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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 01102006 - C.82 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS 4 Contra FROM: DENNIS M. BARRY, AIOP n 'r Costa COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR _,,.., County ra auuxn DATE: JANUARY 10, 2006 SUBJECT: AUTHORIZATION FOR GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT STUDY, 401 COLUSA AVENUE, KENSINGTON AREA,TO REDESIGNATE THE SITE FROM COMMERCIAL (CO) TO MIXED USE (i-_ ) (COUNTY FILE: GP#05-0006) (DISTRICT 1) SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATIONS 1. AUTHORIZE a General Plan Amendment study for Assessor Parcel No.571-311-001 located at 401 Colusa Avenue in the Kensington area to consider change in General Plan land use designation from Commercial (CO)to Mixed Use (M-_). 2. ACKNOWLEDGE that granting authorization for this request does not imply any support for the application to amend the General Plan, but only that this matter is appropriate for study. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: X YES SIGNATURE +RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITT E ,/APPROVE ( OTHER SIGNATURES : ' ACTION OF BO D ON /O D APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED _OTHER_ VOTP,OF SUPERVISORS 1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AND V UNANIMOUS(ABSENTAAV??�e_4 CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AND AYES: NOES: ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF ABSENT: ABSTAIN: SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN Contact: P. Roche, CDD-AP(925)335-1242 ATTESTED \A-a'7 cc.WY �o ADO 6 cc: CDD JOHN SWEETEN, CLERK THE BOARD OF Public Works Dept. SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR CAO County Counsel Chair, Kensington MAC By DEPUTY Andrew Woolman,Woolman Architecture The Circle Partnership January 10, 2006 Board of Supervisors County File: GP#05-0006 Page 2 FISCAL IMPACT None. If authorization is granted the applicant shall pay fees to cover the cost for a General Plan Amendment study. BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION The Community Development Deplartment is in receipt of a request from Andrew Woolman, Woolman Architecture,on behalf of the Circle Partnership,the owners of Assessor Parcel No.571-311-001,which is a vacant parcel located at 401 Colusa Avenue in the Kensington area, which seeks a General Plan Amendment Study to consider a change in the land use designation for this site from Commercial (CO) to Mixed Use (M-_).The applicant's development objective is to secure approval for three residences above 2160 gross square feet of rl tail space on the subject site. The subject site is a very small parcel that makes up a commercial area around the Colusa Circle in Kensington. The parcel is one of several parcels in the Colusa Circle that were designated Commercial (CO) under the General Plan and iform a P-1: Planned Unit District. These parcels were once under common ownership and the County approved a Development Plan under this arrangement. They were established under the P-1 in the early 1980's for the purpose of a coordinated development program in which there would be shared parking arrangements through construction of two parking garages, one sited on 411 Colusa Avenue and the other on 401 Colusa Avenue. 401 Colusa Avenue was approved under a Development Plan as a 31-story night club/restaurant. Since the 1980's, however, the various parcels making up the P-1 have come under separate ownership, and current development proposals are no longer adhering to the prev liously approved Development Plan. Assessor Parcel No. 571-311-001+,which is the subject of the General Plan Amendment study request, is now owned by a new ownership group called the Circle Partnership. This new ownership group desires to develop a mix of retail and residential uses on the site.The subject site is depicted in the map attached as Exhibit B. The Kensington Municipal Advisory Committee is aware of the new ownership group's desires for a new development concept and the need for a General Plan Amendment study. Staff believes the request for a General Plan Amendment study is reasonable and recommends that it be authorized with the understanding that the provision for adequate parking related to both the residential and retail elements would need tolbe considered and satisfactorily resolved through the study process. Authorization for this study does not imply any support for the application to amend the General Plan,but only that this matter is appropriate for study. Attachments (2) Exhibit A: 12/1/2005 Letter from Andrew Woolman,Woolman Architecture Exhibit B: Map of the Subject Site, ii cluding current General Plan/Zoning designations and proposed General Plan designation G%.—.Rs Iy O.IGPA RepbaUWOtcquaypreauwbo.Ex Andrew Payne Woolman architect EXHIBIT A license: 01 DEC 05 C 25752 �, GPA Study v - PPI 2: 20 Request Mr. Dennis Barry Community Development Director Contra Costa County Community Development Department 651 Pine Street Martinez, CA 94553-0095 WOOLMAN re: 401 Colusa Avenue Kensington — General Plan Amendment "M ARCHITECTURE Dear Mr. Barry, I am writing to request authorization of a Parcel-specific General Plan Amendment Study for a parcel at 401 Colusa Avenue in Kensington (APN: 571311001). I Enclosed find a check in the amount of $750.00 (made out to the Contra Costa County Community Development Department), to cover the processing fee associated with such an authorization request. I believe that you halve spoken with Patrick Roche about our plans for this parcel, and are Itheref ore somewhat familiar with it. I offer the following information, for your reference: A) Parcel is currently zoned P-1, with an approved development plan for commercial development only (night club over retail/office). B) Parcel sits within a General Plan area designated as "Commercial". If the Amendment were to be approved, the parcel would define;a "Mixed Use" General Plan area within a larger "Commercial" area, and would remain in the P-1 district (with a modified Development Plan). C) Parcel is currently undeveloped, and is used as an ad hoc parking area by local business owners and patrons. D) The P-1 District was created in the early 1980's, and includes three different and disconnected pieces of land within the Colusa Circle area. These parcels were under common ownership at that time, but are now owned by two or more unaffiliated parties. These three pieces were to be developed in a coordinated way that allowed a large amount of the required parking to be concentrated in a two-story garage on 401/411 Colusa Avenue. The remainder of 401 was to be developed as a tall three-story night club/restaurant. In the years since approval, the various parcels have come under separate ownership, and current development proposals are no longer adhering to the approved Development Plan. Therefore, each parcel is now going to have to carry its own parking load, and each parcel will need to apply for a Development Plan Amendment as part of any County 1231 Solano Avenue / Suite D /Albany CA 94706 Phone: (510) 527-9940 Fax: (510) 527-9941 approvals application. In our case, because we are proposing "mixed-use" within a General Plan Area designated as "commercial", we need to simultaneously apply for the General Plan Amendment. E) Our current development plans include three residences above 2160 gross square feet of retail space. Parking is provided by 5 on-site spaces and by the creation of 4 new on-street spaces. We understand that this formula of development-to-parking does not meet County standards, and believe that the final parking quotient might best be determined trough negotiations with both the County and with the "neighborhood" by way of KMAC hearings. Constraints, economic, geometric, and aesthetic, on the site may prevent full compliance with County parking standards. We are eager to work with all concerned parties to negotiate a viable formula. Please let me know if you need any further information in order to prepare this authorization request for the 12/20 Board of Supervisors meeting. Thank You. Sinc ely, A rew Woolman. Enclosures: Check in the amount of $750.00, to C.C. Cnty. Community Dev. Dept. Map: General Plan and Zoning areas, from County Web Site cc: C. 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