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RESOLUTION NO 09XX
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE
PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT OF DUBLIN RANCH AREA C SPECIFICALLY FOR THE
PROJECT KNOWN AS FALLON GATEWAY COMMERCIAL CENTER LOCATED AT THE
SOUTHWEST CORNER OF DUBLIN BOULEVARD AND
FALLON ROAD IN AREA C OF DUBLNRANCH
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WHEREAS the Applicant Jaynes Tong on behalf ofStanforth Holdings Company LLC submitted an
application for a Planned Development Rezone of the General Commercial portion of Area C Planned
Development and a Site Development Review for a 379053 square foot retail commercial center Fallon
Gateway located on the 3391 net acre project site and
WHEREAS the project area boundaries are Dublin Boulevard to the north Interstate 580 to the south
avacant piece ofproperty approved for Campus Office to the west and Mallon Road to the east and
WHEREAS on December 2 1997 the City Council approved a Rezone for the approximately 4526
acres known as the Dublin Ranch Areas B C D and E to a Planned Development Zoning District Ordinance
No 2497 and
WHEREAS the Draft amended General Commercial portion of Area C Planned Development is
attached as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference and
WHEREAS a Staff Report dated April 28 2009 and incorporated herein by reference described and
analyzed the proposed amendment to the Area C Planned Development Zoning District and
WHEREAS the California Environmental Quality Act CEQA together with State guidelines and Cityenvironmental regulations require that certain projects be reviewed for environmental impacts and that
environmental documents be prepared and
WHEREAS the project is located within the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan area which was the subjectof an Environmental Impact Report EIR for the General Plan Amendment and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan
SCH 91103064 certified by City Council Resolution 5193 on May 10 1993 with two addenda approvedon May 4 1993 and August 22 1994 In 1997 a Negative Declaration for the Planned Development Rezoningof Dublin Ranch Areas BE which includes the Fallon Gateway site was approved by Resolution No 14097
of the City Council After completion of an Initial Study it was determined that the rezoning would not have
significant environmental impacts which were not already adequately described and analyzed in the ProgramEIR No further environmental review is needed for the Fallon Gateway project because the environmental
impacts of this project were fully addressed and within the scope of the final EIR for the Eastern Dublin
General Plan Amendment Specific Plan and subsequent Addenda and the 1997 Negative Declaration and the
project has been conditioned to comply with all mitigation measures adapted therein and
ATTACHMENT 1
WHEREAS the Planning Commission reviewed the Staff Report at a noticed public hearing on April28 2009 at which time all interested parties had the opportunity to behard
WHEREAS the Planning Commission did use its independent judgment and considered all said
reports recommendations and testimony hereinabove set forth
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Planning Commission of the City ofDublin does
hereby make the following findings and determinations regarding said amendment to the General Commercial
portion of Area C ofDublin Ranch Planned Development Zoning
A The proposed amendment will be harmonious and compatible with existing and potential developmentin surrounding areas because 1 the land uses and site plan establish a commercial development retailshopping center 2 the proposed project is consistent with the pastern Dublin Specific Plan and the PD
District ofDublin Ranch Areas B E 3 the project site includes attractive landscaping and site elements
including a location for public art light fixtures benches plazas and pedestrian paths to create an
attractive landscape palette and material palette for the shopping center and 4 the Planned
Development amendment includes design guidelines to creat an attractive shopping center that is
compatible with the surrounding area
B The subject site is physically suitable for the type and intensity of the zoning district being proposedbecause 1 the project site will have a Floor Area Ratio FAR up to 35 which is consistent with the
FAR established in the Rezoning ofDublin Ranch Areas B through E and the Eastern Dublin SpecificPlan 2 the proposed project will include retail and office uses which is consistent with the land use
designations of General Commercial land use 3 as amended the Planned Development for the General
Commercial portion ofArea C will permit a maximum of 516592 square feet of retail floor area which
will maintain a FAR up to 35 and will therefore be consisten with the PD District of Dublin Ranch
Areas BE and 4 the amended zoning for the Fallon Gateway project has been designed to
accommodate the topography of the Project site which typically is characterized as vacant flat land
