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Home My WebLink About8.1 PA 07-028 Arroyo Vista PD RezoneC~` ~rL i9~~V~~,sZ AGENDA STATEMENT ~`~~ ~ ~ PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING DATE: July 28, 2009 LIFOR SUBJECT: PA 07-028 Arroyo Vista (Legislative Action) -Planned Development Rezone with a Stage 1 and Stage 2 Development Plan Report prepared by Erica Fraser, Senior Planner ATTACHMENTS: 1) Resolution recommending that the City Council adopt an Ordinance approving a PD Planned Development Rezone and related Stagel/Stage 2 Development Plan for the Arroyo Vista Project with the Draft Ordinance attached as Exhibit A; 2) April 28, 2009 Planning Commission Agenda Statement (without attachments); and 3) Minutes from the Apri128, 2009 Planning Commission meeting. 4) City Council Resolution No. 136-07, approving a Disposition and Development Agreement for the Arroyo Vista Redevelopment Project with the Housing Authority of the City of Dublin, the Housing Authority of the County of Alameda, Eden Housing Inc., and Citation Homes Central; Approving Financial Assistance to the Housing Authority of the City of Dublin for Relocation Costs; and Preliminarily Granting Waivers to the City's Inclusionary Ordinance Subject to Final Approval of Zoning, Parcel Map and Tentative Map. RECOMMENDATION: 1) Receive Staff presentation; 2) Open the public hearing; (~j., 3) Take testimony from the Applicant and the public; `-wr' 4) Close the public hearing and deliberate; and 5) Adopt a Resolution recommending that the City Council adopt an Ordinance approving a PD Planned Development Rezone and related Stagel/Stage 2 Development Plan for the Arroyo Vista Project. BACKGROUND: The Arroyo Vista project would replace the existing 150 units of public housing on the Arroyo Vista site, located at 6700 Dougherty Road, with 378 units of housing. On Apri128, 2009, the Planning Commission reviewed the Arroyo Vista project during a public hearing (Attachments 2 and 3). At the hearing, the Planning Commission adopted Resolution 09-12 recommending that the City Council certify an Environmental Impact Report for the project, Resolution 09-13 recommending that the City Council amend the General Plan, Resolution 09-14 recommending that the City Council adopt an Ordinance rezoning the property to PD, Planned Development, Resolution 09-15 approving a Tentative Map and Resolution 09-16 approving a Site Development Review. The Council has not yet considered the Planning Commission's April 28 recommendations and actions. The project is before the Commission again with recommendations by Staff to revise the recommendation regarding the ordinance rezoning the COPIES TO: Applicants Page 1 of 4 G:IArroyo VistaIPCPFIIPCAgendaStatement 7-28.DOC ITEM NO. • property. The April 28 Planning Commission agenda statement is attached and incorporated for background (Attachment 2). PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The proposed Arroyo Vista residential development is a community of approximately 378 units comprised of 198 market rate and 180 affordable units. The affordable portion of the Project will be located at the center of the Site with the market rate portion of the Project surrounding it. Other improvements include a childcare facility, community building, parking, tot lots and passive recreation areas. The market rate component of the Project will include 198 for-sale dwelling units including 141 attached and 57 detached dwellings. The affordable component of the Project will include 130 rental affordable family apartment units with 129 income restricted units (one unit will be designated as a live-in manager unit), which will be constructed by Eden Housing. The family apartments will be comprised of 1, 2, 3 and 4 bedroom units in a combination of stacked flats and multi-level apartments. The apartment units will be broken up into several two- and three-story residential wood-frame buildings. The affordable component will also include 50 rental senior apartments (with 49 1-bedroom income- restricted apartments and one 2-bedroom manager unit). The senior apartments will be located in one three story building located near the center of the development. A community building and a daycare facility will also be constructed as part of the project. ANALYSIS: Chapter 8.32 of the Dublin Zoning Ordinance establishes the intent, purpose and requirements of-the Planned Development District. The intent of the Planned Development District is to create -amore desirable use of the land, a more coherent and coordinated development, and a better physical environment than would otherwise be achieved under a single zoning district or combination of zoning districts. The Zoning Ordinance requires the adoption of both Stage 1 and Stage 2 Development Plans, which establishes regulations for the use, development, improvement and maintenance of the property within the Planned Development Zoning District. The Project Site is currently zoned Planned Development (PD) 1418 ZU. The Planned Development Zoning