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EXHIBIT "A" The Planning Commission passed a motion to jointly deny 1) the zone change of subject property from single family residential (R-1) to residential planned community (R1 - PC), and 2) Tentative Tract 16019 for 52 single family homes on lot areas averaging 4,700 SF (Files DT -28-99 and DZ -09-99, respectfully). 4 Planning Commissioners all expressed the same reason for denying the joint applications -- that this Planning Commission will not approve any single family residential lots in the City that did not meet the City minimum standard area of 7,200 SF per lot. I am appealing the Planning Commission LQinl Denial of DT -28-99 (Tract 16019) and DZ -09-99 (zone change to R1 -PC) based on the following reasons: 1) The City does not have a 7,200 SF minimum standard for single family residential lot areas. A range of minimum lot areas exist for each of 3 separate residential single family zones as follows: Zone Zone Name Minimum Lot Area RE Residential Estates 20,000 SF RI Single Family Residential 7,200 R1 -PC Residential -Planned Community Variable The Residential Planned Community Zone (RI -PC) allows a variable lot area below 7,200 SF and, therefore, 7,200 SF is not the City minimum standard area for a single family lot. 2) The Planning Commission denial of the zone change to RI -PC is a recommendation only. All zone change actions are decided by the City Council. 3) City Council approval of the zone change to Residential Planned Community (R1 -PC) (DZ -09-99) invalidates the reason provided by the Planning Commission for denial of Tract 16019 (DT -28-99). 4) Tract 16019 lot size area average of 4,700 SF is consistent with the R1 -PC zone. 5) Tract 16019 does not have a negative impact on the 3 homes on Agate located to the west or on the 10 homes on Cameo located to the south of the tract compared to lot and home locations allowable under the current R-1 zoning. 6) Tract 16019 will benefit the immediate community because it will bring new, larger, and more expensive homes and home buyers earning more than the community average income to the community. This will have a positive impact on the community. 7) Tract 16019 will benefit the City because it brings a high quality $7 Million dollar project to the City in an area which has had virtually no new projects in the past 15 years.