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PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2020-03
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF ROHNERT PARK RECOMMENDING APPROVAL BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF GENERAL PLAN TEXT AND MAP AMENDMENTS TO ALLOW THE
RESIDENCES AT FIVE CREEK PROJECT TO CONVERT THE ALLOWED
DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF LOT 4 IN THE RESIDENCES AT FIVE CREEK
PROJECT AREA FROM 34,300 SQUARE FEET OF RETAIL SPACE TO 74
RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT UNITS (APN 143-040-139)
WHEREAS, Matthew J. Waken for Stadium RP Development Partners, LLC, filed
Planning Application No. PROJ20-0001 proposing a General Plan Amendment, amendment to the
Stadium Area Master Plan, including an amendment to the Final Development Plan, and a
Conditional Use Permit Amendment and an amendment to the Development Agreement to amend
the Residences at Five Creek Final Development Plan at 0 Dowdell Avenue (APN 143-040-139)
(the “Project”), in accordance with the City of Rohnert Park Municipal Code (“RPMC”); and
WHEREAS, the proposed amendments to the General Plan would amend the land use
designation of the project site from the current designation of Regional Commercial to High
Density Residential as depicted in Exhibit 1; and
WHEREAS, the proposed text amendments, attached to this Resolution as Exhibit 2,
would amend Table 2.4-6 of General Plan Chapter 2 (Land Use and Growth Management) to
increase the maximum allowed number of high-density residential units allowed in the Stadium
Area Master Plan and would adjust the gross acreage of each use allowed in the Stadium Area
Master Plan; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to California State Law and the RPMC, public hearing notices were
mailed to all property owners within an area exceeding a 300-foot radius of the subject property
and a public hearing was published for a minimum of 10 days prior to the first public hearing in
the Community Voice; and
WHEREAS, on February 13, 2020, 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 the General Plan Amendment application for the proposal.
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 General Plan Amendment and amendments to the Land Use Map:
Section 1. The above recitations are true and correct.
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Section 2. CEQA Findings. The Planning Commission hereby finds that a Mitigated
Negative Declaration was previously adopted for the Residences at Five Creek project and that,
pursuant to CEQA Section 15162, no further environmental review is required for the proposed
project modification under CEQA as the conclusions and mitigation measures provided in the
previously adopted Mitigated Negative Declaration will continue to be adequate as no substantial
changes are proposed in the project which will require major revisions of the Mitigated Negative
Declaration; no substantial changes will occur with respect to the circumstances under which the
project is undertaken which will require major revisions of the previous Mitigated Negative
Declaration due to the involvement of new significant environmental effects or a substantial
increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects; and, no new information of
substantial importance exists, which was not known and could not have been known with the
exercise of reasonable diligence at the time the previous Mitigated Negative Declaration was
adopted.
Section 3. Findings. The Planning Commission hereby makes the following findings
concerning the General Plan amendments proposed by Planning Application PROJ20-0001:
1. That this proposed site is appropriate for development under the General Plan’s High
Density Residential Land Use designation.
Criteria Satisfied. The proximity of the site to a diversity of land uses makes this site
appropriately suited for higher density residential uses. The site will have access to
services necessary to serve multi-family development, including: proximity to retail
and employment uses; access to recreational facilities (e.g. Hinebaugh Creek path and
new park); and available infrastructure capacity (roads, public utilities, etc.). The
inclusion of park space within the project and the payment of required park fees ensures
that adequate park and open space area is available to all multi-family uses within the
Stadium Area Master Plan.
2. That the proposed General Plan amendment would be internally consistent with
specific policies in the Land Use Element of the General Plan relative to the proposed
development.
Criteria Satisfied. The proposed amendment establishes specific policies in the Land
Use and Community Design Elements of the General Plan specific to the Stadium Area
Planned Development. The policies promote a compact urban form, an increased
connectivity between and within neighborhoods, the designation of pedestrian oriented
activity centers, a variety of housing and a mix of housing types, the protection of
creeks and provision of a network of trails and parks, and a land use pattern to maximize
accessibility to parks and commercial centers. With the approval of the proposed
Development Agreement providing for affordable housing, a park contribution and
service payments, the General Plan amendments will be internally consistent with the
General Plan.
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Exhibit 1
General Plan Land Use Diagram Amendment
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Exhibit 2
General Plan Text Amendments