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DATE: MAY 8, 2001
SUBJECT: AUTHORIZATION REQUEST FOR A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT AND
REZONING STUDY FOR SEVERAL PARCELS LOCATED ALONG THE EASTSIDE
OF THE 4600 BLOCK OF PACHECO BOULEVARD, PACHECO AREA
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS
1. AUTHORIZE a General Plan Amendment and Rezoning Study for several parcels located
along the 4600 block of Pacheco Boulevard in the Pacheco area to change the parcels
current General Plan land use designation from the Multi Family Residential - Low Density
(ML) to Light Industrial (LI) and rezone the parcels to a Light Industrial zoning district (L-1),
including parcels owned by the Cola Family Trust at 4677, 4683, 4685, and 4687 Pacheco
Boulevard, and 4615 Pacheco Boulevard.
2. DETERMINE that granting authorization for this request does not imply any support for this
application, but only that this matter is appropriate for study.
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Contact: Patrick Roche,CDD-AP(925)335-1242 ATTESTEDMay15,20012001
cc:CDD JOHN SWEETEN, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
CAO SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMININISTRATOR
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County Counsel
Clerk of the Board BY , DEPUTY
Mr. David Deutscher, rep. Marie Cola Family Trust
Pacheco Town Council
May 8, 2001
Board of Supervisors
GPA Study Authorization Request for the 4600 block of Pacheco Blvd.
Page 2
FISCAL IMPACT
Costs associated with the General Plan and Rezoning Study are to be paid by the
applicants.
BACKGROUND / REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION
The Marie Cola Family Trust owns a 5-acre site located at 4677-4687 Pacheco
Boulevard on the eastside of the street just south of the Santa Fe Railroad track
trestle. The subject site is currently designated as Multi-Family Residential -Low
Density (ML) under the County General Plan and zoned P-1 (Planned Unit
Development). See attached map marked Exhibit"A"which depicts the location of the
subject parcels.
The Department is in receipt of a letter from Mr. David Deutscher, a realtor
representing the Cola Family, requesting authorization for a General Plan Amendment
and Rezoning Study for the subject site to change the current General Plan land use
designation from ML to Light Industrial (LI) and rezone the parcel from P-1 to a Light
Industrial (L-1) zoning district. See attached letter marked as Exhibit "B".
The Department has reviewed the authorization request and generally agrees that a
study to consider re-designation of the site to a Light Industrial or Commercial Service
land use designation is warranted give the prevailing conditions along this portion of
Pacheco Boulevard. This section of Pacheco Boulevard between the I-680/SR-4
interchange and the Santa Fe Railroad track trestle has over the years transformed
into a corridor with predominantly light industrial and commercial service oriented
uses. As originally envisioned under the current County General Plan,the site of Cola
Family properties and adjoining properties were designated for multi-family residential
development but such residential uses seem unlikely given current market trends
along the Pacheco Boulevard to site light industrial or commercial uses along the
corridor. Anecdotal information received by the Department suggests that there is
growing demand for light industrial or commercial service space in the Central County
area with good freeway access, particularly for the construction industry and related
services. The 4600 block of Pacheco Boulevard is an attractive location for such uses
because it has very good freeway access and there is no firmly established residential
neighborhood that would pose a conflict with such uses. It is also noted that a portion
of Pacheco Boulevard between the freeway interchange and the railroad track trestle
is within the City of Martinez. The Martinez General Plan has designated this section
of Pacheco Boulevard for Commercial Service land uses.This use designation allows
many of the same uses as those permitted under the County's Light Industrial
designation. If authorized, however, the study will need to address the implications of
removing the subject sites from the inventory of land in the unincorporated area
designated for housing and the impact on General Plan policies to promote
production of affordable housing.
May 8, 2001
Board of Supervisors
GPA Study Authorization Request for the 4600 block of Pacheco Blvd.
Page 3
Representatives from the Pacheco Town Council and City of Martinez Planning
Department have been advised of the study request from the Cola Family, and have
not indicated any.objection to conducting the General Plan and Rezoning Study.
