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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Resolution 6946 (Oliver Hartzell School Site)RESOLUTION NO. 6946 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SIGNING OF A CONTRACT, LEASE OR AGREEMENT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL RESOLVES as follows: The 1LAYOR and CITY CLERK are authorized to execute, on behalf of the City of San Rafael, a Memorandum of Understanding with the San Rafael City Schools District regarding the Oliver Hartzell School site a copy of which is hereby attached and by this reference made a part hereof. I, JEANNE Al. LEONCIN I , Clerk of the City of San Rafael, hereby certify- that the foregoing resolution was duly and regularly intro- duced and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of said City held on Monday the 15th day of October 19 84 , by the following vote, to wit: AYES: COUNCIL'.L'•!BERS:Breiner, Frugoli, Nave, Russom and Mayor Mulryan NOES : COUNCI=wL'2ERS : None ABSENT: COUNCI=, 1,�ERS : None 0_1__DE1qd_'_y'iNAL J NE Al. LEONCINI, City Clerk ii EXHIBIT "A" -11. Memo of Understand ing This Memo of Understanding entered into this 15tbday of October,1984)y and between the City of San Rafael ("City") and the San Rafael City Schools ("School District"). 1.0 RECITALS The Son Rafael City Schools District is the owner of certain property situated in Terra Linda and the City of San Rafael, known as the Oliver -Hartzell site. This site is no longer needed for school district purposes and it is the dtsire of the School District to sell this property and, in cooperation with the City of San Rafael, to plan a development on this site acceptable to the community and the City of Son Rafael and which will also provide a source of revenue to the School District. 2.0 The School District has held a series of meetings with the City Planning Staff and with the leaders of the Homeowners' Associations in the area surrounding the Hartzell site. The conceptual plan for the future development of the site has evolved from these meetings. 3.0 In order that the future process of development approval, including but not limited to master plan and subdivision approvals, may proceed in on orderly and expeditious fashion, it is mutually desirous that the City and the School District set forth in this document the general density levels and development guidelines (land use, zoning, sub -division and designing guidelines) considered acceptable. LAND USE ZONNG SUBDIVISION AND DESIGN GUIDELINES -- OLIVE R-HARI-ZELL SCHOOL SITE 4.0 GEt,'PRAL These land use, zoning, subdivision and design guidelines are established to define the type, location, form and intensity of development at the Hartzell School site. The guidelines are presented to convey the objectives of the Ciiy, School District ord community. City review shall generally adhere to these guidelines to insure that final development plans are generally consistent with the concepts discussed during community meetings. The Conceptual Site Plan (Exhibit 1) illustrates these guidelines and is a part of this Memo of Understanding. Innovative and imaginative site design and architectural solutions prepared in the context of the guidelines are encouraged. A traffic study, required and authorized by the City, indicated traffic impacts within the range specified for the parcel in the City's adopted Northgote Activity Center Plan. The project sponsors will be required to pay the traffic mitigation fees per the Northgate Zoning ordinance as required of other projects in the oreo. 5.0 LAND USE 5.1 General — Site land uses are to include residential, office, and recreational uses. Residential — A mixture of residential housing types should be provided, including attached units of townhouse design and clustered "patio" homes. It is anticipated that individual units will be 900 square feet to a maximum of 1,800 square feet; the proposed units shall include a mix of unit sizes. Office — Office land use shall allow business activities including design, legal, economic, engineering, personnel, management, accounting, financial and secretarial professions and related octivites. Major medical care facilities shall not be permitted. Recreational — A portion of the site shall be improved and dedicated to the City of San Rufoel for use as a public park by the developer after development. The park shall be used as a play lot and picnic area. 5.2 Location/Area Please refer to Exhibit I for the general location and area of each proposed land u sF P. Residential The residential land use area shall be approximately 5.77 acres, including open space, recreation, parking, and landscaping. -2- Office' The office land use area shall be approximately 3.03 acre:;, including buildings, parking, access, and landscaping. Recreational The public park shall be approximately .45 of an acre. 5.3 Density/Intensity Residential The density of the residential area shall be 8.66 units per cc -re allowing for a maximum of 50 dwelling units. Of Tice A total of 40,000 square feet of net leasable area shall be permitted in the office G re o. 6.0 ZONING The residential, office am:1 recreational areas shall be rezoned from "U" (Unclassified) to P -D (Planned Development). Development plans shall he processed in accordance with P -D (Planned Development) zoning regulations. 7.0 SUBDIVISION It is anticipated that the residential and office land uses may be developed by separate entities. Therefore, the site should be subdivided, creating two separate parcels for the residential and office land use areas. Subdivision of the property will be the initial phase of site development. In this manner, the School District can then sell each parcel to o purchaser who would develop either the residential or office land uses in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. The public park site would be subdivided at the time of the subsequent residential subdivision. 