HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 089-03 DwntwnCoreSpecPlan RESOLUTION NO. 89 - 03
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE DOWNTOWN CORE SPECIFIC PLAN
TO ADD A HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DENSITY LAND USE ON THE
EDEN HOUSING SENIOR PROJECT PROPERTY PA 03-003
WHEREAS, the Applicant, Eden Housing Inc, has requested approval of a General Plan
Amendment, an Amendment to the Downtown Core Specific Plan, PD-Planned Development Rezoning,
Tentative Parcel Map, and Site Development Review to construct up to 54 multi-family senior apartment
units with ground floor parking and related site improvements on the subject property. The Applicant has
requested that occupancy of the project would be limited to qualified low and very-low income
households with the exception of an on-site manager dwelling unit based on state and federal funding
sources' requirements to be utilized in the construction of the project and is therefore not entitled to
credits under the City's Inclusionary Housing Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the proposed project area is located within downtown Dublin and contains
approximately 0.58 acres of land, located at the rear of the former Dublin Branch Library, 7606 Amador
Valley Boulevard; and
WHEREAS, a General Plan Amendment is being requested for the site to accommodate the
proposed affordable senior housing project. The proposed General Plan Amendment consists of revision
of the General Plan Land Use Map to change the land use designation on the property from Retail/Office
to High Density Residential (25.0 + dwelling units per acre); and
WHEREAS, an Amendment to the Downtown Core Specific Plan been requested for the Eden
Housing site to accommodate a proposed affordable senior housing project. The proposed Amendment
includes adding a High Density Residential (25.0 + dwelling units per acre) for the project site; and
WHEREAS, the requested General Plan Amendment and Specific Plan Amendment requests
proposes to change the land use designation to High Density Residential (25.0+ dwelling units per acre) to
accommodate the proposed senior multi-family use; and
WHEREAS, the requested amendment to the Specific Plan is consistent with the proposed
amendment to the General Plan; and
WHEREAS, the amendment to the Downtown Core Specific Plan would not become effective
until after the approval of the General Plan Amendment request; and
WHEREAS, the Eden Housing project has been reviewed in accordance with the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the State CEQA Guidelines and the City of Dublin Environmental
Guidelines. A Mitigated Negative Declaration has been prepared in accordance with the provisions of
CEQA, the State CEQA Guidelines and the City of Dublin Environmental Guidelines, and all potential
significant impacts will be mitigated through design of the project and Conditions of Approval. Therefore,
there is no potential for significant environmental effects to occur as a result of the project; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did hold a public hearing to consider the entire Eden
Housing project on May 13, 2003, on the Mitigated Negative Declaration, General Plan Amendment,
Downtown Core Specific Plan Amendment, and Planned Development Rezoning, and recommended
approval of the project and the General Plan Amendment to the City Council; and
WHEREAS, City staff prepared individual staff reports describing and analyzing the proposed
General Plan Amendments for both projects, which reports were presented to the City Council at a duly
noticed public hearing on May 20, 2003, at which time all interested parties had the opportunity to
comment on the project; and
WHEREAS, the City Council did hold a public hearing to consider the General Plan
Amendments, an Amendment to the Downtown Core Specific Plan, and Planned Development
Rezonings, and did hear and consider all such reports, recommendations, testimony and the respective
environmental documents hereinabove set forth, and supports the General Plan Amendments and Specific
Plan Amendments.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Dublin City Council does hereby
approve the Eden Senior Housing Project request to amendment the Downtown Core Specific Plan by
adding a High Density Residential (25.0 + dwelling units per acre) for the project site which will not be
effective until after the approval of the General Plan Amendment for PA 03-003 as follows:
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PASSED AND APPROVED BY the City Council of the City of Dublin on this 20th day of May
2003, by the following votes:
AYES: Councilmembers McCormick, Oravetz, Sbranti and Zika, and Mayor Lockhart
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None ~~~~.~.%){/. ~;
Mayor
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