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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/03/1991, C-4 - CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST BY THE SAN LUIS OBISPO AREA COORDINATING COUNCIL TO SUPPORT THE CREATION OF A COASTAL STATE SENATE AND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. I����II�ry��IIyIIIIIIIIII�IIUIII c�� o r IN TE san lugs osIspo AMMEftoCOUNCIL AGENDA REPORT ITEM NUMBER: FROM: John Dunn, City Administrative Officer • Prepared By: Alison Lloyd, Administrative Analyst SUBJECT: Consideration of a request by the San Luis Obispo Area Coordinating Council to support the creation of a Coastal State Senate and Congressional District. CAO RECOMMENDATION: Approve and authorize the Mayor to execute a letter on behalf of the City Council in support of the creation of a Coastal State Senate and Congressional District DISCUSSION: The City has received a request from the San Luis Obispo Area Coordinating Council to support the creation of a Coastal State Senate and Congressional District which would group San Luis Obispo together with only other counties of similar interests and concerns. Currently, San Luis Obispo is included in the 14th State Senatorial District and is divided between the 16th and 20th Congressional Districts. The 14th State Senatorial District includes Madera, Mariposa, and Merced Counties, as well as portions of Fresno, Monterey, and Santa Barbara Counties. The 20th Congressional District includes includes most of Kern County, and the 16th District includes San Benito and Monterey Counties, and a portion of Santa Cruz County. Since the majority of coastal counties are concerned with problems which lend themselves to common solutions (e.g. , coastal development, transportation planning, and regional growth management) , to adequately address these concerns, new State and Congressional Districts which have common geographic interests are needed. The new Districts should include San Luis Obispo, Monterey, and Santa Barbara Counties but exlude areas in the San Joaquin Valley. Restructuring both the State Senate and Congressional Districts in this way will help to guarantee that the shared concerns and interests of the residents in these areas are adequately recognized and addressed. As required following completion of the population census, the State Legislature is in the process of redistricting the state. San Luis Obispo County therefore, now has a unique opportunity to seek more effective State and Federal representation. To demonstrate support for the creation of a Coastal State Senate and Congressional District, the San Luis Obispo Area Coordinating Council has requested that the City send a letter to Governor Wilson and Senator Milton Marks. Copies of the letter will also be provided to the City's legislative delegation. ATTACHMENTS: 1. San Luis Obispo Area Coordinating Council staff report 2. Letter to Governor Wilson and Senator Marks SAN LUIS OBISPO AREA COORDINATING COUNCIL STAFF REPORT MEETING DATE: ALMST 14, 1991 SUBJECT: RE7= FOR CONSIDERATION OF A COASTAL STATE SENATE AMID CONGRESSIONAL DISIR2ICT SfJN4" . As required following coupletion of the ceimm, the State Legislature is now in the process of redistricting the State. The San Luis Obispo region now has a unique opportmuty to seek more effective state and Federal rotation. The Board of Supervisors has already sent a letter to State Senator Milton Marks asking that our County'be grouped together only with other counties of similar interests and concerns' in both State Senate and. Congressional Districts. A draft letter in this regard frm the Area Council is attached.to this staff report. RD0 aM- TION Staff: Review & C=v ent; AuthcriZe President to Sign Letter DISCUSSION Attached is . a draft letter to be sent to Senator Milton Marks identifying how State Senate and Congressional Districts should be drawn to be in the best interest of San Luis Obispo County. The major issue is the desire to be grouped only with other coastal counties, primarily Santa Barbara and M=*zreY, rather than with areas in the San Joaquin Valley. It may be desirable to send a similiar letter to Governor Wilson, since he has established his own azsaaissicn to help guide the redistricting process. Staff Report prepared by Mike Harmon E-3-1 ATTACHMENT 1 September 3, 1991 DRAFT Governor Pete Wilson 5035 Capitol Building Sacramento, CA 95814 RE: Creation of a Coastal State Senate and Congressional District Dear Governor Wilson: I am writing on behalf of the City of San Luis Obispo to encourage your support for including common geographic interests as a factor for revising our State Senate and Congressional Districts. At the present time, San Luis Obispo County is included with areas in the San Joaquin Valley that are concerned with issues and problems significantly different than ours. Our County is part of Senator Maddy's 14th State Senatorial District, which includes Madera, Mariposa, and Merced Counties, as well as portions of Fresno, Monterey, and Santa Barbara Counties. It is also divided between two Congressional Districts: William Thomas' 20th District, which includes most of Kern County, and Leon Panetta's 16th District, which