Design Review Permit 24-02
Vesting Tentative Map 24-01
Planned Development Plan 24-01
Bayfront Blocks K-L-M-O-P
CITY OF HERCULES CITY COUNCIL MEE TING
September 9 , 202 5
Recommended Action
1. Receive staff presentation
2. Open public hearing
3. Receive applicant presentation
4. Accept public comments
5. Close hearing and discuss
6. Adopt Resolution Approving KLMOP
Development Proposal
Project Overview
• 168 residential units (141 townhomes + 27 live/work)
• 10 affordable units
• 25 three-story buildings
• Vesting Tentative Map realigns Shoreline Loop
• Includes civic spaces and infrastructure
Project Site
Location
• Bayfront Blocks K-L-
M-O-P
• Waterfront District
Master Plan (WDMP)
• Transit Village Sub-
Area
Background & Prior Approvals
2019
Supersedes approved DRP #19-01
(2019) – 476 apartment units
Preliminary Application submitted
17 Apr. 2024
8 July 2024
Formal Applications submitted
State Housing Law Context
SUBJECT TO HOUSING
ACCOUNTABILITY ACT (HAA)
SUBJECT TO HOUSING CRISIS
ACT OF 2019 (SB 330)
CITY REVIEW LIMITED TO
OBJECTIVE STANDARDS
Regulatory
Context
General Plan: Planned
Commercial Residential
Mixed Use
Zoning: PC-R Planned
Commercial Residential
Mixed-Use District
Overlay Districts
• Waterfront District Master Plan
(WDMP)
• Special Flood Hazard Area Overlay
District
WDMP Regulating Zones
• Block K: T5 – MST
• Block L: T5 – MST
• Block M: T5 – VN
• Block O: T5 – MST & T5 – VN
• Block P: T5 – VN
The shaded area represents additional permitted uses
Objective Standards within WDMP
➢Building Placement
(Build-to Line)
➢Setbacks
➢Building Height (in
stories)
➢Lot Size
➢Frontage Types
➢Encroachment allowance
➢Parking minimum, location,
and standards
➢Allowed architectural styles
by regulating zone
➢Street and circulation
standards
➢Civic space standards
Affordable Housing
• 10 affordable units (5%) per Development Agreement
• Meets requirement: 25 affordable units within first 500 Bayfront homes
• Affordable units dispersed by type and location
Private Alleys
Interior Block Alleys are:
• Are private
• Not WDMP streets
• Not subject to the WDMP street standards
• Not subject to WDMP frontage requirements
• Private Alleys in
Yellow
• Public Streets in
Blue
Shoreline
Loop
Shoreline Loop realigned meets
street and access standards
Civic
Spaces
Neighborhood Square
(5,600 sf), Paseo (4,200 sf),
Neighborhood Park (12,800
sf)
Public access easements for
all civic spaces
Additional garden paths and
Bay Trail overlook deck
Block K
Blocks
L & M
Blocks
O & P
Required Findings
• Consistent with the General Plan
• Compliance with objective standards of the Hercules
Municipal Code, WDMP, and Subdivision Map Act
• Findings detailed in the draft Resolution and Exhibit E Environmental Review
• Relies on 2011 Certified EIR
• Within scope of prior CEQA analysis
• No new impacts identified
• Mitigation measures from MMRP apply
Planning Commission
Recommendation
July 21, 2025, Public Hearing
➢ Recommended Approval to City Council
PLANNING COMMISSION CONCERN COA RESOLUTION
Color Palette COA #5
Street Lighting COA #20
Bayfront Loop Geometry COA #16
Building Brick Maintenance COA #21
Fixture Repair Due to Ground Settlement COA #21
Stucco Maintenance to Repair Cracks COA #21
Pet Waste Management Plan COA #21
Recommendation
City Council Approval of:
• Design Review Permit 24-02
• Vesting Tentative Map 24-01
• Initial/Final Planned Development Plan 24-01