suitable for the development of a shopping center and therefore physically suitable for the type and
intensity ofthe proposed amendment to Dublin Ranch Area C
C The proposed project will not adversely affect the health or safety of persons residing or working in the
vicinity or be detrimental to the public health safety and welfare because 1 the Project will complywith all applicable development regulations and standards and will implement all adopted mitigationmeasures
D The proposed amendment to the Area C Planned Development originally approved by Ordinance 2497
and amended as shown in Exhibit A attached is consistent with the Dublin General Plan and the Eastern
Dublin Specific Plan because 1 the proposed amendments to the use list are compatible with the
permitted conditional and temporary uses established under the zoning ordinance 2 the proposedamendments to the list ofpermitted conditional and temporary uses are consistent with the land use
designations of the General Plan the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan and the Fallon Gateway subarea
which envisions a mix of regional and community serving retail on the project site 3 the proposedamendment is compatible with the intent of the Eastern DubliiSpecific Plan for the Fallon Gatewaysubarea and the PD District of Dublin Ranch Areas B E and 4 the amended PD for Area C includes
design guidelines to create a cohesive and attractive shopping center which is compatible with
development in the neighborhood
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E The Planned Development amendment for the PD District known as Dublin Ranch Area C and
specifically for the Fallon Gateway project PA 08034 meets the purpose and intent of Chapter 832 of
the City ofDublin Zoning Ordinance because 1 the project provides a comprehensive development
plan that is tailored to the commercial land uses proposed on the Project site and creates a desirable use
of land that is sensitive to surrounding land uses by virtue of the layout and design which is in close
proximity to Dublin Boulevard and theI580 freeway and 2 the amended PD for Area C includes
design and landscape criteria to create an attractive shopping center which is compatible with the
surrounding developments
F The proposed amendment will be harmonious and compatible with existing and potential developmentin surrounding areas because 1 the proposed development is ccnsistent with the approved developmentfor this property as approved under the rezoning of Dublin Ranch Areas B through E as referenced in
Ordinance 2497 2 the proposed development is consistent with the type of development regionalserving retail as envisioned in the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan 3 storage areas mechanical equipmentand loading areas are focused away from the center of the shopping center and the main streets and
have been screened from view to create an attractive environment and 4 the layout of the shoppingcenter has been designed with respect to adjacent properties
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Dublin Planning Commission recommends that the CityCouncil adopt the attached ordinance amending the General Commercial site ofArea C consisting of 3391 net
acres of property at the southwest corner of Dublin Boulevard and Fallon Road to establish architectural and
landscape design criteria specific parking standards and the permittid and conditional uses for the Fallon
Gateway retail center PA 08034 based on findings that the amendment to the PD zoning and project as a
whole is consistent with the General Plan and the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan is consistent with the purpose
and intent of the Planned Development zoning district and that development of Fallon Gateway retail center
project will be harmonious and compatible with existing and future development in the surrounding area
PASSED APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 28th day ofApr 12009 by the following vote
AYES
NOES
ABSENT
ABSTAIN
Planning Commission Chair
ATTEST
Planning Manager
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ORDINANCE NO XX 09
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE PLANNED DE17ELOPMENT DISTRICT OF
DUBLIN RANCH AREA C SPECIFICALLY FORTHE PROJECT KNOWN AS FALLON
GATEWAY COMMERCIAL CENTER LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF
DUBLIN BOULEVARD AND FALLON ROAD IN ARE C OF DUBLIN RANCH
APN985002700903PA08034
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS
Section 1 RECITALS
A By Ordinance No 2497 the City Council rezoned the approximately 4526 acres known
as the Dublin Ranch Areas B C D and E to a Planned Developmenr PD Zoning District which allows
for commercial land uses at the Fallon Gateway project site PA 8034 which is a part of the PD
District known as Dublin Ranch Areas B C D and E PA 96039
B This Ordinance amends the Planned Development Zoning to establish architectural and
landscape design criteria specific parking standards and the permitted and conditional uses for the Fallon
Gateway project site PA 08034which is apart of the PD District known as Dublin Ranch Areas B CD and E PA 96039