includes San Benito and Monterey Counties, and a portion of Santa Cruz County. Most coastal counties are concerned with problems which lend themselves to common solutions (e.g., coastal development, transportation planning, and regional growth management). To adequately address these concerns, the creation of new State and Congressional Districts are needed. The new Districts should include Santa Barbara and Monterey Counties, but exclude the San Joaquin Valley. Restructuring both the State Senate and Congressional Districts in this way will help to guarantee that the concerns and interests shared by the residents of these areas are adequately recognized and addressed. We strongly urge that actions be taken to include San Luis Obispo County with other counties of similar geographic interests in future State Senate and Congressional Districts. Thank you very much for your consideration of this important issue. Sincerely, Ron Dunin Mayor c: Senator Ken Maddy Assemblywoman Andrea Seastrand NOTE: A copy of this letter will also be sent to Senator Milton Marks. ATTACHMENT 2 ,L'� �QN �q'' �+ C MEETING DATE "VIII 'Iu l city o� San Luis omspo IT9--r -W "°����i '�COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT - FROM: Arnold Jona s`Icommunity Development Director SUBJECT: Final Passage of Ordinance No. 1197 to rezone from the M. Manufacturing Zone to the R-3-PD, Medium-high-density Residential Planned Development Zone, and approval of a preliminary development plan for an 85-unit residential condominium project on property located at 843 Mutsuhito Avenue (GP1442 / PD 1518) . CAO RECOMMENDATION: Give final passage to the attached ordinance. DISCUSSION: Data Summary Address: 843 Mutsuhito Avenue Owners: Elizabeth and Stanley Bell Zoning: M, Manufacturing General Plan: Service Commercial / Light Industrial Environmental status: Mitigated Negative Declaration Action deadline: none for this legislative act Background The Council introduced this ordinance at its August 20, 1991 meeting. ALTERNATIVES: 1. The Council may deny the ordinance. 2 . The Council may continue action on the matter to a future meeting, with direction to staff and/or applicants. ATTACHMENT: Ordinance 1197 ORDINANCE NO. 1197 (1991 SERIES) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO APPROVING A PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND REZONING PROPERTY AT 843 MUTSUHITO AVENUE FROM M TO R-3-PD (PD 1518) WHEREAS, the Planning Commission and the City Council have held hearings to consider the appropriate zoning on the subject property in accordance with Section 65800 et. seq. of the California Government Code; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has found the rezoning to be consistent with the General Plan and recommends City Council approval of the preliminary plan and rezoning; and WHEREAS, the proposed plan and rezoning have been evaluated according to the California Environmental Quality Act and the City' s Environmental Guidelines, and has been granted a negative declaration (ER 15-91) ; and WHEREAS, the proposed rezoning promotes the public health, safety, and general welfare. NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo as follows: SECTION 1. Findings. 1. The proposed general plan amendment and PD rezoning are consistent with the adopted policies in the Land Use and Housing Elements of the General Plan. 2 . The proposed land use is appropriate at this location, and will be compatible with existing and allowed land uses. 3 . The planned development will not adversely affect public health, safety and welfare. 4 . The planned development provides more affordable housing than would be possible with conventional development. 5. Features of the particular design achieve the intent of conventional standards (privacy, usable open space, adequate parking, compatibility with neighborhood character, and access to adjacent commercial uses) as well as or better than the standards themselves. SECTION 2 . Environmental Determination. The proposed preliminary development plan and rezoning have been evaluated under the city' s Environmental Guidelines and the California Environmental Quality Act, and the council hereby affirms the Community Development Director' s determination that the project will not have a significant adverse impact on the environment (ER J 0-1197 ordinance No. 1197 (1991 Series.) Page 2 15-91) provided that the following mitigation measures are incorporated into the project: Land Use A. Developer shall provide a minimum setback of 20 feet from the building walls or exterior patios for units 79 - 89 (Building 9) to the south and west property lines, with an architecturally compatible fence or wall, and a 10-foot wide landscaped planter for visual screening and physical separation. B. Developer shall provide a minimum building setback of 20 feet for unit 31, and provide a noise attenuation wall along the property line between Mutsuhito Avenue and the north corner of the proposed Orchard Supply Hardware (OSH) store to protect residential uses from vehicle traffic and loading noise. The noise wall shall be architecturally integrated with the project using landscaping and architectural detail, to the approval of the