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compatibility is required before such a use can be proved. The proposed project site is located in an established single-family neighborhood, Garden Acres. The site is not in a mobile home community. Residents have gone on record as stating that the project is not compatible with the existing neighborhood. The neighborhood's opposition to the project- in the form of public hearing testimony, phone calls and letters - contradicts a finding that the project is compatible with adjoining land uses." Response to Appeal Statement No. 1: In order to approve the project, the Planning Commission was able to make all of the required Findings in the affirmative, including Finding No. 5, which states that the use is compatible with surrounding land uses. This project is compatible with adjoining land uses because, with the Conditions of Approval and ordinance requirements, the proposed use will not interfere or alter the current uses on adjacent properties which are residential. A masonry wall will be constructed along the eastern, western, and northern property lines to provide screening to the existing residential homes in the area. Adequate parking spaces and recreational areas will be provided within the mobile home park as well. Appeal Statement No. 2: "The proposed density of development is higher than the established density of development in Garden Acres. Therefore, even though the proposed park density is within the range allowable by the General Plan, the park proposal is not compatible with the density of surrounding residential development." Response to Appeal Statement No. 2: The General Plan and zoning for this area is Residential-Low Density (R/L and R-L, respectively). Pursuant to General Plan Volume I (Section IV, p. 18), new residential development must satisfy the density requirement of 2 to 6 primary dwelling units per gross acre. The proposed mobile home park satisfies the density requirement. Development Title Sections 9-1035.3 and 9-1035.4[a] state the following: • The density of mobile homes in any mobile home park shall comply with the density set forth in the General Plan for the area in which the mobile home park is located but shall not exceed ten (10) mobile homes per acre. • Each site shall contain two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet. However, an individual site may contain less area provided the average area of all sites in the mobile home park is at least 2,500 square feet. The proposed project has a density of approximately 5.2 dwelling units per gross acre. Each mobile home unit contains 3,780 square feet. The Garden Acres subdivision's Units 1 through 4 were recorded in 1936, 1939, 1940, and 1941, respectively. There are many lots recorded in the Garden Acres subdivision that are significantly smaller than the 6,000-square-foot minimum lot size required by today's standards in the R-L zone. BOS LETTER PAGE 2