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Home My WebLink AboutPC Reso 17-07 BLVD Phase 1A VTM 83751;7 *I.1IU1 i[.lk11relEFa,)'j A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN APPROVING VESTING TENTATIVE MAP 8375 TO CREATE 24 SINGLE FAMILY HOME LOTS ON 1.8 ACRES AS AN EXTENSION TO NEIGHBORHOOD 4 IN PHASE 1A OF THE BOULEVARD (DUBLIN CROSSING) PROJECT AREA (APN 986-0001-001-20 AND A PORTION OF APN 986-0001-001-15) PLPA-2017-00009 WHEREAS, the Applicant, Dublin Crossing LLC, is requesting approval of Vesting Tentative Map 8375 to create 24 single family home lots on 1.8 acres as an extension to Neighborhood 4 in Phase 1A of the Boulevard (Dublin Crossing) Project Area; and WHEREAS, the project site is located within the Dublin Crossing Specific Plan and the Dublin Crossing Zoning District; and WHEREAS, Master Vesting Tentative 8150 was approved via Resolution 14-14 that divided the 189 -acre Boulevard (Dublin Crossing) project area into five master parcels to coincide with the five anticipated phases development; and WHEREAS, Vesting Tentative Map 8375 will further divide the five master parcels into smaller parcels for the purposes of development in compliance with the Dublin Crossing Specific Plan, which was approved by the City Council via Resolution 187-13; and WHEREAS, Vesting Tentative Map 8308 was approved via Resolution 16-11 that created Neighborhood 4 in Phase 1 A, and Vesting Tentative Map 8375 is simply an extension of that map within the same neighborhood and with the same lotting and circulation pattern; and WHEREAS, the Vesting Tentative Map 8375, attached as Exhibit A, defines this "Project" and is available and on file in the Community Development Department; and WHEREAS, Vesting Tentative Map 8375 (Exhibit A) illustrates the lotting plans, proposed roadway improvements (roadway widths, bike and pedestrian, and bus stops), utility plans (water, sewer, and wastewater), grading plans, stormwater treatment plans; and WHEREAS, multiple future Final Maps map be filed; and WHEREAS, Vesting Tentative Map 8375 is in conformance with the Dublin Crossing Specific Plan and General Plan; and WHEREAS, in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act certain projects are required to be reviewed for environmental impacts and when applicable, environmental documents prepared; and WHEREAS, the project is located within the Dublin Crossing Specific Plan area (Specific Plan), which was the subject of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (SCH# 2012062009) prepared in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and certified by the City Council on November 5, 2013 (Resolution 186-13). Subdivision maps were included as part of the project entitlements listed in the EIR. The EIR provides the CEQA environmental review for those future entitlements to implement the Specific Plan, unless the standards for subsequent or supplemental environmental review under CEQA are met. Pursuant to CEQA, the Vesting Tentative Map approval for this project is within the scope of the project analyzed in the EIR and no further CEQA review or document is required; and WHEREAS, a Staff Report was submitted recommending that the Planning Commission approve Vesting Tentative Map 8375; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did hold a public hearing on said application on May 9, 2017 for this project, at which time all interested parties had the opportunity to be heard; and WHEREAS, proper notice of said public hearing was given in all respects as required by law; and WHEREAS, a Staff Report was submitted recommending that the Planning Commission approve Vesting Tentative Map 8375; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did hear and use independent judgment and considered all said reports, recommendations, and testimony hereinabove set forth. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Planning Commission of the City of Dublin does hereby make the following findings and determinations regarding Vesting Tentative Maps Map 8375 for the Boulevard (Dublin Crossing) Project in conformance with Chapter 9 (Subdivisions) of the Dublin Municipal Code: A. Proposed Vesting Tentative Map 8375, together with the provisions for its design and improvement, are consistent with the Dublin General Plan and the Dublin Crossing Specific Plan, as amended, as they relate to the subject property in that they are subdivisions for implementation that are generally consistent with the design guidelines and development standards of the policy documents. B. The subdivision site is physically suitable for the type and proposed density of development because the project design, architecture, and concept have been integrated with topography of the project site created by Vesting Tentative Map 8375 to incorporate habitat preservation, install water quality measures, and minimize overgrading and extensive use of retaining walls. Therefore, the proposed subdivisions are physically suitable for the type and intensity of development proposed. C. Proposed Vesting Tentative Map 8375 is consistent with the intent of applicable subdivision design or improvements of the tentative tract map are consistent with the Dublin General Plan and the Dublin Crossing Specific Plan. D. The design of Proposed Vesting Tentative Map 8375 and proposed improvements will not cause substantial environmental damage or substantially and avoidably injure fish or wildlife or their habitat because all mitigations required by the Dublin Crossing Specific