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HomeMy WebLinkAbout8.3 DubRanF GP/SPA CI'TY CLERK File # 420-30 & 410-55 AGENDA STATEMENT ~ '~ 0 '~~ CTTY COUNCTL MEETTNG DATE: May 21, 2002 SUBJECT: PA 01-037 Initiation of a General Plan and Specific Plan Amendment Study for the Area F North portion of Dublin Ranch Report prepared by: Michael Porto, Planning Consultant and ~ Kristi Bascom, Associate Planner ATTACHMENT 1. Area F North Location Map 2. Letter from the Dublin Unified School District regarding facilities requirementS in Dublin Ranch 3. Existing and Proposed Land Use Plan 4. Resolution approving initiation of a General Plan and Specific Plan Amendment Study 5. Resolution denying initiation of a General Plan and Specific Plan Amendment Study RECOMMENDATION: ~/ 1. Receive staff presentation and public testimony. 2. Question staff and the public. 3. Adopt Resolution approving General Plan and Specific Plan Amendment Study request o..Er 4. Adopt Resolution denying General Plan and Specific Plan Amendment Study request FINANCIAL STATEMENT: None at this time. DESCRIPTION: Mr. James Tong, on behalf of the Lin family, has submitted an application for the development of 87- acres property located in Dublin Ranch, south of Dublin Ranch Phase I, north of Gleason Drive, east of Tassajara Road and west of Fallon Road. This property is known as the Area F North portion of Dublin Ranch and is shown on Attachment 1. The original Stage 1 Planned Development application for this area was approved by the City Council on March 21, 2000 by Ordinance No. 6-00. The land uses for the Area F North neighborhood included a combination of medium density residential, single-family residential, Public Facilities (High School) and Public Facilities (Middle School). After the school district indicated that they would not need a high school Site in the area but rather a middle school requiring less land area (Attachment 2), the applicant redesigned the proposed uses on the site. Today, the applicant is proposing the following land uses and development potential: COPIES TO: Applicant(s) In-House Distribution GSPA#~2001\01-037\CC Staff Report GPA initiation.DOC ~~ ITEM NO.~~_ Existing and Proposed General Plan and Specific Plan Land Use Designations of Area F North · Existing GP Land Use Proposed GP Land Use Difference Single-fami'iy residential 91 units (22.7 acres) 221 units (58.5 acres) + 130 units (35.8 acres) Medim-density · 99 units (9.9 acres) 0 units (0 acres) - 99 units (9.9 acres) residential (net gain: 31 units) Public/Semi-Public 50.6 acres 25.2 acres -25.4 acres Facilities· (Middle and Ugh School) The above table illustrates the change in land use designations to provide additional single-family residential units. The land that is currently designated in the General Plan and the Specific Plan for Medium-density residential (9.9 acres) is proposed to be designated for Single-family residential, and land that is currently designated in the General Plan for Public/Semi-Public Facilities (Middle and High School) (25.4 acres) is also proposed to be designated for Single-family residential. These two areas combined provide an additional 35.3 acres for single-family residential units. Maps showing the locations of existing and proposed land uses are shown in Attachment 3. In order to accommodate the land uses changes proposed be the applicant, two General Plan and Specific Plan Amendments would be required: 1. Change in designation from Medium Density Residential to Single Family Residential, and 2. Change in designation from Public/Semi-Public (Middle School and High School) to Single- Family Residential. There are several alternatives that can be considered as part of the General Plan and Specific Plan Amendment request: Request 1: Change land use designation from Medium-density Residential to Single-family Residential. Alternatives: a. Change to Single-family Residential; or b. Change to a different land use designation that could accommodate other land uses such as affordable housing; or c. Leave property designated Medium-density Residential. Request 2: Change designation from Public/Semi-Public (Middle School and High School) to Single- Family Residential. Alternatives: a. Change to