2020/05/12 City Council Resolution 2020-038 RESOLUTION NO. 2020-038
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
APPROVING AMENDMENTS TO THE LAND USE MAP AND TEXT OF THE
GENERAL PLAN FOR THE UNIVERSITY DISTRICT SPECIFIC PLAN PROJECT
LOCATED SOUTH OF KEISER AVENUE, WEST OF PETALUMA HILL ROAD,AND
NORTH OF ROHNERT PARK EXPRESSWAY
WHEREAS; the applicant, Brookfield Homes filed Planning Applications proposing
amendments to the General Plan (PLGP19-0001), and amendments to the Specific Plan (PLSP19-
0001) ("Project") located south of Keiser Avenue, west of Petaluma Hill Road, and north of
Rohnert Park Expressway(various APNs), in accordance with the City of Rohnert Park Municipal
Code("RPMC"); and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the proposed General Plan amendments is to make minor
corrections to the Rural Estate Residential designation, with no change in unit count, by: (1)
correcting the Rural Estate Residential density range from 0.1 to 2.0 dwelling units per acre to 0.1
to 2.5 dwelling units per acre; and (2) reducing the minimum lot size in Rural Estate Residential
from 15,000 square feet to 14,000 square feet; and
WHEREAS, the proposed amendments require minor changes to the Land Use,
Transportation, Open Space, Park and Public Facilities, Environmental Conservation, Health and
Safety, Noise and Housing elements of the General Plan and an amendment to the Land Use Map
of the General Plan, all as shown and incorporated in this Resolution as Exhibit A (the "General
Plan Amendments"); and
WHEREAS, on August 8, 2019, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public
hearing at which time interested persons had an opportunity to testify either in support or
opposition to the proposal and the Planning Commission recommended that the City Council
approve the proposed General Plan Amendments; 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 public hearing in the
Community Voice; and
WHEREAS, on May 12, 2020, the City Council held a public hearing at which time
interested persons had an opportunity testify either in support or opposition to the proposed
General Plan Amendments; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed and considered the information contained in
the proposed General Plan Amendments.
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Rohnert
Park makes the following findings, determinations and recommendations with respect to the
proposed General Plan Amendments:
Section 1. The above recitations are true and correct.
Section 2. Environmental Review:
A. On May 23, 2006, the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park certified the Final
EIR for this Project, including adoption of associated CEQA Findings, Statement of Overriding
Considerations, and the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, as described in City
Council Resolution No. 2006-141. The City Council approved the Addendum to the Final EIR, as
described in City Council Resolution No. 2014-032 approved on April 8, 2014. The proposed
General Plan Amendments, including a decrease in minimum lot size and increase in maximum
allowed density for the Rural Estate Residential Land Use Designation with no increase in total
dwelling units, are consistent with the analyses in the 2006 EIR and 2014 Addendum and will not
result in additional environmental effects not previously evaluated in the EIR and Addendum. No
additional environmental review is necessary.
B. Further, CEQA Guidelines section 15162 provides that "no subsequent EIR shall
be prepared" for a project unless the lead agency determines that (1) "substantial changes are
proposed in the project which will require major revisions of the previous EIR";or(2)"substantial
changes occur with respect to the circumstances under which the project is undertaken"; or (3)
"new information of substantial importance ... shows" one or more significant effects not
discussed in the original EIR,greater severity to previously-identified substantial effects,or newly-
found feasible mitigation measures that would substantially reduce significant effects. The
proposed General Plan Amendments, including a decreased lot size and increase in maximum
allowed density for the Rural Estate Residential Land Use Designation with no increase in total
dwelling units, are minor and will not result in any changes to the proposed project not previously
analyzed in the 2006 EIR and 2014 Addendum and no new information of substantial importance
shows any significant effects or newly found feasible mitigation measures that would substantially
reduce significant effects.
