Lindenville Specific Plan
City Council
September 27, 2023
Give an overview of
the Lindenville
Specific Plan process
Review changes to
Public Draft Specific
Plan
Review summary
findings of EIR
Addendum
Certify the EIR
Addendum to the
General Plan EIR;
adopt Lindenville
Specific Plan and
related resolutions /
ordinances
The Purpose of
Today’s Meeting
is…
City Council/2
Plan Updates
Specific Plan
• 20-year Vision for Lindenville
• Policy direction and development
standards
• Organized in 8 chapters
• Implementation, including actions
and capital improvements
• Public Review Period: June 30 –
August 3
Environmental Review
• Inform decision makers and the
public about project impacts
• Identify ways to mitigate or avoid
impacts
• Addendum to the General Plan EIR
City Council / 3
Additional Ordinances and Amendments
• General Plan Amendments
• Zoning Ordinance Amendments
• Zoning Map Amendments
City Council / 4
Specific Plan Area
• Approximately 400-acre area
• Standards and requirements do not
apply to the Southline Campus Specific
Plan area
Planning Commission / 5
Specific Plan Process
Existing
Conditions
Summer
2022
Alternatives
Fall 2022
Preferred
Plan
Winter
2023
Technical
Analysis
Winter
2023
Specific
Plan
Winter –
Summer
2023
Adoption
September
2023
We are
here!
City Council / 6
15 Engagement Activities for
the Public Review Draft
City Council/7
• Community Open House Events • Virtual event: July 12 • In person event: July 13 • Pop-Up Events • Orange Memorial Park Farmers’ Market: July 8 • Orange Memorial Park Movie Night: July 21 • Boards and Commissions • Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee: June 6 • Colma Creek Citizens Advisory Committee: June 13 • Youth Commission: July 3 • Planning Commission: July 6 • Equity and Public Safety Commission: July 17 • Design Review: July 18 • Cultural Arts Commission: July 20 • City Council: July 26 • Planning Commission: August 3 • Online Feedback Form • Stakeholder Meeting Summary of Engagement
Process
460 members of the public engaged
35+ Total Events/Meetings/Activities • 2 online surveys / feedback forms • 3 community workshops (2 in person, 1 virtual)
• 4 pop-up events
• 3 rounds of stakeholder meetings • 6 Technical Working Group meetings • 17 Board and Commission meetings City Council/8
Vision
Lindenville is a vibrant and inclusive neighborhood that maintains a base of job opportunities, promotes the
creative economy, and creates a new residential
neighborhood where all people can thrive.
Planning Commission / 9
City Council / 10
Public Comments on
Draft Specific Plan
City Council / 11
Public Comment on the Specific Plan
• Staff Recommended Changes to
Draft Specific Plan
• Simplified summary memo
documenting the public
comment
• Staff Response to Public
Comment and
Recommendations Table
• Responds to and
documents all comments
and changes to the Public
Draft Specific Plan
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• Include design standards that encourage a unique and bold district character while allowing for creativity and
architectural variety
• Create policies that encourage a truly mixed-use district and prevent biotech from dominating the land use balance
• Preserve and support businesses with industrial and light industrial uses that continue to provide essential services for local communities, residents, and business
• Prioritize environmental justice issues such as contamination remediation, meaningful access to open space, and transit connectivity
• Improve pedestrian and bike safety and mobility in the district as well as connectivity between the district and downtown
• Foster the growth of arts, culture, and the creative economy by creating incentives for artists and makers to move here • Incentivize the development of affordable housing and push for more progressive requirements
City Council/ 13 Key Themes from Input Received
on Public Review Draft
Responded to approx. 190 comments
Comments from City Council
• Inclusion of affordability requirements as a part of the Height Incentive Overlay • Consider lower allowed building heights in areas adjacent to single family neighborhoods and allow taller buildings in areas near US-101 • Better the proposed transitions from single family neighborhoods to mixed use areas
• Prioritization of bike and pedestrian improvements
• Identification of specific funding sources for capital improvements • Concern over the feasibility of implementing Colma Creek improvements City Council / 14
Summary of Key Changes
to the Specific Plan • Reverted 40 Airport Blvd, 20 Airport Blvd, and 10 Airport Blvd back to RH-
180 – consistent with GP and
application
• Reverted RM-22 to T3N to allow for
continued mix of uses like the
Basque Cultural Center
• Added RH-180 and T3N designations
to Specific Plan
• Minor updates to Land Use table for
consistency with Zoning Code
Land Use
City Council / 15
Summary of Key Changes
to the Specific Plan • Revision to Zoning Ordinance, 20.320 (“Non-Conforming Uses”) to
streamline the process for the
substitution of legal non-conforming
industrial uses
• Allow staff to approve waivers for
substitution uses
Non-Conforming Uses
City Council / 16
Summary of Key Changes
to the Specific Plan • Added an additional 5% affordable housing requirement beyond the
minimum 15% in Chapter 20.380
• Clarified incentives • Specified bonus du/ac • Specified allowed use of Flex High Rise building types
• Incorporated technical clarifications
from SFO staff on Airport Land Use
Plan consistency
Planning Commission / 17
Height Incentive Overlay
City Council / 17
Summary of Key Changes
to the Specific Plan • Added policies related to sustainable development, ecological design, and
climate change
• Clarified minimum, maximum, and
total project FARs
• Clarified use of Planned
Development for project sites with
unique site conditions, such as
narrow parcel depth
City Council / 18
Design and Development
Summary of Key Changes
to the Specific Plan • Reorganized chapter for clarity • Incorporated additional design standards for façade
articulation, e.g. bay windows,
balconies, etc.
