PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING THURSDAY, JULY 25, 2019 PRESENTATIONS - PDF document

PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING THURSDAY, JULY 25, 2019 PRESENTATIONS

STAFF PRESENTATION ITEM #1 PUBLIC HEARING Ph#19-071 21229 OAK STREET

DEVELOPMENT SERVICES Oak Street Townhouses Planning Commission Carl Emura, Associate Planner July 25, 2019

Project Site Location: 21339 Oak Street Zoning: Commercial Office R-4 (CO) Land Use Designation: Commercial/High Density Residential (CHDR) (Max. Density 34.8 units per net acre)

Appeal Summary  The appellant is requesting denial of Site Plan Review No. 201800932 based on the following: ❑ that the neighborhood was not adequately included in the planning review process; ❑ that the development should be considered in light of all other developments and not as an isolated building in an established functional neighborhood; that the project should not be exempt from CEQA; ❑ that the developer should provide additional public ❑ amenities; and that the County and the Castro Valley Municipal Advisory ❑ Council should have been informed of this proposed development.

Aerial View

Oak Street

Existing Site

Site Plan

Elevations

Community Benefit ❑ Providing a walkway through to Hill’s Coffee Shop on Foothill Boulevard. ❑ View of development from Hill’s Coffee Shop be greenery. ❑ Suggests 50% of the units be affordable owned units. ❑ Provide a stoplight at Apple and Foothill Boulevard intersection. ❑ That majority of the plantings be native plants and deciduous trees should be selected to provide passive winter warming of units. ❑ That views of the Bay are not blocked from Gary Street homes. ❑ That the Park In-Lieu fees go toward preserving open space in other Grove Way Caltrans parcels, such as Ruby Meadow and Parcel 8, and or the Foothill Trail

Hill’s Coffee Shop

Blocks

Grove Way and Foothill Blvd Bus Stop Walgreens Hills Coffee

Grove Way

Views

Views Approxmately 28’ - 0” 5’ - 9”

Intersection of Apple Ave and Foothill Boulevard

Plant List 10 species of trees (129 trees), 12 species of shrubs, 8 species of groundcover and 11 species of grasses/bioretention plants

Staff Recommendation That the Planning Commission ✓ Deny the Appeal and uphold the Planning Director’s approval of Site Plan Review Application 201800932 to allow the construction of 40-unit townhouse style development based on the analysis in the staff report and contained within the attached Findings, subject to the Conditions of Approval

Questions & Discussion ! ?

PRESENTATION ITEM #2 PUBLIC HEARING Ph#19-068 27915 MISSION BLVD NICANDRO BARRITO OWNER/APPLICANT

DEVELOPMENT SERVICES La Victoria Taqueria Planning Commission Carl Emura, Associate Planner July 25, 2019

Project Summary  The applicant proposes to demolish an existing 1,444 square foot restaurant and construct a new one-story 3,200 square foot restaurant. The proposed restaurant would have an outdoor seating area in the front of the building and include a parking lot and related site and landscaping improvements.  Exceptions of the South Hayward BART/Mission Boulevard Form Based Code is required to allow a one-story building, where three stories are normally required, and to allow a reduction in the amount of required common open space.

Project Site Location: 27915 Mission Blvd Zoning: Urban Center Zone (MB-T-5) Land Use Designation: Sustainable Mixed- Use (SMU)

Existing Building

Surrounding Properties Adjacent Business to the South Adjacent Business to the North

La Victoria Taqueria

Floor Plan Common Open Space 76 Seats 20 Seats

Site Plan

Staff Recommendation That the Planning Commission ✓ Approval of the Site Plan Review and Exceptions to the Height and Open Space Requirements based on the required Findings and subject to the Conditions of Approval; and ✓ Find that the project is categorically exempt from the provisions of CEQA pursuant to Section 15332 In-Fill.

Questions & Discussion ! ?

