HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 08-04 WestDublin/PleasBARTORDINANCE NO. 8 - 04
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ~UBLIN
AMENDING THE WEST DUBLIN BART SPECIFIC PLAN, AMENDING THE ZONING MAP
TO REZONE A PARCEL AT 6600 GOLDEN GATE DRIVE (APN 941-1500-046)
TO A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT ZONING DISTRICT, AND APPROVING
THE RELATED STAGE 1 DEVELOPMENT PLAN PA 03-033
The Dublin City Council docs ordain as follows:
SECTION 1: Findings
A. Pursuant to Section 8.32.070 of the Dublin Municipal Code, the City CounCil finds as follows.
The Planned Development Zoning District meets the Purpose and intent of Chapter 8.32 in that it
provides a comprehensive development plan that is sensitive to surrounding land uses by virtue of
the layout and design of the site plan, and uses creative design and a mix of complementary uses to
establish the project as a focal point for the area surrounding the future West DublinfPle~ton
BART Station.
The Planned Development Zoning District will be harmonious and compatible with existing and
future development in the surrounding area in that the residential, hotel, and commercial use of the
site will be complimentary uses to the future transit West Dublin/Pleasanton BART Station: The
land uses and site plan provide an efficient use of the property and are compatible with the existing
retail, office, and light industrial uses surrounding the property as welt as to the more intensive
land uses that will likely develop in the future.
B. Pursuant to Sections 8.120.050.A and 'B of the Dublin Municipal Code, the City Council finds as
follows.
The Site is a relatively fiat, inffll site, with existing infi~stmcture (including roads, sewer, storm
drain, potable and recycled water, natural gas, and electricity) located immediately adjacent to the
site and no major or unusual physical or topographic constraints and thus is physically suitable for
the residential, hotel, and commercial project proposed for the Planned Development Zoning
District.
The Planned Development Zoning District will not adversely affect the health or safety of persons
residing or working in the vicinity, or be detrimental to the public health, safety and welfare in that
the project will comply with alt applicable development regulations and standards and will
implement all adopted mitigation measures.
3. The Planned Development Zoning District is consistent with the General Plan and West Dublin
BART Specific Plan in that the project includes companion amendments to the West Dublin
BART Specific Plan were approved by the City Council in this Ordinance on March 16, 2004, and
WhiCh-me~h~ pr0p~-sed the iahd ii'se-~'and-devel6pmen~ pla~ i~fle~f~d in'the prop6Sed
Planned Development Zoning District.
C. Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act, the City Council adopted an Addendum to both
the Negative Declaration for the Downtown Specific Plan and the Supplemental EIR for the West Dublin/
Pleasanton. BAR]' Station and Transit Village Project and certifying that the City reviewed and considered
the information contained in the EIR and Negative Declaration, as required to support approval of the
project, including approval of the Planned Development Zoning District.
SECTION 2:
Pursuant to Chapter 8.32, Title 8 of the City of Dublin Municipal Code the City of Dublin Zoning Map is
amended to rezone the following property (''the Property") to a Planned Development (PA 03-033)
Zoning District:
Approximately 7.26 acres of land located at 6600 Golden Gate Drive and further
identified as Assessor Parcel Number 941-1500-046
A map of the rezoning area is shown below:
SECTION 3:
Parcel to be rezoned ~
The regulations for the use, development, .improvement, and maintenance of the Property are set forth in
the following Stage 1 Development Plan for the project area, which is hereby approved. Any amendments
to the Stage 1 Development Plan shall be in accordance with section 8.32.080 of the Dublin Municipal
Code or its successors
This is a Development Plan pursuant to Chapter 8.32 of the Dublin Zoning Ordinance for residential,
hotel, and small-scale commercial development on property at 6600 Golden Gate Drive (APN 941-1500-
0~6.): .mS ~De?e!°pmentplan m~. ~l°f~e req~em~nts.f°r Stage 1 review Ofth~.p~0j~¢t~ _ .
This Development Plan is also represented by the attached Aerial Photo and Stage 1 Conceptual Site Plan.
The Planned Development Zoning District allows the flexibility needed to encourage innovative
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development while ensuring that the goals, policies, and action programs of the General PIan' West
Dublin BART Specific Plan, and provisions of Section 8.32 of the Zoning Ordinance are satisfied.
Except as specifically modified by the provisions of this Planned Development Zoning District/Stage I
Development Plan, all applicable general requirements and procedures of the Dublin Zoning Ordinance
shall be applied to the land uses designated in this Planned Development Zoning District.
1. Zoning: Planned Development (PA 03-033), rezoning project site from Planned Development
(PA 02-014, West Dublin BART Specific Plan)
2. Statement of Approved Uses
The proposed uses include high-density residential, hotel and small-scale commercial uses.
The residential portion of the development will be located furthest from the freeway and would
include 210 apartments in a four-story building wrapped around structured parking. Additional
surface parking would be provided along the western boundary of the residential site.
The five-story, 150-room hotel will be located on the southern portion of the site adjacent to 1-580.
