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Upland planning commission weighs setback, open space and parking for Buffalo Grove plan
Summary
At a design workshop on the Buffalo Grove Specific Plan (1812–1816 W. Foothill Blvd.), staff and developer Century Communities sought feedback on a proposed 40‑foot Foothill setback, roughly 5,800 sq ft of common open space (about 80 sq ft per unit) and on‑site parking; commissioners asked for denser landscaping, more common space or fewer units to ease parking pressure.
Upland’s Planning Commission on Tuesday held a design workshop on the Buffalo Grove Specific Plan, a proposed 72‑unit detached‑home development at 1812–1816 West Foothill Boulevard, during which staff and the developer sought input on three design issues: street setback, open space and parking.
Joshua Winter, the city’s staff planner, said the project — proposed by Century Communities on the former Buffalo Inn site — would place buildings about 40 feet back from the curb, including a five‑foot parkway, five‑foot sidewalk, a 10‑foot planter, a perimeter block wall and about 20 feet of landscaping. Winter said the project’s common open space totals about 5,800 square feet and the full site provides roughly 24,800 square feet of combined private and common open space, a hair below the 25,000‑square‑foot benchmark the staff used for comparison with Upland’s municipal code.
"The common open space is about 5,800 square feet," Winter said,…
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