Transcript Board Power Point Presentation 6-4-13

NEWPORT POINTE
COUNTY FILES: GP#08-0002, RZ#09-3214,
SD# 09-9278, AND DP#09-3029
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HEARING
June 4, 2013
SITE CHARACTERISTICS
• 20-ACRE SITE (APNS: 011-220-013/014); BOUNDED BY VILLAGE I,
DISCOVERY BAY WEST TO THE NORTH; BIXLER RD. TO THE WEST;
NEWPORT DRIVE TO THE EAST; AND, UNDEVELOPED LAND TO THE
SOUTH
• HIGH TENSION ELECTRICAL POWER TRANSMISSION LINE AND
TOWER ON WESTERN 1/3 OF SITE
• WHILE DESIGNATED AGRICULTURAL LANDS (AL) AND ZONED A-3,
HEAVY AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT, NOT CURRENTLY IN
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
• AGRICULTURAL SOILS CLASSIFIED UNDER STORIE INDEX AS NO. 6 –
NON-AGRICULTURAL, MARCUSSE CLAY SOIL WITH ALKALINE
ADJACENT USES
• NORTH: VILLAGE I, DISCOVERY BAY WEST, SINGLE FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL (SH DESIGNATED UNDER CCC GENERAL PLAN)
• SOUTH: UNDEVELOPED LANDS AND ELECTRICAL POWER
LINE CORRIDOR
• EAST: SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (SM DESIGNATED
UNDER CCC GENERAL PLAN)
• WEST: AGRICULTURAL CULTIVATION (WEST SIDE OF BIXLER
RD.)
CURRENT
GENERAL PLAN AND ZONING
• GENERAL PLAN: AGRICULTURAL LANDS (AL)
• INSIDE THE URBAN LIMIT LINE
• ZONING: A-3, HEAVY AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT
PROJECT PROPOSAL
• 67 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS
• AVG. LOT SIZE 6500 SQ. FT.
• OTHER PROPOSED FEATURES INCLUDE 6 ACRES OF OPEN
SPACE/WETLANDS, .72 ACRE DOG PARK AND AREA FOR
FUTURE SOLAR ARRAY FIELD
• INTENDED TARGET MARKET: “MOVE DOWN”
PROJECT PROPOSAL - continued
RESIDENCES RANGING IN SIZE FROM 2100 TO 2600 SQ.
FT. BUILDING AREA
MOSTLY SINGLE STORY WITH “CASITA” OPTION FOR
EACH LOT
PROPOSED 3-MODEL ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: SPANISH
COLONIAL, ITALIAN VILLA, AND TUSCAN
COUNTY APPLICATIONS
• GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT (GP#08-0002)
• REZONING TO P-1, PLANNED UNIT DISTRICT (RZ#093214)
• SUBDIVISION (SD#09-9278)
• PRELIMINARY AND FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
(DP#09-3029)
ACTIONS BY OTHER AGENCIES
• CONTRA COSTA LAFCO: ANNEXATION INTO TOWN OF
DISCOVERY BAY COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT: WATER,
SEWER, AND PARKS
• CA DEPT. OF FISH &WILDLIFE: STREAMBED ALTERATION
AGREEMENT TO CONSTRUCT ENTRY BRIDGE FROM NEWPORT
DRIVE
• ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS: 404 PERMIT TO FILL WETLANDS
• EAST COUNTY HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN: POTENTIAL
MITIGATION FEE FOR CONSTRUCTION IMPACTS (TBD)
CEQA REVIEW
• DRAFT INITIAL STUDY (IS) / MITIGATED
NEGATIVE DECLARATION (MND) ISSUED
10/12/2012
• RE-CIRCULATED IS/MND ISSUED 12/19/2012
COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION
• PUBLIC HEARING ON FEBRUARY 26, 2013
• COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION
RECOMMENDED APPROVAL, SEE CPC
RESOLUTION NO. 5-2013