Union City General Plan Update City Council Meeting Item VII.a July 28, 2015 Land Use Concepts and Evaluation Criteria
Meeting Outline The Update Process Overview and Purpose Draft Focus Area Concepts Proposed Evaluation Criteria Next Steps
THE UPDATE PROCESS
2014 2015 2016 Project Initiation Background Report Assets, Issues, and Opportunities and the Vision Alternatives Analysis Policy Document Environmental Review Final Documents and Adoption
When we ve met... Project Initiation All Hands Kick-off Meeting (July 7, 2014) GPAC Meeting #1: Introductions and Project Overview (9/3/2014) Assets Issues and Opportunities and Vision Community Workshop #1: Assets, Issues, Opportunities, and Vision (9/20/2014) Online Townhall Forum: Assets, Issues, Opportunities, and Vision (9/29/2014 10/31/2014) GPAC Meeting #2: Assets, Issues, Opportunities, and Vision (10/15/2014) PC Study Session: Assets, Issues, Opportunities, Vision (11/6/2014) CC Study Session: Assets, Issues, Opportunities, Vision (11/25/2015) CC Study Session: Vision and Guiding Principles (2/3/2015) GPAC Meeting #3: Priority Setting (3/4/2015) EDAT Meeting #1: Priority Setting (3/4/2015) Background Report GPAC Meeting #4: Background Report/Issues Report (5/6/2015) PC Study Session: Background Report/Issues Report (5/7/2015) EDAT Meeting #2: Background Report/Issues Report (5/13/2015) PC Study Session: Background Report (5/21/2015) CC Study Session: Background Report/Issues Report (5/26/2015) Land Use Alternatives EDAT Meeting #3: Land Use Concepts/Criteria (7/15/2015) GPAC Meeting #5: Land Use Concepts/Criteria (7/15/2015) PC Study Session: Land Use Concepts/Criteria (7/16/2015) CC Study Session: Land Use Concepts/Criteria (7/21/2015) CC Study Session: Land Use Concepts/Criteria (7/28/2015)
What we ve produced... General Plan Update Website Newsletter #1 General Plan Overview Housing Element Update Background Report Community Workshop Summary Assets, Issues, and Opportunities Report Draft Vision and Guiding Principles Newsletter #2
Alternatives Analysis Schedule June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Develop Preliminary Concepts Concepts Review and Refine Concepts EDAT GPAC Confirm Concepts for Evaluation PC / CC Analyze and Compare Alternatives Prepare Alternatives Report Newsletter #3: Alternatives Identify Alternatives Preferences Workshop EDAT/GPAC Recommendation for a Preferred Alternative PC Direction on a Preferred Alternative CC
OVERVIEW AND PURPOSE
Overview and Purpose What we are doing at this point in the process: Confirming the land use alternatives that will be evaluated as part of the General plan Update Confirming the criteria that will be used to analyze and compare the impacts and implications of the alternatives What we are not doing at this point the process: Identifying preferences or selecting one concept over another Speculating on the impacts or implications of the concepts
What We will be Doing Next 1. Preparing and publishing the Alternatives Report Finalizing detailed land use alternatives Evaluating and comparing the alternatives Identifying the implications and impacts and costs and benefits of the various choices 2. Seeking public input on preferences for how the city grows and changes in the future 3. Identifying with decision-makers the preferred land use alternative as the basis for the updated General Plan
Public Outreach Information and Education Alternatives Report Newsletter #3: Alternatives E-Blasts, website posts, notices, flyers Interaction and Involvement Community Workshop Meetings with Community / Interest Groups Online Townhall Forum EDAT Meeting GPAC Meeting Validation and Direction Planning Commission Study Session City Council Study Session
FOCUS AREAS
Focus Areas Greater Station District Horner-Veasy Area Union City Boulevard Greatest potential for change Most land available for development Currently planned for employment generating land uses
Land Use Concept Options Low Density Residential Low Density Residential Medium Density Residential Light Industrial Office/Industrial /R&D Retail Commercial Mid/High Rise Office Medium-High Density Residential High Density Residential Mixed-Use Center (Station District) Open Space (Parks)
Union City Boulevard Land Use Concepts A B C D
UCB: Concept A: Existing General Plan
UCB: Concept B: East-side Residential 17-30 DU/Acre 6-10 DU/Acre 17-30 DU/Acre 17-30 units per Acre
UCB: Concept C: East-side Commercial/Residential 17-30 DU/Acre 17-30 DU/Acre
UCB: Concept D: Residential Focus 17-30 DU/Acre 17-30 DU/Acre 10-17 DU /Acre 10-17 DU /Acre
UCB: Planned and Potential Infrastructure Improvements Auto Underpass Auto Overpass Train Station Depressed Rail
Greater Station District Land Use Concepts A C B1 B2 B3
GSD: Concept A: Existing General Plan 3-6 DU/Acre
GSD: Concept B1: Lower Density Residential Focus 17-30 DU/Acre 10-17 DU/Acre
GSD: Concept B2: Residential with Research and Development 10-17 DU/Acre 17-30 DU/Acre 6-10 DU/Acre
GSD: Concept B3: Higher Density Residential Focus 30-45 DU/Acre 45-100 DU/Acre 30-45 DU/Acre >100 DU/Acre
GSD: Concept C: Station Area Office
GSD: Planned and Potential Infrastructure Improvements East West Connector Pedestrian corridor from BART to Zwissig Zwissig Extension from Decoto 11 th Street Extension from the new East/West Connector
Horner-Veasy Land Use Concepts A B C D1 D2
HV: Concept A: Existing General Plan
HV: Concept B: Residential Focus 6-10 DU/Acre 6-10 DU/Acre 17-30 DU/Acre 17-30 DU/Acre
HV: Concept C: Residential/Light Industrial 6-10 DU/Acre 6-10 DU/Acre
HV: Concept D1: Union Sanitary District Expansion Option 6-10 DU/Acre 6-10 DU/Acre
HV: Concept D2: Union Sanitary District Expansion-City Option 6-10 DU/Acre 6-10 DU/Acre
HV: Planned and Potential Infrastructure Improvements
Questions for Consideration Land Use Concepts Do the concepts reflect a reasonable range of land use scenarios? Should one or more concepts be modified? Are there additional focus area or citywide concepts the City should consider?
