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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 11081994 - H.3 °�. H. 3 }� COW( TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS n. Costa County FROM: HARVEY E. BRAGDON DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DATE: November 8, 1994 �oUUAN SUBJECT: NORTH RICHMOND SENIOR HOUSING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS) A BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATIONS 1. Open the public hearing and receive testimony on proposed plan amendment, rezoning, preliminary development plan and variance from minimum area for a mixed residential and non-residential project. 2. Approve the Negative Declaration on this project. 3 . Close public hearing and approve the plan amendment, rezoning, preliminary development plan and variance as proposed by staff. 4. Direct staff to include this plan amendment in one of the upcoming consolidated general plan amendments as allowed by State Law. FISCAL IMPACT This is a County-initiated project for which the major costs have already been absorbed. BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS The County initiated a General Plan Amendment, rezoning and preliminary development plan for the block bounded by 2nd Street, 3rd Street, Chesley Avenue and Grove Avenue on June 28, .1994. This is to support the construction of 52 senior housing units, a community health clinic and a possible neighborhood serving commercial facility. This affordable senior housing project with support services will provide a positive component to a severely depressed and blighted area, benefitting the community as a whole. In addition, the project will enable the County to implement various portions of its Housing Element and to meet some of its affordable housing goals as required under State Law. The County Redevelopment Agency is assisting the non-profit developer in assembling the parcels and redeveloping the entire block as a unified whole. ACTION OF BOARD ON November 8 , 1994 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED _ OTHER This is the time heretofore noticed by the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors for hearing on the recommendation of the Contra Costa County Planning Commission on the County initiated general plan amendment (County File #4-94-CO) request to change the County General Plan land use designation for a 2 . 08 acre block from Single Family Residential, High Density (5 . 0-7 .2 units/net acre) and Commercial to Multiple Family Residential, Very High Density (30 . 0-44 . 9 units/net acre) , Public/Semi-public, and Commercial . The project also includes a variance from the minimum parcel size requirement for a mixed use project, 15 acres required, 2 . 08 acres proposed; and recommendation of the Contra Costa County Planning Commission on the County initiated proposal to rezone (3020-RZ) (Contra Costa County, applicant, and Various owners) approximately 2 . 08 acre property from Retail Business (R- B) and Two Family District (D-1) to Planned Unit District (P-1) and for preliminary development plan approval . The proposed rezoning is to support up to 52 senior housing units, a community health center and a possible neighborhood serving commercial facility. The project also includes a variance from the minimum parcel size requirement for a mixed use project, 15 acres required, 2 . 08 acres proposed in the North Richmond area. 1 . Matt Tomas, Community Development Department, presented the staff report describing the proposed amendment site and project sponsored by the Redevelopment Agency for the siting of a senior housing project . Mr. Tomas also commented on the dilapidated state of most of the buildings in the area and on the church which is intended to be retained and integrated into the overall project if it is approved. Mr. Tomas presented the staff recommendations for approval of the amendment, rezoning and preliminary development plan, for approval of the Negative Declaration, and the new policy text to be included in the general plan approval contained in attachment A. The public hearing was opened and no one appeared to testify. Supervisor Powers commented on the concerns expressed by people - on the designation of the Health Center in this particular location being a selection by the Board where the health clinic in North Richmond shall be and he clarified that this is only one of the possible sites . The public hearing was closed. Supervisor Powers moved approval of the staff recommendation with the additional comments. IT IS BY THE BOARD ORDERED that recommendations 1, 2 , 3 with the additional comments and 4 are APPROVED; and Ordinance No. 94- 60, giving effect to the rezoning, is INTRODUCED, reading waived and December 6, 1994 is set for adoption of same; and Resolution No. 94/565, determining to amend the General Plan, is ADOPTED. VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A UNANIMOUS (ABSENT TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN AYES: NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE ABSENT: ABSTAIN: MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. Contact:Aruna Bhat 646-4208 ATTESTED November 8 , 1994 cc: Community Development Department PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF Public Works THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CAO SAN COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR County Counsel BY � , DEPUTY AMB:df Atttachment A To integrate the North Richmond General Plan Amendment into the County General Plan the following new policies shall be adopted: Change the County General Plan Land Use Map to allow for MuFuPLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL,VERY HIGH DENsny;PUBLIC/SEMI-PUBLIC and COMMERCIAL according to Map A. Add new provisions as Policy 3-xxx on page 3-80 of the County General Plan: • To implement the North Richmond Redevelopment Plan,the North Richmond Senior Housing GPA shall support a senior housing facilitiy on the block bounded by 2nd and Third Streets, and Grove and Chesley Avenues. The primary objective of this general plan amendment is to site a senior housing facility of up to 52 units. This senior housing facility is intended to be supplemented with complementary uses which include a community health clinic and a neighborhood commercial facility (up to 10,000 square feet). If a retail establishment is not secured, then that space shall be redesignated Public/Semi-public and used to support either the senior housing facility or the health clinic. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Adopted this Order on November 8, 1994 by following vote: AYES: Supervisors Powers, Smith, De Saulnier, Bishop and Torlakson NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None RESOLUTION NO. 94/565 SUBJECT: In the Matter of the North Richmond ) Senior Housing General Plan Amendment ) The Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County RESOLVES that: There is filed with this Board and its Clerk a copy of Resolution No. 34-1994, adopted by the County Planning Commission, which discusses amendments to the County's Land Use Element of its General Plan in the North Richmond area. On November 8, 1994 the Board held a hearing on said amendments as discussed by the County Planning Commission Resolution No. 34-1994. Notice of said hearing was duly given in the manner required by law. The Board, at the hearings called for testimony of all persons interested in this matter and numerous people testified in support and opposition of this matter. The Board finds that the proposed amendments will not have a significant impact on the environment. An Environmental Initial Study and Negative Declaration was prepared and processed in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act and County CEQA Guidelines. The Board members having fully considered this amendment determined to amend the Contra Costa County General Plan 1990-2005 from Single Family Residential, High Density and Commercial to Multiple Family Residential, Very High Density; Public/Semi-public; and Commercial and incorporate new policy text provisions which will be added to the County General Plan. The Board further directs the County Community Development Department to incorporate this proposed amendment to said plan into a combined general plan amendment which this Board will consider for adoption during the 1994 calendar year as one of the four permitted amendments to the mandatory elements of the County General Plan. I hereby certify that this Is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Orig. Dept.: Clerk of the Board Board of rAtonf on a date shown. cc: . Director of Community Development ATTESTED: Director of Public Works PHIL TOHELOR.Cierk of fhe Board Deputy Director, Redevelopment Agency SuPen► and cmnw miniatrator County Counsel County Administrator Deauty RESOLUTION NO. 94/565