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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015_10_07 complete Zoning P-C amendment        CITY OF SARATOGA   Memorandum        To: Saratoga City Council  From: Debbie Bretschneider, Acting City Clerk  Date: October 7, 2015   Subject: Item 7: Second reading of a Zoning Amendment to add a Planned‐Combined Zoning  District (P‐C) to an existing site at 13716 & 13718 Saratoga Road    After publication of the agenda packet for the October 7, 2015 City Council Meeting, a correction  was discovered that needed changes for Item 7: Second reading of a Zoning Amendment to add a  Planned‐Combined Zoning District (P‐C) to an existing site at 13716 & 13718 Saratoga Road    The correction is to Condition 14 of the ordinance: changing the word “with” to “which.”  1 ORDINANCE ____ AN ORDINANCE REZONING ASSESSOR’S PARCEL NUMBER 397-30-047 LOCATED AT 13716 & 13718 SARATOGA ROAD FROM R-1-10,000 TO R-1-10,000 P-C (PLANNED COMBINED DISTRICT) SACRED HEART PARISH THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS: Findings 1. Saratoga City Code Article 15-16 establishes the P-C (Planned Combined) District to provide the City the authority to modify standards of development in an underlying zoning district so as to achieve the following objectives: (a) To provide a means of guiding development or redevelopment of properties in areas of the City that are uniquely suited for a variety of design and development patterns and standards. (b) To provide greater flexibility of land use and design for a development that provides a public benefit that would not otherwise be attainable through strict application of the zoning regulations. A public benefit could include, but is not limited to, buildings that exceed the City's green building standards, provides community facilities that are open to the public, or allows for innovative in-fill design. (c) To encourage innovative design in a development that achieves one or more specific goals and policies of the General Plan that would otherwise not be attainable through strict application of the zoning regulations. 2. A Planned Combined District may be combined with any zoning district upon the granting of a change of zone in accord with the provisions of this Article. A Planned Combined district shall be designated by the symbol "P-C" following the zoning district designation with which it is combined. 3. The addition to the Parish Center will include an enlarged reception area, conference rooms, and storage areas with exterior access. The interior of the second floor will be completely remodeled with new offices and meeting areas and the height of the roof will be increased from 23.7 feet to 26 feet. New second story windows will be installed on the south elevation and existing second story windows on the western elevation will be relocated. An existing kindergarten classroom within the school building will be relocated to a new area that is currently used as an office. No exterior modifications to the school building are proposed. All new exterior materials and colors will match the existing building which includes tan colored stucco and composition shingle roofing. The zoning of the site is single-family residential (R-1-10,000). The floor area, building height, and site coverage of the existing church and school buildings exceed the development standards of the residential zoning district. Since the site does not comply, the placement of the Planned-Combined (P-C) Overlay District onto the existing residential zoning district would modify the standards of 2 development of the underlying zoning district from R-1-10,000 to P-C / R-1-10,000. By allowing the P-C district, the City will further their objectives of providing a public benefit, such as exceeding the City’s providing community facilities open to the public. 4. The City of Saratoga Planning Commission and City Council have each found that that the change is required to achieve the objectives of the Zoning Ordinance set forth in Section 15- 05.020, and following additional findings required in support of the rezoning to R-1-10,000 P-C: (a) That the proposed location of the planned combined district is in accord with the objectives of the General Plan and the purposes of the zoning district in which the site is located. (b) That standards for the development will result in an aesthetic asset to the community and produce an environment of stable and desirable character consistent with the overall objectives of the General Plan and Zoning Ordinance. (c) That the uses in the development will complement each other and will not adversely affect existing and proposed land uses in the vicinity or the public health, safety and welfare. (d) That the application of the combined district furthers two or more of the purposes contained within Section 15-16.010 (as set forth above, particularly purposes (b) and (c) under Finding 1 above). 5. The City Council may by ordinance adopt a change of zone to a planned combined district as applied for or in modified and/or conditional reclassification. The conditions of this rezoning are set forth in Attachment 1 hereto and include limitation of the exceptions to the City’s floor area, site coverage and height regulations as specified in Finding 3 above. 