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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-24-2012 - AgendaPlanning Commission Regular Meeting City of Dublin July 24, 2012 City Council Chambers 7:00 P.M. 100 Civic Plaza 1. CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG 3. ADDITIONS OR REVISIONS TO THE AGENDA 4. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS – July 10, 2012 5. ORAL COMMUNICATION - At this time, members of the audience are permitted to address the Planning Commission on any item(s) of interest to the public; however, no ACTION or DISCUSSION shall take place on any item, which is NOT on the Planning Commission Agenda. The Planning Commission may respond briefly to statements made or questions posed, or may request Staff to report back at a future meeting concerning the matter. Furthermore, a member of the Planning Commission may direct Staff to place a matter of business on a future agenda. Any person may arrange with the Planning Manager (no later than 11:00 a.m., on the Tuesday preceding a regular meeting) to have an item of concern placed on the agenda for the next regular meeting. 6. CONSENT CALENDAR 7. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS 8. PUBLIC HEARINGS 8.1 PLPA-2012-00033 - Zoning Ordinance Amendment to Chapter 8.76 (Off-Street Parking and Loading) related to the Village Parkway Pilot Parking Program 9. NEW OR UNFINISHED BUSINESS 10. OTHER BUSINESS: Brief INFORMATION ONLY reports from the Planning Commission and/or Staff, including Committee Reports and Reports by the Planning Commission related to meetings attended at City Expense (AB 1234). 11. ADJOURNMENT This AGENDA is posted in accordance with Government Code Section 54954.2(a) and Government Code Section 54957.5 If requested, pursuant to Government Code Section 54953.2, this agenda shall be made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with a disability, as required by Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Section 12132), and the federal rules and regulations adopted in implementation thereof. To make a request for disability-related modification or accommodation, please contact the City Clerk’s Office (925) 833-6650 at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting. A complete packet of information containing Staff Reports (Agenda Statements) and exhibits related to each item is available for public review at least 72 hours prior to a Planning Commission Meeting or, in the event that it is delivered to the Commission members less than 72 hours prior to a Planning Commission Meeting, as soon as it is so delivered. The packet is available in the Community Development Department. (OVER FOR PROCEDURE SUMMARY) STAFF REPORT PLANNING COMMISSION DATE: July 24, 2012 TO: Planning Commission SUBJECT: PUBLIC HEARING: PLPA-2012-00033 Zoning Ordinance Amendment to Chapter 8.76 (Off-Street Parking and Loading) related to the Village Parkway Pilot Parking Program (Legislative) Report prepared by Kristi Bascom, Principal Planner EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Planning Commission will review City-initiated amendments to Chapter 8.76 (Off-Street Parking and Loading) of the Dublin Zoning Ordinance related to relaxing the parking standards in a section of the Downtown Dublin Specific Plan Village Parkway District. The proposed amendments will implement atest-case parking program on four specific parcels to see if it can enable more intense uses along the Village Parkway corridor. The Program will affect a portion of the Village Parkway District for a temporary period of three years. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Planning Commission: 1) Receive Staff presentation; 2) Open the public hearing; 3) Take testimony from the public; 4) Close the public hearing and deliberate; and 5) Adopt a Resolution recommending that the City Council adopt an Ordinance approving a Zoning Ordinance Amendment to Chapter 8.76 (Off-Street Parking and Loading) related to the Village Parkway Pilot Parking Program. ~~ Submitted By a ie d By Principal Planner Assistant Commune y Development Director COPIES TO: Applicant File ITEM NO.: Page 1 of 6 G:1PA#120121PLPA-2012-00033 Village Parkway Pilot Parking ProgramlPC 07.24.20121PCSR.docx DESCRIPTION: Since the adoption of the Downtown Dublin Specific Plan in February 2011, City Staff have been working to implement the goals and policies of both the Specific Plan and the subsequent recommendations of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Technical Assistance Panel report. One of the recommendations from the ULI report was to incentivize more commercial businesses in the downtown by having greater flexibility in regulatory standards such as the City's parking requirements. The overarching goal of the Downtown Dublin Specific Plan (DDSP) is "to create a vibrant, dynamic commercial and mixed-use center that provides a wide array of opportunities for shopping, services, dining, working, living, and entertainment in apedestrian-friendly and aesthetically pleasing setting that attracts both local and regional residents." The DDSP established three distinct districts, each including its own set of design standards tailored to the envisioned uses. The Transit-Oriented District embraces the recent opening of the West Dublin BART station and is the district where a vast majority of the new residential development in Dublin is envisioned to take place. The Retail District includes much of the existing retail core and aims to stimulate infill development and redevelopment of aging buildings and large parking areas. The Village Parkway District embraces the existing successful service and retail uses along a "Main Street" corridor, and this district has the most potential to reutilize and re-tenant existing buildings with more intense uses such as restaurants, service retail, and other local-serving businesses. Background Since before Dublin's incorporation in 1982, the Village Parkway District has been home to many locally-owned businesses. Several of the property owners along Village Parkway have owned their properties for many years. Through the years, these owners have expressed an interest in being able to utilize the existing buildings more intensely. In many cases, more intense uses are restricted by their ability to meet the parking requirements of the City's Zoning Ordinance. Some property owners have suggested that the Village Parkway District cannot achieve greater vibrancy and intensity with the City's current parking standards. This suggestion is supported by the reality that those uses which add vitality to an area -restaurants, bars, entertainment, retail establishments -would not have sufficient parking to meet the Zoning Ordinance requirements on most parcels along Village Parkway due to the existing building and development patterns in place. In accordance with Section 8.72 (Off Street Parking and Loading), the parking requirements for these uses are as follows: Sit Down Restaurant: 1 parking space per 100 square feet of floor area accessible to customers plus 1 parking space per 300 square feet of floor area not accessible to customers. Specialty Restaurant: 1 per 200 square feet Bar: 1 per 100 square feet General Retail: 1 per 300 square feet Entertainment Uses: Parking requirements vary from 1 per 100 square feet for comedy or night clubs to parking based on a per seat basis for theaters. 