City Council
July 27, 2022
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Existing Conditions
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Proposed Conditions
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PROJECT SITE
General Plan Amendment
◦ Consistency with GP Preferred Land Use Scenario
Downtown Station Area Specific Plan Amendment
◦ Remove project site from DSASP boundaries
Zoning Map Amendment to Planned Development
◦ Allow for Multi-Family Residential Zoning (mirror DTC standards) with PD Zoning District
8 Design Review Permit
◦ DRB Recommendation for Approval
◦ Planning Commission Recommendation for Approval
Preliminary TDM Plan
◦ 30% more bike parking, ped improvements
Affordable Housing Agreement
◦ Accept 15% affordable housing proposal
Approval of CEQA Document
◦ SCEA-IS and MMRP
9 Standards crafted to respond to unique site
conditions
Code mirrors Downtown Transit Core Zoning
District
◦ Allows Multiple Unit Residential Uses as permitted uses ◦ Maximum Height of 85 feet (for residential only)
◦ Setbacks, Minimum Landscaping, Floor area, Lot Coverage reflects DTC Development Standards for Residential
Proposed Parking for Project:
◦ 308 vehicle parking spaces (approx. 1:1 parking for all residential units + 16 visitor parking)
◦ Bike Parking: 135 bike parking spaces
10 Design Review Board (March 16, 2021)
◦ Changes to landscaping elements
◦ Sound measures and design facing the railroad
◦ Recommendation for Planning Commission approval
Housing Standing Committee (April 18, 2022)
◦ Proposal met Inclusionary Ordinance at 15%
◦ 4-bedroom units are rare for the City
11 Planning Commission (June 16, 2022)
◦ General support for increased number and type of
housing and ped and bike amenities
◦ Unanimous decision to recommend approval by City
Council
Airport Land Use Commission (July 14, 2022)
◦ Determined to be compatible with SFO ALUCP for
Height, Safety, and Noise
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Mitigation Measures:
◦ MMRP prepared to implement any mitigation measures that are applicable from Plan Bay Area EIR
◦ PROJECT-SPECIFIC Transportation Measures
Reduce the existing driveway width
Remove slip lane at Airport/San Mateo Avenue Intersection 13 Air Quality Noise
Biological Resources Hazards and Hazardous Materials
Cultural Resources Transportation
Geology and Soils Utilities and Service Systems
Circulation of SCEA-IS included:
◦ Neighboring properties, State and Regional Regulatory Agencies (Caltrans, BAAQMD, DTSC), Tribal Resource
Consultation (AB 52)
Comments received from:
◦ SFO – Airport Land Use Commission Review
◦ DTSC – Confirm site is not on Cortese list
◦ CDFW – Stop sending CDFW notices
14 44 Affordable Housing Units
◦ 29 low-income households
◦ 15 very-low income households
All Electric Building
Safety Improvements at NW corner of Airport/S. Airport ◦ Removal of slip lane
Ped/Bike Enhancements
◦ Sidewalks, Landscaping, ROW improvements at project frontage ◦ Contribution to bike lane improvements on Airport Blvd TDM Plan
◦ 30% more bicycle parking
Contribution to Industrial Area CFD
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Impact fees applicable to project:
◦ Parks and Recreation Impact Fee ($4.5 mil)
◦ Childcare Fee ($541K)
◦ Library Impact Fee ($158K)
◦ Citywide Transportation Fee ($50K)
◦ Public Safety Impact Fee ($316K)
◦ School District Fee ($733K)
Estimated at $6.3 million in impact fees to the
City
Recommended actions for City Council:
◦ First, Adopt a resolution making findings and approving the Sustainable Communities Environmental
Assessment (ND20-0002), consistent with the 2040 Plan
Bay Area Environmental Impact Report, and in
accordance with Section 21155.2 of the California Public Resources Code; and
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amending the Zoning Map (RZ20-0001) to rezone
one parcel as a Planned Development
Third, adopt a resolution making findings to
conditionally approve the entitlements request for 40
Airport Boulevard, including
◦ DSASP Amendment (SP21-0001),
◦ TDM Plan (TDM22-0005),
◦ Design Review (DR20-0037), and
◦ General Plan Amendment (GPA20-0003).
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