Pleasant Hill BART

Specific Plan

Development Transfer Provisions

Development intensity can be transferred to alternate development areas without a consequential increase or decrease in area wide development intensity. The provisions for this transfer shall require recording of the transfer as a condition of approval. The development transfer provision shall be seen primarily as a means of providing for the efficient assembly of key holdings, or to maximize the flexibility of site design, recognizing the opportunities and constraints of certain properties.

An applicant proposing development utilizing transferred FAR shall submit with a preliminary development plan request: (1) authorization of the seller of the FAR; (2) a traffic report addressing the impacts of the altered density location; and (3) a report from the Transportation Demand Management (TDM) coordinator addressing impacts on the area wide transit program. An area wide TDM program has been established. All applicants shall agree to participate in such program.

No development area may purchase more than 100,000 gross square feet. No more than 20 percent of the available base FAR for any parcel or parcels under single ownership may be transferred. Transferred FAR shall be treated as base FAR and will be required to comply with all plan regulations (i.e., parking, development fee, etc.), however, additional bonus development potential shall not be permitted based on transferred FAR. Notwithstanding the above, all of the development potential associated with property acquired by the County or the County's Redevelopment Agency for right-of-way purposes may be transferred.

Development Bonus Provisions

The 1983 Specific Plan provided for development bonuses under certain specified conditions. Entitlements granted under the 1983 Specific Plan provision shall remain in place. No new development bonuses shall be granted beyond those granted as of April, 1997.

Public Roadway Dedication Provisions

For any development area where a new public roadway is indicated in the Specific Plan, the development potential associated with the right-of-way area shall be transferred to the remaining developable area if the right-of-way is dedicated to the public.