Section 2 FINDINGS AND DETERMINATIONS
A Pursuant to Section832070 ofthe Dublin Municipal Code the City Council finds as follows
1 The Planned Development amendment for the PD District known as Dublin Ranch Area C
specifically for the Fallon Gateway project PA 08034meis the purpose and intent of Chapter832 in that it provides acomprehensive development plan that is tailored to the commercial land
uses proposed on the Project site and creates a desirable use of land that is sensitive to
surrounding land uses by virtue of the layout and design which is in close proximity to Dublin
Boulevard and theI580 freeway
2 The proposed amendment will be harmonious and compatible with existing and potentialdevelopment in surrounding areas because 1 the proposed development is consistent with the
approved development for this property as approved under the rezoning ofDublin Ranch Areas
B through E and 2 the proposed development is consistent with the type of developmentregional serving retail as envisioned in the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan
B Pursuant to Section8120050Aand B of the Dublin Municipal Code the City Council finds as
follows
1 The proposed PD amendment for Area C specifically for Fallon Gateway project will be
harmonious and compatible with existing and potential development in the surrounding area in
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ATTACHMENT 1
that 1 the land uses and site plan establish a commercial development retail shoppingcenter 2 the proposed project is consistent with the EastrnDublin Specific Plan and the PD
District ofDublin Ranch Areas B E 3 the project site includes attractive landscaping and site
elements including a location for public art light fixtures benches plazas and pedestrian pathstocreate an attractive landscape palette and material palette for the shopping center and 4 the
Planned Development amendment includes design guidelines to create an attractive shoppingcenter which is compatible with the surrounding developments
2 The project site is physically suitable for the type and intensity of the zoning district beingproposed because 1 the project site will permit aFloor Area Ratio FAR of up to 35 which is
consistent with the FAR established in the Rezoning of Dublin Ranch Areas B through E and
the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan 2 the proposed project will include retail and office uses
which is consistent with the land use designations of General Commercial land use and 3 as
amended the Planned Development rezone will permit a maximum of516992 square feet of
retail floor area which will maintain a FAR of up to 35 and will therefore be consistent with
the PD District of Dublin Ranch Areas BE 4 the amended zoning for the Fallon Gatewayproject has been designed to accommodate the topography of the Project site which typically is
characterized as vacant flat land suitable for the development of a shopping center and
therefore physically suitable for the type and intensity of the proposed amendment to Dublin
Ranch Area C
3 The amendment to the PI District of Dublin Ranch Area C will not adversely affect the health
or safety of persons residing or working in the vicinity or be detrimental to the public healthsafety and welfare because the Project will comply with all applicable development regulationsand standards and will implement all adopted mitigation measures
4 The proposed amendment to Area C Planned Development as originally approved byOrdinance 2497and as amended as shown in Exhibit A attached is consistent with the Dublin
General Plan and the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan because 1 the proposed amendments to
the use list are compatible with the permitted conditional and temporary uses established
under the zoning ordinance 2 the proposed amendments to the list of permitted conditional
and temporary uses are consistent with the land use designations of the General Plan the
Eastern Dublin Specific Plan and the Fallon Gateway subarea which envisions a mix of
regional and community serving retail on the project site 3 the proposed amendment is
compatible with the intent of the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan for the Fallon Gateway subarea
and the PD District ofDublin Ranch Areas B E and 4 the amended PD for Area C includes
design guidelines to create acohesive and attractive shopping center which is compatible with
development in the neighborhood
C Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act the City Council finds as follows
1 The project is located within the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan area which was the subject of
an Environmental Impact Report EIR for the General Plan Amendment and Eastern Dublin
Specific Plan SCH 91103064 certified by City Council Resolution 5193 on May 10
1993 with two addenda approved on May 4 1993 and August 22 1994 In 1997 aNegativeDeclaration for the Planned Development Rezoning o 7 Dublin Ranch Areas BE which
includes the Fallon Gateway site was approved by Resolution No 14097of the City Council
