HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 222-87RESOLUTION NO. 222-87
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAKERSFIELD MAKING FINDINGS, ADOPTING STATEMENT
OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS, AND APPROVING
SEGMENT I OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE LAND USE
AND CIRCUiLATION ELEMENTS OF THE BAKERSFIELD
METROPOLITAN AREA GENERAL PLAN (LAND USE AND
CIRCULATION ELEMENTS AMENDMENT 3-87).
WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Bakersfield referred
Segment I of a proposed amendment to the Land Use and. Circulation
Elements of the Bakersfield Metropolitan Area General Plan to the
Planning Commission; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of
Bakersfield, in accordance with the provisions of Section 65351
of the Government Code, held a public hearing on June 18, 1987,
on Segment I of a proposed amendment to the Land Use and
Circulation Elements of the General Plan, notice of the time and
place of hearing having been given at least ten (10) calendar
days before said hearing by publication in the Bakersfield
Californian, a local newspaper of general circulation; and
WHEREAS, such Segment I of the proposed amendment
the Land Use and Circulation Elements of the Bakersfield
Metropolitan Area General Plan is as follows:
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SEGMENT I:
MARTIN-MCINTOSH engineering on behalf of
several property owners has applied to
amend the Bakersfield Metropolitan Area
General Plan Land Use and Circulation
Element as follows:
Industrial to Low Density Residential on
6.8 gross acres, Medium Density Residential
on 248.2 gross acres, Commercial on 108
gross acres, and Open Space on 15.5 gross
acres. The project also proposes realign-
ment of future expressway designation to
the southerly edge of the project area.
The project area is located west of Coffee
Road to Calloway Road, south of the
A.T.& S.F. Railroad to the Cross Valley Canal.;
and
WHEREAS, the project represents a change from Industrial
Land Use designations to residential and commercial land use
designations; and
WHEREAS, the project proposes an amendment to the
Circulation Element "expressway" designation southerly from its
present alignment near Brimhall Road to a line adjacent and par-
allel to the Cross Valley Canal; and
WHEREAS, the applicant proposes to limit the Medium
Density Residential density of the project area to an average of
6.4 dwelling units per acre; and
WHEREAS, for the above-described segment, an initial
study was conducted and it was determined that the proposed
project, with the exception of traffic and circulation impacts,
would not have a significant effect on the environment; and
WHEREAS, an EIR was prepared for an upscale version of
the proposed project and was certified in compliance with CEQA by
the City Council on August 12, 1987; and
WHEREAS, with regard to traffic and circulation impacts,
the proposal would result in levels of service E or F at two
street intersections and would therefore require a statement of
overriding considerations; and
WHEREAS, specific economic, social or other considera-
tions make infeasible mitigation measures identified in the Final
EIR, therefore, public works conditions of approval addressing
circulation impacts provide comparable mitigation in the proximity
of the development in lieu of several improvements on intersec-
tions well-removed from the project site; and
WHEREAS, the following statement of overriding consider-
ations was adopted by the Planning Commission and recommended for
adoption to this Council:
The benefits of the proposed project (as
conditioned) include the provision of vari-
ous housing opportunities close to the work
place, land uses compatible with surround-
ing uses and a comprehensive development
plan for the project area. The benefits
outweigh the unavoidable adverse circula-
tion impacts identified; impacts are there-
fore acceptable;
and
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WHEREAS, the laws and regulations relating to the prepa-
ration and adoption of Negative Declarations as set forth in CEQA
and City of Bakersfield Resolution No. 107-86 have been duly fol-
lowed by the City staff and the Planning Commission; and
WHEREAS, the proposed additional 15 acres of commercial
along the westerly edge of the commercial at the southwest corner
of Brimhall Road and Coffee Road is unwarranted at this time.
