The Claremont Planning Commission
will review an amendment to the Village Expansion Plan Tuesday night, June 19
that would allow the construction of a proposed 50-foot building at Oberlin
Avenue and First Street in Village West.
The proposed mixed-use property
is vying to take over the vacant Rich Products Corporation building, purchased
by the Denley Investments and Management Company at the start of 2011.
The amendment would change the
maximum height of buildings from 3 to 4 stories, or from 40 feet to a limit of
50-feet tall, not typically allowed in the city’s mixed-use zones.
Originally approved at 45 feet last July, the building to be brought
before to the commission on Tuesday would cap the height limit, if approved, at
50 feet. Nearby Casa 425 stands an estimated 40 feet with the parking structure
adjacent to The Packing House stands 4 stories, approximately 35-feet tall from
the ground to the structure’s handrail. The garage’s elevator tower is 56 feet.
With a parking garage a part of
the proposed building’s design, some residents were pleased with a solution to
the Village West’s parking and traffic issues. Others voiced skepticism at a
city council meeting held last July.
“It’s not entirely fair to ruin
one person’s mountain view just to give another a mountain view, said Jason
Ryan, a resident of the nearby Village Walk.
The Planning Commission meeting
will begin at 7 p.m. in the City Council Chamber at 225 W. Second St. Public
comment is welcome. For the full agenda visit www.ci.clareont.ca.us.
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