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CITY OF SAN
JOSÉ, CALIFORNIA Department of
Planning, Building and Code Enforcement 801 North First
Street, Room 400 San José,
California 95110-1795 |
Hearing
Date/Agenda Number C.C.
11/20/01 Item |
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File Number PDC 01-04-053 |
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STAFF REPORT |
Application Type Planned Development Conforming Rezoning |
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Council District 4 |
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Planning Area North San Jose |
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Assessor's
Parcel Number(s) 097-07-003 |
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PROJECT
DESCRIPTION |
Completed by: Elena Lee |
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Location: Southeast
corner of North First Street and Baypointe Drive |
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Gross Acreage: 61.9 |
Net Acreage: 61.9 |
Net Density: 45-95 DU/AC |
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Existing Zoning: A(PD) Planned
Development |
Existing Use: Vacant |
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Proposed Zoning: A(PD) Planned
Development |
Proposed Use: Multi-family
residential (45-95 DU/AC) |
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GENERAL PLAN |
Completed
by: EL |
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Land
Use/Transportation Diagram Designation Transit Corridor Residential (20+ DU/AC) |
Project
Conformance: [ X ] Yes [
] No [ ] See Analysis
and Recommendations |
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SURROUNDING LAND
USES AND ZONING |
Completed by: EL |
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North: Industrial
Park |
I Industrial |
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East:
Public/Quasi-Public |
I Industrial |
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South: Industrial Park |
I Industrial |
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West: Office |
I Industrial |
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ENVIRONMENTAL
STATUS |
Completed
by: EL |
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[ x ]
Environmental Impact Report found complete on 12/9/98 [ ] Negative Declaration circulated on [ ] Negative Declaration adopted on |
[ ] Exempt [ ] Environmental Review Incomplete |
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FILE HISTORY |
Completed
by: EL |
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Annexation
Title: Orchard No. 85 |
Date: February 1,
1979 |
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PLANNING
DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATIONS AND ACTION |
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[ x ] Approval [ ] Approval with Conditions [ ] Denial [ ] Uphold Director's Decision |
Date: _________________________ |
Approved
by: ____________________________ [ ] Action [ ] Recommendation |
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APPLICANT /DEVELOPER/OWNER |
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Irvine
Apartment Communities, Attn: Mark
Kelly 550
Newport Center Drive, Suite 300 Newport
Beach, CA 92660 |
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PUBLIC
AGENCY COMMENTS RECEIVED |
Completed by: EL |
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Department of Public Works See Attached. |
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Other Departments and Agencies See attached
memorandum from Fire Department, Municipal Water, VTA and the Airport Land
Use Commission. |
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GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE |
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None Received. |
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ANALYSIS AND RECOMMENDATIONS |
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The applicant, The Irvine Company, is requesting a Conforming Planned Development Rezoning from A (PD) Planned Development to A(PD) Planned Development to allow the addition of 300 multi-family attached residential units. The maximum number of residential units allowed under the proposed rezoning would be increased to 2,700 units for this project site.
A Planned Development Zoning (PDC97-04-027) for the 97.4 acre Moitozo Ranch site, approved by City Council on December 5, 1998, established maximum and minimum densities for 13 individual building sites within the project. The zoning approved a maximum of 3000 dwelling units on two parcels. These 3000 units were distributed between two parcels with 2400 units allocated to the parcel owned by the applicant and 600 units allocated to the second parcel. The subject rezoning applies to the 61.9 acre portion of this site currently under ownership by the project developer. The proposed rezoning would allow an increase in the development from 2400 units to 2700 units on the subject parcel, while maintaining 600 units on the adjacent parcel.
A Conforming Planned Development Rezoning was approved by City Council on January 9, 2001 to allow the reconfiguration of a previously approved multi-family residential development. Specifically, the rezoning approved the modification of the alignment of public streets within the project area to create a new parcel to be developed with a private recreation facility and to redistribute previously approved residential units among the remaining parcels.
The subject site
is roughly trapezoidal in shape. The
site is bounded on the north by industrial uses and on the south by the
undeveloped remainder of the original high-density residential planned
area. Industrial uses are located to
the west and east.
PUBLIC OUTREACH
A notice of the
public hearing was distributed to the owners and tenants of all properties
located within 500 feet of the project site.
ENVIROMENTAL REVIEW
The environmental impacts of this project were addressed by a Final EIR entitled, "Final Environmental Impact Report for the Moitozo Ranch Residential Project," and certified on December 9, 1998 by the City of San José Planning Commission and adopted by the City of San José City Council Resolution No. 68667 on December 15, 1998.
A subsequent Traffic Impact Analysis for the proposed project was completed by the Department of Public Works. The subject project was found to be in conformance with both the City of San Jose Transportation Level of Service Policy (Council Policy 5-3) and the Santa Clara County Congestion Management Program. Therefore, a determination for a negative declaration can be made with respect to traffic impacts.
GENERAL PLAN CONFORMANCE
The proposed
rezoning is consistent with the San José 2020 General Plan Land
Use/Transportation Diagram designation of Transit Corridor Residential (20+
DU/AC).
The key issue
associated with this rezoning is consistency with the overall goals and
objectives of the Planned Development (PD) Zoning previously approved by the
City Council in PDC00-08-080 and consistent with the General Plan.
The previously
approved PD Zoning provided for a mixed-use development of high-density housing
and support-commercial proximate to the light rail corridor and to the North
San Jose employment center. On February 20, 2001, City Council approved a
General Plan Amendment to change the General Plan Land Use Designation of this
site from High Density Residential (25-40 du/ac) to Transit Corridor
Residential (20+ du/ac). The amendment
was a response to a direction from City Council to facilitate increased housing
production, support transit with appropriate development intensities and
further the City’s longstanding policy of infill development. The applicant is proposing additional units
to take advantage of the change in the density allowed under the General
Plan. The proposal for an addition of
300 units conforms to the new General Plan Designation of Transit Corridor
Residential by increasing the density of the project within the allowed density
range. In addition, because the project
lies within the Rincon Redevelopment area, the developer is required to make 15
percent of the units available as affordable housing. Fifteen percent of the proposed additional units would also have
to be made available as affordable housing.
The proposed land uses will not be modified from those previously
approved and the additional units will facilitate the development of
multi-family residential units consistent with City policy.
Staff has
determined that the proposed modification of the PD Zoning will meet the needs,
goals and objectives of the City’s General Plan and Housing policy.
Planning staff
recommends that the City Council approve the subject rezoning for the following
reasons:
1.
The
proposed project is consistent with the San José 2020 General Plan Land
Use/Transportation Diagram designation of Transit Corridor Residential (20+
DU/AC).
2.
The
proposed project supports City Council direction to facilitate increased
housing production, including affordable housing to light rail transit
facilities.
3.
The
proposed addition of 300 units will not negatively affect the overall
objectives of the approved zoning.
c: James
B. Adams, Roma Design Group, 1527 Stockton Street, San Francisco, CA 94133
Mark Kelly, The Irvine
Company, 550 Newport Center Drive, Suite 300, Newport Beach, CA 92660.
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