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HomeMy WebLinkAboutGeneral Plan Amendment GPA1986002 - Meadwolark Specific PlanAttachment Jf.T 1 EADOWLARIC SPECEFIC PLAN TABLE OF NTENTS A. PURPOSE B. SPECIFIC PLAN B(. UNDARIES C. ENVIRONiVIENTAL ASSESSMENT D. APPLICAT'kON PROCEDURE 1. Conditional Use Permit 2. Conceptual Master Plan 3. Statement Required 4. Phasing Plan for Development E. SEWER AND WATER INFRASTRUCTURE CAPACITY CIRCULATION 1. Perimeter Streets 2. Internal Circulation C. TRA FFIC CONTROL H. TRANSIT FACILITIES 1. AIR QUALITY MITIGATION MEASUP-; J. GEOLOGY /SOILS/SEISMICITY K. ARCHAEOLOGr L. PERIM!..k.R BUFFERS M. ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICT AREAS N.DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS HOMEOWNERS OR COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION APPROVAL PERIOD MEADOWLARK SPECIFIC PLAN several product types. 3. A buffer shall be provided between the existing single family homes and any attached residential units which are developed at greater than 7 units per acre. 4. An internal traffic circulation plan shall be provided that will: commercial portion, shall not exceed 600 units and shall be distributed among Roosevelt Street and the residential project to the east. 2. The total number of residential units, including any proposed affordable units, to be constructed on the 50 acre portion of the property due north of the A. PURPOSE - On the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach adopted an amendment to the Land Use Element of the General Plan. This amendment designated approximately 65 acres of land located approx- imately 600 ft. north and east of the intersection of Balsa Chica Street and Warner Avenue as a Planned Community. The General Plan Document, Land Use Element Amendment 87-2C, states that the Planned Community designation is to be imple- mented through adoption of a Specific Plan. The following policies were adopted by the City Council to provide direction for preparation of a Specific Plan; I. Thy :S acre retail center shall be located on Warner Avenue extending between 5. Provide street connections between Warner Avenue and Heil Avenue That would not encourage non-project related throael: traffic, Limit the amount of traffic on Pearce Street to 2500 average daily trips. Locate vehicular access points to Warner Avenue and Heil Avenue so as to minimize traffic conflicts. Provide a phased development plan which roincides with the available capacity in the sewer and water systems. (0631D) 6. Within 60 days of City apps oval of the first entitlement for development, the airport operation will cease. 7. This Specific Plan enacted through Zone Change No. 87-13 will be In effect until a subsequent zone change is adopted. The. Planning Commission shall conduct an annual review of the Specific Plan until such time as a master plan is apj,,-ved for the site. The Meadowlark Specific Plan is designed to meet the planning requirements of the Land Use Element of the General Plan. It is intended to serve as a general set of Parcel 1 in the City of Huntington Beach as per map filed in Boole 146, Page 21 of Parcel Maps, in the office of the County Recorder of sold County, and Parcels 24, 25 and 26 in the City of Huntington Beach, as per trap filed in Book 146, Page 24 of Parcel Maps, in the office of the County Recorder of said described as follows: perry and provide direction for preparing a plan for development while providing sufficient flexibility to permit design creativity. ,PE IH PLAN B I NDARIE -The I ieadowlark Specific Plan encompasses that area as delineated on the Exhibit 1. 2. Legal Description - The Meadowlark Speci?ic Plan includes the real property conditions and regulations that will promote the orderly development of the pro- county. ENVIRONMENTAL A ;SESSMENT See Environmental Impact Report 87- APPL ATI N PROCEDURE ...Any request for a development proposal shall be accompanied by an. application for a Conditional Use Permit and Tentative Tract Map. Such applications shall include preliminary site plans, grading plans, floor and elevation plans and a statement of statistics. All plans, shall be submitted con- currently and shall meet the following requirern,.nts. Meadowlark Specific Plan ffm mm an am WARNER SE a AC A0(! CAL€Mrr 1 BUFFER ZONE I IDUN(lm huntington beach .l i g division ..;, j r ,I WIAFSHALL 50' LANDSCAPE SETBACKIAIOCM C°Fr (IF ATTACHED UNITS) 9 MEADOWLARK PLAN I I-q`.-_.'A'- IM Z; .J .:... r.....; 'mw..r ,gyp 1. Conditiona l Use 'Permit - Any proposed development within the specific plan area shall be subject to the approval of a conditional use permit as provided in Article 984 of the Huntington Beach Ordinanc¢ii Code. 2. 1 M t r lan .