2of6 Existing Conditions A parking analysis completed in 2010 in conjunction with the Downtown Dublin Specific Plan identified 1,395 off-street parking spaces in the entire Village Parkway District. This district contains approximately 373,652 square feet of building area, which equates to roughly 1 parking space for every 268 square feet of building area. This average includes uses that require less parking, such as warehouse (1 space per 1,000 square feet) as well as uses that require more parking, such as commercial schools (1 space per 50 square feet of instructional area). Parking in downtown commercial districts In downtown areas throughout the Bay Area, cities have taken varying approaches to deal with the requirement to provide off-street parking. On-street parking is also commonplace. Some cities, including Pleasanton, have moved to a market-based approach that allows buildings in the downtown to change uses and complete small additions without requiring additional parking. Dublin has traditionally had sufficient parking in the downtown to meet the parking requirements outlined in the Zoning Ordinance. As properties in the downtown districts intensify, the ULI study (Attachment 1) recommended examining whether the traditional parking requirements should continue to apply in all cases. There appear to be property owners in Downtown who support amarket-based approach to parking instead of a regulatory approach. Under amarket-based approach, the DDSP would continue to regulate the use types, but parking requirements of the use types would not be a consideration. Under this approach, parking supply and demand would be managed by the property owners and tenants, and not regulated by the City. It would become the responsibility of the property owners, property managers, and businesses to lease tenant spaces to the right combination of users to ensure that there is sufficient parking to serve the businesses and their customers. However, Staff would continue to monitor the site and enforce the removal of abandoned/inoperable vehicles to ensure that the parking spaces remain free and clear for use. Proposed Pilot Program A pilot program to test amarket- based approach for parking is one way of testing the concept to see if it could be successful in Downtown Dublin as a whole. Staff has discussed the pilot program concept with two property owners on Village Parkway who have experienced limitations on their ability to lease their property due to the City's parking requirements. The area to test a proposed market- based parking reduction pilot program is shown in the map at left. The address range of the proposed study area is all of the even numbers between 7016 and 7150 Village Parkway. The 4.3-acre area consists of four properties owned by two owners. Each building has multiple tenant spaces that house a variety of uses including retail, indoor recreation, bar/restaurant, auto repair and service, warehouse, and personal service. There is a total of 76,160 square feet of building area and 160 parking spaces spread throughout the properties. This section of Village Parkway could be a successful location to test a pilot market-based parking program for several reasons: The buildings on these properties are located close to the street, which makes them good candidates for more active uses. 2. There is on-street parking in front of these buildings that could be utilized by customers. 3. The four parcels are fairly self-contained. If the pilot program leads to more intensive parking demands, it is expected that there would be limited spillover parking onto other Village Parkway properties. 4. The property owners have expressed a willingness to try amarket-based approach. Staff presented a report to the City Council on May 15, 2012 seeking their input on the concept. The Councilmembers were supportive and directed Staff to proceed with preparing an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance to temporarily suspend the parking standards in a portion of the Village Parkway District for a limited term of three years. Staff proposes to modify Section 8.76.080.D (Parking Requirements by Use Type - Commercial) to add the following language (new text is underlined): Commercial Use Types. Commercial Use Types shall provide off-street parking spaces as noted in the table below, with the exception of uses located on four parcels in the Village Parkway District of the Downtown Dublin Specific Plan. These properties, identified as the even numbered addresses between 7016 and 7150 Village Parkway (APNs 941 0210 002 02 941-0210-005-04 941-0210-005-05 and 941-0210-005-03), are not required to provide a prescribed number of parking spaces for any use that is permitted or conditionally permitted in the Downtown Dublin Zoning District. Attached is a Planning Commission Resolution (Attachment 2) recommending that the City Council adopt an Ordinance (Exhibit A to Attachment 2) that will amend Chapter 8.76 as detailed above. At the conclusion of the three year pilot program, the City will assess the success of the program and determine whether the relaxed parking requirements should be considered throughout the Village Parkway District. