Commission clears 10‑unit Harbor Light townhouse plan with conditions on sidewalks, parking and occupancy

The Planning Commission on July 9 authorized staff to approve building permits for a 10‑unit townhouse development in the Harbor Light subdivision, contingent on conditions in the staff report and a late amendment to the staff report clarifying an occupancy limit. Staff said the project proposes 10 townhouses on a 2.4‑acre lot that currently contains three duplex buildings (six units). The application would add three duplexes and one quadplex. The site lies in an industrial‑zoned portion of the Harbor Light area and abuts residential development on one side; staff described required setbacks, building‑height limits and the townhouse design standards that apply. Key conditions the commission adopted or confirmed require the applicant to: complete sidewalks and landscaping along public frontages before occupancy; secure final engineering approval and any bonding for public improvements before building permits are issued; comply with the city’s parking standards (staff applied short‑term rental parking formulas across all units for review); and record covenants and a development agreement prior to final plat recording. Staff also added a condition (amended as condition 15) specifying a maximum occupancy of two persons per bedroom plus one additional person per dwelling, to be recorded in the CC&Rs. Staff noted the subdivision’s internal drives were constructed as private driveways when the previous phase was approved, so the earlier phase did not include internal sidewalks; the developer will now be required to construct sidewalks and landscaping on public street frontages that remain incomplete. Staff also said building permits will not be issued until the city engineer approves final public improvement plans and any required bond is posted. Sanitary sewer work and erosion control were discussed: the applicant said DEQ had issued a 1200‑C erosion control permit and sanitary sewer approval; staff noted the city engineer reviewed capacity questions. The applicant’s representative, who identified himself as Mr. Leisig, told the commission the proposal was designed to meet the code and that the project team had obtained DEQ permits. After questions about second‑floor plans for the quadplex and property management provisions in the CC&Rs, a motion to approve the application as presented with the amended staff report was made, seconded and carried by the commission.