In addition, property owners adjacent to the Cola Family site were contacted about the
potential re-designation of the Cola Property to a Light Industrial use. No one has
stated an objection to the study. In fact, in response to a survey conducted by the
realtor representing the Cola Family several of these property owners have expressed
an interest in joining the Cola Family's application for a study to change the use
designation of their properties to Light Industrial. The following is a list of nearby
property owners indicating an interest in joining the study:
Name Site Address Site APN Acres GP/Zoning
Randall Bodhaine 4615 Pacheco 161-261-001 .23 ML/ R-7
Oscar Friborg 4616 Pacheco 161-250-012 12.00 OS/A-2
Paul Fletcher 4628 Pacheco #C,D,E 161-262-010/013 1.27 MUD-1
H. Stoner 4628 Pacheco #G,H 161-262-012 .65 MUD-1
Theresa Rodgers 4630 Pacheco 161-262-003 .24 MUA-2
E. Koch_ 4744 Pacheco 161-262-014 .20 MUM-12
4754 Pacheco 161-262-015 .20 MUM-12
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All but one of the above listed properties is on the westside of Pacheco Boulevard
across from Cola Family site (except for 4615 Pacheco Boulevard). Aside from a 12
acre site designated as Open Space (OS), these properties are also designated a
Multi-Family - Low Density (ML) under the General Plan with a mix of underlying
zoning designations. See map of these properties marked as Exhibit "C ".
Although the properties on the westside of Pacheco Boulevard maybe subject to the
same market pressures as the Cola Family site, there are number of factors which in
staff's view indicate that a General Plan Amendment Study to consider a change to
Light Industrial use would not be appropriate at this time:
1. There is an approved development plan for a 120-unit apartment complex located
at 4640-4670 Pacheco Boulevard. The foundation for the apartment complex was
constructed but construction has been idle for a number of years.The Department
has been contacted by a group interested in completing the apartment project.
Should construction of the apartment complex be renewed, the designation of a
land area directly north or south of the apartment complex as Light Industrial, as
requested by the adjoining property owners, would be incompatible with a multi-
family residential use.
May 8, 2001
Board of Supervisors
GPA Study Authorization Request for the 4600 block of Pacheco Blvd.
Page 4
2. The five parcels listed at 4628 Pacheco have an irregular shape and are set back
from the street. There is an existing single family residence at 4626 Pacheco
which fronts these parcels, and this owner has not indicated an interest in
changing the land use. Changing to a Light Industrial use for 4628 Pacheco would
be incompatible with the established residence at 4626 Pacheco.
3. The 12-acre parcel at 4616 Pacheco is parallel to and south of the Santa Fe
railroad tracks. Access to the parcel is setback from Pacheco Boulevard. It is
designated as Open Space and zoned A-2, which indicates that the site may not
be appropriate for Light Industrial use at this time.
Staff believes that the request for a study to change the land use designation for the
5- acre parcel at 4677-4687 Pacheco Boulevard owned by the Cola Family Trust is
reasonable and recommends that it be authorized. Staff further recommends that the
parcel located at 4615 Pacheco Boulevard be included in the Light Industrial use
study for 4677-4687 Pacheco Boulevard given its proximate location to the Cola site
(eastside of the street) and 'a neighboring property with an existing Light Industrial
use. Staff notes that the study will need to address the policy issue of converting the
subject sites from Multi Family Residential (ML) to Light Industrial (LI), and the
implications this would have on General Plan policies to encourage the production of
affordable housing.
Staff recommends that the Board decline consideration of the request to include the
parcels on the westside of the street, located at 4616, 4628, 4630, 4744, and 4754
Pacheco Boulevard, as part of this study until such time as the development of the
approved apartment complex at 4640-4670 Pacheco Boulevard is formally
abandoned.
The authorization of this General Plan Amendment and Rezoning study does not
imply the Board's concurrence or endorsement of the requested land use change, but
only that the matter is appropriate for study.
Attachments
Exhibit "A": MAP OF THE SUBJECT PARCELS ON PACHECO BLVD. RECOMMENDED
FOR GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT AND REZONING STUDY
Exhibit "B": LETTER FROM MR. DAVID DEUTSCHER REQUESTING GENERAL PLAN
AMENDMENT STUDY
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EXHIBIT "B"
DAVID DEUTSCHER CO.
COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL REAL ESTATE/LAND DEVELOPMENT
June 6, 2000
Patrick Roche
Advance Planning Div.
Community Development Dept.
651 Pine St. 2"d floor North Wing
Martinez, Ca. 94553-0095
Re: General Plan Amendment and re-zoning of 4677 Pacheco Blvd. Martinez Ca. (APN 159-240-
007) and related parcels.
Dear Patrick:
Please accept this letter as a request for the county to proceed with a request to the Board of
Supervisors for a General Plan Amendment of the subject properties to a Light Iri ust -dl-zomrig. -
I enclosed a check of$750.00 for the application fee. I have enclosed a parcel map showing the
Cola Family Property and some of the other interested parcels.
I recently sent a letter to the surrounding neighbors letting them know of our intentions to apply
for a general plan amendment and re-zoning of the property to Light Industrial. I have enclosed
a copy of the letter sent to all the neighbors for your file. I have received two verbal responses
both of which would like to join the application to have their propert)'re-zoned as well. I have
asked those parties to write me a letter. I will forward them on to you when I receive them.
Should you have any questions or desire my assistance please call me.
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