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CONTINUED GENERAL PLAN HEARING - APRIL 9, 1984
A continued General Plan Hearing of the City Council of the City of Dublin
was held on Monday, April 9 , 1984 in the meeting room of the Dublin Library.
The meeting was reconvened at 8 : 40 p.m. by Mayor Peter Snyder .
GENERAL PLAN HEARING
Planning Director Tong gave a brief explanation of the draft policies and
options for the Primary Planning Area. The City Council proceeded to
discuss the policies and options and made revisions to the following
policies :
Housing Availability
2 . 1 . 1 .A Changed the word "Provide" to "Encourage"
2 . 1 . 1 .B Added the wording "and where the higher density would be compatible
with the existing residential development nearby. "
Neighborhood Diversity
2 . 1 . 2 .B Changed the wording "20 percent of" to "some of the" .
Residential Compatibility
2 . 1 . 3 . 0 Revised the policy to read "Require all developments over 6 . 0
dwelling units per gross residential acre to go through a Planned
Development rezoning process . "
City Housing Goals
6 . 3 .A Changed the word "Provide" to "Encourage" .
Summary of Housing Program Strategies
6 . 4 .A Added the wording "and where the higher density would be compatible
with the existing residential development nearby" .
6 . 4 .B Added the wording " including any State mandated bonus" .
6 . 4 .J Inserted a policy regarding. rental housing which was included in
Volume 2 Housing Element Technical Supplement but inadvertently left out of
Volume 1 .
Plan Policies . The policy read "Monitor availability of rental housing . If
deemed necessary, consider enactment of condominium conversion ordinance" .
6 . 4 .J to 6 . 4 .M Renumbered to reflect insertion of rental housing policy.
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Mayor Snyder opened the public hearing.
Harry Demmel requested clarification regarding the City Housing Goals .
Planning Director Tong explained the potential for code enforcement and
rehabilitation activities . Mr . Demmel also spoke in favor of possible land
write downs and uniform housing code compliance.
Bill Beerman indicated he would not want the City locked into State or
Federal housing programs .
John Corallo suggested that the free enterprise system would provide for
City housing needs .
Mayor Snyder closed the public hearing .
On motion of Cm. Jeffery, seconded by Cm. Hegarty, and by unanimous vote,
the Council approved the preliminary housing element policies as amended.
Chris Kinzel of TJKM, General Plan Traffic Consultants, discussed the
potential for developing an additional access to I-680 in the vicinity of
Amador Valley Boulevard. Mr . Kinzel also indicated the results of current
discussions with CalTrans .
Planning Director Tong and John Blayney, General Plan Consultant , briefly
reviewed the remaining preliminary circulation element policies . The
Council made comments on various circulation policies .
Mayor Snyder opened the public hearing .
John Alexander questioned the truck route designations, especially on Dublin
Boulevard .
Mr . Corallo indicated he would like to open up lines of communication with
the City regarding the extension of Dublin Boulevard.
Mr . Beerman said he would like to see consideration given to enlarging
Scarlett Court.
Mr . Corallo expressed concern regarding the line shown on the draft map
regarding the Dublin Boulevard extension.
Georgean Vonheeder suggested that the Council take the Dublin Boulevard
extension line off the map.
Mayor Snyder closed the public hearing .
On motion of Cm. Jeffery, seconded by Cm. Hegarty, and by unanimous vote,
the Council approved the preliminary circulation element policies with the
following amendinents .
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Trafficways
5 . 1 .B Changed the wording "between Amador Valley Boulevard and Dublin
Boulevard" to "at Amador Valley Boulevard or in the vicinity" .
5 . 1 . E Revised the policy to read "Develop a Plan Line for a Dublin
Boulevard extension from Dougherty Road to Parks RFTA boundary" .
Transit
5 . 2 .A Revised the policy to read "Support a compact, multi-story downtown
BART station and a second station located along I-580 with the rail line
extended to at least the eastern limit of the City of Pleasanton" .
5 . 2 .B Changed the wording "are too young or too old to drive" to "do not
drive" .
Southern Pacific Railroad Right of Way Transportation Corridor
5 . 3 .B Added a policy "consider potential for recreational use in
conjunction with transportation use" .
Bicycle Routes
5 . 4 .B Changed the wording regarding Amador Valley Boulevard from "Existing
bike lane west of Amador Valley Boulevard; add striped lane east of Amador
Valley Boulevard: to "Existing bike lane west of Village Parkway; review
need for striped lane east of Village Parkway" .
Truck Routes
5 . 5 .B Changed the wording "San Ramon Road, Dublin Boulevard, and Dougherty
Road" to " I-580 and I-680" .
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Mayor Snyder continued the hearing at 12 : 00
midnight .
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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