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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso. 1987 - 210 Resolution of the city council of the city of redding amending the general plan of the city of redding ' ' RESOLUTION NO. Q 7 -a2 1 O A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING AMENDING THE GENERAL PLAN OF THE CITY OF REDDING BY: (1) ADOPTING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTS GPA-10-86 , GPA-13-86 AND GPA-1-87; AND (2) AMENDING THE LAND USE CLASSIFICATIONS OF THE LAND USE ELEMENT. WHEREAS, following the required public hearings therefor, the Planning Commission of the City of Redding has recommended to the City Council that (1) the Land Use Element of the City' s General Plan be amended by incorporating therein the changes contained in General Plan Amendments GPA-10-86 , GPA-13-86 and GPA-1-87; and (2) the Land Use Classifications of the Land Use Element of the City ' s General Plan be amended by adopting new Land Use Classifications; and WHEREAS, following the required notices in accordance with law, the City Council has held public hearings on said recom- mendations and has carefully considered the evidence at said hearings; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED as follows : 1 . With regard to GPA-10-86 , the City Council has reviewed and approved the Negative Declaration, finding that the project has no substantial impact upon the environment and that an EIR is not necessary. 2 . With regard to GPA-13-86 , the City Council recertifies EIR-3-81 as adequately addressing the environmental impacts. 3. With regard to GPA-1-87 , the City Council recertifies EIR-2-79 as adequately addressing the environmental impacts. 4 . With regard to the Land Use Classifications of the Land Use Element, the City Council has reviewed and approved the Negative Declaration on the Element, finding that there is no significant impact on the environment. N S3 111 111 5 . The City Council does hereby amend the Land Use Element of the General Plan of the City of Redding by incorporating therein the changes contained in GPA-10-86 , GPA-13-86 and GPA-1-87 as shown on the maps attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. 6 . The City Council does hereby delete the existing Land Use Classifications of the Land Use Element of the General Plan of the City of Redding, and adopts the new Land Use Classifications as shown in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was introduced and read at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Redding on the 7th day of July , 1987 , and was duly adopted at said meeting by the following vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Carter, Fulton, Gard, Johannessen, & Dahl NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS : None MIKE DAHL, Mayor City of Redding ATTEST: ETHEL A. NICHOLS, City Clerk FORMAPPROVED: '444-41444' GL4c.. d L/ RANRALL A. HAYS, City Attorney -2- • • DESCRIPTION OF LAND-USE CLASSIFICATIONS The Land Use Element of the Redding General Plan illustrates six broad generic land-use categories. Each of ,these categories is further divided into sub- classifications. This section describes the specific land-use classifications of the plan so that the public as well as those who administer the plan have a common understanding of the meaning and uses that can occur in each land-use designation. Based on these parameters, consistency can be obtained with zoning, permit approval , public works projects, and other ordinances drafted to implement the goals and policies of the Redding General Plan. In addition, these classifications serve as design parameters for various public works projects and plans. I . OPEN SPACE 1. Greenway - Greenway is natural open space and includes slopes in excess of 20 percent and the 100-year floodplains of the Sacramento River and various creeks and streams. Because of the inherent dangers to life and property and irrevocable damage to the natural environment, these natural land and water areas should not be urbanized or altered. Each of these areas is identified by best available topographic maps and special floodplain studies prepared by Federal Emergency Management Agency. In addition to health and safety concerns, these natural areas serve as places in which natural flora or fauna can be maintained in their natural state. They provide relief from urbanization, reduce silta- tion from excessive grading, buffer various land-use activities and transportation, and can be part ofour urban-trail system. Areas in excess of .20-percent slope do not carry any residential ;credit unless an entire parcel is so designated, in which case by use permit, 1.0 dwelling unit per 20 acres may be permitted. Areas of endangered plants or wildlife should also be designated as permanent open space. Land shown as natural open space is predominantly along the Sacramento River, Churn Creek, Sulphur Creek, Stillwater Creek, and the bluffs and creeks of west Redding. Airport approach areas may also be classified as natural open space in order to prevent damage to life and property or to prevent people from being subjected to the stress of excessive noise. 