INFORMATIONAL REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
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Update on Patrick Henry Drive Specific Plan Conceptual Land Use Diagram and Project Schedule [Council Pillar: Promote and Enhance Economic, Housing and Transportation Development]
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, MIG, 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 high-density, mixed use neighborhoods.
At the December 10, 2019 meeting, the City Council reviewed the Notice of Preparation (NOP) for the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the PHD Specific Plan. The project description in the NOP included two scenarios that would both 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 110,00 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).
Council directed staff to return with the Conceptual Land Use ...
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