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City Council Staff Report November 5, 1999 A-99-2 & PD-99-2 Page 2 of 8 B. Approve the rezoning of the property from CC Community Commercial District to CC(PD) Community Commercial, Planned Development Overlay District by adopting the attached Ordinance; and C. Approve by motion the redevelopment of the property with a Planned Development for the construction of a new hotel and self -storage facility subject to recommended Findings and amended Conditions of Approval. This proposal would consist of redeveloping an underutilized property for a business -oriented hotel and a self -storage facility. The proposed development and land uses will meet the objectives of the Alameda County -City of San Leandro Joint Redevelopment Project Plan to improve the economic health of the area. SUMMARY OF PROPOSAL Revised Site Plan The revised plan shifts the hotel site in a northerly direction, away from the San Lorenzo residences. The area between the hotel and the San Lorenzo Creek will become a portion of the self -storage facility. The hotel will remain four stories, containing 121 rooms. The triangular shape of the parcel will be approximately the same size as originally proposed. The self -storage facility will be an "L-shaped" parcel wrapping around the interior property lines of the hotel site. The plan retains the historic Captain Roberts home and access driveways as originally proposed (See attached exhibits). The new plan will provide a significantly larger separation between the San Lorenzo residents and the hotel. The new separation between the homes and the hotel will be an average of 350 feet versus a range of 180— to 230-feet on the original plan. In addition to the greater separation, the self -storage will create a physical screen and buffer between the homes and the hotel. It would be unlikely that activity in the hotel parking lot (i.e., lights and noise) would have any impact on the residents. The revised plan takes into account the San Lorenzo residents' concerns and recommendation to reduce the visual impact of the proposed four-story hotel and its effects on the privacy of their properties. In addition to lessening the impact of the hotel on San Lorenzo residents, the revised site plan benefits the project by enhancing the visual presence of the hotel by shifting it closer to Lewelling Boulevard and the freeway system. The self -storage facility is also de-emphasized from Lewelling Boulevard. K