Transcript Specific Plans - City of Pasadena

Planning & Community Development Department
General Plan
Implementation Strategy
City Council
February 29, 2016
Background
Planning & Community Development Department
• On January 25th staff presented to Council the
Department’s strategy to implement the 2015 General Plan
• Strategy previously presented:
> Four year program estimated to cost approximately $7.3 million
> Update the Zoning Code and Map
> Update each Specific Plan
> Establish Citywide Design Guidelines
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City Council Direction
Planning & Community Development Department
• City Council supported the general strategy but directed
staff to:
> Condense the timeline to implement the General Plan within three
years
> Limit costs to under $5 million
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Recommended Implementation Strategy
Planning & Community Development Department
• Based on City Council direction, the revised strategy would
be a three-year effort that focuses on the following:
> Develop new citywide Zoning Districts
> Update each Specific Plan with tailored development regulations
> Revise as necessary existing design guidelines and consolidate them to
establish Citywide Design Guidelines
> Conduct focused community outreach
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Recommended Implementation Strategy
Planning & Community Development Department
• Consultant work is estimated to cost approximately $4.8 million
• The following revisions were made to the work program:
> Refined the scope of work for the Design Guidelines
> Eliminated technical studies, such as economic analysis, for each
specific plan area
> Reduced community outreach effort
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Recommended Implementation Program
Planning & Community Development Department
• General Timeline:
Community Outreach
Adoption
Phase
Citywide Zoning Districts
Form-Based Bldg Typologies
Specific Plan Update Process
Environmental Review Process
Design Guidelines
YEAR 1
• Develop & adopt new citywide
Zoning Districts
• Research & develop form-based
building typologies
• Review & create template for
Specific Plans
• Start environmental review process
YEAR 2
• Develop Specific Plans
• Develop & adopt citywide design
guidelines
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YEAR 3
• Finalize & adopt all 8 Specific Plans
• Finalize environmental review
Implementation Program
Planning & Community Development Department
• Zoning Districts:
> Create new citywide Zoning Districts to correspond to each new Land
Use (LU) Designation identified in the LU Diagram of the LU Element
> Update the Zoning Code & Map
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Implementation Program
Planning & Community Development Department
• Form-Based Development Regulations:
> Examine the existing built environment and development pattern
across the City
> Explore the use of form-based development regulations (i.e., building
typologies)
> Create a range of development regulations that focus on site design
and building form, and relationship with public realm
 These development regulations would inform the creation of:
» Tailored development regulations to each specific plan area
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Implementation Program
Planning & Community Development Department
• Specific Plans:
> Review all existing specific plans and create a plan template to
ensure consistency among plans
> Adjust specific plan boundaries
> Revise existing development standards and where necessary create
new tailored standards for each specific plan
» For example, a Medium Mixed-Used density located in the Central
District Specific Plan area would be different in the East Pasadena
Specific Plan area
> Eliminate the West Gateway Specific Plan
> Create the Lamanda Park Specific Plan
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Implementation Program
Planning & Community Development Department
• Citywide Design Guidelines:
> Revise existing design guidelines as needed
> Consolidate existing design guidelines found in Specific Plans and other
documents
> Establish a clear and common understanding of the City’s design
expectations
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Implementation Program
Planning & Community Development Department
• Environmental Analysis:
> Initiate a supplement to the General Plan Update EIR to update the
Specific Plans
 Supplement to the General Plan Update EIR would include the following:
» Notice of Preparation (NOP)
» Public circulation
» Response to comments
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Estimated Expenditures
Planning & Community Development Department
• Expenditures are estimated at this point:
> Consultant work is estimated to cost approx. $4.8 million
> City would go through a Request for Proposal (RFP) process to
competitively seek out consultant work
> Council will have the opportunity to approve contracts in excess of
$75,000 once proposals are submitted and reviewed
• Funding sources:
> Grants Awarded = $1.9 million
> General Plan Maintenance Fee & Building Fund = $2.9 million
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Next Steps
Planning & Community Development Department
• Prepare multiple Request for Proposals to solicit
consultants to work on the following key tasks:
> Management of the overall work program
> Create form-based building development regulations
> Develop citywide Zoning Districts
> Update the Specific Plans
> Revise as needed existing design guidelines and consolidate them into
one citywide document
> Conduct the environmental analysis
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Alternative Strategy
Planning & Community Development Department
• As an alternative approach, in an effort to implement the General Plan
as expeditiously as possible and minimize costs, the following tasks
could be eliminated:
> Exploration of form-based development regulations
> Modifications and consolidation of existing Design Guidelines
• The refined work program would focus on:
> Creating new Zoning Districts to implement the General Plan
> Revising all of the existing Specific Plans to reflect new Zoning Districts
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Interim Solution for Existing Projects
Planning & Community Development Department
• In response to questions raised on the January 25th City Council
meeting to allow an applicant to submit an application for a development
that complies with the General Plan with respect to use and density (i.e.,
FAR) but may not meet existing specific plan and other zoning
regulations (i.e., height, setbacks, etc.)
