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Attachment 4
CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW
RESOLUTION NO.
SERIES 2024
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW AMENDING THE P(40) SAN ANTONIO PRECISE PLAN TO ELIMINATE THE MINIMUM PARKING
REQUIREMENTS FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT CONSISTENT WITH SUBTASK (B) OF HOUSING ELEMENT PROGRAM 1.2 AND FINDING THE AMENDMENT
TO BE EXEMPT FROM REVIEW UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) PURSUANT TO CEQA GUIDELINES SECTION 15061(B)(3), AS RECOMMENDED BY THE
ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING COMMISSION
WHEREAS, on April 11, 2023, the City of Mountain View adopted the 2023 -2031 Housing Element, which includes Subtask (b) of Policy Program 1.2 to update the P(40) San Antonio Precise Plan to eliminate the minimum parking requirements for residential development and to update Chapter 36 (Zoning) of the City Code, as necessary, to reduce constraints on residential development; and
WHEREAS, the City seeks to amend the P(40) San Antonio Precise Plan to eliminate minimum parking requirements for residential development within the Precise Plan area to implement Housing Element Program 1.2(b) by the December 31, 2024 deadline imposed by the Housing Element; and
WHEREAS, the City has complied with the procedures set forth in Chapter 36 (Zoning), Article XVI (Zoning ordinance administration), Division 11 (Precise plans), Section 36.50.60 et seq. of the City Code; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 36 (Zoning) of the City Code requires the City’s Environmental Planning Commission and City Council each hold a duly noticed public hearing before a Precise Plan is amended; and
WHEREAS, the Environmental Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing on September 18, 2024 and recommended that the City Council adopt amendments to the P(40) San Antonio Precise Plan to eliminate minimum parking requirements for residential development in the Precise Plan area; and
WHEREAS, this Resolution was considered at a duly noticed public hearing of the City Council on November 12, 2024 during which the City Council received and considered all information, documents, and comments presented at said hearing regarding the P(40) San
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Antonio Precise Plan Amendments, including the recommendation from the Environmental Planning Commission, the City Council report, and project materials; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED: that the City Council of the City of Mountain View hereby makes the findings for amendment of a Precise Plan, pursuant to Section 36.50.95 (Findings) of the City Code:
a. The proposed plan is consistent with the general plan. The proposed Precise Plan is consistent with the General Plan because the project implements Subtask (b) of Policy Program 1.2 in the Sixth Cycle 2023 -2031 Housing Element. Eliminating minimum off -street parking requirements, which reduces the cost of new housing construction, will help increase housing opportunities, including affordable housing, and reduce constraints on res idential developments;
b. The property covered by the proposed precise plan or precise plan amendment is within the planned community (P) district. The property covered by the proposed Precise Plan Amendment is within the planned community (P) district because the P(40) San Antonio Precise Plan is currently in a planned community district;
c. The proposed plan would not be detrimental to the public interest, health, safety, convenience or welfare of the community. The proposed amendments to the Precise Plan would not be detrimental to the public interest, health, safety, convenience, or welfare of the community because these amendments implement Subtask (b) of Policy Program 1.2 identified in the Sixth Cycle 2023 -2031 Housing Element, which will not impact the public health and welfare of the community as it is intended to increase the feasibility and affordability of housing projects, thereby contributing to the overall housing supply and benefiting the community’s economic and social well-being;
d. The proposed plan promotes development of desirable character, harmonious with existing and proposed development in the surrounding area. The proposed amendments to the Precise Plan promote the development of desirable character, harmonious with existing and proposed development in the surrounding area, because it aligns with the Precise Plan guiding principles to support increased housing supply and diversity. By eliminating minimum parking requirements, the plan encour ages more efficient land use and supports the creation of residential and mixed-use projects that complement the area’s existing infrastructure; e. The site has special conditions of size, shape, land ownership, existing development, or development opportunities that can only be addressed by approval of the proposed precise plan or amendment. The sites within the P(40) San Antonio Precise Plan have special conditions of size, shape, land ownership, existing development or development opportunities that can only be addressed by approval of the proposed precise plan or amendment because the P(40) San Antonio Precise Plan currently exists to address special conditions in the area such as unique commercial and mixed-use development opportunities in a transit-oriented, regional commercial area. This amendment does not affect those conditions; and
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f. The approval of the proposed plan complies with the California Environmental Quality Act. The approval of the proposed amendments to the Precise Plan are in compliance with the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because they are exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061, Subsection (b)(3). The activity is covered by the general rule (“common sense” exemption) that exempts activities that can be seen with certainty to have no possibility for causing a significant effect on the environment. The project involves minor amendments to City’s parking requirement policies that would not have the potential to cause a significant physical effect on the environment. The proposed amendment is intended to implement City’s adopted Sixth Cycle Housing Element program and to reduce burden on residential developments. No physical development is proposed as part of the project, and the project would not result in the potential for substantially increased allowed density, areas of new development, or new allowed land uses within the City of Mountain View; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: that the P(40) San Antonio Precise Plan is hereby amended to add, delete, or modify its provisions as set forth in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference (section titles are shown in bold font, deletions are shown by strikethrough, and additions are shown in underline,).
