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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 139-1996RESOLUTION NO. 139-96 CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA A RESOLUTION APPROVING AMENDMENTS TO THE TERRABAY SPECIFIC PLAN RELATED TO ISSUANCE OF BUILDING PERMITS, AND THE RECREATION AND CHILDCARE FACILITIES WHEREAS, on December 2, 1982, the City and the County of San Mateo adopted the Terrabay Specific Plan ("Specific Plan") for the Terrabay Project pursuant to the authority of Government Code § 65450 et. seq. The Terrabay Project encompasses an area of approximately 203 acres on the south slope of San Bruno Mountain, as more particularly described in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference ("Terrabay Project or Property"). The Specific Plan sets forth the development plan for the Terrabay Project to be constructed in three phases (hereinafter, referred to as "Phase I, II or III"); and WHEREAS, on August 17, 1983, the Local Agency Formation Commission of the County of San Mateo approved the proposed annexation to the City of the Property to be developed as the Terrabay Project. On September 21, 1983, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 132-83 ordering the annexation of the Property to the City. On September 29, 1983, the Local Agency Formation Commission of the County of San Mateo certified the City's resolution and approved the annexation; and WHEREAS, on February 2, 1983, the City adopted Ordinance No. 915-83 establishing the Terrabay Specific Plan District; and WHEREAS, the term of the Specific Plan has been extended to February 14, 1997 pursuant to a provision requiring that the expiration date of the Specific Plan be tolled for delays caused by litigation relating to the Terrabay Project; and WHEREAS, the City and Terrabay, the prior owner of the Property, entered into a Development Agreement dated April 14, 1988 ("Development Agreement"); and WHEREAS, SunChase G.A. California I, Inc., a California corporation ("SunChase"), is the owner and developer of the Terrabay Project and intends to develop the Terrabay Project. Construction on Phase I of the Project has already commenced; and WHEREAS, SunChase and the City desire to amend the Specific Plan and Development Agreement to address issues relating to the design and cost of the Hillside Recreation Center and the provision of child care facilities for residents of the Terrabay Project and the City; and WHEREAS, the related amendments to the Development Agreement are being processed concurrently with the amendments to the Specific Plan under this Resolution; and WHEREAS, Government Code § 65453 sets forth the procedure and authority for amending the Specific Plan; and WHEREAS, all proceedings necessary for the valid adoption of amendments to the Specific Plan have taken place in accordance with Government Code § 65450 e__t. seq. and the terms of the Specific Plan; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that these amendments to the Specific Plan are consistent with the City's General Plan; and WHEREAS, an environmental impact report was prepared and certified for the Terrabay Project Specific Plan ("1982 Program EIR") in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"). The City Council hereby finds and determines pursuant to CEQA Guidelines § 15168 that these Amendments to the Specific Plan are covered by the 1982 Program EIR because these amendments present no new environmental effects than those described in the 1982 Program EIR and no new mitigation measures are required; and WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed the Addendum to the 1982 EIR; and WHEREAS, the City Council hereby finds and determines that: The amendments to the Specific Plan under this Resolution are consistent with the City General Plan and compatible with the objectives, policies and general land uses and programs specified in the City General Plan. The amendments to the Specific Plan under this Resolution further the purposes and intent of the Specific Plan. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of South San Francisco that it hereby approves the following amendments to the Specific Plan: Section 1. Paragraph 2 on page 2 of Section I-C, Specific Plan, is amended to read as follows: Plan Concept of the "Also included within the residential areas are the following con~nunity-related facilities: a firehouse, and a recreation center complex to include an indoor gymnasium, a multi-use room, and such other related indoor and outdoor facilities as determined by the City, as well as off-site playing fields at the adjacent Hillside School site. The developer shall pay a one time fee to the City in the amount of Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars ($700,000) to be used by the City to provide child care and/or library facilities to residents of the Terrabay Project and City." Section 2. Paragraph 3 on page 12 of the Parks and Recreation subsection of Section II-C, Parks, Recreation and Open Space Element of the Specific Plan is amended to read as follows: "In addition to a community park, usable open space and common areas, the Terrabay Plan will provide a number of developed recreational facilities. The Hillside Recreation Center, a four acre community park with indoor and outdoor facilities, will be provided adjacent to the Terrabay Park neighborhood. The recreation building will include a gymnasium, multi-purpose room, and such other related indoor and outdoor facilities as determined by the City. Section 3. Subparagraph 15 of Section I - D, Plan Goals and Objectives on page 4 of the Specific Plan is amended to read as follows: "Provide community services and facilities including: fire house, recreation center, parks, tot lots, play field, and child care and/or library facilities; all of which will minimize impacts on existing facilities and expand community services in South San Francisco." Section 4. The fourth bullet item, which references solar heating the pool in the recreation center, is deleted from the subsection on Energy Conservation on page 23 of Section II - G, Special Design Considerations, of the Specific Plan. Section 5. The reference to the construction of a child care center is deleted from subparagraph (a), of Subsection 7, Public Facilities, Services and Utilities, on page 37 of Section III - B, Implementation Elements, of the Specific Plan. Section 6. The reference to and designation of the location of the child care center and tot lot shall be deleted from the following Exhibits of the Specific Plan: Exhibits 3, 4, 11, and 14 and Supplemental Exhibits Sl, S53, S54, and S59. The area formerly designated as the child care center and tot lot in these exhibits shall be amended to show townhouses at the approved density levels as part of the Terrabay Village project. Section 7. The design of the Hillside Recreation Center in Supplemental Exhibits S49 and S50 shall be modified to replace the area designated for a swimming pool with a gyrmnasium. All references to swirmming pool related facilities shall be deleted from these exhibits. The final plans for the Hillside Recreation Center shall be established under amenc~ents to the Precise Plan for Phase I of the Terrabay Project. Section 8. The Specific Plan shall be amended to allow six townhouses at the approved density levels on the Terrabay Village area formerly designated for the child care center and tot lot. Section 9. All te~, conditions, requirements, rights and exhibits under the Specific Plan which are not in conflict with or not inconsistent with the tez~us of the amendments set forth in this Resolution shall remain in full force and effect. Section 10. The City Council hereby finds and determines pursuant to CEQA Guidelines § 15168 that the amendments to the Specific Plan are an activity within the scope of the Specific Plan approved under the 1982 Program EIR for the Terrabay Project and no new environmental effects would occur and no new m~tigation measures would be required by this Amendment than those covered in the 1982 Program EIR. The Director of Economic and Cormuunity Development is directed to file the appropriate Notice of Detern~nation upon adoption of this Resolution. I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was regularly introduced and adopted by the City Council of the City of South San Francisco at a r~glllar meeting held on the llfh day of September , 1996 by the following vote: AYES: C0unci]members Joseph A. Fernekes, Fi]gene R. MiJ]]in and ,]ohn R. Penna NOES: C0unci]member Yee and Mayor Drago ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: N0n~ TbayFac.Amd ATTEST: