City Council Meeting
October 9, 2023
Item 5.2
The Central Lathrop Specific Plan (CLSP) Phase
2 Amendment is an update to the CLSP to be
consistent with the recently adopted Lathrop
General Plan Update in accordance with
General Plan Implementation Action LU-5.f.
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The Central Lathrop Specific Plan was approved
by the City Council on November 9, 2004. The
project included certification of an Environmental
Impact Report, adoption of the Specific Plan
document, General Plan Land Use Map
Amendments, Zoning Map, and Code Text
Amendments.
The CLSP is separated into two (2) major phases
of development. Phase 1 development is
underway.
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6 Designation Land Use Area
(acres)
Potential
Building
Square
Footage at
Target FAR
of 0.75 (SF)
LI-CL Limited Industrial [1] 618.2 20,196,594
OS-CL Open Space 29.3 957,231
P-CL Park 11.2 365,904
Major Road Right-ofWay 65.3 2,133,351
Total 724.0 23,653,080
[1] Allowable FAR. of 1.0 per the 2022 General Plan
[2] Target FAR of 0.75
The Specific Plan Amendment requires a
Landscape buffer along the north side of Dos
Reis Road.
Landscape buffer includes a 30 foot-wide
landscape corridor within the public right-ofway, an 8-foot sidewalk, and as well as an additional buffer on the adjacent
development parcels.
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13 The Design Guidelines in the CLSP Phase 2
Amendment cover the following:
◦ Site Design
◦ Circulation
◦ Building Placement & Parking
◦ Refuse, Storage & Equipment Areas
◦ Landscaping
◦ Walls & Fences
◦ Public Spaces and Pedestrian Amenities
◦ Lighting & Furniture
◦ Architecture
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Pedestrian/bicycle safe
crossing
Encouraging gathering areas in
open spaces
16 Monument signage Entry protected from the elements
The proposed Code Text Amendment
includes the following:
◦ Modifying Chapter 17.62, Central Lathrop
Zoning Districts of the Lathrop Municipal
Code (LMC) to establish an “IL-CL”,
Limited Industrial Zoning District with
development standards.
◦ Add Article 6, IL-CL: Limited Industrial
Zoning Districts to Chapter 17.62.
17 A detailed Environmental Checklist, dated August 2023, was prepared to analyze the proposed Central Lathrop Specific Plan (CLSP) Phase 2 Amendment and associated Code Text
Amendment.
As explained in the Environmental Checklist in detail, the proposed projects are consistent with the City’s General Plan, for which an EIR was prepared and certified, and there are no site-specific or cumulative impacts associated with the proposed projects that have not been fully addressed in a previous environmental document, or that cannot be reduced to a less than significant level through the application of uniformly applied development policies and/or standards.
The findings in the Environmental Checklist demonstrate that no additional environmental analysis/review is required CEQA prior to approval of the proposed projects.
18 The Planning Commission held a public hearing
on the proposed CLSP Phase 2 Amendment and
Code Text Amendment.
After review and consideration of all
information provided, and after taking and
considering all public testimony, the Planning
Commission voted unanimously (4-0) to adopt
Resolution No. 23-12, recommending the City
Council to find the project exempt from further
environmental review and to approve the CLSP
Phase 2 Amendment and Code Text
Amendment.
19 Planning Commission and Staff Recommend the
following actions:
1. Hold a Public Hearing;
2. Adopt a Resolution to Find the Project Exempt
from Further Environmental Review Pursuant to
Public Resources Code Section 21083.3 and
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
Guidelines Section 15183; and
3. First Reading and Introduction of an Ordinance to
Approve the CLSP Phase 2 Amendment and Code
Text Amendment.
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