HomeMy WebLinkAboutStaff Report 6.A 04/21/2008CITY OF PETALUMA,
CALIFORNI 6.A
April 21, 2008
MEMORANDUM
Department of General Plan Administration
27 Howard Street, Petaluma, C.4 94952
(707} 778-4552 Far (707) 778-4586 E-mail: rcaeralnlarrtinci.tietaltttna.ca.tns
DATE: 21 April 2008
TO: Mayor Torliatt and City Councilme 3s
John C. Brown, City Mam
FROM: Pamela Tuft, Director of General Plan Administrati
Scott Duiven, Senior Pianne 7
SUBJECT: DRAFT GENERAL PLAN 2025
Continued Public Hearing — sununay packet of Council discussion
For Full Background Information please see the Agenda Bill prepared for the April 14,
2008 Council hearing and the supplemental distributed on April 11`t'. Additional copies are
available through the City Clerk's office at City Hall.
Background. The Council received the Conunission's recommendations on the final draft Plan
in two packets, referenced above. The Council deliberated on the Commission's recommended
edits for the General Plan 2025 document, heard public testimony, and provided comments and
additional edits, which are reflected in the attached Table. The City Council continued the
Public Hearing to April 2151 in accordance with the published and distributed Notice.
Public comments received at the City Council hearing on April 14°i are surnmarized and
responded to below:
Marianne Hurlev: Submission of a letter, distributed directly by email to City
Councilrnembers, was addressed by Councilmember Barrett and/or agreed to by Council
to add to the General Plan. Staff will incorporate all changes, per Council direction, into
the final General Plan 2025 document.
Glenn Dearth, LTD Eneineerinu. Inc.: Submission of a letter, representing property
owners of property located on Industrial Avenue, requesting reconsideration of the
proposed definition of"zero net fill".
As currently written in the City's Development Code, No Net Fill means "any material
brought on to a project site within a floodplain area that would displace flood waters."
Policy S -P-33 of the Draft General Plan 2025 proposes a clarification and amendment of
this policy to include in the net fill calculation all the material brought into the floodplain
up to the required minimum finished floor elevation. The No Net Fill policy would
continue to be consistently applied to parcels within the regulatory floodplain, as
currently adopted.
Floodplains exist adjacent to all natural and man-rnade streams, regardless of the
contributing drainage area or whether or not they have been mapped. Specifically with
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regard to hydraulic function, floodplains reduce the severity and frequency of flooding
and high water during a storm event by preserving and increasing the existing water
storage capacity. Due to the potential adverse impacts of floodplain loss under peak flow
conditions, disturbance to floodplain areas should be avoided. When avoidance is not
practical or feasible, the natural functions of the floodplains should be preserved to the
maximum extent possible through implementation of the No Net Fill policy.
Regulatory floodway and floodplain calculations are based on peak discharge values
resulting from a macro examination of the 1% (100 -year) design storm event. Site
specific analysis indicates the actual peal: discharge experienced at any one particular
location is very much affected by the available flood storage within the watershed and
within the floodplain. When a flood wave moves downstream, the peak discharge and
the shape of the flood hydrograph changes as the wave travels through each reach of the
stream or river. The more floodplain storage volume available, the more pronounced will
be the attenuation of the flood hydrograph peak. This localized attenuation is not related
to the overall peak discharge value used to delineate the floodplain, however, it is directly
related to the available floodplain storage volume and how the storage areas are accessed
and drained.
The proposed clarification and amendment to the City's No Net Fill policy recognizes
this important role of the floodplain areas to provide maximum attenuation of the peak
discharge as the flood wave moves downstream. Site specific analysis indicates areas of
fill within the floodplain may reduce this attenuation, even when the No Net Fill policy is
applied for the volume of fill up to the 1 % (100 -year) flood elevation when compared to
the existing, unfilled condition. This adverse impact illustrates the need to consider not
only the preservation of floodplain volume, but how the available volume is accessed by
the flood wave. The proposed amendment to the No Net Fill policy would address this
adverse impact by providing additional floodplain storage volume at these locations and
provide equivalent attenuation of the peak discharge.
Staff does not support the request by Mr. Dearth, made on behalf of the property owners
of two Industrial Avenue properties.
- -- -Request of - Council- The Council -is -respectfully -requested to -conclude the -public hearing onthe
final draft of the General Plan 2025 and Implementing Zoning Ordinance and provide direction
to prepare the appropriate legislation to approve, and adopt, the General Plan 2025 and the
Implementing Zoning Ordinance. Work has already begun on drafting the necessary findings for
approval; work on the production of the final document will begin immediately upon receiving
direction from the City Council.
