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Home My WebLink About8.1 ZnOrdAmendStdyEDubGPA ,~ ,t.''-'' '.'". "-",_. .. . . CITY OF DUBLIN AGENDA STATEMENT CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: June 27, 1994 SUBJECT: Initiation of Zoning Ordinance Amendment study for a PO (Planned Development) District Prezone for a portion of the Eastern Dublin General Plan Amendment and specific Plan project areas. REPORT PREPARED BY: Carol R. Cirelli, Senior Planner EXHIBITS ATTACHED: Exhibit A: Resolution initiating the . Zoning Ordinance Amendment Study Exhibit B: PO District Area Map Attachment 1: Letter from Applicant Ted Fairfield RECOMMENDATION: ~~ Adopt Draft Resolution Exhibit A initiating ~ the Zoning Ordinance Amendment Study for a PO (Planned Development) District prezone. FINANCIAL STATEMENT: The Applicant/Property Owners will pay the processing costs, which is consistent with the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan financing goals and policies. DESCRIPTION: Ted Fairfield, representing Jennifer Lin, and some of the other property owners in the Eastern Dublin General Plan Amendment and Specific Plan (specific Plan) project areas along Tassajara Road are requesting the initiation of a zoning ordinance amendment study to prezone 1,529 acres of land. The area is adjacent to the existing City of Dublin boundaries and will soon be proposed for annexation into the city of Dublin and the Dublin San Ramon Services District. The Specific Plan requires that the planning area be placed into a Planned Development (PO) District overlay zone. The area proposed for annexation needs to be prezoned to a PO District in conformity with the Specific Plan and the amended General Plan pOlicies. Prezoning of the area must be accomplished before annexation occurs. The benefits of prezoning an area before annexation are twofold: it allows the City to have zoning in effect immediately upon annexation; and it provides landowners prior knowledge of land use regulations that would affect them should annexation occur. --------------------------------------------------------------------- COPIES TO: Applicants/Owners Senior Planner Application File School Districts ~ ~)LJIO. Ai- CITY CLERK FILE ~ ~4J~': " ... . The zoning ordinance amendment study will identify the boundaries of the zoning district, including land use designations within the district, and land use regulations covering land use classifications, densities, floor area ratios, permitted and conditional uses. staff will need to work with all the property owners of the 1,529-acre project area to prepare the study, a project description incorporating zoning district regulations, and a land use map. staff will also need to work closely with the property owners to identify and comply with all applicable Eastern Dublin implementation programs. currently, the Zoning Ordinance does not have all the land use designations and categories that would be required to achieve the development character, objectives and policies described in the Specific Plan. The intent of the PO District overlay zone would be to create land use provisions consistent with the specific Plan for providing a balance of residential, commercial, employment, recreational and social opportunities. This initial stage of prezoning will include sufficiently detailed land use provisions in order for the city to find that the prezoning is in conformance with the applicable provisions of the amended Dublin General Plan and the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan. subsequent stages of prezoning or rezoning will occur when the landowners/developers are ready to develop their properties. They will be required to submit a Land Use and Development Plan, which is a detailed, comprehensive plan of the proposed development. A Land Use and Development Plan shall be subject to the review by the Planning commission and adoption by the city council as a separate PO District zoning ordinance amending the initial PO District zoning. Staff recommends that the city council initiate a Zoning Ordinance Amendment Study for prezoning a major portion of the Eastern Dublin General Plan Amendment and Specific Plan areas (see Exhibit B) to the PO District. -2- . . RESOLUTION NO. 94- A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN INITIATING A ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT STUDY FOR A PD (PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT) PREZONE FOR A PORTION OF THE EASTERN DUBLIN PROJECT AREA WHEREAS, the city of Dublin adopted the Eastern Dublin General Plan Amendment and Specific Plan on May 10, 1993 and the Dublin voters approved the Eastern Dublin General Plan Amendment and Specific Plan on November 2, 1993; and WHEREAS, the adopted Eastern Dublin Specific Plan contains an implementation measure (Action Program 4C) that requires the planning area to be placed into a PO District overlay zone; and WHEREAS, Section 8-31.0 of the Dublin Zoning Ordinance regulates the intent of the PO (Planned