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THE CITY OF PL£~S~4NTONo CITY COUNCIL/PLANNING COMMISSION JOINT WORKSHOP STAFF REPORT August 27, 2008 Planning and Community Development TITLE: Review and Discuss Options for the Hacienda Planning Process SUMMARY When changes to the Hacienda Development Plan were discussed at City Council/Planning Commission workshops originally held prior to the General Plan Update, the Council directed that a Specific Plan be prepared to identify ways to intensify development and to enable additional residential and new mixed use development in the park. This concept was further discussed at Land Use Element workshops on Hacienda held as part of the General Plan Update. The Specific Plan would modify the existing plan for Hacienda by allowing uses and providing amenities that would take advantage of its proximity to the BART station, and would identify ways in which the park could be transformed to include more walkable, transit-oriented development. The City Council also agreed to the proposed Mixed Use General Plan land use designation for the park within the framework of the City's existing growth control measures (eg. housing cap, growth management, etc). At this time, Hacienda representatives and property owners have suggested that a process that would modify and update the existing PUD Development Plan, Design Guidelines, and Site Planning Criteria would accomplish the same result as a Specific Plan while providing for some additional flexibility in processing site-specific development applications, and they would like that option to be discussed. Furthermore, preliminary development plans for three sites have been submitted for City review. The purpose of this workshop is to present options and receive Council direction concerning the planning process for Hacienda, to encourage feedback on the submitted plans, and to discuss related issues concerning Hacienda. BACKGROUND Hacienda is governed by a PUD consisting of a Development Plan, Design Guidelines, and Site Planning Criteria that divide the park into individual sites and establish land use designations, development standards, and allowed uses for these sites. The PUD includes several ordinances that contain conditions of approval regulating development of the park, traffic, and development intensity. There is also a Development Agreement between the City and Hacienda. These documents have been modified over the years to respond to changing conditions, including the development of residential areas within the park that involved amending the General Plan.