Title
First Reading and Consideration of an Ordinance to Amend Zoning Code Section 1.12.108, Definitions, and Section 2.10.200, Use Regulations (Bay Fair TOD District), to Update the Definition of Research and Development Services and Reclassify it from a Conditional Use to a Permitted Use in the Bay Fair TOD District
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COUNCIL PRIORITY
* Community & Business Development
SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
The 2018 Bay Fair TOD Specific Plan establishes a vision to transform the 154-acre area surrounding Bay Fair BART station into a vibrant, mixed-use Transit Oriented Development (TOD). Staff is proposing minor Zoning Code amendments to allow Research and Development Services as a permitted use in the Bay Fair TOD (B-TOD) Zoning District, removing barriers to investment in the B-TOD District and incentivizing job creation.
Staff recommends that the City Council introduce an Ordinance to amend Zoning Code Section 1.12.108, Definitions, to update the Definition of "Research and Development Services" and Section 2.10.200, Use Regulations (Bay Fair TOD District), to reclassify Research & Development Services from a Conditional Use to a Permitted Use.
The Planning Commission reviewed this item at a public hearing on April 6, 2023 and recommended approval on a 5-1-1 vote with one recusal and one absence.
BACKGROUND
The Bay Fair TOD Specific Plan (Specific Plan) and implementing Bay Fair TOD (B-TOD) Zoning promote the long-term sustainability and vibrancy of the Bay Fair area by:
* Addressing long-term changes in market trends affecting retail and regional malls;
* Addressing barriers and streamlining the development review process to attract private investment;
* Providing greater access to public funding targeted to TOD areas, including One Bay Area Grant (OBAG) funds; and
* Addressing displacement pressures and providing protections for existing naturally occurring affordable housing at mobile home parks in the plan area.
Since the Specific Plan and B-TOD...
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