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RESOLUTION NO. 81 - 07
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
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APPROVING THE INITIATION OF A WEST DUBLIN BART SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT
STUDY FOR THE WINDSTAR PROJECT LOCATED AT 6600 GOLDEN GATE DRIVE
(APN 941-1500-046)
P A 06-009
WHEREAS, Mr. Eric Heffner, on behalf of Windstar, has submitted an application for a Stage I
Planned Development amendment, Stage 2 Rezone and Site Development Review for the construction
of309 dwelling units on a 3.66 acre parcel located at 6600 Golden Gate Drive; and
WHEREAS, the project site has a General Plan land use designation of High-Density Residential
which permits 25.1 or more dwelling units per acre and therefore, the request is consistent with the
General Plan land use designation; and
WHEREAS, on March 16, 2007, the City Council adopted Ordinance 8-04 amending the West
Dublin BART Specific Plan and rezoning the parcel located at 6600 Golden Gate Drive to Planned
Development with a related Stage 1 Development Plan for the construction of 210 dwelling units, a
hotel and a retail development; and
WHEREAS, the Applicant has requested an increase in the density that is permitted in Residential
land use designation (30-50 units per acre) in the West Dublin BART Specific Plan to 58 - 84 units
per acre; and
WHEREAS, in order to consider the Windstar project on a portion of the parcel, as proposed by
the Applicant, an amendment to the West Dublin BART Specific Plan Amendment would be required
to change the maximum permitted density on the residential site from 210 dwelling units (58
units/acre) to 309 units (84 units/acre); and
WHEREAS, additional entitlements including a Stage 1 amendment, Stage II Planned
Development re-zoning, Site Development Review and other associated permits would need to be
processed before development could occur; and
WHEREAS, the initiation request has been reviewed in accordance with the provisions of the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and was found to be Categorically Exempt under
Section 15306, Class 6 of the State CEQA Guidelines; and
WHEREAS, a Staff Report was submitted outlining the issues surrounding the request; and
WHEREAS, the City Council did hear and consider all such reports, recommendations, and
testimony hereinabove set forth, and supports the initiation of a Specific Plan Amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Dublin does
hereby approve the initiation of a West Dublin BART Specific Plan Amendment Study for property at
6600 Golden Gate Drive.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Applicant shall pay for all processing costs involved
with the Specific Plan Amendment Study.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Dublin on this Sth
day of June 2007 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Hildenbrand, Oravetz, Sbranti, Scholz and Mayor Lockhart
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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G/CC-MTGS/Reso 81 BART SPA Windstar (Item 8.1)
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