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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 6.3 EastDublinSpecPlnAmend . CITY CLER~: File # D[~Z-zJ[Q]-~ . AGENDA STATEMENT CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: June 16, 1998 SUBJECT: EXHIBITS ATTACHED: 1) 2) 3) . RECOMMENDATION: 1) Ii l~ 2) , <(' 3) 4) 5) FINANCIAL STATEMENT: DESCRIPTION: PUBLIC HEARING: PA 98-016, Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment, including: Deletion of Neighborhood Commercial land use designation on Site 16 and limiting uses to neighborhood commercial uses on Site 3; Revise 'policies regarding park-and-ride facilities; Update Development Potential Table for Santa Rita properties. (Report prepared by Jerry Haag, Consulting Planner) 4) 5) Specific Plan land use map (with proposed revisions) Proposed Eastern Dublin Specific Plan text changes Existing and Proposed Santa Rita Properties Development Potential Matrix Resolution adopting Specific Plan Amendment Applicant request letter Open public hearing Receive staff presentation and public testimony Close public hearing Deliberate Approve Resolution adopting Specific Plan Amendment No financial impact is anticipated. Attached to this staff report is a Resolution approving a Specific Plan Amendment for the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan. The Alameda County Surplus Property Authority (ACSP A) has requested an amendment to the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan which consists of three separate portions, although considered to be one request. One portion of the amendment would delete the existing requirement that 5 acres of neighborhood commercial development occur on property generally located on the southwest quadrant of Hacienda Drive and Dublin Boulevard. At the same time, future land uses on Site 3 (northwest comer of Dublin Boulevard and Tassajara Road see Exhibit 1) would retain the existing General Commercial Specific Plan Land Use Designation, but would be limited to neighborhood commercial uses. A second portion of the amendment would allow greater flexibility for locating the planned park-and-ride facilities . ----------------------------- COPIES TO: Alameda County Surplus Property Authority PA File 98-016 ITEM NO. 6.j within the' Santa Rita site. The final portion of the amendment is an update to the Development Potel"l.ti-a! Land l7se Summary Table for Alameda County's property within the planning area. ~ BACKGROUND Site History . The properties included in this Specific Plan Amendment are owned by the Alameda County Surplus Property Authority and are included within the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan, approved by the City of Dublin in 1994. In October 1996, the Dublin City Council approved an amendment to the Specific Plan for the entire Santa Rita site. A portion of this amendment added a 5-acre Neighborhood Commercial land use designation for Site 16, located on the southwest corner of Dublin Boulevard and Hacienda Drive. The purpose of including the Neighborhood Commercial designation was to ensure that adequate local services would be provided for residents of this portion of Dublin. Planning Commission Meeting The Planning Commission, at their meeting of June 9, 1998, approved a Resolution recommending City Council approval of the Specific Plan Amendment. ANALYSIS The following analysis is prepared for each component of the requested Specific Plan Amendment. Neighborhood Commercial Staffs analysis of the request indicates that the 5 acres of neighborhood commercial development approved as part of the last amendment was never actually reflected in land use totals for the Specific Plan, so that eliminating this land use designation at this time would not prove difficult. Apparently, due to the complexity of the last amendment and the large number of tables and ownerships involved, maps were not updated at that time. . Staff also notes that the Specific Plan designates sufficient other sites in reasonably close proximity to the affected site to allow for the development of neighborhood-serving retail and service uses. It is recommended that the 17 acres ofland on the west side of Ta5sajara Road between Dublin Boulevard and the future Transit Spine designated for General Commercial maintain that Designation, but be limited to "'neighborhood commercial" uses. This will provide an adequate site for neighborhood type uses in this portion of the community. This action will also assist in promoting the economic viability of the proposed Town Center development on the west side of Tassajara Road. The Town Center is envisioned as a pedestrian oriented, walkable commercial area. This modification will not impact the existing tax exchange agreement between the ACSP A and the City of Dublin because the Land Use Designation would not be changed. ACSP A has agreed to this request (Exhibit 5). The proposed amendment, if approved, would provide for alternative nearby sites for neighborhood- serving commercial and would also assist in facilitating development ofland uses on Site 3 consistent with the City of Dublin General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan. It would therefore be consistent with both land use policy documents. . 