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Item No. 2 <br /> PC: 9-1-88 <br /> SU-88-12 <br /> Page 4 <br /> STAFF ANALYSIS <br /> POLICY CONSIDERATIONS : <br /> General Plan and Zoning: <br /> The property is zoned R1-U, which is a consistent implementing <br /> zone for the underlying Residential Low Density General Plan <br /> designation. The subdivision as proposed conforms to the mini- <br /> mum lot size and width requirements of the R1-U zone. <br /> Staff has considered the housing needs of the County in recom- <br /> mending approval of this subdivision and has concluded that the <br /> housing that may result from this approval can be balanced with <br /> the service requirements of existing residents in the area. <br /> AREA/NEIGHBORHOOD COMPATIBILITY: <br /> Project Design: <br /> The proposed development can be considered an in-fill type <br /> development between two approved subdivisions, Sunset Manor to <br /> the west and Wildflower Estates to the east and south. Because <br /> of the small size and shape of the subject parcel , and the <br /> existing circulation pattern in this area, there were few <br /> options available with respect to the configuration of the pro- <br /> posed subdivision lots. At the pre-application conference for <br /> this project , staff recommended to the developer that he <br /> acquire the property to the northwest of the site to enable a <br /> better project design. Specifically, proposed Parcel 2 could <br /> be redesigned to enable a more useable parcel , and circulation <br /> could be modified to enable all access to be off of internal <br /> streets. The applicant did explore this possibility but was <br /> unable to acquire this adjacent property and, hence, was unable <br /> to come up with a different parcel design. <br /> Noise : <br /> A 65 db noise contour extends south from Lathrop Road for <br /> approximately 144 feet . All of Parcel 1 and the northern 30 <br /> feet of Parcel 2 are within this 65 db contour. As Parcel 1 <br /> will take its access directly off of Lathrop Road, it is not <br /> feasible to require a noise barrier for that portion of the <br /> proposed development adjacent to Lathrop Road. This sub- <br /> division has only approximately 98 feet of frontage on Lathrop <br /> Road, and Parcel 1 will have to utilize Lathrop Road for dri- <br /> veway access. By locating all residential structures as far <br /> away from Lathrop Road as possible, and by incorporating <br />