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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-14-2014 ac - luce update murryph1city of SAn luiS OBispO Community Development Department Planning Division January 14, 2014 TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Katie Lichtig, City Manager VIA: Derek Johnson, Community Development Director Prepared by: Kim Murry, Deputy Director, Long Range Planning SUBJECT: Land Use Element update: Updated Resolutions To address potential conflict of interests on the part of Council members, two areas of the Land Use Element will be separately discussed prior to Council consideration of the remainder of the Element. To recognize those separate actions and allow one Council member to return after his item of potential conflict is resolved, separate Resolutions have been developed to replace Attachments #6 and #7 of the staff report. Those Resolutions are attached for Council use in tonight's special meeting. Resolution1 - General Hospital RESOLUTION NO. (2014 Series) A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO ENDORSING THE DRAFT LAND USE ELEMENT TO BE CONSIDERED THROUGH THE EIR PROCESS (GPI 15 -12) WHEREAS, the City received a Strategic Growth Council grant in the amount of $880,000 with strict performance timeframes to update the City's Land Use and Circulation Elements; and WHEREAS, in June 2011, the City Council approved goals for the 2011 -2013 Financial Plan including additional funding to support the update of the Land Use and Circulation Elements; and WHEREAS, public participation has been a long tradition in land use issues in the City of San Luis Obispo and public involvement is essential in updating the 1994 Land Use and Circulation Elements; and WHEREAS, to date input has been received through two different on -line tools, five community workshops, one workshop at Cal Poly, 31 Task Force meetings, seven Planning Commission hearings, two traveling open houses in six locations, and a community survey returned by over 2,000 respondents; and WHEREAS, the public participation strategy calls for a Task Force for the Land Use and Circulation Elements Update (TF -LUCE) to inform the update process at key milestones, provide feedback and recommendations and disseminate information to each participant's circle of influence; and WHEREAS, The Planning Commission has reviewed and recommended goals, policies, and programs in the Land Use Element based upon input from the community and the Task Force; and WHEREAS, endorsing the draft Land Use Element to be considered through the Environmental Impact Report process is an important milestone step in the update of the City's Land Use and Circulation Elements update; and WHEREAS, the Council will have additional opportunities to further review the draft Land Use Element after the environmental review process of the Land Use and Circulation Elements update; and WHEREAS, the City Council has duly considered all evidence, including the testimony of interested parties, and the evaluation and recommendations by the TF -LUCE, Planning Commission, and staff presented at said hearing; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo that the Draft Land Use Element presented at the hearing on January 14, 2014 as amended by Council shall be considered through the environmental review process as part of the Resolution1 - General Hospital Land Use and Circulation Elements Update. SECTION 1. SPECIAL FOCUS AREAS. A portion of the project description to be considered as part of the EIR process includes the policies related to the General Hospital site shown in Attachment A in the Draft Land Use Element as modified by City Council, an official copy of which shall be maintained in the Office of the City Clerk referencing this Resolution. Upon motion of , seconded by AYES: NOES: ABSENT: RECUSED: Council members Carpenter and Ashbaugh The foregoing Resolution was adopted this Mayor Jan Marx ATTEST: Anthony J. Mej ia, CMC City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: /s/ J.Christine Dietrick_ Christine Dietrick, City Attorney and on the following vote: 12014, Resolutionl - General Hospital ATTACHMENT A 8.3.3.5 General Hospital Site The General Hospital site includes County -owned property including the old hospital building (which is planned to remain as an office / treatment facility) and lands behind the facility. Lands behind the hospital building that are inside the City's Urban Reserve line will be designated as Public (for existing public facility) and a range of residential uses (Low Density and Medium Density Residential) and will include the ability to support residential care, transitional care use, and other residential uses consistent with the adjacent areas. The remaining site outside the City's Urban Reserve line will remain as Open Space. The City shall seek to secure permanent protection of the open space outside of the urban reserve line as part of any development proposal. The undeveloped portion of this site on the southwest side of Johnson Avenue will remain designated for Public uses. Resolution 2- Foothill RESOLUTION NO. (2014 Series) A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO ENDORSING THE DRAFT LAND USE ELEMENT TO BE CONSIDERED THROUGH THE EIR PROCESS (GPI 15 -12) WHEREAS, the City received a Strategic Growth Council grant in the amount of $880,000 with strict performance timeframes to update the City's Land Use and Circulation Elements; and WHEREAS, in June 2011, the City Council approved goals for the 2011 -2013 Financial Plan including additional funding to support the update of the Land Use and Circulation Elements; and WHEREAS, public participation has been a long tradition in land use issues in the City of San Luis Obispo and public involvement is essential in updating the 1994 Land Use and Circulation Elements; and WHEREAS, to date input has been received through two different on -line tools, five community workshops, one workshop at Cal Poly, 31 Task Force meetings, seven Planning Commission hearings, two traveling open houses in six locations, and a community survey returned by over 2,000 respondents; and WHEREAS, the public participation strategy calls for a Task Force for the Land Use and Circulation