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DATE:
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT
STAFF REPORT
CITY COUNCIL
November 20, 2012
Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
Joni Pattillo City Manager""'
CITY CLERK
File #420 -30
Site 16A General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study
Prepared by Kristi Bascom, Principal Planner
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Staff is requesting that the City Council reaffirm their authorization to initiate a General Plan and
Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to change both the General Plan and Eastern
Dublin Specific Plan land use designations for a 14.32 acre parcel at the southwest corner of
Dublin Boulevard and Hacienda Drive from Campus Office to General Commercial /Campus
Office.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
No financial impact to the City. All costs associated with preparing the General Plan and
Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study, if authorized by the City Council, would be
borne by the Applicant.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council: 1) Receive Staff presentation; 2) Take testimony from
the property owner and the public; 3) Deliberate; and 4) Adopt a Resolution approving the
initiation of a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to change the
land use designation for a 14.32 acre parcel at the southwest corner of Dublin Boulevard and
Hacienda Drive from Campus Office to General Commercial /Campus Office.
Submitted BY"',
Director of Community Development
DESCRIPTION:
Reviewed By
Assistant City Manager
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Caruso Affiliated decided not to proceed with the acquisition of the property, and the Alameda
County Surplus Property Authority later entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement with
Regency Centers. The Alameda County Surplus Property Authority has requested that the City
Council confirm their desire to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan
Amendment Study (Attachment 3).
ANALYSIS:
It is the City Council's policy to initiate all General Plan and Specific Plan Amendment Studies
prior to Staff accepting an application and beginning work on such projects. The City Council
approved Resolution 164 -11 on September 20, 2011, which authorized a General Plan and
Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to begin on Site 16A. Staff has begun:
1. Determining the associated impacts from the land use change;
2. Conducting the appropriate level of environmental review and documentation;
3. Performing any additional studies that may be required; and will soon
4. Prepare an analysis for consideration by the Planning Commission and the City
Council.
Work on the General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study would be
completed concurrently with processing any other entitlements that are requested by the
Applicant, including a Planned Development Rezone and Site Development Review for the
proposed retail center. Once the General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment
Study is complete, Staff would then bring the application to the Planning Commission for their
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recommendation to City Council. The project would then move forward to the City Council for
their consideration.
The City Council previously approved the initiation of a General Plan and Eastern Dublin
Specific Plan Amendment Study for this site. This subsequent action is being requested as a
formality by the property owner. Therefore, Staff prepared the attached Resolution approving
the initiation of a General Plan /Specific Plan Amendment Study for the City Council's
consideration (Attachment 4).
NOTICING REQUIREMENTS /PUBLIC OUTREACH:
Public noticing is not required to review a request to initiate a General Plan Amendment Study.
Although not required, the City mailed notices to all property owners and tenants within 300 feet
of the subject property. A notice was also published in the Valley Times and posted in the
designated posting places. A copy of this Staff Report was distributed to the Applicant and
Property Owner.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
Staff recommends that the project be found exempt from the California Environmental Quality
Act (CEQA) under Section 15306, Class 6 of the State CEQA Guidelines because initiation of a
General Plan Amendment study, in and of itself, will not result in disturbance to an
environmental resource.
ATTACHMENTS: 1. September 20, 2011 City Council Staff Report
2. City Council Resolution 164 -11
3. Applicant's Letter of Request dated November 5, 2012
4. Resolution approving the initiation of a General Plan and Eastern
Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study to change the land use
designation for a 14.32 acre parcel at the southwest corner of Dublin
Boulevard and Hacienda Drive from Campus Office to General
Commercial /Campus Office
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�DATE;
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
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CITY CLERK
CITY COUNCIL File #-420-30
September 201, 2011
Honorable Mayor and Cut y'COLHICilryiernbers
Joni PattiHo, it Manager
Site 16A Eastern DL,61n Specillfic Plan and General Plan Arnendn"n ent StUdy
Pt -spar ed by Kristi Bascoin, Princijml Planner,
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The City COLHICH Will consider whether to initiate a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific
Plan Aimendment Study, to change both the General flan and Eastern Dublin Specific P11an land
Use designations for a 14.32 acre parcel at the southwest corner of DUNin Boulevard and
Hacienda Drive, froirn CaMPLIS Office to Gene4 Commerc4l/Carnpus Office.
No financial impact to the City, All costs asset iated withi preparing the General Plan and
Eastern DUWiln Specifi c Plan Arnendnient Study, If authorized Iby the it COLHICH, woWd be
boirne by the Applicant.