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW: 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 when applicable, environmental documents prepared. For this project, Staff recommends that the project be found exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with Section 15061(b)(3) because it can be seen with certainty that the amendments to Chapter 8.76 of the Dublin Municipal Code (Off-Street Parking and Loading) will not have a significant effect on the environment 4 of 6 NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH: In accordance with State law, a public notice was published in the Valley Times and posted at several locations throughout the City. A notice of this hearing was mailed to those requesting such notice ten days before the hearing and the Staff Report and attachments were made available for public review prior to the public hearing in accordance with Government Code Sections 65090 and 65091. A public notice was also sent to all tenants and property owners in the entire Village Parkway District and all tenants and property owners within 300 feet of the affected properties. To date, the City has received comments from one business representative on Village Parkway regarding the proposed Zoning Ordinance Amendment (Attachment 3). A copy of this Staff Report was provided to the two affected property owners. ATTACHMENTS: 1) Urban Land Institute's Downtown Dublin Technical Assistance Panel Report, dated July 2011 2) Resolution recommending that the City Council adopt an Ordinance approving a Zoning Ordinance Amendment to Chapter 8.76 (Off- Street Parking and Loading) related to the Village Parkway Pilot Parking Program, with the draft Ordinance included as Exhibit A 3) Email from John Denholm of Oil Changers dated July 17, 2012 5of6 GENERAL INFORMATION: APPLICANT/: City of Dublin PROPERTY OWNERS: Thomas and Martina Murphy, 1485 Bayshore Blvd #56, San Francisco, CA 94124 B&B Borden LLC, 6 Sky Terrace, Danville, CA 94526 LOCATION: ASSESSORS PARCEL NUMBERS: GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATION: SPECIFIC PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATION: SURROUNDING USES: Even-numbered addresses between 7016 and 7150 Village Parkway 941-0210-002-02 941-0210-005-04 941-0210-005-05 941-0210-005-03 Downtown Dublin Specific Plan (Village Parkway District) n/a CURRENT USE OF LOCATION ZONING GENERAL PLAN LAND USE PROPERTY North DDZD Downtown Dublin Specific Plan Auto Service, Restaurant Village Parkwa District) South DDZD Downtown Dublin Specific Plan Office, Personal Service (Villa a Parkwa District) Downtown Dublin Specific Plan Retail, Restaurant, Office, East DDZD (Villa a Parkwa District) Personal Service Interstate 680, West n/a n/a Flood Control Channel RESOURCES: General Plan Zoning Ordinance 6 of 6 J`...~, ~ ~ ;~!? vir,r ; Wnr n` (pu~1 r agr~nr,i ~i . ,'e +~ ~ ~ ~ ~.~ i I and its men~hership ~. 3s t•'etnd over 50p pane3s ~~, 1',"lt I~ ry . , !,'S 1`!g A~i,9SO`y Ser~JiGeB t'({~g(dtTl ~IdS t~2 ~ - prat,ntatEc ~~~ reach ,c sah~ru~+,ra iar~fl use ~,~~ . tcsm ~s car~iposecl of t~;ghfy~ qualified pre~fessionals who volunteer their ~~re ~ ~ ~ t~iP,!' kn~.;." ; •° ~° ~ .,reel topic and s~lreened tc t-. ~.ty. 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Witltirt the City of t7ublin. a 71" s;r << E~ parking gar:; ~ , . , t: ted at the southern terminus of Golf n ;_: ~~ . ~ rv~; i,~r BPS; ~ t ~ ~ ~ t ~_ ~ the BART project, a }Dint development pr<; sec' ~,°;ith a 150-rora{ :ro.,,, ,~ lucre feet of retail space has been pianr~~°:~~' (stage ; [?evelop;rrent Plant , ~~.: ~ tion to the 300 ~nuCti-famil} i~ >idenf~al un~'~~ ~ ,_~tj v,P~ieh <r=~ unr'~;r >:~,.~; -~:;t of ~9iderr Gatn D.: `tid(i"eC7t'tt} ~3ti , ? 0` ~ ~ "C' . ,~~ .; ."ri'19 225.501)sq...- - ~- --stary~vc ~alt._~=' . ~ r ~ ~ ~ _~~:~ AI~B). Ttris proper`, has been entitled far c~ .e~_~1-neut.` ,, '~ ~.';' ~' ly res~~, _~~ ; dWel4ing units and a 15J.Q00 s~~ ~a~., f~~: t office h ' : .; ,~ ,~ ~,~:~;?~.d W`sth ~~p ~r~ots, St. Patr~, k b; , ,. I be ~ ;; pro: _ ~ ~ .t . ,~ ,, ttCt.' 'l`ion (~{7Cltieictlort Uet~'f~,Cn U, i'Er ~~Gj eE. Ld~~. ~ ~'tlr iLl i"t G'i~4 I `i .)ir aet. C)It ~ various resin=cntiai, office and mixed-use developmen! °~ k~<"~e been i °.vith tYSe City of P1ub(ira but nAS f ~ ~ ~ :.~ ~~s have Z' ~ :~ „~ I~~ [)nvvi~tc~GVn r3i,? 'in c; f~ °~an is; C~ .~:nto~~r~ Dublin ~,~il! hN a ~r,~r ~r~(i tlan~,n.ic ~~ornme.rcia( rin~1 ~i~ixPd-u>e ~_enter J:;s a wide array .. ~ ~ ~ ! ~ far ~P~oppiirC~. SBr~ it18v . dinirp. . I- ng and entertainment irl a pt~destrian-friendly and '~~i'cally pleasUip seitiria that attrr• ;> b~ith li~ca and re~(h~r~ai iesidE~nts t 1 I i ~~ _ "`t, ~ ~ LfG£ND ~ ems.... } ,.ice" ~ t~....J ;q>e<afic Plan 3aanda~w '~ <:a~.limty l~„~ Size c) Prrrcel (Acres) ~ i f ,.„,• ; ~ I •4 l 6 ~+ yq`~~ t Y~ ?M1 1 .: ~~s. , l F.9U y3 ! ~.: ."_ Pay i~ i ''~ ~ Y - .. . .- - .w.._ ~, ~,, ~ .~-- :~ Frwc.r( S,tie and BoGcting Footprint--._Downlown pobiin Spec4f'so Plan ,~ ,; k ,'27lWFd ~~ -~ ,r ~~ "~ ~=,r ~. ~~,:.< ~~ f~n~. r ~4 .~~ P -, ~' ~ ;y Tha immediate area has a number of inst~tuhonal stakeholders and individual property oumers- Due ~~±~ to the time constraints of this process. individual ~~ resident stakeholders wt;re nol consulted by the TAP.. ~i but loc . ~~ ~,~~~" experts and property ow!~ers were inter ~, ~, ;~t~~:t~;hciders eixJaged by the TAP_ `~ Cr~unc~lmember ti0(1 E~iiidle Milo Costa. Terranrrmics • Jahn Eudy. Essex Developmr:nt Mayor Tir~~~ Sbs~anti. City of Dublin fi~ichael ~cna4er. Bitrlir7~ton Coal factory • f elicia Studstill, Mayfield Genfry, Dublin Place • ~andra aleck. Colliers Issues to Be Explored Tire panel was asked ~ series of questions by the City of Dublicl during the process that helped to guide the analysis and final recornmer7dakions. The City posed tour specific issues for the p. nel to address: 1. Id~~-tif,~ _:~,°.~ `~- r; end Co~nrnunity ~er7efit Prograrr3 in-lieu fun~~ t~1 ~~i±__.~t business ar,d custr~n~ers_ 2, Pr ,,~i~izr; physical im ~. ~~_~~~ ~~ts necassary to make Cis etc>~,,:r, t7ublin v i ~ ,F <.tt,ad business and retail] and p`'~,~ 'riar~ friendly. 3. Evaluate !i~ ~rr~ ~- ~x -:~ re°:~ilers lr. Onwntoevn Dublin and prc~asr3~~ ~~,~~~ ;~~ °~tions on :«.il ra'~.egories that will improve the vitality ~;''~-; '~r~~w,rnto~~~n. ~_ Evaluate emerging technology trends to determine whether the use o` erhnt~logy will further anhance the C~owntown f~ubl~~r:: ~_t ~f f VJiri, apps, etc) Identify ways to spend Community Benefit Prorar~ ~CP~ in-lieu funds to attract business and customers. Currently, the CBP is structured to apply to leveloprnent that is in excess of the perm _::~ r tJr'.i. The panel suggested the City consider application of the program to all deve3opment, including developrrzent in Easf Dublii. The funds could ha best invested on catalytic projects preferably within the ~T00 subarea first. Nlhile a movie theater would be a good nighttime use, it is very expensive to construct, and the panel suggested that the ftmds could help lnce~ativile a theater or other entertainment venue perhaps through the subsidy of development costs. Another goon use of funds would be a downtown park or ©utdoor e~°ent space located on or adjacent to Golden Gate C+rl+ee as tit 4eads to ~Ai~T. Fuslds could also be used to subsidi~~e srrsall tenant improvement through grants or loans. Lastly, CBP funds could help clean up Store fror~is and fiagade improven~7ents. ~~~ iAP nn S ~. ;~,;..: ~. Prioritize physical improvements necessary to make Downtown Dublin vibrant {attract t~usines and retail} and pedestrian friendly. Tha City shoulrJ explore how tc ~,~r, !,~ -i r~r,rpi~ in~,~,F activation oo~nt c..