HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Resolution 11086 (General Plan 2000 Amendment)RESOLUTION NO. 11086
RESOLUTION OF THE SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE
SAN RAFAEL GENERAL PLAN 2000 TO AMEND POLICY LU -21 BUILDING HEIGHTS TO ADD
A PROVISION FOR AN 18 -FOOT HEIGHT BONUS FOR PUBLIC PARKING TO THE PORTION
OF THE SECOND/THIRD MIXED USE WEST DISTRICT LOCATED NORTH OF THIRD STREET
AND EAST OF C STREET
(APN 011-255-09,10, 13, 14, 15, 18 and part of 26)
(GPA01-02)
WHEREAS, on December 6, 2001, the San Rafael Redevelopment Agency submitted planning
applications to the City of San Rafael requesting approval of a new 400 -space parking structure at 900 C
Street, the northwest corner of Third and C Streets; and
WHEREAS, a General Plan Amendment application was filed to amend Policy LU -21 Building
Heights to add a provision for an 18 -foot height bonus for public parking to the portion of the
Second/Third Mixed Use West District located north of Third Street and east of C Street, as well as
applications for a Zone Change (ZC01-08), Use Permit (UP01-61) and an Environmental and Design
Review Permit (ED01-144), to allow the granting of a height bonus and the construction of a 400 -space
public parking structure; and
WHEREAS, upon a review of the subject applications, an Initial Study was prepared consistent
with the requirements of the City of San Rafael Environmental Assessment Procedures Manual and the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, finding that the proposed project would not
result in significant environmental impacts; and
WHEREAS, on April 9, 2002, the Planning Commission recommended that the City Council
adopt the proposed General Plan Amendment; and
WHEREAS, on May 6, 2002, the City Council adopted a Negative Declaration for the project by
adoption of a separate resolution; and
WHEREAS, on May 6, 2002, the City Council held a public hearing on the proposed a General
Plan Amendment and related project applications including a Zone Change, Use Permit and
Environmental and Design Review Permit, accepting public testimony and the written report of the
Community Development Department.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of San Rafael
does hereby approve an Amendment to the San Rafael General Plan 2000 Policy LU -21 Building Heights
to add a provision for an 18 -foot height bonus for public parking to the portion of the Second/Third
Mixed Use West District located north of Third Street and east of C Street, as shown on the attached
Exhibit A, based on the following findings:
1. The public interest would be served by the adoption of the proposed amendment to provide
for a height bonus in that this height would be consistent with the current visual character and
the visual character anticipated by the existing height and bonus provisions of Policy LU -21.
2. The proposed General Plan policy amendment would be consistent with the development
strategies for Downtown, which encourage attractive, screened and easily found parking
facilities in the Fourth Street Retail Core and the Second/Third Street Corridor.
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I, JEANNE M. LEONCINI, City 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 Council of
said City held on the 6th day of May 2002, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Cohen, Heller, Miller, Phillips and Mayor Boro
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
J�Leoncim, City Clerk
EXHIBIT A
General Plan Policy LU -21 Building Heights:
4. A height bonus may be granted in the following Downtown zoning districts:
Maximum
Amenity
Location
Height Bonus
(May provide one or more of the following)
Fourth Street Retail Core
12 feet
Affordable housing (see policy H-8)
Zoning District
Public courtyards, plaza and/or passageways
(consistent with Downtown Design Guidelines)
Public parking (not facing Fourth Street)
PG&E site in the Lindaro Office
24 feet
Park (privately maintained park with public access,
land use district
adjacent to Mahon Creek; an alternative is
tennis courts tied to Albert Park)
Community facility (10,000 sq.ft. or more in size)
Second/Third Mixed Use East
12 feet
Affordable housing (see policy H-8)
Zoning District
Public parking
Overhead crosswalks
Mid -block passageways between Fourth Street and
parking on Third Street
West End Village
6 feet
Affordable housing (see policy H-8)
Public parking
Public passageways (consistent with Downtown
Design Guidelines)
Second/Third Mixed Use West
I8 feet
Public parking
District, north of Third Street
and east of C Street