Council approves 53‑home subdivision on Washington Road after hours of public comment

The Waterford City Council approved measures to allow a 53‑unit, privately maintained subdivision on a 3.61‑acre parcel that fronts Washington Road and Pasadena Avenue, voting to adopt a mitigated negative declaration and to approve rezoning and the vesting tentative subdivision map.

City contract planner Mike Arroyo told the council the proposal would create a gated subdivision with two full access points (one on Washington Road and one on Pasadena Avenue), 53 detached single‑family lots, two‑car garages on each unit and 22 guest parking spaces. The project would require frontage improvements including widened Washington Road, curb, gutter and sidewalk, installation of a six‑foot decorative masonry wall along Washington Road and annexation into a community facilities district for long‑term maintenance.

The project team said the development fits Waterford’s Vision 2025 general plan designation for “multifamily” land uses and that the proposed density — about 14.7 dwelling units per acre — is on the low end of the multifamily range…