2. Improved 0p en Space (parks andolf course) - Improved open spaces consist of both private and public open space. This (consists pri- marily of parks and golf courses. parks, as described in the Recreation Element, include neighborhood, community, ) and regional parks. These areas are intended to provide urban locations for both active and passive recreation activities. School playgrounds, although depicted as institutional uses, are also considered as improved open space. Airport approaches can also be classified as improved open space. EXHIBIT 'A" • • 3. Scenic Open Space (Greenway) - Scenic open-space areas are natural or improved open-space areas used to enhance the appearance of the community, such as along designated freeways, major arterials, and the Sacramento River. Such areas may also be used to buffer residential or institutional uses from freeway noise. 4. Productive Open Space (Agricultural ) - Productive open space consists primarily of existing agricultural land along the Sacramento River and Churn and Stillwater Creeks. These areas are predominantly Class I and II soils. All of these lands are outside the City limits. The minimum parcel size for this category is 30 acres. By permit, a second residence could be placed on the property for a family member or employee of the farming enterprise. Productive open space could also be designated for forest areas on public lands in west or northwest Redding; however, none are so indicated at this time. Productive open space is deemed compatible with airport- approach areas. II . URBAN RESERVE The areas designated as urban reserve lie outside of the developed areas where basic water and sewer service are not available nor expected to be available for ten or more years. These areas are those that will ulti- mately be developed with urban uses or densities greater than two units per acre; however, they are considered premature for development within the next 10 to 20 years. It is felt that these areas should be preserved in large parcels in order to prevent sprawl , to prevent excessive govern- ment costs, to allow orderly extension of community services, and to prevent fragmentation into numerous small parcels without urban services and necessary infrastructure. The minimum parcel size for these areas is 10 to 20 acres per dwelling unit. When it appears that these areas can be economically served by City water and sewer and other services, the General Plan should be amended to designate an appropriate urban land-use pattern. III . RESIDENTIAL The largest single land-use category, in terms of land consumed, is the wide spectrum of residential-density classifications. The amended General Plan delineates residential-density classification in terms of dwelling units per gross acre. There are ten residential-density clas- sifications of varying densities and one residential classification that would permit offices by use permit. In all the residential classifica- tions, the maximum number of units permitted on any single parcel is computed by deducting any areas shown on the General Plan as 'Greenway," 'Steep Slope," or "Floodplain." The remaining area is then multiplied by the density factor shown for the parcel in question. Floodplains are areas subject to flooding by a 100-year flood, and steep slopes are areas in excess of 20 percent. Nongreenway areas that are dedicated to a public agency for streets, parks or school sites, or other public use will not be subtracted from the maximum number of units permitted on a parcel . If a public agency pays the fair market value for said areas, they shall be subtracted from the maximum number of units permitted. All residential lots would have frontage on a dedicated and improved public street. • • Planned developments and condominiums may be developed in residential districts for home ownership. Planned unit developments may be developed on 2.0- , 3.0- , 3.5- , 6.0- , 9.0- , and 18.0-dwellingiunit-per-acre classifications, provided there is a minimum parcel size of five acres, in order to provide flexibility in design, to preserve open space, to provide quality housing, and to permit unified development of larger properties and to respond to the natural terrain in order to minimize grading requirements. Condominiums may be developed in 6.0- , 9.0- , 12.0- , 18.0-, and 24.0-dwelling-unit-per-acre classifications, in order to provide affordable housing, preserve open space, encourage energy conservation, and permit unified development of larger properties. In planned developments and condominiums, bonus units iniexcess of the illustrated general plan density may be permitted for outstanding site planning and design. Those bonus units could be up to 10, to 20 percent of the base total in planned developments and up to 10 percent of the base total for condominiums, provided it is found in each case: 1 . That the number of units and the improvements proposed will not overburden the capacity of drainage facilities, Futilities, or streets. 2. That the density and design of the project is compatible with adjoining development. 3. That there are no unmitigated substantial adverse environmental impacts. 4. That the development shall conform with the goals and objectives of the General Plan. Residential planned developments or condominiums may be developed in office or retail-commercial classifications, provided there is a minimum parcel size of two acres and that the maximum density does not exceed 18.0 units per net acre. Mobile-hone parks are suitable for 6.0- and 9.0-dwellingLunits-per-acre classifications, provided there is a minimum parcel size of five acres and provided that in the 9.0 classification the density does not exceed 8.0 units per acre. Mobile home parks should be on nearly level areas, due to siting requirements and not in hillside areas. 