Loading...
CC - 2021-29 - Approving General Plan Amendment 19-03 in conjunction with the Freeway Corridor Mixed-Use (FCMU) OverlayRESOLUTION NO. 2021-29 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, APPROVING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 19-03 IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FREEWAY CORRIDOR MIXED-USE OVERLAY WHEREAS, the City of Rosemead is proposing the adoption of the Freeway Corridor Mixed -Use (FCMU) Overlay that encompasses six geographic areas within the City of Rosemead. The areas total approximately 60 acres (186 parcels) and were selected based on proximity to the Interstate (1-10) Freeway, location along primary City corridors and adjacency to public transit lines. FCMU Overlay areas are located along Del Mar Avenue, San Gabriel Boulevard, Walnut Grove Avenue, Valley Boulevard, Temple City Boulevard, and Rosemead Boulevard. The FCMU Overlay identifies special provisions for land use, development standards, urban design, community benefits and by -right uses, in addition to those in the existing underlying base zone, to support appropriate mixed-use and residential development. The FCMU Overlay also identifies - public and private realm improvements that will further enhance the aesthetic and character of these areas. No base zones are proposed to be modified; and WHEREAS, the proposed FCMU Overlay is intended to provide new opportunities for housing, economic revitalization, and attractive placemaking at strategic locations along primary City corridors that are in general proximity to I-10 Freeway. These areas have the potential to create attractive gateways into the City while also contributing to a more cohesive community aesthetic and development pattern for a more livable Rosemead. The FCMU Overlay establishes land use and urban design direction that will attract private investment to promote contextually appropriate mixed-use and residential development in targeted areas of the City. The FCMU Overlay also identifies public and private realm improvements that will further enhance the aesthetic and character of these areas; and WHEREAS, the proposed FCMU Overlay is an overlay zoning district that is voluntary in nature, meaning that the underlying base zoning designation for an individual property where the FCMU Overlay applies will remain in place. At the property owner's discretion, a property may be developed under the existing base zoning designation or elect to apply the FCMU Overlay designation to guide the development of the property; and WHEREAS, the proposed FCMU Overlay features designs and forms that together encourage high quality infill and mixed-use redevelopment of vacant lots and underutilized properties to their highest and best use, activates and beautifies the streets to create walkable environments, implements tailored parking standards, and illustrates conceptual development scenarios. Standards vary within the two categories of overlay zones appropriate for the intended type of development envisioned for the two FCMU Overlay districts addressing Corridor and Block contexts. The FCMU Overlay contains an Introduction (Chapter 1) that addresses the purpose, background and project goals, planning process, community engagement, opportunity sites analysis, and vision with supporting objectives, as well as conceptual development scenarios. Chapter 2 (Land Use) of the FCMU Overlay describes the location, application, companion General Plan and zoning revisions, permitted uses, development standards, design standards, community benefits program, and density bonus provisions. Chapter 3 (Urban Design) provides guidance for the public and private realm, including policies related to sidewalks, street trees, streetscape furnishings, and sidewalk dining, to support an inviting environment. Chapter 4 (Infrastructure and Public Facilities and Services) of the FCMU Overlay summarizes information related to infrastructure and public services within the overlay area. Chapter 5 (Administration and Implementation) of the FCMU Overlay describes the zoning authority, processing requirements, and administrative procedures required for amendments and/or modifications to the FCMU Overlay; and WHEREAS, for the FCMU Overlay zone, relevant properties will be revised to the Mixed - Use: High Density Residential/Commercial General Plan land use designation along Del Mar Avenue, San Gabriel Boulevard, Walnut Grove Avenue, Valley Boulevard, and Rosemead Boulevard. The existing Mixed -Use: High Density Residential/Commercial land use designation applied to the Temple City Boulevard area will remain going forward. The General Plan Amendment includes modifications to General Plan text for the Mixed -Use High Density Residential/Commercial description to add FCMU Overlay areas, modifications to Table 2-5 (General Plan and Zoning