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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1293ORDINANCE NO. 1293 (1996 SERIES) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO AMENDING THE ZONING REGULATIONS MAP TO CHANGE AN EIGHT -ACRE SITE ON THE SOUTHEASTERLY END OF BROOKPINE DRIVE FROM LOW - DENSITY RESIDENTIAL, WITH A SPECIFIC PLAN (R -1 -SP) TO LOW - DENSITY RESIDENTIAL, SPECIFIC PLAN, PLANNED DEVELOPMENT (R- 1- SP -PD) ALLOWING A SMALL DENSITY BONUS AND SOME EXCEPTIONS TO YARDS AND LOT SIZES (PD 139 -95) WHEREAS, the Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on January 10 , 1996 and recommended approval of an amendment to the City's Zoning Map ; and WHEREAS, the City Council conducted a public hearing on February 2q 1996 and has considered testimony of other interested parties, the records of the Planning Commission hearing and action, and the evaluation and recommendation of staff; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the proposed provisions are consistent with the General Plan; and WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that an Environmental Impact Report was approved by the City Council in 1982 for the Edna -Islay Specific Plan and an amendment was approved in 1990, and that no further environmental study is needed; BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo as follows: SECTION 1. The City Council finds and determines that no additional environmental study is needed because the project is a residential project governed by a residential specific plan, for which an Environmental Impact Report was adopted. SECTION 2. The City Council makes the following findings: 1. The project provides facilities or amenities suited to a particular occupancy group, specifically first -time buyers, families with small children, and moderate - income buyers, 0 -1293 Ordinance no. 1293 (1996 Series) Planned Development PD 139 -95 Page 2 which would not be feasible under conventional zoning, because it provides smaller homes with outdoor yards on small lots, and therefore is expected to be especially suitable for these groups. 2. The project provides more affordable housing than would be possible with conventional development, because 1) smaller homes on smaller lots will sell for less than larger homes on larger lots, and 2) the design will provide single - family living at a lower cost than conventional design would allow. 3. Features of the particular design, specifically the use of small homes with zero -lot -line design, achieve the intent of the conventional standards (privacy usable open space, adequate parking, compatibility with neighborhood character, and so on) as well as or better than the standards themselves. 4. The proposed project provides exceptional public benefits, including greater use of available open space adjacent to the adobe, which would not be feasible under conventional development standards. 5. The design of the map, as conditioned, is consistent with the tentative map for phase 4 of Tract 1750. SECTION 3. The Planned Development preliminary map PD 139 -95 is hereby approved, with the following exceptions: 1. Street and side -yard exceptions are approved, as shown on plans, with minor adjustments to be approved by staff. 2. Lot sizes averaging 4,852 square feet are approved, as shown on plans, with minor adjustments to be approved by staff. 3. The street design, including the alignment of F Street and the elimination of a portion of A Street (as compared to the tentative map for Tract 1750) is approved as conditioned. SECTION 4. The Planned Development preliminary map PD 139 -95 is subject to the following conditions: 1. F Street shall be designed to be a maximum of 32' curb -to -curb, excluding parking insets. 2. The project is subject to all applicable conditions of Vesting Tentative Map 1750. Ordinance no. 1293 (1996 Series) Planned Development PD 139 -95 Page 3 3. The applicant is responsible for any modifications to existing infrastructure or easements caused by street alignment or lot changes. 4. Landscaping or other means must be used to differentiate between City and Homeowners' Association property where the adobe park meets the landscaped buffer area, to the approval of the Community Development Department and the Parks Division. 5. Streets within the development shall be constructed with integral sidewalks, to the approval of the Public Works Department. 6. The applicant shall work with the Transportation Division to identify appropriate traffic calming measures for streets in this phase, within the parameters of the tentative map, and shall incorporate those changes into improvement plans, to the approval of the Public Works Director. 7. A stop sign shall be installed at the corner of Wavertree and Ironbark, along with other speed control measures as necessary, to the approval of the Public Works Department. SECTION 5. This ordinance, together with the names of councilmembers voting for and against, shall be published once in full, at least (3) 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. INTRODUCED AND PASSED TO PRINT by the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo at its meeting held on the 2oth day of February , 1996, on motion of C.M. Roalman , seconded by v.rr. wi 11 i ams , and on the following roll call vote: AYES: Council Members Roalman, Smith, Vice Mayor Williams NOES: Council Member Romero, Mayor Settle ABSENT: None Mayor Allen K. Settle by Asst.'City Clerk;Kim Condon Ordinance no. 1293 (1996 Series) Planned Development PD 139 -95 Page 4 APPROVED: Ordinance No. 1293 (1996 Series) FINALLY PASSED this 5th day of March , 1996, on motion of Council Member Williams , seconded by Council Member Smith , and on the following roll call vote: AYES: Council Members Smith, Roalman, Williams NOES: Mayor Settle, Council Member Romero ABSENT: None Mayor Allen K. Settle ATTEST: Co4dgn, Assistant City Clerk �� �� C /'- �,� �'