2 - . Park-and-Ride . The ACSP A seeks flexibility, through the proposed amendment, to locate the park-and-ride facilities at other locations on the Santa Rita property which have yet to be identified. The ACSP A notes concerns with the existing identified sites, including the relatively short distance between the freeway and Dublin Boulevard which would limit access points to proposed park-and-ride facilities. Access could be even more difficult during evening peak hour conditions, where motorists would need to make left turns into the lots to retrieve their vehicles. Given the amount of development interest in the Santa Rita properties. the ACSP A is confident that sufficient opportunities will exist to implement a joint use development which would include park-and-ride facilities as part of an overall project. As part of the amendment, Dublin Planning staff has added recommended language to the amendment that would require the ACSP A to identify and build park-and-ride lots when specific development-targets are reached within the Santa Rita portion of the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan. This language is shown on Exhibit 2. This portion of the amendment would modify language in the Specific Plan to allow greater flexibility to implement the requirement to provide park-and-ride lots as traffic and air quality mitigations. Therefore, the proposed amendment would be consistent with the City of Dublin General Plan and all other portions of the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan, as amended. Land Use Table . The proposed land use table for the Santa Rita properties represents more complete information on the site than was previously available and is being included as a technical update of the Specific Plan. Since the table was originally created, the amount of development shown on the proposed updated Table is consistent with the amount of development shown within the City of Dublin General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan, as amended in 1996. General Plan Consistency The proposed amendments to the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan would be consistent with all other remaining elements of the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan and with the Dublin General Plan. The analysis of consistency is discussed in the above section of the staff report. Environmental Review The potential environmental impacts of the proposed project have been previously addressed in the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Environmental Impact Report (SCH No. 91103064) certified by the City of Dublin in May 1993, and an Initial StudylMitigated Negative Declaration for a previous Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment (SCH No. 9692092), certified by the City of Dublin in October, 1997. This Amendment does not include any changes that would be outside the scope of either the Program EIR or the Mitigated Negative Declaration. Conclusion . The proposed amendments to the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan are consistent with the remaining portions of the Specific Plan, with the General Plan and with underlying environmental documents for the Eastern Dublin area. Approval of the Amendment deleting the Neighborhood Commercial site will facilitate development ofthe proposed PeopleSoft campus development. Construction of future park-and-ride lots 3 within the Santa Rita area would be made easier by revising policies. Modifications to the Development Potential matrix represents a technical update based on the latest available information to the City and lando\\ner. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council open the public hearing. take testimony_ deliberate and adopt Exhibit 4, the Resolution approving the proposed Specific Plan Amendment for the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan. P A98-0 16\ccsr 4 . . . f\ ~~.1 ~G; _---.,. (--- --~-, r------i . i-"I r- I :tu I l 1 11 tt I I M!5~ . I Ii '" \ . . 1 .. 1\.1 \ \ ~ 25 1 ~ '\ I ~_:(_ (I! 1 l' \ -=....-:::-~-u-_-' I c::l ~ ~ _ ,L~ ;..-__ I.t) ~ ~ Ii r-iIII\ II ; r"'?' -- i I 3 , ~D ::f 1 >L ~~ :>- 1 ..J '- I t N ~ _ '.; ~ ~~ 1 '-::=:-'=-'=-'=-=--==--;:''''''' ---...._. ~ ' ~... - Irs . ---... <>~, 1\ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 1 I . ~ ~ ~ 10 (__e~\~ II '\ \ 6~ .1 lL 1n ~~ I -.....; '''o'4J ~ l\ ~ -- Co J II 3 ~""~p l l~~. ~ _..-=-_-=- ~-J ~ '-' ~ \ ~~ ~j-'-Do 1 ::;! ~~ --<..!~.-;-.." ,--~.:.~- r......