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HomeMy WebLinkAboutr 10468 endorsing physical alt set for luce overallRESOLUTION NO. 10468 (2013 Series) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO ENDORSING THE PHYSICAL ALTBRNATIVES SET FOR THE LAND USB AND CIRCULATION ELEMENTS UPDATE 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 WHERBAS, in June 201I, the City Council approved goals for the 2011-2013 Financial Plan including additional funding to Support consideration of 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, four community workshops, one workshop at Cal Poly, 18 Task Force meetings, five Planning Commission hearings, two traveling open houses in six locations, and a community survey returned by over 2,000 respondents; and WHBREAS, 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 physical alternatives based upon input from the community and the Task Force; and \ryHBRBAS, endorsing a set of physical alternatives 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 physical set of alternatives as part of the project description for the environmental review process of the Land Use and Circulation Elements update; and \ryHEREAS, 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 staflpresented at said hearing; and \ryHEREAS, the City Council will review policy alternatives recommended by the TF- LUCE and Planning Commission prior to beginning the Environmental Impact Report. R 10468 Council Resolution No. 10468 (2013 Series) Page 2 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo that the set of physical alternatives presented at the hearing on October 15,2013 and shown attached to this resolution shall be considered through the environmental review process as part of the Land Use and Circulation Elements Update. SECTION 1. ALTERNATMS. The physical alternatives to be considered as part of the EIR process include the land use and circulation options shown as Exhibit A to this resolution. Upon motion of Council Member Ashbaugh, seconded by Vice Mayor Smith, and on the following roll call vote: Council Members Ashbaugh, Carpenter and Christianson, Vice Mayor Smith and Mayor Marx None None The foregoing resolution was adopted this 15th day of October 2013. an Marx T J. Mej City Clerk AS stine Dietrick City Attorney AYES: NOES: ABSENT: CMC EXHIBIT A PAGE #LAND USE ITEM CITY COUNCIL DETERMINATION NOTES PH1-193 A Nativity Church Site Remove from consideration Deed restriction prohibits anything but church-related USES. PH1-193 B Santa Rosa and Foothill Area Consider mixed use for the area on both sides of Foothill between Chorro and Santa Rosa. Consider both horizontal and vertical mixed use. Emphasis on retail and housing near campus. Policies to Support consideration of parking and height changes to facilitate mixed use. PH1-193 D Diocese property along Bressi Remove from consideration Steeper hillsides and wildlife corridor in COSE Keep RSF and OS designations. PH1-195 E Upper Monterey Area No physical land use changes proposed. Consider policies to Support consideration of more pedestrian -friendly development. Consider policies for area that include conference center, parking options, lot assembly, addressing appearance of properties in public ownership, and addressing the transit center location. Added potential to explore Form- based codes for the area. PH1-195 F Downtown Area No physical land use changes proposed. Consider policies and desirability of plazas and public views and a program to update the Downtown Concept Plan. Council Resolution No. i0468 (2013 Series) Page 4 PAGE #LAND USE ITEM CITY COUNCIL DETERMINATION NOTES PH1-195 G Mid-Higuera Area No changes proposed PHl-195 H Cal Trans Site Mixed use to include tourist commercial, office and some residential as shown in H-2 and H-4. Site may be appropriate to review height limit changes to accommodate desired development. Consider more public open space uses to serve as gateway and uses compatible with conference center. PH1-196 J Broad Street Area Plan I ncorporate physical alternative described in South Broad Street Area Plan endorsed by September 17, 2013 by Citv Council. Council Resolution 10460 PHI -198 K Sunset Drive in Area Support consideration of mixed use. Develop policies to address appropriate mix of uses. Policy discussion should address historic nature of Sunset Drive in and ensure site can still accommodate Homeless Services center. Provide bike connections as called for in bicycle transportation plan. PH1-197 L Dalidio Support consideration of a mix of uses through LUE policies with significant open space/agricultural (at least 50%) component. Alt. L5 without specific direction of pafticular sizes or shapes. Residential component to be consistent with applicable airpod policies. PH1-198 M Pacific Beach School Site Policy development to Support consideration of Commercial Retail fronting LOVR and Froom Ranch and park to serve neiqhborhood. Council Resolution No. 10468 (2013 Series) Page 5 PAGE #LAND USE ITEM CITY COUNCIL DETERMINATION NOTES PH1-198 N Calle Joaquin Auto Sales Support consideration of mixed use in the context with the Dalidio propefty and the City's agricultural parcel and focus on connectivity to the neighborhoods to the north. Develop policies to address appropriate mix of USES. PH1-198 o Madonna Property Support consideration of policies to address future development. These should include viewshed, hillside and open