0.5 dwelling units per gross acre. This single-family density is used where neither public sewer nor water are available, on certain hillside areas or in Churn Creek Bottom. Other than in hillside areas, the use of this category should be used in order to prevent premature land fragmentation in advance of urban services or reduction of agriculture lands. 1.0 dwelling units per gross acre. This is essentially a large single- family-lot urban density where public sewer is not available and where soil conditions are such as to allow the use of septic tank on one-acre parcels. This designation is suitable for steeper hillside areas and in areas where the City does not plan to extend sewer service for topo- graphic reasons. It is essentially an urban fringe classification for use in areas exclusive of greenway and commercial agriculture, in which the one-acre-parcel pattern is prevalent. • • 2.0 dwelling units per Aross acre. This is a single-family category with full urban services available. typical lots range from 15,000 to 22,000 square feet in area. Planned-unit developments may be constructed in this classification as discussed later in this section. This density is suitable for areas of flat to moderate slopes and in areas where this lot-,size pattern is predominant. 3.0 dwelling units per gross acre. This is a single-family residential density with Tots ranging from 9,000 to 12,000 square feet in area. This classification is suitable for areas of flat to moderate slope. 3.5 and 4.0 dwelling units per gross acre. These aresingle-family residential densities with lots varying in area from 6,000 to 10,000 square feet. These densities are suitable for ares of flat to slight slope. Good access is important to these areas so as not to overburden nearby residential streets. 6.0 dwelling units per gross acre. This is a transition ' classification that can be developed as small-lot, single-family residential ; duplexes; planned-unit developments; low-density multiple-family apartments; and mobile home parks in appropriate areas. Full urban services would be available and there would be adequate street access and utility capacities. This classification is suitable for areas of flat to slight slopes, depending upon the form of development. The minimum lot size for single-family homes would be 6,000 square feet and for duplexes or multiple-family developments would average about 12,000 square feet. 9.0 dwellin units (perross acre. This is a low-density multiple-family classification suitable for duplexes, apartments, dwelling groups, planned developments, condominiums or mobile home parks. Minimum lot sizes for duplexes and apartments should average about 12,000 square feet. Full urban services would be available and there would be reasonable proximity to a major arterial . 12.0 dwelling units per gross acre. This is a multiple family density for apartments, dwelling groups, planned developments, and condominiums. The minimum lot size should average about 10,000 square feet. Full urban services would be available and there would be reasonablelproximity to a major arterial . 18.0 dwelling units per gross acre. This is a high-density multiple- family classification suitable for apartments, dwellingigroups, condo- miniums, and planned-unit developments. This classification would be located close to major arterials , would have full turban services available, and would have minimum lot sizes averaging 10,000 square feet. 24.0 dwellin units per gross acre. This is a high-density multiple-famil9y classification suitable for apartments and condominiums in the central core area where public transportation is available and many shopping needs can be met by walking. The minimum parcel sizes for this classification should average 12,000 square feet. • ' Office/Residential . The "Office/Residential" classification is conceived as a transition use within commercial areas or between commercial and residential areas. It is especially suitable for areas Where there is some mixed office and residential use occurring already. When property is used for residential purposes, the density should not exceed 14 dwelling units per gross residential acre. When used for office purposes, the office development and its accompanying off-street parking should be sited and arranged to protect the livingienvironment of the adjoining residences. IV. COMMERCIAL The proposed plan includes four commercial categories: 1. Office. The "Office" category is included to delineate sites for professional and business offices and personal-service business--with appropriate and compatible accessory uses. In zoning terms, it is designated as 'CO" Office District or 'R-4" Piultipie-Family Residential District in more apartment areas. By use permit, the "Office" category may also be used for rest homes, convalescent facilities, and nursing homes. Further, subject to the issuance of a use permit, this designation may be used for religious, educational , cultural , recreational , governmental , public-utility uses, restaurants, mortuaries, and financial institutions. The 'Office" designation is concerned as a transitional area--between commercial and residential properties, with property-development requirements compatible with a living environment or adjacent to major employment centers such as government offices, hospitals, etc. , and as such, the development standards are higher than those in more retail areas. 