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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC Reso07-15 Amendmts to GP/SP CasamiraVly PA03-060/06-030 RESOLUTION NO. 07 - 15 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT AND AN EASTERN DUBLIN SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT TO CHANGE A PORTION OF THE CASAMIRA V ALLEY/MOLLER RANCH PROPERTY FROM LOW- DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO MEDIUM-DENSITY RESIDENTIAL AND TO INCLUDE THE CASAMIRA V ALLEY/MOLLER RANCH PROPERTY IN THE EASTERN DUBLIN SPECIFIC PLAN AND TO CHANGE A PORTION OF THE VARGAS PROPERTY FROM MEDIUM/HIGH-DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO MEDIUM-DENSITY RESIDENTIAL P A 03-060 AND 06-030 WHEREAS, Applicant A, The De Silva Group, submitted an application (P A 03-060) to the City regarding a 226.3 acre parcel ("Casamira V alley Property") located in the unincorporated area of Alameda County (APN 985-0001-001); and WHEREAS, the Casamira Valley Property is located south of the Alameda/Contra Costa County boundary, north of the existing City limits, and east ofTassajara Road located at 6861 Tassajara Road; and WHEREAS, the Casamira Valley Property is within the City's Sphere ofInfluence (SOl) and the Eastern Extended Planning Area of the General Plan, but outside of the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan area; and WHEREAS, the application for the Casamira Valley Property includes a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan amendment to amend a portion of the land use designations for the property to change the areas designated as Low-Density Residential to the Medium-Density Residential land use designation and to include the Casamira Valley Property in the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan; and WHEREAS, the Casamira Valley Project site is currently developed with two residential dwellings and accessory structures and is used for cattle grazing; and WHEREAS, Applicant B, Sun Valley Land Development Company, submitted an application (P A 06-030) to the City regarding a 4.38 acre parcel ("Vargas Property") located in the unincorporated area of Alameda County (APN 986-0004-002-01); and WHEREAS, the Vargas Property is located south of the Alameda/Contra Costa County boundary, north of the existing City limits, and west of Tassajara Road located at 7020 Tassajara Road; and WHEREAS, the Vargas Property is within the City's Sphere ofInfluence (SOl), the Eastern Extended Planning Area of the General Plan and the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan area; and WHEREAS, the application for the Vargas Property includes a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan amendment to amend a portion of the land use designations for the property to change the area designated as MediumlHigh-Density Residential to the Medium-Density Residential land use designation; and WHEREAS, the Vargas Project site is currently developed with one residential dwelling and accessory structures including a small horse barn; and WHEREAS, the Project would amend the General Plan land use map and the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan land use map for the Casamira Valley Property, as shown on Exhibit A, including: . Removal of 68.9 acres of the Low Density Residential land use designation; . Addition of 48.9 acres of the Medium-Density Residential land use designation; . Increase in the open Space/Stream Corridor land use designation so that the total acreage for the site is 32.6; . Inclusion of 1.1 acres of the ParksIPublic Recreation land use designation; . Reduction in acreage of the Rural Residential! Agricultural land use designation so that the total acreage for the site is 143.7 acres; and . Inclusion of the Casamira Valley Property into the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Area. WHEREAS, the Project would amend the General Plan land use map and the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan land use map for the Vargas Property, as shown on Exhibit B, including: . Removal of 3.6 acres of the Medium-Density Residential land use designation; and . Entire site of 4.38 acres will be designated as Medium-Density residential. WHEREAS, the Project would amend corresponding text, tables, and figures related to amendments