-----.-~ c:) Q ""\ ~.o ~ ?G'F.~# ~__ LO 1 . 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Co.- ..,.. <!~ :r-;::;, et: ~ ,- 4:8 r-~ Z@ ! <! ~ I ""<= ~ -...:; .....-I e> . co =" -< ~ :A "". II . Exhibit 2 Santa Rita CPA File P A# 98-016 The following are amendments to the East Dublin Specific Plan 1) Section 4.5, Commercial Land Use, page 29 should be amended to add the following action program: · Program 4J (a): Limit land uses on the west side ofTassajara Road between Dublin Boulevard and the Transit Spine to Neighborhood Commercial uses, to assist in ensuring that uses in the Town Center -Commercial development are economically viable. 2) Section 5.7 Transportation Systems Management, page 58. The language of Program 5-h should be amended to reflect the flexibility of site locations for park and ride lots as well as any specific targets for planning and construction of facilities as negotiated between the City and County. . . Work with developers at the freeway interchanges to provide park-and-ride lots between 1-580 and Dublin Boulevard on thc wcst sidcs of Hacienda Driye, T05saja:ra Road a:nd Fallon Road as mutually agreed between the City of Dublin and developers. The parking lots will provide a minimum of 100 parking spaces and will include lighting and landscaping. Specific park-and-ride sites shall be identtfied and approved by the City of Dublin at the time land use entitlements are grantedfor fifty (50) percent of the acreage included in the Hacienda Gateway, County Center and Town Center-Residential Planning Subareas. Construction of the park-and-ride facilities shall be completed at the time land use entitlements are granted for seventy-five (75) percent of acreage for the same Planning Subareas. 5/1/98 . EXHIBIT 2 ~."_..~. . . . Table 8 EXISTING SANTA RITA DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL LAND USE SUMMARY IIl2nd Use Category I I ~ Commercial I I Dmpns Office"l I I ?-.lOlic/5e:mi-Publie I I Jndusb..al/Office I I Sigb Density Resd. I I Med-High ~.sity I I Medium Density I I Single-Family Res:d. I I Q,J!]JI11Jnity:PaiK I I Dpe:n Spacel Deek I I 3em~-Y 5::bool I I I Gross A.~ I 133.73 I 79.05 I 885 I 63.0 I ':l,.! ~ I __0 38.9 I 602 I 892 I 563 I 29-1 I 11.0 I I 685.03 I TOI4.L ~ :::-I . I ;J tJ F ~fl .21.3 FAR I .11 .B5 1.40 E4.R 0.25 FAR I 037 E4.R I 35 dulae I 16--20 dulae I 10 du/ae I L-.L . / ....:z I _ :>._ au ac- I I I I I 5quzre Fed I 1,3$..574 I 1.416,273 I g.:;,.3,765 I 1,D!.J,618 I I I I I I . . I I I 5,7S7,530 I II 1inits 1,.211 7-9 6G2 399 I I I 2/E91 5o::I7'""...e: }j.10'!Tn<>:ca Coun..ty 5m:plus :Property Authority :. li-.::iDdes 5.0 a~ Df Ne:i.ciii:x:>inooa Co~ -' DT~ty:Lmlg? .JP! 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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN ************* APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE EASTERN DUBLIN SPECIFIC PLAN FOR P A 98-016, ALAMEDA COUNTY SURPLUS PROPERTY AUTHORITY 'WHEREAS, Alameda County Surplus Property Authority (ACSP A) has submitted a request to the City of Dublin to amend the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan, which would: a) Delete the 5-acre Neighborhood Conunercial1and use designation on Site 16 of the Santa Rita properties, generally located on the southwest comer of Dublin Boulevard and Hacienda Drive (Exhibit 1), and retain the Land Use Designation of General Conunercial on Site 3, located at the northwest comer of Dublin Boulevard and Tassajara Road, (Exhibit 1) but limit the land uses to Neighborhood Conunercial; b) Amend policies contained in the Specific Plan regarding the placement of park- and-ride facilities within the Santa Rita properties ofthe Eastern Dublin Specific Plan (Exhibit 2) . c) Update the Development Potential Land Use Matrix for the Santa Rita properties of the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan (Exhibit 3); and WHEREAS, a complete application for this project is on file with the Dublin Planning Department; and '''HEREAS, the potential environmental effects of the proposed project have been previously addressed in the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan EIR (State Clearinghouse No. 91103064) and a Mitigated Negative Declaration for a previous amendment to the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan (State Clearinghouse No. 9692092). This Amendment does not include any changes that would be outside the scope of either the Program EIR or the Mitigated Negative Declaration; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did hold a public hearing on the Specific Plan Amendment request on June 9, 1998; and "'HEREAS, the Planning Commission did hear and use their independent judgment and considered all said reports, reconunendations and testimony hereinabove set forth at a properly noticed public hearing and recommended approval of the proposed Amendment; and WHEREAS, the