Amare Apartment Homes Project

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Location

The project site is approximately 6.06 acres and located in-between Arnold Drive and State Route 4 (SR 4) on Parcel Numbers (APNs) 161-400-009 and 161-400-010. The closest cross streets are Glacier Drive and Pacheco Blvd. The site grades down slope from west to east, with an approximately 20-foot hill on the southwest corner of the site. Generally, the project site is vacant and dominated by annual grasses with trees scattered throughout the site.

Background

The project includes six three- to four-story buildings that would contain 183 units with nine of those units being affordable to below market rate households, qualifying it as a California Density Bonus Project. An Initial Study-Mitigated Negative Declaration was published in June 2018, and the City received extensive public comments regarding potential biological impacts. The document was not adopted, and the City concluded that an Environmental Impact Report ("EIR") addressing biological resources and transportation impacts due to the increased number of units should be prepared to address those comments, recommend mitigation measures, and comply with CEQA. On July 15, 2022, the City released the Draft (EIR) for the Amare Apartment Homes Project. The Draft EIR analyzed the project's environmental impacts and was available for a 46-day public review and comment period, ending on August 29, 2022.

Project Description

The project would involve the construction of six buildings that include 104 one-bedroom units and 79 two-bedroom units, totaling 183 residential dwelling units. In addition, the project includes on-site amenities such as a workout facility, business center, children’s play area, outdoor kitchen area and parking areas. Three of the buildings, Buildings 1, 2, and 4 would be three stories and up to 35 feet, 2 inches above adjacent grade. The other three buildings, Buildings 3, 5, and 6, would be four stories and up to 44 feet, 2 inches above adjacent grade. With the approval of a density bonus, design review, height concession, and waivers/reductions of applicable City development standards that would physically preclude project construction (regarding hillside density, building separation, parking stall depth, rear building setback, drive aisle width, height exception, and parking lot landscaping), the project is consistent with the site’s current General Plan land use designation and zoning of Mixed Residential/Office and Mixed Use District: Multi-Family Residential/Professional and Administrative Offices respectively.

Documents

Status

On October 11, 2022, following a public hearing, the Planning Commission certified the Final EIR ("FEIR"), adopted the Statement of Overriding Considerations, and approved the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program ("MMRP") for the project.

Following action on the Final EIR, the Planning Commission approved the Design Review and Density Bonus applications, subject to conditions of approval.