HomeMy WebLinkAboutPRESENTATION - 75A HARBOR PLANIn partnership with:
Harbor Corridor Plan
City Council
October 7, 2014
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City Council Direction
On September 16, 2014 the City
Council directed staff to revise the
plan to achieve the following
objectives:
Ensure more intense
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development in Transit Node
districts –especially at Harbor
and Westminster.
Ensure that the preponderance
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of development in Transit Nodes
be more commercial than
residential.
Address street section designs
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to provide a full range of multi-
modal options.
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City Council Direction
On September 16, 2014 the City
Council directed staff to revise the
plan to achieve the following
objectives:
Ensure more intense
•
development in Transit Node
districts –especially at Harbor
and Westminster.
Ensure that the preponderance
•
of development in Transit Nodes
be more commercial than
residential.
Address street section designs
•
to provide a full range of multi-
modal options.
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Recommended Revisions
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Development Standards
Raise minimum number of building
•
stories from three to four and
increase the maximum allowed stories
from six to 10 in North Transit Node.
Remove three-story building types,
•
such as townhouses, as permitted
types, and prohibit stand-alone
residential development in the North
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Transit Node.
Remove frontage types, such as
•
stoops and porches, as permitted
types to ensure a commercial
character at the ground level.
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Require that all ground floor uses be
•
non-residential. Where residential is
proposed, it must be part of a mixed-
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use project.
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North Transit Node –Existing Condition
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North Transit Node –6-Story Scenario
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North Transit Node –10-Story Scenario
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Recommended Revisions
N
Development Standards
Raise minimum number of building
•
stories from three to four and
increase the maximum allowed stories
from six to 10 in North Transit Node.
Remove three-story building types,
•
such as townhouses, as permitted
types, and prohibit stand-alone
residential development in the North
S
Transit Node.
Remove frontage types, such as
•
stoops and porches, as permitted
types to ensure a commercial
character at the ground level.
S
Require that all ground floor uses be
•
non-residential. Where residential is
proposed, it must be part of a mixed-
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use project.
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Development Standards
Building Type & Form Not Permitted in
North Transit Node
Rowhouse
Tuck-Under
Live/Work (3 Story)
X
X
X
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Recommended Revisions
N
Development Standards
Raise minimum number of building
•
stories from three to four and
increase the maximum allowed stories
from six to 10 in North Transit Node.
Remove three-story building types,
•
such as townhouses, as permitted
types, and prohibit stand-alone
residential development in the North
S
Transit Node.
Remove frontage types, such as
•
stoops and porches, as permitted
types to ensure a commercial
character at the ground level.
S
Require that all ground floor uses be
•
non-residential. Where residential is
proposed, it must be part of a mixed-
10
use project.
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Development Standards
Frontage Types Removed
Frontyard/Porch
Stoop
Frontage Types Allowed
Forecourt
Shop Front
Gallery
Arcade
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Recommended Revisions
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Development Standards
Raise minimum number of building
•
stories from three to four and
increase the maximum allowed stories
from six to 10 in North Transit Node.
Remove three-story building types,
•
such as townhouses, as permitted
types, and prohibit stand-alone
residential development in the North
S
Transit Node.
Remove frontage types, such as
•
stoops and porches, as permitted
types to ensure a commercial
character at the ground level.
S
Require that all ground floor uses be
•
non-residential. Where residential is
proposed, it must be part of a mixed-
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use project.
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Proposed New
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Development
1206 N. Harbor –C&C Development
7.6 acres
110 units –combination of 3-story small
lot detached and mixed-use.
520 S. Harbor –C&C Development
2.3 acres
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35 units –3-story small lot detached.
1010 S. Harbor –City Ventures
3.9 acres
73 units –combination of 3-story small
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lot detached and mixed-use.
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Discussion of Housing
Development Cap
Maximum development
•
potential is 1,726 –4,623
housing units and 1,968,000
non-residential square feet.
Housing Element requires that
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enough land be zoned to
provide for residential
development to meet
Residential Housing Needs
Allocation (RHNA) –405 units.
Parcels identified in the
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Corridor district (see Figure 7-
2) can satisfy this requirement.
North Transit Node could be
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capped for residential
development without affecting
the City’s RHNA obligation.
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Discussion of Housing
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Development Cap
North Transit Node has the potential to
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expand its commercial market share by
up to 1 ½ miles.
Capping residential development in the
•
North Transit Node would emphasize
the desire for commercial development,
but would also limit the creation of
households to support new retail
development, and limit flexibility.
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Housing development in the Corridor
•
and remaining two Transit Nodes would
need to be preserved in order to better
focus commercial development at North
Transit Node.
S
If capped, staff would recommend a cap
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of no less than 500 units in the North
Transit Node.
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TODAY: A Place for Cars
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VISION: A Place for People
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Requested Actions
Recommended for approval by the Planning Commission
August 25, 2014.
Certify the Final EIR 2014-01 and approve:
Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program
Findings of Fact
Statement of Overriding Considerations
Approve General Plan Amendment No. 2014-01
Adopt Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 2014-01
Adopt Amendment Application No. 2014-01
Direct staff to explore alternative lane configurations with
OCTA.
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