Dublin City Council did review and use their independent judgment to consider the Mitigated Negative Declaration at a public hearing held on June 16, 1998; and . "'HEREAS, proper notice of said hearing was given in all respects as required by law. EXHIBIT 4 6'~ Il J\OW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOL YED THAT THE Dublin City Council does hereby find that: A. Proper environmental documentation has been prepared on the proposed Specific Plan .Amendment in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act. B. The proposed deletion of the 5-acre Neighborhood Commercial land use designation on Site 16 will result in a more efficient use ofland for proposed campus office uses on the site. C. Alternative neighborhood serving commercial uses can be provided on Site 3. D. The proposed amended policies regarding park-and-ride facilities will allow for greater flexibility for locating park-and-ride lots within the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan area. E. The revised Development Potential land use matrix represents updated information regarding parcelization and land uses within the Santa Rita portion of the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan area. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE Dublin City Council hereby approves an Amendment to the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan (P A 98-016), deleting the 5-acre Neighborhood Commercial designation on Site 16 of the Santa Rita properties (Exhibit 1), limiting future uses on Site 3 of the Santa Rita properties to neighborhood commercial (Exhibit 2), revising policies regarding park-and-ride facilities within the Santa Rita area of the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan (Exhibit 2) and updating the Development Potential land use matrix for the Santa Rita properties of the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan (Exhibit 3). PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 16th day of June, 1998. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk P.'-\98-016\CCfes 2 . . . . . . '74/1 SL~LUS PROPERTY'~-\UTHORlTY OF i~LAI\1EDA COuNTY . San t (; R i t ,a _ T Tan ~ i 1 C c n t C T - S I a pIe ~ R (; 71 C h . If" e t mOT eRa n c ;, 224 W. Winton Ave., Room 151, Hayward, CA 94544 (510) 670-5400 FAX (510) 670-6529 February 27, 1998 RECEfVEi) rf:, P [ U. qQg !.,'"-, no .....L . -';0 fr.J p.:.t:.!'I]t.tING 1\15. len Ram Dublin Community Development Dept. 100 Civic Plaza Dublin., CA 94588 Re: Santa Rita Property Specific Plan/General Plan Amendment Modifications Dear Jeri:, Per our discussion yesterday with Jerry Haag, the Surplus Property Authority would like to modify the proposed Santa Rita Property SPiJGPA sent to you on February 11. We propose the following modifications: 1) Neighborhood Commercial: To ensure that some neighborhood commercial uses are developed on the Santa Rita property, the Authority is willing to limit Site 3 (adjacent to Tassajara Road) to neighborhood commercial uses, while retaiIDng its General Commercial designation. "Neighborhood commercial uses" would be defined per the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan. 2) Site 12: We would like to withdraw our proposed modifications for this area. I will work on a graphic exhibit that.you can use for the staifreport. If you need anything else from me at this time, please let me know. Follo'wing your review of these modifications, I would appreciate it if you could provide me with an estimated time schedule for taking this GP /vSP A through the approval process. Sincerely, ,.5lcrr;^-< r ~~ Cook --------Project Planner cc: Pat Cashman ExIiit~ t;/ II' J EASTERN DUBLIN SPECIFlC PLAN AMENDl\1ENT/GENERU PL~ AMENDMENT . for the AL~DACOUNTYSURPLUSPROPERTYAUTHORITY SANTA RITA PROPERTY The Alameda County Surplus Property Authority, owner of the Santa Rita property within the City ofDub1in, is requesting an amendment to the City's Eastern Dublin Specific Plan and General Plan. The amendment consists oftbree relatively minor changes to policies and maps affecting the Santa Rita property that will permit completion of development of the property in a more effective and rational manner. These changes are the removal of the requirement for five (5) acres of neighborhood commercial development on Site 16, flexibility in the location of commuter park- and-ride lots within the Santa Rita property, and clarification on the type of private development that can occur in the Public/Semi-Public designation north of Gleason Drive. None of these proposed changes will impact other properties within the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan ana, nor 'will there be unmitigatible environmental impacts. Removal of the Neighborhood Commercial Designation: The Eastern Dublin Specific Plan was amended at the request of the Surplus Property Authority in October, 