Attachments:
Summary Table of Council agreed upon text amendments, to date, to the General Plan.
c: Claris Albertson, Scott Brodhun, Steven Carmichael, Mike Ban, Steve Hood, Vince
Marengo, Mike Moore, Eric Danly, Leslie Thomsen
General Plan work file
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GENERAL PLAN 2025
FINAL EDITS FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION
Recommended final General Plan 2025 text revisions are offered in the following table for Council consideration. These
amendments, shown as additions and/or deledens, reflect Commission discussion of the Final EIR, staff recommendations from the
public review process, final Commission recommendations and City Council discussions. A few are presented to fix numbering or
typographical errors.
Element, Goal,
Policy, Program
or Page #
Page iv
Page i-19
Page 1-11
Page 1-14
Page 1-20
Recommended Text with Edits
Technical Appendices List: I4rn4 Bicycle & Pedestrian Plan (will be added to reflect &nal document adoption
date)
Introduction
Amend fifth paragraph
The preNisiens of d�As Caneral Plan sh—dll Eat aptly W the>� «':icc ha�o�zs d2terriiin2 `.-hat if they were applied
they tv3:3d deg<-fve aEy pe'-3',hts er rrm e
inconsistent with the Unked State r State eons tati 3F_ 3` 1 aw . T3 The pQipese-&f this pr3 Jls: 1. i int
this G a1 nlaE ?s et e ~_-e _� r__ ---'s e3rSti_ . The urovisions of this General Plan
shall not aDDly to the extent, but only to the extent, that they would violate the constitution or laws of the
United States or the State of California.
Land Use, Growth Management and the Built Environment
Tables 1.3-3 and 1.3-4, first column E-s�2005
1-P-1 A (second bullet) capitalize River
Correct picture caption: Grevillia Street Drive
Amend ninth paragraph to read:
Page 1-13 The voter -approved UGB will expire in 2018 unless renewed. The General Plan provides direction fer to present
a ballot measure to the community extending the UGB measure to 2025 with devaluation of growth
boundary expansion issues, vAt-h greater analysis neede at the time of mid-term review in 2015.
1-P-4 Amend third bullet to read:
In the case where either minimum or maximum development yield is constrained by a pre-existing PUD or PCD
(page 1-14) the entitlement process shall include an amendment to the applicable PUD or PCD.
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Add:
The unit yield calculation historically used in the Sunnyslope Assessment District, per the 1985 annexation, is
New
superseded by the applicable density ranges in the General Plan. Any parcels and/or units that are created in the
1-P-5
future that were not contemplated by the original assessment and unit yield calculation will be required to pay
(page 1-14)
the full cost of any ad iitional infrastructure (sewer, water etc.) needed to support those new parcels/units.
Note.• This new policy is suggested by staff, subsequent to Commission review based on a question posed by the
public. Policies widen Chapter 1 will be renumbered accordingly.
1-G-4
Amend Goal to read:
(page 1-17)
Maintain a parcel-spe Hfic Urban Growth Boundary. ,...tail Peee ber 31, 2018.
Amend to read:
1-P-36 A and B
A. Present a ball t measure to the community to extend the life of the existing UGB ballot measure to 2025,
consistent wit I the General Plan 2025.
The anginal I -P-3641. will be renumbered to I -P-36 B.
2
Community Design, Character, and Green Building
Landmarks paragraph
Correct "working graia towers elevators"
Page 2-2
Amend last sentence: Other landmarks identified by residents include the St. Vincent de Paul Parish Church,
aa&the Petaluma Hi torical Library and Museum, and the Petaluma and Santa Rosa Railroad Trestle in the
downtown area, the Petaluma Municipal Airport, and the Fairgrounds.
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Amend Program:
(paagege 2--33 )
A. Reinforce the industrial character of the city by:
• Adaptively reutilizing, reusing and preserving industrial landmarks.....