- A conceptual master plan for the overall project shall be oubmitted at the time of the first Conditirnal Use Permit, the conceptual master plan shall include the following. a. Perimeter buffer alignment b. Location of pedestrian c. Circulatio, : patte r n of vehic ular trait tic; d. Use of common open space areas; e. Layout showing proposed sewage and water facilities. 3. t em nt Re it a -A detailed statement shall also be included containing the following informctihhna a. Distance from the property to any known geological hazard; Gross area of product type within the total project area boundary. e. Number and type of unit,; and number of bedrooms; f, Total number of units and number of units and bedrooms per gross acre; g. Schedule and sequence of deveiopme it if proposed in phases. 4. Ph sirr ' an r D l ,n n Existence of known contamination fro n hazardous materials on.,-site, c. Phase f results and Phase 11 proposals for the Archeological Assessment of the Meadowlark Airport; 1A plan identifying phased development of the residential and commercial area shall be submitted in conjunction with the submittal of the conceptual master plan and any conditional use permits. SEWER AND WArE t INFRA RU T RAPACITY Prior to issuance of building permits within any of the area designated as a separate phase of development on the phasing plan, clearance shall be obtained from the Orange County Sanitation District and City Water Department stating that such development will not adversely impact the sewer and water systems. Such clearance shall be in the form of a letter to the Director of Public Works and the Director of Community Development. JR ULATICIN The conceptual master plan shall establish a plan concurrent with the issuance of the first entitlement. This conceptual master plan will establish the general alignment of Pearce Street if it connects into the new development, the connector street alignment and the internal circulation pattern of the development. Standards for streets and drives shall be as follows: 1. P rim t r tr -The street rightof fay for Warner Avenue, Hell Avenue, and Pearce Street shall be dedicated as public streets and fully improved to city standards. The eastern side of Roosevelt Lane (approximately 500 itneai south of Pearce Street) shall be fully dedicated and fully improved to City standards, if needed. 2. internal Circulation - Circulation within the Specific Plan Area shall be such that a connection between Heil Avenue with Warner Avenue shall be provided. Project access points shall be at Warner Avenue/Leslie Lane and Heil: Avenue/ Del Mar Lane. Any access to Pearce Street shall be such that traffic on Pearce Street does not exceed 2500 average daily trips. Roosevelt Lane shall not be a through street to Warner Avenue. The points of intersection with Warner Avenue Hell Avenue, Pearce Street and Roosevelt Street shall generally conform to or accomplish the objectives identified in Exhibit"TI. Meadowlark Specific Plan :x. (0631D) 4vt.':hmw.+cc+rwwrm+uf+:m,nu..i'sh:.1FF.w'+-.w: +r-+r,...,...+«--:: ,.Y..'-q.=:-a-' avi.ra.-.Mw-b_usuavM +Y!uFa¢us.Wf eltaW'YMU-YlYA+`.. v'7_A„'I?i16+jQ, G. IRAFFI TR L -- The Planning, Commission, upon recommendation of the Department of Public Works, shall determine the need for traffic control devices (i.e., traffic signals). Such determination shall include the appropriate time of installation. The developer shall pay the entire cost of installing traffic signals at Hell Avenue/Del Mar Lane, and Warner .venue/Leslie Lane, ad the entrances to the development. If the proposed project requires access to Bolsa Chica Street from Pearce Street then the developer shall pay one-fourth of the cost of a traffic signal at Bolsa Chica and Pearce. The developer shall provide for the future installation of any such improvements prior to issuance of building permits. H. TRAIT IT FACILITIES -A Bus turnouts and bus shelters shall be provided at locations designated by the Department of Public Works and Orange County Transit District.. The design of such shelters and turnouts shall be approved by the Department of Public Works and Orange County Transit District. AIR QUALITY MITIGATION JEASU, 1. R ideshari Network.," which matches origis r:! . destinations of commuters by computer. The Orange County Transit District has a rideshare program, called. "Commute" The protect shall inci;.tde pedestrian accessyfays frorn the interior of the site to the existing bus stops on the area streets and to the shopping center. The, acceasways shall be paved, lighted and handicapped accessible. prior to the issuance of building permits. P d trian Acc ss The developer shall e.plore-the e ibilit f.a igning•a program for the site in order to reduce the frequency and length of trips related to child care The provision of neighborhood child care facilities are encouraged in the pr Chill Car?, FA-9ili i U responsibilities. lark Specific Plan J. _QE L Y ' IL ` EIS? ITY The following geology, soils and seismicity m vasur•es shall be employed prior to the issuance of building permits: 1. Submittal of a structural engineering study evaluating proposed foundation designs with respect to ground shaking and liquification hazards otx the property. The study shall be subject to the review and approval of the Departments of Public Works and community Dove ;pment. Foundations and structural components of the buildings shall be designed according to recom- mendations contained within the structural engineering study. 