HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Resolution 10651 (General Plan 2000 Amendment)RESOLUTION NO. 10651
RESOLUTION OF THE SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL ADOPTING
AN AMENDMENT TO THE SAN RAFAEL GENERAL PLAN 2000
LAND USE MAP TO RE -DESIGNATE PROPERTIES LOCATED ON
GARY PLACE FROM "OFFICE" TO "LIGHT INDUSTRIAL/OFFICE"
(AP NO. 18-051-01, 12, 13, 16 and 17; 18-063-04) (GPA 00-01)
The City Council of the City of San Rafael finds and determines that:
WHEREAS, on September 30, 1997, Marin County Exchange Corporation submitted an
application to the City of San Rafael requesting a General Plan Amendment and Zone Change to
re -designate the property at 20-38 Gary Place (APN 18-063-04) from Office to General
Commercial; and
WHEREAS, on October 25, 1999, the Rasche Trust submitted an application to the City
of San Rafael requesting a General Plan Amendment to re -designate the property at 110-200 Gary
Place (APN 18-051-17) from Office to Light Industrial Office; and
WHEREAS, on January 13, 2000, following review of the individual applications and the
status of other individual parcels in the site area, the City of San Rafael Community Development
Department initiated amendments to City of San Rafael General Plan and Title 14 of the San
Rafael Municipal Code (Zoning Map) to re -designate all of the Gary Place parcels from Office to
Light Industrial/OfIice (LI/0); and
WHEREAS, upon review of the subject applications, an Initial Study was prepared
consistent with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has adopted a Negative Declaration for the project by
adoption of a separate resolution; and
WHEREAS, on May 23, 2000 the San Rafael Planning Commission held a duly -
noticed public hearing on the General Plan Amendment and related Zone Change, accepting all
oral and written public testimony and the written report of the Community Development
Department staff. On a 6-0-1 vote (O'Brien absent) recommended to the City Council
approval of the Light Industrial/Office (LI/O) General Plan land use designation for the subject
Gary Place parcels; and
WHEREAS, on June 19, 2000, the San Rafael City Council held a public hearing on
the proposed General Plan Amendment, accepting public testimony and the written report of
the Department of Community Development.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the San Rafael City Council does
hereby adopt the proposed amendment to the San Rafael General Plan 2000 Land Use Map, as
shown on Exhibit A, based on the following findings:
The public interest would be served by the adoption of the proposed amendment to re-
designate 5.48 acres of land located on Gary Place from Office to the Light
Industrial/Office land use designation in the East San Rafael General Plan planning
area. The amendment would be consistent, in principle with the General Plan and the
existing land uses on the site, in that it would allow the majority of existing contractor
and auto -related businesses on Gary Place to remain as legal, conforming land uses.
Specifically, East San Rafael Policy ESR -11 addresses the need to maintain availability
of sites for building, automotive and related service industries important to San Rafael's
economy and needed for the convenience of its residents and businesses. In addition,
the proposed amendment would be consistent with General Plan Policies LU -24, LU -36
and ESR -31, which encourage enhancement of the appearance of the area and require
excellence of design in new projects, particularly in those areas visible from US 101 and
Highway I-580. The proposed re -designation would not preclude re -development of the
property with uses that would improve the appearance of the area, as viewed from
US101 and Highway I-580. Uses including but not limited to hotels, food service
establishments, cocktail lounges and brew pubs would be permitted with the approval
of a use permit, and assuming that there is adequate traffic capacity and access.
Furthermore, the public welfare of the community would be served by the adoption of
the proposed land use amendment in that existing light industrial businesses located on
Gary Place would be allowed to continue as legal conforming land uses. This would
enable the City to enforce zoning requirements of the LI/O District, which would
enhance the welfare of the community.
I, JEANNE M. LEONCINI, Clerk of the City of San Rafael, hereby certify that the
foregoing resolution was duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the
City Council held Monday, the nineteenth of June, 2000, by the following vote to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers: Cohen, Heller, Miller, Phillips and Mayor Boro
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
F_ANNE M. LEONCINI, City Clerk
EXHIBIT "A"
General Plan Land Use Map Amendment
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GARY PLACE GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT
Amend land use map designation from OFFICE to LIGHT INDUSTKIAL/OFFICE
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