Central Petaluma Specific Plan subarea, amend to read:
Encourage and support the rehabilitation and development of the LiNTry Stable (Steamer Landing parte as an
2-P-11
ed-aeatiemd _ buildings and structures reflective of the history of Petaluma's rich agricultural
(page 2-5)
and river -oriented industrial past and present, such as:
• The Livery Stable (Steamer Landing Park) as an educational and/or cultural center
• The Petaluma and Santa Rosa Railroad Trestle as a boardwalk and/or trolley line
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Downtown subarea, amend to read:
2-P-19 Maintain the grid street pattern within Downtown, and improve connections between Downtown and
(Page 2-6) surrounding areas. :..elud _.. the ,...........ie of CE)pel-- .a e._,..,.... D,....7.,..,,, Bett ,.var N :h, in the tie of
Washington Corridor subarea, amend third paragraph to add:
Existing residential structures of potential local significance. such as. but not limited to. 421 and 423 East
Washington. known as the Soberanes homes. and 415 East Washington, are important reflections of their past
Page 2-9
when this corridor represented the eastern edge of the community. Further examples of the historic nature of
this corridor include 1197 East Washington, known as the Martin House. which is listed on the National Register
of Historic Places. Retaining these structures. in their current locations. _preserves the historical context in
which thev were established.
Lakeville Highway area, amend second paragraph to add:
The new Ellis Creek Water Recycling Facility, located on the former Mascorini Ranch, includes the old farm
Page 2-10
house, trails, and open space_- x t> i„ the ..,.L,..re v.z t> u Unincorporated rural lands lie east of Lakeville
Highway, which effectively frame the southeast corner of the Citv.
Washington Core subarea, amend to read:
Provide enhanced facilities to encourage improved pedestrian and bicycle mobility along East Washington Street
and East D Street, such as: __ ________ to the existing___, ___4li _f the East_
(page 2-19)
• Enhancing the existing pedestrian overcrossing of Highway 101.
• Improving and expanding connections to the Lvnch Creek trail system.
• Improve pedestrian and bicvcle facilities on the East Washington Street overpass.
North East subarea, amend third paragraph, add sentences:
The Hansen House nronerty, at 718 North McDowell, represents one of these infill opportunities. This structure
Page 2-20
represents a small remnant of the historic agricultural use of this area and should be preserved and incorporated
into proposed development of the site.
Green Building, amend second paragraph to read:
Page 2-24
...construction waste reduction, and site planning. Historic Preservation is an intrinsicallv green building
practice. The maintenance and rehabilitation of existing structures is inherentiv greener than their demolition
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and reolaceme nt with new construction.
The remaining portion of the existingparagmph will be contained m a newparagraph.
Page 2-24 Fix Policy number 32-P-120; capitalize `Building"
3 Historic Preservation
Amend to react
The Petaluma River Valley has been the location of human settlement_ for hundreds of years. The California
Historical Resources Information System records 14 Native American and 19 historic era cultural resource sites
within Petalu a s UGB. In addition, Petaluma has two City -designated local Historic Districts and one
Nationally Registered Commercial District as well as over 300 properties that have been surveyed for potential
historical significance (see Figure 3-1). Additionally, the Petaluma Vallejo Adobe, located just east of the city's
Page 3-1 UGB, is a Sta e Historic Park and National Landmark. Examples of individual properties listed as National
LEE[ a_....._'. Regl ster Buildings include, but are not limited to: the Sweed House, United States Post Office 41h and
D Streets), the Opera House, the former Carnegie Libraj lARtseum (now the Petaluma Historical Library and
Museum), and the Old Silk Mill.
Much of Tthe .3etaluma Historic Commercial District is listed in on the National Register ...
Add to end of paragraph: See Fi_eure 2-1.
Second bullet, end to read:
Page 3-2 • Econo is benefits — such as those which increase property values and tax revenues, create high wage
soeciali ed iobs, and enhance tourism when historic buildings are protected and made the focal point of
Third bullet, a: nend to read:
Page 3-2 • Social benefits — including those which encourage community pride and mutual concern for the local
historic residential and non-residential building stock; and,
Pages 3-2, 3-3, Correct three r ferences:
and 3-4 California Stat Office of Historic Preservation
Amend picture caption:
Page 3-4 Historic buildings, such as the Train Depot (left) and Suns: t U`nc & ` N-,iKe building the Old Silk Mill (right)
offer opportun ties for preservation and adaptive reuse.
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Amend Program D to read:
3-P-2 D. Encourage owners of historic resources to take advantage of the Rehabilitation Tax Credit; investigate !the
costs benefits of applying limited use of axd-the Mills Act within the city_ .
4 The Natural Environment
Policy 4-P-12, amend to read:
Prohibit new drive-thru food and service facilities with the exception of vehicle serving businesses, such as car
wash and oil/lube. and limit expansion of the drive-thru components of existing facilities which increase idling
Page 4-7 vehicles.
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• Discretionary approvals for such facilities shall include provisions which decrease or eliminate idling
vehicles, to the extent feasible and Dractical.
