Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Steve Monowitz, Director of Planning and Building
Subject: Consideration of a Minor Subdivision, pursuant to Section 7010 of the San Mateo County Subdivision Regulations, to subdivide a 23,641 sq. ft. parcel into three (3) lots and assign the name "Cardinal Court" to the new private road. The project is located at 2050 Santa Cruz Avenue, in the unincorporated West Menlo Park area of San Mateo County. This is an appeal of the Planning Commission's denial of the project.
RECOMMENDATION:
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Public hearing to consider a Minor Subdivision, pursuant to Section 7010 of the San Mateo County Subdivision Regulations, to subdivide a 23,641 sq. ft. parcel into three (3) lots and assign the name "Cardinal Court" to the new private road:
A) Open public hearing
B) Close public hearing
C) Recommending that the Board of Supervisors:
1. Deny the Subdivision application (County File Number PLN 2016-00226) by adopting the Finding of Denial included as Attachment A (Staff recommendation).
2. An alternate action to approve the Subdivision and Street Naming application can be taken by adopting the findings and conditions of approval included as Attachment D.
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PROPOSAL
The applicant proposes to subdivide an existing legal 23,641 sq. ft. residential parcel into three (3) residential lots, with Lot 1 being 7,911 sq. ft., Lot 2 being 7,865 sq. ft., and Lot 3 being 7,865 sq. ft. (see Attachments B and F). All three lots would be accessed by a 160-foot long private roadway, 20 feet wide off of Santa Cruz Avenue to serve Lot 3, then narrowing to the requisite 16-foot width to access Lots 2 and 1. The project includes the installation of a joint utility trench for water and power, stormwater drainage collection features and sanitary sewer laterals. Four (4) significant sized trees (two of which are oak trees) are to be removed, two of which to accommoda...
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