This area should be designated medium density residential; and
WHEREAS, development of the project area should follow a
comprehensive plan. Concept plans are necessary to determine
compatible and acceptable buildout intensities of the project
area prior to consideration of zoning; and
WHEREAS, proposed General Plan Land Use Element designa-
tions will be compatible with existing designations on surround-
ing property; and
WHEREAS, proposed future uses of the subject property
are consistent with the General Plan Land Use and Circulation
Element Amendments; and
WHEREAS, ~she approval of the project expressly makes
development subject to all City of Bakersfield conditions of
approval recommended by Planning Commission, as set forth in
Attachment A1; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 53-87 on September 17, 1987,
the Planning Commission recommended approval and adoption of
Segment I subject to conditions by this Council and this Council
has fully considered the findings made by the Planning Commission
as set forth in that Resolution; and
WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Bakersfield, in
accordance with the provisions of Section 65355 of the Government
Code, conducted and held a public hearing on December 2, 1987, on
the above-described Segment I of the proposed amendment to the
Land Use and Circulation Elements of the Bakersfield Metropolitan
Area General Plan, notice of time and place of the hearing having
been given an least ten (10) calendar days before the hearing by
publication in the Bakersfield Californian, a local newspaper of
general circulation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED and found by the Council
of the City of Bakersfield as follows:
1. The above recitals and findings, incorporated
herein, are true and correct.
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2. The Statement of Overriding Considerations set forth
above for Segment I is hereby approved and adopted.
3. The report of the Planning Commission, including
maps and all reports and papers relevant thereto, transmitted by
the Secretary of the Planning Commission to the City Council, is
hereby received, accepted and approved.
4. The City Council hereby approves and adopts Segment
I of the proposed amendment to the Land Use and Circulation
Elements of the Bakersfield Metropolitan Area General Plan, with
incorporation therein of the conditions listed in Attachment A1,
attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
5. That Segment I, approved herein, be combined with
other approved segments, described in separate resolutions, to
form a single Land Use Element Amendment, 3-87.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was
passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a
regular meeting thereof held on December 2, 1987 , by
the following vote:
Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED December 2, 1987
MAYOR of the City o~ Bakersfield
APPROVED as to form:
INTERIM CIT~ ' he
City of Ba~r~eld
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PLANNIN~ COMMISSION
RESOLUTION NO. 53-87
ATTACHMENT A1
Recommended Conditions of Approval
Meeting of October is 1987
PROJECT: GPA 3-87, Segment I
In order to mitigate potential impacts, and ensure orderly deve-
lopment, the following conditions of approval are recommended:
The developer has agreed to and shall comply with the following
conditions of approval for development. (To be attached to gen-
eral plan and zoning amendment approvals.)
Planning Department
Development of the commercial (C-2) portion south of
Brimhall, west of Coffee Road shall be limited to hospital
and medical related and complimentary uses. (Discretionary)
Development of the commercial portion south of Brimhall, west
of Coffee Road shall be zoned P.C.D. if not developed as hos-
pital and medical related. (Discretionary)
Development of the co~mercial portion south of Brimhall, west
of Coffee Road shall not include a community or regional
shopping center, reg~'~less of zoning. (Discretionary)
Conceptual development plans depicting proposed land use den-
sity and building intensity (zoning), park sites, school
site(s), circulation, phasing, and Brimhall Road landscaping
shall be submitted to the Planning Commission for approval
prior to final consideration of any residential zoning or
residential land division within the project area.
(Discretionary)
5. Concept plans shall indicate how access to the river corridor
from the project site could be accommodated. (Discretionary)
Proposed addition of 15 acres of commercial along the western
edge of development of the proposed commercial south of
Brimhall, west of (~ ?fee Road is unwarranted at this time and
is hereby denied. ~edium density residential density at a
maximum density of 6.4 du/ga shall replace the proposed com-
mercial described above. (Discretionary)
7. Developer(s) shal~ provide mitigation satisfactory to the
U.S. Fish an~ Wi161ife Service regarding endangered species.
Attachment A1
GPA 3-87, Segment
Page 2
The developer
cient amounts
ation demands.
should reserve school site acreage in suffi-
to adequately accommodate future student gener-
The developer shall provide a minimum of 10-feet of land-
scaping outside the road right-of-way on the north and south
sides of Brimhall Road, between Coffee Road and Calloway
Drive. (Proposed by developer)
10.
Structures which would be impacted by noise from the pro-
posed expressway shall be designed in conformance with stan-
dards depicted in the Noise Element of the Bakersfield
Metropolitan Area General Plan.
Public Works Department
The applicant has agreed to and shall comply with the following
conditions required pursuant to adopted City regulations, ordi-
nances policies and standards:
The existing General Plan Circulation Element shows that
Brimhall Road is a major arterial on an alignment diverted
half a mile south with a major collector running east-west
along the present Brimhall alignment between Coffee Road and
Calloway Drive.. The General Plan also shows a major collec-
tor running north-south 1/2 mile east of Calloway from the
future arterial alignment of Brimhall Road, discussed above,
northerly beyond the project boundary.
