REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Patrick Henry Drive Specific Plan Study Session
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Promote and Enhance Economic, Housing and Transportation Development
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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 Specific Plan will serve as an implementation tool for the City's 2010-2035 General Plan. The Patrick Henry Drive Specific Plan area is designated as a Phase III Future Focus Area for high-density residential development in the General Plan. Preparation of the Specific Plan will establish new General Plan land use designations, land use and urban design policies, amenities, and infrastructure to support the redevelopment of the PHD area from low-intensity office and industrial park use into a high-density, mixed use neighborhood.
The City Council has provided a significant amount of direction to staff to guide the preparation of the Specific Plan over the past four years. Preparation of the Patrick Henry Drive Specific Plan is entering the final phase and a Draft of the Specific Plan has been released for public review (Attachment 1). The Draft Specific Plan follows the direction provided by the City Council as well as public input received through community meetings and close coordination with a stakeholder group.
Input was received from community members most recently at a community meeting on March 11, 2021. Staff have also been meeting regularly with a stakeholder group composed of property owners and proposed developers to work through details of the Plan contents and its implementation (Attachment 2). Development of the contents of the Specific Plan has also been directed through prior City Council meetings and informed through the City's experience with the development and implementation of the Tasman East Specific Plan.
The pur...
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