Ordinance Consistency) to accommodate the addition of the new FCMU Overlay, and revisions to the General Plan Land Use Map with Mixed -Use Designations as described earlier in this recital; and WHEREAS, Section 17.152.060(A) of the Rosemead Municipal Code provides the criteria for a General Plan Amendment; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission is an advisory body to the City Council with regard to the approval of General Plan Amendments; and WHEREAS, on August 2, 2021, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed and advertised public hearing to receive oral and written testimony relative Municipal Code Amendment 19-02, Zone Change 19-03, and for the FCMU Overlay and recommended the City Council adopt Resolution 2021-29 and Ordinance No. 1001 for the approval of General Plan Amendment 19-03, Municipal Code Amendment 19-02, Zone Change 19-03, and the FCMU Overlay; and WHEREAS, notices were posted in six public locations and was published in the Rosemead Reader on August 26, 2021, specifying the date, time, and location of the City Council public hearing to consider amending the General Plan pursuant to California Government Code Section 65091; and WHEREAS, on September 7, 2021, the City Council held a duly noticed and advertised public hearing to receive oral and written testimony relative to General Plan Amendment 19-03, and the Freeway Corridor Mixed -Use Overlay; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the CEQA Guidelines, a Program Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (SCH No. 2007111090) for the Rosemead General Plan Update was prepared and certified by the City of Rosemead on October 14, 2008, by City Council Resolution No. 2008-66. WHEREAS, the City of Rosemead acting as a lead agency has completed an environmental analysis and determined that there are no new significant environmental impacts or previously identified significant impacts made more severe by project modifications, new circumstances, or new information associated with the project. Therefore, the City has determined that an Addendum to the Rosemead General Plan Update Final Environmental Impact Report is the appropriate CEQA document to address project modifications in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section15164. CEQA Guidelines Section 15164(c) provides that an addendum need not be circulated for public review; and WHEREAS, the City Council, having final approval authority, has sufficiently considered all testimony and public comment presented to them prior to taking action on the project and its environmental determination. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The City Council finds and determines an Addendum to the Final Program EIR (SCH No. 2007111090) has been completed in compliance with CEQA, the CEQA Guidelines and the City's environmental review guidelines. The City Council has reviewed and considered the information contained in the Addendum to the Final Program EIR prior to making a decision on General Plan Amendment for the Freeway Corridor Mixed -Use Overlay. The Addendum to the Final Program EIR reflects the independent judgment of the City Council and contains sufficient information and analysis to allow the City Council to make an informed decision, considering the environmental implications of the proposed project, mitigation measures and alternatives. SECTION 2. Findings. The City Council HEREBY FINDS AND DETERMINES that facts do exist to justify approving General Plan Amendment 19-03 attached hereto as Exhibit "A" in accordance with Rosemead Municipal Code Section 17.152.060(A) as follows: A. The amendment is internally consistent with all other provisions of the General Plan; FINDING: The proposed amendment is internally consistent with all other provisions of the General Plan in that General Plan Amendment 19-03 is limited to updates to certain figures, tables, text, and terms to ensure consistency between the City's General Plan and the FCMU Overlay and does not amend Goals, Objectives, and Policies of the General Plan. General Plan Amendment 19-03 is consistent with the 2010 Rosemead General Plan and specifically implements Goals contained in the Land Use Element and Housing Element. B. The proposed amendment will not be detrimental to the public interest, health, safety, convenience, or welfare of the City; and FINDING: The proposed amendment will not be detrimental to the public interest, health, safety, convenience, or welfare of the City in that General Plan Amendment 19-03 is limited to updates to certain figures, tables, text, and terms within the 2010 Rosemead General Plan and does not directly result in physical improvements. Each individual development or redevelopment of parcels within the FCMU Overlay will be reviewed for compliance with the General Plan EIR and other City environmental policies