HomeMy WebLinkAbout8.1 Attch 5 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
QUARRY LANE SCHOOL PHASE III EXPANSION AT 6363 TASSAJARA ROAD
(APN 985-0002-006-03)
PLPA-2014-00008
WHEREAS, the Applicant, Dr. Sabri Arac, Quarry Lane School, has requested approval of
Site Development Review and amendments to the Development Plan for the existing Planned
Development District (Ord. 24-00) to allow for 17,102 square feet of additional building area on
the school site, consisting of one new building of 13,102 square feet, and the potential to add
up to 4,000 square feet to existing Building One at some point in the future. The total building
area would be 110,602 square feet, which would also include the square footage of Building 1
(7,611 square feet), which was an existing building on an adjacent lot that was purchased by
the School in 1997 and made a part of the school campus. The added total building area is
referred to herein as the "Project"; and
WHEREAS, a complete application for the Project is available and on file in the Dublin
Planning Department; and
WHEREAS, environmental review for the Project area was previously conducted and
documented in the certified EIR for the Eastern Dublin General Plan Amendment and Specific
Plan, which was adopted in 1993 (SCH No. 91(-103064) and in the certified EIR for the Quarry
Lane Master Plan, which was adopted in 1998 by the County of Alameda (SCH No. 97122109);
and
WHEREAS, in 2000, the City of Dublin approved a Planned Development District Stage
1/2 Development Plan for the construction of Phase II of Quarry Lane School, and adopted a
Mitigated Negative Declaration (City Council Resolution 204-00, incorporated herein by
reference); and
WHEREAS, in 2004, the Planning Commission approved Site Development Review, a
Conditional Use Permit, and adopted a CEQA Addendum to allow the construction of Phase II
of Quarry Lane School and the associated minor amendments to the approved Development
Plan (PC Resolution 04-46, incorporated herein by reference); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15162, the City of Dublin prepared an
Initial Study to determine if additional environmental review was required for the Project
beyond the prior EIRs and Mitigated Negative Declaration. The Initial Study determined that
the project would not require major revisions to the previous EIRs or Mitigated Negative
Declaration because the Project would not have new significant environmental effects or a
substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects. Because the
overall site building envelope, amount of urbanized area, and student and staff population were
unchanged, the impacts and appropriate mitigations are the same and no new mitigations are
required. Furthermore, the Initial Study determined that there was no change in circumstances
that would result in new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the
severity of previously identified significant effects because no new or unanticipated
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circumstances have developed since the previous EIRs were certified, the previous Mitigated
Negative Declaration was adopted, and the previous Addendum was adopted; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15164 and based on the Initial Study,
dated April 28, 2014, the City prepared an Addendum to the prior CEQA documents. The
Addendum with its supporting Initial Study are attached to this Resolution as Exhibit A, which is
incorporated herein by reference and which describes the Quarry Lane School Phase III
expansion and its relation to the analysis in the previous environmental documents; and
WHEREAS, a Staff Report, dated May 13, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference,
described and analyzed the Quarry Lane School Phase III expansion, including the Site
Development Review application and the proposed Planned Development
Rezoning/Development Plan amendment, for the Planning Commission; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a properly noticed public hearing on the
Project, including the proposed Site Development Review application and the proposed
Planned Development Rezoning/Development Plan amendment, on May 13, 2014, at which
time all interested parties had the opportunity to be heard; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission considered the CEQA Addendum, all above-
referenced reports, recommendations, and testimony to evaluate 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 has reviewed and
considered the Addendum dated April 28, 2014 (Exhibit A) prior to making a recommendation
on the Project.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Planning Commission recommends that the
City Council adopt a Resolution adopting the attached Addendum to the previous environmental
documents for the Quarry Lane School Phase III expansion project.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 13th day of May 2014 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Planning Commission Chairperson
ATTEST:
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Assistant Community Development Director
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