District was adopted by the County of Alameda on January 10, 1980 and allowed for the construction of a residential development with 150 dwelling units. In order to construct the proposed Project with up to 378 dwelling units, the Site must be rezoned to allow the increase in the number of dwelling units. The Applicant is requesting approval of a Stagel/Stage 2 Development Plan for the specific development of the subject Site at this time. The Development Plan allows for the construction of affordable family apartments, affordable senior apartments, attached and detached market-rate dwelling units, a community building and childcare center. On April 28, 2009, the Planning Commission reviewed a draft Stage 1/Stage 2 Development Plan and adopted Resolution 09-14 recommending that the City Council adopt an Ordinance rezoning the property to Planned Development. Following the Planning Commission meeting, the City Attorney determined that Page 2 of 4 changes to the draft Ordinance are warranted to implement the Council's direction regarding the Project's compliance with the Inclusionary Zoning Regulations. The revisions are included in Section 9 on page 8 of Exhibit A to Attachment 1. The Inclusionary Zoning Regulations section of the City Council Ordinance (Exhibit A to Attachment 1) has been revised to include certain provisions included in the resolution approved by the City Council when it approved the Disposition and Development Agreement between the City and the developers of the Arroyo Vista Project (please refer to Attachment 4, City Council Resolution No. 136-07). The Council's Resolution preliminarily waived certain requirements of the City's Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance including allowing the project to be treated as one project and the affordability, dispersal (allocation) bedroom size and preference point requirements. It also preliminarily conditionally waived the requirement of concurrent construction of the affordable and market rate units, and directed that certain provisions be included when the zoning was revised. It is these provisions that are included in the revised proposed Ordinance before the Commission tonight. The purpose of the provisions is to assure that if the market-rate project is constructed prior to the affordable project, that the developer not construct more than 112 market rate units unless they have constructed 14 for-sale affordable units, for a total of 126 units so that the construction of affordable units keeps pace with the construction of market rate units, or the non-profit developer (Eden Housing) has secured financing for the affordable units, the for-profit developer (Citation Homes Central) has constructed more than 14 affordable units or has paid in lieu fees. NOTICING: In accordance with State Law, a notice regarding tonight's hearing was published in the Valley Times and was mailed to all property owners and tenants within 300 feet of the Project. Site and all persons who requested a copy of the notice. Additionally, Staff sent notices to all existing and former tenants of the existing Arroyo Vista development (who have moved since the spring of 2007) and sent notices to all property owners and tenants between Alamo Creek and Dougherty Road up to the Alameda/Contra Costa County line which maybe impacted by the Project. CONCLUSION: The Applicants are requesting approval of a Planned Development Rezone fora 378 unit residential development which includes affordable family apartments, affordable senior apartments, market-rate attached and detached units, community building and childcare facility. The proposed revisions to the Ordinance will ensure that the project will comply with the Disposition and Development Agreement between the City and the developers of the Arroyo Vista project. The redeveloped Arroyo Vista Project will enhance the existing area and provide a unique development within 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; and 5) Adopt a Resolution recommending that the City Council adopt an Ordinance approving a PD Planned Development Rezone and related Stagel/Stage 2 Development Plan for the Arroyo Vista Project. Page 3 of 4 GENERAL INFORMATION: APPLICANT: PROPERTY OWNER: LOCATION: ASSESSORS PARCEL NUMBER: GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION: SPECIFIC PLAN AREA: EXISTING LAND USE: SURROUNDING USES: Eden Housing, Inc. 409 Jackson Street Hayward, CA 94544 Citation Homes Central 404 Saratoga Avenue Suite 100 Santa Clara, CA 95050 Dublin Housing Authority 6700 Dougherty Road 941-0007-001-07 Medium-Density Residential None Public Housing Location Zoning General Plan Land Use Current Use of Pro er Site PD (Planned Medium Density Public Housing Development) Residential (existing) Medium/High Density Residential (pro osed) North PD (Planned Medium Density Housing Development) Residential South PD (Planned Medium/High Density Housing Development) Residential East Agriculture Public Lands Cam Parks West PD (Planned Medium Density Housing Development) Residential Page 4 of 4