After completion of an Initial Study it was determined that the rezoning would not have
significant environmental impactswhich were not already adequately described and analyzedin the Program EIR No further environmental review is needed for the Fallon Gateway project
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because the environmental impacts of this project were fully addressed and within the scope of
the final EIR for the Eastern Dublin General Plan Amendment Specific Plan and subsequentAddenda and the 1997 Negative Declaration and the project has been conditioned to complywith all mitigation measures adopted therein
Section 3 Map of the Property
Pursuant to Chapter 832 Title 8 of the City ofDublin Municipal Code the Rezoning of Area C applies to
the following property the Property
3843 gross acres for PA 08034 APN 985002700903 at the southwest corner of Dublin
Boulevard and Fallon Road and bordered by Dublin Boulevard Fallon Road and Interstate 580 in
Area C of Dublin Ranch
It is anticipated that a parcel map will be submitted and that the project site will be further
subdivided
A vicinity map showing the proposed rezone is shown below
Section 4 APPROVAL
A The Planned Development District is hereby amended for the General Commercial portion of
Area C to establish the following uses
PD General Commercial
For any uses not contained within the list herein refer to Chapter 812 of the Dublin Zoning Ordinance
The subject property has an underlying zoning ofC2 General Commercial
Permitted Uses
a Community and local serving retail uses including but not limited to
1 General Merchandise Store
2 Discount Warehouse Retail Store
3 ClothingFashion Store
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4 Shoe Store
5 Home Furnishing Store
6 Office Supply Store
7 Home ApplianceElectronics Store
8 Home ImprovementHardware Store
9 Music Store
10 HobbySpecial Interest Store
11 Gift Shop12 Jewelry13 Drug Store
14 Toy Store
15 Pet Supplies Store
16 Book Store
17 Sporting Goods Store
18 GroceryFood Store including Specialty Foods such as meat candy health etc
19 Video Rental
20 Home Furnishings21 Art GallerySupply Store
22 Florist
23 LiquorWine Store
24 Party Supplies25 Picture Framing26 Specialty Goods such as cooking supplies housewares fir en window coverings etc
27 Cosmetic Store
28 Permanent Kiosks NewspaperMagazine Stands and other similar outdoor retail sales
associated or not associated with an existing business
b Regionallyoriented high volume retail uses including but not limited to
1 Discount Centers
2 Promotional Centers
3 Home Improvement Centers
4 Factory Stores
5 Furniture Outlets
c Services establishments including but not limited to
1 BankSavings and LoanFinancial Services
2 Travel Agent3 HairBeauty SalonSpa4 Cleaner and DryerDryCleaning no dry cleaning plant on premises5 Athletic Club
6 Formal WearRental
7 Copying and Printing8 Indoor Recreational Facility such as yoga aerobics martial arts dance etc
d Hotels and Motels
e Eating and Drinking Establishments including but not limited to
1 Restaurant fullservicesit down
2 Restaurant quickservicehighturnover
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4 BarCocktail LoungeWine Bar
5 Specialty Eating and Drinking Establishments sit down or take away with no table serviceincluding such uses as a coffee house delicatessen bakery ice cream shop smoothie shopsandwich shop or other uses determined as to be similar These uses typically have a retail
component to the business and are permitted throughout the project in any location
6 Outdoor Dining Areas supplemental to an existing indoor restaurant Outdoor Dining Area is
defined as a controlled outdoor dining space not enclosed in a building but enclosed with a
fence or barrier which is supplemental to an indoor restaurant and dedicated to the use ofa
single tenant or tenants
7 Undesignated Outdoor Seating located in common public areas usable for both informal
seating and dining not dedicated to aspecific tenant
Conditional Uses including but not limited to
a Animal Hospital Veterinarian
b Public and semipublic facilitiesc Community Facilityd Service Station No Repair Facilities Allowed Not to be located at the corner of Fallon Road
and Dublin Boulevarde Outpatient health facilities as licensed by the State Department of Health Servicesf NightclubDance floor
g Indoor movie theater
h Video Arcade
i Daycare Center
j Temporary Kiosks NewspaperMagazine Stands and other outdoor retail sales associated or
not associated with an existing business
k Other uses that could possibly meet the intent of the General Commercial land use designation1 Standalone Outdoor DrinkingDining Area not associatdwith a restaurant Standalone
Outdoor DrinkingDining Area is defined as a tenant andor use that is standalone notsupplemental toan indoor restaurant and where all or amejority of the seating space is outside
Examples include awine or liquor bar
in Massage Establishments
n Drivethrough Facilities
Temporary Uses including but not limited to
a Arts and Crafts Fair
b Christmas Tree and other seasonal Sales
c Farmers Market
d FestivalStreet Fair
e Sidewalk Sales
Parking Lot Sales
