REPORT TO [PLANNING COMMISSION]
SUBJECT
Title
STUDY SESSION: Patrick Henry Drive Specific Plan
Report
BACKGROUND
The City formally commenced preparation of a Specific Plan for the Patrick Henry Drive (PHD) area following the City Council's approval of a contract on August 22, 2018 with planning consultants, Moore Iacofano Goltsman, Inc. (MIG).
The Patrick Henry Drive Specific Plan area is designated as a Phase III Future Focus Area for high-density residential development in the City's 2010-2035 General Plan. Preparation of the Specific Plan will identify new General Plan land use designations and associated policies for urban design, amenities, infrastructure, and other land use elements to support the redevelopment of the PHD area from low-intensity office and industrial park use into a high-density, mixed use neighborhood.
DISCUSSION
The Conceptual Land Use Diagram (Attachment 1) identifies locations for proposed residential and flex land use designations within the Specific Plan through two potential development scenarios, both of which will be analyzed in the EIR:
* Scenario A includes approximately 12,000 net new residential units and 310,000 net new square feet of non-residential uses, of which 200,000 square feet is net new retail or public facilities space for uses such as library and/or community room space. The remaining non-residential uses include 110,000 square feet for educational facility uses.
* Scenario B substitutes office for high-density residential in the "High Density Flex" zone along the eastern edge of the Plan Area, amounting in an approximate total of 10,300 net new residential units, 785,000 net new square feet of office, and 310,000 net new square feet of other non-residential uses (e.g., retail, community space, library, educational facility).
Residential Units
Office
Other Non-Residential Uses
Scenario A
12,000
-
310,000 SF
Scenario B
10,300
785,000 SF
310,000 SF
The Conceptual Land Use Diagram also identifies pro...
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