as relate to any potential impacts to the public's health, safety, convenience or welfare. Further, the City of Rosemead acting as a lead agency has completed an environmental analysis and determined that there are no new significant environmental impacts or previously identified significant impacts made more severe by project modifications, new circumstances, or new information associated with the project. Therefore, the City determined that an Addendum to the Rosemead General Plan Update Final Environmental Impact Report is the appropriate California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) document to address project modifications in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15164. C. The affected site is physically suitable in terms of design, location, operating characteristics, shape, size, topography, and the provision of public and emergency vehicle access, and public services and utilities and is served by highways and streets adequate in width and improvement to carry the kind and quantity of traffic the proposed use would likely generate, to ensure that the proposed use(s) and/or development will not endanger, jeopardize, or otherwise constitute a hazard to the property or improvements in the vicinity in which the property is located. FINDING: The affected site is physically suitable as the physical area that is the subject of General Plan Amendment 19-03 encompasses the established commercial corridors of Rosemead where vacant and underutilized parcels can support development of mixed-use development within the buildout assumptions of the existing General Plan. Although General Plan Amendment 19-03 does not directly result in development projects, implementation of provisions within the companion governing document, the FCMU Overlay, contains regulations and standards to ensure that each project developed or redeveloped does not endanger, jeopardize, or create hazards to properties or improvements. SECTION 3. The City Council approves General Plan Amendment 19-03 as set forth in Exhibit "A". SECTION 4. Certification. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution and hereafter the same shall be in full force and effect. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 7th day of September, 2021. APPROVED AS TO FORM: Rachel Richman, City Attorney Exhibits: A. General Plan Amendment 19-03 P611aw; ayor ATTEST: fy P= - Ericka ande , ity Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES) § CITY OF ROSEMEAD ) I, Ericka Hernandez, City Clerk of the City Council of the City of Rosemead, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing City Council Resolution No. 2021-29 was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Rosemead, California, at a special meeting thereof held on the 7t" day of September, 2021, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: ARMENTA, CLARK, DANG, LOW, LY NOES: NONE ABSENT: NONE ABSTAIN: NONE rricxa tiernanaez, airy t:ierx EXHIBIT "A" General Plan Amendment 19-03 Mixed -Use Categories Rosemead has established three Mixed -Use categories to provide options for innovative approaches to land use and development. These categories allow for a mix of land uses in the same building, on the same parcel of land, or side by side within the same area. Such complementary use stimulates business activity, encourages pedestrian patronage, and provides a broader range of options to property owners to facilitate the preservation, re -use and redevelopment of structures. Mixed -Use Residential/Commercial Generally mixed-use development performs best when it is located near other mixed-use development. This configuration gives the residents more retail and office choices located and designed for pedestrian activity. Similarly, business may prefer to locate near each other to gain the synergistic benefits of serving the same clientele. As such, the mixed-use designations are located in such a manner to maximize or capitalize on that synergy. The Mixed -Use Residential/Commercial category allows vertically or horizontally mixed commercial, office, and residential uses, with an emphasis on retail uses along the ground floor. Pedestrian connections among the uses, and as appropriate to surrounding neighborhoods, should be provided. The Mixed -Use designation will allow for mixed use and commercial infill development. Further, parcels may be assembled and consolidated to create larger, integrated development sites. All mixed-use projects are also subject to review and compliance with the City's adopted mixed-use design guidelines. LAN D USE This designation applies to areas of Rosemead with historically less intensive commercial and office development. The Mixed - Use Residential/Commercial category is located on Valley Boulevard between Muscatel Avenue and Valley Boulevard, and on Garvey Avenue between Charlotte