DATE: October 15, 2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Development Services Department
TITLE: RESOLUTION UPHOLDING PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2025-P16 APPROVING A TENTATIVE MAP (T24-00005), DEVELOPMENT PLAN (D24-00016), AND DENSITY BONUS (DB24-00007) FOR THE SUBDIVISION OF PROPERTY AT 240 GRACE STREET TO CONSTRUCT 19 SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES, WITH TWO RESERVED FOR VERY LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS AND ONE RESERVED FOR MODERATE-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS. APPLICANT: HALLMARK DEVELOPMENT CORP.; APPELLANT: RICHARD KRATCOSKI
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution upholding Planning Commission Resolution No. 2025-P16 approving a Tentative Map (T24-00005), Development Plan (D24-00016), and Density Bonus (DB24-00007) to allow for a 23-lot subdivision and construction of 19 single-family homes, including three affordable units, on a vacant 1.68-acre portion of the First Baptist Church property located at 240 Grace Street.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
The project site is comprised of 1.68 gross acres of a 6-acre property owned by First Baptist Church located at 240 Grace Street. Surrounding land uses consist of single-family properties to the north and east, a vacant Public/Semi-Public site to the west, and the First Baptist Church to the south. The property has a General Plan land use designation of Single-Family Detached Residential (SFD-R) and a zoning designation of Public/Semi-Public (PS), and is located in the Loma Alta Neighborhood Planning Area. The project site (outlined in red) and surrounding area are depicted in Figure 1 below:
Figure 1: Project Location
The proposed project was considered by the Planning Commission on July 14, 2025. After receiving presentations from staff and the applicant, and receiving testimony from the public, the Planning Commission voted unanimously (5-0; Dodds, Redgate absent) to approve the project as proposed.
On July 24, 2025, Richard Kratcoski filed a timely appeal of t...
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