EDAT & GPAC Comments Add a grade-separation or other projects to connect Whipple Road RR crossing Consider an alternative with a new high school on the west side of town Other alternative considerations Land for parks Entertainment uses / district A higher-education campus New library Police station/facilities Renewable energy facilities
Planning Commission Comments Greater Station District Update Concepts to include: Mixed-use options on proposed higher-density housing Health facilities Hospitality and conference facilities Higher education campus (e.g. Mission ROP) Public facilities (e.g. library) Consider the need for potential improvements to Decoto neighborhood
Planning Commission Comments Union City Boulevard Update Concept C to reflect all commercial land use Horner-Veasy Add commercial land use along bay front to possibly accommodate a restaurant use to take advantage of views Miscellaneous Update concepts to include photos of various land use types and densities similar to powerpoint
Public Comments Need more public input on the land use concepts and criteria Update Greater Station District boundary to include additional commercial areas and Civic Center to create real downtown Focus on pedestrian connections / walkability on Decoto Road Intensify existing commercial areas Concern over lack of existing amount of open space per capita and request for additional open space within land use concepts (e.g. ball fields) Minor update to Greater Station District Concept B1 and B2 based on developer input Consider the historic significance of the Horner-Veasy area Founding of Union City
City Council Comments Need for more public outreach on draft land use concepts and criteria Update Union City Boulevard area Concept C to revise Special Industrial (MS) General Plan designation to Commercial Explore construction of a roadway/bypass in the Baylands area to provide an alternative route to Union City Boulevard Explore the concept of a land-swap with Alameda County Flood Control District to acquire properties in the vicinity of the Horner-Veasy area that can be included in focus area discussion
Modified Alternative C? Retail Commercial Mixed-use Commercial and Residential
PROPOSED EVALUATION CRITERIA
Proposed Evaluation Criteria Land Use Population and Employment Growth Land Use Mix Housing Types Non-residential Development Types Land Use Efficiency Community Image Consistency with Regional Plans Economic/Fiscal Conditions Market Feasibility/Market Demand Retail Leakage Job Generation by Type Jobs/Housing Balance Housing Affordability Living Wages Fiscal Implications Opportunity Costs
Proposed Evaluation Criteria Transportation / Mobility Daily Vehicle Miles Traveled (DVMT) Levels of Service/Congestion Means to Work Trip Length Access to Transit Walkability/Bikeability Infrastructure/Services Facility, Operations, and Maintenance Law Enforcement Fire Protection/ Emergency Services Parkland and Recreation School Demands Operation and Maintenance Costs
Proposed Evaluation Criteria Resources Water Use Energy Use Habitat and Species Impacts Hazards and Safety Flooding/Sea Level Rise Risk GHG Emissions Air Quality Impacts
Questions for Consideration Evaluation Criteria Do the proposed criteria address the important issues? Are there other criteria the City should consider? Which criteria do you feel are the most important? Should the criteria be different for each focus area?
EDAT & GPAC Comments Suggestions for the criteria Mix-use development potential Demand for telecommunications/fiber-optics Comparison of Union City parkland/demand to other cities
Planning Commission Comments Suggestions for the criteria Additional criteria for consideration ADA accessibility Should vary the application of the criteria by Focus Area Should consider who the alternatives serve
Public Comments Consider the impacts of earthquakes and liquefaction susceptibility
NEXT STEPS
Schedule June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Develop Preliminary Concepts Concepts Review and Refine Concepts EDAT GPAC Confirm Concepts for Evaluation PC / CC Analyze and Compare Alternatives Prepare Alternatives Report Newsletter #3: Alternatives Identify Alternatives Preferences Workshop EDAT/GPAC Recommendation for a Preferred Alternative PC Direction on a Preferred Alternative CC
Intermodal Station District Plan High- Density Office
Priority Development Area
Caltrans Site Right of Way for the East/West Connector 13.2 acres of land identified to rezone to RM 2500 to meet RHNA Areas zoned Open Space, Public Institutional, and Civic Facility would remain