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City planning briefing outlines multiple rezoning and conditional use items, including an 80 MW battery storage request and a 365‑unit redevelopment
Summary
Planning staff previewed 14 items on the July 8 agenda covering zoning modifications, a conditional rezoning with a workforce housing overlay, a proposed 80 MW battery energy storage facility requiring rezoning and a street closure, Cypress Pointe redevelopment for about 365 residential units, childcare and adult day‑care CUPs, and short‑term rental CUPs.
Caitlin Alcock, planning staff, briefed council on 14 planning items slated for the July 8 agenda. Highlights included three interrelated items in District 2 (a modification of conditions for Turning Point Church; Keelingwood Apartments LLC modifications; and a Franklin Group conditional rezoning proposing workforce housing); a conditional rezoning and conditional use permit to allow an 80 megawatt alternating current battery energy storage system (BESS) on Dan Neck Road that would require rezoning to I‑1 Light Industrial, an 8‑foot security fence, landscape buffering and a decommissioning plan; and a large proposal to repurpose the Cypress Pointe shopping center with up to 365 residential units and 7% attainable housing proffered for 10 years.
Alcock said the proposed Franklin Group rezoning would rely on a workforce housing overlay and proffers that could deliver about 77 workforce units (roughly 38.5% of a proposed project in one scenario) and that maximum rents for workforce units will be set by the city's Housing Advisory Board using HUD data. On the battery storage proposal, staff noted the site lies partially within Navy noise contours and a Navy restrictive easement and that the Planning Commission recommended approval subject to a bond or letter of credit for decommissioning and a reviewed emergency response plan.
Other items covered by staff included conditional use permits for childcare and adult day‑care centers, several short‑term rental CUP requests for oceanfront condominiums, and requests involving right‑of‑way and landscape modifications to mitigate neighborhood impacts. Alcock said the Planning Commission recommendations ranged from unanimous approvals to split votes depending on the project and neighborhood feedback.
Council members asked for additional information on tree canopy retention and site vegetation for larger rezoning items and requested follow up on parking, peak demand analyses, and the ground‑truthing of proffer commitments. Staff agreed to provide additional detail ahead of public hearings.
