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i ne Gouncu runner required that the. Planning commision maKe at least Two finainas wi)Ci� re>>ievv a pidririec �uitirilutli(y Site. They were: That the proposed development be in conformance with the guidelines in the t .crit rad Ulan for Viis, area. That the oronosed development meet all requirements of the City Municipal Lucie, Chapter i a for similar developments permitted by right. t�'MC 1 8,12.1 Ju)i Ctaif ~as rev;pwed the site, its history, the proposal and the Council's intent and finds that the rrr�r�neprl ,�H;ei'J�r?lent meets or exceeds our expectations and is therefore in ronTormancp to tha 7onlng ordinance, N GENERAL PLAN CONSISTENCY1 ",s uvt mgr tir nd, the C Ouncil requires that this project conform to the guidelines of the r,otiera! Alan Tho gjuide!ines are. i ) That the area be aeveloped residentially. zi T hdi. ovcrail density not exc>red two units to the acre. T, rut °lt is expected that areas designed for this residential land use ..vill be •-1^miriated by half acre or greater lots, although smaller lots in clustered developments could also be permitted." (Colton General Plan 1987 n 1-1 A) +,CMPATlBILi i r TO SURROUNDING USES R The prOliect is abounded to the north by a high ridge which will remain as open space. it is bounded to the ;vest by an elementary school's palyground area. The uses to the E east and south are single family residential. This project has townhouses of similar size. it has architecture which is of similar design. it has equitable private open space and It -Mil be, setback from the edge of slope and will therefore be partially hidden to len from most areas. P It is c-t?ff's observation that a similiar project currently coexists in the same area with very expensive homes in the Indian Knolls tract and that given the above analysis. the site is coriivatibie with its surroundings. j1 OTHER ;CNCERNS V Staff is, of course, cognizant of the Reche Canyon Specific Plan and its effect on this project. given that: "I The Council approved this project in concept in 1982; 2) The Council did not change it in 1987 when the new General Plan was adopted;' 3) The property was graded in 1988 to allow this site to exists; Pace 3