1. City Council Hearing
April 4, 2017

2. From Draft Documents to Final Adoption
Summer 2016 Released Draft Documents
Fall Received Comments
January 2017 Released Final EIR
February 2017 Responses to GP/CAP Comments
March/April 2017 Public Hearings
Planning Commission 3/2 & 3/16
City Council 4/4 & 4/18

3. City Council Hearings April 4 April 18 Staff presentation Questions
Public Comments
Direction / Intent Motions
April 18
Present findings and final approval documents
Public Comment
Final Action

4. Intent Motions
Direction related to the Council’s intent to certify the EIR
Direction related to the Council’s intent to adopt the 2035 General Plan
Direction related to the Council’s intent to adopt the 2035 CAP

5. Background

6. Woodland’s General Plan History
1958
City’s First General Plan
Preserve residential character and develop more complete central business district.
Anticipated rapid growth to the south and west of CRs 25 and 98
1979
Full General Plan Update
Five year study process.
City established an urban limit line and phasing plan accompanied by an urban development policy with the County
1988
Revised General Plan
Allowed new development East of CR 101 and South of I-5 as the next phase (Southeast Area)
City adopted the Southeast Area Specific Plan in 1990
1996
General Plan approved by vote on November 5, 1996
Provided for growth to the South and West of CR 102, created Urban Reserve for lands east of CR 102 except for the Gateway I center location.

7. Voter approved General Plan Voter approved Urban Limit Line
History of Key Development Decisions
Southeast Area Specific Plan
Downtown Specific Plan
Voter approved General Plan
Spring Lake Specific Plan and EIR
Community Facilities and Infrastructure
Voter approved Urban Limit Line
Infrastructure Investment – WPCF and WDCWA
1990
1993
1996
2001
2004
2006
2010

8. Planning Area (Urban Limit Line – Voter approved in 2006)
Yolo County
Yolo County

9. Envision Woodland

10. Vision Statement
In 2035, Woodland is a highly desirable community to live, learn, work and recreate. It has maintained its small-town feel while maturing into an attractive, vibrant, and sustainable city that celebrates its architectural heritage and cultural diversity. Woodland is a healthy community with livable neighborhoods, a thriving downtown, well maintained infrastructure, excellent schools and recreational amenities connected by a seamless network of trails and paths. The city is the region’s center of agricultural technology and food production, and is recognized globally as a leader in sustainable agriculture. The community is prosperous and fiscally sound, offering abundant employment opportunities to its diverse and creative workforce. Woodland has become a destination for visitors seeking to experience its unique agricultural, historical, recreational, cultural and entertainment amenities.

13. Consistent Themes Downtown and corridor infill
Economic development, job growth
Minimize community risk and maximize fiscal return
Agricultural Heritage
Flood protection
Create new housing and employment opportunities
Flexibility

14. Relationship between the EIR, CAP & General Plan
Environmental Impact Report (EIR)
Provides analysis of environmental impacts for General Plan and CAP
2035 Climate Action Plan (CAP)
Set of strategies intended to reduce GHG emissions and mitigate climate change
Includes reduction targets for 2020 and 2035
Consistent with the General Plan
General Plan 2035
Long-range planning document for the development of Woodland through 2035
Incorporates identified mitigation as general plan polices or implementation actions

15. Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR)
Released September 2016
Analyzed General Plan Goals and Policies & 2 “equal weight” alternatives
Analyzed the 2035 CAP
13 Comments received
FEIR released January 2017

16. Climate Action Plan Draft released September 2016
Consistent with the General Plan
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Targets:
15% below 2005 levels by 2020
2.25 MT CO2e per service population (residents + jobs) per year by 2035
Response to comments provided in Attachment G

17. General Plan 2035 Public Review Draft Released July 8, 2016
Outlines a vision of Woodland’s long-term physical and economic development and community enhancement through the Plan’s horizon year of 2035
Provides goals and policies that will allow this vision to be accomplished
Establishes a basis for judging whether specific development proposals and public projects are in harmony with General Plan policies and standards
Over 400 individual comments

19. General Plan Elements
Land Use
Circulation
Economic
Public
Healthy

20. Comments Received on Public Review Draft
Received written and oral comments from over 100 individuals, groups, and agencies with over 400 individual comments
Each comment carefully reviewed with responses provided
Proposed revisions reflect these comments as well as those by Staff
The comments and responses are part of the public record
Comments, responses and proposed changes were included in the Planning Commission Report of March 2, 2017 as Attachment “F”

21. Example From Attachment “F”

22. Changes to the Draft Land Use Element
Clarify that the minimum jobs to housing ratio is 1:1
Add text that all new growth areas shall strive for zero net energy
Provide consideration for development in multi-family or mixed use to exceed FAR requirements if it offers significant community benefit
Add text that the Flood Study Area boundaries will be updated through a GPA once the future flood project is determined
Add language that permanently conserved farmland used for agricultural mitigation shall be of the same type as the farmland converted to urban development, at a 1:1 ratio, and as close to the Urban Limit Line as possible.

