2010/11/16 Planning Commission Resolution (5)PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2OIO.34
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF ROHNERT PARK, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING TO THE CITY
COUNCIL THE PREZONING OF PROJECT SITE AND AMENDING THE ZONING
MAP FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED NORTHEAST OF BODWAY PARKWAY AND
VALLEY HOUSE DRIVE (ApN 47-111-030) SONOMA COUNTY, CA
WHEREAS, the applicant, Redwood Equities LLC, has submitted an application for the
prezoning of an approximately 80 acres in connection with a proposed mixed-use community
located northeast of the intersection of Bodway Parkway and Valley House Drive (APN 47-lll-
030); and
\ryHEREAS, the City may, pursuant to Government code section 65859, prezone
unincorporated tenitory to determine the zoning that will apply to that tenitory upon annexation
to the City; and
\ryHEREAS, the Planning Commission reviewed the Final EIR prepared for the Project;
recommended its certification by the City Council; and has otherwise camied out all
requirements for the Project pursuant to CEQA; and
\ilHEREAS, pursuant to California State Law and the RPMC, public hearing notices
were mailed to all property owners within an area exceeding a three hundred foot radius of the
subject property and a public hearing was published for a minimum of l0 days prior to the first
public hearing in the Community Voice; and
WHEREAS, on November 16, 2010, the Planning Commission held a public hearing at
which time interested persons had an opportunity to testify either in support or opposition to the
proposal; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has reviewed and considered the information
contained in Planning Application No. PL2003-031SP for the proposed prezoning of property;
and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Planning Commission of the City
of Rohnert Park makes the following findings, determinations and recommendations with respect
to the proposed prezoning of property:
Section 1. The above recitations are true and correct.
Section 2. The Planning Commission has recommended City Council approval of the
Final EIR for this Project, including adoption of associated CEQA Findings, Statement of
Oveniding Considerations, and the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, as described
in Planning Commission Resolution No. 2010-30, approved on November 16, 2010 concurrently
with the Planning Commission's approval of this Resolution.
Section 3. Findings. The Planning Commission hereby makes the following findings
concerning the prezoning of property and amendment to City zoning map proposed by Planning
Application No. PL2003-031SP pursuant to Rohnert Park Municipal Code section 17 .25.073:
1. That the proposed prezoning is consistent with the general plan.
Criteria Satisfied. The City General Plan designation for the project site is
currently Mixed Use, Rural Estate Residential, Low Density Residential, Medium
Density and Residential. The project area is identified as a specific plan area in
the General Plan. The proposed Southeast Specific Plan (SESP) includes the
current uses identified in the General Plan and adds Public/lnstitutional and
Parks/Recreation to incorporate needed infrastructure and park sites to satisfy the
requirements for specific plans in fhe Zoning Ordinance. The Rohnert Park
Municipal Code Subsection 17.06.300 states that a Specific Plan District shall
apply to an area designated as appropriate for a specific plan in the General Plan;
therefore the proposed prezoning is consistent with the General Plan.
2. That the proposed zoning and/or amendment will be beneficial to and not
detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare.
Criteria Satisfîed. As discussed in the staff report, prezoning the Project site to
SP is consistent with the General Plan's vision for the project site. The proposed
prezoning district will be beneficial to public health, safety, and welfare by
allowing a variety of residential, commercial, public, and recreational to be
established on the Project site. The proposed land uses in the planned SP Zoning
District are compatible with existing and proposed development on surrounding
properties and as proposed incorporates numerous elements and mitigation
measures which will advance public health, safety, and welfare.
3. That with the proposed prezoníng adequate and available sites remain to mitigate
the loss of residential density on the subject property to accommodate the city's
'fair share" regional housing needs used by the State Department of Housing and
Development ín determining compliance with Housing Element Law pursuant to
Government Code Section 65863(b).
Criteria Satisfied. The proposed prezone on the site will allow the future
annexation and development of the site with residential uses that would enhance
the availability of housing in the City and assist in meeting the City's "fair share"
regional housing needs requirements as the proposed project on the site will be
subject to the requirements of a Development Agreement which includes an
Affordable Housing Plan consistent with the City's inclusionary housing
ordinance. Further, approximately I,179 affordable units are approved or
proposed within the City's Urban Growth Boundary which are adequate to
accommodate the City's applicable affordable housing requirements.
Section 4. A duly noticed public hearing has been held by the Planning Commission
to receive and consider the proposed prezoning and amendment to the City ZoningMap was held
on November 16, 2010.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THAT the Planning
Commission does hereby recommend that the City Council adopt the Findings stated
hereinabove and approve Application No. PL2003-03lSP, as follows:
A. The Planning Commission does hereby recommend that the City Council prezone
as SP (Specific Plan) the approximately 80 acres Project site located northeast of the intersection
of Valley House Drive and Bodway Parkway (APN 47-111-030).
B. The Planning Commission does hereby recommend that the City Council amend
the City zoning map to conform with the proposed prezone by adopting the Proposed Zoning
Map attached to this Resolution as Exhibit A.
DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED on this 16th day of November,2010 by the
City of Rohnert Park Planning Commission by the following vote:
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EXHIBIT A
PROPOSED ZONING MAP REVISION
SEE EXHIBIT 2 ATTACHED TO THE STAFF REPORT