~.~-rtG~~.rr~ in t.ddaior~ to tt~e existnp sen~orco~~?er. preferably ~ ~n par'r~~:rship with ~''~atac~t-~a ~ . ~lator cit~wntn~.~ ~~ ,-~.~,~ Tt~e cosr+sr,un+ty center r,r;~;1;t iie fundert n~ir,g park '. ar~d recreation tee:> and rna}~ boa , .t- c opprsttir~ilx ~~ith (;h~~Y ~; ~ as ~'osita ~ Collatte 1 i t EbCi E=.e~3 •t~ ' Po~ ~ bons far i3abiin ~sud. Tratiic Ca9nfing and Pedestrian Priendiy 6esign a 1CG~ ~' v . W . ~ t e l~ t"1~~~ ~ r~ST4'~ ~w~~ a ~ X 12` `T~.~-.~'~1~1.". t_.~•`l2:x:~ ~.~-DATx.~'~;Ct~lkJ a ~ X tc~' t~\K.`c l_.~'sr.~~ tsPr- oi2~'~+cSlJ s ,~„° _. ~.-,4$~ U1~~?.-'~v -t' C7 ~3\c ~+~L.,fps4_ v4, ts~Rr . Sti~k~'~ ~. Evaluate the current mix of retailers in Downtown Dublin and provide suggestions on retail categories that will ir~nprove the vitality of the dog°~ntov~ln. The panel recognizes that the current big box retailers are valuaFle t~ the City, At tt~2 same time there are a lot of opportunities to create variety with regards to the size of retailers. Sln~ilar to what was done with the RE1, Sprouts and Elephant far parcels, integraEion ofi large format and smaller scale retail world pro~tide more variation. 1~he panel recommends bringi!Tg in an economic firm or retail broker to conduct a detailed yap a~~alysis or, at minimum, explore poterttiai entertainment and dir~ir7g uses. ~. Evaluate emerging technology trends to determine whether the use of technology will further enhance the Downtown Dublin area deg iFiY apps, etch The panel Supports implementing free WiFi in the dQWntovJt7. The par7ei also €eeis gnat the Gity~ should intr oduce a requirement that developers at new projects imple~r~ent a Transport~~tion a~emand Management Plarf ~TC)MP} reducis7g minirr7urn parking requirements and traffic congestion. Aspects of the fL'MF' should include City Carshare or Z,ipear (with development incentives or reduced parking requirements grantod to projects incorporating such car-sharing programs. electronic vehicle preferred parking and charging stations, and potentially EiAf~T ticket and Ciippar card vn'id~r ~n n# the point of sale at varinus local retailers. Mobile smart phone applications similar fa "DashMob" or "F'unchd" could al~%~ i ~ ~ ,~:~~ traffic to loco! retailers. These mobile technologies will help supplement and could he synced with the existing upgraded electronic signage for Tri-Ualiey l~ransit bus anti f3ApT services that shn4^r, rent "time transit information. ~~ Test nubtinr'Pi~a~srzton BART r_._.___.______ Tt ~ ~,n r, ~ ~;i ~ : ,~t the u~p, ~ ~ .~. , _, , ~ ganef ~~~,~as ;i~r~x _'' . r. :.' . ., th.~ ,,,, ognizes that mn t'1`~n;i ~ ~idr~W='~. ~~~Irg©xerq;~.~ ~ ~r~ilfingness' toh ~ - ~ c, ~>".on is key to ' ~~;~ aLle tc ~ ~~ tyre vision of a vibrant dc' n r~,~n Che Specific Plan area is r,-anv~ertietltlg Iceated irt~mediately acijr~cent' the irttersectior} of t~sJa major freeways. I-5~iC) and I-6 `d. 1 ~ ; °~oing area also benefits frorc~ proximity to Ehe newly bui;i Vie<t Gui;i~n 'Pleasanton E3AP,T Station The planning area benefits irr~~sn : r,rrg dr >otl fro.~~ anr~come and edr~cation st _ ~. '~: ~ ~ '~ C~i'~`s budget is ire slative?y gor , '~! , existing Cenants it< the tinv><r ~ .~: cc~rr~e ~rst ~f the re ;eSSin' i ~ ~, ~ ~ t _~ .!n ; ., retail stsngth. The panel did , t r~ ~;ive re,,isiance from rit_ ~~ns in the immediate area to vahat fire City «dying tri acco€nplisl; Qportunities Opporiunitias abtwnd in resC~onse ti7 tttes;e r Piai ~ 1~Ite C;ty henefifs #rort~ a fairly open landseape with a lot of p;; ~,~ ,ty aw»ers and fativ tauildings_ While the nhund~ nce of parking Is part of F' retail area's sucrsss. some rat this raf parking'` has ti~ ~ 4' '~ , ~r .~~:~ir~nmentintonewstiuc'--;~ •,~ t~rl.;hm~ -G~, ~`?I'r+r1C7 3S InP,ntl(J(1$d I(1 tlt8 ~: !~ . i it:~ '; 1 ! i liittleS `.c °:~b1it;-private partr~ershrt ~.~.'.i~ u~ _ . ~~ currerihf ;,' play. The pa~rel sugges` tt , '~~e are r ~, t "7!;biil~ ,.T. ;fatten nos thr ;c ~~;1~atr; h ., 1-, ~ ~ _ ~Irlpn~e+~t. ~n `tie re-~ Such rr., the ~~kwt~. <rea Vlleakr~e~~~~~ rJne of ~~~ ~ .. 3ileng ;s «f tf7c Spti^fir; j,a' '- ''' > I'~' 11tI(?I , p t?laG'tsr 0`wrler5 LVith `~ int r~~c..:ai __~ ti ~ SFr,cific Flan i;overs a ~ „ ar' r?icre d~. ~ :~''an a traditional dpe,~niown, n~leaning a single Set Of SlrateglP,5 Ca'1[l0t he applied td the entife area. ThE f;te(itiQn of distr~~~r5 within li~~e do~~~lntown that have their distinct ci?oracter iri! be i~eneticia(in the long r!!n. 4'UhilP there may he a delis to see iransforrrative change in the :~~ ea gar ne~~ ~g city-~`dide buy-into tyre nohtxR of public invesirr~eni a~ a cr!t ~~~~~-' ~ ~ +,~ h? cl~lallenging. The challe~~ge of the Cor7rmunity E'r-rteiit I-~ro ~ ; 'imirtg, if Thep ~ r<-m r:5 `eked ur7 tc~ itlnd >oi~~~ ~ o°' ~ °nc~ts that ,7 s ~ ~1 to take plac€~ it may ~. ~ i ~- au ~ ~ ~ ~ icome see trarr`_ ~~ !:ra ; hange it squires utiG~iny public resources to got st going. i~rolts ~ '! considarati_ !~ of he appropriate use of de!~i t~~ f~na~~ce ~ -fr~r ! ir~f~,st~:, ~~ ~ 1~~~:,tly, this is an infili area rnei hr ~ ~t is apo~ ~ l ~~ ~ a , ~~ 2ent standpoint is eery - ~~ `i~arn ih~ gr ~ ~ ~ c c .: ~ t~a has aceurree on ter ± SidFa „' iaut;lin Tt~re~ts The ~'r -~c Plan r;al(s ftar fiscal se{f-suf(iciertt;y_ squiring .. c ~:., . ~,; a,~proach to public finance. specifically one that inc' riles up-frc~n': public investment and a closer Ir.~ok at some of tk~re a°eai4abh~ tt~fl{s It~c1~~5ding debt f4nancing wt"Iich the City has h~s~ a'. ~~;ion averse too The panel alto believes that there ~s a ~~e~~d fr ~ ~~~ . n~~"°r~~tfive engagement ~,t;ith developers. ,~i ~-.``h ~ ~ '1 I~l f. 1)l,it,' ~!Y,'Jn nl~~V bP, ~`ir(,16{BCTIatiC ~i,~. 1 ~ acid u~es~ di ~ Finally, real estate ,~ t ~ ~~~ crrri- ~ t-~~ '~J :<~, rt_G,r; is firtancir?g for .;-~ ;;,~ a. ' ,~,;~~ .- of r~t~portunity mats so tYi rr. is an ,~~ act nr~4v The C:,.Arn eaga~_! in ~ Strengths, Weaknesses, C~ppi~rtue~ities and Th3~eats (SW(7T) a~~alysis Sirenytl~s and Weak~iesses descrii~e >,xisting c~nt~'Eti~ns, while t~E~pai~tunitiws and Th€aats <3re pote~~tial futi.~re cr~r~dilipr7s ,.uer t~ ~; consideration of the stakeholder questions, SWOT analysis, site tour and interviews, ttte team identified what they felt were the mast pressing issues and resulting recommendations. Many of the panel's ten recommsndationsfocus on improvements needed in the transit-oriented district and uniting the City's vision with the property owners'. 