A plan to build four homes on a single lot on Elam Avenue has made it past one hurdle.

On Dec. 12 Campbell’s Planning Commission voted to recommend that the City Council allow the homes to be built at 1323 Elam Ave.

A single-family home currently sits on the 18,152-square-foot lot. It is slated to be demolished as part of the construction plan. The project site is surrounded by single-family homes and one apartment community, according to the staff report.

Project applicant Gordana Pavlovic is proposing four two-story detached single family homes that would share a single driveway. Each home would be approximately 2,100 square feet. The lot would be rezoned from multi-family residential to planned development, which requires the council’s approval, according to staff.

“It’s great in terms of density. These homes are middle of the road in terms of what’s allowed in the density there,” Commissioner Maggie Ostrowski said. “I think it’s a good use of space.”

While the commissioners supported the project with little concern, the San Tomas Area Community Coalition did not support all aspects of the proposal. Joann Fairbanks, representing the neighborhood organization, told the council that three homes on this site “would be a good compromise.”

But Commissioner Donald Young said the applicant could have planned for more than four homes.

“Four units is better than 13,” he said.

Before the plan was taken to the city’s architectural review committee, the community coalition met with Pavlovic to offer comments and to revise the plans. However, reducing the number of homes was out of the question.

“We tried to respond to (San Tomas Area Community Coalition) and provide a nice residential feel into the project,” Pavlovic said.

The City Council will have the final on the project at a meeting tentatively scheduled for Feb. 6, according to associate planner Stephen Rose.