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Home My WebLink AboutCD General Plan 2040 - Downtown Precise Plan PPTGENERAL PLAN LAND USE MAP INTRODUCTION TO PROPOSED CHANGES February 18, 2020 San Rafael City Council Land Use Downtown Infrastructure Neighborhoods Housing Economic Vitality Culture and Arts Safety Open Space Community Design Mobility Parks and Recreation Noise Conservation Air and Water Quality JEDI (Justice * Equity Diversity * Inclusion) Progress on Plan Elements SAN RAF -: General Pl - General Plan Map •Required part of every General Plan •Shows desired conditions in the horizon year (2040) •Must display: •“proposed general distribution, general location, and extent of land uses” •“standards of population density and building intensity recommended for the various districts and other territory covered by the plan” •Color-coded categories correspond to each use •Provides the basis for zoning General Plan Map General Plan Map 1963 19 categories 6 residential 5 mixed use 2 industrial 2 open space 4 other .. _,PlanningArn. c:::J CltyLlmll General Pl an Land Use Designations 20 40 HlllslOORtsourc,Resld11ntlal Hillside Residential Very Low Dem;ity Residential Low C.nsity RHid•nlial -Medium D41nstty Reslden1IaI -High Density Rnidential -Downtown Mixed Use -Community Commerctal MIXC!d UH -Nolghbomood Commorclal Mbc«I USO -Off iceMixedUse -PubliG/Quasi-Public -MarlneRelatedMhledU&e -General Industrial -Light lnduwiallotflce -Mineral Resources -Parl<t. Recreation, af'ld Op&n Space -Conservation Airport/Recreation -Sea Level Rise Adaptation overlay San Rafael General Plan 2040 Land Use Map -Draft ----------------------------------------- , , t I , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , N A , , , , 0 .5 4 --==--==-------=======------■Mil es Proposed Amendments 1.Changes to Definitions 2.Staff Initiated Amendments 3.Applicant-Proposed Amendments Changes to Definitions Residential categories switching from Gross Density to Net Density General Plan densities will match zoning densities Using gross density is appropriate where development is occurring on never-developed land Using net density is appropriate for infill sites, where internal streets and public set-asides are not required SAN RAF _ General P -- Net vs Gross Density 22 units 5.0 gross acres 4.4 units/ gross acre 22 units 3.85 net acres 5.7 units/ net acre Changes to Definitions GROSS DENSITY (how many homes are in this 5-acre square?) NET DENSITY (how many homes are in this 5-acre square after the undevelopable land is subtracted out?) Consolidations Six Downtown categories 5th/ Mission Residential Office 4th St Retail Core 2nd/ 3rd St Mixed Use Hetherton Office Lindaro Office West End Village Downtown Mixed Use (Downtown Precise Plan) Three Office categories Office Residential/ Office Retail/Office Office Mixed Use (O, C/O, R/O still apply on zoning map) Two Light Industrial categories Light Industrial/Office Lindaro Mixed Use Light Industrial/ Office (Definition accounts for LMU and zone is retained) Two Open Space categories Parks Open Space Parks and Open Space (already zoned P/OS) Sea Level Rise Adaptation Overlay •Overlay indicates area subject to flooding by 2050 due to sea level rise + 100-year storm •Special GP policies apply to this area to reduce hazards and improve resilience SAN RAF General Staff Initiated Amendment Proposals Scrivener’s Errors Correction of minor mapping mistakes made when GP 2020 was digitized ~ 332 1029 330 326 LD1<1023 ~ 322 1019 .82 278 270 264 " ' 258 / 252 \ 1028 1024 1020 285 l------- 279 280 274 266 GC Staff-Initiated Amendment Proposals Expanded Mapping of Public Uses Applying public/ quasi-public designation to: •Public Schools •City and County buildings 1600 Los Gamos, 111 Morphew, etc. •Marin Academy •MMWD tank •Smith Ranch Park-And-Ride SAN RAF -General P -- Staff-Initiated Amendment Proposals Expanded Mapping of Park and