8.0 DESIGN GUIDELINES (Refer to Exhibit I - in City planning Department) 8.1 BUILDING TYPE and LAYOUT Residential -- The residential area should include a mixture of c!welling knits of -3- both attached and clustered design. It is recommended that the area above the existing cut bank (from approximately the 110 foot contour to the 140 foot contour) be developed with on attached townhouse design as delineated on Exhibit 1. The objective of the site design in this area is to minimize grading by locating units and roadways parallel to the contours of the hillside but oriented to allow maximum solar access where feasible. Clustered "patio homes" are recommended for the flot area of the base of the existing cut bank. The objective of site design in this area is to provide on arrangement of space that Patios, solar exposure, common landscaped areas and eWalkways s interior privacy, secluded and varied view of the residences from the street. Site and building desan ign should mitigate the impact of noise generated by vehicles traveling Ranchitos Road.should Office The office building should be designed to complement the surrounding residential development. The 'bulk" of the office space should be minimized by staggering the location and height of the building. Those portions of the office building adjacent to the residential units shall be two levels only. Building location and setbacks ' shall insure that open space views- from surrounding existing residences on Ranchitos Road are unobstructed and that an adequate landscaped buffer is maintained between office and residential areas. The parking area should be located adjacent to the northern property line so that an attractive landscaped area can be provided between the office and residential developments. Included should be exterior landscaping and on outside rest area for office occupants. 8.2 Height, Coverage, Setback and Parking Provisions Residential: Height: In general, the provisions of the City subdivision ordinance-chopter 15.50 shall apply to the residential development. Patio homes should mixture of two and three levels, including parking; townhomes a mixture of two and three levels with a variety of heights. The maximum height shall be 30 feet. Coverage: The maximum allowable site coverage for residcIntial condomin- iums shall be 35% of the net site acreage. Refer to subdivision ordinance section 15.50. 130. -4- Setbacks: The setback from the street to individial units should vary. The set- back from either Golden Hinde or Ranchitos Road should be 30' - 011. Parking: Two and a half parking spaces per unit shall be provided per the City's condominium standards unless a parking variance is granted. Office Height: Building heights should be two and three levels with a maximum height limitation of 36 feet. Coverage: Building Coverage (as defined by the San Rafael Zoning Ordinance) should not exceed 40%. Setbacks: The building setback from Ranchitos Road shall be a minimum of 20 feet.. Side yard setbacks shall be a minimum of 15 feet. Parking: Parking shall conform'to City office standards. 8.3 Public/Private Recreation Facilities Public Facilities/ pen Space: A public park at the location noted on Exhibit I shall be dedicated to the City of San Rafael. The park area shall be approximately 19,000 square feet. Public access shall be provided throughout the project connecting the park to public open space and existing sidewalks as noted on Exhibit 1. The park shall be landscaped with trees and turf and shall include a smo!I play structure. The developer of the residential area shall be responsible for the park improvements. Maintenance of the improved public park area adjacent to the townhomes shall be the responsibility of the City upon dedication. Private Recreation Facilities The residential development shall provide a landscaped private recreation area in d convenient location. Maintenance of the private recreation area shall be the responsibility of the project's homeowner's association. -5- 8.4 Vehicle Access/Circulation The development should provide three access points for vehicles as shown on Exhibit 1. A separate access driveway from Ronchitos Road should be provided for the office use. Two access driveways should be provided for the residential use, one each from Ronchitos Rood and Golden Hinde, with consideration given to safety and vehicular access to ovoid blockage on Los Ranchitos Road. The exact location of the access points to be approved based on City site plan review; typically, distance between the access drives end the intersection should be maximized. The site plan shall allow for emergency vehicle circulation from the residential townhomes to the office parking area and into the odjocent open space. 8.5 Landsconing In general the landscaping plan should be developed in accordance with City standards applied during Design Review. In particular, the site design should incorporate extensive landscaping along the project's street frontage. The objec- tive of that landscaping should be to screen parking areas and vehicles and provide an attractive project "street scope". The design should include berms of varying height and location oral a variety of evergreen, deciduous and colorful plantings. 8.6 Frontage Improvements Development of the site will require construction of frontage improvements (curb, gutter and sidewalk) along Ronchitos Road in accordance with the roadway alignment specified by the City of San Rafael. 8.7 Affordable Housinq Ten percent of the residential units shall be affordable to Moderate income households, namely those with incomes between 80 and 120 percent of the County's median income. This is in keeping with Son Rafael's practice of negotiating ten percent affordable housing where possible in new developments and conforms to the City's belo\,,, market rate housing policy. S� H/4 I r This Memo of Understanding was passed by the San Rafael Board of Education on the 17th day of July, 1984 by the following vote: AYES: Gladys Gilliland, Richard Barry, Bruce Scott NOES: Jerome Kuykendall ABSENT: Janie Teitelbaum ATTEST IL, J, , 1, 0'. d GI a ys Ililand, Presz ent Board Education San Rafael City Schools Attest: " JZANNE M. LEOI�TINI City Clerk Dated: October 15. 