Fifth and
C Streets in Central Park
Davis, CA 95616

Project Description:
The applicant has submitted a new proposal for a for-sale infill
project at 437 J Street. This application replaces the previous four
unit infill project proposed for this site by the applicant that was
denied by the Planning Commission. The current application proposes a
total of four single-family homes:  two new attached homes, one new
detached home, and the existing heritage home, which would be relocated
on the Fifth Street corner after two non-original additions are removed,
and rehabilitated.

This application varies substantively from the previous application by
proposing two attached units, providing street frontage for all homes,
and ensuring that the southwest quadrant of the existing site remains
open, consistent with the neighborhood's open space pattern.  The size
of each home has been decreased, with floor areas now ranging from 1317
to 1358 sq. ft, and parking has been increased to a total of eight
spaces, four uncovered and four in single-car garages.  The project will
require Planned Development zoning to allow for the project-related site
plan requirements.  The project will be evaluated for consistency with
the existing R2-CD Zoning and all discrepancies between the PD proposal
and the existing zoning will be clearly identified, to enable neighbors
and decision makers to fully evaluate the project for compatibility.
Finally, the project will be further evaluated in terms of compliance
with the Davis Downtown and Traditional Residential Neighborhood Design
Guidelines.

Consideration of this application requires advisory review by the
Historical Resources Management Commission, a public hearing before the
Planning Commission and final public hearing before the City Council at
which action will be taken. The project application and plans are
available for review at the Community Development Department, located at
23 Russell Boulevard. If you have questions or comments regarding the
project or the application, please contact Esther Polito at (530)
757-5610 or via e-mail at epolito at cityofdavis.org.