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HomeMy WebLinkAbout8.4 Future Land Use Entitlements CITY OF DUBLIN AGENDA STATEMENT City Council Meeting Date: December 14, 1992 SUBJECT: Agreement by Jurisdictions in Tri-Valley Area Addressing Future Land Use Entitlements in the Tri-Valley Area Report by: Public Works Director Lee Thompson EXHIBITS ATTACHED: 1) Letter from Contra Costa County 2) Draft letter to the Tri-Valley Transportation Council (TVTC) RECOMMENDATION: ,7 Direct Staff to send a response letter to TVTC, as attached kpr as amended FINANCIAL STATEMENT: No additional cost at this time DESCRIPTION: For the past several months, representatives from the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors and the City Councils of Dublin, Danville and San Ramon have been discussing the impacts of the Dougherty Valley Specific Plan. This ad hoc committee directed Contra Costa County's staff to draft a conceptual agreement for resolving the regional transportation impacts of all major land use proposals under consideration in the Tri-Valley Area. Contra Costa County staff prepared the attached draft principles of agreement and presented it to the Tri-Valley Transportation Council (TVTC) for review and comment. The TVTC recommended, in turn, that each agency's staff present the proposed draft to their respective governing bodies for review and comment. This agreement would require the cities and counties who are signatories to the agreement to condition new development to conform to the recommendation of the future Tri-Valley Transportation Plan (TVTP) , including land use and their fair share of the traffic impact fees for regional improvements required because of these new developments. Barton-Aschman Associates has been hired by the TVTC to develop a plan which would incorporate transportation needs, as well as suggested methods of financing improvements. This plan is anticipated to take another 8 to 12 months to complete. The agreement seems onerous in that the agencies would be agreeing to change local rules and ordinances to conform with as yet unknown "recommendations of the TVTP." However, this TVTP can only be adopted through a unanimous vote of the seven agencies, and if any agency disagrees with the Plan, it need only vote against it. The Tri-Valley Transportation Council had a concern that if the cities or counties should wait for the TVTP's recommendation for 8 to 12 months, some major developments in the Tri-Valley area could be approved (Dougherty Valley, East Dublin, North Livermore, etc. ) without agreeing to participate in the TVTP. This concern could be addressed in one of two ways: (1) Put conditions on developers that they may agree to the TVTP's recommendations; or (2) postpone approval of any major .developments until the the TVTP has been approved by all Tri-Valley area jurisdictions. Staff has some concern with the reference in the draft agreement principles to future adjustment to land use densities of new land use entitlements. This would seem to open the door on some type of prorated density reductions. It would seem more reasonable that densities should be reduced to the inverse of the distance to jobs, shopping, freeways, and mass transportation. Staff recommends that the City Council recommend the following comments be incorporated into the language of the proposed agreement: 1. Each jurisdiction be the final authority in approving land use within their own planning areas. CITY CLERK -------------------------------------------------------- -FIL-E- ITEM NO. * COPIES TO: Steven L. Goetz, Tri-Valley Transportation Council Technical Advisory Committee 2. In the definition of the TVTC model, the most recently adopted ABAG land use plan (1992) be used as a basis for land use modeling and the Plan as it more closely follows Dublin's study plan for Eastern Dublin. 3. Traffic impact fees be competitive with traffic impact fees outside of the Tri-Valley area and recognize impacts from developments outside the Tri-Valley area. 4. Each jurisdiction have the right to use other methods to obtain funds to subsidize traffic impact fees in their own jurisdiction, if they so choose. 5. The TVTP needs to predetermine who will have authority over traffic impact funds and how decisions will be made regarding the order in which projects are financed. 6. Participation in the agreement not be limited to future developers, but to all existing developers who have received approval from local jurisdictions but have not completely developed (Hacienda, Bishop Ranch, etc. ) , in which case credits could be given for already-constructed regional transportation contributions. 7. Transportation mitigation be approved by the affected jurisdictions and/or be consistent with their General Plans. 8. The condition on developers require mitigation of traffic impacts to include, at a minimum, future regional and local transportation impact fees such as may be developed in the TVTC. 9. The title of the agreement not include the term "Future Land Use Entitlements." A possible alternative is "Principles of Agreement Addressing and Resolving the Regional Transportation and Land Use Impact in the Tri- Valley Area." Staff recommends that City Council review the attached letter, make any necessary changes, and direct Staff to transmit it to the Tri-Valley Transportation Council. a:\agenda\trivagmt Page 2 F CONTRA COSTA COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT DATE: November 19, 1992 TO: Tri Valley Council FROM: Steven L. Goetz, Tri Valle Transportation Council Technical Advisory Committee SUBJECT: Agreement of Future Land Use rntitlements for the Tri Valley Area During the past several months, representatives from Contra Costa County, San Ramon, Danville, and Dublin have been discussing impacts of the Dougherty Valley Specific Plan. They directed staff to work with the Tri Valley Transportation Council to outline a contractual agreement that would condition future land use entitlements currently under consideration in the Tri Valley area to comply with the recommendations of the Tri Valley Transportation Plan. This request was generated by a concern that approval of any major land use entitlement prior to completion of the Tri Valley Transportation Plan would diminish the effectiveness of