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RESOLUTION NO. 10 - XX
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A
PLANNED DEVELOPMENT REZONE WITH A RELATED STAGE 1 DEVELOPMENT PLAN
AMENDMENT AND STAGE 2 DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE
DUBLIN TRANSIT CENTER SITE E-1 (ESPRIT AT DUBLIN STATION)
LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF DUBLIN BOULEVARD AND IRON HORSE
PARKWAY (APN 986-0034-011-00)
PA 09-002
WHEREAS, the Applicant, D.R. Horton, Inc., has requested approval of Site
Development Review for PA 09-002, Dublin Transit Center Site E-1, for the construction of a
105-unit townhouse community on approximately ±4.13 acres of land, located on a portion of
Site E of the Dublin Transit Center, within the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan, at the southeast
corner of Dublin Boulevard and Iron Horse Parkway; and
WHEREAS, the project includes applications for a Planned Development Rezone with a
related Stage 1 Development Plan Amendment and Stage 2 Development Plan, Site
Development Review, and a Vesting Tentative Tract Map. The applications are collectively
known as the "ProjecY"; and
WHEREAS, the Project site is recta ngu lar-shaped, flat, and currently vacant; and
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Resolution 216-02 in December 2002 approving a
General Plan/Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment; Ordinance 21-02 approving a Stage 1
Planned Development Zoning; and, Resolution 02-40 approving Tentative Parcel Map 7892, for
the Dublin Transit Center. The 91-acre Transit Center site is located generally between the Iron
Horse Trail to the west, Dublin Boulevard to the north, Arnold Road to the East, and the BART
station to the south; and
WHEREAS, a Master Development Agreement for the Dublin Transit Center was
adopted by Ordinance 5-03 in May 2003. The Master Development Agreement was then later
amended by Ordinance 25-05, which set forth affordable housing obligations in the project area;
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, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act, Staff has
recommended that the project be found exempt from CEQA pursuant to Government Code
section 65457 for residential projects that are consistent with a specific plan. The Project is
within the scope of the Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Dublin Transit Center
General Plan Amendment, Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment, Stage 1 Planned
Development Zoning, Tentative Parcel Map, and Development Agreement (SCH 2001120395)
which was certified by City Council Resolution No. 215-02 dated November 19, 2002. This
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recommendation is based on a determination that there are no supplementai impacts that
would require preparation of a Supplemental EIR; and
WHEREAS, a Staff Report, dated August 24, 2010 and incorporated herein by
reference, described and analyzed the Project, including the proposed Planned Development
Rezone with a related Stage 1 Development Plan Amendment and Stage 2 Development Plan,
for the Planning Commission; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a properly noticed public hearing on the
Project, including the proposed Planned Development zoning, on August 24, 2010 at which time
all interested parties had the opportunity to be heard; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission considered the CEQA exemption, prior related
environmental documents, and all above-referenced reports, recommendations, and testimony
to evaluate the Project.
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, for the reasons set
forth in the findings in the attached draft ordinance, recommends that the City Council approve
the ordinance attached as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference, which ordinance
adopts a Planned Development Rezone with a related Stage 1 Development Plan Amendment
and Stage 2 Development Plan for the Esprit at Dublin Station project.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 24th day of August, 2010 by the following
vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Planning Commission Chair
ATTEST:
Planning Manager
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