2014/03/05 Council Agenda Packet

9 • . PLANNING COMMISSION • RESOLUTION NO: 14-92 A Resolution Recommending that the.City Council Approve a Land Use Concept Plan for the Silver Lake.Property, and Repeal Ordinance No,3314-13. • WHEEREAS,the Planning Commission finds the following:: 1. The City Council adopted Ordinance No. 3314-13 on February 6,2013,establishing an interim land use regulation and a planning process for a property containing approximately 7 acres located on the north side of Silver Lake and to the east and south of the Safeway store;. 2. The subject property had previously been part of a larger mixed use proposal that had been approved by the City,but due to economic circumstances,was never developed. 3. The City Council stated in the Ordinance.establishing the.interum regulation the following: "Because of the site's unique.location and proximity to Silver Lake,it is a critical property for the future of the Silver.Lake neighborhood and the greater community. A transition to a new use will have ramifications for years to come." 4. The City contacted the new property owner,Taylor Development,and the Silver Lake Neighborhood to initiate the re-use planning process to address the following elements that were identified iii the work plan for the planning process: • The range of alternative uses for which the site may be suitable. • A range of opportunities to integrate public access, recreation, environmental enhancement or other public benefits with future use of the Property, while recognizing the practical constraints.of the property and private property rights. • The compatibility of potential future uses of the Property with other existing and • future uses in the vicinity, and how potential future uses may affect the Silver Lake neighborhood,and the greater community, PC Resolution 14-02 1 134