REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Action on: the Patrick Henry Drive Specific Plan; Creation of new General Plan Designations and General Plan Amendments to change the General Plan Land Use Diagram from Light Industrial to Various Residential Designations to Implement the Patrick Henry Drive Specific Plan; Creation of New Patrick Henry Drive Zoning Districts and Rezoning of the Patrick Henry Drive Area Using those Zoning Districts; an Environmental Impact Report and Statement of Overriding Considerations; and a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program
Report
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The proposed Patrick Henry Drive Specific Plan enables the redevelopment of an approximately 74 acre industrial area (62 acres net) bounded by Mission College to the south, Great America Parkway to the east, the Hetch-Hetchy right-of-way to the north, and Calabazas Creek to the west. Because of its close proximity to the Tasman light rail line, the proposed Patrick Henry Drive Specific Plan includes a land use framework to develop the area into a transit-oriented neighborhood with up to 12,000 residential units and up to 310,000 square feet of non-residential uses. The Plan includes flexibility to allow new commercial development along Great America Parkway through a second scenario that substitutes office for high-density residential along the east edge of the Plan Area, amounting to 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 nonresidential uses.
The City began preparation of the Patrick Henry Drive Specific Plan in 2018. The Specific Plan process has provided multiple opportunities for community input including two general community meetings, eight City Council study sessions, and two Planning Commission study sessions. Plan area property owners and stakeholders have been active participants in the Specific Plan process, including multiple developers interested in utilizing t...
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