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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 2019.12.10 @700 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL PLAN UPDATE COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE Meeting held at: MUNICIPAL SERVICES BUILDING, POLICE TRAINING ROOM 33 ARROYO DRIVE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94080 Tuesday, December 10, 2019 7:00 p.m. Call to Order Meeting called to order at 7:25 p.m. Roll Call COMMITTEE PRESENT:, Rehman Baig, Roderick Bovee, Kristy Camacho, Robert Cavalieri, Sophie Martin, John Skerry, Bill Zemke ABSENT: Nicholas Maiden, Patricia Murray, Julie Ann Murphy, Sam Shihadeh, Steven Yee Public Comment None. Consent Calendar 1. Approval of the Meeting Minutes of November 12, 2019 MOTION Committee Member Rehman Baig moved and Committee Bill Zemke seconded a motion to approve the meeting minutes of November 12, 2019 as submitted. The motion carried unanimously New Business 2. Presentation by Active South City on draft Bike and Pedestrian Plan Otto Melara, Alta Planning + Design, provided an overview of the draft Bike and Pedestrian Master Plan process and recommendations. Committee discussion: • How is the prioritization determined? Based on needs assessment. • Are you still accepting comments? Yes, via the website and email. • What is the feasibility of improving the Westborough corridor as the side adjacent to the golf course is not city controlled? Could implement the north side of the street. • There are safety issues at school sites that should be addressed. • Consider connecting Centennial trail to the Bay trail. It was noted there is an issue with crossing the railroad tracks and under US highway 101. • Will you model how these improvements will modify car traffic? Will model the top ten projects. Eric Yurkovich noted that the General Plan will pull in the Bike and Ped plan in the Circulation Element. Fehr and Peers will evaluate the resultant mode shift. 3. Review Community Visioning Workshop David Javid reviewed input received from the Community workshop. 4. Review Land Use, Design and Parks Existing Conditions Eric Yurkovich provided an overview on the City’s existing land use plan and discussed the different land use categories. 5. Review Difference between General Plan Placetypes and Zoning Billy Gross provided an overview of the General Plan, noting it is intended to guide future development and growth. He also provided an overview of Zoning. Billy Gross noted the City’s adopted Specific Plans and goals for higher density around transit and downtown. Committee comments: • What is community commercial? Commercial uses could include retail and hotel. Included in the El Camino Real/Chestnut plan was the PUC property and request for a new hotel at Buri Buri liquor site. Concern with height allowed immediately adjacent to single family residential. • Zoning Code could include transitional requirements when adjacent to single family (setbacks, height, landscape, etc.) • The El Camino Real/Chestnut Specific Plan was adopted in 2007 with public input process. 6. Discuss Neighborhood Boundaries and Areas of Change Eric Yurkovich reviewed the City map and discussed possible areas of change. Staff and Committee members provided the following comments: • Downtown area – heard from sub-area to keep downtown core, Grand Avenue corridor and need to more green space. • Lindenville – should the pattern of downtown expand south into Lindenville? o In the long term it may make sense to expand development to Lindenville. o If don’t want to change single family neighborhoods, this is a good area for development, near transit and services that could transition to higher density housing. o Need to address sea level rise. Higher density development may help offset cost to do so. Should expand the canal to handle flows. o Allow more development near San Bruno BART. o Consider encouraging an artist/cultural hub. o • East of 101 o Innovation district o Hubs of activity o Opportunity for residential nearest transit o Need better connectivity with the rest of the City o Consider if residential is appropriate here – no schools and stores or restaurants. There may be some push-back from the business community with residential uses. Some businesses still manufacture and use chemicals. o Housing closer to Caltrain station East of 101 may be more acceptable and walkable to downtown. o The ferry should be a focal point and amenity for residents. o There are a lot of contaminated sites east of 101. o Would like to see a mix of land uses for a strong and diverse economy. o Retain some shipping warehouse uses but allow more intensity and higher heights with changing economy. o May need to allow more development to offset cost for sea level rise improvements. o With better transportation, could allow more biotech development. • El Camino o Challenging corridor with single family as rear neighbors. o Humanize the corridor with bike and pedestrian improvements. o Southern end of El Camino Real is close to BART in San Bruno. o Consider clusters of land use change. Staff and Committee member discussed other potential areas of change in other parts of the community with undeveloped sites. Committee members also asked how to address new state regulations relating to housing development. Eric Yurkovich responded that it can be address with design criteria and transportation. Staff Comments – none. Committee Member Comments None Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 9:08 p.m.. The next meeting is scheduled for January 14, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. for the Housing Forum.