HomeMy WebLinkAboutr 10569 LUCE General Hospital Area RESOLUTION NO. 10569 (2014 Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS
OBISPO, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING NEW POLICY LANGUAGE IN
T14E DRAFT LAND USE ELEMENT RELATED TO TI-W GENERAL
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HOSPITAL AREA (GPI I5-12)
NYIIEREAS, the City received a Strategic Growth Council grant in the amount of
5880,000 to update the City's 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, six
community workshops; one workshop at Cal Poly, 34 Task Force meetings, eight advisory body
meetings, ten Planning Commission hearings, two traveling open houses in six locations. and a
community survey returned by over 2.000 respondents; and
WHEREAS, The Planning Commission has reviewed and recommended a new policy to
guide future development for the General Hospital area and has incorporated said direction in a
paragraph in Chapter 8, Special Focus Areas, of the Land Use Element based upon input from
the community and the Task Force; and
WHEREAS, the Final Environmental Impact Report has been certified; 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
NONY, THEREFORE, 13E IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the City of San Luis
Obispo that provisions in Chapters 1 and 8 of the Draft Land Use Element that apply to the
General Hospital area presented at the hearing on September 16, 2014 as amended by Council
shall be approved as part of the Land Use and Circulation Elements Update.
SECTION 1. Findings. Based upon all the evidence, the City Council makes the
following findings:
1. Adjustments to the Land Use Element recognize existing public uses on the
property and accommodate a mix of residential densities and residential types in
the area behind (east of) General Hospital. while matching land use designations
for land adjacent to adjoining residential neighborhoods.
2. The proposed policies support obtaining open space dedication for property
outside of the Urban Reserve Line as part of any development project proposed
on County-owned land.
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SECTION 2. Action. The City Council hereby amends the policies related to the
General Hospital area shown in Exhibit 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 Council Member Ashbaugh, seconded by Council Member Smith, and
on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Council Members Ashbaugh and Smith,
Vice Mayor Christianson and Mayor Marx
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAfNED: Council Member Carpenter
The foregoing resolution was adopted this 16`h day of September 2014.
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Resolution No. 10569 (2014 Series) Exhibit A
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EXHIBIT A
8.3.3 Special Planning Areas
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.
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The undeveloped portion of this site on the southwest side of Johnson Avenue will remain
designated for Public uses.