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Mr. Kent Kept the condominium site for future development Mr. Kent was well aware A that to commence construction after homeowners were well established in the area might have these new owners protesting any new development in ''their back yard". In vievv of this, Mr. Kent informed all prospective buyers through Covenants, Conditions, G and Restrictions of the previously approved project by the Colton City Council. ANALY 515; it is 7taff's view that due to previous Council action, we are not to evaluate whether or not the project should exist but rather to assure that it blends in with its surroundings, To that_ %tiPn, staff has insisted on, and the developer has agreed to. the following criteria: Ni That all buildings have a similar architecture to the existing homes. 3) Tlhat thy: scale of the project be reduced from the original 120 units to 61 units. D C That the buildings be scaled to assimilate the scale of the surrounding homes. Oj That the view from the local streets and most houses be of buildings that re- semble large estates. indeed, for the most part, each building contains only four residences, each at least the A size of the homes in the area. The architecture is "spanish" with similar colors and scale to the homes below the site. There are 5.7 acres of open space including recreational areas with pools, spas; tennis courts, water -scopes; etc. The site is approximately 1,000 feet from the San Jacinto fault and will therefore require R seisnnic structural reinforcement in its design. The property is also crossed by the Santa Fe Pacific Pipeline which is a jet fuel conduit from Los Angeles to Arizona. Relocation of the pipeline will be made by the Santa Fe Pipeline Company to areas C such as streets and open spare. G BONING CONSISTENICY The zoning, as mentioned earlier in this report, is R -ERC. The Council intended that the PC overlay zone `provide for greater flexibility in design and development of parcels or iand. and to permit and encourage_: I ) A vary a housing D,= and environments; 0 2) A more creative and imaginative approach to the design of developments and promoteg mixture of residential densities and housing types, community facili- ties, both public and private...; R 3> More efficient use of land, resulting in smaller networks of utilities and streets, 4) The provision of gr2ater amounts gf 4l2en space and amenities for recreational and visual enjoyment; 5) The preservation and enhancement of valuable natural areas. (CIVIC 18.12.1 5a) T AgenuaPepc r. pace 2