1954 Approved as to form Stewart R. Andrew Assistant City Attorney -7- City of San Rafael AIVRENCE E . b1ULRYA Mayor EXHIBIT "B" Conditions of Approval: Z84-6 (a) This P -D zone is established to include up to 50 residential units on approximately 5.8 acres; a 40,000 square foot (net leasable) office building not to exceed 45,000 gross square feet in size on the northern three acres; and a .45 acre pocket park at the southwest corner of the site. (b) The attached Memorandum of Understanding and conceptual site plan shall serve as raster plan for -Future site development. The conceptual site plan, however, may be modified if P -D zoning conditions and MOU guidelines are met. The conceptual site plan provides one example of how the project may be designed. (c) The site is allocated a maximum of 172 P.M. peak period trips in accordance with the site's master plan (103 existing trips to be eliminated plus up to 64 additional). The office portion of the site is allocated up to 117 of those P.M. peal; period trips; the residential portion is allocated up to 55 trips. Trip allocations shall not be used as an argjment to increase the intensity of site and land uses beyond ;•rhot the Memorandum of Understanding/ master plan specifies. The office project shall pay the traffic mitigation fee for 44 of the additional trips. The residential project shall pay fees for 0 to 20 trips, depending on the size of the units ultimately proposed. Each proposed unit over 1,000 square feet in size shall pay the equivalent of .4 peau: period trips. The Northgate ordinance establishes traffic fees at 51,840 per peak period trip as adjusted by the Lee Saylor Index to take into account change; in construction costs since January 1981. The fees shall be required as conditions of approval of subsequent 'development applications. (d) Office building tenants are limited to non-medical, professional office uses such as accounting, design, engineering, financial, secretarial and related uses which have typical daytime hours of operation and will not impact residences at night and on weekends. (e) The developer of the residential portion of the site Vall be responsible for subdivision dedication and improvement of the puhlic park site. (f) The tlemorandum of Urderstanding shall be amended to provide a 50 foot cffice building setback from Los Ranchitos Road siniA r to other non-residential buildings along Los Ranchitos Road; a 30 foot parking area setback from Los Ranchitos Road similar to the proposed residential setback; a 15 foot office building setback from; a future residential office property 1 / pruper�y to guarantee the planned view corridor between the residential and office portions of the site; a northern side setback of six feet consistent with the City's professional office zoning district; and a 10 foot residential setback from a future residential/office property line. (g) The master plan shall be amended to state residential buildings shall be one to three levels rather that; two to three levels. The office building statement shall also be amended to read one to three levels rather than two to three levels. (h) Visual analyses shall be required at the time design review applications are submitted. (i) Colors and building materials of all proposed buildings shall be compatible with the surrounding neighborhood. Buildings and site designs shall also - blend with the neighborhood. (j) Future development plans shall minimize site grading and conform with existing site topography. (k) A bicycle path shall be included either in frontage improvement plans or within the Los Ranchitos Road setback area. (1) Frontage improvements along Los Ranchitos Road shall be installed by the .developer consistent with Public Works recommendations and shall include retention of the existing bus stop and provision :,f left turn pockets. (I; Financing comnitnlents to insure construction of the Merrydale overcrossing shall be secured prior to building permit issuance. (n) The office and residential portions of the property way be subdivided into No parcels consistent with the conceptual site plan. The exact General Plan boundary ali,nnew shall conform with any subsequent office/residentidl shallsubdivision but not be more than 220 feet from the north property line. (G) The rEzoning is valid fur eighteen months or until March 11, 1986, unless extended cr the Provision of Section 14.88.010b of the Zoning Ordinance d1na.l a Ce r=' met. EXHIBIT 'HCl, DESCRIPTION: All that certain real Property situate in the State of California Cit described as follows: y of San Rafael, County of Marin, BEGINNING at a Point in the Wester) y line 15°45' West 637.29 feet from the intersection Los Ranchitos Road distant North Ranchitos Road with °n of said Westerly said Westerly the Northerly line of Golden Hinde Boulevard; of Los Y line South 15045' East 637.29 feet to the;t thence leaving said Westerlysaid intersection; line of Los Ranchitos Road and along thence Golden Hinde Boulevard South 71° 03 West 283.22 feet; the Northerly line of said Northerly, thence continuin line on a tangent curve 9 along distance of 246.687 feet; g to the left Navin 181.80 feet to she easterly thence leaving g a radius of 342 feet a y g said Northerly line North 600 cable easement line of the Pacific Telephone 16 40" West thence along said easement line North 11°08, Telegraph Company thence leavingp y said easement line and runnin ° ' West 6.33 f feet; the Point of Beginning. 9 North 74 15 East 579.33 feet to Containing 9.25 acres, more or less. n