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Planning staff previews Schlage Lock redevelopment framework, contamination challenges
Summary
Staff briefed the commission on the Schlage Lock site planning process in Visitation Valley, outlining a community concept plan, contamination/remediation constraints and a timeline for a draft redevelopment plan and EIR leading toward a 2008 decision on whether to adopt a redevelopment area.
Planning staff presented an informational briefing on Oct. 19 about the Schlage Lock site in Visitation Valley, summarizing a multi‑year community planning effort and the technical, regulatory and financing challenges ahead.
Ken Demich said the 20‑acre site is one of the largest contiguous redevelopment opportunities in the city and that prior community workshops in 2002 produced a concept plan calling for housing (including affordable units), neighborhood‑serving retail (including a full‑service grocery), open space, and integrated street connections. Staff emphasized contamination across parts of the site — including soil and groundwater impacts in areas requiring remediation — and described remedies ranging from soil excavation and replacement to phased groundwater cleanups before residential uses at grade would be appropriate.
The planning department has coordinated with the redevelopment agency and the state Department of Toxic Substances Control; the board initiated a redevelopment survey area in 2005 and funded preliminary planning work. Staff outlined a schedule that includes preliminary plan steps, a draft redevelopment plan and a draft EIR to be released in 2007 and target decisions about redevelopment boundaries and zoning amendments in late 2007/early 2008. Demich highlighted the possibility of tax‑increment financing and land assembly to support remediation and infrastructure.
Commissioners asked procedural questions about timelines and contamination detail; staff agreed to supply supporting technical documents and more detail in upcoming briefings.
