HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESO7571RESOLUTION NO. 7571
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
AMENDING THE HOUSING ELEMENT OF THE PALO ALTO
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN RELATING TO THE PALO ALTO
MEDICAL FOUNDATION
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission, after duly noticed public
hearing held on November 29, December 6, and December 12, 1995, has
recommended that the Housing Element of the Palo Alto Comprehensive
Plan be amended as set forth in Section 2 of this resolution; and
hearing
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matter;
WHEREAS, the City Council has held a duly noticed public
on the matter on January 22, 1996, and has reviewed the
of the Environmental Impact Report ("EIR") prepared for the
and all other relevant information, including staff
and all testimony, written and oral, presented on the
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto does
RESOLVE as follows:
SECTION 1. The City Council finds that the public
interest, health and welfare require an amendment to certain
elements of the Palo Alto Comprehensive Plan as set forth in
Section 2 of this resolution, in that existing Comprehensive Plan
policies and programs allow expansion of current Palo Alto Medical
Foundation facilities into adjacent residential areas in the
downtown area. The Palo Alto Medical Foundation now proposes to
relocate its facilities to another site, and upon approval of the
applications for approval of the alternate site, the ability to
expand into downtown residential areas will no longer be required.
SECTION 2. The City Council hereby amends Housing Program
lA of the Housing Element of the Palo Alto Comprehensive Plan to
read as follows:
Allow the Palo Alto Medical Foundation new
development, up to a maximum increase of 45,000
square feet of floor area, on sites in Medical
Foundation use and on nearby sites in residential
use in order to enhance health care facilities and
services for residents of Palo Alto and nearby
communities and to enhance the Foundation's
ability to conduct medical research.
Expansion and development of new Palo Alto Medical
Foundation facilities will require redesignation
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on the Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map of
approximately the northern half of the block
bounded by Homer Avenue, Bryant Street, Channing
Avenue and .Ramona Street from Multiple -Family
Residential to Major Institution/Special
Facilities. New development and expansion of
Medical Foundation facilities is expected to occur
on this block and on the block where the principal
facilities of the Palo Alto Medical Foundation are
located, that is bounded by Homer Avenue, Waverley
Street, Channing Avenue and Bryant Street.
In 1996 the Palo Alto Medical Foundation obtained
City approval for a new medical clinic and
research facility on El Camino Real (known as the
"Urban Lane Site"), as an alternative to continued
use and expansion of the Foundation's existing
facilities in the downtown. Upon occupancy of the
alternative location, this Program IA shall be of
no further force and effect.
SECTION 3. The City Council adopts this resolution in
accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
findings adopted by Resolution No. 7569.
SECTION 4. This resolution shall be effective upon. the
thirty-first (31st) day after its adoption; provided that, if by
that date the City Council has not authorized execution, on behalf
of the City, of the First Amendment to the Development Agreement
between the City and the Palo Alto Medical Foundation, and the Palo
Alto Medical Foundation has not executed said First Amendment to
the Development Agreement, then this resolution shall become void,
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and shall have no force and effect. This delayed effective date is
intended and shall be construed to provide a sufficient period of
time between adoption of the resolution and its effective date to
allow complete and exclusive opportunity for the exercise of the
referendum power pursuant to the Charter of the City of Palo alto
and the constitution of the State of California. A referendum
petition filed after the effective date shall be rejected as
untimely.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED: January 29, 1996
AYES: ANDERSEN, FAZZINO, HUBER, KNISS, ROSENBAUM, SCHNEIDER, SIMITIAN, WHEELER
NOES:
ABSENT: MCCOWN
ABSTENTIONS:
APPRDMED AS TO
APPROVED:
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ty Manager
or Asst. City Attorney Director of Planning and
Community Environment
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