HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC Reso 14-41 Transit Ctr Site A-1 rec to CC CEQA Addendum RESOLUTION NO. 14-41
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT A CEQA ADDENDUM FOR THE
TRANSIT CENTER SITE A-1 PROJECT
PLPA 2013-00046
WHEREAS, the Applicant, Summerhill Homes, proposes to develop a 2.86-acre site
known as Transit Center Site A-1 for 52 three-story condominium townhouses. The proposed
development and applications are collectively known as the "Project"; and
WHEREAS, the applications include a General Plan/Eastern Dublin Specific Plan
Amendment to change the land use designations from High Density Residential to Medium-
High Density Residential; and
WHEREAS, the applications also include Planned Development rezoning with a related
Stage 1 and Stage 2 Development Plan, Site Development Review, and Vesting Tentative
Subdivision Map 8167; and
WHEREAS, the Project Site is located at the southwest corner of Dublin Boulevard and
Campbell Lane within the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan area, and more specifically within the
Dublin Transit Center Village area (APN 986-0034-007); 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 is in the General Plan Eastern Extended Planning Area and the
Eastern Dublin Specific Plan area, for which the City Council certified a Program Environmental
Impact Report by Resolution 51-93 ("Eastern Dublin EIR" or "EDEIR", SCH 91103064) on May
10, 1993, which resolution is incorporated herein by reference. The Eastern Dublin EIR
identified significant impacts from development of the Eastern Dublin area, some of which could
not be mitigated to less than significant. Upon approval of the Eastern Dublin General Plan
Amendment and Specific Plan, the City Council adopted mitigations, a mitigation monitoring
program and a Statement of Overriding Considerations (Resolution 53-93, incorporated herein
by reference); and
WHEREAS, the Project site is also within the project addressed by the Final
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (SCH #2001120395) for the Dublin Transit Center, which
also identified significant unavoidable impacts for the related General Plan Amendment,
Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment, Planned Development rezoning with related Stage 1
Development Plan, Tentative Parcel Map, and Development Agreement. The EIR was certified
and a Statement of Overriding Considerations adopted on November 19, 2002 by City Council
Resolution No. 215-02, which resolution is 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
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of the Project are adequately addressed in the prior CEQA reviews, as further described in
attached Exhibit A; and
WHEREAS, on August 12, 2014, the Planning Commission held a properly noticed
public hearing on the Project, at which time all interested parties had the opportunity to be
heard; and
WHEREAS, a Staff Report dated August 12, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference
described and analyzed the Project and related Addendum for the Planning Commission and
recommended adoption of the CEQA Addendum and approval of the Project; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission considered the Addendum, as well as the prior
EIRs 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 Transit Center Site A-1 project.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 12th day of August 2014 by the following vote:
AYES: Bhuthimethee, O'Keefe, Do, Kohli
NOES:
ABSENT: Goel
ABSTAIN:
Pla ping Commission Chairperson
ATTEST:
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Assistant G6rfi ity Development Director
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RESOLUTION NO. XX - 14
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
ADOPTING A CEQA ADDENDUM AND A RELATED STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING
CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE TRANSIT CENTER SITE A-1 PROJECT
PLPA 2013-00046
WHEREAS, the Applicant, Summerhill Homes, proposes to develop a 2.86-acre site
known as Transit Center Site A-1 for 52 three-story condominium townhouses. The proposed
development and applications are collectively known as the "Project"; and
WHEREAS, the applications include a General Plan/Eastern Dublin Specific Plan
Amendment to change the land use designations from High Density Residential to Medium High
Density Residential; and
WHEREAS, the applications also include Planned Development rezoning with a related
Stage 1 and Stage 2 Development Plan, Site Development Review, and Vesting Tentative
Subdivision Map 8167; and
WHEREAS, the Project Site is located at the southwest corner of Dublin Boulevard and
Campbell Lane within the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan area, and more specifically within the
Dublin Transit Center Village area (APN 986-0034-007); 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 is in the General Plan Eastern Extended Planning Area and the
Eastern Dublin Specific Plan area, for which the City Council certified a Program Environmental
Impact Report by Resolution 51-93 ("Eastern Dublin EIR" or "EDEIR", SCH 91103064) on May
10, 1993, which resolution is incorporated herein by reference. The Eastern Dublin EIR
identified significant impacts from development of the Eastern Dublin area, some of which could
not be mitigated to less than significant. Upon approval of the Eastern Dublin General Plan
Amendment and Specific Plan, the City Council adopted mitigations, a mitigation monitoring
program and a Statement of Overriding Considerations (Resolution 53-93, incorporated herein
by reference); and
WHEREAS, the Project site is also within the project addressed by the Final
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (SCH #2001120395) for the Dublin Transit Center, which
