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COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT ITEM NUMBER:
FROM: Arnold Jonas, Community Developme Director
BY: Judith Lautner, Associate Planner
SUBJECT: PD 177-93: Amendment to an a roved planned development
that allows large offices, to allow more area to be used
by these offices.
CAO RECOMMENDATION
Pass to print an ordinance amending the planned development
ordinance, to allow large offices to occupy any suites that are
available in the complex, as recommended by the Planning
Commission.
DISCUSSION
Backcround
The City Council approved amendments to the general plan and zoning
regulations in March 1987, that allowed some large offices in the
C-S and M zones, with approval of a planned development rezoning.
In December 1987 the council approved a planned development
rezoning at the site, allowing mixed uses, including large
professional offices that met the zoning regulations criteria.
The planned development has been amended twice: On May 24, 1989,
ambulance service (except dispatch) and utility company offices
were allowed with approval of an administrative use permit. On
August 21, 1990, the City Council denied a request to allow
government offices at the site. In 1992, the Council approved an
amendment to allow certain types of government offices.
Cal Trans, the major tenant of the site, now wants to expand into
adjacent suites. The area and location limitations (discussed
below) prevent this expansion. The applicants therefore want to
amend the planned development a third time, to allow large offices
to occupy a greater portion of the site, and to locate in any
available suites.
The Planning Commission acts on amendments to the "precise plan" ,
normally amending elements of the physical .design of the site.
This amendment is to an ordinance, however. Only the City Council
can amend ordinances.
Data Summary
Address: 265, 271, 277, and 285 South Street
Applicant/property owner: Chuck French
Representative: Alfred Clark
Zoning: Service Commercial, with a Planned Development overlay (C-
S-PD) •
General Plan: Service Commercial/Light Industrial
Environmental status: Categorically exempt: Class 1, Section
15301 (maintenance of existing structures,
involving negligible or no expansion of use
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Westwinds Business Park
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beyond that previously existing)
Project action deadline: None: no State-mandated deadline for
legislative actions
Site description
The site contains three lots, currently under common ownership,
containing 3 .82 acres, with 283 feet of frontage on Bridge Street
and 283 feet of frontage on South Street. Each lot contains a
concrete block building and parking spaces. The site contains a
variety of trees which were planted at the time the property was
developed.
Proiect Description
The applicant wants to delete condition no. 1, which limits the
total area professional offices may use to 18, 000 square feet, and
to modify condition no. 5, which specifies where professional
offices may locate within the complex.
EVALUATION
1. Why limits were established. The enabling ordinance, allowing
large professional offices to be established in the C-S and M
zones, was adopted because the existing Office zones did not
provide adequate room to accommodate the number of large (over
2 ,500 square feet) offices expected to need space within the
community (Office Supply and Demand Study, Quad Engineering,
1986) . The regulations are intended to accommodate this need
for those offices that do not depend on walk-in traffic or
nearness to other uses (hospitals, for example) .
The Westwinds planned development was approved with an 18, 000-
square-foot cap on large professional offices, and with a
stipulation that such offices must occupy specific suites in
the complex. There were two reasons for these conditions:
* Parking at the site is at an overall ratio of one space
per 379 square feet. The parking requirement for offices
is one space per 300 square feet. The City Council
limited the area that could be used by large professional
offices because of a concern that parking may become a
problem.
* The three buildings are on three separate lots. There are
parking spaces on all three lots, but if a preponderance
of higher-demand uses locates in one building, the tenants
would be likely to need parking spaces from other parts of
the site. The distribution of large professional offices,
throughout the complex, was an attempt to limit parking
location conflicts.