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4-P-21 and Amend to read:
4-P-21 Reduce solid waste and increase reduction, reuse and/or recycling, in compliance ...
B. and C. B. Require new or remodeled multifamily residential ...
(page 4-11) C. Continue to encourage waste reduction ... and hazardous waste collection.
To conform to the FEIR page 201, insert:
4-P-33 4-P-33 Investigate the feasibilitv of developing a. City -sponsored program to subsidize or assist home -owners s in
(page 4-14) Purchasing solar water heating or Dassive solar systems, or other forms of renewable energy, through low-
- - -
interest loans or DroD_ erty_ tax assessments.
5 Mobility j
5-P-2 Amend to add Program E.
(page 5-9) Transportation imp_ act fees will be routinelv updated to reflect _Dro_iect timing and costs.
Amend to read:
5-P-45 Coordinate transit improvement efforts and schedules among Petaluma Transit, Sonoma County Transit, Golden
(page 5-23) Gate Transit. airport shuttle services. paratransit, taxi services, commuter rail, and schools; coordinate local
transit to include after-school activity schedules.
6 Recreation, Music, Parks, and the Arts
No changes recommended.
7 Community Facilities, Services, and Education
Page 7-14 Third paragraph, amend text:
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The new station, anticipated to have a groundbreaking in the Summer of 2008 and be completed by X008
end of 2009, is expect d to house ...
7-P-25 A Amend Program to
(page 7-16) Complete the fire sprinkler retrofit installation within the historic Downtown business area.
7-P-34
Amend Policy to reaiperations,
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(page 7-17)
Plan for expanding oreplacing the police station with a facility (either on-site or elsewhere) of sufficient size to
accommodate police community requirements and the -anticipated population growth.
8 Water Resources
Amend Policy to read:
Manage groundwater as a valuable and limited shared resource by protecting potential groundwater recharge
8 P 20
(page 8-11 areas and stream sides from urban encroachment within the Petaluma watershed.
See. at a minimum, those areas defined as possible recharge areas set forth in Technical A_D_Dendix Volume 4.
Groundwater Feasib4tv Studv. 2004. or revisions thereto.
Second paragraph, rig�lt column, add:
Existing Dhvsical andlllI natural constraints may limit the ability to achieve containment of the 100 -year design
storm within the Petalluma River Corridor. The intent is to maximize the carrvina capacity of the river corridor
while reducing depthwithin the surrounding floodplain to the greatest extent possible. Implementation of the
River Access and Erihancement Plan establishes and/or enhances the river corridor primarily through the
Page 8-13 introduction of floodllterraces and low -flow channels, alone with habitat restoration and associated ve etg ation
management. The flood -terraces and low -flow channels are envisioned to be sized and situated for comDatibility
with the existing t000graphv and describable landscape features, while still allowing for future adiacent
development where �Dmct)riate. Under the 1% (100-vear) design flow conditions. the flood terraces are
expected to vary in (wIidth up to 200' from centerline in order to provide the desired beneficial effects on
hydraulic capaci fldodwater elevation, and water ouality improvement.
8-G-8 Amend to read:
Page 8-16 Provide surface drain�ge and flood protection facilities to meet the community's needs of reducing flood hazards
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and potential DroDertY damage.
Amend to read:
8-P-29
The City of Petaluma, SCWA, Sonoma County and other responsible agencies shall be encouraged to work
Page 8-16
together in order to Icreate and adopt a flood management plan, or plan amendment to the Petaluma River
Watershed Master Drainage Plan (SCWA, June 2003), for the Petaluma River watershed implementing the
following regional surface water solutions: or a reasonable segment thereof:
Replace in its entirety to read:
8-P-29 A.
Establish a Petaluma River and creek corridor setback for the design and construction of a flood terrace system to
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allow the Petaluma River (Corona and Denman Reaches). alone with Willowbrook. Marin. and Liberty Creeks to
Page 8-16
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accommodate a 1 (100-vear) storm event within a modified channel section to the extent Dossible given
existing natural and Dhvsical constraints.
Amend to add:
The following components, at a minimum, shall be included in the interim development standards called for
above:
• Compliance with No Net Fill.
• Elevation of finished floor at least two feet above Base Flood Elevation (BFE).
8-P-29 B.
• Construction of a flood terrace in the setback area to convey the 1% (100 -year) design storm, to the
extent possible,, in accordance with City and SCWA requirements.
• Payment of anhydraulic/hydrology model update fee for evaluating the proposed project, the cumulative
impacts and the related mitigations, to the regional surface water conveyance system.