2. Submittal of .t study det ailing grading and site preparation recom- mendations. This study shall be subject to the approval of the Departments of Public Works and Community Development. Grading and site preparation shall be accomplished in accordance with recommendations presented in the st. i study. 3. Submittal of a soils analysis identifying the absence or presence of methane gas and/or contamination by hazardous materials. If contamination is found, all affected areas must be cleaned up to the satisfaction of the City and other appropriate agencies. If metFae gas is present, a mitigation plan must be submitted to and approved by the City and other appropriate agencies. ARCHA£LOGGYY Prior t Aa the issuance of entitlements, an archaeological analysis of three areas on the Meadowlark Airport, identified in the existing archaeological assessment (see Exhibit 2) shall be conducted. The analysis will include some excavations to determine the existence of historical 19th century habitation and American Indian habitation, pre-19th century. Ow grid MEADOWLARK: A hEAS OF RCHA OLOGXC2 AREA 4 huntinogtom beach piann ing - i ° EXHI BIT 2 L. PERT T-RB FF R A 1, ndsca end perimet, r buffer shall be provided between existing off-site single family units and any development related multi family units pursuant to section N, Development Standards, see number 3 for specific standards, ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICT AREA The configuration of the property for which this Specific Plan is prepared is such that there are two (2) district areas. These areas are delineated on the Specific Plan Map shown on Exhibit 1. A description of Development standards for these areas are included in the following section. N. DEVELOPMENT STAND R Proposed development within the Meadowlark Specific Plan shall comply with the following standards: 1. Uses Permitte R r n, j .i - The following uses are permitted within the specific plan area: a. Area A - Commercial This area must comply with the requirements and standards set for C4 District (excluding hotels and motes), b. Area li -- Residential The conceptual master plan and cumulative conditional use permits shall use the following scenario as a guide in describing the type and distribution of residential product types. Three product types not excecdi 600 uptts shall be provided, Acrea Tsme of Unit ;ens_e Minimum Detached of 18 Single Family 7/acre- Maximum Multi Family 12/acre of 20 Medium Density Maximum Multi Family 20/acre of 12 Medium-high density Total 50 .,res l Meadowlark Specific Plan (0631D) Density bonuses within individual product types may be granted, however the total number of units for the entire project shall not exceed 600. B dr m nit The maximum number of bedrooms (see Section 9080.18 of the City Code for the definition of a bedroom) per acre will be established by standards set forth in Article 915, Planned Residential Developments, Section 9150.4 of the City Code: 9150.4 M ximum d nsit . Mximurn density shall be as shown in the following chart. For the purpose of calculating density, acreage shall include area to the centerline of abutting street right-of-way, but it to exceed 7.5 percent of the net area. Maximum Units Maximum Bedrooms 2i rict .-per a Single Family Detached 7 20 Multi Family Medium Density 12 Multi Family Medium-High Density 20 40 Parking Within the development, parking will be allotted according to Article 915 of the City Code, Planned Residential Developments Parking standards (9150,17) These conditions will include tandum parking for single family residences. Also, any residential unit that has four or more bedrooms will require .5 parking spaces per bedroom in excess of three bedrooms. Off-street, and driveway parking may count towards additional parking requirement. Meadowlark Specific Plan 3. P rimeter Buff rs a. Adjacent to existing oft-site single family development a minimum one hundred (100) foot wide landscaped perimeter buffer will be required, of which 50 percent of that width may be driveway or drive aisle (exc'.u6ing open or enclosed parking), or 75 percent of