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2 . Why these limits can be eliminated. The applicant wants to
build a parking lot at 275 Bridge Street, across the street
from the Bridge Street entry to Westwinds Business Park, to
supplement available parking. When completed, the new lot
will contain 39 spaces. With the addition of this off-site
parking lot, which can be approved as part of this planned
development amendment, the business park would provide 192
spaces. If the entire business park were rented to office
uses (either large offices or those normally allowed in a C-S
zone) , then 193 parking spaces would be required. Therefore,
the parking requirement would be nearly met for an all-office
complex. Current and projected uses at the site include large
storage areas and manufacturing uses that require fewer spaces
than do offices. The total number of spaces, including the
new lot, should be more than adequate for the center.
The concern over the distribution of offices can be alleviated
by execution of a common driveway and parking agreement, as
well as an off-site parking agreement (it may be possible to
combine the two) . A common driveway and parking agreement was
required as part of the original approval, but has not been
submitted. To assure that it is provided this time, staff can
hold up occupancy of future tenant improvements for offices (a
permit application for such improvements has already been
received) .
3 . And why they should be. The square-footage and location
limitations severely restrict the property owner and the
professional office tenants from making long-term commitments
to the site. There is a recognized need for larger office
spaces within the community, and the demand by Cal Trans for
office space is especially great. Now that parking concerns
can be eliminated, allowing these uses to take advantage of
existing space that suits their needs makes sense for the
owner, the tenant, and the City.
4. About that parking lot. Parking lots in the C-S zone, as a
principal use, require approval of an administrative use
permit. Off-site parking also requires approval of an
administrative use permit. Alternatively, this planned
development may include an approval of the parking lot and its
use for off-site parking for Westwinds. The design of the
parking lot is reviewed through the architectural review
process, and a building permit is also required.
The lot is conveniently located across Bridge Street, which is
not a busy street, and the planting design should screen the
parking adequately. The use appears appropriate for the site.
The owner of the Bridge Street lot (John King) intends to
develop the .site with a building and parking in the future,
but has no immediate plans. He has indicated to the applicant
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that his building plans include retention of parking spaces
for Westwinds. If so, this off-site parking would be
available for the foreseeable future.
Off-site parking at 275 Bridge should be approved as part of
this amendment, with a condition that a standard off-site
parking agreement be approved and executed. The agreement
will assure availability of the parking for at least three
years, and stipulate that if the parking becomes unavailable,
other spaces must be secured or any uses dependent on the
parking may not continue to operate at the complex.
Public input and Planning Commission action
The Planning Commission heard this request on February 9, 1994 .
There was no non-applicant public comment on the request. Staff did
receive two telephone calls from neighbors, both of whom said they
had no problem with the amendment.
Some Planning Commissioners felt that the additional parking is not
really needed for the uses presently at the site, but agreed that
it is important to meet City standards. One member noted that she
has observed Cal Trans employees walking to and from the Cal Trans
offices on Higuera Street on a regular basis, confirming that
efforts to reduce vehicle trips are being made.
There was some discussion of the use of planned developments for
large offices. An explanation of the large-office PD requirements
is being given to Planning Commissioners, and is attached to this
report.
OTHER DEPARTMENT COMMENTS
Other departments have no opinion on this request.
FISCAL IMPACTS
Either an approval or a denial of the request would have no fiscal
impact on the city.
Attached:
Draft ordinance
Vicinity map
Applicant's statement
Site plan showing professional office locations
Ordinance amending Pp zoning (1992)
Minutes of February 9, 1994 Planning Commission meeting
Memorandum on large-office planned developments
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ORDINANCE NO. (1994 SERIES)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO AMENDING
AN APPROVED PLANNED DEVELOPMENT
AT 265, 271, 277, AND 285 SOUTH STREET
THAT ALLOWS LARGE OFFICES, TO ALLOW THESE OFFICES TO OCCUPY
WHATEVER SPACE IS AVAILABLE WITHIN THE CENTER (PD 177-93)
WHEREAS, the City Council has held a hearing to consider the planned
development request PD 177-93; and
WHEREAS, the City Council makes the following findings;
Findings
1. The project will be compatible with existing and allowed land uses in the area.
2. The project's location or access arrangements do not significantly direct traffic to use
local or collector streets in residential areas.