Avenue and Walnut Grove Avenue. Residential densities are limited to a maximum of 25 to 30 units per acre. For stand-alone commercial use and integrated mixed-use projects, the maximum permitted FAR is 1.6:1. The typical population density is approximately 119 persons per acre. Office Development PA GE 2-15 JULY 23, 2 0 2 1 L AN D USE Mixed -Use High Density ResidentiaVCommercial Similar to the Mixed -Use Residential/Commercial category, the Mixed -Use High Density Residential/Commercial category permits vertically or horizontally mixed-use commercial, office, and residential uses, but greater residential densities are permitted and encouraged. Retail uses shall be emphasized along the ground floor of street frontages, and pedestrian connections among the uses and surrounding neighborhoods should be provided. This designation applies to the eastern end of Valley Boulevard and south of Garvey Avenue, just west of the eastern boundary, and portions of Del Mar Avenue San Gabriel Boulevard, and Hellman Avenue south of Interstate 1o, and Rosemead Boulevard and Valley Boulevard north of Interstate 10, as shown on the Land Use Policy Map. Residential densities are limited to a maximum of 36 to 6o units per acre. For stand-alone commercial use and integrated mixed-use projects, the maximum permitted FAR is 2:1. The typical population density is approximately 191 persons per acre. Mixed -Use IndustriaVCommercial The Mixed -Use Industrial/Commercial category accommodates light industry, research and development, and office uses. The emphasis is on businesses that provide career -oriented and trade jobs. Commercial uses should be limited to those that support the primary industrial and office uses. Areas designated for Mixed -Use Industrial/Commercial are limited to properties along San Gabriel Boulevard south of Hellman Avenue to Park Street, along San Gabriel Avenue south of the SCE easement to Rush Street, and on Garvey Avenue from Walnut Grove to Muscatel Avenue (south side of Garvey Avenue) or City limit (north side of Garvey Avenue). The maximum FAR is 2.5:1. Site design shall take into consideration any adjacent residential neighborhoods with regard to parking lot entrances, location of parking and loading facilities, building massing, and lighting. PAG E 2-16 JULY 23, 2021 LAND USE Table 2-5 General Plan and Zoning Ordinance Consistency Notes: a) This table compares the General Plan land use categories with the zoning districts and overlay districts. It is anticipated that the Zoning Ordinance will be updated and these zoning districts, shown here, may be changed. b) Zone Districts: R-1: Single Family Residential R-2: Medium Multi -Density Residential R-3: Medium Multiple Residential C-1: Neighborhood Commercial C-3: Medium Commercial C-4: Regional Commercial CBD: Central Business District P -O: Professional Office M-1: Light Manufacturing RC-MUDO: Residential/Commercial Mixed -Use Development Overlay FCMUO: Freeway Corridor Mixed -Use Overlay CI -M: Commercial/Industrial Mixed OS: Open Space P -D: Planned Development D -O: Design Overlay PA GE 2-25 JULY 23, 2 0 2 1 Corresponding Zone General Plan Land Use Category (a) Districts (b) R-1 LDR Low Density Residential p -D R-2 FCMUO MDR Medium Density Residential p -D R-3 D -O p -D FCMUOP High Density Residential O HDR C-1 P C-3 D -O C Commercial CBD FCMUO P -D HIC High Intensity Commercial C-4 FCMUO CBD D -O MRC Mixed -Use Residential/ Commercial RC-MUDO P -D C-3 FCMUO P CBD D -O Mixed -Use High Density RC-MUDO C-3 MHRC Residential/Commercial P -D FCMUO P P -D D -O Mixed -Use Industrial/Commercial P MIC C-3 M-1 C-3 P -D OLI Office/Light Industrial P -O D -O M-1 PF Public Facilities All Zones OS Open Space/Natural Resources O -S CEM Cemetery O -S Notes: a) This table compares the General Plan land use categories with the zoning districts and overlay districts. It is anticipated that the Zoning Ordinance will be updated and these zoning districts, shown here, may be changed. b) Zone Districts: R-1: Single Family Residential R-2: Medium Multi -Density Residential R-3: Medium Multiple Residential C-1: Neighborhood Commercial C-3: Medium Commercial C-4: Regional Commercial CBD: Central Business District P -O: Professional Office M-1: Light Manufacturing RC-MUDO: Residential/Commercial Mixed -Use Development Overlay FCMUO: Freeway Corridor Mixed -Use Overlay CI -M: Commercial/Industrial Mixed OS: Open Space P -D: Planned Development D -O: Design Overlay PA GE 2-25 JULY 23, 2 0 2 1 L AN D USE Action 2.1 Prepare a specific plan, development standards, and/or design guidelines to plan for future development and for both private and public realm design features in the High Intensity Commercial areas. Action 2.2 Create incentive programs to encourage the renovation and rehabilitation of older commercial areas. Action 2.3 Prepare a specific plan, design