AgdaPkt 2004-09-13 - Laserfiche WebLink

Browse Search

. B- i � Meadows and other track owners to discontinue (or relocate) their racing meets without affecting their rights to continue to aperate gaming dcvices. If the GRA were approved, the actual inte,ntiions of the Bay Meadow owncrs are open to conj ecture. The owner's options could range from selling their dcvices and proceeding forward on their Bay Meadows 2 Plan, keeping the racctrack sud installing the 3,000 gambliag dcvices in their cuirmt facility, or proposing the development of an entertainment facility with accompanied hotels and retail establisbments. Restrictions on Citv Revicw: Although approval of the GR.A would prxlude the City from prohibititng gami � devices at Bay Meadows, the Act would not authoriu the developmart of the site for othcr uses. As the site is cuirently zoned for A�icnitural, a very narrow range of uses are allowed and the City Counail would have discretion in approving or denying any requested changes. If the GRA was approved and Bay M�adows decided to move forwaid with the installation of slat machines on their site, the city would not be able to require a use permit or deay its use for this piupose. The City could require approval of a Site Plan and Architechual Review {SPAR} for any new buildings or site improvements. This would insure the appropriataness of the site plan and building design. An amendment to the Bay Meadows Specific PIan would also be required to allow suy new buildings or improvements on the site as well as any new uses (besides slot ma,chines), such as a new hotel, retail, etc. Tn addition, depending upon the amount of development necessary to house the slot machines, the proj ect could be subj ect to the provision of the Califomia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). This would include an anaiysis of the traf&c impacts generated by the addition of slot machines. The City would have the abiliry to raquire mitigation measures for any significant impacts identified. If the projeet only included the addition of slot machi.nes to existing facilities, CEQA analysis may not be conducted. Comparison of Bav Meadows L�nd Use The co�pazative impacts of the existing Bay Meadows impmvements and the Proposed Bay Meadows 2 Plan are documented in the San Matao Rai2 Corridor Plan and Bay Meadows Specific Plan Amendment. Without a defined project it is difficult to compare the current and proposed projects with what would be undertaken as a result of the GRA authority. The scale, scopo, and associated impact of the proj ect could vary significantly. Among the several options, the owners could potentially: ♦ Conti.nue horseracing and add up to 3,800 slot machines using existing fa.cilities. This could potentially include some building additions and the construction of more pazldne. ♦ Continue horseracing with the addition of up Eo 3,800 slot machines and the addition of a restaurant, and or hotel. This would tntail a number of design considerations and a parking structure. Whether there is enough land for this scenario to work with continued horseracina would have to be determined. ♦ Terminate horseracing, add up to 3,800 slot machines, develop a hotel, restaurants, and most likely a parlang stivcture. A variation of ttus sceaario might include some housing and/or office developmeat on a portion of the site. ♦ Tenriinate horseracing, sell interest to 3,000 slot machines and develop site as proposed with Bay Meadows Specific Plan Amendment. Clearly, depending upon which of the above options was pursued, the associated planning impacts would vary. Page 3