Old East Davis Neighborhood Assn. v. City of Davis CA3

FACTS AND HISTORY OF THE PROCEEDINGS

The Trackside Project

The Trackside project is a proposed four-story, 47,983 square-foot mixed use building, offering 8,950 feet of ground floor retail space and 27 apartment units on three upper floors. The proposed Trackside site is a half-acre of land, zoned mixed-use, that

2 sits in a “transition area” between the Downtown Core and the Old East Davis residential neighborhood. To the site’s immediate west, train tracks run north and south, marking the eastern border of the “Downtown Core.” To the site’s immediate east, a 30-foot-wide alley runs north and south, marking the western border of the Old East Davis neighborhood. Abutting the alley, on the Old East Davis side are several single-family homes. We note that, while the Association insists Trackside is located within the Old East Davis neighborhood, the applicable planning documents do not support this. The Davis Downtown and Traditional Residential Neighborhoods Design Guidelines (discussed below), defines the western boundary of the Old East neighborhood as “Generally the alley parallel to I Street, one-half block east of the railroad tracks.” The Trackside site is west of the…