3. The overall planned development rezoning of which this application is a part, and
with which approved land uses it conforms, was previously granted a negative
declaration of environmental significance by the City Council. No further
environmental review is required.
4. The project does not preclude industrial or service commercial uses in areas especially
suited for such uses when compared with offices.
5. The project does not create a shortage of C-S and M-zoned land available for service
commercial or industrial development.
6. The project is consistent with the General Plan and policies on government office
locations.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo as follows:
SECTION 1. The Planned Development PD 177-93, which amends PD 1530,
is hereby approved.
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SECTION 2. The Planned Development PD 177-93 is subject to the following
conditions:
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Ordinance no. (1994 Series)
PD 177-93
265, 271, 277, and 285 South Street
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Conditions
1. Except as otherwise noted in these conditions of approval, all Zoning Regulations for
the C-S zone shall apply.
2. More than one office tenant may occupy office space on the site, but no single
professional office tenant may occupy less than 2500 square feet of adjacent,
interconnected floor area.
3. The following types of office-related uses are prohibited: banks, real estate offices,
financial institutions, medical clinics, doctors offices, and lawyers offices.
4. A common parking and driveway agreement must be submitted to the Community
Development Director for approval and recordation, that states that parking spaces
and driveways are to be shared, and the conditions under which the spaces are to be
shared and maintained. Alternatively, the underlying lots may be combined to one
parcel. Off-site parking at 275 Bridge Street is hereby approved. An off-site parking
agreement must be submitted to the Community Development Director for approval
and recordation, that assures continued availability of parking at 275 Bridge for a
minimum of three years. If at any time this off-site parking becomes unavailable, the
Community Development Director must be notified in writing and the parking
requirement for Westwinds Business Park must be otherwise met.
5. The following uses, which are otherwise permitted in the C-S zone, are prohibited in
this PD:
Ambulance dispatch services
Animal hospitals and boarding
Bars, taverns, etc.
Bus stations
Cabinet and carpentry shops
Contractors' yards
Laundry/dry cleaning
Service stations
Tire recapping
Trailer rental
Trucking/4axi service
Corporation yards
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Ordinance no. (1994 Series)
PD 177-93
265, 271, 277, and 285 South Street
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6. The following uses, which are otherwise permitted in the C-S zone, are only allowed
in this PD subject to approval by an administrative use permit:
Ambulance services
Auto repair and related services
Building and landscape maintenance services
Carwash - self-service
Equipment rental
Exterminators and fumigators
Feed stores and farm supply sales
Government agencies not functionally related to general
government, social services, or health care operations, as
specified in the General Plan Land Use Element Section C-4.
Such offices must be transportation-related and require no public
contact.
Printing and publishing
Repair services
Retail sales - building and landscape materials
Retail sales and rental - autos, trucks, motorcycles, RV's
Retail sales - auto parts and accessories
Retial sales - tires and batteries
Retail sales and rentals - boats, aircraft, mobile homes
Utility company administrative and engineering operations, not
including customer payment services
Warehousing, mini-storage,moving company
Wholesale and mail order houses
7. No parking space, driveway, or backup aisle shall be obstructed by loading or
unloading of trucks between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Saturday.
SECTION 3. A summary of this ordinance, together with the names of
councilmembers voting for and against, shall be published at least (5) days prior to its final
passage, in the Telegram-Tribune, a newspaper published and circulated in this city. This
ordinance shall go into effect at the expiration of thirty (30) days after its final passage.
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Ordinance no. (1994 Series)
PD 177-93
265, 271, 277, and 285 South Street
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INTRODUCED AND PASSED TO PRINT by the Council of the City of San
Luis Obispo at its meeting field on the _ day of , 1994, on motion of
seconded by , and on the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Mayor
ATTEST:
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ALFRED MILES CLARK II
ARCHITECTURE * .PLANNING DEVELOPMENT
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Planning Dept.