2. Retail Commercial . The "Retail Commercial" classification is designed to provide properly located areas to serve the retail shopping needs of people living in and using the planning area. A hierarchy of shopping areas is possible within the classification, including regional , community, neighborhood, and central business districts. Regional centers would be 40 acres or g eater in area, community would be from 10 to 20 acres, and neighborhood would be from 4 to 8 acres. Key criteria in locating such centers would be access which does not impact nearby residential strjeets, compati- bility with adjoining uses, and an adequate infrastructure system. This category is equivalent to the "C-1," 'C-2," and "C-4' zoning districts, depending upon magnitude, location, and market. Resi- dences, apartments, dwelling groups, or condominiums in hotel or multistory form are compatible within this area ey use permit, provided densities do not exceed 21 units per gross acre. Use permits should be required for community and regional shopping centers and documentation of commercial demand through market analysis. • • 3. Service Commercial . This classification is to provide suitable locations for bulk retail , auto repair, wholesale, storage yards, or uses that are not suitable for retail commercial areas or near residential uses. This category is generally equivalent to the City's "C-3" and "C-6" zoning districts in terms of uses permitted. The uses that can be constructed within this classification usually need screening from adjoining highways or adjacent residential properties. Access needs for large trucks and other heavy equipment are a key consideration in the siting of such uses, asiwell as noise, odor, and glare. Residential uses are not appropriate within service-commercial areas except for watchman or owner occupied businesses. 4. Highway Commercial . This retail classification is intended as a refinement of the category to reflect the special commercial needs of the traveling public. Since Redding is situated in the heart of a major recreational area and is at the intersection of several State highways, there is a higher-than-normal incidence of motels, restaurants, service stations, and other tourist-serving accommodations. These areas are important for the image they create of the community and require special siting and amenity needs different from other commercial classifications. These uses are generally located near freeway interchange points and week freeway exposure and easy access. Residential uses are '; generally not appropriate for this classification. V. INDUSTRIAL Industrial and manufacturing uses have been incorporated into the Land Use Element of the General Plan in two major categories--General Industry and Extractive Industry. 1. General Industry. "General Industry" includes the whole spectrum of manufacturing uses and wholesale warehouses and storage businesses. Zoning classifications are either the less-restrictive 'M-2" Industrial District or the more restrictive 'PI" Planned Industrial District. 2. Extractive Industry. While rock, sand, and gravel mining and processing are permitted uses in the 'M-2' zone, the General Plan recognizes their unique characteristics and delineates them specifically. In years past, dredging, in conjunction with gold mining along several of the planning area 's major creeks, washes, and rivers, deposited substantial quantities of rock (tailings) along the embankments of these drainage courses. Over the years, this resource has been exploited; and a number of rock, sand, and gravel operations and their accompanying concrete and asphalt-mixing and processing plants have been located in these areas. They play a major role in the building of roads, bridges, buildings, and other structures within the planning area. When the mineral resource has been exploited and property is no longer used for mining or processing purposes, the land shall be graded in an appropriate manner which will allow the property to be • • used for other urban purposes. Such post-use grading shall incorporate finished contouring and slopes which will allow the property to drain properly, have reasonable use of the entire site in terms of access and building areas, and leave the property in a safe, clean, attractive, and useable condition. Both the "General" and "Extractive Industrial" categories have the need for easy truck access. Railroad siding is often an important transportation linkage for some of the operations. The extractive industries and many other industrial uses are noisy and need space separation and visual screening from adjacent highways and more restrictive land uses. These industrial uses are vital to the economic well' being of the area. As such, they must be protected from residential and other incompatible encroachments. Conversely, to maintain a good-neighbor relationship with others in the planning area, the industries must be aware of this relationship and treat the common boundary areas of their properties with more restrictive uses in a ' sensitive and compatible way. Residential