Architectural Review Commission. C. Residential units with wall openings facing the C-S zone shall incorporate construction measures to ensure interior noise levels do not exceed 45 dBa (Ldn) , to the approval of the Chief Building Official. An acoustic engineer shall recommend appropriate design measures for the units so that the 45 dBA sound level is not exceeded, and these measures shall be incorporated in the building plans. Such measures may include, but are not limited to double glazing, reduced window area, enclosed outdoor patios, and special wall assemblies. D. A declaration to buyer shall be included in California Department of Real Estate documents prepared for prospective buyers. The declaration shall advise buyers that the project is located adjacent to manufacturing and service-commercial uses, and that occasional industrial noise and related activities may occur. Traffic and Circulation Developer shall : E. Contribute toward the cost of installing a signal at the Lawrence Drive/Broad Street intersection, prior.: to construction permit issuance. Contribution amount shall be calculated by the City Engineer, and shall be based on the project's proportionate share of the total traffic increase (ADT) on Broad Street from Villa Rosa, OSH, and Stoneridge II, not to exceed 25 percent of the total cost of the signal project. � .�-3 Ordinance No. 1197 (1991 Series) Page 3 F. Revise project design to provide a public street connection between Lawrence Drive and Mutsuhito Avenue via Victoria Avenue. Developer shall improve Victoria Avenue to city standards. G. Contribute toward the cost of installing a second eastbound left-turn lane from Broad Street onto Orcutt Road, prior to construction permit issuance. Contribution shall be calculated by the City Engineer, and shall be based on the project' s proportionate share of the total traffic volume (ADT) on Orcutt road. H. Contribute toward the cost of widening Orcutt Road to four lanes east of Broad Street, prior to construction permit issuance. Contribution shall be calculated by the City Engineer, and shall be based on the project's proportionate share of the total traffic volume (ADT) on Orcutt Road. I. Contribute toward the cost of installing a grade separation at Orcutt Road and the Southern Pacific Railroad right-of- way, prior to construction permit issuance. Contribution shall be calculated by the City Engineer, and shall be based on the project's proportionate share of the total traffic volume (ADT) on Orcutt Road. J. Revise the Orcutt Road driveway exit to restrict access to right-turn in and right-turn out only, to the approval of the City Engineer. Air Quality Developer shall: K. Incorporate bike and pedestrian trails into the Villa Rosa design to provide the opportunity to connect with a planned citywide bike trail in or along the Southern Pacific Railroad right-of-way, near the northeast corner of the site. L. Grant irrevocable public pedestrian and bicycle access easements from Broad Street to the future connection point at the site's northeast corner and along the former Pacific Coast Railroad right-of-way, and install footpath and bikeway improvements as approved by the Architectural Review Commission. M. Contribute toward cost of installing a transit facility on the east side of Broad Street between Lawrence Drive and Orcutt Road. Costs shall include construction of a standard bus turnout, transit shelter, bus sign, trash receptacle, and ordinance No. 1197 (1991 series) Page 4 installation of public art and appropriate landscaping. Contribution amount shall be calculated by the City Engineer, and shall be based on the project ' s proportionate share of the total traffic increase (ADT) on Broad Street from OSH, Villa Rosa, and Stoneridge II, not to exceed 25 percent of the improvement' s total cost. N. Follow APCD guidelines to reduce fugitive dust emissions during grading and site preparation, and exhaust emissions from construction equipment. Prior to construction permit issuance, the developer shall submit a plan describing measures to be taken during construction to reduce emissions, to the approval of the Community Development Director. Plant Life O. Site design shall be modified where feasible to preserve Eucalyptus trees, to the approval of the City Arborist and the Community Development Director. Where preservation is not feasible, the 15-gallon sized trees to be removed shall be replaced on a two for one basis with trees of a comparable ultimate size and longevity. Historic Resources . P. A qualified archaeologist will instruct the project' s construction contractors in how to recognize resources that my be encountered. If excavations encounter archaeological resources, construction activities which may affect them shall cease. The Community Development Director shall be notified of the extent and location of discovered materials so that they may be recorded by a qualified archaeologist. Disposition of artifacts shall comply with state and federal laws. A note concerning this requirement shall be included on the grading and construction plans for the project. Q. Brick work shall be incorporated into the development of the site to recall the historic use of the