Reference Slides

PRESENTATION ITEM #3 WORK SESSION Ph#19-045 ROUTE 238 CORRIDOR LANDS DEVELOPMENT PARCEL 6 CARLOS BEE QUARRY MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN VISION AND CONCEPT

Route 238 Corridor Lands Development Parcel Group 6: Carlos Bee Quarry Work Session on Master Development Plan July 25, 2019 — Planning Commission Jennifer Ott, Deputy City Manager John Stefanski, Management Analyst II

Background 2016 1960's • City & 2022 • Caltrans Caltrans purchase land • End of Purchase for Route 238 and Sale Agreement Bypass Project Agreement with Caltrans 2009 2017 • Project Abandoned • Begin Master • Joint City/County Development Planning Land Use Study Process

Route 238 Corridor Lands Parcel Groups

Project Goals Facilitate the cohesive, productive use of land Eliminate driven by community neighborhood blight vision Negotiate real estate Fund new community transactions at no net benefits cost to the city

Outreach and Feedback

What We’ve Heard So Far Feedback from November 15, 2018 Community Meeting Vision for New Development Concerns About Development • Student and Faculty Housing • Traffic impacts on Carlos Bee • Affordable Housing • Parking impacts on surrounding neighborhoods • New Parks and Open Space • Too much focus on residential, not • Development that limits traffic enough commercial impacts • Overall impacts of increasing • New Community Center population on school district • Potential for new school site • Impact of trails in creek set-back/ • Bayview Village riparian areas

What We’ve Heard So Far, 2 Feedback from April 23, 2019 Community Meeting Additional Feedback • Support for development consistent with existing zoning and general plan designations . • General support for a property assessment to fund new or improved public transit options . • Providing dedicated bike lanes for students to access campus. • Overall concern over cumulative impacts of population growth on traffic and public services. • Include walkable commercial/retail opportunities for residents. • Restore the riparian and creek corridors.

What We've Heard So Far, 3 Sherman Lewis/HAPA's Bayview Village Concept • Sherman Lewis/HAPA played a pivotal role in the history of the Route 238 Bypass Project. • Helped to establish the Sustainable Mixed-Use General Plan and Zoning Designation for Parcel Group 6 • Staff has been meeting with him monthly to discuss the role of the Bayview Concept in the future development of the site. • Concept focuses on: • Housing Affordability • Environmental Sustainability (LEED Platinum) • Green Mobility • Health and Safety • Good Design • Community

Site Overview

Parcel Group 6: Overview Assets and Opportunities • View corridors • Large developable land areas • Close proximity to CSUEB (~.3 miles) • Hayward Foothill Trail loop • Broad planning envelope (740- 1630 units) Constraints • Steep slopes throughout site • Lack of access • No existing infrastructure • PGE easement

Master Development Plan

Master Development Plan Structure Parks, Trails, and Open Space • Sets the overall development Streets, Circulation, and Transportation Demand parameters for the site Management • Draft plan organized in four areas: Land Use and Development Infrastructure

Parks, Trails, and Open Space

Parks, Trails, and Open Space, 2

Streets, Circulation, and TDM • Development will require new signalized intersection to Carlos Bee Blvd. at the PGE easement. • Developers will need to provide a robust TDM plan that includes: • Locally financed shuttle or AC Transit shuttle partnership to Downtown/BART/CSUEB. • Bikeway facilities and access to Lime, Jump, or Lyft docked or dockless electric bicycles. • On-street parking requirements in accordance with maximums included in SMU zoning.

Streets, Circulation, and TDM

Land Use and Development Conceptual Planning • Student Housing • Multi-Family Housing • T ownhomes Environmental Review • Maximum Unit/Bed Counts • 500 Multi Family/ T ownhomes • 500 Student Beds* *Student housing impacts less than a housing unit; potential for less units and greater beds.

Infrastructure • Site has no existing utility infrastructure. • Draft Master Development Plan provides for Low-Impact Development elements to manage stormwater runoff. • Permeable paving • Infiltration boardwalks • Bio-retention • Bio-swales • Vegetated gutters

Bayview Development Concept

Potential Development Concept Alternative Concept: Bayview Village (HAPA) • 700 unit housing development • Limited parking (100 spaces) • Walkable community • No cars on local streets • Bus/shuttle to BART for access off site • Community Center • Café • Fitness Center • Foothill Trail