the Plan. At its November 18 meeting, the Tri Valley Transportation Council requested that an outline of such an agreement be presented to the Tri Valley Council in conjunction with the presentation of the initial travel forecasts of the Tri Valley Transportation Plan. The Tri Valley Transportation Council is requesting each city/town council and Board of Supervisors review this outline and submit comments for the Tri Valley Transportation Council for consideration at their next meeting, scheduled for December 16, 1992. � - k DI?AFr PRINCIPLES OF AGREEMENT ADDRESSING FUTURE LAND USE ENTITLEMENTS IN TRI VALLEY AREA Parties:- - Alameda County - Contra Costa County - Dublin - Danville - Livermore - San Ramon - Pleasanton Purpose To ensure that any future land use entitlements granted before completion of the Tri Valley Transportation Plan (TVTP) will be required to comply with the recommendations of that plan. Provisions 1. Require local jurisdictions to evaluate the transportation impacts of development projects using the TVTP transportation model. 2 . Require future adjustments to the land use densities of new land use entitlements, if needed to meet the "traffic service objectives" (performance standards) of the regional transportation system as defined in the TVTP. 3. Require sponsors of development projects to participate in the proposed TVTP regional fee program to ensure they pay their fair share of the regional transportation improvements required to serve such projects. Term To sunset when each jurisdiction incorporates the recommendations of the TVTP in appropriate General Plan policies and local ordinances, which probably won't occur until the end of 1993. J I I COMPONENTS OF THE TRI VALLEY TRANSPORTATION PLAN 1. "Routes of Regional Significance. " - I-580 - I-680 - Alcosta Boulevard (portion) - Bollinger Canyon (portion) - Camino Tassajara/Tassajara Road/Santa Rita Road - Crow Canyon Road - Danville Boulevard/San Ramon Valley Boulevard/San Ramon Road/Foothill Road - Dougherty Road (portion)/Hopyard Road - Dublin Boulevard (including extension) - Stoneridge Drive/Jack London Boulevard - Sycamore Valley Road 2 . "Traffic Service Objectives" for Routes of Regional Significance. 3 . Preferred Actions for the Tri Valley Transportation Plan. a. Land use types and densities; b. Roadway expansion; c. Carpool, bus, rail improvements; and d. Trip reduction or travel demand management strategies. 4. Finance Plan for Preferred Actions. 5. Procedures to analyze the impacts of development projects on Routes of Regional Significance: a. Computerized transportation model and database to evaluate the transportation impacts of new development; b. Local requirement for a finding of consistency with Traffic Service Objectives, which must be adopted concurrently with approval of development projects; and c. Local capital improvement programs which include the projects necessary to meet or maintain * the Traffic Service Objectives. 6. Annual monitoring and reporting by local jurisdictions on compliance with performance standards; 7. Procedures to revise the TVTP to mitigate the impacts of land use decisions found to be inconsistent with the TVTP (e.g. preparation of CMP Deficiency Plans, or Measure C-1988 Action Plan amendments) . r. i y i DRAFT DATE: December 15, 1992 TO: Tri-Valley Transportation Council FROM: Richard C. Ambrose, Dublin City Manager SUBJECT: Conceptual Agreement Addressing Future Land Use Entitlements in the Tri-Valley Area The City of Dublin City Council has received and reviewed the conceptual agreement for resolving the regional transportation impacts of all major land use proposals under consideration in the Tri-Valley area. Since the Tri-Valley Transportation Plan (TVTP) is not ready yet, it is too early for the cities and counties in the Tri-Valley area to change their local rules and ordinances to conform with the unknown TVTP's recommendation. However, the City of Dublin recognizes that some major developments in the Tri-Valley area are in the process of getting approval from their appropriate jurisdictions and could diminish the TVTP. Therefore, the City of Dublin recommends that all jurisdictions in this area agree to put suggested conditions on their proposed developments: "The developer shall participate in a Tri-Valley Transportation Plan's recommendation which has been approved by its appropriate jurisdiction." The City of Dublin offers the following additional comments regarding this agreement: 1. Each jurisdiction be the final authority in approving land use within their own planning areas. 2. In the definition of the TVTC model, the most recently adopted ABAG land use plan (1992) be used as a basis for land use modeling and the Plan as it more closely follows Dublin's study plan for Eastern Dublin. 3. Traffic impact fees be competitive with traffic impact fees outside of the Tri-Valley area and recognize impacts from developments outside the Tri-Valley area. 4. Each jurisdiction have the right to use other methods to obtain funds to subsidize traffic impact fees in their own jurisdiction, if they so choose. 5. The TVTP needs to predetermine who will have authority over traffic impact funds and how decisions will be made regarding the order in which projects are financed. 6. Participation in the agreement not be limited to future developers, but to all existing developers who have received approval from local jurisdictions but have not completely developed (Hacienda, Bishop Ranch, etc. ) , in which case credits could be given for already-constructed regional transportation contributions. n imp �. t t: 7. Transportation mitigation be approved by the affected jurisdictions and/or be consistent with their General Plans. 8. The condition on developers require mitigation of traffic impacts to include, at a minimum, future regional and local transportation impact fees such as may be developed in the TVTC. 9. The title of the agreement not include the term "Future Land Use Entitlements." A possible alternative is "Principles of Agreement Addressing and Resolving the Regional Transportation and Land Use Impact in the Tri- Valley Area." RCA/gr cc: Bill Van Gelder, City of Pleasanton Traffic Engineer/ Chairperson of Tri-Valley Transportation Council Technical Advisory committee a:dec\15tvtcag