NS-3086 - Village Specific Plan (SP-6) Zone Change

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new development within park deficient and environmental justice areas, prioritize the creation and dedication of new public parkland over the collection of impact fees. The Project would provide approximately 7.5 acres of publicly accessible open space, consisting of both active and passive open space that would be open to the general public through an irrevocable public access easement with the City and would remain in effect through the life of the Project. Additionally, the Project would require 90 square feet of private open space and 100 square feet of active or passive open space per unit. The Project also prioritizes open space as a key placemaking feature of the development. • Policy OS-2.1 (Recreation Variety) of the OS element encourages a variety of recreation facilities and activities to meet the diverse needs of the community. It also encourages the need for indoor and outdoor recreation opportunities, as well as traditional and trending activities. The Project would feature key open space areas. The Promenade has been designed to draw pedestrians from the residential area west of Bear Street, South Plaza Drive, and beyond to create a distinct destination along Sunflower Avenue. The Square is intended to be an intimate hub for public gathering, events, and relaxation from day to night. Various seating areas, water features, and experiential lighting and art are envisioned to activate the Square. A Fitness Loop would encircle and thread through the Project Site and include special markers to provide a continuous fitness path for residents and neighbors. The Recreation Lawn has been designed as an area where the community and their pets can gather and relax in a low-water- grass space. Moreover, the Project is consistent with and supports Implementation Action No. LU-2.12 (Distinctive Districts) of the LU that requires the development and adoption of specific plans or corridor plans for each of the five focus areas that establish regulations and design standards. A full list of all applicable General Plan goals and policies that support the Project are attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by this reference. L. The City Council has weighed and balanced the General Plan's goals and policies and has determined that, based upon this balancing, the Project at 1561 W. Sunflower Avenue and AA No. 2025-01, including SP-6 and the zone change, are consistent with the purpose of the General Plan. M. The City Council also adopts as findings all facts presented in the Request for City Council Action dated September 16, 2025, and October 7, 2025, and exhibits attached thereto; and the public testimony, written and oral, all of which are incorporated herein by this reference. For these reasons, and each of them, AA No. 2025-01 is hereby found and Ordinance No. NS-3086 Page 5 of 23