Trecento 29-Lot Subdivision on Center Road Appeal (Z25-091)

At a glance

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What: applicant appeal (Z25-091) of a design director denial of site plan and design review for a 29-lot, 2.4-acre infill subdivision of single-unit homes on Center Road, within half a mile of a light rail station, by builder Next Generation Capital. The tentative map had already been approved at the director level.
Where it stands: the commission approved the project on October 22, following staff's recommendation, by roll call.
Why it matters: commissioners criticized the year-long, inconsistent review and used the case to argue for clearer rules in the zoning code update.

Deviations were requested to lot size, depth, width, coverage and setbacks. Staff supported them. The street section and lot-frontage inconsistencies were deemed consistent under the Housing Accountability Act because the city did not flag them in time.
The applicant asked the commission to grant the appeal and discuss flexibility on private street widths and the number of deviations. No one from the public spoke.
The vice chair called for formal flexibility on narrow private streets and smaller front, side and rear setbacks, and for a predictable approval path for missing-middle projects. Other commissioners agreed it felt subjective and that the director's denial was out of step with staff's reading of the general plan.