990 Palm Street
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Ca . 93403-8100
Re: Revise Planned
Development
South Street Business Park
Dear .Judy
The- purpose of this application is to allow-the " additional
Professional office users onthis site. This site already allows
up to 18,000 sq. ft'., of professional office users.
The objective of this submittal is to revise the existing
Planned Development Condition #1 . To state that existing
buildings on this site may be occupied by proffessional office
users .
Since this use is already allowed. Any additional professional
users would be compatible with existing uses . If you have any
additional questions please don' t hesitate to call .
Sincerely
fAred' Miles Clark II
P.O.BOX 3177
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ORDINANCE NO. 1201 (1991 Series)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO PLANNED DEVELOPMENT
PD 1435-B, ALLOWING GOVERNMENT OFFICES AT
265-285 SOUTH STREET (PD 1530)
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission and the City Council have
held public hearings to consider amending the Zoning Regulations
in accordance with Section 65800 et. seq. of the Government Code,
and Chapter 17. 62 of the Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the proposed zoning is
consistent with general plan; and
WHEREAS, the proposed zoning promotes the public health,
safety, and general welfare; and
WHEREAS, the proposed zoning will not have a significant
effect on the environment
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of
San Luis Obispo as follows:
SECTION 1. That the preliminary development plan (PD 1435)
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is hereby amended by PD Iw, subject to the findings and
conditions:
Findings
. 1. The project will be compatible with existing and allowed land
uses in the area.
2. The project's location or access arrangements do not
significantly direct traffic to use local or collector streets
in residential areas.
3 . The overall planned development rezoning of which this
application is a part, and with which approved land uses it
conforms, was previously granted a negative. declaration of
environmental significance by the City Council . No further
environmental review is required.
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DATE 1' 9 ITEM #
Ord. No. 1201 (1991 Series)
PD 1435-B
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4. The project does not preclude industrial or service commercial
uses in areas especially suited for such uses when compared
with offices.
- -5 - The project does not create a shortage of C-S and M zoned land
available for service commercial or industrial development.
6. The project is consistent with the General Plan and policies
on government office locations.
Conditions•
1. A maximum of 18, 000 gross square feet of floor space in the
existing buildings on the site may be occupied by professional
office uses.
2 . Except as otherwise noted in these conditions of approval, all
Zoning Regulations for the C-S zone shall apply.
3. More than one office tenant may occupy office space on the
site, but no single professional office tenant may occupy less
than 2500 square feet of adjacent, interconnected floor area.
4 . The following types of office-related uses are prohibited:
banks, real estate offices, financial institutions, medical
clinics, doctors offices, and lawyers offices.
5. Professional offices shall be limited to the locations shown
on the approved site and floor plans. Revisions to the
location of office uses may be made, subject to approval of
an administrative use permit, and with the written approval
of an owners' association representing owners of all
underlying lots. CC&R's creating the owners' association
shall be approved by the Community Development Director prior
to occupancy by the professional office uses. Alternatively,
the underlying lots may be combined to one parcel.
6. The following uses which are otherwise permitted in the C-S
zone are prohibited in this PD:
Ambulance dispatch services
Animal hospitals and boarding
Bars, taverns, etc.
Bus stations
Cabinet and carpentry shops
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Trailer rental
Trucking/taxi service
Corporation yards
7. The following uses which are otherwise permitted in the C-S
zone are only allowed in this PD subject to approval by an
administrative use permit:
Auto repair and related services
Building and landscape maintenance services
Carwash - self-service
T-equipment rental
Exterminators and fumigators
Feed stores and farm supply sales
Government agencies not functionally related to general
government, social services, or healthcare
operations, as specified in the General Plan Land
Use Element Section C-4. Such offices must be
transportation related and require no public
contact.
