HomeMy WebLinkAbout33 - NB-3 - Attachment 8 - 2/4/2014TRUMARKHOMES
December 5, 2013
Planning Division
City of Costa Mesa
16600 Civic Center Drive
Beliflower, CA 90706
RE: 1239 Victoria Street
General Pian Screening Application
To whom it may concern:
Eric A. Nelson
Vic President
Land Development
Office: (949) 999-9820
Cell: (949) 510-2070
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On behalf of Trumark Homes, LLC I am pleased to present the following request for a
General Plan Screening Application.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The subject property is located on the south side of Victoria Street, west of Valley Rd
and contains an existing two-story office building that would be demolished to
accommodate the future, proposed development. Records show that the existing
structure was built in phases with the original northeast building in 1960. An addition was
added in 1956 with the final building addition in 1968. The building is approximately
54,000 square feet and includes office space, research and development, production
space and warehouse areas that are mostly vacant.
The property is a roughly shaped rectangle lot containing 1.75 acres and is zoned
Administrative Professional (AP). The General Plan designation for the property is
General Commercial (GC). The site topography varies approximately 10' +1_ from the
street to the rear of the property.
If the request for a General Plan Amendment and Zone Change is approved, a single-
family residential development will be contemplated. Concept pians have been
prepared for discussion and are included as part of the application package. The
proposed concept plan anticipates 28 single-family residential units on lots that are
approximately 40'x47'. The product type is currently being refined but would likely
consist of two and three story plans with roof decks.
The architecture has not been developed at this point and we will be finalizing exterior
design ideas as part of our screening process and based on input received from city
staff, council and neighborhood leaders. An image board with conceptual ideas has
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been included for talking points. The concept project includes garage parking for all
units as well as driveway and guest spaces for a total of 4 spaces per dwelling unit.
Located adjacent to the future Better Shelters project, Tru mark is reviewing the
approvals to better understand the community dynamics, opposition and support that
occurred as part of their overall process. Our goal is to design a project that gains
broad support, minimizes impacts and has city support.
We look forward to working with city staff, community leaders and the City Council on
this project. If you have any questions or need more information, please do not hesitate
to contact me.
Sincerely.
Trumark Homes, LLC
Eric A. Nelson
Vice President
Land Development
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