HomeMy WebLinkAbout8.2 Attch 5 CC Cert of Final SEIR RESOLUTION NO. 13- xx
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
RECOMMENDING CITY COUNCIL CERTIFICATION OF A FINAL SUPPLEMENTAL
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT AND ADOPTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS
UNDER CEQA FOR THE VILLAGE AT DUBLIN RETAIL CENTER
PLPA-2012-00031
WHEREAS, the Applicant, Regency Centers, has submitted a Planning Application to
construct a retail commercial center of up to 167,200 square feet on a vacant 14.32 acre site at
5054 Hacienda Drive. The proposal includes the approval of General Plan Amendments,
Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendments, Zoning Ordinance Amendments, Rezoning
properties to a new Planned Development Zoning District and approval of a related Stage 1 and
Stage 2 Development Plan, Site Development Review, Vesting Tentative Map, and certification
of a Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Report, among other related actions. These
planning and implementing actions are collectively known as "The Village at Dublin Retail
Center Project" or the "Project"; and
WHEREAS, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), together with the State
guidelines and City environmental regulations require that certain projects be reviewed for
environmental impacts and that environmental documents be prepared. It was determined that
a Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (EIR) be prepared to analyze the Project; and
WHEREAS, the City circulated a Notice of Preparation, dated January 7, 2013, to public
agencies and interested parties for consultation on the scope of the EIR. The City also
conducted a public scoping meeting on January 28, 2013; and
WHEREAS, the City prepared a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (Draft
SEIR) dated July 2013 for the proposed Project that reflected the City's independent judgment
and analysis of the potential environmental impacts of the Project. The Draft SEIR is
incorporated herein by reference; and
WHEREAS, the Draft SEIR was circulated for public review from July 30, 2013 to
September 13, 2013 (45 days); and
WHEREAS, the City received three comment letters from State, regional, and local
agencies during the public review period. In accordance with the requirements of CEQA, the
City prepared written responses to all the comments received during the public comment period.
The City prepared a Final SEIR (that includes the Responses to Comments),
dated October
2013, for the proposed Project, which included an annotated copy of each comment letter
identifying specific comments, responses to each specific comment, and clarifications and minor
corrections to information presented in the Draft EIR. The Final EIR is attached as Exhibit A to
this Resolution and is incorporated herein by reference. The complete Village at Dublin SEIR
incorporates the Draft SEIR and the Final SEIR together. The responses to comments provide
the City's good faith, reasoned analysis of the environmental issues raised by the comments,
and
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WHEREAS, the City carefully reviewed the comments and written responses and
determined that the Final SEIR, including foemation clarifications
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Draft SEIR
SEIR, do not constitute significant new
under the standards in CEQA Guidelines section 15088.5; and
WHEREAS, a Staff Report, dated November 12, 2013 and incorporated herein by
reference, described and analyzed the Project for the Planning Commission and contained
information on the Final SEIR; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission reviewed the Staff Report, the Final SEIR,
including comments and responses, at a noticed public hearing on November 12, 2013 at which
time all interested parties had the opportunity to be heard; and
WHEREAS, the Final SEIR, including comments and responses, reflects the City's
independent judgment and analysis on the potential for environmental impacts from the Project,
and
WHEREAS, the Final SEIR identified several potentially significant impacts that will be
reduced to a less than significant level with specified mitigation measures. Approval of the
project by the City Council will therefore require adoption of findings on impacts and mitigations
and a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program; and
WHEREAS, the Final SEIR identified significant and unavoidable environmental impacts
of the project and approval of the project by the City Council will therefore require adoption of
Findings and a Statement of Overriding Considerations; and
WHEREAS, the Final SEIR and all of the documents relating to the Project are available
for review in the City Planning Division at the Dublin City Hall, file PLPA-2012-00031, during
normal business hours. The location and custodian of the Final SEIR and other documents that
constitute the record of proceedings for en CA 94568,is the
f e City of Dublin Community
Development Department, 100 Civic Plaza, Dub
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT, the Dublin Planning Commission hereby
makes the following findings and recommendations to the City Council on the Final SEIR and
the environmental review of the Project under CEQA:
A. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and made a part of this resolution.
B. The Final SEIR has been completed in compliance with CEQA, the CEQA Guidelines
and the City of Dublin Environmental Guidelines.
C. The Planning Commission has independently reviewed and considered the information
contained in the Final SEIR, including the written comments received during the Draft
SEIR review period and the oral and written comments received at the public hearing,
prior to making its recommendation on the proposed Project.
D. The Final SEIR reflects the City's independent judgment and analysis on the potential
environmental impacts of the proposed Project. aconsequer�ceseofltherprotposed
the decision-makers and the public on the environmental
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Project.
E. The Final SEIR adequately describes the proposed Project, its significant environmental
impacts, mitigation measures and a reasonable range of alternatives to the proposed
Project.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the Dublin Planning Commission hereby recommends
that, prior to the approval of the Project, the City Council certify the Final Supplemental
Environmental Impact Report as complete, adequate and in compliance with CEQA, the CEQA
Guidelines, and the City of Dublin Environmental Guidelines. The Planning Commission further
recommends that the City Council make all required, mitigation and alternatives findings, adopt
a Statement of Overriding Considerations, and adopt a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting
Program, all in compliance with the requirements of CEQA.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 12th day of November 2013 by the following
vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Planning Commission Chair
ATTEST:
Assistant Community Development Director
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