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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-26-2004 PC Minutes Planning Commission Minutes CALL TO ORDER A regular meeting of the City of Dublin Planning Commission was held on Tuesday, October 26, 2004, in the Council Chambers located at 100 Civic Plaza. Chair Fasulkey called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. ROLL CALL Present: Commissioners Fasulkey, Nassar, King, and Machtmes; Jeri Ram, Planning Manager; Janet Harbin, Senior Planner; and Maria Carrasco, Recording Secretary. Absent: Cm. Jennings ADDITIONS OR REVISIONS TO THE AGENDA - None MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS - September 28, 2004 were approved as submitted. ORAL COMMUNICATION - None WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS - None PUBLIC HEARINGS 8.1 P A 04-054 City of Dublin General Plan Amendment to Reflect Original Information Included in the Eastern Extended Planning Area Land Use Map. The City is proposing amendments to the General Plan to modify the Land l)se Map (Figure 1-la) to reflect original information included in the Eastern Extended Planning Area Land Use Map. The original map, when merged with other General Plan maps in 2002, and some land use locations were not accurately represented. No changes are proposed to the General Plan text. Cm. Fasulkey opened the public hearing and asked for the staff report. Janet Harbin, Senior Planner presented the staff report and explained that the item before the Planning Commission is the consideration of modifications to the General Plan Land Use Map to restore information that is not currently represented accurately. During analysis of the General Plan Amendment for the Parks and Recreation Master Plan and Semi-Public Facilities Policy, it became apparent that a few significant features of the original Eastern Dublin General Plan Amendment Map had been altered when the three maps were merged together. The intent of the November 5,2002 amendment was to capture all of the information of the three maps in one map; however, City Staff's ability to produce maps in-house was limited and consultants prepared the map and placed some land uses on the wrong properties. With the creation of a new staff position (GIS Coordinator), mapping of geographic areas has improved, and the City now has the ability to more precisely follow the original Eastern Dublin General Plan Amendment Map. The General Plan Amendment would modify the existing General Plan Land Use Map. It would correct the location of the size of the neighborhood parks within the Eastern Dublin Property Owner area of the General Plan Land Use Map in the vicinity of the Croak properties has also been made along with correction of the configuration and shape of the General Plan Land uses in locations in the Eastem Extended Planning Area. 166 October 26,2004 The proposed General Plan Amendment is consistent with the land use approvals in the Eastern Extended Planning Area to date. The proposed General Plan Amendment would ensure that locations of various land uses shown in the General Plan Land Use Map in the undeveloped portions of the Eastern Extended Planning Area are consistent with original locations reflected in the Eastern Dublin General Plan Amendment Land Use Map and the Eastern Extended Planning Area Land Use Map. The proposed General Plan Amendment would benefit the City by providing internal consistency between the current map, future maps, and the original Eastern Dublin General Plan Amendment. No changes to existing Planned Development Districts, or other previous land use approvals, would be required if this Amendment was approved. Staff recommends that the Planning Commission adopt the Resolution recommending the City Council approval of a General Plan Amendment to revise the General Plan Land Use Map to reflect the original information included in the 1993 Eastern Dublin General Plan Amendment Land Use Map. Ms. Harbin asked the Planning Commission if they had any questions. Cm. Fasulkey asked about the accuracy of the GIS System. Ms. Harbin stated it is much more accurate than other computer applications the City has contracted with consultants to use in the past. Ms. Ram, Planning Manager, stated that it can connect everything geometrically and much more accurately. Staff is in the process of updating many of the City's maps. Within the next year the Zoning Map will be before the Planning Commission for review. Cm. Fasulkey asked for clarification regarding the parks on Mr. Croak's property. Ms. Harbin stated that some adjustments were made in the map in regards to neighborhood parks in the Fast Dublin Property Owners (ED PO) General Plan Amendment. Mr. Croak's property was shown with two neighborhood parks on the map in the East Dublin Specific Plan and Eastern Dublin Extended Planning Area map. The boundaries had slipped slightly and needed to be corrected. Two parks have always been shown on Mr. Croak's property. Staff corrected the size of those parks to what was shown on the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan maps. There was a series of meetings with the property owners prior to putting land uses on the maps. Pat Croak, representing the Croak property stated that the open space represented originally was put there for stream or drainage protection purposes and would not like it used for anything else. Cm. Fasulkey asked Staff what has been considered for the open space that Mr. Croak is referring to. Ms. Ram said Staff prepared a Resource Management Plan for the EDPO area, which the City Council accepted. The Resource Management Plan looked at areas to preserve such as drainage and areas of breeding habitats for endangered species. Based on looking at the constraints that have been identified by the Resource Management Plan, there will be a General Plan Amendment that will take place in the future for the EDPO, which will rearrange where the open space is. There may be some drainage areas that have been determined to not be as important to the species as others. The specific plan with the way the land uses were designated some of the land uses do not work and the open space that Mr. Croak is referring to will likely get reconfigured in the future. It is not the City's desire to have open space as a weed patch but rather something viable as in a creek corridor. CommiSS'¡Ofl 167 October 26, 2004 Cm. Machtmes asked if that process is separate than what the Planning Commission is reviewing tonight. Ms. Ram responded yes. On motion by Cm. Nassar, seconded by Cm. King, by a vote of 4-0-1 with Cm. Jennings absent, the Planning Commission unanimously adopted RESOLUTION NO. 04 - 61 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVING A GENERAL PLAN TO REFLECT ORIGINAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THE EASTERN EXTENDED PLANNING AREA LAND USE MAP FOR PA 04-054 NEW OR UNFINISHED BUSINESS - None Ms. Ram discussed the upcoming schedule with the Planning Commission. OTHER BUSINESS (Commission/Staff Informational Only Reports) Cm. King would like to see two coherent plans for the areas of Dougherty Road to Alcosta Road and Dublin Boulevard to Hacienda Drive. Ms. Ram stated that the Camp Parks charette had been completed and the committee voted on the preferred alternatives. Camp Parks will see if any of the 5 alternatives are feasible to them and if so th~y will submit an application to the City. ADJOURNMENT - The meeting was adjourned at 7:45 p.m. Respectful~ s~mitted, / // / ¡ ( ,I /) / . /.( . Planni ATTffi~ Planning M nager CorrrmìsYion 168 October 26, 2004