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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC Reso06-33 Mit Neg Decl Dublin Vlg Hist Area 02-074 RESOLUTION NO. 06 - 33 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT AN ADDENDUM TO THE INITIAL STUDYIMITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR THE DUBLIN VILLAGE HISTORIC AREA SPECIFIC PLAN AND RELATED GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTS PA 02-074 WHEREAS, on August!, 2006, the Dublin City Council approved the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan, related General Plan Amendments, Parks and Recreation Master Plan 2006 Update, Dublin Historic Park Master Plan, and Dublin Village Historic Area Rezoning. Along with approval of the environmental document in conformance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requirements, the City Council also approved the Specific Plan and related General Plan Amendments; and WHEREAS, the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (Attached as Exhibit B to this Resolution) addressed the rezoning of two parcels in the project area (Assessor Parcel Number 941-1560- 007-01 and Assessor Parcel Number 941-1550-04) from the current zoning district (C-I and Planned Development, respectively) to a new Planned Development (Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan) Zoning District; and WHEREAS, after further analysis, it was determined that as part of the approved General Plan Amendment noted above, which changed the General Plan land use designation for four properties from RetaiVOffice to Parks/Public Recreation for the purposes of implementing the Dublin Historic Park Master Plan, that three additional properties in the project area (Assessor Parcel Numbers 941-1560-003- 03, 941-1560-05, and 941-1560-06) should to be rezoned from their current Agricultural Zoning District to Planned Development (Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan) to be consistent with the other properties newly-designated Parks/Public Recreation; and WHEREAS, Staff considered whether adding these three additional properties to the area being rezoned would constitute a substantial change to the project as a whole and it was concluded that it would not, and Staff determined that an Addendum (Attached as Exhibit A) would be prepared which noted the minor differences; and WHEREAS, the California Environmental Quality Act provides for an Addendum process when a minor change is proposed on a project where there is an approved EIR, Negative Declaration, or Mitigated Negative Declaration; and WHEREAS, the Addendum to the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration, dated August 11, 2006, and attached to this resolution as Exhibit A, determined that the potentially significant effects of the project were already adequately addressed in the document; and WHEREAS, Pursuant to Sections 15162 and 15164 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, no subsequent Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) shall be prepared for this project, as no substantial changes have been proposed to the project which require revisions of the previous MND. No new significant environmental impacts have been identified and no substantial increase in the severity of previously identified impacts have been discovered; and WHEREAS, an Addendum to the Initial StudyIMitigated Negative Declaration has been prepared and will be considered by the Planning Commission together with the original Initial StudyIMitigated Negative Declaration. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Planning Commission has reviewed and considered the Addendum dated August 11, 2006, together with the Initial StudyIMitigated Negative Declaration (attached as Exhibits A and B to this Resolution), and finds that these documents reflect the independent judgment of the Planning Commission and the City as the lead agency in the CEQA process. The Dublin Planning Commission does hereby find that no new environmental impacts could occur as a result of the revised project proposal and therefore no new environmental documents have been prepared. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Dublin Planning Commission does hereby find that: A. The proposed project is consistent with Dublin General Plan and the Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan. B. The City has reviewed and considered all environmental documents that have been prepared regarding this project. C. The City finds that the implementation of the Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan will be harmonious and compatible with existing and future development in the surrounding area. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Planning Commission recommends that the City Council adopt an Addendum to the Initial StudyIMitigated Negative Declaration for the Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan, et al. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 22nd day of August 2006 by the following vote: AYES:Chair Schaub, Vice Chair Wehrenberg, Commissioners Biddle, Fasulkey, and King NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None U/ft Planning Commission Chairperson ATTEST: Pl~~ O:\PA#\2002\02-074 Historical Study\Specific Plan\PC_Reso_Addendum 8.22.06.DOC