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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC Reso07-19 Genl Pln Amdmt Scarlett Ct PA03-063 RESOLUTION NO. 07 - 19 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT TO INCLUDE POLICIES RELATED TO THE SCARLETT COURT PLANNING AREA IN SECTION 2.2, COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL LAND USE P A 03-063 WHEREAS, the Scarlett Court area consists of approximately 52 acres of land and is bounded on the west by Dougherty Road, the north by Dublin Boulevard, the south by 1-580 right-of-way, and the east by the Iron Horse Trail right-of-way; and WHEREAS, during the Goals and Objectives session for Fiscal Year 2002/2003, the City Council requested Staff, as a high priority item, to initiate a Specific Plan for the Scarlett Court Area; and WHEREAS, on August 6, 2006, the City Council directed Staff to divide the Specific Plan preparation into two phases with the first phase of the Scarlett Court Specific Plan to include landscape, signage and design guidelines; and WHEREAS, no changes to the existing General Plan land use designations are proposed at this time; and WHEREAS, on April 10, 2007, the Planning Commission adopted a Resolution recommended that the City Council adopt the Scarlett Court Design Guidelines; create Zoning Ordinance Chapter 8.34, Scarlett Court Overlay Zoning District; amend Chapter 8.104, Site Development Review; and amend the Zoning Map to add an overlay zoning designation to the Scarlett Court Area to serve as an appropriate mechanism to ensure that improvements in the area are designed and built in compliance with the Scarlett Court Design Guidelines; and WHEREAS, the proposed amendments to the General Plan will not change the land use designations for the Scarlett Court area. WHEREAS, the General Plan will be amend as shown on Exhibit A, including: . Adding the Scarlett Court Planning Area under Section 1.8.1, Land Use Classifications, under other land use categories; and . Adding Section 2.2.6 to the General Plan under Section 2.2, Commercial and Industrial Land Use. WHEREAS, the Project would amend corresponding the text of the General Plan as shown in Exhibit A; and WHEREAS, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), together with the State guidelines and City environmental regulations require that certain projects be reviewed for environmental impacts and that environmental documents be prepared; and WHEREAS, the project has been found to be Exempt from CEQA, according to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the proposed amendments to the General Plan will have a significant effect on the environment; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on said Scarlett Court Design Guidelines and General Plan Amendments on April 10, 2007 and adopted Resolution No. _ recommending that the City Council adopt this Resolution. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the foregoing recitals are true and correct and made a part of this resolution. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Dublin Planning Commission recommends that the City Council approve the following Amendments to the General Plan based on findings that the amendments are in the public interest and that the General Plan as so amended will remain internally consistent. A. Amend Section 1.8.1, Land Use Classifications, to include the Scarlett Court Planning Area, as shown on Exhibit A. B. Amend Section 2.2, Commercial and Industrial Land Use, to include Section 2.2.6, Scarlett Court Planning Area. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this lOth day of April 2007 by the following vote: AYES: Cms. Biddle, Wehrenberg, King, Tomlinson and Chair Schaub NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: n/ cu:. Planning Commission Chair ATTEST: 2