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Industrial to Residential Conversion <br />Planning Criteria Guidelines <br />Site address: APN: Acreage: <br />Location description: <br />The following evaluation is designed to address findings of suitability for the conversion of property from industrial/commercial <br />use to a residential use for an area or specific site. While individual responses may vary, the assignment of a ranking to each of <br />the criteria provides a measurable and comparable analysis of the given area/site. Subtotals for each of the five categories below <br />allow for weighting of criteria where some subjective factoring may be arguably crucial to evaluation of a site. A higher total <br />score in the ranking, more than 50 points of a possible 80, generally means the area/site is a positive candidate for conversion. <br />Comments and supporting information may be attached. The results of this evaluation should then be considered along with any <br />required thorough fiscal/economic evaluation of the proposed land use change. <br />Criteria <br />Ranking <br />Strongly Agree Strongly Disagree Score <br />A. GENERAL PLAN AND ZONING COMPATIBILITY <br />The establishment of General Plan and Zoning designations provides property owners and tenants with a degree of reliance on <br />allowable land uses within an area. Proposals should demonstrate that changes in the designation(s) of a project site would not <br />adversely affect the uses of nearby properties. The following criteria address Land Use and Zoning matters: <br />1. General Plan supports housing 4 3 2 1 0 <br />■ The current General Plan (GP) designation and the programs and policies of the Land Use element support <br />residential uses or uses other than industrial activity in the area <br />■ A change in the land use plan for the site would not result in a substantial discord or conflict with the long <br />range vision for uses in the surrounding area <br />■ A change in the land use plan for the site could improve the relationship of neighboring uses <br />■ Comments: <br />2. GP/Zoning changes do not result in isolated designation 4 3 2 1 0 <br />■ The proposed zoning designation and use will be suitably connected to other similar designations or is a <br />logical extension of or infill within compatible districts <br />■ The site will share common property lines and/or street frontages and connections with compatible districts <br />Residential use and activity will not be out of context with the character of the general area and particularly <br />with the character of the predominant street(s) <br />■ Comments: <br />3. GP/Zoning change does not result in land use conflicts 4 3 2 1 0 <br />■ The proposed use will not compromise the current or allowable operations of nearby properties <br />■ Project design features can reduce/minimize potential conflicts between uses on nearby sites to a level that is <br />less than significant <br />■ Comments: <br />0 <br />0 <br />SUBTOTAL: General Plan and Zoning Compatibility (Possible 12 points) A� <br />The site is generally suitable for residential conversion, based upon criteria associated with General Plan and <br />Zoning standards. Comments: <br />City of Santa Clara, California <br />