File #: 15-537    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Staff Report Status: Second Reading
File created: 8/20/2015 In control: City Council
On agenda: 9/2/2015 Final action: 9/2/2015
Title: ZA-15-12: BUTTERFIELD-MWEST: A ZONING AMENDMENT APPLICATION REQUESTING APPROVAL TO REZONE THE PROPERTY FROM AN INDUSTRIAL PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT TO THE R-3 MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT TO SUPPORT THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL UNITS. THE PROJECT SITE, IDENTIFIED BY ASSESSOR PARCEL NUMBERS 726-25-061; -066, -067, -078, AND -079 ARE LOCATED ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF JARVIS DRIVE AND MONTEREY HIGHWAY; MWEST PROPCO XXIII, LLC; S.Z. AND MARY A. JAFRI, OWNERS. CEQA: AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR) HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY PREPARED.
Attachments: 1. ZA-15-12_PC_StaffReport, 2. Applicant GPA Presentation, 3. MWest Proposal Letter, 4. Illustrative Land Use Plan, 5. MWest_Letter_5-1-2015, 6. ZA-15-12_Ordinance, 7. Rezoning Parcel-Legal Descip, 8. 28 Supplement 1, 9. 28 Staff Presentation
CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

PREPARED BY: Andrew Crabtree, Director/Community Development
APPROVED BY: City Manager

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ZA-15-12: BUTTERFIELD-MWEST: A ZONING AMENDMENT APPLICATION REQUESTING APPROVAL TO REZONE THE PROPERTY FROM AN INDUSTRIAL PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT TO THE R-3 MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT TO SUPPORT THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL UNITS. THE PROJECT SITE, IDENTIFIED BY ASSESSOR PARCEL NUMBERS 726-25-061; -066, -067, -078, AND -079 ARE LOCATED ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF JARVIS DRIVE AND MONTEREY HIGHWAY; MWEST PROPCO XXIII, LLC; S.Z. AND MARY A. JAFRI, OWNERS. CEQA: AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR) HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY PREPARED.
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
RECOMMENDATION
1. Open/Close Public Hearing;
2. Waive the first and second reading of the Zoning Amendment Ordinance for ZA-15-12; and
3. Introduce Zoning Amendment Ordinance.
4. Confirm "master plan" (concept plan) goal

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COUNCIL PRIORITIES, GOALS & STRATEGIES:



Ongoing Priorities
Maintaining fiscal responsibility

2015 Focus Areas
Stimulate Economic Development

REPORT NARRATIVE:
As discussed in the attached July 28, 2015 Planning Commission Staff Report, the proposed Zoning Amendment from Industrial Planned Unit Development to the R-3 Medium Density Residential Zoning District would conform to the City's General Plan and the Zoning Ordinance.

A General Plan Amendment (File No. GPA-14-04) was approved (City Council Resolution 15-102) for the subject property on May 6, 2015, changing the designation of approximately 19.5 acres from Industrial to Multi-Family Medium. Approval of the proposed rezoning would bring the Zoning designation for the site into conformance with the site's Multi-Family Medium General Plan Land Use designation and allow the applicant to compete in the upcoming Residential Development Control System (RDCS) competition.

At the Planning C...

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