Single-family Residential; or b. Change to a non-specific Public/Semi-Public designation that would reserve the land for community-type facilities Other than schools; or c. Change to a different land use designation that could accommodate other land uses such as affordable housing; or d. Leave property designated Public/Semi-Public (Middle School and High School). If the City Council authorizes a General Plan and Specific Plan Amendment initiation, Staff would continue the processing of the Area F North project application. The application in its entirety is for Site Development Review, Vesting Tentative Subdivision Map, Planned Development Rezone, and a General Plan and Specific Plan Amendment. This project will come before the City Council again with the General Plan Amendment/Specific Plan Amendment/Stage I and II Planned Development once all of the preliminary work has been completed by Staff and is ready to move forward. At this point, the City Council needs to determine whether a General Plan and Specific Plan Amendment Study should be authorized. Staff is seeking direction on two issues in particular in this discussion: whether or not the Council wants to change the use of the land designated for Public/Semi-public uses and how the Council would like to address the provision of affordable housing within Area F North. Both approval and denial resolutions have been included for your evaluation, and your inpUt on the two issues discussed above will be much appreciated. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council receive the staff presentation and public testimony; question staff and the public and adopt a Resolution either authorizing or denying the General Plan and Specific Plan Amendment Study request. G:kPA~2001\01-037\CC Staff Report GPA initiation. DOC / //' NP i ES : Gleason Drive Area F Area Area DUBLIN RANCH AREA F NORTH  KEY MAP EASTERN DUBLIN GENERAL PLAN/SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT STAGE 1 & STAGE 2 DEVELOPMENT PLAN/PLANNED DEVELOPMENT REZONE o' 5oo' '1 0©0' 2000' vas~VEsmGm, rr^r.~va~' SITE DEVE, LOPIVlENT ATTACHMENT I'~'~''''' DUBLIN SCHOOLS DUBLIN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT ,',,,,i,,,.,~,,,,,,,,.~ ........ .,./',,,~s,,,~, ..... 7471 LarkdaleAve. Dublin, CA 94568 Phone: 925-828-2551 Fax: 925-829-0853 SUPERINTENDENT February 18, 2001 John Sugiyama _.Ap. ne Kinney, Project Planner City of Dublin BOARD OF TRUSTEES 10OCivic Plaza Dublin, CA 94568 Tanva Clark (925) 828-2338 RE: Dublin Ranch Middle School Site Kevin Hart (925) 833-0606 Dear Ms. Kinney: Norbert Hudak At the re_quest of McKay and.Somps, engineers.for~the Dubli.n. (9258293771 Ranch Pro.[ect, I am writin~ to Crovide intom~at~on to the L/itv re~arding the Dublin Unified School Dis'frict's current intentions for the school~site in Dublin Ranch. The School District's current Facilities Master Plan does not Denis King in.clud.e .a new .high_school f_acjli.ty i..n Ea. sJe~.Du.b~lin and. __a.nticipates. t.h.at the (925) 829-9144 s~t.e de.s~g.n.a.ted n.~..lr;as.t~-n Dub. l~.n..Spe.c~t~c. Plan/~/eneral Plan R)r a h~gh school will. be ut~l~zecl tora middle school. Eric Swalwell The _Schgol Mitigatign A~:reement executed by the Di~st.rict and the Lin (925) 828-5021 fa¢ily, also co.n,t~mpl,ates.2he_pos_sible, rede. signation Of t. hi.s. site from .a high school to a mlactte scnool. The District administration believes that the ~[opose,d redesign.a, tion. of this~site i.s. cgnsi.sten, t with. i.t.s. FaCilitie. s Mast_er_ an and stm[~orts me change Irom course, the I~istrict's Govemin~Boar'fl retains the ultimate authority to _make. de, cis_ions o.f this .n..at. ure. This letter is nO.t int.en{ed to i. mp!y. th. at the Dist_nct s ~ovemmg will be in any way bound in the ~uture by tlsis letter or the District s currenl intention. Please contact me if you care to discuss this matter. Very truly yours, DUBLIN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT R~. J;~A, SUPERINTENDENT ATTACHMENT EASTERN DUBLIN GENERAL PLAN/SPECIFIC PLAN Lalld Usg Summ~ry Existing Eastern Dublin General Plan/Specific Plan Land Uses Legend DUBLIN RANCH AREA F NORTH Dubli~ Odilom/a Proposed Planned Development Land Uses ATTACHMENT RESOLUTION NO. - 02 