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RESOLUTION NO. 07- 03
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AN
AMENDMENT TO THE STAGE 1 DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR DUBLIN RANCH
WEST/WALLIS RANCH TO EXPAND THE SITE AREA TO INCLUDE AN ADJACENT 11.6-
ACRE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY PARCEL, TO MAKE MINOR REVISIONS TO LAND USE
AREAS, AND APPROVING A RELATED STAGE 2 DEVELOPMENT PLAN
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WHEREAS, Martin Inderbitzen on behalf of Chang Su-O (aka Jennifer) Lin, et al. (the "Lin
Family"), submitted applications to the City of Dublin (the "City") for 184. I-acres of the 189-acre Dublin
Ranch West/Wallis Ranch project (hereafter, "Dublin Ranch West"), which applications include: a) an
amendment to the existing Stage 1 Development Plan for Dublin Ranch West to expand the site area to
include an adjacent 11.6-acre parcel located in Contra Costa County and to include minor revisions and
refinements to the approved land uses and site plan; and b) a Stage 2 Development Plan for the project
area, which consists of Dublin Ranch West and the Contra Costa County parcel, collectively the
"Project"; and
WHEREAS, the Project site is generally located west of Tassajara Road at the northerly City
limits and extending to include approximately 11.6 acres in Contra Costa County; and
WHEREAS, on April 5, 2005, the City Council approved a planned development prezone and a
related a Stage 1 Development Plan for Dublin Ranch West (Ordinance No.10-05), which did not include
the Contra Costa County parcel; and
WHEREAS, upon further study of the development of Dublin Ranch West, the Applicant
determined that certain improvements to the adjacent Contra Costa County parcel are necessary to support
the development of Dublin Ranch West, including construction of an emergency vehicle access road,
possible bioswale, herpetological exclusion fencing and barrier, and grading; consequently, the Applicant
proposed such improvements to the Contra Costa County parcel as an expansion of the development of
Dublin Ranch West; and
WHEREAS, the Applicant requests that the 2005 Stage 1 Development Plan be amended to
expand the site area to include the Contra Costa County parcel. The Applicant also proposes minor
amendments and refinements to the land use areas and site plan, including defining access points from
Tassajara Road, adding specific elements to the Tassajara Craak Open Space Corridor and changes the
Public/Semi-Public Land Use Designation on a 1.3 acre parcel to Semi-Public Land Use; and
WHEREAS, the Applicant has submitted a complete application for a Stage 2 Development Plan
for the Project dated January, 2007, which proposes a site area that includes both Dublin Ranch West and
the Contra Costa County parcel, and which is available and on file in the City Planning Department; and
WHEREAS, Dublin Ranch West is located in Eastern Dublin, for which the City Council
certified a program Environmental Impact Report pursuant to California Environmental Quality (CEQA)
Guidelines section 15168 (SCH 911 03064; City Council Resolution No. 51-93) and Addenda dated May
4, 1993 and August 22, 1994 (collectively the "Eastern Dublin EIR"), which is available for review in the
City Planning Department and is incorporated herein by reference; and
WHEREAS, in conjunction with various land use approvals for the development of Dublin Ranch
West, the City Council certified a Supplemental Environmental Impact Report and adopted mitigation
findings, findings regarding alternatives, a statement of overriding considerations and a mitigation
monitoring plan for Dublin Ranch West (the "SEIR")(City Council Resolution No. 42-05), which is
available for review in the City Planning Department and incorporated herein by reference. All adopted
mitigation measures from the prior EIRs continue to apply to the proposed project; and
WHEREAS, the City determined that the prior Eastern Dublin EIR and Supplemental EIR were
adequate for the proposed land use revisions and refinements; a Mitigated Negative Declaration was
prepared and circulated to analyze expansion of the project area and improvements onto the 11.6 acre
Contra Costa County parcel; and
WHEREAS, a staff report for the Planning Commission, dated January 9, 2007 and incorporated
herein by reference, analyzed and recommended approval of the amended Stage 1 Development Plan and
a Stage 2 Development Plan as set forth in attached OrdinanceExhibit A, incorporated herein by
reference; and
WHEREAS, on January 9, 2007 the Planning Commission reviewed the staff report, the
Mitigated Negative Declaration and the project at a noticed public hearing at which time all interested
parties had the opportunity to be heard; and
WHEREAS, at its January 9, 2007 meeting, the Planning Commission adopted Resolution No.
_ recommending that the City Council adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission used its independent judgment and considered all the
reports, recommendations, and testimony set forth above.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that based on the findings set forth in Section 1 of
the attached draft Ordinance Exhibit A, the Planning Commission of the City of Dublin hereby
recommends that the City Council adopt the ordinance attached as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by
reference, which ordinance adopts: 1) a Stage 1 Development Plan Amendment to Ordinance No. 10-05
and 2) a Stage 2 Development Plan for Dublin Ranch West.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 9th day of January 2007 by the following vote:
AYES: Chair Schaub, Vice Chair Wehrenberg, Commissioners Biddle, King, and Tomlinson
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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Planning Commission Chair
ATTEST: \
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