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EFFECTIVE DATE
OF' ORDINANCE
July 1, 2009
Introduced by
Mike Healy
ORDINANCE NO. 2325 N.C.S.
Seconded by
Teresa Barrett
APPROVAL OF REZONING TO A PLANNED UNIT DISTRICT (PUD)
FOR LOGAN PLACE LOCATED AT
1200 PETALUMA BOULEVARD NORTH, APN 019-020-013,
PROJECT .FILE NO. 08-SPC-0525-CR
WHEREAS, the Burbank Housing Development Corporation has applied to rezone
property located at 1200 Petaluma Boulevard North, APN 019-020-013 ("the Property") to a
Planned Unit District (PUD) and has proposed an associated Unit Development Plan and PUD
Development Standards; and
WHEREAS, the City of Petaluma Planning Commission held a public hearing on the
proposed amendment on April 14, 2009 after giving notice of said hearing, in the manner, for the
period, and in the form required by the City's Implementing Zoning Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the City of Petaluma Planning Commission filed with the City Council its report
set forth in its minutes of April 14, 2009 recommending the adoption of a Rezoning from Mixed
Use (MUIa) to Planned Unit District (PUD) along with the adoption of the associated Unit
Development Plan and PUD Development Standards to allow fora 66-Unit Affordable Multi-
family Rental Housing Community on the vacant 2.6-acre parcel at 1200 Petaluma Boulevard
North, Assessor's Parcel No.019-020-013; and
WHEREAS, on May 18, 2009, in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA), 14 California Code of Regulations Sections 15000 et seq. (CEQA Guidelines) and the
City of Petaluma Environmental Guidelines, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2009- ,
N.C.S., adopting a mitigated negative declaration of environmental effect for the Project; and
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PETALUMA AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. PUD Findings
The City Council finds as follows in support of the Rezoning to Planned Unit District for Logan
Place, 66-Unit Affordable Multi-family Rental Housing Community at 1200 Petaluma Boulevard
North (the Project):
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A. The proposed Amendment to Zoning Ordinance No. 2300 N.C.S., to amend the Mixed Use
(MU 1 a) zoning district to a Planned Unit District (Logan Place PUD) to develop the site as a
residential apartment community is in .general conformity with the Petaluma General Plan
2025 which, for the subject area, directs recognizing a broad range of uses with fairly high
intensities with the aim of creating the ambiance of a bustling urban corridor. The
proposed 66 units comply with the 2025 General Plan land use designation of the site as
Mixed Use; the project proposes a Floor Area Ratio of 0.86 where a maximum of 2.5 is
allowed and proposes a residential density of 25.3 units to the acre where a maximum of
30 units to the acre is allowed. The proposed 66-unit housing community, surrounded by
the existing autobody, retail, service, restaurant, recreational vehicle sales, low 8~ medium
density residential, union hall, urban community farm, and underdeveloped land zoned for
medium density residential and mixed use development, will enhance the neighborhood.
As the subject 2.6-acre parcel is essentially flat, is without native/protected trees, has direct
access to a major street with good bus and bicycle connectivity, is near services including
a grocery store (see Sheet 1-3 and 1-4), and abuts and enhances the mixed use
neighborhood, it is suited to development at this density and of this type.
The proposed rezoning to PUD is consistent with the Petaluma General Plan Housing
Element (Chapter 1 1) policies which direct the City: to continue to work with non-profit
housing organizations to benefit from their expertise in and resources for developing and
supporting affordable housing (nearly all affordable housing projects in the city have been
developed in partnership with non-profit organizations such as Burbank Housing
Development Corporation, Eden Housing, and Petaluma Ecumenical Properties); to ensure
the long-term affordability of units provided with City assistance (Logan Place will remain
affordable for at least 55 years through regulatory agreements with a number of lenders);
to require the inclusion of disabled-accessible units in projects that receive City assistance
(the 23 units in the podium building and all 13 first floor units will be designed to
accommodate disabled family members, this is 550 of all units); and to require apartment
projects that receive City funding to include units with more than two bedrooms (27 of the
66 units will be 3 bedroom units, this is 41% of all units).
C. The proposed rezoning to PUD is consistent with the Petaluma Interim Zoning Ordinance in
that it incorporates the policies and guidelines of the Planned Unit District Chapter 19 of
the Implementing Zoning Ordinance. The proposed development is planned on a
property which has a suitable relationship to one or more thoroughfares (Petaluma
Boulevard North), and said thoroughfare with the improvements required, is adequate to
carry the traffic generated by the development. The Project is consistent with the Zoning
Ordinance because it clearly results in a more desirable use of land and a better physical
environment than would be possible under any single zoning district. Creating a
neighborhood at 25.3 units to the acre with ample usable open and community space
creating a community core (rather than requiring more parking than needed or one type
of height separation when another type will serve as well), makes the development of this
land under the Logan Place PUD more desirable than development under standard MU 1 a
zoning. Furthermore, the 66 units will rent at a rate affordable for those earning 30% to 60%
of the area median income and will be affordable for at least 55 years.
D. The public necessity, convenience, and general welfare clearly permit and will be
furthered by the proposed PUD zoning in that the PUD zoning designation will result in multi-
family housing, a use that is appropriate and compatible with the existing surrounding uses;
permit a project design that provides greater usable open and community space than
otherwise applicable zoning; increase the City's affordable housing stock; and provide infill
residential development of fairly high intensity that is close to public transportation and
services, furthering the City's greenhouse gas reduction efforts and climate protection
goals. The Project plans present a unified and organized arrangement of units and access,
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appropriate to adjacent and nearby properties. Proposed landscaping would further
ensure compatibility. The proposed Project will also require review and approval by the
Site Plan and Architectural Review Committee.
The requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) have been satisfied
through the preparation of an Initial Study for the proposed project and the. adoption of a
Mitigated Negative Declaration which identifies sufficient mitigation measures to avoid or
reduce to a level of insignificance, potential air quality, biology, and noise impacts
generated by the proposed project. A copy of the notice of intent to adopt a mitigated
negative declaration was published in the Argus-Courier and provided to residents and
occupants within 500 feet of the site, in compliance with CEQA requirements.
Section 2. Severability
If any provision of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held
invalid, the remainder of the ordinance, including the application of such part or provision to
other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby and shall continue in full force and
effect. To this end, provisions of this ordinance are severable. The City Council hereby declares
that it would have passed each section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause,
or phrase hereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, subdivisions,
paragraphs, sentences, clauses, or phrases be held unconstitutional, invalid, or unenforceable.
Section 3. Effective Date
This ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after the date of its adoption by the
Petaluma City Council.
Section 4. Publication
The City Clerk is hereby directed to post and/or publish this ordinance or a synopsis of it for the
period and in the manner required by the City Charter.
INTRODUCED and ordered posted/published this 18th day of May 2009.
ADOPTED this 1s1 day of June 2009 by the following vote:
AYES: Vice Mayor Barrett, Glass, Harris, Healy, Rabbitt, Renee, Mayor Torliatt
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
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