ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
MEETING DATE: February 12, 2025 AGENDA CATEGORY: Consent - Agreements TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Phillip Burns, Development Services Director
DATE: February 7, 2025
SUBJECT: Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for Site Plan Review No 2 4-0027 and Zone Modification 24-0032
(Stockdale/Jewetta Religious Campus) (Ward 5).
1. Applicant/Reimbursement Agreement with HKS Inc. ($209,524.80) for the preparation of an EIR.
2. Consultant Agreement with Impact Sciences ($174,604.00) to prepare EIR.
3. Appropriate $209,524.80 (HKS Inc. contribution) to the Development Services Operating budget in the General Fund
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the agreements.
BACKGROUND:
HKS Inc., (applicant) is proposing a Zone Modification (MOD) and Site Plan Review (SPR) to develop a
13.07-acre religious campus at the southwest corner of Stockdale Hwy & Jewetta Avenue. The project shall consist of one temple, one meeting house, a clothing center, grounds building, equipment enclosure, and Accessory structure. The plan is to have the campus built in two phases and shall include a cross-lot easement to the north. Access to the campus shall be from the north, west, and south.
The proposed temple building shall contain a mechanical penthouse and a basement. The main floor has a primary parapet height of 24' -6", for t he majority of the building, and accent walls at the building quadrants that have a parapet height of 36 feet. The mechanical penthouse, which is inset from the exterior walls and central to the building, has a maximum parapet height of 45 feet at the base of the steeple. The steeple consists of an unoccupied tower, cupola/dome and finial ending at the 124 -foot elevation, thus requiring a zone modification to exceed the 60 -foot height limit of the C -O (Commercial Office) zone. The meeting house shall have a height limit of 66 feet.
The project includes the following actions:
1. A zone modification to allow the building heights that exceed the 60 -foot height limit of the C-O (Commercial Office) zone; and
2. Site Plan Review to approve the development of a religious campus.
Applicant/Reimbursement – City Agreement:
The applicant/reimbursement agreement acknowledges that HKS Inc., will pay for all costs associated with preparing the EIR. The total cost of the EIR is $209,524.80 which consists of $174,604.00 for the consulting services and $34,920.80 to reimburse the City for its costs in managing the project.
Consultant Agreement:
The consultant agreement sets forth the scope of services for the preparation of an EIR for Site Plan Review No 24-0027 and Zone Modification 24-0032 by Impact Sciences.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Due to the fact that the applicant will provide payment and compensation for the agreements, therefore no impact on the City General Fund.
COUNCIL GOAL:
Community Character & Quality of Life
Innovative and Efficient City Government
ATTACHMENTS:
1. HKS, Inc. Agreement
2. Impact Sciences Agreement