1. Focus on TDD District, especially ~-~ key panels as a catalyst The Gity should take a step further than specific planning and artually bring together the property owners and interested parties to try and generate a coordinated plan for key catalytic properties. These owners include Essex. BART. Ghabat-Las Pashas and Safeway. The Gity should play a proactive role in creating a unified design vision by funding the design plans for these blocks and by helping address haw financial implementation will occur. The City will need to go beyond what is spelled cut in the Specific Plan to create successful projects that advance the uision for downtown. Ths panel suggests the City sit dawn and have same design exercises with the owners of the key parcels to try and paint a shared vision. As part of that, the City may have to think about public investment that gees along with private investment, as well as flexibility from a regulatory standpoint in order to stimulate the private sector`s desire to invest, . ~everae current opportunities fior Pudic-Pr~~: ~`~~~ Partnerships The City should continue to °;vork with BART to explore alternative near term uses for the BART hotelrrestaurant site as part of a shared vision. BART's focus on a hotel for that sits does not match near-term market potential; it would benefit both parties to explore haw that parcel can bs developed sooner rather than later. The penal also suggests discussing with 6ART shared use of their parking garage with nighttime uses that activiats the area focused on the upgraded Golden Gats Drive t St. Patrick Way TOD, for example a movie theater. . ~ ~, _m.a _ `_ _' ~ - - _- ;~ t' ~ ~ti «e € x .:, ~~ f ~«~; ~,.,.~~. ~,,~ ~• ,j ~- a r~-.~~ , ~.:.. } y. TOn Cbfstrict f ".~i}tiats ~, Sirr~ultanec~usly work ors rdevelopr~er~t of Dr~~"irr P9ace Th TAP sp~~ke ~,'V[th t1 e rr~ana~ -uhlin { i~r~e and b+ t' ~ they have 2 si~tcer~, u ' ~ st an rede~.~luping tht~ir prop ty. Ths City should sir:~ultansously be taping vrith them and offering tPie same type of r„ollaborative ptai~nssrg effort as would occur elsewhere i~t the TC[~ District (see Recarf~~msndation ,r`1j. -------~ ~, . ~~_T . _ .__ ^., ~~~ ~~ ~a -~ _. .~ _____ i------~ ~'°'~ _____- ~ _, .- _~ _ _: E. _~ ~: >~~° a'. _ ~ra«~ _= ~'~ 4. explore o~~ortunities for entertainment and civic center to animate public realm ~~nd activate night-time activity in 1~OD District aow~t~~t~ auLrin ~~ ,~ ,~ . Etttraace 1o Duglin P~,,, The City should investigate future opportunities to activate the area with additional civic (City, County, other agencies, etc,) and entertainment options. Ev<~luate partnership options with Chabot-Las Positas College District on the Crown Chevrolet site to create a put~lic plazalgathering space which could be jointly used, llddit'sonaliy, if and when the City needs to expand its own footprint, it should consider the downtown first. . Focus first on residential and horizontal mixed use ~~~~evelopments, then retail and office The City should focus on residential and horizontal mixed use on Golden Gate Drive and St, Patrick Way to provide more residents to support diversified retail. Current limits an the allowable number of housing units within the T00 area should be removed. The Prolog's formerly AMB) site should be allowed to increase its residential count, with office development, given the surplus of aifice space along the 680 corridor, being optional or driven by market needs. In the panel's experience, vertical mixed u,.e can be problematic, particularly in the early phases of transforming an area through TO©. Too often "4-over-1" (E'r levels of resider~tiai aver 1 level of retail ar commercial) scen;irios maintain their far- lease signs in the ~vindaws a# the gri~und float retail for years, ~. UnderY~~~~~ streetsc<it =~ redesign for ~'~ t~l~_I ~iit' Dri~~~{ tv enhance ti~~, ~~~v~~~t~i iii txt;~liElnce and for caln~irig traffic On Golden Gate Drive allow far one 12' travel lane and bike lanes in each direction, add on-street parallel parking and increase the 4' sidewalks to a 10' minimum. Village Parkway can serve as a pilot project by reducing travel lanes to one-way in each direction and simply re-striping to allow for diagonal. parking. aawntow~n ~udlin [iAFtT 7~ A~,,~~~~.s do~r~~ntn~~~~~~~ ~~;"~~Ii~ it~~~c~vement fiG~aj ~~ ~~ategies More public improvements and pul;!+c investment are needed an the front end. To da so the City needs to identify and 4veave together a rnr~ltipEe range of funding sources. Some of these sources may include Assessment Districts or Infrastructure Financing Districts. vrhich may evolve under California lain to replace redevelopment projet;t areas. °fhe City has had discussions in the past about Business Improvement Districts but should also explore ho~v to restructr~re the Community Benefits Plans so those funds are more targeted into the downtown area, including potentially capturing funds from the larger Cite and then focusing them into do.vntowvn_ . rtl~e~~ ~eue fees fir t ~~~.; -~~ ~jsss. especially restaurants, in d~~~~.~~ito~~n The City has don~'~ ,' great job reducing fees in the downtown area as an ince="~;~.~~ ~~; r.~ever even at reduced levels they can be too high and create an impediment for same uses especially restaurants and dir~ir~a uses. The City should further reduce fees tc attract Ev~;?a~~~ants. ~ ~ a `i `1 ~, jj ; ` ~ q, _ r 1 _.. . _ ''--y. ~- SIC, <_,tiC€c 9. C~e~i~ate staff to manage Capital improvemenf flan Redevelopment agencies often implement capital improvements in a very efficient way by identifying capital needs for an entire downtown area and assigning a dedicated project manager to implement the various capital improvements tCl's) within their individual project area. Improvements include streetscape improvements. undergrounding of utilities, extending trolley lines, building pedestrian bridges and upgrading infrastructure, making way for future development. The penal recommends the City create a Capital Improvement Plan {CIP) for the Downtown Dublin Specific Plan area and dedicate time and resources, i.e a project manager potentially housed within the Economic Developm~nf Department, to implement the CIP. Once a C!P is approv?1, this person would functic,n independently from the Cft ~ ~~~~!~ng end Public Works i7epartrnent to implement the capita! improvement projects ~~ithin the Specific Plan area. 10. E~err~pt residential develnpmenfi fr~n~ CBP payments Exempting residential development devrntawn from the GBP payments could help further incentivize housing where it is needed most, thereby providing mere retail customers ~^~ithin vralkino distance. F~m7v~ ovL^~.4w~~ ~ r te~.w„~ w.an.2, h+.~+=~~~c 4.'... 1,,,, ,f t!.. i lei ~d- ;'P..-'.~'.su"if t` M'me`, s-h ~- i~=, t@+2 4~n:X7: o +}~ l .taatalu'.tST^' ~_ `: ~ c ty c..F. .. ti q~sxu:o..