The Cypress City Council voted unanimously on July 14 to approve a tentative tract map and affordable housing agreement for a 20-unit townhome project at 5302 Lincoln Avenue.

Planning Director Alicia Velasco told the council the development includes 20 townhomes on a roughly 25,000-square-foot lot within the Lincoln Avenue Specific Plan. The project proposes 18 three-bedroom units with two-car garages and two two-bedroom units with one-car garages. Two units are set aside for moderate-income households, making the project eligible for a state density bonus that increases the allowable density from 30 units per acre to 34 units per acre (two bonus units).

The applicant requested two concessions under state density bonus law: a reduction in the rear-yard setback from 20 feet to 10 feet and a reduction in interior garage depth from 20 feet to 18 feet. Velasco said the design otherwise complies with the specific plan and that the project is exempt from CEQA as an infill development.

Traffic analysis prepared for the project estimated 135 daily trips, with about 8 during the AM peak hour and 10 during the PM peak hour; the study concluded the added traffic is not expected to create significant impacts at nearby intersections. The project will be accessed from Lincoln Avenue and proposes private patios and contemporary three‑story architecture with unit sizes of roughly 1,100 to 1,600 square feet.

Several nearby residents spoke during the public hearing. Shirley Bonham expressed concerns about the projects scale, proximity to single-family homes on Bishop Street and limited private open space; former mayor Ann Mallory and other speakers urged attention to parking, neighborhood impacts and future higher-density projects along Lincoln Avenue. The applicant and planning staff responded to questions about open space, parking layout and setbacks; the applicant said the design includes side and rear landscaped areas and that comparable condominiums in the area generally sell in the $700,000 to $800,000 range.

A typographical correction to the applicant name in the resolution was noted on the record (applicant identified as "AA 5302 Lincoln LLC"). The council adopted the staff recommendation — approving the tentative tract map, confirming the CEQA exemption and authorizing the city manager to execute an affordable housing agreement — by motion, second and unanimous vote.