Staff recommends that the City COUncil: 1) Re ive Staff presentatmn; 2) Deliberate, and eitf"Ier
3), Adopt a Resolution approving the initiation of a General Plan and Eastern DUblin Specific
Plan Amendment StUdy to change the land use designations for a 14,32 acre parcel at the
SOLYthwest conner of DUblin Boulevard and Hacienda Drive frorn Carnl)US Office to General
Cornrnercial/Carnl)LJS Office" OR 4), Adopt a Resolution denyingi the inftiation of a General Plan
and Eastern DUblin Specific Plan Amendment Study to change the land use, desilgnations for a
'14.32 acre Parcel at the SOLIthwest corner of Dublin Boulevard and Hacienda Dirive from
Camplus, Office to General Commercial/Campus Office,
Su6mitted By
Director of ComMUnity' Develloprnent
Ile" r—
Reviewed IBy'
Assistant City Man:agieir
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Caruso Affiliated has
recently com:pleted a
Purchase Agreernent
to acquire the 14,; -
acre parce of land
(known as Site 166)
from the Alarneda
County SurplUS
Property Authority,
The site is further
identified as 50,54
Hiacierida Drive and
Assessor P,arcel:i
NUmber 986-010313-
007-00, The project
site is showru In, the
Vicinity Map to the
right,
Caruso Affiliated has
the intention of
developing a retail
center our the project site.
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'The property Currently has a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan land Use
designation of Campus Office, -rho CarnPUS Office land use desdgnafioni aHows, for non--retaH
comrnerc4 use such as professional and administrative offic�es. Retail uses aii'-e permitted in
the Carnpus Office category, but Wily as an6lflary to the pTImary office-based uses,
The current General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Iland Use designations for this
property aril the SUrmUndlng properties are shown below:
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BE
Caruso Affiliated and the Alarneda COUnty Sur( lus Property ALIthonty are requesting thiat the
C,ity COUncil initiate a General Plan and Eastern DUblin Specific Plan Aniendn'ieint S,tuldy to,
change the land use designation for the subject parcel from Campus Office to General
Cornmercial/CaMPLIS Office, The General ComrnercW/Carnpus, Office land Use category allows,
for a variety of regioinatl- and comMUNty-serving retail and service Uses as well as professional
and administrative offices.
ht has been past practice for the City Council to inifiate all General Plan andl Specific I Plan
Amendment Studies, prior to Staff acceptinig an application and beginning work on SlUch projects,,
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The Applicant's, letter of request to initiate the General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan
Amendment Study, also siigned by the current property owner, is included as Attachment 1,
Should the City, Council initiate a general Plan and Eastern, DL,rbdin Specffic Plan Amendment
Study, Staff will�
1 Determine the associated irnplacts, from the land Use change;
2, Conduct the app ropri�ate level of environmental review and docuaientation,
3, Perform any additional studies, that may be reqLiired and
4, Prepare an anialyslis for consideration i by the Manning Coninirssjon and the City
COUnciL
Work on the General Plan and Eastern DuVin Specific Plan ArTiendment Study would be
corn;,')Ieted: concurrently with processing any other entitlements that are requested by the
Applicant, including a P'lanned Development f zonie and Site Develop rnent Review for the
proposed retail) center. Once the General Plan and Eastern DUblin Specific Plan Arriendriient
Study is cornplete, Staff would then bring the application to the Planning Cornmission for their
recor-nniendatioin to City Council, The City Council could then take action on the General Plan
and Eastern Dublljn, Specific P'lan Amendment.
Staff has prepared draft ResolUfions approving and denying the initiation of a general IF Ian and
Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Arnendrrient Study to evaluate chariging the land Use designation
of the subject property from Campus Office to General Corn mercial/Ca ni pus Officie, Both
Resolutions are included with this, Staff Report as Attachments 2 arld 3,
NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH:
PUblic noticing is not required to review a reqUest to initiate a General Plan Amleridnient Study.
,although not re loured, the City rnailed notices to, all property owners and tenants within 3010 feet
of the subject property. A notice was also pUblished in the Valley rimes and posted un the
designated posting places. A copy of this Staff. Report was distributed to the Appficant,
ENVIRONMENTAL REVI�EW:
Staff recommends that the pirojlec�t be found exerript froiri the California Environmentad Quality
Act ('CEQA) Under Section 1::530:6, Class 6 of the, State CEQA GUideHnes, Ibecauise initiation of a
General Plan Arnendment study, in aril of itself, will not result in, disturbance to an
environmental resource.