1996 to refine the land use pattern on the Santa Rita property. The Authority's request included moving the area designated for Neighborhood Commercial uses on the property from the intersection of Hacienda . Drive and Dublin Boulevard to the corner of Tassajara Road and Dublin Boulevard, because the latter site would be more central to the population base needed to support a neighborhood center, while still being 'Within walling distance of much of the Santa Rita property. The Specific Plan amendment that was ultimately approved by the City shifted the commercial area over to Tassajara Road, but included a caveat that five acres of neighborhood commercial development would be incorporated into the Campus Office site in the southwest quadrant of Hacienda Drive and Dublin Boulevard (Site 16). Policy 4.9.7 (Hacienda Gateway - Land Use Concept) of the Specific Plan was modified to specify that LLGeneral and Neighborhood Commercial uses are designated along the east and west side of Hacienda Drive, to take advantage of the high visibility and convenient vehicular access from 1-580, Hacienda Drive, and Dublin Boulevard". The Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Land Use Map and General Plan Map was also modified to specify that Site 16 L'includes five acres of Neighborhood Commercial". This caveat was made by City staff over the objections ofthe Authority. It should be noted that the Specific Plan amendment also included modifications to land use tables that summarized land use designations within the Santa Rita property, but these tables were not modified to include the five acres of neighborhood commercial. Table 4.11 of the Specific Plan llSIS the land use designations and corresponding acreages for the Hacienda Gateway Subarea, _ which is located along Hacienda Drive. However, Table 4.11 indicates that zero (0) acreage has been designated for neighborhood commercial uses in this area. Similarly, the traffic study that . accompanied the Specific Plan amendment assumed that Site 16 would be fully developed as a . . . 9 ~ // Santa Rita Specific Plan .tunendment Page 2 campus office development (with 1.9 million square feet of office) plus an additional five acres of neighborhood retail. . Tne Surplus Property Authority proposes that the requirement that five acres of Neighborhood . Commercial be provided on Site 16 be removed. First, potential users of this Site for campus office development have e>"''Pressed grave concerns regarding the integration of Neighborhood Commercial uses within the Site from a security and circulation standpoint. Second, preliminary traffic analysis for office development for Site 16 has indicated that traffic flow for the 1.9 million square feet of office presently designated for Site 16 alone will be d.i:.fficult to accommodate on the planned Specific Plan roadway system adjacent to the Site. The addition offive acres of Neighborhood Commercial uses will further exacerbate this situation. Likewise, the removal of five acres for Neighborhood Commercial on .Site 16 will require denser office development on the remainder of the Site to meet the assumed Specific Plan density designation. This could require high-rise buildings, a deficit of open space, or both. A.n additional concern with placing Neighborhood Commercial uses on this Site is that it could end up being an attraction for released Santa Rita Jail inmates on their way to the nearby BART s-..ation. 'While the County has arranged for a shuttle bus system run by 'Wheels between the Jail and BART, released inmates are free to walk to BART from the Jail. The quickest, and most convenient route will be down Arnold Road to Dublin Boulevard, then west to the B.tili.T SIatiqIl, making the required Neighborhood Commercial area on Site 16 on this route. At the time the requirement was made for :five acres of Neighborhood Commercial development on Site 16, the rationale by City staffwas that it was needed to provide convenient "walkable" commercial uses for the future residents of Santa Rita developments. However, it should be noted that the planned commercial area on Tassajara Road will be less than a mile, at the furthest point, from any planned residential uses on the Santa Rita property, and much closer than that for the majority of residents. An e},."teruiive trail/path system across and through the Santa Rita property will proVide pleasant walking conditions for residents to the Tassajara center. This should be compared to much of existing Dublin, where large parts of the City neighborhoods are further from convenience commercial uses than will be the case on the Santa Rita property. Furthermore;, the five acre size is problematic in itself. This size is too small for the standard neighborhood shopping center, anchored by a grocery store, yet probably too large to fill 'with small "convenience" users, such as