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN APPROVING THE INITIATION OF A GENERAL PLAN AND EASTERN DUBLIN SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT STUDY FOR THE AREA F NORTH PORTION OF DUBLIN RANCH WHEREAS, a General Plan and Specific Plan Amendment has been requested by Mr. James Tong, on behalf of the Lin family, for the 87-acre property located in Dublin Ranch, south of Dublin Ranch PhaSe I, north of Gleason Drive, east of Tassajara Road and west of Fallon Road; and WHEREAS, a General Plan and Specific Plan Amendment would be required to allow the two land use changes requested: 1. Change in designation from Medium Density Residential to Single Family Residential, and 2. Change in designation from Public/Semi-Public (Junior High and High School) to Single- Family Residential. WHEREAS, additional entitlements including zoning, site development review and other associated permits would need to be processed before development cOuld occur; and WHEREAS, the initiation request has been reviewed in accordance with the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and was found to be Categorically Exempt under Section 15306, Class 6 of the State CEQA Guidelines; and WHEREAS, a staff report was submitted outlining the issues surrounding the request; and WHEREAS, the City Council did hear and consider all such reports, recommendations, and testimony hereinabove set forth and supports the initiation of a General Plan and Specific Plan Amendment Study for the 87-acre site. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City Council of the City of Dublin does hereby approve the initiation request for a General Plan and Specific Plan Amendment Study for the site located in the Area F North portion of Dublin Ranch. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Applicant shall pay for all processing costs involved with the General Plan and Specific Plan Amendment Study. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED BY the City Council of the City of Dublin on this 21 st day of May 2002, by the following votes: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk G:~PA#L2001\01-037\CCResos for approving and denying.doc ATTACHMENT 4 RESOLUTION NO. - 02 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN DENYING THE INTIATION OF A GENERAL PLAN AND EASTERN DUBLIN SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT STUDY FOR THE AREA F NORTH PORTION OF DUBLIN RANCH WHEREAS, a General Plan and Specific Plan Amendment has been requested by Mr. James Tong, on behalf of the Lin family, for the 87-acre property located in Dublin Ranch, south of Dublin Ranch Phase I, north of Gleason Drive, east of Tassajara Road and west of Fallon Road; and WHEREAS, a General Plan and Specific Plan Amendment would be required to allow the two land use changes requested: 1. Change in designation from Medium Density Residential to Single Family Residential, and 2. Change in designation from Public/Semi-Public (Junior High and High School) to Single- Family Residential. WHEREAS, additional entitlements including zoning, site development review and other associated permits would need to be processed before development could occur; and WHEREAS, the initiation request has been reviewed in accordance with the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and was found to be Categorically Exempt under Section 15306,. Class 6 of the State CEQA Guidelines; and WHEREAS, a staff report was submitted outlining the issues surrounding the request; and WHEREAS, the City Council did hear and consider all such reports, recommendations, and testimony hereinabove set forth and does not support the initiation of a General Plan and Specific Plan Amendment Study for the 87-acre site. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City Council of the City of Dublin does hereby deny the initiation request for a General Plan and Specific Plan Amendment Study for the site located in the Area F North portion of Dublin Ranch. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED BY the City Council of the City of Dublin on this 21 st day of May 2002, by the following votes: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk G:~PA#~200 I\01-037\CCResos for approving and denying.doc ATTACHMENT 5