The ancillary small-scale commercial pad will be located at the end of Golden Gate Drive, adjacent to
the hotel. The proposed building will be 7,500 square feet. The commercial uses allowed at the site
will be those listed in the West Dublin BART Specific Plan "Commercial B" land use category: small
scale uses including specialty retail, restaurants, offices, entertainment and s'unilar pedestrian-oriented
uses. The exact uses permitted will be determined at the Stage 2 Development Plan.
The location of the hotel, high-density-residential dwelling units, and commercial pad shall be
generally as shown on the West Dublin BART Transit Village Conceptual Landscape Plan, attached,
with minor adjustments to the parking layout and site circulation.
These minor modifications will address issues relating to joint vehicular access between this project
and the future office and residential development to the west. Another minor modification to be made
is the provision of a pedestrian walkway across the BART Parcel that would serve to connect the
future office and residential development to the west with Golden Gate Drive, thereby providing a
more direct route to access the future BART station.
3. Stage 1 Conceptual Site and Landscape Plan (Attached as Exhibit 1)
4. Site Details
The Project site is a total of 7.26 acres. The site will ultimately be divided into three parcels. By use,
the site areas will be as follows: 3.65 acres for residential, 2.43 acres for hotel, and 1.16 acre for small-
scale commercial.
5. Maximum development density permitted
The maximum density for the residential parcel wilt be 58 units per acre with a maximum of 210 total
units. Thc maximum square footage is 79,500 square feet/150 rooms for the hotel and 7,500 square
feet for the small-scale commercial. - .....
Setbacks and building envelopes for buildings, structures, and parking areas shall be generally as
shown on the Stage I Conceptual Site and Landscape Plan as attached. The maximum height
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permitted on the parcels shall be in accordance with the West Dublin BART Specific Plan and the
City of Dublin General Plan, as amended in December 2000.
6. Phasing plan
It is anticipated that the construction of the apartments will commence in the summer of 2004 andwill
be completed by December 2005. The hotel and ancillary small-scale commercial are anticipated to
be under construction from October 2006 through December 2007.
7. Conceptual LandscapePian (Attached as Exhibit 1)
8. Consistency with General Plan and West Dublin BART Specific Plan
Portion of General Plan Land Consistent West Dublin BART Consistent with SP?
Project Use designation with GP? Specific Plan land use
designation
High- .High-Density Yes Residential Yes, upon approval of a SP
Density Residential amendment to allow higher unit
Residential count (210 units instead of 160
units) and higher density (58
units/acre instead of 45 units/acre.)
Hotel Retail/Office Yes Lodging Yes'
Small-scale . Retail/Office Yes Lodging Yes, upon approval ofa SP
commercial amendment to Commercial B land
use category to allow commercial
llse.
The West Dublin BART Specific Plan amendment was approved by City Council on March 16, 2004.
The project is consistent with the' General Plan land use designation for the- site as High Density
Residential for the northern portion of the site and Retail/Office for the southern portion of the site.
The Retail/Office land use designation allows for such uses as restaurants, retail establishments, and
hotels.
The Specific Plan land use designations for the property are Residential (R) for the northern portion of
the property, and Hotel/Lodging (L) and Commercial B (COM B) for the southern portion of the
property (See Exhibit 2).
The project density of 2 I0 dwelling units at 58 units/acre is consistent with the Specific Plan.
9. Consistency with Inclusionary Zoning Regulations
The Applicant requested a waiver of the City's Inclusionary Zoning Regulations under Section
8.68.040 (E) of the City of Dublin Municipal Code. The waiver to the City of Dublin Inelusionary
Zoning Regulations was approved by City Council on March 2, 2004, Resolution 30-04.
10. Aerial Photo (Attached as Exhibit 3)
11. Compliance with the adopted mitigation measures
The Applicant/Developer is required to comply with ali applicable action programs and mitigation
measures of the Final West. Dublin/Pleasanton BART Station and Transit Village Project
SupPl~m~n~ Eiivii?6fimen~at l/iip~-R~iit-(SEIR)~--the'~ Fi~-~DUblifi/Ple~f6i5 E~/tension pmje-cf
EIR, and the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan (MMRP) certified and adopted by the Bay
Area Rapid Transit District (BART)Board of Directors.
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Additionally, the Applicant/Developer shall comply with alt applicable action programs and
mitigation measures of the Negative Declaration for the West Dublin BART Specific Plan and those
policies and programs contained in the West Dublin BART Specific Plan approved by the City of
Dublin.
SECTION 4:
No development shall occur on this property until a Stage 2 Development Plan and Site Development
Review permit have been approved for the property. Except as provided in the Stage 1 Development
plan/Planned Development Zoning District, the use, development, improvement, and maintenance of the
Property shall be governed by the provisions of the Dublin Zoning Ordinance.
SECTION 5:
This Ordinance shall take effect and be enforced upon the effective date of the West Dublin BART
Specific Plan amendment in PA 03-033. The City Clerk of the City of Dublin shall cause this Ordinance
to be posted in at least three (3) public places in the City of Dublin in accordance with Section 36933 of
the Government Code of the State of California.
SECTION 6:
This ordinance shall take effect and be enforced thirty (30) days from and after its passage.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY the City Council of the City of Dublin, on this 16m day of March 2004, by
the following votes:
AYES:
Couneilmembers McCormick, Oravetz, Sbranti and Zika and Mayor Lockhart
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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