Plan related to biological resources have been complied with. E. The design of the subdivision or type of improvements will not cause serious public health concerns. F. The design of proposed Vesting Tentative Map 8375 and the type of improvements will not conflict with easements, acquired by the public at large, for access through or use of property within the proposed subdivision; or alternate easements are provided. The City Engineer has reviewed the maps and title reports and has not found any conflicting easements of this nature. G. The design or improvements of proposed Vesting Tentative Map 8375 are consistent with the Dublin General Plan and the Dublin Crossing Specific Plan because the project design, architecture, and concept have been integrated with topography of the project site created by Vesting Tentative Map 8375 to incorporate habitat preservation, install water quality measures, and minimize overgrading and extensive use of retaining walls. Therefore, the proposed subdivisions are physically suitable for the type and intensity of development proposed. H. Proposed Vesting Tentative Map 8375 are designed to provide for future passive or natural heating or cooling opportunities in that, where feasible, building orientation and spacing has been taken into account when plotting the building locations on the development sites, and passive/natural heating and cooling opportunities have not been precluded; I. Proposed Vesting Tentative Map 8375, including design and improvement, shall comply with all the applicable provisions and requirements of the zoning ordinance, the latest municipal stormwater permit issued to the city by the Regional Water Quality Control Board, this title, any other ordinance of the city, and the Subdivision Map Act as required by the Dublin Crossing EIR and project -specific conditions of approval noted herein. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Planning Commission of the City of Dublin does hereby make the following findings and determinations under CEQA regarding Vesting Tentative Map 8375 for the Boulevard (Dublin Crossing) Project. These findings are based on information contained in the EIR, the Planning Commission Staff Report, and all other information contained in the entire record for the Project. These findings constitute a summary of the information contained in the entire record. Other facts and information in the record that constitute substantial evidence to support each finding that is not specifically included below are incorporated herein by reference: A. Vesting Tentative Map 8375 is within the scope of the project analyzed in the EIR. The environmental impacts of Vesting Tentative Map 8375 are analyzed in the EIR and no further environmental review is required under CEQA for Vesting Tentative Map 8375 under Public Resources Code section 21166 and CEQA Guidelines sections 15162 and 15163. B. Vesting Tentative Map 8375 do not constitute a substantial change to the project analyzed in the EIR that will require major revisions to the EIR due to new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in severity of previously identified significant effects. Vesting Tentative Map 8375 are consistent with the Project analyzed in the EIR and do not propose any change to the Project. C. There are no substantial changes that have occurred with respect to the circumstances under which the Project will be undertaken that will require major revisions to the EIR due to the involvement of new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in severity of significant effects identified in the EIR. The EIR was certified in 2013 and no substantial changes to circumstances affecting the Project have occurred within that period of time. D. There is no new information of substantial importance, which was not known or could not have been known with the exercise of reasonable diligence at the time the EIR was certified in 2013 that show any of the conditions in CEQA Guidelines section 15162(a)(3)(A) — (D). E. The mitigation measures in the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program adopted by the City Council on November 5, 2013 apply to Vesting Tentative Map 8375 as applicable. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Planning Commission of the City of Dublin hereby approves Vesting Tentative Map 8375 for 24 residential lots subject to the conditions included below. CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL — Vesting Tentative Map 8375: COA # Condition Text Resp. Required Prior Agency to: PLANNING DIVISION 1. Approval. This approval is for Vesting Tentative Map 8375, which will Planning Ongoing create 24 single-family home lots as an extension to Neighborhood 4 in Phase 1A of the Boulevard, unless modified by the Conditions of Approval contained herein. Development pursuant to this Vesting Tentative Map approval generally shall conform to the civil drawings prepared by RJA dated January 27, 2017 (Exhibit A). 2. All of the Conditions of Approval stated in Planning Commission Various Varies Resolution 16-11 (for Vesting Tentative Maps 8306, 8307, 8308, and 8309) shall apply to Vesting Tentative Map 8375. These conditions are included herein by reference and attached as Exhibit B. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 9th day of May 2017 by the following vote: AYES: Wright, Qureshi, Mittan, Bhuthimethee, Kothari NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: Planning Commission Chair ATTEST: Assistant othmhity Development Director 4