~. t e~..~; 4-sa ., Milipitas Transit Area ~~}E'Cifi~ Plan The City aP Milipitas, GA's Transit Area SpE~'i;,~. "!.~+a adopted in dune X408, is a 4~7-acre mixed-use piar7 area _~ art c,_lEs for uh~ to 7,10Q new dwe0ing units and approxirnat~;iy t ~t°° sg,.are p„es ref rorrtmercial space built over four phase . ~! ~ ~ , ~~: i1 ~~~~ on residential market facfn~s. The Gf4~ .~,:~ ~ .. nsr,ltant worked extensively with pr~r~p?rf;~ a~~nei G~' ; agencies, community rraornb~rs and other stakeholders fhe are " to develop along-term Galan thzit is visionary arrrl yet grounded in market reality. Twa rounds of interviews were held w~~th p~.~t~t;rty owners to ascertain each owner`s goals and cor~fir,~^~_: C'r~ntenticr;s ~ +_ -~c about the allocation of parks and sf !~ _r ~°~ per'~~r,~:_: and the distribution of land uses and dens .. ;,: ,f thraagh ongoing discussions. ]'~Y~?~-r~l;~~~rz t~i~r~<` ,Sat~C1riP11 ^~~ << The MilpiTes Tra 7~' ~~~-: ~; ~ n i~c(k~des an implarnentation ch~.p`~a ~ .;~ or,~ ~ ~«~pravement, tP~~- tl-,partn~eof -• r~;, ~~~~ ~ ~; ~,~ . i i r~ -~c'~gr~phlic ere<, T"at k~rneflts -~r I -.rf t+_ .,-~rfifv a}l ,1 .. ?i i ~t1 .. ~ ~ ~ !~ a'. ; aP' aL 3 (" ; . d to fl~re Gify and p~ , r~rt;r cudners th... • > ~: ~f .Flan will be fully implemented. property ov~~ner ~~; ~ .~ fire c' .. i i~::~t even before ~f . , . ,,~; , , ~, , t'~:r ~ _,t ~zr,~ :,:,h ~nii~f - ,i, ~~ ~ "i'~~ a' l; ~~ I «~~p~lir.;~t;itity to Gr~wraEu~~'n D!~t~tir7 • T _. _, . ~Hr!t Prrrt ~ to =~:., .y.n h ~,~~ {i } rye. ~ f z.:~q ~•, r- i ~ ~ ~ '~ F < ~ ~ _~,~ ~a~ ~, It i ti ~ i~ i.. ~k`t"' a I __ ~ ~~ ~ ~~ J-~ ~' 1~W `5~~ ~~~~~~ 4 .. 1 ~ ~ !~ i ~ ~ . _ ~,~s~: Y;~. ~- ~,:"_ ' ~; 1 t~C~.~f ~~~:.~~.~ (117 x~r Be{ctre ai~_' r~'i.a-Mr~;~r,:;: I~a~~<,it Aria s~{sccific P!a€~ ~ ,, ~ ~. 'die N ., ., _ ' `'on :"ark ~ree.n ~~ u ~~ _t„~~;: tr~~nsit ., [Y~ ~,„n cnc~ce, 59f~ unit; , 1~,tt~i7 square f ~-a ar ' ~~+~arp feet of cmm~7ercfalii~etail. ~, pedestrian-h'i~ndly sheet q{ id . _ ' : Ih~, diffe+er~t uses, n~~ic't the same w<~y that the inter s~F !"ran u` Gnti-~ai Gate and St. Patrick's Ct~uEd be at the C~uhli~~ i C ~ `r~ ~' ~ ~r~s :^~orkE ` ~i~~>>i, r~ith the ~~;ty Starr ar~d ~ •.~ , ., ~ ~ ~i, ori~ah ., " c _,~rk chaps and mer ~ "~, ~ ~.on~r;«,r~it,r consensus ..tl ~' ~~ h~ _tpprovals of tr ~ ~ Applicability to Q~v+an~~wn D~a~t~~o "> ~~. ar area (o sife ~; "green" tra«s~t ~ e~r,1 a F ~} r } F f« t r p~. ~_ ~__~ ~- ~ ,~{co i ~ .. ~ ~ W. s.- '~~`` ~ _ ~ - ~r~ ~ .:+Fs- ~ - ~: iy y h y":.~ F J r~ ~ ~t ~ t '~)'.. ~ ~~ .j„ r~ ~~ F ~~~~~ ...w. _- ~--"r 1 ~_V :. t ~ } -I ' l~ .. € ~~3" RESOLUTION NO. 12- xx A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 8.76 (OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING) RELATED TO THE VILLAGE PARKWAY PILOT PARKING PROGRAM PLPA-2012-00033 WHEREAS, City Staff have been working to implement the goals and policies of both the Downtown Dublin Specific Plan and the subsequent recommendations of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Technical Assistance Panel report; and WHEREAS, one of the ULI report recommendations relates to allowing greater intensity of uses in Downtown Dublin; however the Village Parkway District is limited to achieve greater vibrancy and intensity with the City's current parking standards combined with the existing building and development patterns in place; and WHEREAS, the proposed pilot parking program would be implemented for a temporary period of three years and the parking supply and demand would be managed by the property owners and tenants, and not regulated by the City; and WHEREAS, Staff presented a report to the City Council on May 15, 2012 seeking their input on the pilot parking program concept. The City Council directed Staff to proceed with preparing an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance to temporarily suspend the parking standards in a portion of the Village Parkway District for a limited term of three years; and WHEREAS, the proposed amendments to the Zoning Ordinance are set forth in the proposed Ordinance that is attached as Exhibit A to this Resolution; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did hold a public hearing on the proposed modifications on July 24, 2012, for which proper notice was given in accordance with California State Law; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission at its July 24, 2012, meeting did hear and use its independent judgment and considered all said reports, recommendations, and testimony hereinabove set forth; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 8.120.050.6 of the Dublin Municipal Code, the Planning Commission finds that the Zoning Ordinance Amendment is consistent with the Dublin General Plan and all applicable Specific Plans; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission recommends that the project be found exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) because the amendments to Title 8 (Zoning Ordinance) of the Dublin Municipal Code do not have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. ATTACHMENT 2 NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE Dublin Planning Commission does hereby recommend that the City Council adopt the Ordinance attached hereto as Exhibit A. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 24t" day of July 2012 by the following votes: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: Planning Commission Chairperson ATTEST: Assistant Director of Community Development G:IPA#120121PLPA-2012-00033 Village Parkway Pilot Parking ProgramlPC 07.24.20121PC Att 3 - Reso. DOC 2 ORDINANCE NO. xx -12 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN AMENDING CHAPTER 8.76 (OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING) RELATED TO THE VILLAGE PARKWAY PILOT PARKING PROGRAM PLPA-2012-00033 WHEREAS, City Staff have been working to implement the goals and policies of both the Downtown Dublin Specific Plan and the subsequent recommendations of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Technical Assistance Panel report; and WHEREAS, one of the ULI report recommendations relates to allowing greater intensity of uses in Downtown Dublin; however the Village Parkway District is limited to achieve greater vibrancy and intensity with the City's current parking standards combined with the existing building and development patterns in place; and WHEREAS, the proposed pilot parking program would be implemented for a temporary period of three years and the parking supply and demand would be managed by the property owners and tenants, and not regulated by the City; and WHEREAS, Staff presented a report to the City Council on May 15, 2012 seeking their input on the pilot parking program