uses other than caretakers are not appropriate for industrial classifications. VI . PUBLIC AND INSTITUTIONAL USES This classification consists of public and quasi-public uses, including but not limited to schools, government offices, government services and facilities, fire stations, hospitals, cemeteries, waste-water treatment facilities, airports, and domestic water-storage facilities or landfills. These uses and the manner in which they are introduced into the community have a considerable influence on the image of the City and of the entire planning area. Further, such uses are often in or near residential areas; and care needs to be exercised in the siting of buildings, parking areas, playfields, landscaped areas, and the scale of the facility in regard to the context of the area in which they are located. Some public and institutional facilities can generate considerable traffic--both vehicular and pedestrian. As such, their siting and methods of providing access and adequate off-street parking need to be given special attention. The noise -generating functions of some of these areas may also require space separation and landscaped buffers between such noise-generating parts and their neighbors, particularly where adjacent property is used for residential or other more-restrictive uses. All public and institutional uses should be subject toja plan review process prior to the issuance of permits to construct such facilities. The review process should address the concerns stated above to assure that these public and institutional uses are allowed to provide their intended functions and service to the people of the planning area in a context compatible with their surrounding environment and to treat them comparable to private uses taking into consideration their regional or area-wide importance, community need, and costs if not developed or developed elsewhere. • • Aireort Service. This classification includes activities which are typically associated with airports and airport-related uses as follows: These activities involving the sale of aviation services for profit to the general public, including maintenance, storing, and servicing of aircraft; sale of aircraft parts and accessories; sale of aircraft fuel , lubricants and propellants; sale of aerial survey photography and mapping services; sale of aerial taxi and sightseeing services operation of nonscheduled and chartered transportation; etc. Those activities which involve the maintenance of facilities for the basing and servicing of the aircraft of an individual , private organization, or corporation solely for its own benefit and not for the public. Those activities which do not require direct airfield access such as transient retail service, and lodging uses such as hotels, motels, restaurants, conference centers, car-rental agencies, lounges, and service stations, provided all applicable safety criteria are met. Areas set aside or used for the operation of aircraft, including areas to be reserved for protection from encroaching obstructions or facilities such as clear zones, runways, and taxiways. Areas required for airport maintenance or operating services such as fuel storage, air navigational aids, and hangar and tie-down areas. Areas encompassing the passenger terminal buildings, automobile parking lots, service and passenger roads, and portions of aprons adjacent to the terminal buildings. VII. ZONING CONSISTENCY GUIDELINES The following relates zoning districts to General Plan classifications in order to provide a guide for consistency findings. Generally, zoning districts may be more restrictive than the General Plan designation and still be consistent. In many instances, combining districts are used to reflect considerations from the various elements of the General Plan, to protect the environment, to reflect the circumstances of the particular location, or to achieve General Plan objectives. Zoning Consistency Guidelines General Plan Classification Consistent Zoning 4.0 units per acre or less U, R-1, PD 6.8 units per acre U, R-1, R-2, PD 9.0 units per acre U, R-2, RM-6, R3-40, PD 12.0 units per acre U, RM-9, R3-30, R3 40, PD 18.0 units per acre U, RM-12, R3-25, R3-30, PD 24.0 units per acre U, RM-18, R3-15, R3-20 • •• • General Plan Classification Consistent Zoning Office/Residential (OR) U, R4-40, R4-30, R4-25, R4-20, PD Office (OFF) U. R4-15, R4-20, CO . Retail (R) U, C-0, C-l. C-2 • Service Commercial (SC) U, C-2. C-3, C-6 Planned Industrial (PI) U. PI Industrial (IND) U, M-2, PI Public/Institution (P or I) All Airport Service (AS) U Agriculture (AG) U, R-IA Park/Golf Course (P/G) All Greenway/Steep Slope/ (GW) U, U-F, FP Floodplain/Scenic The above are subject to any specific policies incorporated into the General Plan or area plans, the public hearing process, the circum- stances of each individual application, and criteria developed in area or specific plans. Generally, in converting the General Plan to zoning, the number of units shown on the General Plan will be listed as gross acreage and counted to the center of all adjoining streets. Zoning will reflect the net build- able acreage and, in some cases, may reflect a higher unit-per-acre criteria than shown above in order to convert gross lacreage to net acreage and account for street, school , or park dedications. 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