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Home My WebLink AboutReso 183-01 WDubBART SP Amend RESOLUTION NO. 183 - 01 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN ADOPTING AN AMENDMENT TO THE WEST DUBLIN BART SPECIFIC PLAN FOR PA 01-024 WHEREAS, the City of Dublin is desirous of improving the appearance, functionality, economic vitality of the downtown portion of Dublin in a manner consistent with the broad vision expressed in the Dublin General Plan; and, WHEREAS, the City adOpted the West Dublin BART Specific Plan on December 19, 2000 which was prepared pursuant to Government Code Sec. 65450 et seq.; and, WHEREAS, the Specific Plan include permitted land uses, development standards, urban design guidelines, transportation improvements and implementation programs to achieve the goals of the Dublin General Plan; and, WHEREAS, at the request of property owners, the City Council finds it appropriate to amend the West Dublin BART Specific Plan to extend the planning area boundaries and include properties consisting of approximately 14 acres to the east of the existing area as shown on Exhibit B, Specific Plan Boundary, Exhibit 3 of the West Dublin BART Specific Plan, as amended; and WHEREAS, the City Council does find it appropriate to amend the land use category to Retail/Office for approximately 6 acres of land located in the Specific Plan area at the southeast comer of Dublin Boulevard and Golden Gate Drive for the property known as the Crown Chevrolet site, and to Commercial B for approximately 20 acres of land located to the west, east and south of Amador Plaza Road known as the Enea/HHH properties, as shown on Exhibit G, Proposed Land Use Plan, Exhibit 9 of the West Dublin BART Specific Plan, as amended; and WHEREAS, the City Council does find that based on the economic and traffic studies prepared for the requests to amend the West Dublin BART Specific Plan, a modification in the Floor Area Ratio (FAR) to 1.00 for the subject properties, and for other properties to ensure consistency in the Plan, as shown in Exhibit A, Table 5 of the West Dublin BART Specific Plan, Maximum Development Potential, as amended, is appropriate to create a vital urban environment in close proximity to public transit facilities and transportation corridors; and WHEREAS, the environmental impacts of increased FAR's were addressed by the Negative Declaration for the Downtown Specific Plans and the associated General Plan Amendments approved on December 19, 2000, and prepared pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15071 and on file in the Dublin Planning Department. The Negative Declaration found that the implementation of the Specific Plans would have no adverse environmental effects as mitigation measures were incorporated into the Plans. The proposed project is consistent with the range of uses and FAR's in the West Dublin BART Specific Plan and the Dublin General Plan for this area; and WHEREAS, a supplemental traffic analysis was prepared for this amendment to assess the impacts of the increased FAR's on the transportation system in the downtown area and a mitigation measure will be incorporated in the Specific Plan to alleviate any potential impacts on the transportation system of the downtown area. No additional environmental impacts of the project have been identified at this time; and, WIIEREAS, the Planning Commission did hold a public hearing on the amendment to the West Dublin BART Specific Plan on June 26, 2001 and September 25, 2001 and received testimony and comments from the public and property owners, and recommended the amendment to the City Council for approval; and, WHEREAS, the City Council did hold a public hearing on the amendment to the West Dublin BART Specific Plan on October 16, 2001 and received testimony and comments from the public and property owners; and, WHEREAS, proper notice of said hearing was given in all respects as required by law; and WHEREAS, the City Council did hear and use their independent judgment and considered all said reports, recommendations and testimony herein above set forth. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE Dublin City Council does hereby find that the proposed West Dublin BART Specific Plan Amendment is consistent with the land use designations, goals, policies and implementing programs set forth in the Dublin General Plan and the Specific Plan, as amended. