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RESOLUTION NO. 07 - 19
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE A GENERAL PLAN
AMENDMENT TO INCLUDE POLICIES RELATED TO THE SCARLETT COURT PLANNING
AREA IN SECTION 2.2, COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL LAND USE
P A 03-063
WHEREAS, the Scarlett Court area consists of approximately 52 acres of land and is bounded on
the west by Dougherty Road, the north by Dublin Boulevard, the south by 1-580 right-of-way, and the east
by the Iron Horse Trail right-of-way; and
WHEREAS, during the Goals and Objectives session for Fiscal Year 2002/2003, the City Council
requested Staff, as a high priority item, to initiate a Specific Plan for the Scarlett Court Area; and
WHEREAS, on August 6, 2006, the City Council directed Staff to divide the Specific Plan
preparation into two phases with the first phase of the Scarlett Court Specific Plan to include landscape,
signage and design guidelines; and
WHEREAS, no changes to the existing General Plan land use designations are proposed at this
time; and
WHEREAS, on April 10, 2007, the Planning Commission adopted a Resolution recommended
that the City Council adopt the Scarlett Court Design Guidelines; create Zoning Ordinance Chapter 8.34,
Scarlett Court Overlay Zoning District; amend Chapter 8.104, Site Development Review; and amend the
Zoning Map to add an overlay zoning designation to the Scarlett Court Area to serve as an appropriate
mechanism to ensure that improvements in the area are designed and built in compliance with the Scarlett
Court Design Guidelines; and
WHEREAS, the proposed amendments to the General Plan will not change the land use
designations for the Scarlett Court area.
WHEREAS, the General Plan will be amend as shown on Exhibit A, including:
. Adding the Scarlett Court Planning Area under Section 1.8.1, Land Use Classifications, under
other land use categories; and
. Adding Section 2.2.6 to the General Plan under Section 2.2, Commercial and Industrial Land
Use.
WHEREAS, the Project would amend corresponding the text of the General Plan as shown in
Exhibit A; and
WHEREAS, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), together with the State
guidelines and City environmental regulations require that certain projects be reviewed for environmental
impacts and that environmental documents be prepared; and
WHEREAS, the project has been found to be Exempt from CEQA, according to CEQA
Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the
proposed amendments to the General Plan will have a significant effect on the environment; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on said Scarlett Court Design
Guidelines and General Plan Amendments on April 10, 2007 and adopted Resolution No. _
recommending that the City Council adopt this Resolution.
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 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 Section 1.8.1, Land Use Classifications, to include the Scarlett Court
Planning Area, as shown on Exhibit A.
B. Amend Section 2.2, Commercial and Industrial Land Use, to include Section 2.2.6,
Scarlett Court Planning Area.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this lOth day of April 2007 by the following vote:
AYES:
Cms. Biddle, Wehrenberg, King, Tomlinson and Chair Schaub
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
n/ cu:.
Planning Commission Chair
ATTEST:
2