AgdaPkt 2006-12-11 - Laserfiche WebLink

Browse Search

REPORT 6.1C Page 1 To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the C~ Manager December 11 , 2006 Subject Precise Plan Initiation for Peninsula Park Recommendation By motion, authorize initiation of a Precise Plan for "Peninsula Park" per recommendation of the Planning Commission that would ultimately require a Zoning Map Amendment for development of the 33-acre Peninsula Marina property. Background In late spring of 2004, the City approved the "Marina Shores Village" project (MSV). Subsequently, the approval was overturned through a voter referendum in the fall of that same year. MSV included two sites: Pete's Harbor and the Peninsula Marina. That project included 1,930 housing units, a 200-room hotel, 50,000 square feet of retail, and 150,000 square feet of office space on two waterfront sites with marina amenities. Building forms included low-rise. mid-rise, and most significantly, twenty 240-foot high towers. As part of the MSV project review, an Environmental Impact Report was certified and a Precise Plan was prepared to govem the land use and design regulations for the entire project area. The referendum repealed the MSV Precise Plan, which served as the zoning allowances for the project development. Thus, zoning for both the Pete's Harbor and Peninsula Marina sites have reverted back to previous designations. Pete's Harbor is currently zoned General Commercial - Combined Residential (CG-R), and the Peninsula Marina site is zoned General Commercial. The General Plan land Use Designation remains as Heavy Commercial - Mixed Use, which allows for residential uses. The referendum cited a wide range of specific concerns about MSV. To simplify, the major issues included building height, density, traffic, public access, and other environmental impacts. Since that time the developer has been considering alternate site development options that would be more consistent with the existing zoning allowances and with community sentiment. Since summer 2006, the City has been in receipt of a concept-level application for the Peninsula Marina portion of the site, which will be referred to as "Peninsula Park." A series of five community meetings on the conceptual proposal concluded on October 17, 2006. The meetings included two Joint Study Sessions before the Planning Commission and Architectural Review Committee, as well as three facilitated, interactive workshops. The purpose of the meetings was to solicit early public input on the conceptual plan prior to commencement of the various studies and planning efforts that will be required during project review. The request for Initiation of a Precise Plan is a necessary procedural first step in the "formal" review process. 2005 City Agenda format