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT TIlE Dublin City Council does hereby approve the amendment to the West Dublin BART Specific Plan to: (1) modify the Plan boundaries as shown in Exhibit B; (2) revise Table 5 of the Plan to reflect an increase in the allowable FAR for certain properties to 1.00 as shown in Exhibit A; (3) revise the land use category for the property known as the Crown Chevrolet site to Retail/Office, and for the property known as the Enea/HHH properties to Commercial B as shown in Exhibit G; (4) add a third northbound left-turn lane to the programmed improvements in the Specific Plan for the intersection of Dublin Boulevard/San Ramon Road; (5) revise the applicable West Dublin BART Specific Plan Maps as shown in Exhibits Ct D~ E and _.F; and, (6) modify the text as shown in Exhibit 1t, as attached. PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 16th day of October 2001. AYES: Councilmembers Lockhart, McCormick, Oravetz, Zika and Mayor Houston NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None ATTEST: fl/ .-.fT/ City Cler~-~ ~/[ (_ K2/G/10-16-01/rL~o-bart. doc (Item 6.2) GXDowntown Specific Plans\CC reso West BART Amend 10-16.doc EXHIBIT A TO ATTACHMENT 1 WEST DUBLIN BART SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT PA 01-024 Table 5. Maximum Economic Development Potential (Amended) SP Land Use Category* Acres FAR Existing Dev. Max. Dev. DU/AC (sq. ft.)** (sq. ft.) Commercial A (Com A) ~v.v,a en 0.25 ~'~A'~..~,~AA.. 118,375 11.20 0.30 146,826 146,826 Commercial B (Com B) 7.76 a ~ ~ ~-~ ~-~ ~ noc~ 26. 69 1. O0 203, 714 ], 162, 620 Lodging (L) 9.31 1.20 103,231 339,530 (246 rooms) (486 rooms) Retail/Office (R/O) ~ '~ -m n ~ 38, 325 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 18. 40 1. O0 801,500 Retail/Auto ~c,/^~ ~ -~ t~ ~ ~Q ~'~q ~Q ~ Residential (R) 3.54 45 DU/ac -- 160 DU Office (O) 6.98 1.00 242,385 304,050 Mixed Use (MU) 11.33 1.00 -- 493,430+ 331 DU Parking (P) 2.46 ...... Right-of-Way 2.11 ...... Totals 70.799 ~n < ~ n~ 1,9nn,o<a 91.99 .734, 481 3, 247, 956 0 DU 491 DU * Note: Potentialplazas areas included in acreages; Land Use Categories refer to those shown on Exhibit G (Exhibit 9 of Specific Plan) ** Existing 210, 744 Industrial/Warehouse square footage not included. (rev. 10/16/01cc) EXHIBIT B TO ATTACHMENT 1 ".2 ;Area of boundary II I LEGEND i · I I SPECIFIC PLAN BOUNDARY SPECIFIC PLAN BOUNDARY WEST DUBLIN BART SPECIFIC PLAN N .T.S. JUNE 2001 CITY OF D,UBLIN EXHIBIT 3 ET Bi? ¢ ATTACI-IMENT 1 EXISTING LAND USES WEST DUBLIN BART SPECIFIC PLAN LEGEND SPECIFIC PLAN BOUNDARY RETAIL/RESTAURANT OFFICE/SERVICE COMMERCIAL INDUSTR1AL,~USINES8 PARK HOTEL/ENTERTAINMENT V,~CANT M RETAIL/AUTO JUNE 2001 CITY OF DUBLIN EXHIBIT 4 EXHIBIT D TO ATTACHMENT 1 LEGEND ~ RETAIL/OFFICE ~,~"_%'~"J PUBLIC/SEMI-PUBLiC FACILITY EXISTING GENERAL .PLAN WEST DUBLIN BART SPECIFIC PLAN ',,I.T.8. JUNE 2001 CITY OF DUBLIN EXHIBIT 5 ' EXHIBIT E TO ATTACHMENT 1 LEGEND ~ 0-1: RETAIL OOMMEROIALZONING DISTRICT [,'~,Y.~,'.,.',,:q 0-2: GENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT ~,, X ,X, "~1 M-l: LIGHT INDUSTRIAL. ZONING DISTRICT ~ RD: PLANNED DEVELOPMENT ZONING DISTRICT EXISTING ZONING WEST DUBLIN BART SPECIFIC PLAN N.T.S, JUNE 2001 CITY OF' DUBLIN EXHIBIT .6 EXHIBIT F .TO ATTACHMENT 1 iNt ~_RSTATE 580 LEGEND IIBBllBIB! ARTERIAL STREET l ! I II COLLECTOR STREET IllI(P)Illl PROPOSED STREET (ST. PATRIC~S WAY) II1(¢:~1111 PRoPOsED BIKEWAY-CLASS Ii (LANE) II(~:liBII BIKEWAY - CLASS I (PATH) CIRCULATION SYSTEM WEST DUBLIN BART SPECIFIC PLAN N ,T,S. JUNE 2001 CITY OF DUBLIN EXHIBIT 7 EXHIBIT G ' ~TO ATTACHMENT 1 to be (coM B) · "'IN ~ ~'~STATE 880 LEGEND .... SPEClnC Pu~ BOUNmJ=r¢ [ ] :] 'USEAS NOTED ,~ POTENTIAL PLAZA LOCATION {~ OPPORTUNITY Sn'E (P) PARKING (L) HOTEL. ' w It is not the intent of this amendment to make ,, existing u$es on these specific sites non-conforming. Currently operating permitted uses on these properties will remain permitted use$ and be allowed to until such time as the property is redeveloped. PROPOSED LAND USE PLAN WEST DUBLIN BART SPECIFIC PLAN (MU) (eom B) (o) (n/o) (n/A) (eom A) N,T.S. JUNE 2001 MIXED USE COMMERCIAL ~ OFFICE RETAIL/OFFICE RESIDENTIAL RETAIL/AUTO COMMERCIAL A CIT~Y OF DUBLIN EXHIBIT 9 EXHIBIT H TO ATTACHMENT 1 Add to Chapter 5.0 Land Use Concept of the West Dublin BART Specific Plan, under 5.3 Permitted/Conditional Uses, the following text: 5.3.3 Exceptions 'to Non-Conforming Use Regulations Expansion of an existing business, which would otherwise be considered non- conforming based on the land use category in the Land Use Plan, on certain properties in the planning area may be necessary for the vitality of the business. Expansion of currently operating permitted uses on specific sites, designated by an asterik on the Land Use Plan, will be allowed until such time as the property is redeveloped under the new land use category established by this Specific Plan.