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Home My WebLink About06-061 Grafton Sta CUP Stg 2 DP Amnd & SDR 4 Retl Bldgs AGENDA STATEMENT PLANNING COMMISSION DATE: March 27. 2007 SUBJECT: PUBLIC HEARING: PA 06-061- Conditional Use Permit for a Stage 2 Development Plan Minor Amendment and Site Development Review for four retail buildings in the Grafton Station shopping center. rib Report prepared by Erica Fraser, Senior Planner yr ATTACHMENTS: 1) Resolution approving a Conditional Use Permit for a minor amendment to the adopted Stage 2 Development Plan with the modified Stage 2 Development Plan attached as Exhibit A. 2) Resolution approving a Site Development Review for four retail pads in the Grafton Station shopping center. 3) February 27, 2007 Planning Commission Study Session Staff Report without Attachments. 4) Site Development Review plans. 5) Public Art Compliance Report. RECOMMENDATION: 1) Receive Staff presentation; 2) Open the public hearing; 3) Take testimony from the Applicant and the public; 4) Close the public hearing and deliberate; 5) Adopt Resolution (Attachment 1) approving a Conditional Use Permit for a minor amendment to the adopted Stage 2 Development Plan with the modified Stage 2 Development Plan attached as Exhibit A; and 6) Adopt Resolution (Attachment 2) approving a Site Development Review for four retail pads in the Grafton Station shopping center. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Applicant has requested approval of a Site Development Review to construct four retail buildings on Dublin Boulevard and Grafton Street. The four retail buildings will total 48,984 square feet in size. The proposed project also includes a Conditional Use Permit for a minor amendment to the Stage 2 Development Plan which was adopted by the City Council on September 5, 2006. The Applicant has proposed a minor amendment to allow the Applicant to shift the location of the second story element on the site (this will not result in an increase in the square footage of the development). BACKGROUND: The Planning Commission reviewed the proposed project during a Study Session on February 27, 2007. At the meeting, the Commission requested that the Applicant modify the design of the fountain in the plaza to lower the height of the fountain wall and replace the concrete masonry (CMU) material with a different material. COPIES TO: Property Owner/Applicant File ITEM NO. ~. I Page 1 of 4 G:\PA#\2006106-061 Grafton Station Retail PadslPCSR 3-27-07.doc ANALYSIS: Stage 2 Development Plan Amendment The Stage 2 Development Plan for Grafton Station was adopted by the City Council in 2006. Since the approval of the Stage 2 Development Plan, the Applicant has begun work on preparing the Site Development Review plans for the four retail buildings (Pads B, C-1, C-2 and D). While preparing the Site Development Review Plans, the Applicant determined that the two-story building should be shifted away from Dublin Boulevard by exchanging the two-story building originally approved at Pad C-1 with the one-story building originally approved at Pad C-2). The modification to the Development Plan will allow for better siting of the two-story building and will result in an attractive development for the site. Section 8.32.080 of the Zoning Ordinance allows the Planning Commission to approved minor amendments to a Development Plan by means of a Conditional Use Permit. The modified Stage 2 Development is attached as Exhibit A to Attachment 1. The findings for the Conditional Use Permit can be found on page 2 of Attachment 1. Site Development Review Grafton Station was envisioned as an extension of the Village Commercial Center (commonly referred to as the Promenade) which is located along Grafton Street north of Dublin Boulevard. The design theme of Grafton Station and the Village Commercial Center is a "main street" which has developed over time from the early 1900's. The overall design theme mixes building styles and types that reflect building styles in the past which have been added to or modified over time. Future Grafton Station buildings, as well as buildings in the Village Commercial Center, will continue the main street design theme and will reflect the variety of designs that can be found in a "main street." Please refer to Staffs discussion in the Study Session Agenda Statement (Attachment 3) regarding the design, layout, landscaping and parking for the four proposed retail buildings. These elements have not been altered since the Planning Commission Study Session. Only one modification has been made to the project plans since the Study Session, based on direction from the Planning Commission. The fountain in the plaza area (Sheet L-4 of Attachment 4) has been modified based on comments received during the Study Session. The concrete masonry (CMU) material has been replaced with granite blocks. Additionally, the height of the fountain has been staggered so that the fountain area does not form a large wall (Sheet L.13 of Attachment 4) Public Art The project is subject to the City's Public Art Ordinance (Chapter 8.58). A public art location has been identified on the Landscape Plans in a prominent location in a landscaped traffic circle at the terminus of Grafton Street. A Public Art Compliance Report has been included as Attachment 5 which indicates that the developer will install public art at this location. A condition of approval has been included for Public Art (see Attachment 2, Condition 125, page 24). The findings for the Site Development Review can be found on pages 2-4 of Attachment 2. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW: The project has been reviewed under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), State CEQA Guidelines and the Dublin Environmental Guidelines. The City Council approved a Mitigated Negative Declaration by Resolution No. 34-00 pursuant to the CEQA for Dublin Ranch Area H in 2000. An Addendum to the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan area Program Environmental Impact Report which was Page 2 of 4 certified by the City Council by Resolution No. 51-93, was adopted by the City Council on August 15, 2006 for the Grafton Station project. The proposed retail buildings are included in the scope of the 1999 Mitigated Negative Declaration and subsequent Addendum. CONCLUSION: The Applicant is proposing four buildings in the Grafton Station shopping center which combines attractive architecture and landscaping to provide for an attractive retail center for the community. The four retail buildings are attractively designed with an interesting mix of architecture. The proposed buildings will also have a variety of high quality materials which are consistent with the "main street" design theme of the project. The landscaping for the four retail pads will also be attractively designed and will promote a unique shopping center for the City. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Planning Commission: 1) Receive Staff presentation; 2) Open the public hearing; 3) Take testimony from the Applicant and the public; 4) Close the public hearing and deliberate; 5) Adopt Resolution (Attachment 1) approving a Conditional Use Permit for a minor amendment to the adopted Stage 2 Development Plan with the modified Stage 2 Development Plan attached as Exhibit A; and 6) Adopt Resolution (Attachment 2) approving a Site Development Review for four retail pads in the Grafton Station shopping center. Page 3 of 4 GENERAL INFORMATION: APPLICANT: Jim Tong Charter Properties 4690 Chabot Drive Suite 100 P1easanton, CA 94588 PROPERTY OWNER: Chang Su-O Lin, H. Yao Lin and H. Lien Lin 4690 Chabot Drive Suite 100 Pleasanton, CA 94588 LOCATION: South of Dublin Boulevard and north of North side Drive and 1-580 ASSESSORS PARCEL NUMBER: 985-0036-009. GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION: General Commercial and General Commercial/Campus Office SPECIFIC PLAN AREA: Eastern Dublin Specific Plan EXISTING ZONING AND LAND USE: Planned Development SURROUNDING USES: Location Zoning General Plan Land Use Current Use of Property Site PD- Planned General Commercial Vacant (the Lowe's Development and General building was recently Commercial/Campus approved and in Office Building Permit plan check) North PD- Planned High Density and High Density Development Neighborhood Residential Units and Commercial Vacant South N/A N/A 1-580 Freeway and City of Pleasant on East PD- Planned Campus Office Vacant Development West PD- Planned General Commercial Vacant Development Page 4 of 4