23. Land Use Diagram

24. Growth Strategy Downtown and Corridor Infill Complete Spring Lake
Advance SP-1A as Job Centered Development
Consider New Growth Areas

25. Key Policies Related to New Growth Areas
Policy 2.L.1 – The General Plan contemplates growth which may occur in new Specific Plan Areas. The General Plan does not prioritize or sequence possible growth. Rather, approval of new Specific Plan areas will require careful analysis for consistency with all General Plan policies and satisfactory resolution of site specific constraints unique to each area.
Policy 2.B New specific Plans shall examine impacts on the completion of infrastructure and amenities within existing specific plan areas.
Policy 2.B.2 – Residential construction in SP-2 and SP-3 is prohibited until 200-year flood protection is in place. However, SP-2 and SP-3 may proceed with planning in advance of flood protection at any time, provided that the City shall not enter into a Development Agreement for any property located within a floodplain unless the City has imposed conditions that will ensure 200-year flood protection…

26. Approach to New Growth Areas
Provides a framework to allow the consideration of future development in new growth areas
Allows for independent review of development benefits and drawbacks at the time when opportunities or applications emerge
Considers future development impacts on current development

27. Growth Assumptions
Total growth up to 7,000 Dwelling Units and 17,386,000 Square Feet Non-Residential (employment and commercial)
Maximum Growth for Each Development Area
Consistent with the development numbers analyzed in the EIR over the 20 year planning horizon

29. Planning Commission Recommendations
Recommended Certification of the Final Environmental Impact Report, approval of the 2035 Climate Action Plan and 2035 General Plan with additional changes proposed by staff during the March 2 and March 16, 2017 public hearings.
Recommended the following amendments:
Agricultural Buffer reduced from 300-feet to 150-feet (Policy 7.C.5)
Change “Equal Priority” terminology to “recognize the importance of all transportation modes” (Table 3-2)
Modify the City’s 900 acres to show as “other land” (Figure 7-4)

30. Policy 7.C.5 – Agricultural Buffer
Policy 7.C.5 Agricultural Buffer. Require new development that occurs at the edge of the ULL to be set back a minimum of feet from adjacent agricultural land where possible. Equivalent means of providing agricultural buffers may be considered by the Planning Commission on a case by case basis for parcels where development potential would be precluded or severely limited as a result of the required buffer size. The buffer shall be landscaped/vegetated and may include public right of way. (EIR Mitigation Measure 4.2-3)

31. Mode Priority Discussion
July 8, 2016 Draft Version
Suggested Revision in Question
*Equal Priority: recognize the importance of all transportation modes

32. Policy 2.A.3 – Agricultural Mitigation
… “For projects proposing to convert agricultural land to urban use, require soils analysis to determine farmland classification for purposes of determining appropriate mitigation as part of environmental review conducted for the project.”

33. Proposed Errata Urban Form Characteristics for MD, HD, SP
“Require 360 –degree architectural treatments, such that all publicly visible sides of a structure receive enhanced architectural treatment.”

34. Intent Motions
A. Provide direction regarding the Council’s intent to certify the EIR, including:
1. Provide direction regarding farmland mapping on the City’s 900 acres
2. Identify any other changes to the EIR desired by the Council
Provide direction regarding the Council’s intent to adopt the 2035 General Plan,
including:
1. Provide direction regarding the clarification of the street typology table (Table 3-2)
2. Provide direction on the urban form errata
3. Provide direction on the other components of the Planning Commission
recommendation which incorporate staff’s recommended changes as presented in
the March 2nd Planning Commission staff report.
4. Identify any other changes to the proposed General Plan desired by the Council
C. Provide direction regarding the Council’s intent to adopt the 2035 CAP, including:
1. Identify any other changes to the proposed CAP desired by the Council

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