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Exhibit: A. P(40) San Antonio Precise Plan Amendments
EXHIBIT A
SAN ANTONIO PRECISE PLAN
ADOPTED BY THE MOUNTAIN VIEW CITY COUNCIL
DECEMBER 2, 2014
EFFECTIVE DATE: JANUARY 8, 2015
RESOLUTION NO. 17924
AMENDED RESOLUTION NO. SUMMARY
October 2, 2018 18248 Designate
cannabis
businesses as a
land use.
May 23, 2019 18337 Amend cannabis
business land uses.
November 17, 2020 18520 Incorporate 2645-
2655 Fayette
Drive.
November 12, 2024 XXXXX Eliminate minimum
parking requirements for
residential development
or any residential
component of a mixed-
use development
Note: The first page of the P(40) San Antonio Precise Plan is hereby amended to add, delete or modify its provisions as set forth below (section titles are shown in bold font, deletions are shown by strikethrough, and additions are shown in underline).
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Managing the design, supply and use of parking is
a key element of the parking policies. The
Plan will require parking consistent with the City ’s
Zoning Ordinance parking standards. Section
36.32.50(b) (Required number of parking spaces) of
the City Code determines when parking may be
required for projects within one -half mile of a major
transit stop in the entirety of the Precise Plan Area,
unless otherwise specified in this Precise Plan. When
parking is required, or voluntarily pr oposed, it is
required to comply with the development standards in
Article X (Parking and loading) of the Zoning
Ordinance.
Although each individual development must satisfy its
own parking requirements, shared parking is strongly
encouraged. Additionally, some existing parking
requirements are higher than expected or do not
support policy objectives for efficient, shared parking.
The Plan identifies opportunities for parking
reductions in the following sections.
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The majority of the existing parking in the Plan Area is surface parking. While parking is necessary for the
success of retail uses in the Plan Area, its design and use should not hinder the form and character
vision and specific parking policy objectives.
Certain types of land uses, development locations and
TDM programs may require less parking and/or be
able to share parking between uses. To recognize the
characteristics of parking in the Plan Area, Chapter
5 provides administrative processes for parking
reductions for new development and/or use(s)
providing any of the following (see Table 2-1):
Shared parking for uses with different peak periods
(e.g. office and restaurant).
Caltrain or proposed Bus Rapid Transit access (within
1,000 feet walking distance)
Parking or TDM program
Multi-family residential
objectives for long-term growth in the Plan Area to result in limited surface parking spaces, primarily occurring
as street parking along new internal connections. They
complement other parking and urban form and
character policies that prioritize centralized parking
structures that are well -linked to open space and shops with comfortable sidewalks allowing for a
experience. Visitors will access centralized, publicly
accessible parking structures via the new internal
street network, connected to the existing bounding
public streets. Visitors can park once and have direct
pedestrian connections to commercial destinations and
open space.
Additional Vehicular Par in Requirements
Off-site parking. Applicants may be allowed to
meet minimum parking requirements through the
use of nearby off-site facilities, if they are designated for that purpose. Determination of capacity of those
facilities shall be on a case-by-case basis.
Location of off -site parking. The allowable
distance for a project to use off-site parking is 600 feet walking distance, from the nearest corner of the
parking facility to the nearest corner of the
destination building. The project site shall not be on
the opposite side of a major public street from the
parking.
Parking for Multi-family residential uses
parking. No minimum parking requirement for
residential development or any residential
component of a mixed -use development in the Plan
Area. All multi- family residential projects may use
the following reduced parking requirement:
Studio and 1-bedroom units: 1 stall
Units with 2 or more bedrooms: 2 stalls
15% of required parking must be available to guests.
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Refer to the
parking standards. Master plan developments and retail
and office developments shall provide bicycle parking in excess of the City standards, in place at the time of Plan adoption. Particular attention shall be paid to providing plentiful bicycle parking in locations convenient to Plan Area buildings, destinations, and bicycle connections.
Note: Best practices for bicycle parking standards in
comparable cities and the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle
Edition may be used as reference for increased parking options.
Note: Section 2.D. (Parking and Transportation Demand Management) of the P(40) San Antonio Precise Plan is hereby amended to add, delete or modify the sub-heading “Parking” as set forth below (section titles are shown in bold font, deletions are shown by strikethrough, and additions are shown in underline).