25-638
SUBJECT: Public Hearing - General Plan Amendment #24-03, Residential Planned Development (RP-D) Establishment #83, Vesting Tentative Subdivision Map #1333, Zone Change #435 and Environmental Review Checklist #24-30, initiated by Lennar Homes of California, on behalf of Merced Gateway, LLC and Lyons Investments, property owners. These actions are to support the construction of over 61 acres of residential development (up to 570 detached units) and over 9 acres of commercial development. The approximate 73.7-acre subject site is located at 3610 East Gerard Avenue (APNs 061-680-001, 061-710-009 and 061-710-023) generally located on the southwest corner of East Gerard Avenue and Campus Parkway. REPORT IN BRIEF Request for Planning Commission to consider recommending approval or denial of General Plan Amendment #24-03 to amend the General Plan Land Use Designation from being listed as Business Park (BP) and Manufacturing/Industrial (IND) to Business Park (BP), Low Medium Residential (LMD), High-Medium Residential (HMD) and Open Space-Park Recreation (OS-PK) and recommend approval or denial of Zone Change #435 to rezone the site to establish Residential Planned Development (RP-D) #83. In addition, staff requests that the Planning Commission consider approving Vesting Tentative Subdivision Map (VSTM) #1333 and adopting Environmental Review Checklist #24-30. The applicant is proposing to develop 570 residential lots and about 9 acres of commercial/business park uses. RECOMMENDATION Recommendation approval or denial to City Council: 1) Environmental Review #24-30 (Negative Declaration) 2) General Plan Amendment #24-03 3) Residential Planned Development Establishment #83 4) Zone Change #435 Approve/Disapprove/Modify: 1) Environmental Review #24-30 (Negative Declaration) 2) Vesting Tentative Subdivision Map #1333 [subject to City Council approval of General Plan Amendment #24-03, Residential Planned Development Establishment #83 and Zone Change #435]
- Committee
- Planning Commission
- Introduced
- June 26, 2025
- On agenda
- July 9, 2025
- Passed
- July 9, 2025