ATTACHMENTS: 1. Letter of Request from Cariuso, Affiliated dated September 1, 2011
Z Res,ollutioln approving the initiation of an Eastern DLublin Specific Plan
and General Plw meridtnent Study
3, ReSOlUtjon denying the initiation of an Eastern l ublin Specific Pian
and General Plan, Amendment Study
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OFTHIS CITY OF DUBLIN
WHEREAS, Caruso Affiliated, in cooperation with the Alameda Colunty Surplus Property
Authority, SUbmitted a rogue to study chainging thie General Plan and Eastern Dublin
Specific Plan land use designations for a 14.32 acre parcel at the southwest corner of Dublin
BOUlevard and Hacienda Drive from "Gam pus Office" to "General CornrnerciaKarnpus
Officie° "„ and
WHEREAS, the initiation request has been reviewed in accordance ith the faro vii s lion s of
the California Environrnenta uality Act (CEQA) and was found to Ibe Categorically Exempt
Under Section 15306, Class 6 of the State CEQA Guidelines; and
WHEREAS, a Staff Report was submifted outlining the issues surrounding the request;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council did hear and consider all such reports, recommendations,
and testimony hiereinabove set forth, and su orts the initiation of a General U lan and
Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of DUblin does
hereby approve the initi ation of a general Plan and Eastern, Dubfin Specific Plan
Amendment Study to change both the General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan, land
use designations for a '14.32 acre parcel at the s,outh,west cornier of Dubfir-i BoLdevard and
Hacienda Drive frorn "Campus Offilce"to "General Conirnercial/CaMPLIS Office"
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 2V' day of Septernber 2011 Iby the following
vote I
AYES: Counciimernber's BiMe, Hart, Fflder� brand, Swa[wefl, and I Mayor Sbranti
NOES: None
ABSENT,
one
ABSTAIN: None
ayor
MIA MR
City Cler,k
Reso No 164--11, Abapted 9-M 11, Item 8 1 Page 2 of 2
AI "JEDA COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
SURPLUS PROPERTY AUTHORITY
Chr s Sa7ar
November 5, 2012
Aoc -ncy Director
Initiation
Phone
Honorable Mayor Tun Sbranti
ufualt Cook y
City Council Members
Director
City of Dublin
224 ',
100 Civic Plaza
wcsi Winto
In September 2011, the City Council initiated a General Plan and Eastern Dublin
Room 110
Dublin, CA 94568
Hayward
California
RE: Site 16A — Confirmation of General Plan /Specific Plan Amendment
94544 -121'
Initiation
Phone
5710.670.5333
Dear Mayor and Council Members:
fax
510.670.6374
In September 2011, the City Council initiated a General Plan and Eastern Dublin
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Specific Plan Amendment Study an to change the land use designation for Site 16A a
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14.3 acre parcel currently owned by the Alameda County Surplus Property Authority,
located at the southwest corner of Dublin Boulevard and Hacienda Drive, from
"Campus Office" to "General Commercial/Campus Office ". The Amendment Study
was requested by me, as the property owner representative, and by Caruso Affiliated,
the proposed purchaser of Site 16A, in order to permit Caruso to develop the Site for
a retail project.
As you are aware, Caruso decided not to proceed with the purchase earlier this year
and the Surplus Property Authority issued a Request for Proposal for a retail
developer to proceed with a retail project at this location, resulting in the selection of
Regency Centers.
We thought it prudent, regardless of the selected retail developer, to confirm
ACSPA's desire, as the property owner, for the City to proceed with the previously
proposed amendments to the General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan to permit
retail uses on Site 16A, as we have discussed for some time with City staff
We thank you for your consideration and look forward to our continued partnership
on development projects in the City of Dublin.
Cc: Pete Is'-noedler, Regency Centers
RESOLUTION NO. xx -12
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
APPROVING THE INITIATION OF A GENERAL PLAN AND EASTERN DUBLIN
SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT STUDY TO CHANGE THE LAND USE DESIGNATIONS
FOR A 14.32 ACRE PARCEL AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF DUBLIN BOULEVARD
AND HACIENDA DRIVE FROM "CAMPUS OFFICE" TO "GENERAL
COMMERCIAL /CAMPUS OFFICE"
(APN 986- 0033 - 007 -00)
WHEREAS, the Alameda County Surplus Property Authority, submitted a request to
study changing the General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan land use designations for
a 14.32 acre parcel at the southwest corner of Dublin Boulevard and Hacienda Drive from
"Campus Office" to "General Commercial /Campus Office "; 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 General Plan and
Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment Study; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Dublin does
hereby approve the initiation of a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan
Amendment Study to change both the General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan land
use designations for a 14.32 acre parcel at the southwest corner of Dublin Boulevard and
Hacienda Drive from "Campus Office" to "General Commercial /Campus Office ".
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Dublin on this
20th day of November 2012 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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Mayor