• Clarified standards associated
with unique entry elements and
identity
• Added new landscape design
standards
• Incorporated additional images
to illustrate standards
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Design and Development
Summary of Key Changes to the Specific Plan
Transitions from RL Zoning
• Maintained the setback and stepback standards proposed in Public Draft • Strengthened landscape screening requirements
City Council / 20
T4L Zone
Summary of Key Changes
to the Specific Plan • Minor updates to Open Space and
Parks Framework map
• Allowed for the combining of parks
across projects to meet requirements
• Clarified public art projects, local
artist, and Public Art requirements
• Added Dark Skies requirement
Planning Commission / 21
Open Space and Parks
Amendments to General Plan
City Council / 22
Amendments to General Plan
• Revise Lindenville sub-area boundary
on maps
• Sphere of Influence and SubAreas (Figure 3)
• Downtown, Lindenville, and
Orange Park Sub-Area Diagrams
• Disadvantaged Communities
(Figure 37)
• Revise Proposed Roadway Network
(Figure 14)
• Revise Existing and Potential Park
Sites (Figure 31)
• Modify policy language to reflect
Specific Plan goals and policies
• Lindenville Sub-Area (Chapter 6)
• Mobility and Access (Chapter 9)
• Abundant and Accessible Parks
and Recreation (Chapter 10)
City Council / 23
General Plan Land Use Map City Council / 24
Amendments to Zoning Code
City Council / 25
Amendments to Zoning Code
• Other Minor Revisions to Zoning Code
• Zoning Districts, Zoning Map, and
Boundaries (20.020)
• Transect Zoning Districts
(20.135.020)
• Non-Conforming Uses (20.320)
• Outdoor Storage (20.350.032)
• Community Benefits Program
(20.395)
• Planning Agency and Common
Procedures (20.440 & 20.450)
• Use Classifications (20.620)
• Introduction of new Zoning District
• Lindenville Specific Plan (20.150)
• Introduction on new Overlay Districts
• Height Incentive Overlay (20.160)
• Colma Creek Greenbelt Overlay
(20.190)
• Arts and Makers Overlay (20.200)
• Active Ground Floor Overlay (20.210)
• Update Zoning Map
City Council / 26
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Zoning Map
Transect Zones
Chapter 20.135.020 • Added • T3 Makers Lindenville (T3ML) • T4 Lindenville (T4L) • T5 Lindenville (T5L) • Removed • T4 Makers District (T4M) • T4 Corridor District (T4C) Planning Commission / 28
Addendum to the General
Plan EIR
City Council / 29
2040 General Plan EIR
• 2040 General Plan EIR certified on October 12, 2022
• Significant Unavoidable Air Quality Impacts
• Increase Criteria Air Pollutants
• Inconsistent with 2017 Clean Air Plan
• Significant Unavoidable Transportation Impacts
• Vehicle-Miles-Traveled
• Roadway Safety due to Vehicle Queues on City’s Freeway Off-ramps • All other impacts Less-than-Significant or Less-than-Significantwith-Mitigation City Council / 30
2040 General Plan
vs
Lindenville Specific Plan
* 259,479 square feet of which are existing development City Council / 31
Residential Units Non-Residential Square Footage
2040 General Plan (Lindenville
Area)
5,580 9,799,668
Lindenville Specific Plan 5,581 10,108,600
Net Change +1 +308,932*
Addendum to the 2040 General Plan EIR
City Council / 32
• Evaluated changes proposed by the Lindenville Specific Plan from General Plan buildout assumptions
• Analyzed if changes in LSP would result in new significant impact or substantially increase the severity of impacts identified in the 2040 General Plan EIR
• Addendum documents LSP results in same impacts as
identified in the 2040 General Plan EIR
Planning Commission
Recommendation
City Council / 33
Planning Commission Recommendation
Staff recommends that City Council conduct the public hearing, follow the recommendation of the Planning Commission, and take the following actions:
• Move to adopt the resolution determining that the Lindenville Specific Plan Addendum to the EIR is the appropriate environmental document for the Project.
• Move to adopt the resolution adopting the Lindenville Specific Plan and associated General Plan Amendments.
• Move to waive reading and introduce an Ordinance adopting the Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map Amendments.
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