HomeMy WebLinkAbout8.2 Attch 1 PC Reso Rec GPA EDSPA RESOLUTION NO. 14 - XX
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING
GENERAL PLAN AND EASTERN DUBLIN SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENTS FOR
DUBLIN RANCH SUBAREA 3 AND THE GROVES LOT 3
PLPA-2013-00033 AND PLPA-2013-00034
WHEREAS, the Applicant, Kevin Fryer, has submitted Planning Applications for
residential development on two adjacent properties. Dublin Ranch Subarea 3 (Subarea 3)
would result in future development of up to 437 single family residences on an approximately 64
acre site. The project proposes General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan amendments to
reallocate existing Medium High Density Residential and Medium Density Residential land uses,
to reduce and change Open Space land uses to Rural Residential/Agriculture and to increase
the Stream Corridor designation. The project also proposes a PD rezoning with related Stage 1
Development Plan. The Groves Lot 3 (Lot 3) proposes a residential development of up to 122
townhouse condominiums on approximately 6.6 acres. The project proposes a General Plan
and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan amendment to change the existing High Density Residential
land use designation to Medium High Density Residential. The project also proposes a PD
rezoning with related Stage 1 and Stage 2 Development Plan to establish the zoning and
development standards for the project, as well as a Site Development Review permit and
Vesting Tentative Map 8164. Because of the statutory limitation on General Plan amendments
per year, the two applications are being processed in a consolidated action and are collectively
known as the "project"; and
WHEREAS, the General Plan amendment for Subarea 3 would change the land use
designations as follows: reduce Medium-High Density Residential from 8.6 acres to 7.5 acres
and move this use from the northeast area of the site to the western area of the site along
Lockhart Street; increase Medium Density Residential from 27.2 acres to 38 acres along either
side of an open space corridor; designate 14.5 acres of existing Open Space as Rural
Residential/Agriculture (as a partial replacement for 24.9 acres of existing Open Space land use
designation proposed for residential and rural residential/agriculture use); and increase the
existing designated Stream Corridor from 1.3 acres to 2 acres. No changes are proposed for
the existing 2-acre Neighborhood Park designation. The General Plan amendment for Lot 3
would redesignate the entire site from High Density Residential to Medium-High Density
Residential. Comparable amendments to the land use designations and locations for both sites
would be made to the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan (Specific Plan or EDSP). In addition, other
provisions of the General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan would be amended to ensure
consistency with the modified land use designations for the two sites; 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 City prepared a CEQA Addendum to a prior EIR and ND for Subarea 3.
For Lot 3, the project is within the scope of the program analyzed in the Eastern Dublin EIR as
to land use, density and development assumptions, and also within the development
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assumptions of a subsequent 1997 ND; therefore, no additional environmental review is
required, as documented in the attached draft resolution; and
WHEREAS, on January 28, 2014, the Planning Commission held a properly noticed
public hearing on the Subarea 3 and Lot 3 projects, including the proposed General Plan and
Eastern Dublin Specific Plan amendments, at which time all interested parties had the
opportunity to be heard; and
WHEREAS, a Staff Report dated January 28, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference
described and analyzed the Subarea 3 and Lot 3 projects for the Planning Commission,
including the proposed General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan amendments. The Staff
Report recommended that the Planning Commission recommend approval of the General Plan
and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan amendments; and
WHEREAS, on January 28, 2014, the Planning Commission adopted Resolution 14-XX
recommending that the City Council adopt a CEQA Addendum for the Subarea 3 project, which
resolution is incorporated herein by reference and available for review at City Hall during normal
business hours; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission used their independent judgment and considered
the Staff Report, the CEQA Addendum for Subarea 3, the prior EIR and other CEQA
documents, and all reports, recommendations, and testimony referenced above prior to making
any recommendations on the Subarea 3 and Lot 3 projects.
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 Planning Commission recommends that the City
Council adopt the resolution attached as Exhibit A, incorporated herein by reference, approving
General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan amendments to change the land use
designations as proposed for Subarea 3 and Lot 3.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 28th day of January, 2014, by the following
votes:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Planning Commission Chair
ATTEST:
Assistant Community Development Director
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