> Applications would be reviewed on case-by-case basis
> Would include a discretionary process to ensure future development is
consistent with the vision of the General Plan
> Based on Council direction, staff can develop an appropriate process to be
reviewed by the Planning Commission for future City Council consideration
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Recommended Implementation Strategy
Planning & Community Development Department
• Recommend that Council endorse the recommended
implementation strategy as follows:
> Update seven of the existing Specific Plans and establish a new
Specific Plan with tailored development regulations by plan area
> Develop new citywide Zoning Districts and update the Zoning Code and
Map
> Revise as necessary and consolidate existing design guidelines to
establish Citywide Design Guidelines
> Conduct focused community outreach
> Complete the work program within three years
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Planning & Community Development Department
General Plan
Implementation Strategy
City Council
February 29, 2016
Comparison of Estimated Expenditures
Planning & Community Development Department
Task
3 Year Program
4 Year Program
Advance Work (i.e., technical studies)
$
$ 110,000
Specific Plan Updates
$3,820,000*
$4,285,000**
Approx. $475,000/specific plan area
Approx. $535,000/specific plan area
Zoning Code and Map Update
$ 425,000
$ 425,000
Update Citywide Design Guidelines
$ 490,000
$ 690,000
Contract Planners
TBD ($600,000)
$1,800,000
3 planners for 2 years @ $100,000/year
6 planners for 3 years @ $100,000/year
Consultant Program
60,000
Total $ 4.8 million
$ 7.3 million
*Includes the preparation a supplement to the General Plan Update EIR for the Specific Plans
** Includes the preparation of three grouped EIRS for the Specific Plans
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Planning & Community Development Department
Slides from last Council meeting
City Council
January 25, 2016
Implementation Strategies
Planning & Community Development Department
Streamlined Update
Recommended Update
Phased Update
3 year program
4 year program
6 year program
Revise existing specific plans in one phase
Amend each specific plan with tailored
development standards in one phase
Re-vision specific plans in two phases
Establish citywide design guidelines
Establish citywide design guidelines
Establish citywide design guidelines
Create new zoning districts to correspond
to each new Land Use Designation &
update the Zoning Code
Create new zoning districts to correspond
to each new Land Use Designation &
update the Zoning Code
Create new zoning districts to correspond
to each new Land Use Designation &
update the Zoning
Supplemental EIR or 1 EIR for all specific
plans
Geographically grouped EIRs for multiple
specific plans
Individual EIR for each specific plan
Focused outreach
Focused outreach
Extensive outreach
$5.2 million
$7.3 million
$8.2 million
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Planning & Community Development Department
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General Plan Implementation
Planning & Community Development Department
• Council adopted the General Plan
Update in August 2015
> Comprehensively updated the Land
Use & Mobility Elements of the
General Plan
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General Plan Implementation
Planning & Community Development Department
• City must now focus its attention on aligning existing
development regulations & guidelines with newly adopted
General Plan
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General Plan Implementation
Planning & Community Development Department
• State Law requires consistency between the General Plan
and Zoning
• Land Use Element included an Implementation Program
with a number of action items
> Focus is on bringing the City’s Zoning Code and specific plans into
conformance with the General Plan
 General Plan Adoption Follow-up
 Update the Zoning Code
 Update each specific plan
> In addition, the City would be establishing new citywide Design
Guidelines
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Looking Back at Past Implementation
Planning & Community Development Department
• Implementation of the 1994 General Plan took
approximately 11 years to complete
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
North Lake Specific Plan
East Pasadena Specific Plan
> Updated the Zoning Code
South Fair Oaks Specific Plan
West Gateway Specific Plan
> Established 7 Specific Plans
Fair Oaks/Orange Grove
Specific Plan
> Created Design Guidelines
Central District Specific Plan
East Colorado Specific Plan
Zoning Ordinance
Design Guidelines
Lincoln Avenue Specific Plan
1994 General Plan
Revision Adopted
2004 General Plan
Update Adopted
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Analysis of Alternative Strategies
Planning & Community Development Department
• Staff analyzed 2 other strategies:
> Streamlined Update Strategy
> Phased Update Strategy
• Scope, timing, and cost of specific plan updates differ
significantly under these strategies
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Analysis of Alternative Strategies
Planning & Community Development Department
• Streamlined Update Strategy
> Implements the General Plan within 3 years
> Updates the Zoning Code & Map
> Establishes citywide Design Guidelines
> Revises each specific plan instead of comprehensively updating them
 Updates policies and plan boundaries to bring into consistency with the
General Plan
 Does not include tailored zones and development standards by
specific plan area
» Under this approach, for example, Medium Mixed Use density
would be the same across specific plan areas
> Focused community outreach
> Least expensive alternative with estimated cost of $5.6 million
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Analysis of Alternative Strategies
Planning & Community Development Department
• Phased Update Strategy
> Implements the General Plan within 6 years
> Updates the Zoning Code & Map
> Establishes citywide Design Guidelines
> Re-visions each specific plan in two phases
 Establish new policies, direction, and goals
 Refine zones and development standards
 City would have to prioritize order
> Expansive community outreach effort
> Most expensive alternative with estimated cost of $8.2 million
 Due to costs associated with individual EIRs and outreach
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Analysis of Alternative Strategies
Planning & Community Development Department
> Alternative strategies do not effectively balance the needs of
accomplishing the goals & policies of the General Plan with
achieving the desired work program in the most expeditious
manner
 Streamlined Approach
» Does not provide tailored zoning by specific plan area
 Phased Approach
» Takes longer to complete (approx. 6 years to complete)
» Would have to prioritize which specific plans get updated first
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