Printing and publishing
Repair services
Retail sales - building and landscape materials
Retail sales and rental-autos, trucks, motorcycles, RV's
Retail sales - auto parts and accessories
Retail sales - tires and batteries
Retail sales and rentals - boats, aircraft, mobile homes
Utility company administrative and engineering
operations, not including customer payment services
Warehousing, ministorage, moving company
Wholesale and mailorder houses
8 . No parking space, driveway, or backup aisle shall be
obstructed by loading or unloading of trucks between the hours
of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. , Monday through Saturday.
SECTION 3 . A summary of this ordinance, approved by the City
Attorney, together with the ayes and noes, shall be published at
least five (5) days prior to its final passage in the Telegram-
Tribune, a newspaper published and circulated in said city, and the
same shall go into effect at the expiration of thirty (30) days
after its said final passage. A copy of the full text of this
ordinance shall be on file in the office of the City Clerk on and
Ordinance No. 1201 (1991 Series)
FINALLY PASSED this 29th day of October
1991 on motion of Councilman Roalman , seconded by
Councilman Reiss , and on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Reiss, Roalman and Mayor Dunin
NOES: Councilmembers Pinard and Rappa
ABSENT: None
. Mayor
ATTEST:
City ClArk Pam VoqA
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MEMORANDUM
10,February 1994..
To.- - Planning Commission
FROM: " : Ronald Whisenand, Development Review Manage
BY: - Judith Lautner, Associate Planner
SUBJECT: : _._` :. Planned developments for large offices
_ There.have_been questions.lately, at Commission meetings, that indicate there may be some
confusion among Commissioners about planned developments (PDs) that allow large offices.
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_Appaarenpy.we. have.been remiss in not c4irifying..how the_large-office.PD differs. from other . .
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In 198.7,.when the City Council wanted to allow large (over 2,500 square feet) offices in Service
Commercial (C-S).-and Manufacturing (M) zones,- the Council chose to usethe planned
development approach The-General Plan Land Use Element (LUE) was amended by the
addition of the following: =
- Large professional office buildings which can include multiple tenants but with no single
- tenant space less than 2,500 square feet may be established in service commercial/light
--- industrial areas subject to the approval of a Planned Development (PD) zoning
application and compliance with criteria set forth in the zoning regulations. This last
provision notwithstanding, the dispersion of banks, real estate offices, financial
institutions,.medical clinics, and doctors offices, and lawyers offices throughout the city
is prohibited.
The zoning regulations were amended by the addition of a special set of findings, just for the
large-office PDs:
17.62.040.C. To approve a planned development allowing large professional office
buildings which can include multiple tenants but with no single tenant space less than
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'2,500 square feet in the C-S or M zone, the Planning Commission or Council must find
that it meets each of the criteria listed below. The following office-related uses are
prohibited in the PD in these zones: banks, real estate offices, financial institutions,
medical clinics and doctors' offices, and lawyers' offices.
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1. The project will be compatible with existing and allowed land uses in the area.
2. The project's location or access arrangements do not significantly direct traffic
to use local or collector streets in residential areas.
3. The project will provide adequate mitigation to address potential impacts related
to noise, light and glare, and loss of privacy, among others, imposed by commercial
-- -: activities on nearby residential areas, by using methods such as setbacks, landscaping,
- berming, and fencing.
4,- The project does not preclude industrial or service commercial uses in areas
especially suited for such uses when compared with offices.
5. -._ The project does not create.a. shortage of C-S and M zoned land available for
service commercial or industrial development.
We apologise for not pointing out these particular sections in our recent staff reports, and hope
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---.-that that this:clears up any misunderstandings about large offices in the C-S and M zones. If you
.. .-ve questions about this; please call.- _ _..
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Item 1. Planned Development Amendment PD 177-93. A request to
amend an approved planned development to allow large
offices to occupy a greater proportion of the existing
buildings; 265 South Street; C-S-PD zone; Chuck French,
applicant.