concept. The City Council directed Staff to proceed with preparing an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance to temporarily suspend the parking standards in a portion of the Village Parkway District for a limited term of three years; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did hold a properly noticed public hearing on the Zoning Ordinance Amendments on July 24, 2012 and adopted Resolution 12-xx recommending that the City Council adopt an Ordinance approving a Zoning Ordinance Amendment to Chapter 8.76 (Off-Street Parking and Loading) related to the Village Parkway Pilot Parking Program; and WHEREAS, a properly noticed public hearing was held by the City Council on 2012; and WHEREAS, pursuant to section 8.120.050.6 of the Dublin Municipal Code, the City Council finds that the Zoning Ordinance Amendments are consistent with the Dublin General Plan and the Downtown Dublin Specific Plan; and WHEREAS, the City Council did hear and use its independent judgment and consider all said reports, recommendations and testimony hereinabove set forth. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Dublin does hereby ordain as follows: EXHIBIT A TO ATTACHMENT 2 SECTION 1. Compliance with California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"): The City Council declares this Ordinance is exempt from CEQA per CEQA Guidelines Section 15601(b) (3). Section 15601(b) (3) states that CEQA applies only to those projects that have the potential to cause a significant effect on the environment. The adoption of this Ordinance is exempt from CEQA because the Ordinance does not, in itself, allow the construction of any building or structure, but it sets forth the parking regulations that shall be followed if and when a building or structure is occupied by a user. This Ordinance of itself, therefore, has no potential for resulting in significant physical change in the environment, directly or ultimately. SECTION 2. The first paragraph of Section 8.76.080.D (Parking Requirements by Use Type -Commercial) of the Dublin Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: D. Commercial Use Types. Commercial Use Types shall provide off-street parking spaces as noted in the table below, with the exception of uses located on four parcels in the Village Parkway District of the Downtown Dublin Specific Plan. These properties, identified as the even numbered addresses between 7016 and 7150 Village Parkway (APNs 941-0210-002-02, 941-0210-005-04, 941-0210-005-05, and 941-0210-005-03), are not required to provide a prescribed number of parking spaces for any use that is permitted or conditionally permitted in the Downtown Dublin Zoning District. All other text in Section 8.76.080.D, and all other text in the remainder of Chapter 8.76, remains unchanged. SECTION 3. Severability. The provisions of this Ordinance are severable and if any provision, clause, sentence, word or part thereof is held illegal, invalid, unconstitutional, or inapplicable to any person or circumstances, such illegality, invalidity, unconstitutionality, or inapplicability shall not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions, clauses, sentences, sections, words or parts thereof of the ordinance or their applicability to other persons or circumstances. SECTION 4. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect and be enforced thirty (30) days following its adoption. SECTION 5. Posting. 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. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED BY the City Council of the City of Dublin on this _ day of 2012, by the following votes: Page 2 of 3 AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ATTEST: City Clerk Mayor G:\PA#\2012\PLPA-2012-00033 Village Parkway Pilot Parking Program\PC 07.24.2012\PC Att 3 - Exhibit A - CC Ord.doc Page 3 of 3 From: John Denholm Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 11:12 AM To: Kristi Bascom Subject: Village Parkway District Pilot Parking Program Hello Kristi, We operate the Oil Changer that borders the test market area. Please correct me if I am wrong but my interpretation of the program is that you will waive the parking restrictions for the area. For instance, a property owner would not be required to provide a certain amount of parking spaces for their unit. I can provide input on this both as a business owner as well as a long-time Tri-Valley resident using the area for personal use. When using the businesses in the pilot parking area, I've found parking can be difficult due to the amount of automotive service facilities. Many use their parking to store cars that have not moved in quite some time. My concern would be more vehicles taking up additional parking if parking was not regulated. As a business owner, we are concerned with parking overflow from the affected businesses. If nothing is done to ensure the correct amount of spaces are allocated to businesses potential customers may attempt to park on our property. We can police this during the day but I would be concerned about cars on the property after hours. These are our concerns. We appreciate the opportunity to voice them. Sincerely, John Denholm Environmental Compliance and Purchasing Officer Oil Changer, Inc. `-'~ Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail or other dacuments. ATTACHMENT 3 July 24, 2012 19 —w—IP 82 SB 343 Senate Bill 343 mandates supplemental materials that have been received by the Community Development Department that relate to an agenda item after the agenda packets have been distributed to the Planning Commission be available to the public. This document is also available in the Community Development Department, the Dublin Library, and the City's Website. The attached document was received in the Community Development Department after distribution of the July 24, 2012 Planning Commission meeting agenda packet. 