The map of this application neither reflects the above
alignments nor was a request made to modify them. No modifi-
cation, therefore, is hereby made. Any final maps or develop-
ment plans sha]tl accurately reflect all major street
alignments.
In the Circulation Element of the General Plan Update, the
future "Westside Freeway" alignment is shown to be parallel
to the Kern River along the north side. The developer shall
setback the right-of-way (minimum width of 194 feet, expanded
at interchanges) on its ultimate alignment, and no permanent
structures shall be permitted within the setback area.
Offers of dedication to allow for full width construction
will be required for all major collectors and arterials
within the General Plan Amendment boundary and for Calloway
Drive and Coffee Road from the Cross Valley Canal to Rosedale
~ighway and for Brimhall Road to Calloway Drive.
All offers of dedication, fully executed, shall be submitted
to the City prior to City Council approval of the General
Plan Amendment.
Attachment A1
GPA 3-87, Segment
Page 3
All street paving sections are to be determined based on R-
value tests using traffic index values established by the
Traffic Engineer.
Developers shall be required to provide park acreage or pay
in-lieu fees in accordance with adopted standards of the
North of River Parks and Recreation District.
Formation of landscape maintenance district shall be initiated
prior to the City Council's approval of the General Plan
Amendment. An acceptable alternative would be the inclusion
of this area in an existing maintenance district. Said dis-
trict shall provide maintenance for street landscaping,
walls, landscaped mediums, parks, drainage basis, etc.
The applicant has agreed to and shall comply with the following
conditions to provide for orderly development, ensure required
improvements are constructed, and to curtail the proliferation of
smaller, independent drainage basins.
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A drainage plan for each individual parcel shall be submitted
at the time of subdivision or development of the first phase
within the parcel.
The following streets or intersections are impacted by the
proposed project. The Developer shall pay a fee based upon
an Engineers Estimate approved by the City Engineer to be
paid at the time of development or filing of a final subdivi-
sion map. Said fee shall be the proportionate share per
acre, based upon trip generation (for the 349-acre GPA area
and the 147-acre Zone Change area), to modify with additional
lanes or construct as follows:
A. Coffee Road and Rosedale Highway (30.0% share). The east,
west and south legs shall be built to ultimate widths.
B. Calloway Drive and Rosedale Highway (29.1% share). The
entire intersection shall be built to its ultimate width.
Coffee Road and Truxtun Avenue (28.2% share). Westbound,
add an additional right turn lane (total of 2); south-
bound, add an additional through lane (total of 2) and
add an additional left turn lane (total of 2); north-
bound, add two additional through lanes (total of 3).
Attachment A1
GPA 3-87, Segment I
Page 4
Be
Langley Road, existing terminus to Coffee Road (100%
share). In accordance with the Planning Commission com-
mittee recommendations, Langley Road shall be extended
through to Coffee Road. Staff recommends reversing cur-
ves with minimum radii of 500 feet be used rather than
the two 90 degree angled intersections shown on the plan.
Brimhall Road at Calloway Drive (100% share). The entire
intersection shall be built to its ultimate width and
signalized. Additionally, add an additional right turn
lane northbound. (Total of 2)
Brimhall Road at Coffee Road (100% share). The entire
· intersection shall be built to its ultimate width and
signalized. Additionally, add an additional right turn
lane southbound (total of 2) and an additional right turn
lane eastbound (total of 2).
Ultimate intersection widths consists of 3 through lanes,
2 left turn lanes and 1 separate right turn lane or major
arterial approaches; 2 through lanes, 2 left turn lanes
and 1 separate right turn lane on major collector
approaches. The developer shall modify the traffic sig-
nals as reguired to accommodate the intersection lane
· additions.
3.. Prior to issuance of a building permit or recordation of a
final subdivision map, the ~cveloper and/or subdivider shall
enter into an improvement agreement with the City and post
approved security to guarantee full width construction of
Brimhall Road from Callowa Drive to Coffee Road, Coffee Road
from the Cross Valley Canal to Langley Road, and the secon-
dary collector between Bri~. ~11 Road and Langley Road.
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General Plan Amme,~dment
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FUTURE
EXPRESSWAY
GPA 3-87, SEGiqENT ~
LAND USE & CIRCULATION ELEMENT AMENDMENT
INDUSTRIAL TO RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL
AND EXPRESSWAY RELOCATION