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Judith Lautner presented the staff report and explained that the
applicant was requesting that large professional offices be a; ;pwed
to occupy more than 18, 000 square feet of the center and had
obtained approval from a nearby property owner to build a parking
lot for Westwinds' tenants. She recommended the Commission approve
the amendment based on findings and subject to conditions.
Commr. Senn stepped down due to a conflict of interest.
Commr. Cross asked if the applicant still agreed with finding 7
prohibiting public contact offices.
Judith Lautner said that condition would still apply. In answer to
a question by Commr. Sigurdson, Judith Lautner explained that if
the additional parking became unavailable in the future, other
parking would have to be found for the use to continue. She
briefly explained how mixed use parking calculations were done.
Chairman Karleskint opened the public hearing.
Chuck French, 833 E1 Capitan Way, applicant, said there would be
one parking space for every 300 square feet with the additional
parking. He explained that Caltrans wanted to add an emergency
center and expand its engineering and environmental departments.
He asked the Commission to remove the 18, 000 square foot limitation
and said he agreed with the other conditions.
In answer to questions by Commr. Whittlesey, Chuck French explained
that the lot that was for sale was a flag lot, not the lot on which
additional parking was proposed. He said the lot for the proposed
parking was approximately 30, 000 square feet and he would be
leasing approximately one quarter of that lot. He said parking
. needed by the property owner when he developed the site in the
future was considered and would be adequate. He explained that
County Social Services offices moved in under the County exempt
status, and CalTrans agencies did not have public contact. He said
the State did not take the same approach as the County for
acquiring office space. !�
Chairman Karleskint closed the public hearing. = ` �fyf1/ ' ``
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CITY CLERK
Draft P.C. Minutes
February 9, 1994
Page 2
Commr. Williams moved to recommend approval of the amendment to the
City Council subject to findings and conditions in the staff
report._
Commr. Hoffman seconded the motion.
Commr. Cross said he remembered that CalTrans agreed to carpool and
walk to this site from the Higuera site. He expressed concern that
the PD overlay would run with the property and he didn't feel there
were established offices in the area.
Commr. Williams said she saw CalTrans employees walking between the
sites when she walked in the area and she said she did not have a
problem with the parking.
Commr. Cross said he wasn't concerned about the parking as long as
CalTrans was the tenant, but would be concerned if another tenant
occupied the space in the future.
Judith Lautner explained the PD was originally approved for large
offices of 2,500 square feet, and government offices were allowed
by an amendment in 1991. She said there were not usually
established offices in C-S and M zones.
VOTING: AYES - Commrs. Williams, Hoffman, Whittlesey,
Sigurdson and Karleskint
NOES - Commr. Cross
ABSENT - Commr. Senn
The motion passed.
MEETING AGENDA
DATE ITEM 0
MEMORANDUM
February 27, 1994
To: Council Colleagues
From: Penny
Re: Large offices - Cal Trans
I would request the council consider this subject as two very different and separate issues.
First is the issue of large offices in the CS zone. In an attempt to make available sufficient
space for large (one tenant) offices amendments were made to the zoning ordinance to
allow appropriate offices in the CS zone. State Farm is a recent example of one success in
this area.
Second is the Tri-polar policy of concentrating government uses in three designated areas
of the City. . We have reviewed those areas and even enlarged them to make sure future
needs can be met. In an attempt to meet an immediate need by Cal Trans, the Council
granted an exception to the Tri-polar policy. In my opinion, that exception is coming back
to haunt us. Now Cal Trans needs more space and other government(County) offices have
illegally located at the West Winds Business Park. When does it end?
In our discussions on economic development, a high priority was given to retaining
government related agencies as essential to a stable economic future. What have we done
to meet the needs of Cal Trans? If our future is to be one of economic stability, we need
to be more pro-active.
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