HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Resolution 11469 (Residental/Office 1800 Fifth Ave)RESOLUTION NO. 11469
RESOLUTION OF THE SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL APPROVING AN AMENDMENT
TO THE SAN RAFAEL GENERAL PLAN 2000 (GPA 03-001) TO AMEND THE LAND USE
MAP OF THE LAND USE ELEMENT RE -DESIGNATING .56 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED
AT 1800 FIFTH AVENUE FROM HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO
RESIDENTIAL/OFFICE
(APN 010-291-16) (FORMER SAN RAFAEL IMPROVEMENT CLUB PROPERTY)
WHEREAS, on April 7, 2003, an application was received by the Community
Development Department requesting an amendment to the San Rafael General Plan 2000 Land
Use Map of the Land Use Element re -designating .56 acres of land located at 1800 Fifth Avenue
from High Density Residential to Residential/Office, and on July 23, 2003, the application was
deemed complete for processing; and
WHEREAS, the General Plan Amendment was filed concurrently with applications for a
Rezoning (ZC03-002) and Environmental and Design Review Permit (ED03-039), which were
processed concurrently with the General Plan Amendment application; and
WHEREAS, upon review of the subject applications, an Initial Study/Mitigated Negative
Declaration was prepared consistent with the requirements of the California Environmental
Quality Act; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has adopted a Mitigated Negative Declaration for the
project by adoption of a separate resolution; and
WHEREAS, on November 12, 2003, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed
public hearing on the proposed General Plan Amendment, accepting all oral and written public
testimony and the written report of the Department of Community Development, and on a 6-0-0-1
vote recommended to the City Council approval of the General Plan Amendment; and
WHEREAS, on December 15, 2003, the City Council held a duly -noticed public hearing
on the proposed General Plan Amendment, accepting all oral and written public testimony and
the written report of the Department of Community Development.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council does hereby approve the
proposed amendment to the General Plan land use map of the Land Use Element, as indicated in
Exhibit "A" (attached) and based on the following finding:
The public interest would be served by the adoption of the proposed amendment to re-
designate the .56 acres of land located at 1800 Fifth Avenue from High Density Residential to
Residential/Office in that: a) the project site, while currently designated for residential
development has historically (for 80+ years) been used as a gathering hall with legal non-
conforming parking and landscaping, and future office use of the property would be required
to meet current parking and landscaping requirements; b) the recent seismic retrofitting and
near-complete restoration of the exterior of the building to its original 1915 condition, would
not be conducive to high density residential development; c) as a transitional area between
the downtown commercial and mixed-use designations and the nearby residential
designations, the Residential/Office designation would be more compatible with the pattern
of existing and future uses in adjacent areas; and d) the proposed project would increase local
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economic activity which provide local opportunities for employment by providing additional
office uses near the downtown, while preventing nuisance impacts by including landscape
buffers and sound -attenuating construction to avoid aesthetic and noise impacts to adjacent
residential uses.
I, JEANNE M. LEONCINI, Clerk of the City of San Rafael, hereby certify that the forgoing
resolution was duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council
held Monday, the 15'h of December, 2003, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers: Cohen, Heller, Miller, Phillips and Mayor Boro
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers: None
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JEWN11E M. LEONCIlVI, City Clerk
Attachments:
EXHIBIT `A': Amendment to General Plan Land Use Map
Amendment to General Plan Land Use Map
1800 Fifth Avenue
APN: 010-291-16
File No.: GPA03-001
Area of proposed General Plan Amendment to Residential/Office
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EXHIBIT A