Item 10.2
4146 Mitzi Drive
(File Nos. PDC22-088, PD22-020 & T22-030)
August 29, 2023
Presenter: Christopher Burton, Director, PBCE
Project Background
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• October 7, 2020 - A Special Use Permit was
approved for the construction of a 40-unit, 4-story
apartment and the on-site relocation of the Graves
House (c. 1868), a candidate City Landmark and
eligible for listing on the California Register of
Historical Resources. Project was determined to be
infeasible to construct.
• August 2, 2022 – Applicant submitted applications
for the on-site relocation and rehabilitation of the
Graves House, and construction of 12 townhouses.
• November 29, 2022 – Graves House partially
destroyed in a fire. Applicant altered project
description to include the on-site relocation and
reconstruction of the Graves House.
• May 11-May 17, 2023 - Graves House is demolished
and partially salvaged.
2 Project Components
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2 • Planned Development Zoning to rezone the site
from the UR Urban Residential Zoning District to
a UR(PD) Planned Development Zoning District.
• Planned Development Permit to allow
• Removal of 33 trees
• Reconstruction of the Graves House as a
duplex. Reconstruction is conditioned to
occur under the direction of a qualified
historic architect and consistent with the
Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for
Reconstruction.
• Construction of 12 townhouses (four three-
story buildings) served by a private
driveway off of Ranchero Way.
• Vesting Tentative Map
to subdivide one parcel
into two parcels and allow up to 14 residential
condominium units.
Project Review
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Project Reviewed for Conformance with:
• Envision San José 2040 General Plan
• Municipal Code
• Citywide Design Standards and Guidelines
• City Council Policy 6-30: Public Outreach
• California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
6 Environmental Review
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• An Addendum to the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Mitzi Place Apartments Project (File No. SP18-033) was prepared in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
• No new significant impacts or impacts were identified for the proposed project. • For CEQA purposes, the proposed project would not have an impact on any historical resources. Related mitigation measures in the adopted IS/MND for relocation and rehabilitation of the Graves House would no longer be required. Instead the reconstruction of the Graves House is included as a condition of the PD Permit and as part of the Development Standards for the Zoning District. The Graves House would remain on the City’s Historic Resources Inventory.
• The remaining identified mitigation measures are included in the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) attached to the draft CEQA resolution. 7 Staff Recommendation
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Recommend that the Planning Commission recommend that the City Council take the following actions:
1. Adopt a Resolution adopting the Addendum to the Mitzi Place Apartments Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration and a mitigation, monitoring, and reporting program (MMRP), in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act, as amended; and
2. Approve an Ordinance rezoning an approximately 0.63-gross acre site from the R-M Multiple Residence Zoning District to a UR(PD) Planned Development Zoning District.
3. Adopt a Resolution approving, subject to conditions, a Vesting Tentative Map to subdivide one lot into two lots and allow up to 14 residential condominiums on an approximately 0.63-gross-acre site.
4. Adopt a Resolution approving, subject to conditions, a Planned Development Permit to allow the removal of 33 trees (13 ordinance-size, 20 non-ordinance-size, 7 replacement trees) for the construction of up to 14 multifamily residential units, including the reconstruction and conversion of an existing single-family house into a duplex and the construction of 12 townhouses configured in four three-story buildings on an approximately 0.63-gross-acre site. 8 Q&A / Discussion
Item 10.2
4146 Mitzi Drive
(File Nos. PDC22-088, PD22-020 & T22-030)
August 29, 2023
Presenter: Christopher Burton, Director, PBCE