Planning CommissionMenlo Park
Neighborhood responsibility housing redevelopment in Belle Haven
Project will redevelop two vacant parcels into eight BMR homeownership units.
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Project will redevelop two vacant parcels into eight BMR homeownership units.
Project proposes four market‑rate detached units and two affordable units in a duplex.
Community-level environmental review has been certified for the City’s General Plan, including the Housing Element.
Proposal adds two one‑bedroom units to existing four, making six units total.
The applicant asks for a BMR guideline incentive to allow smaller units and waive impact fees.
Project provides four market‑rate units and two affordable units in R‑3 zone near El Camino Real.
The item requests recording of the agreement and deed restrictions governing resale controls for a low‑income BMR home.
The agenda item outlines insurance policies and coverage limits required for the project during its affordability period.
The agenda item provides Exhibit A detailing the property description for the project.
The item includes the resale restriction agreement and insurance requirements for a very low‑income BMR home.
The project is within half a mile of a major transit stop, meeting CEQA location criteria.
The agenda item presents Exhibit C containing the resale restriction agreement for the BMR units.
The item includes Exhibit B outlining the Below‑Market‑Rate (BMR) housing proposal.
The site is a previously developed urban infill property with a four‑unit residential building.
The project satisfies CEQA requirements for public health, seismic, landslide, flood, open space, and conservancy criteria.
Presentation of streetscape design for 632 University Drive.
The project complies with R‑3 (Apartment) zoning and the General Plan land‑use designation.
The resolution cites the housing element update and mitigation monitoring and reporting program.
Presentation of floor area diagram for Units E and F.
The agenda includes detailed survey, grading, erosion, tree protection, and construction phasing plans for 624 University Drive.
The resolution calculates a maximum floor‑area ratio of 6,582.14 sf based on code compliance.
The agenda notes a request to reduce the transportation impact fee for two below‑market‑rate units at 1908 Menalto Ave.
The resolution sets affordable housing payments at no more than 30% of household income for households earning up to 80% of area median income.
Presentation of floor area diagrams for Units B and C.