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CityCouncil | 2021-11-30 | 14 | policies with the Lisjan people, which should go through the normal General Plan amendment process; the process of taking changes through the Planning Board and community for review is an educational process; the changes surround sensitivity to the types of issues for staff and decision-making bodies; staff will return with a 2022 General Plan amendment for the Housing Element; a Transportation Element appendix amendment is also coming. Councilmember Herrera Spencer requested clarification about the zoning options of the Harbor Bay Club parcels. The Planning, Building and Transportation Director stated the issue of Harbor Bay Club came up in the context of the General Plan; staff and the Planning Board decided that the question for zoning at the Harbor Bay Club should be decided in the Housing Element process; it would be premature for the General Plan to predict the process; the current designation for the Club, which is commercial recreation, was kept in the General Plan; the matter is related to the General Plan designation, not the zoning for the site; changing the designation is possible, if desired; Council can also direct staff to bring back a zoning amendment to change the underlying zoning from mixed use to open space; classifications established in the General Plan are implemented by the zoning code; the General Plan is is the policy document that guides future zoning, not the zoning code. Councilmember Herrera Spencer inquired what can be done with the proposed document to clarify keeping the current commercial recreation use. The Planning, Building and Transportation responded the General Plan cannot establish zoning; stated the General Plan is adopted by resolution and zoning is adopted by ordinance; the General Plan cannot do anything specific to change the zoning; the General Plan can include policy statements such as: consider changing the zoning, which does not create a commitment; the General Plan can show a priority for site zoning decisions; Council may add an action for staff to have the matter go through the ordinance adoption process to change the zoning. The City Attorney stated that he believes Councilmember Herrera Spencer seeks to modify the General Plan to clarify that the policy Council wishes to effectuate are pure recreational uses; the process will begin the conversation about staff bringing back conforming zoning updates if Council establishes overarching General Plan policies that the area should be pure recreation. The City Planner stated the Harbor Bay Club site is a single site; consideration from Council might include how the policy effects the individual site versus a broader area; the nature of the General Plan is to consider general policy, as opposed to specific spot zoning. Councilmember Herrera Spencer stated a section of the General Plan references open space where no housing is allowed at the Harbor Bay Club site. The Planning, Building and Transportation Director stated the section references park areas under Land Use Classifications at the end of the Land Use Element. In response to Councilmember Herrera Spencer's inquiry, the Planning, Building and Transportation Director stated it is absolutely possible for the General Plan to state the area has a land use designation which does not allow housing; the problem which will immediately occur will be a direct conflict between the underlying zoning and the General Plan designation; if Council takes the next step to prohibit housing on the site and zone the site for open space, Continued November 16, 2021 Regular Meeting Alameda City Council November 30, 2021 14 | CityCouncil/2021-11-30.pdf |