• Payment of a proportionate share of regional flood reduction mitigation costs.
Within a 200' setback from centerline of the Petaluma River, within the UGB, no additional development shall
8-P-30
be permitted on lands!, within that 400' wide corridor, given natural and physical constraints, unless the Droposed
Page 8-17
develODment fully com_Dlies with the interim develo_Dment standards as defined in 8-P-29 B., until such time as
the study...
8-P-31 A.
To comply with Final',EIR Errata #1, amend to read:
Page 8-17
...is not compromised!, or si_enificantly_ reduced by proposed development.
8-P-33
Amend to read:
Page 8-18
The City shall continue to implement mandatory zero -net fill upstream of the Pavran transition weir, and when
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appropriate utilize zero -net runoff, to assess site-specific impacts and identification of mitigations.
Note: Amendments to this policy are suggested by staff, subsequent to Commission review based on a question
posed by the Commission.
Amend to rear:
8-P-33 A.
The Development Code shall be amended to include the dirt, existing or fill, between the regulatory 100 -year
Page 8-18
flood elevatiori and the first floor finished floo required minimum elevation for the first finished floor in the
calculation of ::ero-net fill displacement or placement.
To comply wit h Final EIR, amend to add:
8-P-36
Page 8-19
Require development on sites greater than 1/4 acre in size to demonstrate no net increase in peak day stormwater
runoff, to the extent deemed Dractical and feasible.
To comply wit -1 Final EIR, Errata #1, amend to add:
8-P-37
No new inhabited structure or development shall be entitled within that portion of properties containing areas of
Page 8-19
water depths exceeding one foot as illustrated in Figure 8-2. unless mitigation and/or on-site or off-site
improvements are constructed to reduce the 100-vear flood den_ th to less than 1'.
To comply wit i Final EIR, Errata #1, amend to add:
8-P-37 E
Working with Sonoma County, the city shall develop a Dlan and identsfv funding
Page 8-19
opportunities to acquire and move. relocate. or demolish housing, which remain located within the regulatory
Floodway, onc, remapping occurs.
Amend to read:
No Net Fill. A y material brought on to a project site within a flood plain area that would displace flood waters.
All fill up tot e required minimum elevation for the first finished floor shall be offset by the removal of a like
Definition
amount of material. This material may be removed from a portion of the project site; or it may be removed from
a site in the i nmediate area where the removal of compensating material from the off-site location can be
determined, tc the satisfaction of the City Engineer and the Sonoma County Water Agency, to result in a
reasonable equivalence of hydrology and hydraulics to the situation before the development. For purposes of
compliance, orae
or more individual parcels or an entire reach may demonstrate a "zero net fill" balance.
Definition
Peak Day Storrirwater
Runoff. The peak discharge for a 100 -year storm lasting 24 hours.
Zero Net Runoff.
Minimal increase in the peak discharge and no increase in pollutant load immediately
Definition
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downstream 4 the site and no increase in peak discharge further downstream (including downstream
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tributaries) when compared to existing conditions.
9 Economic Health & Sustainability
Amend Program to add:
9-P-18 B.
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(Page 9-5) Continue to preserve Petaluma's unioue historic and cultural resources to expand the success of heri
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age
tourism and its benefits to the local economv.
9-P-4 B Amend Program, to add bullet:
(page 9-11) • DevelODment trends including. but not limited to, land absorption rates and densitv/intensitv yields.
Amend Program to read:
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Maintain Downtown's speeialized-role by encouraging diseearagi specialized uses and activities appropriate
9-P-12 G -
to
Downtown (e.g. boutique hotel, farmer's market, etc.) and discourage these uses from locating elsewheri
in
Petaluma.
Amend Program to add bullet:
9-P-18 B • Promote heritage tourism.
10 Health and Safety
Amend Program to read:
10-P-1 E.
(page 10-4) Explore programs that would encourage, assist, or provide incentives to property owners to retrofit t
eir
buildings for seismic safety, such as the successful Unreinforced Masonry (URM) program.
11 Housing
Housing — Add text box to first page:
"The Housing Element is unique in that it is the onlv element of the General Plan that requires outside review
and certification by the California State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and is
on a
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State mandated time frame. Petaluma's current Housing Element is valid from 2002-2009 and cannot be uodated
until the State disperses the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA). Reformatting has been done to match
the Housing Element to the other General Plan elements."
Throughout Additional pictures, captions, and quotes may be modified and/or added to the document.
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