6. The City Council of the City of Saratoga held a duly noticed public hearing on (insert date), and after considering all testimony and written materials provided in connection with that hearing introduced this ordinance and waived the reading thereof. Therefore, the City Council hereby amends the City Code as follows: Section 1. Adoption. The Saratoga City Zoning Map is amended to conditionally rezone ASSESSOR’S PARCEL NUMBERS 397-30-047 (owned by Sacred Heart Parish and also known as 13716 & 13718 Saratoga Avenue, Saratoga, California from R-1-10,000 TO R-1-10,000 P-C (PLANNED COMBINED DISTRICT) subject to the conditions specified in Attachment 1 hereto. Section 2. Severance Clause. The City Council declares that each section, sub-section, paragraph, sub-paragraph, sentence, clause and phrase of this ordinance is severable and independent of every other section, sub-section, paragraph, sub-paragraph, sentence, clause and phrase of this ordinance. If any section, sub-section, 3 paragraph, sub-paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is held invalid, the City Council declares that it would have adopted the remaining provisions of this ordinance irrespective of the portion held invalid, and further declares its express intent that the remaining portions of this ordinance should remain in effect after the invalid portion has been eliminated. Section 3. California Environmental Quality Act The Community Development Department completed an Initial Study and Negative Declaration which included a review of the environmental impact of this Rezoning and the City Council hereby adopts said Negative Declaration. Section 4. Publication. A summary of this ordinance shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation of the City of Saratoga within fifteen days after its adoption. Following a duly notice public hearing the foregoing ordinance was introduced at the regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Saratoga held on September 16, 2015 and was adopted by the following vote on October 7, 2015. COUNCIL MEMBERS: AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: SIGNED: ATTEST: _________________________________ _____________________________ HOWARD A. MILLER Debbie Bretschneider MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA ACTING CLERK CITY OF SARATOGA Saratoga, California Saratoga, California Date:____________________ APPROVED AS TO FORM: ____________________________________________ RICHARD TAYLOR, CITY ATTORNEY 4 Exhibit 1 CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL ORDINANCE ____ 13716 & 13718 SARATOGA AVENUE, (397-30-047) SACRED HEART PARISH CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL 1. This ordinance supersedes all previous use permit resolutions issued for an institutional use for this site. 2. All permitted uses per City Code Sections 15-12.020 and 15-12.030 are allowed. Additional permitted uses include a community facility, an institutional facility, a religious and charitable institution (per UP-00-007). The conditions of approval from UP-00-007 are number below as 3-9. 3. Neighbors shall be able to call a publicly published phone number to reach a Church representative during special events or activities to register concerns or complaints. The Church shall make a good faith effort to respond to these complaints. The City shall be notified if this contact telephone number changes. 4. There shall be no more than 360 classroom students on-site an any one time. 5. Delivery trucks servicing the site shall be limited to the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Garbage collection trucks are required to service the site after 6:00 a.m. or per the City’s contract. The City shall be responsible for enforcing these hours. The Church shall maintain the garbage dumpster in an interior location where its pick-up will not disturb neighbors. 6. Special events that require outdoor amplified sound shall end by 9:00 p.m., with the exception that no more than three Friday or Saturday special events per year may go later. These three exception special events shall cease by 11:00 p.m. Special events shall be defined as any large- scale congregation of people, excluding typical school and church activities. 7. The applicant shall provide a schedule of upcoming special events to the City and to adjacent neighbors at least 30 days prior to each event. 8. The current frame used for signs is acceptable but no other signs will be allowed on site without prior approval of the City. 9. Class scheduling shall be coordinated with Saint Andrews School and Redwood Middle School to minimize overlapping peak school drop-off and pick-up times. 10. The total allowable floor area for the site shall be not greater than 78,679 square feet which is 73.5% coverage of the site. 5 11. All required setbacks shall be per City Code Section 15-12.090 for the R-1-10,000 zoning district. 12. Off-street parking and loading facilities shall be provided for each use on the site, in accordance with the regulations set forth in Article 15-35 of the City Code. 13. Construction of any future structures shall comply with applicable design review regulations set forth in Article 15-46 of the City Code. 14. The allowable building height shall be no taller than 26 feet with the exception of the church which is 30 feet and the bell tower which is 80 feet. 15. All uses permitted on site shall be open to the public.