Union City, California
General Plan Update
Alternative Futures
August 7, 1999 Community Workshop
On August 7, 1999, the Planning Commission and other members
of the community participated in establishing overall development strategies
to guide land use policies for Union City's remaining opportunity sites.
Agenda:
Introduction
- General Plan Process
- Workshop Objectives
- Workshop Agenda
Planning Opportunities
- Union City's Evolution
- Addresses
- Future Development Program
Alternative Future Teams
- Principles and Concepts
- Alternative Futures/Addresses
Teams Present Back
Summary and Next Steps
Planning Teams:
Participants worked as members of two teams. They worked together to address four overall issues and opportunities. The teams identified Union City's existing business addresses; established a framework of addresses based on market opportunities; identified what types of land uses should be located in opportunity sites; and then evaluated their plans' economic impact.
Consensus Features
The planning teams each developed an overall strategy for opportunity sites. The consensus features of these plans include:
- BART Station Area: Mixed Use- Light Industrial, R+D, Community Commercial and Residential
- Central Bay Industrial Park: Transition into Light Industrial and R+D Uses
- Community Commercial: Upgrade Existing Commercial Centers
Team 1
Existing Business Addresses
- 1. What are the three most important existing business addresses in Union City? Why?
- 2. Are they traditionally or historically important, stable or emerging addresses?
Top Three:
- Union Landing-Emerging
- El Mercado-Traditional/Emerging
- Central Bay Industrial Park-Stable/Emerging
Others:
- DIPSA
- Union City Boulevard (Kaiser to Hayward)
- Four Corners
Economic Development Framework/Development Strategies
The map diagram below illustrates Team 1's address and development strategy for Union City. Important future addresses include:
- Industrial Addresses: purple
- Mixed Use/Business Addresses: brown
- Community-Service Commercial Addresses: red
- Most Important Connecting Streets or Business Corridors: green
Evaluation of Alternative Futures
Team 1's plan included:
- 70 acres of Light Industrial
- 40 acres of R+D/Office
- 60 acres of Community Commercial
- 10 acres of Multifamily Housing
Team 1's solution produced a fiscal and economic result of $1,136,000 of additional tax base and 4,700 jobs.
Team 2
Existing Business Addresses
- 1. What are the three most important existing business addresses in Union City? Why?
- 2. Are they traditionally or historically important, stable or emerging addresses?
Top Three:
- Union Landing-Emerging
- DIP/BART-Emerging
- Four Corners-Traditional
Others:
- Central Bay
- Civic Center
Economic Development Framework/Development Strategies
The map diagram below illustrates Team 2's address and development strategy for Union City. Important future addresses include:
- Industrial Addresses: purple
- Mixed Use/Business Addresses: brown
- Community-Service Commercial Addresses: red
- Most Important Connecting Streets or Business Corridors: green
Evaluation of Alternative Futures
Team 2's plan included:
- 50 acres of Light Industrial
- 30 acres of R+D/Office
- 60 acres of Community Commercial
- 30 acres of Single Family Housing
- 10 acres of Multifamily Housing
Team 2's solution produced a fiscal and economic result of $2,700,000 of additional tax base and 3,770 jobs.