Section 3. Findings.The City Council hereby makes the following findings concerning
the General Plan Amendments proposed by Planning Application PLGP19-0001:
1. The proposed General Plan Amendments would be consistent with specific policies in
the Land Use Element of the General Plan relative to the proposed development.
Criteria Satisfied. The proposed amendments are consistent with specific policies, as
amended, in the Land Use and Community Design Elements of the General Plan
applicable to the University District Specific Plan area. The policies establish a
primarily residential development with a mixed-use land use designation for
commercial and residential uses. The proposed development implements the existing
land designations and is consistent with such specific policies
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 General Plan Amendments proposed by the project applicant
are minor adjustments to shift the Rural Estate Residential lots in the Vast Oak North
Phase 3A out of the Hinebaugh Creek floodplain and riparian area, while continuing to
maintain the number of Rural Estate Residential lots (26 lots) envisioned for this area
of the Specific Plan. The amendments and revisions continue to implement the General
Plan policies and goals. The General Plan Amendments and the remainder of the
General Plan comprise an integrated, internally consistent and compatible statement of
polices for the City. The various land uses authorized for the project are compatible
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with the objectives, policies, general land uses, and programs specified in the General
Plan, as amended. The project is compatible with and conforms to the objectives,
policies, general land uses and programs specified in the General Plan, including goals
and policies of the City's Housing Element and inclusionary housing ordinance by
helping create a diverse housing stock and maximizing housing production
opportunities per the anticipated housing production. The project is in harmony with
surrounding neighborhoods, and the site is physically suitable for the development
proposed.
3. That a duly noticed public hearing has been held to receive and consider public
testimony regarding the proposed amendments to the General Plan.
Criteria Satisfied. The City Council held a public hearing on the proposed General
Plan Amendment on May 12, 2020. The required notice of the public hearing was
placed in the May 1, 2020 edition of the Community Voice and a copy of the notice was
mailed to all property owners within 300 feet of the project site.
Section 4. The City Council does hereby approve Application No. PLGP19-0001 and
approve the General Plan Amendments (text and map)attached to this Resolution as Exhibit A
and B.
DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED this 12th day of May, 2020.
CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
v
Joseph T. Callinan, Mayor
ATTEST:
Sylvia Lopez Cuevas, Assistant City Clerk
Attachments: Exhibit A and Exhibit B
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Exhibit A to Resolution
The following figures shall be replaced in the General Plan as described below.
Figure 2.2-1 (GP Diagram) Shall be amended to reflect the new street configuration in the UDSP
as depicted below.
Figure 4.1-1 (Master Street Plan) Shall be amended to reflect the new street configuration in
the UDSP as depicted below.
Figure 4.1-2 (Traffic Levels of Service) Shall be amended to reflect the new street configuration
in the UDSP as depicted below.
Figure 4.4-1 (Bicycle System) Shall be amended to reflect the new street configuration in the
UDSP as depicted below.
Figure 5.1-1 (Open Space) Shall be amended to reflect the new street configuration in the UDSP
as depicted below.
Figure 5.1-2 (Open Space - Priority Acquisition Areas) Shall be amended to reflect the new
street configuration in the UDSP as depicted below.
Figure 5.2-1 (Parks and School) Shall be amended to reflect the new street configuration in the
UDSP as depicted below.
Figure 5.3-1 (School Districts) Shall be amended to reflect the new street configuration in the
UDSP as depicted below.
Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District
Figure 6.2-2 (Creek Protection Zones) Shall be amended to reflect the new street configuration
in the UDSP as depicted below.
Figure 7.2-1 (Soil Types, Capabilities, Expansion and Erosion Control) Shall be amended to
reflect the new street configuration in the UDSP as depicted below.
Figure 7.2-2 (Drainage and Flood) Shall be amended to reflect the new street configuration in
the UDSP as depicted below.
Figure 8.2-1 (Noise Control Under GP Buildout) Shall be amended to reflect the new street
configuration in the UDSP as depicted below.
Exhibit B to Resolution