Development) Distri~ts; and WHEREAS, section 8-31.16 of the Dublin zoning Ordinance allows the separate processing of the PO District zoning, and a Land Use and Development Plan, which is part of the PO District zoning process containing provisions regulating use, improvement and maintenance of property within boundaries of the plan; and WHEREAS, section 8-31.16 of the Dublin Zoning Ordinance states that an initial PO District prezone (a PO District zoning without a Land Use and Development Plan) shall include land use provisions sUfficiently detailed to be found consistent with the policies of the Dublin General Plan; and . WHEREAS, a zoning ordinance amendment study initiation request has been made by some of the property owners within the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan project area for prezoning their property to a PO District overlay zone prior to annexation of their property into the city of Dublin and the Dublin San Ramon Services District; and WHEREAS, Section 8-103.1 of the Dublin Zoning Ordinance states that the city council may initiate a zoning ordinance amendment by a resolution; 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, the Staff Report was submitted recommending that the city council initiate a zoning ordinance amendment study for an initial PO District prezone of a portion of the Eastern Dublin project area; and WHEREAS, the city council did hear and consider all said reports, recommendations and testimony hereinabove set forth. EXHIBIT A . . NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council does hereby initiate a zoning ordinance amendment study for initially prezoning a portion of the Eastern Dublin project area to a PO District over,ly, zone. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 27th day of June, 1994. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: l ;'.; , , City Clerk Mayor '. , .'. '1' .,' .' . i \ /' J<i;.....C'f \ .~',~'\';~A~'~,ex~no" \ ?~~ ~'0 . ~~""lIY':":% ;,~~~,_~%%~~\ r./ \'6 . ...........H....=Z.j;".::....=~~'::O.::::...::.. .<G,~~~.~~~~~~~0<t~\~~~ ~..... \~ .,~~,. ~ _~"""'P "1 \ ':"II\'"'~II"..t~~,&~(\,..~.. ~ :""*i$~,,"0s'&rr~&~~~W" .:;", "!.b~'W> .~~"~,~" ~~'\~.~~: I '_~' ","~".", """~'1 ' ;",\, .,~'~~~'"'' I _ _'s.' ,> \?i ",,,:. ----------' ,.... -.41 : .._ '~"" .:.'J.":::';;'\ I <~ ~. I " \ I I _---."'-------.....J I~ i l~ : Ii _------.J~ !1f), ~~i 5fi "'qg i~:l ~r: jl! jj"" j; II P\..U,SAHTOH ._C!!)'.....:!.I!!-~ !:~ i ~ 9 ::: . m >< :J: C7 c c... " - l! c:: ... = Z z; n i N III - W - -I US < to ... \1J z ...,. g Q ,.....__.~~~--_." .~ ~ r. .JO . -f lltt C. FNRAEill Consulting Civil Engineer June 15, 1994 Mr. Larry Tong Planning Department City of Dublin 100 Civic Plaza Dublin, CA 94568 Dear Larry: ecEIVED J U N 1 5 1994 DUBLIN PLANNING As a follow-up to your conversation yesterday with Bob Harris, I am forwarding this letter to update you on the status of our discussions with the other property owners in the 1,529 acre area which is being proposed as the first area to be annexed to the City under the provisions of the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan. As the representatives of Jennifer Lin, we are requesting that approximately 1,041 acres of her property be part of this first phase annexation. In order to comply with the many requirements of LAFCO and the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan, and to avoid creating islands and corridors as a result of the annexation, we are proposing that the following additional properties be included: Dublin Land Company Pao Lin Casterson Koller Gygi EBRPD City of Pleasanton Delany 81.36 acres 305.99 acres 19.19 acres 69.77 acres 1.00 acre 4.53 acres 6.51 acres 0.1 acre We have had conversations with all of the major property owners about the proposed annexation and the prezoning and we feel the majority of them are favorably inclined toward the proposal. Along with Mrs. Lin, this group accounts for over 90% of the area. , ' P.o. Box 1148 . 5510 Sunol Blvd. . Pleasanton, California 94566 · (510) 462-1455 · Fax (510) 462-1701 A IT ACHMfNT j. .. . . . ';.: .. ~. June 15, 1994 Mr. Larry Tong Page 2 One of the major property owners has exhibited some reluctance to be part of this particular annexation, but we intend to have further conversations with him, along with the four smaller property owners who we haven 't .had the opportunity to talk to yet. This letter is in no way intended to warrant that property owners in the area other than Jennifer Lin are supporting the annexation and prezoning; We feel, at this juncture, a number of others are in accord, but they will be speaking for themselves at the hearings that will be held on these matters. I simply want to make it clear that, as the representatives of Jennifer Lin, we are requesting that you schedule a hearing for the City Council to consider initiating a prezoning of the entire 1,529 acres at its meeting of June 27, 1994. Please let us know right away if you have any special questions or concerns. Very truly yours, TCF:dlm I I ,