Open Space Areas Applying park and open space to: •Open Spaces acquired since 2004 (in City and County) •Parks not previously shown Lagoon Park, Loch Lomond Marina Green •Cemeteries SAN RAF _ General P -- Staff-Initiated Amendment Proposals Adjustments to Show Actual Uses and Densities Adjusting designations to reflect built conditions: •Land uses (33 North, etc.) •Densities (Santa Venetia housing, etc.) From “Office” to “High Density Residential” From “High Density Residential” to “Medium Density Residential” SAN RAF -General Pl -- Staff-Initiated Amendment Proposals Adjustments along the “seam” between Low and Medium Density Residential Adjusting designations to reflect parcel patterns No zoning changes required SAN RAF -General Pl -- Staff-Initiated Amendment Proposals Changing “Low Density” to “Hillside Residential” Adjusting designations to reflect slope constraints: Two sites (one in Terra Linda, one in Sun Valley) SAN RAF _ General P -- Staff-Initiated Amendment Proposals Civic Center Station Area Plan Changing two sites from Light Industrial/ Office to Office Mixed Use Both sites contain self-storage mini- warehouses •Larger site (2 ac) shown in Station Area Plan as “Office” •Smaller site (0.9 ac) is 200 feet from Civic Center station SMART Station SAN RAF _ General P -- Applicant-Initiated Amendment Proposals •City issued “Call for Amendments” in April 2019 •Sent notices to property owners who had expressed interest in Plan amendments •Prepared pamphlet and press release advertising the opportunity •10 week window of time for submittals •Four applications received •Two owners requested text changes Applicant-Initiated Amendment Proposals Application 1: 3301 Kerner • 3-story office bldg.: Kerner and Bellam •Request to change “Light Industrial- Office” to “Community Commercial Mixed Use” •New designation would allow housing Would create continuous commercial corridor on Bellam •Staff supports application •Expand to include 150 Bellam Kerner,, .. 130 STE A '" c.c J30STE B Jlo$1f C 32$0 00 SAN RAF _ General Pl -- Applicant-Initiated Amendment Proposals Application 2: Miscellaneous Caltrans •Caltrans properties are “undesignated” •Where freeways are elevated, area underneath is sometimes leased •Caltrans requests GP designations for several sites to clarify permitted uses •Staff recommends leaving these areas undesignated and addressing permitted activities under freeways through policy Marin Square SAN RAF -General Pl -- Applicant-Initiated Amendment Proposals Application 3: 86 Culloden Park Rd •Individual homesite is split into two designations •Owner requests that entire site be designated Low Density Residential •Staff supports •No zoning impact I :HO .. j F, " J " I 27 Hi " :u S2 • ,11111 .. ·, YJ "' SAN RAF -General Pl -- OI Applicant-Initiated Amendment Proposals Application 4: 435 DuBois •2.66 ac site w/ 50,000 SF hardware store •Owner requests change from Industrial to General Commercial •Proposed designation would allow housing (no project proposed at this time) •Staff recommends retaining existing Industrial designation ., 600 Planning Commission Meeting Summary •Planning Commission considered the Map on February 11 •Commission generally concurred with staff recommendations on land use categories and staff-initiated changes •Commission agreed with staff on Caltrans, Culloden Park, and 3301 Kerner •Mixed perspectives on 435 DuBois (Jackson’s Hardware) •Public comments on two parcels west of Civic Center station Next Steps •Clarifying questions •Public comment •Council comments on: o Land use categories o Staff-initiated amendments o Applicant-initiated amendments •Feedback will be incorporated as Draft Plan is assembled •Planning Commission and City Council hearings will take place after Plan is published GENERAL PLAN LAND USE MAP INTRODUCTION TO PROPOSED CHANGES February 18, 2020 San Rafael City Council Thank You! www.sanrafael2040.org