HomeMy WebLinkAbout8.1 Attch 3 Reso Recommend CC adopt CEQA Addend RESOLUTION NO. 14-XX
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT A CEQA ADDENDUM FOR THE
WALLIS RANCH PROJECT
PLPA 2013-00035
WHEREAS, the Applicant, Trumark Homes LLC, has submitted a Planning Application to
develop up to 806 dwellings on 88.5 acres of an approximately 184-acre site. The remaining
area of the site would include parks, open space and other improvements. The project
proposes a Planned Development rezoning with amended Stage 1 and Stage 2 Development
Plan, Site Development Review, Master Vesting Tentative Map 7515, and eight Neighborhood
Vesting Tentative Maps 7711, 7712, 7713, 7714, 7715, 7716, 8169, and 8170. The applications
are collectively referred to herein as the "Project"; and
WHEREAS, the Project site contains one residence, several outbuildings, and a historic
school building that was moved onto the site. The site is located east of Camp Parks, west of
Tassajara Road and south of the Alameda/Contra Costa County boundary. The site is broad in
its northern area and narrows considerably towards the south. Tassajara Creek passes along
the easterly property boundary and is covered by a conservation easement known as the
Tassajara Creek Management Zone. In the northern area, several other smaller properties are
located between the site and Tassajara Road; the middle and southern parts of the property are
adjacent to the road; 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; and
WHEREAS, the Project and/or Project site has been addressed in three prior CEQA
reviews: The Eastern Dublin EIR, a 2005 Supplemental EIR prepared for the Dublin Ranch
West (Wallis Ranch) annexation, and a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) for the expansion
of the project onto adjacent property, all of which reviews are further described in the draft City
Council resolution attached as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference; and
WHEREAS, based on the prior CEQA reviews and a related Initial Study, the City
prepared a CEQA Addendum, concluding and documenting that potential environmental effects
of the Project are adequately addressed in the prior CEQA reviews, as further described in
attached Exhibit A; and
WHEREAS, on April 29, 2014, the Planning Commission held a properly noticed public
hearing on the Wallis Ranch project, at which time all interested parties had the opportunity to
be heard; and
WHEREAS, a staff report dated April 29, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference
described and analyzed the Wallis Ranch project and related Addendum for the Planning
Commission and recommended adoption of the CEQA Addendum and approval of the Project;
and
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WHEREAS, the Planning Commission considered the Addendum, as well as the prior
EIRs and MND and all above-referenced reports, recommendations, and testimony before
making a recommendation on the Project.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the foregoing recitals are true and correct
and made a part of this resolution.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Planning Commission of the City of Dublin
recommends that the City Council adopt the CEQA Addendum and related Initial Study,
attached as Exhibit A (and incorporated herein by reference), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines
Sections 15162 and 15164 for the Wallis Ranch project.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 29th day of April, 2014 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Planning Commission Chairperson
ATTEST:
Assistant Community Development Director
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