HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06032014 - C.159RECOMMENDATION(S):
1. AUTHORIZE a General Plan Amendment Study for Assessor Parcel Nos. 408-180-010 and 408-170-072, located
at 500 Pittsburg Avenue at the intersection of Pittsburg Avenue and Richmond Parkway, North Richmond area,
involving the Land Use Element, to redesignate the subject parcels from Multiple Family Residential - Medium
Density (MM) to Light Industry (LI) or Business Park (BP) land use designations, as proposed by REDUS EL, LLC.
2. ACKNOWLEDGE that granting authorization for this request does not imply any support or endorsement for the
application to amend the General Plan, but only that this matter is appropriate for study.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None. If authorization is granted the applicant shall pay fees to cover the cost for a General Plan Amendment study.
BACKGROUND:
The Department of Conservation and Development is in receipt of an April 17, 2014 letter request from Donna
Cummings, Vice President, REDUS EL, LLC, for a General Plan Amendment study involving two parcels located in
the southwest quadrant of the intersection of Pittsburg Avenue and Richmond Parkway in North Richmond (Assessor
Parcel Nos. 408-180-010 and 408-170-072). The two parcels combined total 29.54 acres. A copy of the 4/17/2014
letter from REDUS EL, LLC requesting the General Plan Amendment study authorization is attached to this Board
Order (see Exhibit A).
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 06/03/2014 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Patrick Roche, DCD, Ph#
925-674-7807
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of
the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: June 3, 2014
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stephanie L. Mello, Deputy
cc:
C.159
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Catherine Kutsuris, Conservation and Development Director
Date:June 3, 2014
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:General Plan Amendment Study Authorization for 500 Pittsburg Avenue, North Richmond
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
Ms. Cumming’s 4/17/2014 letter explains that REDUS EL, LLC desires to return the 29.54 acre site to its
previous industrial land use designation. The subject site, also known as the “Nove Property”, was owned by
Signature Homes who had received approval on February 13, 2007 for combined General Plan, Development
Plan and Subdivision Map applications to develop a 370-unit multi-family residential project (County Files:
GP#06-0005, DP#05-3024, and SD#05-8983). Unfortunately, the Signature Homes’ project was the victim of the
Great Recession and housing market collapse, which began in 2007. Signature Homes received County approval
in 2012 to re-position this project as a predominantly single family residential development. However, conditions
in Richmond/West County housing submarket have not improved to make even a mostly single family residential
project economically viable, and the property was foreclosed by Well Fargo Bank.
As Ms. Cumming’s letter explains, having acquired the property following the foreclosure, REDUS EL, LLC
marketed the property to both residential and industrial buyers. They received no bids or offers of interest from 40
potential residential developers to take over the approved single family residential project on the site, and they
have concluded that the market for new single family residential development for this site is non-existent. They
did receive interests from industrial developers. At one point they were under contract with one industrial
developer, who ultimately dropped out because of the time it would take to obtain a General Plan Amendment.
Therefore, REDUS EL, LLC would like to initiate a General Plan Amendment study process to consider
re-designation of the property to a new land use designation, possibly light industrial or business park related
development. The approximately 30-acre site may have development potential for a warehousing/distribution
center because of its location in Norh Richmond and its adjacency to the Richmond Parkway.
Attached for the Board’s consideration under Exhibit B is an aerial photo of the subject property (500 Pittsburg
Avenue) and under Exhibit C a map showing the existing General Plan land use designation for the property and
surrounding properties.
Staff recommends Board authorization for a General Plan Amendment study that would consider changes to the
Land Use Element to re-designate the property at 500 Pittsburg Avenue from Multiple Family Residential –
Medium Density (MM) to Light Industry (LI) or Business Park (BP) land use designations. Authorization for this
study, however, does not imply support or endorsement for the application to amend the General Plan, but only
that this matter is appropriate for study.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Should the Board not approve the recommendations, the Department of Conservation and Development would not
proceed with requested General Plan Amendment study.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not applicable.
ATTACHMENTS
Exhibit A: REDUS EL, LLC GPA Study Authorization Request Letter
Exhibit B: Aerial Photo, 500 Pittsburg Avenue, North Richmond, CA
Exhibit C: Existing CCC General Plan, 500 Pittsburg Avenue, North Richmond, CA
500 Pittsburg Avenue, North Richmond, CA
Scale 1:3,000
Contra Costa Internet GIS Map
Printed: May 14, 2014 3:39:30 PM
CCC General Plan - 500 Pittsburg Avenue, North Richmond,CA
Scale 1:3,000
Contra Costa Internet GIS Map
Printed: May 14, 2014 3:47:22 PM