guidelines, and/or development standards to plan for existing development's revitalziation and for future development and to plan for both private and public realm design features in the Mixed- Use area located on Valley Boulevard between Walnut Grove and Rosemead Boulevard. Action 2.4 Implement the Rosemead Downtown Vision Plan or other urban design plans, if adopted by the City Council, for new projects and the rehabilitation and revitalization of existing development on Valley Boulevard. Action 2.5 Prepare development standards encouraging the inclusion of public plazas and spaces in new and existing commercial areas. Action 2.6 Develop a marketing program that identifies needed commercial goods and services; actively pursue such businesses to locate within existing commercial and new mixed-use areas. Goal 3 Creation of vibrant, attractive mixed-use development Action 3.1 Encourage, whenever appropriate, land use conversion from marginal commercial, industrial or residential uses to mixed-use development along major arterials in areas of the City designated for Mixed -Use Residential/Commercial. Mixed-use development of this type should be encouraged when a proposal will result in the following: ■ The assembling of existing lots; ■ A reduction of the number of access points or "curb cuts" along an arterial; ■ No negative impact on surrounding land uses. P AG E 2-30 JULY 2�, 2 0 2 1 Criteria for evaluating a proposal within these guidelines could include: ■ Conformance to Residential/Commercial Mixed -Use Overlay and Freeway Corridor Mixed -Use Overlay development standards and adopted Mixed -Use Design Guidelines. Action 3.2 Require an integrally -colored decorative six foot tall CMU block wall, landscaped buffers with mature landscaping, and/or a vine -covered wall, on those sides abutting a residentially zoned area. Agreements between property owners should be encouraged whereby the applicant installs the wall and/or landscaping and the adjacent property owner maintains it because the wall is on their property. The landscaped buffer strip will have a minimum width of three feet between the property line wall and adjacent property. Action 3.3 Encourage land use conversions to commercial uses, particularly along major arterials, only when a proposal: ■ Assembles contiguous lots; ■ Limits the number of curb cuts along major arterials; ■ Provides adequate on-site parking and on- site circulation; ■ Operates in conformance with the City's Noise Ordinance and other applicable environmental regulations; and ■ Will not negatively impact surrounding land uses. Action 3.4 Whenever and wherever possible, encourage the grouping of certain types of commercial activities that would benefit from this type of a development. Action 3.5 To maximize commercial synergy and to minimize the development of small, stand alone commercial buildings, such as mini -malls, direct new commercial development smaller than 5,000 square feet of gross floor area to shopping centers with a combined floor area of at least 15,000 square feet. This implementation action shall not preclude the development of or LAN D USE PA GE 2-31 JULY 23, 2 0 2 1 I CITY OF TEMPLE CITY \•'\ i \ GRAND: ON pqC/F/CIR �\ \ c 11�. ear02 W r \ D D C 'H/S a O, Pitkin St eSh Re S CITY OFm 8W H W \i SAN GABRIEL LEY. ®1011antll'°NrLBD- '� \, ® 51ao1c5Innen II1� Guesrs�St1�1�1}jjQ�] R1111 St V�Q� a o Go Adalone 5t �3�onJ. Marshall'st 11 d Marshall'.t 0.1a st `, Onley 5t I arm �mm�n® ®pg p, METROLINK ! Am N=0 eH._rahu_"'y'S1" as WM1llmore SI n a ' D 0 Garvalia Ave''y �r<11 n n n ��r ry 1 m m�D�< ( 3 a O Gravds'Ava: I_i ®®® Kling St �� I a CITY OF c SOUTH EL MONTE ��nry�MmymIN Q Ke'II��m'��S�,,,,I,.p7�1 .. �RUSH'ST -�-� I _...` Yc > D �hamby8 T4 �. 01 a3b i P m CITY OF MONTEREY PARK ,,��; WHITTIER I NARROWS -1 - ' RECREATIONAL PARK LEQG LAKE CITY OF MONTEBELLO Legend LAND USE OLow Density Residential (0-6 du/ac) Commercial Mixed Use: Industrial/Commercial ® Medium Density Residential (0-12 du/ac) ® High Intensity Commercial Oflicell-ight Industrial - High Density Residential (0-30 dulac) O Mixed Use: Residential/Commercial (25.30 dulac) Open Space . Garvey Avenue Specific Plan . Mixed Use: High Density ResidentialfCommercial (40-60 du/ac) ® Public Facilities OCemetery as City Boundary City of Rosemead Official General Plan Map ymentlatl by Ord to :Na. g78 on Fabmery 13, 2018. !mantled by Coil a Na. s$x on datelonst 2021. 0 0.25 0.5 0.75 1 Miles While the Cly of Rosemead makes every egad to malnlaln Intl distribute acwrote Information, no wshandea. and/or representations of any kind ere mad, regeding Information, data or services pravided. In no event shell the City of Rosemead W filial. N any way to the ...n of ft. dots. Use. of We data $hap held the City of Rosemead harmfesa In all matlen end eaounls seeing Imm the use entllor a—se.y of this data.