2019-108 - Approving General Plan Amendment No.2018-06

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LS 11.19.19 the statement of overriding considerations and the mitigation monitoring and reporting program and deny the Project; and WHEREAS, on February 5, 2019, the City Council conducted a duly noticed public hearing to consider the EIR, Development Agreement No. 2018-01, General Plan Amendment No. 2018-06, and Amendment Application No. 2018-10 and solicited comments on the EIR. At the meeting, sixty-one (61) members of the public spoke on the item, thirty-eight (38) speakers supported the project, twenty (20) speakers opposed it and three (3) speakers were neutral and the public hearing was continued to the next regular adjourned City Council meeting on February 19, 2019; and WHEREAS, on February 19, 2019, the City Council continued to conduct a duly noticed public hearing to consider the EIR, Development Agreement No. 2018-01, General Plan Amendment No. 2018-06, and Amendment Application No. 2018-10 and solicited comments on the EIR. At the meeting, one hundred and thirty-one (131) members of the public spoke on the item, twenty-six (26) speakers supported the project and one hundred and five (105) speakers opposed it and one hundred and sixty- six (166) written comments were received with nine (9) in support and one hundred and fifty-seven (157) in opposition. After hearing all relevant testimony from staff, the public and the City's consultant team, the City Council voted that the applications go back to the Planning Commission for reconsideration after further consultation with the community; and WHEREAS, in June 2019, the applicant submitted a revised plan consisting of development 347 multi -family units (59 dwelling units per acre), with 642 parking spaces (1.85 parking spaces per unit) and parking capacity at 2.0 spaces per unit, within a 4- story residential building wrapped around a five -level parking structure with an amenity deck on the sixth -level, private open space, and redesigned the intersection of Main Street and Walkie Way/Santiago Park Drive to provide access to the project on a 5.93- acre site (the "June Revised Plan"); and WHEREAS, on August 12, 2019, the Planning Commission conducted a duly noticed public hearing to consider the June Revised Plan. At the meeting, seventy- seven (77) members of the expressed opposition; nine (9) supported the project, and one speaker was neutral. In addition, one -hundred (100) written comments were received with six (6) in support and ninety-four (94) in opposition. After hearing all relevant testimony from staff, the public and the City's consultant team, the Planning Commission vote resulted in an impasse; and WHEREAS, in October 2019, in response to comments received the Applicant submitted a further revised plan including redevelopment of the 5.93-acre site with 444,534 square feet of total development, including 277,281 square feet of residential buildings that would provide 256 for -rent multi -family residential units and a 167,253 square foot central parking structure and a 284 space surface level parking lot which also reduced the Project's height, increased the Project's setbacks, and modified the Project entrance ("October Modified Project"); and Resolution No. 2019-108 Page 3 of 11