to land use designations of the General Plan and the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan, including but not limited to area wide land use diagrams, land use summary tables, figures regarding the location of schools and parks, and environmental resource exhibits related to open space and stream corridors shown in Exhibit C; and WHEREAS, the Casamira Valley Property and the Vargas Property area within the General Plan Eastern Extended Planning Area for which a Program Environmental Impact Report (EIR) was certified pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) by the City Council by Resolution No. 51- 93 and two subsequent Addendums dated May 4, 1993 and August 22, 1994 (the "Eastern Dublin EIR" (SCH 91103064). The Eastern Dublin EIR identified significant and unavoidable impacts from development of the Eastern Dublin area, some of which apply to both projects; and WHEREAS, pursuant to CEQA and the CEQA Guidelines, the City as the Lead Agency, prepared a Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (SEIR) for the Casamira Valley Property entitled "Casamira ValleylMoller Ranch Supplemental Environmental Impact Report" and circulated the draft SEIR for review; and WHEREAS, pursuant to CEQA and the CEQA Guidelines, the City as the Lead Agency prepared a Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Vargas Property entitled "Initial StudyIMitigated Negative Declaration for the Vargas Project" and circulated it for review; and WHEREAS, at its April 10, 2007 hearing, the Planning Commission adopted a Resolution incorporated herein by reference, recommending that the City Council certify the Supplemental Environmental Impact Report and a Resolution recommending that the City Council adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration; and 2 WHEREAS, a Staff Report, dated April 10, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference, described and analyzed the Project, including the proposed amendment to the General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan and the Supplemental Environmental Impact Report and Mitigated Negative Declaration; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did hold a Public Hearing on said project applications on April 10, 2007; and 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 and Eastern Dublin Specific 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 the Land Use Map for both the General Plan and the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan as shown on Exhibit A and Exhibit B. B. Amend the corresponding text, tables, and figures related to above amendments to the Land Use Map of the General Plan and the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan, including but not limited to areawide land use diagrams, land use summary tables, figures regarding the location of parks, and environmental resource exhibits related to open space and stream corridors, as set forth in Exhibit C. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 10th day of April 2007 by the following vote: AYES: Cms. Biddle, King, Tomlinson, Wehrenberg and Chair Schaub NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: #~ Planning Commission Chair ATTEST: J l~tv/... \~ '\ I t\\C/- Planning ~~ \ r C1 3 land Use Summary -.. 1\0-..0 ~~~~.~~~. . ,~ .~ ,\ ,~ <\0 S:t>oI..~.,>'>>V~_. ._.~. -~.;!..i-~!-- ,..".......08t_~ O! ~ ~~-;--_l 7}@_3! 414 i z:i.~-a;-! j /' L GRAPtllC SC AU: STAGE 1 PROPOSED LAND USE PLAN - CASAMIRA VALLEY EXHIBIT A GiJ~~n- - ~~ ~t~~~~t~~~~~~~ 0U8l1N. CAUFORNJA I I I I I I I I I I I I I I . I I II I R:CHE:Y, '-iUNTER & MCLU:R .~z--~ PLAN ~ V ARGAS PROPERTY Casamira Valley and Vargas General Plan Specific Plan Amendment P A 03-060 and 06-030 General Plan Amendments Figure l-la - Land Use Map The Land Use Map (Figure 1-la) will be amended as shown on Exhibit A and Exhibit B The Land Use Map will be amended to reflect the change in the City Limit line. Figure 1-4 - Development Elevation Cap Eastern Extended Planning Area The Development Cap Eastern Extended Planning Area figure will be amended to show that Casamira Valley is in the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan boundary and to show the change in the City Limit Line. Table 2.1 - Land Use Summary: Eastern Dublin General Plan Amendment Area Table 2.1 is hereby amended as follows (change in text shown in strikeout, new text in bold) TABLE 2.1. LAND USE SUMMARY: EASTERN DUBLIN GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT AREA (Amended: Resolution 223-05) Classification Acres Intensitv.* Units r Factor Yield RESIDENTIAL Du's/acre Du's Personsldu Population High Density 69.9 35 2,447 2.0 4,894 Medium-High Density ~125.4 20 ~ 2,508 2.0 ~ 5,016 Medium-Density ~ 565.2 10 ~ 5,652 2.0 ~ 11,304 Single Family ~ 864.8 4 ~ 3,459 3.2 ~ 11.069 Mixed Use".. 96 2.0 192 Rural Residential ~710.5 .01 8 7 3.2 ~22 TOTAL ~ .J.4;-I-+9 ~ 2335.8 14,169 32,497 Floor Area Square Feet Square Feet COMMERCIAL Acres Ratio (millions) / Employee Jobs (Gross) General Commercial 347.9 .35/.25 4.228 510 8,290 General Commercial/Campus Office*.. 72.7 .28 .887 385 2,303 Mixed Use 6.4 .3/].0 .083 490 17l Neighborhood Commercial 57.5 .35/.30 .819 490 1,671 Campus Office ] 89.36 .75/.35 3.052 260 ll,739 Industrial Park""* 114.7 .25/.28 l.329 590 2,253 TOTAL: 788.6 9.816 26,427 PARKS AND PUBLIC RECREATION Exhibit C City Park 56.3 1 park Community Park 97.0 2 parks Neighborhood Park 4+.-J. 48.2 &9 parks Neighborhood Square 15.5 5 parks Regional Park 11.7 1 park TOTAL: ~228.7 ++ parks 18 OPEN SPACE W 649.6 PUBLIC/SEMI-PUBLIC Public/Semi-Public 102.9 .25 1.120 590 1,899 Semi Public 1\.2 .25 Schools Elementary School 63.2 5 schools Junior High School 25.2 I school High School 0 o school School Subtotal 88.4 6 schools TOTAL: 202.5 TRANSIT CENTER (Total) 90.7 - Campus Office (including ancillary 38.3 retai I) - Hi~h-Density Residential 31.5 - Park l2.2 - Public/Semi-Public (Transit- 8.7 Related) GRAND TOTAL 4,285.4 Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendments Figure 2.2 - Local Context The Local Context map will be amended to include Casamira Valley in the Specific Plan Area. Figure 2.3 - Specific Plan Area The Specific Plan Area map will be amended to include Casamira Valley in the Specific Plan Area. Figure 2.4 - Ownership Patterns The Ownership Patterns Figure will be amended to include the Casamira Valley property in the map as property number 34 with the owner as Casamira Valley with 226.3 acres. Table 4.1 - Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Land Use Summary Table 4.1 on page 31 will be amended as follows (change in text shown in strikeout, new text in bold) TABLE 4.1 EASTERN DUBLIN SPECIFIC PLAN LAND USE SUMMARY (Amended Per Resolution No. 66-03,47-04,223-05, -07 ) Land Use Description LAND AREA DENSITY YIELD COMMERCIAUINDUSTRIAL General Commercial 356.8 acres .25-.35 FAR 4.122 MSF General Commercial/Campus 72.7 acres .28 FAR .887 MSF Office Industrial Park* 61.3 acres .25-.28 FAR .747 MSF Neighborhood Commercial 61.4 acres .30-.35 FAR .871 MSF Mixed Use 6.4 acres .30-1.0 FAR .083 MSF Campus Office 192.66 acres .35-.75 FAR 3.730 MSF Subtotal 751.3 acres 10.44 MSF RESIDENTIAL High Density 68.2 acres 35 duJac 2,387 du Medium High Density .J4.b.l.137.5 acres 20 duJac 2;888 2,750 du Medium Density 4es.,8 518.3 acres 10 duJac 4;ee8 5,183 du Single Family 872.6 acres 4 duJac ~ 3,490 du Rural Residential! Agric. ~ 697.4 acres .01 du/ac 4- 7du Mixed Use 6.4 acres** 15du/ac 96du Subtotal ~ 2,300 ~ 13,817 du acres PUBLIc/SEMI-PUBLIC Public/Semi-Public 98.2 acres .24 FAR 1.027 MSF Semi-Public 9.3 acres .25 FAR Subtotal 107.5 acres 1.027 MSF SCHOOLS Elementary School 66.5 acres 5 schools Junior High School 21.3 acres 1 school Subtotal 87.8 acres PARKS AND OPEN SPACE City Park 56.3 acres 1 park Community Park 97.0 acres 3 parks Neighborhood Park 49.0 acres 7 parks Neighborhood Square ~ 16.7 acres 9 6 parks Subtotal ~ 219 acres 14 17 parks Open Space 607.5 acres TOTAL LAND AREA ~ 4,073.5 acres Table 4.2 - Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Population and Employment Swnmary Table 4.2 on page 43 will be amended as follows (change in text shown in strikeout, new text in bold) TABLE 4.2 EASTERN DUBLIN SPECIFIC PLAN POPULA TION AND EMPLOYMENT SUMMARY (Amended Per Resolution No. 47~, 223-OS, 07- ) Land Use Designation Development Sq FtlEmployees Persons/du Population Commercial Industrial Park .747 MSF 590 1,266 General .887 MSF 385 2,303 Commercial/Campus Office* General Commercial 4.122 MSF 510 8,082 Neighborhood Commercial .885 MSF 490 1,806 Mixed Use** .083 MSF 490 171 Campus Office 3.730 MSF 260 14,346 Public/Semi Public 1.027 MSF 590 1,740 Semi-Public 590 TOTAL: 11.481 MSF 29,714 Residential High Densi ty 2,387 2.0 4,774 Medium High Density ~2,750 2.0 e,779 5,500 Medium Density ~ 5,183 2.0 ~ 10,366 Single Family Ml-S 3,490 3.2 ~ 11,169 Mixed Use** 96 2.0 192 Rural Residential/Agric. 