Zoning Letter - 2015Community Development Department
June 26, 2015
National Zoning Consultants, LLC
c/o Richard S. Shaw
1222 W. Cavedale
Phoenix, AZ 85085
Re: File No: PLN2015-169
Address: 350 Budd Ave (La Valencia Apartments).
APNs: 305-37-002
Application: Zoning Certification Letter
Dear Mr. Shaw,
via LISPS and electronic.. mail
This letter is in response to your request for a Zoning Certification Letter received by this
department on June 4, 2015. The following is a summary of the records of the City of Campbell
pertaining to the above referenced property. _ -
The project site is developed with a 234-unit apartment community commonly known as La
Valencia, which was constructed pursuant to Planning Commission approval of Site Approval
"S" 72-44 on July 17, 1972. ,
Zoning and General Plan: The project is located in an R-3 (Multiple-Family Residential)
zoning district and is designated High Density Residential. (21-27 units/gr.acre) on the City of
Campbell General Plan Land Use Map.
Approval was granted for a Variance that allowed 25 feet of separation between buildings
instead of the required 34 feet for three buildings. This Variance was approved. under V. 72-8 on
July 5, 1972.
Approval was granted for a Modification to a previous Site Approval (`S' 72-44) to alter the
parking configuration of the property to restore the required number of parking. spaces and a
Variance to allow use of reduced parking dimensions under City Council Resolution No. 11839
on June 16, 2015:
Conformance with Current Zoning: Based upon the available. records the existing buildings
are legal conforming structures and can be reconstructed after damage or destruction.
Parking: Site Approval ~ "S" 72-44 required provision of 351 parking spaces (238 covered),
pursuant to the parking, standard in effect at the time, contained in former Campbell Municipal
Zoning Certification Letter ~ 350 Budd Ave. Page 2 of 2
Code Chapter 21.50, of 1 '/2 spaces per unit, of which one must be covered. The project site
currently contains 332 parking spaces, representing a deficiency of 19 parking spaces as required
by "S" 72-44, constituting a violation of the Campbell Municipal Code.
City Council Resolution No. 11839 approved a Variance to allow a reduction in parking stall
dimensions pursuant to Campbell Municipal Code Section 21.48.020. The Variance allows the
reconfiguration aportion of the parking lot with angled parking and parallel parking spaces at a
reduced stall dimension equivalent to non-residential "uni-stall" standard of 8 '/2 feet by 18 feet,
resulting in provision of 352 parking spaces achieving compliance with Site Approval "S" 72-44.
Code Violations: The parking deficiency is an open code violation. Pursuant to City Council
Resolution No. 11839 the property owner has until July 31, 2015 to submit an application for a
building permit to allow reconfiguration of the parking lot and construction of new carport
structures as per the approved plans. If an application for a building permit is not submitted by
this date, the City will reinitiate enforcement action under the open code enforcement case
(IWQ2012-88) that had previously been suspended.
If you should have any questions regarding this letter, please feel free to contact me at (408) 866-
2144 or by email at nazp,~,cityofcampbell.com.
Sincerely,
Naz Pouya
Project Planner
Enclosures: City Council Resolution No. 11839
Site Approval "S" 72-44
Variance V.72-8
R-3 Zoning Ordinance
Parking Ordinance
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