7/24/12 Item #8.1 G:IForms&Documents PC-CC Forms\PC FormslSB 343 Form.doc Page 1 of 1 Red Estate Brokers 6500 DUBLIN BOULEVARD • SUITE 202 • DUBLIN • CA 94568 • (925) 828-6905 • fax(925) 828-1052 It L A N G E ENTERPRISES July 19, 2012 Kristi Bascom, Principal Planner City of Dublin 100 Civic Plaza Dublin, CA 94568 Dear Kristi, This letter is in response to your letter regarding the Village Parkway District Pilot Parking Program, affecting the even number addresses between 7016 and 7150 Village Parkway. A market-based approach to parking makes lots of sense, and I definitely am in favor of it. However, to only apply the pilot program to certain parcels on one side of the street is highly restrictive and puts an unfair restraint on other property owners in the same vicinity on the same side of the street. For example, we own a building at 6942-6994 Village Parkway plus the adjacent Casper's building at 6998 Village Parkway. When I rent a vacant space to a new potential tenant and that tenant goes to the City to determine whether or not his/her business will be approved for that location, parking is always a consideration for City approval. With this pilot program, I may have to comply with certain parking regulations that won't apply to the property owner(s) in your pilot area. You potentially are creating an unfair competitive environment. Because I'm not in your pilot area, I may not be able to rent to that business owner, while the property owner down the street, in the same zoning area, will be able to rent to that business owner. I believe I am just as capable of"regulating" parking in my building as any other property owner on the street. I believe if you are testing the market-based approach on only one side of the street, it should apply to ALL property owners on that side of the street. I urge you to reconsider the size of your pilot area. Sincerely, Ellie Lange 828-6905 office/548-1446 cell P.S. This letter was emailed July 19, 2012. cc: Jeri Ram, AICP C, Community Development Director RECEIVED JUL 20 2012 DUBLIN PLANNING 7/19/2012 ORDINANCE NO. xx — 12 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN * * * * * * * * * * * * * * AMENDING CHAPTER 8.76 (OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING) RELATED TO THE VILLAGE PARKWAY PILOT PARKING PROGRAM PLPA-2012-00033 WHEREAS, City Staff have been working to implement the goals and policies of both the Downtown Dublin Specific Plan and the subsequent recommendations of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Technical Assistance Panel report; and WHEREAS, one of the ULI report recommendations relates to allowing greater intensity of uses in Downtown Dublin; however the Village Parkway District is limited to achieve greater vibrancy and intensity with the City's current parking standards combined with the existing building and development patterns in place; and WHEREAS, the proposed pilot parking program would be implemented for a temporary period of three years and the parking supply and demand would be managed by the property owners and tenants, and not regulated by the City; and WHEREAS, Staff presented a report to the City Council on May 15, 2012 seeking their input on the pilot parking program concept. The City Council directed Staff to proceed with preparing an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance to temporarily suspend the parking standards in a portion of the Village Parkway District for a limited term of three years; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did hold a properly noticed public hearing on the Zoning Ordinance Amendments on July 24, 2012 and adopted Resolution 12-xx recommending that the City Council adopt an Ordinance approving a Zoning Ordinance Amendment to Chapter 8.76 (Off-Street Parking and Loading) related to the Village Parkway Pilot Parking Program; and WHEREAS, a properly noticed public hearing was held by the City Council on , 2012; and WHEREAS, pursuant to section 8.120.050.B of the Dublin Municipal Code, the City Council finds that the Zoning Ordinance Amendments are consistent with the Dublin General Plan and the Downtown Dublin Specific Plan; and WHEREAS, the City Council did hear and use its independent judgment and consider all said reports, recommendations and testimony hereinabove set forth. NOW, THEREFORE,-the City Council of the City of Dublin does hereby ordain as follows: SECTION 1. Compliance with California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"): The City Council declares this Ordinance is exempt from CEQA per CEQA Guidelines Section 15601(b) (3). Section 15601(b) (3) states that CEQA applies only to those projects that have the potential to cause a significant effect on the environment. The adoption of this Ordinance is exempt from CEQA because the Ordinance does not, in itself, allow the construction of any building or structure, but it sets forth the parking regulations that shall be followed if and when a building or structure is occupied by a user. This Ordinance of itself, therefore, has no potential for resulting in significant physical change in the environment, directly or ultimately. SECTION 2. Thirty days following the adoption of this Ordinance, the first paragraph of Section 8.76.080.D (Parking Requirements by Use Type — Commercial) of the Dublin Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: D. Commercial Use Types. Commercial Use Types shall provide off-street parking spaces as noted in the table below, with the exception of uses located on four parcels in the Village Parkway District of the Downtown Dublin Specific Plan. These properties, identified as the even numbered addresses between 7016 and 7150 Village Parkway (APNs 941-0210-002-02, 941-0210-005-04, 941-0210-005-05, and 941-0210-005-03), are not required to provide a prescribed number of parking spaces for any use that is permitted or conditionally permitted in the Downtown Dublin Zoning District. All other text in Section 8.76.080.D, and all other text in the remainder of Chapter 8.76, remains unchanged. SECTION 3. Three years and thirty days following the adoption of this Ordinance, the first paragraph of Section 8.76.080.D (Parking Requirements by Use Type — Commercial) of the Dublin Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: D. Commercial Use Types. Commercial Use Types shall provide off-street parking spaces as follows: All other text in Section 8.76.080.D, and all other text in the remainder of Chapter 8.76, remains unchanged. SECTION 4. Severability. The provisions of this Ordinance are severable and if any provision, clause, sentence, word or part thereof is held illegal, invalid, unconstitutional, or inapplicable to any person or circumstances, such illegality, invalidity, unconstitutionality, or inapplicability shall not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions, clauses, sentences, sections, words or parts thereof of the ordinance or their applicability to other persons or circumstances. Page 2 of 3 SECTION 5. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect and be enforced thirty (30) days following its adoption. SECTION 6. Posting. 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. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED BY the City Council of the City of Dublin on this day of 2012, by the following votes: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk G:\PA#\2012\PLPA-2012-00033 Village Parkway Pilot Parking Program\PC 07.24.2012Wtt 2-Exhibit A-CC Ord.doc Page 3 of 3