site. R. The historic significance of the site, including street names, shall be documented through the use of a plaque, photographs and samples of the brick work incorporated into a marker or kiosk on the project site for public display, possibly in cooperation with the adjacent Orchard Supply Hardware project. General S. If the Community Development Director determines that the above mitigation measures are either infeasible or ineffective, the Director may modify the measures or add Ordinance NO. 1197 (1991 Series) Page 5 additional measures to better achieve the intent of the original mitigation. SECTION 3. Preliminary Development Plan. The preliminary development plan for Villa Rosa, an 85-unit planned residential development, is hereby approved subject to the following conditions: 1. Within six months of preliminary development plan approval, the applicant shall file a final development plan as required by the Zoning Regulations. Said plan shall be consistent with the project' s approved tentative tract map and final Architectural Review Commission approved plans. 2 . Developer shall sell the units following the affordability provisions described in Exhibit "A" , to the approval of the Community Development Director, and the developer shall administer the sale and re-sale of affordable units through a non-profit housing agency to be approved by the City. 3 . Victoria Avenue shall be improved within the existing right- of-way to provide a minimum paved width of 28 feet, with sidewalk bulbouts on both sides of Victoria Avenue and a textured, colored concrete crosswalk where the main walkway crosses Victoria Avenue. A minimum street yard of 15 feet shall be provided. 4 . Fire Department setback requirements for residential structures from the high pressure gas pipeline on the site shall be observed. 5. Verification of compliance with hazardous materials requirements shall be provided prior to construction permit issuance. SECTION 4 . Zoning Map Amendment. The Community Development Director shall amend the Zoning Map for property located at 843 Mutsuhito Avenue to change the designation from M to R-3-PD, as shown Exhibit "B. " SECTION S. Publication. 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 20th day of August 1991, on motion of Cour_ci_lwonan RaDaa Ordinance No. (1991 Series) Page 6 seconded by Councilwoman Pinard , and on the following roll call vote: AYES: Council-members Rappa, Pinard and Mayor Dunin NOES: None ABSENT: Councilmembers Reiss. and Roalman Mayor Ron Dunin ATTEST: C 'ty Clerk APPROVED: City A inistrative Officer t6= ity;b,zu,6lo7pment n Director V EXHIBIT A VILLA ROSA AFFORDABILITY PROVISIONS Affordability Program At least 41 of Villa Rosa's 85 units will be sold following the affordability provisions listed in Tables A and B on the following pages. The affordability provisions shall be administered by the San Luis Obispo Housing Authority (or other appropriate non- profit housing agency approved by the City), and shall be enforceable by the City as a condition of Planned Development rezoning PD 1518. "Recapture" Fee The developer has included a provision to "recapture" some of the original discount at time of resale, which is to be given to the San Luis Obispo Housing Authority (or some other appropriate non-profit housing agency approved by the City) for the construction, acquisition or write-down of affordable housing units. At the time of the first resale of discounted units, twenty (20) percent of the profit from the resale shall be placed by the owner into a fund to be used for affordable housing. The developer will submit a plan for implementation of the recapture fee to City prior to occupancy of the units, for the review and approval of the Community Development Director. � s-g Exhibit A, Page 2 TABLE A PROJECTED SALES PRICES FOR DIFFERENT INCOME LEVELS* (revised) Sales Price (Percent of Market Value) 95% 90% 80% 75% 70% 65% Maximum Income of Eligible Buyers 150% 140% 120% 110% 100% 80% (Percent of Median Income) Minimum Number of Units to be Offered 4 11 11 4 (2) in Category (1) *see notes, p. 3 TABLE B RESALE CONTROLS SCHEDULE (revised) ................ ORIGINAL SALES PRICE (% of Market Value) 95% 90% 80% 75% 70% IMOW Term Maximum Resale Maximum Income of Eligible Buyers (2) (Year of Resale) Price (1) 1 100% 150% 140% 120% 1100/10 100% 2 100% 150% 140% 120% 110% 100% (b. 1. 3 :11:5: 175% 165% 140% 130% 115% C 4 115% 175% 165% 140% 130% 115% 1:1:5 OIX 5 125% (3)- 175% 150% I 140% 125% 125 6 125% 150% 140% 125% 7 135% 165% 150% 1359/6 3501 ' 8 135% 165% 150% 135% 9 150% 165% 150% 500A 10 150% 150% C 11 165% 12 165% A >12 (1) (% of Original Sales Price) x (% Change in Median Income Levels) + Brokers Fees (2) %of Median Income (3) - = No Resale Controls Exhibit Vii, Page 3 Note: (1) A total of 41 units will be offered at prices below market rate; with the exception of the 65% sales price catagory, more units may be offered in each of these categories than the numbers shown here (depending on demand and the order of the waiting list), provided the total number of units sold at below market prices equals 41. (2) In this category only, this number also represents the maximum number of units available.