which may include attached low density residential units of 100 percent of which may include detached single family residential units. In add cases, the landscaped area shall be the outer portion of the buffer area. If structures are proposed within the buffer area no structure may exceed a height of 25 feet. Setbacks a. If attached structures are proposed along Hell Avenue, a 50 foot land- scaped setback shall be provided. Single family detached units shall only be subject to the normal setbacks established by the City Ordinance Code, b. Commercial uses must be set back from residential areas in order to minimize light and noise impacts. Commercial setbacks shall be conditioned according to Article 922. Commercial District C-4 standards with the exception of the eastern perimeter of the proposed commercial center (between the existing Fernhill residential development and the subject site) where building heights shall not exceed 30 feet within 70 feet of the property, and no buildings or service drives shall be construc:zed within 20 feet of the property line. This 20 foot setback area shall be limited exclusively to landscaping. c. A 20 foot landscape setback on either side of thecoli:=ctor street shall also be required for the section of the street bi-secting the commercial center. Thefront setbackline for the proposed project shall be 50 feet from Warner Avenue con.sistetlt with the setbacks depicted in the City's District 5. Landscaping -The purpose of this is to insure a more pleasant living environment through the use of plants and decorative design elements. a. All setback areas fronting on or visible from an adjacent public street, and all recreation leisure and open areas shall be landscaped and permanently maintained in an attractive manner. b. All landscaped buffer areas shall be landscaped in accordance with an approved landscape plan. The preliminary landscape plan implementing this requirement shall be submitted along with the application for a Conditional Use Permit(s) and/or entative Tract Map(s). The final landscape plan shall plan shall be approved by the Department of )rnmunity Development. c. .,itensified landscaping may be required adjacent to the commercial portions of the proposed project. All requirements set forth in this Specific Plan shall apply. When a conflict exists between this Specific Plan and the requirements of Division 9, the most restrictive requirement shall apply. 'ARK DEDI ATIO N Park deiication for the proposed project could be used for a greenbelt that would provide access through the development to Gibbs Parks and/or as an area on the western edge of the Park that would be set aside for park parking, providing it does not change the character of the Park. Any propo,ed augmentation of Gibbs Park will be subject to Community Services approval. -12- H ME WNER '' F OMNTY A .. 0 IATI - Approval of all development proposals shall be subject to submission of a legal instrument or instruments setting forth a plan or manner of permanent care and maintenance of open spaces, recre- ational areas, and community facilities . No such instrument shall be acceptable until approved by the City Attorney as to legal form and effect , and by the Director of Community Development as to suitability for the proposed use of the open space areas. If the common open spaces are to be conveyed to a homeowners' association, the developer shall file a declaration of covenants to be submitted with the application for approval, that will govern the association. 1. The homeowners' association shall be established prior to the sale of the last dwelling unit. 2. Membership shall be mandatory for each buyer and any successive buyer. 3. The open space restrictions shall be permanent. 4, Provisions to prohibit parking upon other than approved and developed parking spaces shall be written into the covenants, conditions, and restrictions for each project. 5. If the development is constructed in increments or phases which require one or more final maps, reciprocal covenants., conditions, and restrictions and reciprocal management and maintenance agreements shall be established which will cause a merging of increments as they are con Meted, and embody one homeowners' association with common areas for the total development. APPROVAL i;E 00 - Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 984, Conditional Use Permits, each Conditional Use Permit authorized under this Articleshall become null and void within two (2) years unless a final tract map has been recorded with the County Recorders office on any portion of the approved plans within such two (2) year period. Extensions of time may be granted pursuant to the provisions for extending approval of the tentative tract map. Meadowlark Specific Plan -13-