Planning staff presented a multi-part application affecting 2.48 acres in Enterprise that would redesignate the site from mid-intensity suburban neighborhood to compact neighborhood, rezone the property from RS-20 to RS-2 and establish a tentative map for 21 single-family residential lots.

Staff described compact neighborhood as yielding up to 18 dwelling units per gross acre and said the tentative map would create 21 residential lots on 2.48 acres, a density of about 8.46 dwelling units per gross acre. The applications also included vacation and abandonment of patent easements and waivers of development standards and design review requests for reductions in street landscaping, increased retaining wall height and reduced street intersection offsets.

The Enterprise Town Advisory Board recommended denial of the plan amendment, zone change and waivers, while the design review and vacation/abandonment received a recommendation of approval (design review) and mixed public response. Staff reported receiving two cards in support and four cards plus one letter in protest for most applications; for the vacation/abandonment the record showed two cards in support and five cards and one letter in protest.

Enterprise TAB members told staff they were concerned that allowing higher density could increase demand for commercial and public facilities in an area where such services are currently trailing population growth. Staff emphasized the companion nature of items 16 through 20 and said the tentative map proposes a density lower than the maximum allowed under the compact neighborhood designation.

No formal action or vote occurred at the briefing; the package is scheduled for further hearings where the commission will consider the plan amendment, zone change, waivers, vacation and design review applications.