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Planning Commission recommends denial of rezoning at 900 Calhoun Street after neighbors cite agricultural character
Summary
The Planning Commission voted to recommend denial of a request to rezone 900 Calhoun Street from Agricultural to Low Density Residential (RLB‑10) after neighbors and commissioners raised issues about neighborhood character, emergency access and the lack of a concrete development plan.
The Hayward Planning Commission voted on Sept. 25 to recommend that the City Council deny a proposed zoning map amendment that would reclassify a 0.94‑acre property at 900 Calhoun Street from Agriculture (A) to Low Density Residential — minimum lot size 10,000 square feet (RLB‑10).
Associate Planner Taylor Richard told the commission the site already contains a two‑story detached residence built in 2013 and an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) permitted in 2021; the applicant, property owner Amand Poyer, requested the rezoning to make the parcel consistent with the city’s Low Density Residential general plan designation and, staff said, to enable a future subdivision that is not possible under the existing Agricultural zoning.
Richard said the site is constrained by topography and geologic hazards: the northeastern corner lies within a seismic landslide zone and an Alquist‑Priolo fault zone bisects part of the parcel. Staff…
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