HomeMy WebLinkAbout141-98RESOLUTION NO. 141-98
APPROVING A REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION TO INITIATE A GENERAL
PLAN / SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT STUDY FOR CASTLE CONSTRUCTION
(APPLICANTS AND OWNERS) INVOLVING A 5.4 +/- ACRE PROJECT SITE
LOCATED ALONG MAISON DRIVE IN THE OLD BLACKHAWK ROAD
SPECIFIC PLAN AREA (ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NO. 203-200-063)
WHEREAS, Castle Construction (applicants and owners) has requested initiation of a General
Plan/Specific Plan Amendment Study (GP/SPA Study) for the 5.4+/- acre site located on the
south side of Maison Drive at the east end of Maison Drive in the Old Blackhawk Road Specific
Plan Area (Assessor's Parcel Number 203-200-063); and
WHEREAS, the Old Blackhawk Road Specific Plan designates the site as Sub-Area 1
Church/School Site and the Danville 2005 General Plan designates the site as Public & Open
Space - Public and Semi Public; and
WHEREAS, the applicants/owners have indicated a desire to pursue development entitlements
that would allow development of the site with single family residential development (a mix of
single family detached and duet units); and
WHEREAS, the preliminary land plan submitted by the applicants/owners would necessitate a
GP/SPA to Residential - Multiple Family - Low Density (7 to 12 units per acre), or a comparable
site-specific land use designation; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Danville requires Town Council authorization prior to preparation of
GP/SPA Studies; and
WHEREAS, the Danville Town Council did consider the request of the applicants/owners at a
noticed public hearing on September 15, 1998; and
WHEREAS, a staff report was submitted recommending that the Town Council authorize the
GP/SPA Study; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council did hear and consider all reports, recommendations, and
testimony submitted in writing and presented at the hearing; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Danville Town Council concurs with the recommendation of staff and
authorizes the preparation of a GP/SPA Study; and, be it further
RESOLVED, that the applicants/owners are directed to submit site plans, preliminary landscape
plans, building elevations and floor plans, a circulation plan, a traffic study, a preliminary grading
plan, a preliminary soils/geotechnical report and a noise study; and, be it further
RESOLVED, that the applicants/owners are further directed to submit all additional information
deemed necessary to allow the Town to evaluate the request, including submittal of alternative
development schemes reflecting the following scenarios:
Using the product types proposed by the applicants/owners, a project alternative with a
higher representation of the proposed duet units (i.e., change the mix of the single family
detached units and the duet units to include more duet units in the project);
Using an alternate product type that would be suitable for a project in the mid-range of
the 7 to 12 dwelling units per acre density range (i.e., that would align closely to the
product types envisioned by Sub-Area 2 of the Old Blackhawk Road Specific Plan and
which have actually been developed in the Terraces, Tivoli and Promenade townhouse
projects); and
Using an alternate product type that would be suitable for a project in the mid-range of
the 5 to 7 dwelling units per acre density range (i.e., that would align closely to the
product types envisioned by Sub-Area 3 of the Old Blackhawk Road Specific Plan and
which has been developed in the Belleterre project); and, be it further
RESOLVED, that the applicants/owners are further directed as follows:
One of the project design schemes submitted for review shall include use of standard road
widths; and
The location and size of all proposed on-street parking places shall be identified for each
project design schemes; and
C,
A review of the potential circulation/safety impacts to units located along the project entry
roadway shall be provided; and
d,
A comparative review of the amount of open space in this project shall be made to other
Old Blackhawk Road Specific Plan projects; and
e,
Provision of a wide, functionally designed trail connection from this project to Camino
Tassajara shall be provided; and
Enhanced landscape treatment (planting material size and quantity and depth of planter
strip) shall be provided along the project's Camino Tassajara frontage; and
A comparative review shall be supplied to allow a comparison of the landscape frontage
treatment for the Standard Pacific project at the east entrance to the Sycamore Valley
Specific Plan Area to the subject porposal; and
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Consideration shall be given to the project' s visual importance as an entrance to the Old
Blackhawk Road Specific Plan Area and as relates to Camino Tassajara, with a design
directive that extensive landscape treatment is to be provided on both the street and
project sides of the proposed proj ect's Camino Tassaj ara sound/architectural wall to take
into consideration the proposed building heights and massing of the units in the proposed
project; and
The project design schemes shall generally not include variance requests from the
minimum applicable development criteria; and
Project comparisons between the proposed project design schemes and the existing Tivoli,
Terraces, and Belleterre developments (including lot size and floor area ratio
comparisons) shall be provided; and, be it further
lIESOLVED, that use of a Planning Commission Study Session to allow critical review of the
various project design schemes shall be utilized; and, be it further.
RESOLVED that in authorizing the GP/SPA Study, the Town Council is not indicating any
predisposition to approve the GP/SPA Study.
APPROVED by the Danville Town Council at a regular meeting on September 15, 1998 by the
following vote:
AYES: Waldo,
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
Arnerich, Doyle, Greenberg, Shimansky
MAYOR
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY
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