47 3.2 +J22 TOTAL: ~ 13913 ~ 32,023 Table 4.3 - City of Dublin Projected JobsIHousing balance Table 4.3 on page 44 will be amended as follows (change in text shown in strikeout, new text in bold) TABLE 4.3 CITY OF DUBLIN PROJECTED JOBS/HOUSING BALANCE (Amended Per Resolution No. 223-05) PLANNING Dwelling Jobs Employed Balance Ratio AREA Units Residents Existing City of 7,100 12,210 12,000 -210 1.02:1.0 Dublin Eastern Dublin ~ 29,424 20,244 -9,390 1.47:1.0 Specific Plan Area 13,341 TOTAL: 19;5% 41,634 32,244 -9,390 1.30:1.0 20,441 Section 4.9.6 - Foothill Residential Section 4.9.6 starting on page 58 will be amended to include Casamira Valley in the Foothill Residential subarea. Table 4.10 on page 59 will be amended as follows: TABLE 4.10 FOOTHILL RESIDENTIAL SUBAREA DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL (Amended Per Resolution No. 07-) Designation Acres Density DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL Medium Density Residential ~ 301.3 10 du/ac ~ 3,013 du Single Family Residential 795.2 4 du/ac g,44.l3,181 du Rural Residential ~ 697.4 .01 du/ac 4- 7 du Residential Subtotal 1,601.3 -- S;8lG 6,201 du 1793.9 Open Space ~ 505.2 -- -- Community Park 32 -- I park Neighborhood Park 46.8 -- 7 parks Neighborhood Square Y6.4 -- .}. 2 squares Park/Open Space Subtotal ~ 590.4 -- 9 10 parks Elementary School 22.7 -- 3 schools Junior High School 6.8 -- I school High School 55.3 -- I school School Subtotal 84.8 -- 5 schools Public/Semi-Public 4.8 0.24 FAR -- 9;8:J:G 6,201 du Total 2,247.6 -- 9 10 parks 2,473.9 4 5 schools Figure 4.1 - Land Use Map The Land Use Map will be amended to show the following: . Include Casamira Valley in the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Area which the land uses noted on Exhibit A; . Include the land uses for the Vargas property shown on Exhibit B; and . The change in the City Limit Line. Figure 4.2 - Planning Subareas The Planning Subareas map will be amended to include Casamira Valley in Planning Subarea G: Foothill Residential. Figure 6.1 - Open Space Framework The Open Space Framework map will be revised to show the parks, open space, trails and rural residential land on the Casamira Valley property. The map will also be amended to include Casamira Valley in the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan. Figure 6.2 - Environmental Resources The Environmental Resources map will be revised to show the environmental resources on the Casamira Valley site and to include Casamira Valley in the Specific Plan area. Figure 6.3 - Environmental Constraints The Environmental Constraints map will be revised to show the environmental constraints on the Casamira Valley site and to include Casamira Valley in the Specific Plan area. Appendix 3 - Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Land Use Summary by Planning Subareas The Foothill residential table included in Appendix 3 will be revised as follows: Foothill Residential Medium Density ~ Residential 301.3 10 ~ 3,013 Single Family Residential 795.2 4 ~ 3,181 Rural ~ Residential! Agriculture 697.4 .01 47 1,601.3 Subtotal 1,793.9 ~ 6,201 47U Open Space 505.2 Community Park 32 Neighborhood Park 46.8 Neighborhood Square ~6.4 ea&:7 Subtotal 590.4 Elementary School 22.7 Junior High School 6.8 High School 55.3 Subtotal 84.8 Semi-Public* 4.8 0.24 2,247.6 Total 2473.9 ~ 6,201 Appendix 4 - Eastern Dublin Specific Plan land Use Sunnnary by Land Owners Appendix 4 will be revised to include the Casamira Valley site as follows: #31 Casamira Vallev Medium Density Residential 48.9 10 489 Rural Residentiall A~riculture 143.7 .01 1 Park 1.1 Open Space 32.6 Total 3,933 ~ GRAND TOTAL 4,159.3 16,785 The text in Appendix 4 will be amended as follows: Acreage and uses have changed since the original Specific Plan was approved via several amendments. The Fallon Enterprises, Croak and Braddock and Logan properties in Fallon Village and the Casamira Valley property were added to the planning area. Other amendments modified land use and intensities.