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Tri Valley Conservancy clustering amendments move toward December hearings
Summary
County planners said amendments to allow clustering of building envelopes in the South Livermore Valley and East County Area Plan will go to the Planning Commission Nov. 18, return to the committee Dec. 2, and to the Board in December with ordinance readings targeted for mid-December; staff said the change is clustering of contiguous parcels and not a transfer of development rights.
Planning staff updated the committee on proposed amendments requested by the Tri Valley Conservancy to allow clustering of building envelopes and to modify square-footage allowances in the East County Area Plan and South Livermore Valley Area Plan. Liz McElligott said an addendum to the earlier South Livermore EIR will cover the SEQUEL requirements and laid out a tight schedule: Planning Commission on Nov. 18, committee review Dec. 2 and Board planning meeting Dec. 12, with a target for ordinance second readings on Dec. 17.
Public commenter Kelly Abreu said staffs presentation lacked detail and warned clustering could be used to circumvent Measure D protections if definitions are not carefully limited. A caller representing the Tri Valley Conservancy (Schneider) said the proposed approach is not a transfer of development rights but rather a way to cluster contiguous parcels so the total floor area remains unchanged: "It just makes it feasible to build a slightly bigger project within the South Livermore Valley area plan, but keeping the total square footage intact, not increasing it." Staff confirmed the December schedule is focused on the Tri Valley Conservancy amendments and does not change other Measure D definitions under separate Ag Advisory Committee consideration.
Next steps: staff will deliver the draft amendments and supporting materials to supervisors earlier than the hearing date at their request and proceed on the schedule described.