Elements Update (TF -LUCE) to inform the update process at key milestones, provide feedback and recommendations and disseminate information to each participant's circle of influence; and WHEREAS, The Planning Commission has reviewed and recommended goals, policies, and programs in the Land Use Element based upon input from the community and the Task Force; and WHEREAS, endorsing the draft Land Use Element to be considered through the Environmental Impact Report process is an important milestone step in the update of the City's Land Use and Circulation Elements update; and WHEREAS, the Council will have additional opportunities to further review the draft Land Use Element after the environmental review process of the Land Use and Circulation Elements update; and WHEREAS, the City Council has duly considered all evidence, including the testimony of interested parties, and the evaluation and recommendations by the TF -LUCE, Planning Commission, and staff presented at said hearing; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo that the Draft Land Use Element presented at the hearing on January 14, 2014 as amended by Council shall be considered through the environmental review process as part of the Resolution 2- Foothill Land Use and Circulation Elements Update. SECTION 1. SPECIAL FOCUS AREAS. A portion of the project description to be considered as part of the EIR process includes the policies related to the North Side of Foothill site shown in Attachment A in the Draft Land Use Element as modified by City Council, an official copy of which shall be maintained in the Office of the City Clerk referencing this Resolution. Upon motion of . seconded by AYES: NOES: ABSENT: RECUSED: Council member Ashbaugh The foregoing Resolution was adopted this Mayor Jan Marx ATTEST: Anthony J. Mej ia, CMC City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: /s/ J.Christine Dietrick Christine Dietrick, City Attorney and on the following vote: , 2014. Resolution 2- Foothill ATTACHMENT A 1.12.7B Foothill Annexation: The northern portion of the Foothill property, and the creek area shall be annexed as open space. Development on this site should be clustered or located near Foothill Boulevard, with the northern portion of the site and creek area preserved as open space. 8.3.3 Special Planning Areas North Side of Foothill (Bishop Knoll) Future development of this area shall address open space requirements under 1.12.7 and open space buffers in accordance with Conservation and Open Space Element policy 8.3.2. This area shall be subject to Architectural Review to ensure consideration of hillside and resource protection; circulation and access, and transition to existing neighborhoods. The steep hillside should be dedicated as Open Space and residential lots grouped at the bottom of the hill closer to Foothill. Development shall provide a parking lot and trail access to Bishops Peak. Circulation connectivity shall be provided to Los Cerros Drive. Density shall be limited to 7 units /acre as modified for slope under the Zoning Ordinance. Resolution 3 - LUE minus Airport Chapter RESOLUTION NO. (2014 Series) A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO ENDORSING THE DRAFT LAND USE ELEMENT TO BE CONSIDERED THROUGH THE EIR PROCESS (GPI 15 -12) WHEREAS, the City received a Strategic Growth Council grant in the amount of $880,000 with strict performance timeframes to update the City's Land Use and Circulation Elements; and WHEREAS, in June 2011, the City Council approved goals for the 2011 -2013 Financial Plan including additional funding to support the update of the Land Use and Circulation Elements; and WHEREAS, public participation has been a long tradition in land use issues in the City of San Luis Obispo and public involvement is essential in updating the 1994 Land Use and Circulation Elements; and WHEREAS, to date input has been received through two different on -line tools, five community workshops, one workshop at Cal Poly, 31 Task Force meetings, seven Planning Commission hearings, two traveling open houses in six locations, and a community survey returned by over 2,000 respondents; and WHEREAS, the public participation strategy calls for a Task Force for the Land Use and Circulation Elements Update (TF -LUCE) to inform the update process at key milestones, provide feedback and recommendations and disseminate information to each participant's circle of influence; and WHEREAS, The Planning Commission has reviewed and recommended goals, policies, and programs in the Land Use Element based upon input from the community and the Task Force; and WHEREAS, endorsing the draft Land Use Element to be considered through the Environmental Impact Report process is an important milestone step in the update of the City's Land Use and Circulation Elements update; and WHEREAS, the Council will have additional opportunities to further review the draft Land Use Element after the environmental review process of the Land Use and Circulation Elements update; and WHEREAS, the City Council has duly considered all evidence, including the testimony of interested parties, and the evaluation and recommendations by the TF -LUCE, Planning Commission, and staff presented at said hearing; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo that the Draft Land Use Element presented at the hearing on January 14, 2014 as amended by Council shall be considered through the environmental review process as part of the Land Use and Circulation Elements Update. Resolution 3 - LUE minus Airport Chapter Council Resolution No. XXXX (2014 Series) Page 2 SECTION 1. DRAFT LAND USE ELEMENT. A portion of the project description to be considered as part of the EIR process includes the goals, policies, and programs in the Draft Land Use Element (without Chapter 7: Airport) as modified by City Council, an official copy of which shall be maintained in the Office of the City Clerk referencing this Resolution. Upon motion of , seconded by , and on the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: The foregoing Resolution was adopted this __ Mayor Jan Marx ATTEST: Anthony J. Mejia, CMC City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: _ /s/ J.Christine Dietrick Christine Dietrick, City Attorney , 2014.