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Home My WebLink About8.1 Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan G~��OF DUB��G IA 19 — —� 82`� � AGENDA STATEMENT �, �_�_l � HERITAGE AND CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION tLIFOR� MEETING DATE: June 14, 2007 SUBJECT: Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan Report by Laura Karaboghosian, Associate Planner ATTACHMENTS: None RECOMMENDATION: Recommend approval to the City Council of the inclusion of three parcels into the Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan FINANCIAL STATEMENT: None DESCRIPTION: In November 2004, the Heritage and Cultural Arts Commission received a presentation from RBF Consultants on the Draft Design Guidelines for the Dublin Historic Area, including the proposed boundaries for the Area. The Design Guidelines are used to guide the design and architecture of future development (and re-development) for the Dublin Village/Donlon Way area so that it is compatible with the City's historic resources. In December 2004, the Commission approved the Design Guidelines and recommended approval to the City Council. The City of Dublin is now proposing to initiate an application to incorporate three parcels located along Dublin Boulevard into the Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan Site. Background 1 On January 18, 2005, the City Council adopted an Ordinance creating a new Historic Overlay Zoning District as Chapter 8.62 of the Municipal Code. The Ordinance also amended the Zoning Map to apply the overlay zone to the Historic Area as then defined. Prior to the Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan's adoption by the City Council, the specific plan was considered by the Planning Commission at the July 11, 2006 Planning Commission meeting. At that meeting,•the Planning Commission questioned why three parcels along Dublin Boulevard were not included in the boundary of the Specific Plan. The Planning Commission expressed their interest in including three additional properties in the Specific.Plan boundary for the purposes of ensuring that any redevelopment of these properties would be in compliance with the Specific Plan's Design Guidelines and • for the purposes of ensuring consistency of the public streetscape. The three parcels were identified as follows: COPIES TO: ITEM NO.: 8.1 G:\HERITAGE COMMISSION\AGENDA_STMTS\2007\6-14-07 Dublin Village Historic Area.doc • 11746 Dublin Boulevard (APN 941-0.113-004) -- property is owned by Burger Livermore Valley and contains two office buildings. • 11700 Dublin Boulevard (APN 941-0113-005-02) -- property is owned by Oleg and Linda Dubney and contains one office building. • 11684 Dublin Boulevard (APN 941-0113-007-01) --property is owned by the Briarhills of Dublin Cabana Club and contains one building and a swimming pool. The Planning Commission adopted a Resolution on July 11, 2006, which included a recommendation to the City Council that the Specific Plan boundary be revised to include the three additional parcels described above. These three parcels were not included within the original boundary of the Specific Plan because the boundary was based on the location of the area's remaining historic resources and drawing as tight a boundary around those resources as possible. On August 1, 2006, the City Council adopted the Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan. At that meeting the Council also directed Staff to return to the City Council with a request to initiate a Specific Plan Amendment.to study the addition of the three parcels outlined by the Planning Commission. On October 3, 2006, the Dublin City Council initiated the related study. With the proposed expansion of the historic area, the Zoning Map is proposed to be amended to include the three added parcels. In addition, minor amendments would be made to the Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan exhibits, text, and tabular data to reflect the inclusion of three additional properties. The specific plan was developed in order to guide future development in the specific plan area to be sensitive to the area's historic past, and also to formalize the City's commitment to preserving and enhancing the area's remaining historic, cultural; and archeological resources for the future. The inclusion of these three properties is crucial in order to ensure that if the properties are redeveloped in the future, they will be designed in conformance with the Specific Plan Design Guidelines and in the appropriate context with the future Dublin Historic Park Master Plan, which will be located across the street. • 2 of � "c,tZ ¢ ' �W ,v .- i R --� '•\,.5 t.-.11,_" A � rr I 4,E__ --_V - .. \ y - _ xy �� \ �F r z r- \ \=',-::" `"."F '"` t i .r r'z\ '`t�-% � , °}/ - t A •_ _.\',:,t^4c,n / �� < C i-- -.-\ Exhibit 3 V"r`'A'.. . y A ��.4 "ej .,:g o� \ '' - ‘-: .-7.-''''1 ' Dublin Village r �c �- � - ,,, ,7....1, t , ,4 s ,�/. Historic Area y \ - ` � ',,:\ \ a Specific Plan Parcels proposed to : 0' }cl'A' 4 1, ''" Boundar Boundary be.added to the \` „,--,1--: \n, V 5� -- j 0 S Specific Plan boundary ' . � _ � — � rSmUnawts n y�✓< '.S J ., -. .. tY n \ i' � \\6-,-- ti � \a'.. DutAn lGs t, i s^.,.y' lit.. . ------ /- '----:' - % \'''' `-._::----c '".- \ \'7-..'', `” . 7 \ N-,';,, '\,-,'"_ ire rce V..R ANALYSIS: The three parcels proposed for inclusion into the Specific Plan comprise approximately two acres and are located immediately adjacent to and across Dublin Boulevard from the existing historic area specific plan boundary. Although these three properties are not of historic significance their proximity to the existing specific plan boundary is of significance. By including these properties within the specific plan boundary, future modifications to these properties would require they comply with the Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan design guidelines,therefore creating a greater degree of historic context along both the north and south sides of Dublin Boulevard. The proposal to amend the specific plan boundary and Zoning Map does not change the base zone or uses, nor modify the properties in any way. Under the historic overlay zone, future modifications to these properties would be subject to Site Development Review for consistency with the Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan including its design guidelines. Changes to the specific plan boundary will require that the following minor changes be made to the Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan text and exhibits: • The acreage of the specific plan area will increase from approximately 38 acres to 40 acres. • The number of properties located within the specific plan boundary will increase from 21 parcels to 24 parcels. • The number of property owners within the specific plan boundary will increase from 18 to 21. • The addition of a General Plan Land Use designation of Single Family Residential 0.9-6.0 dwelling units per acre will be added since this is a land use designation of a parcel within the Specific Plan. • The addition of a Single Family Residential zoning district within the plan's boundary will be added since this is a zoning district of a parcel within the Specific Plan. 3 of • Maximum Development Potential will be updated to include information associated with the three parcels. • The Specific Plan boundary will be updated to reflect inclusion of the three properties to the specific plan area. • The Proposed Locations of Historic Monument Markers diagram will be updated to reflect inclusion of the three properties to the specific plan area. • The property ownership table and diagram will be updated to include the three properties and related information. NOTIFICATION: Following the October 3, 2006 City Council meeting when Staff was given direction to prepare a request to initiate a Specific Plan Amendment Study to include the three additional parcels, Staff sent a letter to the three affected property owners dated October 4, 2006 advising them of the proposal to include their property in the Specific Plan Area. Staff did not receive correspondence from the affected property owners. On June 1, 2007 Staff sent a second letter to the affected property owners advising them of the proposal to include their property within the Specific Plan Area. Staff has not received any written correspondence from the affected property owners. CONCLUSION: The proposed addition of three parcels within the Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan furthers the goal of the Specific Plan to establish the City's historic downtown core. Through the inclusion of these three parcels and application of the Historic Overlay District, the City of Dublin is taking a proactive approach to future development of these properties in an attempt to create a cohesive historic district that further highlights the city's historic resources. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Heritage and Cultural Arts Commission receive the report and recommend approval to the City Council of the inclusion of three parcels into the Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan. • 4of4