video rentals, dry cleaners, etc. The result may be an uneconomical development that either can't be financed, or stands partially vacant. Neither of these options would be beneficial to the City or to the Authority. Therefore, the Surplus Property Authority believes that the requirement for five acres of ~eighborhood Commercial on Site 16 should be deleted by amending the necessary SpeGi:5c Plan and General Plan maps and te),,"'!. /0 ~ 1/ SaIlta Rita Specific Plan Amendment Page 3 . Park-and-Ride Lots: The Specific Plan contains a policy (5-22) calling for the establishment of park-and-ride lots, adjacent to the .freeway interchanges, to facilitate ridesharing by eastern Dublin residents. Program 5H states that the City should work with developers at the freeway interchanges to provide park-and-ride lots "between 1-580 and Dublin Boulevard on the west side of Hacienda Drive, Tassajara Road and Fallon Road. The parking lots vv.i.1l provide a minimum of ) 00 parking spaces and Will include lighting and landscaping." The Surplus Property Authority is seeking flexibility in locating the park-and-ride lots on the Santa Rita property, which under the Specific Plan is required to provide a minimum of 200 spaces. The specific locations identified in the Specific Plan may be problematic from a traffic access and circulation perspective. Because of the relatively short distance between 1-580 and Dublin Boulevard at Hacienda Drive and Tassajara Road, these intersections may limit direct access to the parcels to the west from Hacienda Drive and Tassajara Road, making it problematic ror drivers returning home in the evenings to access the park-and-ride lots. On the other hand, joint-use opportunities may arise that are not located on the sites specified by the Specific Plan that could have great benefit by limiting the potential security and maintenance issues that can be associated with park-and-ride lots. For instance, theater or church parking could also serve as a park-and-ride lot, since the hours of use generally will not conflict. Site-specific traffic studies may also indicate that the lots should be located in other locations for access and traffic flow . reasons. Tnerefon~, to permit greater- flexibility on providing the park-and-ride lots on the Santa Rita property, the Surplus Property Authority is requesting that Policy 5-22 and Program 5H be modified to allow for other sites on the Santa Rita property to be used instead of the specified sites, if approved by the City of Dublin. IT should be noted that the EIR that accompanied the Specific Plan does not require the park-and- ride lots, or their specific location, to mitigate an identified traffic impact, nor does it appear that the park-and-ride lots were used iD modeling traffic flows as part-of the Ern.. analysis. Private Uses on Site 12: The area on the Santa Rita property located just north of Gleason Drive and west ofTassajara Creek (Site 12) is designated for Public and Semi-Public Facilities. .A.s defined in Section 4.8.3 ofthe Specific Plan, this designation "provides for the development of govermnental or institutional type uses. Tnis designation generally applies to parcels ofland owned by a public entity or govermnental agency. Sites designated as Public/Semi-Public are not restricted to public uses and can be approved for joint development (i_e., a private development on a publiciy owned parcel ofland or a public/semi-public facility built on a privately owned parcel)." Currently, the CHP, animal shelter, and County public works maintenance yards are located on the Site. Other future uses may include agricultural department offices and/or a . County courthouse. . . . J) =d /1 Santa Rita Specific Plan jvnendment Page 4 The Surplus Property Authority is requesting that this language be clarified to permit appropriate land uses that are compatible with the over-all designation of Public/Semi-Public, regardless of ownership. Several entities have approached the Authority for potential-uses on small portions of Site 12 that would fit into the overall framework of public use, such as a c:redit union or a computer data certter. Under the current Specific Plan language, such uses appear to be consistent with the Specific Plan with a ground-lease arrangement, yet may not be consistent if the County sold the land. By clarifying that private uses that are compatible with adjacent public uses are appropriate, regardless of the ultimate land ownership, ,the area could be developed in a manner that would maintain the overall public use while creating a more diverse land use pattern that could better serve the Specific Plan area. It should be noted that no changes to land use mtensities is being requested. Under the Specific Plan, as amended, approximately 960,000 square feet of development is anticipated in Site 12, and this is not proposed to be changed.