g Construction Trailer
C The Planned Development District is hereby amended for the General Commercial portion of
Area C to establish the following parking standards
Parking Spaces Required 1291 ased upon 379053 square feet of
development
The member of required parking spaces
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will increase if the proposed total square
footage for the commercial center
increases
Retail
General Retail 1 space per 300 square feet
FurnitureLargeAppliancesFlooring 1 space per 400 square feet
Eating Drinking Establishments
Full ServiceSitDown Restaurant 1 spac per 100 square feet of floor area
that iE accessible to customers plus 1
space per 200 square feet offloor area not
access ble to customers ie kitchenstorage areas coolers
1 space per 100 square feetQuick ServiceHigh Turnover Restaurant
Specialty Eating Drinking Establishment
including such food uses as sit down or take 1 span per 300 square feet
away with no table service including a coffee
house delicatessen bakery ice cream shopsmoothie shop or others determined to be
similar
Outdoor Dining Area controlled space 1 spat per 200 square feet
supplemental and dedicated to an indoor
restaurant
StandAlone Outdoor DrinkingDining Area1 space per 100 square feet
not supplemental to an indoor restaurant
Restaurant with DriveThru Facilities 1 spat per 100 square feet
Office 1 spat per 300 square feet
Bank or Financial Services 1 spac per 250 square feet
Notes
If an office use not incidental to a retail or restaurant use or a financial service use is
established in the Project additional parking shall be provided at the rates noted above
Any undesignated outdoor seating located in common public areas usable for informal
seating or dining and not dedicated to any specific tenant is not required to provideadditional parkingSmall retail kiosks newspapermagazine stands and outdoor vendor sales involving
products associated or not associated with an existin business located in the projectscommon areas are not required to provide additional parking
Any outdoor seatingdining area associated with a single grocery tenant in the project is not
required to provide additional parking
If any other permitted uses are established that have different parking requirements per
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Chapter 876 ofthe Dublin Zoning Ordinance parking spaces shall be provided accordingly
B The Planned Development District is hereby amended for the General Commercial portion of
Area C to establish the following architectural standards
1 The architectural design of the Fallon Gateway project s to shall reflect the
following standards as illustrated in the representative architectural features
2 The project shall provide a gateway statement at each corner at the intersection of
Dublin Boulevard and Fallon Road which incorporates Loth architectural and
landscape elements
3 The architectural design of the Project shall be iconic ani present an identifiable and
visually significant entry to the City and Dublin Ranch
4 The architectural design character of Fallon Gateway presented with the first phaseshall be carried into subsequent phases of the project to maintain consistency byutilizing avariety ofmaterials colors and texture to provide visual interest without
creating a chaotic appearance5 Smaller retail buildings shall have asimilar level of material and design quality on
all four sides of the structures Large plate retail buildings shall carry overvaried
material and color patterns where visible to major thoroughfares6 The project site shall integratemultifunctional outdoor spaces for customers to
gather and socialize Such spaces shall have landscaping seating and other features
to provide amenities
7 Design concepts shall reflect the general overall character and design themes of
Dublin Ranch such as warm colors natural and rustic materials and designelements
8 The project shall include pedestrian routes linking he different retail clusters
together9 The project shall provide varied building and roofline missing and articulation to
create human scale and interest
10 The building bases shall be of durable materials or protezted by furniture plantersraised curbs etc to prevent damage by shopping carts
11 The loading docks facingI580 and public though fares Shall have screening to limit
the impacts of negative views
12 The parking lots shall provide a sufficient number oftrey planting wells toprovideshade uniformly and reduce heat island effect
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This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty 30 days from and after the date of its
passage The City Clerk ofthe City of Dublin shall cause the Ordinance to be posted in at least three 3
public places in the City ofDublin in accordance with Section 36933 of the Government Code of the
State ofCalifornia
PASSED APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY the City Counit of the City ofDublin on this 19th
day ofMay 2009 by the following vote
AYES
NOES
ABSENT
ABSTAIN
ATTEST
City Clerk
Mayor
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