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PC: 3-7-91 ZR-91-6/SU-91-8 STAFF ANALYSIS POLICY CONSIDERATIONS : General Plan and Zoning: The project site is designated as Low Density Residential by the General Plan. The R1-U zone is one of the consistent implementing zones for this designation. The R1-U zone permits a minimum lot size of 6 , 000 square feet and a minimum lot width of 60 feet, except that corner lot widths are 75 feet. The proposed lots for the Eaglecrest Unit Three subdivision conform to the minimum parcel size and width requirements of the R1-U zone, except for two corner lots. The developer has been advised and will make the corrections on the Final Map. Staff has considered the housing needs of the County in recommending approval of this subdivision and has concluded that the housing that may result from this approval can be balanced with the service requirements of existing residents in the area. AREA/NEIGHBORHOOD COMPATIBILITY: Land Use• The site contains two residences. The remainder of the 10 . 7 acres is a vacant field with the remains of an old orchard on the west portion of the site. The site surrounds an existing, legal , nonconforming cabinet shop. Conditions have been developed that will screen the cabinet shop from the subdivision. A solid masonry wall will be required to separate the cabinet shop and the subdivision on the west and the south. On the east side, a chain-link fence shall be installed with vegetation to act as a screen. The rest of the area has been developed with single-family residences. Traffic/Circulation: Access to the proposed subdivision will be via the extension of Hinkley Avenue south of Guernsey Avenue. The developer has submitted a circulation plan that shows future access to the subdivision from Oro Avenue and from the west end of Guernsey Ave. The subdivision streets will be dedicated and improved to County standards for 50-foot-wide rights-of-way. Sugarpine -9-