TO: PLANNING COMMISSION

FROM: SCOTT ANDERSON, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

SUBJECT: MAJOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECT STATUS REPORT

The Town is currently processing several relatively major residential development applications. These residential development projects include:

Tiburon Court: 3 lots on 13.4 acres off Trestle Glen Boulevard

Amerippon (aka Parente): 5 lots on 10 acres off Antonette Road

Easton Point (aka Martha Company): 34 lots on 125 acres

Sorokko: 5 lots on 16 acres off Paradise Drive

Tiburon Glen: 8 lots on 26 acres off Paradise Drive

Trestle Glen Lower: 4 lots proposed on 14.5 acres of Trestle Glen Boulevard

In addition, development applications have been filed with the County of Marin Community Development Agency for large properties on the Tiburon Peninsula that are not within the Town of Tiburon’s corporate limits. These are as follows:

BRC (aka Bank of California): 5 lots on 50 acres off Paradise Drive

S.O.D.A. (aka Upper Kilgore/Rabin): 8 lots on 21 acres off Paradise Drive

This report summarizes the current status of those applications.

 STATUS OF PROJECTS

Tiburon Court: 3 lots on 13.4 acres off Trestle Glen Boulevard

The Planning Commission approved a vesting tentative subdivision map application for this project on October 23, 2002. That was the final discretionary approval for this 3-unit subdivision. The next application for this project will be a parcel map (ministerial) application to be approved by the Town Council. Staff anticipates that the preparation and approval of the parcel map and the subdivision improvement drawings will not be completed until Spring 2003, with construction beginning shortly thereafter. However, the project sponsors need not pursue the project immediately, as the tentative subdivision map approval is valid for three years.

Amerippon (aka Parente): 5 lots proposed on 10 acres off Antonette Road

This project is still in the EIR phase for the Precise Development Plan application. On November 28, 2001, the Planning Commission accepted the Draft EIR for the project as being prepared in conformance with CEQA and the Town's local CEQA Guidelines, and directed the consultant to prepare the Final EIR and respond to comments. A hearing was held regarding the FEIR and the merits of this project at the July 24, 2002 Planning Commission meeting. At that time, the Planning Commission concluded that the project as currently proposed would be inconsistent with the Tiburon General Plan policies as described in the FEIR. The Commission further concluded that reducing the density of the project from five lots to three lots would substantially mitigate these potential impacts. The Planning Commission also asked a number of questions regarding the economic report prepared for the project; the applicant’s representative indicated that the preparer of the report would be present at a subsequent meeting to answer these questions. The Planning Commission then asked the applicant to return with a revised 3-lot design for the project.

At the August 28, 2002 Planning Commission meeting, the applicant’s representative requested a 60-day continuance to investigate either a 3-lot design or other project alternatives. The hearing was continued to the October 23, 2002 meeting.

Since that time, the applicant’s representative has requested further continuances for this hearing, most recently in October of 2002. The most recent discussions indicated that the applicant was pursuing a 4-lot design, which would be submitted to the Town for review in November. To date, the applicant has not submitted any revised plans. The application will not be scheduled for further review by the Planning Commission until the revised plans have been submitted and reviewed by Staff.

Easton Point (aka Martha Company): 34 lots proposed on 125 acres

This project is still in the EIR phase for the Precise Development Plan application, but processing has been put on hold at the request of the applicant effective August 20, 2002. The public comment period on the Draft EIR is still open for visual issues only, pending the installation of story poles by the applicant. Once the public comment period is closed, the Planning Commission will consider the adequacy of the Draft EIR. In this case, it has already been determined that recirculation is required under CEQA, but the extent of the issues to be addressed in the revised Draft EIR has not yet been finalized.

 Sorokko: 5 lots proposed on 16 acres off Paradise Drive

Tiburon Glen: 8 lots proposed on 26 acres off Paradise Drive

The EIR for this Precise Development Plan application is in the response-to-comments phase. The Planning Commission will be reviewing the response to comments document in January or February of 2003.

Trestle Glen Lower: 4 lots proposed on 14.5 acres of Trestle Glen Boulevard

This Precise Development Plan application has been inactive since 2001. The project is under new ownership and applicant control and is likely to be withdrawn and totally redesigned prior to being resubmitted.

BRC (aka Bank of California): 5 lots on 50 acres off Paradise Drive

These applications were filed with the County of Marin in 1998. There was no activity on the applications for approximately 1 ½ years, and the County of Marin recently deemed the applications withdrawn.

S.O.D.A. (aka Upper Kilgore/Rabin): 8 lots on 21 acres off Paradise Drive

These applications have been deemed incomplete by the County of Marin, pending among other items, a letter from the Town of Tiburon waiving the right of first review of the applications pursuant to County of Marin policies. The applicants have not submitted such a letter to the Town as of the date of this report. The applicant has indicated that the recent issue of potentially inadequate sewer capacity has delayed the submittal of the letter to the Town Council.

SANITARY SEWER CAPACITY ISSUES

Recently, the Sanitary District No. 5 of Marin County, which would serve new hook-ups in the Paradise Drive area south of Trestle Glen Boulevard, has indicated that its satellite treatment plant near Playa Verde is virtually at capacity. This issue is creating additional uncertainty for applicants and potential applicants for development of property in this area. Town Staff will continue to monitor the sanitary sewer capacity issue.

 RECOMMENDATION

Following questions and any testimony from interested persons, the Planning Commission should accept the status report.

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