space protection, potential height limits, wetland protection, access to other connections, historic farm buildings, mixed use to accommodate workforce housing, and neighborhood commercial type uses. Develop policies to address appropriate mix of uses. PH1-199 P LOVR near overpass Area Support consideration of a modified Alternative P-5 with medium high density residential infill housing with open space. PH1-199 o MASP Policy to support consideration of changes to MASP to allow increased density on eastern portion of MASP area, PH1-199 R Tank Farm @ Broad Support consideration of a mix of commercial uses with limited residential on upper floors. Commercial uses should serve the surrounding businesses and bicycle and pedestrian connectivity must be addressed. Council Resolution No. 10468 (2013 Series) Page 6 PAGE #LAND USE ITEM CITY COUNCIL DETERMINATION NOTES PH1-199 S Avila Ranch Area Support consideration of a mix of residential densities, connection to shops to the north, connection to S, Higuera and a mix of uses similar to what is shown in owners' concept. Respect creek/wildlife corridor. Develop policies to direct future development. PH1-193 1 Boysen & Santa Rosa Support consideration of separated crossing for bikes/peds of Santa Rosa at Boysen. Consider all vehicular alternatives for Boysen intersection at SR 1 including full closure, access restrictions, and retaining its current configuration. PH1-193 2 Realign Ghorro, Boysen, and Broad Support consideration of alternative 2-3 realignment of Chorro and Broad and Boysen. PH1-194 3 Potential Ramp closures at HVVY 101 and SR1 Support consideration of alternative 3-2 ramp closures and consolidated SR1/HWY 101 interchange for further evaluation including impacts to residential streets and the need for a signage/way-finding program. Prior to full implementation, staff to focus on low cosUlow impact solutions PH1-194 4 Broad & HWY 101 Ramp closure Support consideration of alternative 4-2 ramp closures at Broad with the addition of bike and pedestrian overpass. Bike and pedestrian overpass at this location is currently in the BTP. PH1-194 5 Convert Marsh & Higuera to 2 Way (Santa Rosa to Calif.) Support consideration of two way vehicular circulation of Marsh and Higuera between Santa Rosa and California. Council Resolution No. 10468 (2013 Series) Page 7 PAGE #LAND USE ITEM CITY COUNCIL DETERMINATION NOTES PH1-194 6 Transit Center location on Santa Rosa and Higuera Support consideration of site/block of Higuera/Santa Rosa/Monterey for the transit center location and consider use of both public and private property. lnclude ideas from student projects and the Downtown Concept Plan. PH1-194 7 Mission Plaza "dog leg" Support consideration of alternatives 7-2 and 7-3 (varying degrees of streets affected). Analyze full closure of roadways. Develop policy direction regarding desired outcomes and nature and phasing of treatment for the area. PH1-194 I Realign Bianchi and Pismo Support consideration of alternative 8-3 realignment of street intersection (Pismo to Bianchi). PH1-195 9 Realign Madonna to Bridge St instead of Higuera Consider appropriate connection from Madonna to S. Higuera in concert with redevelopment of Caltrans site. Potential to realign Madonna to connect with Bridge Street may better address some pedestrian and bike connections. PH1-196 10 Bishop St. Extension Evaluate elimination of Bishop Street bridge over railroad tracks and consider road diet for Johnson Ave. Current Circulation Element has Bishop Street extending over railroad tracks via bridqe. PH1-196 11 Victoria connection to Emily Support consideration of Victoria connection to Emily. Council Resolution 10460 Council Resolution No. 10468 (2013 Series) Page 8 PAGE #LAND USE ITEM CITY COUNCIL DETERMINATION NOTES PH1-196 12 Broad Street- consolidate access Supporl consideration of Broad Street consolidation of access points. Council Resolution 10460 PH1-196 13 Orcutt Road Overpass Keep facility as pad of Circulation Element. Do not consider removing facility due to concerns about increasing rail traffic. Overpass is currently part of Circulation Element PH1-198 14 Froom connect to Oceanaire neighborhood Provide pedestrian and bicycle connectivity only. Neighborhood input opposed to vehicular connections and is concerned about culthrough traffic PH1-197 15 Prado Road interchange vs overpass Evaluate both interchange and overpass lnterchange is part of existing Circulation Element. PH1-197 16 Connections to Dalidio from Froom and/or Calle Joaquin Evaluate whether one or more connections are needed to provide an additional connection between LOVR and Prado/Dalidio; whether an internal east-west or loop road is needed to connect these roads on the Dalidio property; and minimizing impact of road extensions on AG/OS land. PH1-199 17 Realign Vachel Lane Supporl consideration of alternative 17-2Vachel to Higuera connection as a "back up" alternative in the event Buckley Road does not connect to S. Higuera. Council Resolution No. 10468 (2013 Series) Page 9 PAGE #LAND USE ITEM CITY COUNCIL DETERMINATION NOTES PH1-199 18 N-S connect¡on between Tank Farm and Buckley Support consideration of alternative 18-2 creating a north-south connection between Tank Farm and Buckley for future connectivity. PH1-199 19 Buckley to LOVR connections Support consideration of alternatives 19-2 (Buckley to Higuera) and 19-3 (Higuera to LOVR behind Los Verdes - 101 bypass)