also identified significant unavoidable impacts for the related General Plan Amendment,
Eastern Dublin Specific Plan Amendment, Planned Development rezoning with related Stage 1
Development Plan, Tentative Parcel Map, and Development Agreement. The EIR was certified
and a Statement of Overriding Considerations adopted on November 19, 2002 by City Council
Resolution No. 215-02 which resolution is incorporated herein by reference; and
WHEREAS, the Eastern Dublin EIR identified significant unavoidable impacts from
development of the Eastern Dublin area and the Project site, some of which would apply to the
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EXHIBIT A
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Project; therefore, approval of the Project must be supported by a Statement of Overriding
Considerations; and
WHEREAS, the City prepared an Initial Study to determine if additional review of the
proposed Project was required pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15162. Based on the
Initial Study, the City prepared an Addendum dated August 12, 2014 describing the project and
finding that the impacts of the proposed Project have been adequately addressed in the prior
EIRs. The Addendum and its supporting Initial Study is attached as Exhibit A; and
WHEREAS, on August 12, 2014, the Planning Commission held a properly noticed
public hearing on the Project, at which time all interested parties had the opportunity to be
heard; and
WHEREAS, a Staff Report, dated August 12, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference,
described and analyzed the Project and related Addendum for the Planning Commission and
recommended adoption of the CEQA Addendum and approval of the Project; and
WHEREAS, on August 12, 2014, the Planning Commission adopted Resolution 14-XX
(incorporated herein by reference) recommending that the City Council adopt the CEQA
Addendum for the Project; and
WHEREAS, on , 2014 the City Council held a properly noticed public hearing
on the Project, at which time all interested parties had the opportunity to be heard; and
WHEREAS, a staff report dated , 2014 and incorporated herein by reference
described and analyzed the project and related Addendum for the City Council and
recommended adoption of the CEQA Addendum and approval of the Project; and
WHEREAS, on , 2014 the City Council held a properly noticed public hearing
on the Project at which time all interested parties had the opportunity to be heard; and
WHEREAS, the City Council considered the Addendum, as well as the prior EIRs and all
above-referenced reports, recommendations, and testimony before taking any action 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 City Council makes the following findings to
support the determination that no further environmental review is required under CEQA for the
proposed project. These findings are based on information contained in the CEQA Addendum,
the prior CEQA documents, the City Council staff report, and all other information contained in
the record before the City Council. These findings constitute a summary of the information
contained in the entire record. The detailed facts to support the findings are set forth in the
CEQA Addendum and related Initial Study, the prior CEQA documents, and elsewhere in the
record. Other facts and information in the record that support each finding that are not included
below are incorporated herein by reference:
1. The proposed Project does not constitute substantial changes to the previous projects
affecting the Project site as addressed in the prior CEQA documents, that will require major
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revisions to the prior documents due to new significant environmental effects or a substantial
increase in severity of previously identified significant effects. Based on the Initial Study, all
potentially significant effects of the proposed Project are the same or less than the impacts for
project which were previously addressed. The proposed Project will not result in substantially
more severe significant impacts than those identified in the prior CEQA documents. All
previously adopted mitigation measures from the Eastern Dublin EIR and Dublin Transit Center
EIR continue to apply to the proposed Project and project site as applicable.
2. The Addendum and its related Initial Study did not identify any new significant impacts
of the proposed Project that were not analyzed in the prior CEQA documents.
3. The City is not aware of any new information of substantial importance or substantial
changes in circumstances that would result in new or substantially more severe impacts or meet
any other standards in CEQA Section 21166 and related CEQA Guidelines Sections 15162/3.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Dublin finds the
following:
1. No further environmental review under CEQA is required for the proposed Project
because there is no substantial evidence in the record as a whole that any of the standards
under Sections 21166 or 15162/3 are met.
2. The City has properly prepared an Addendum and related Initial Study under
CEQA Guidelines section 15164 to explain its decision not to prepare a subsequent or
Supplemental EIR or conduct further environmental review for the proposed Project.
3. The City Council considered the information in the Addendum and prior CEQA
documents before approving the land use applications for the proposed Project.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Dublin adopts 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 Site A-1 project.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Dublin adopts the
Statement of Overriding Considerations attached as Exhibit B and incorporated herein by
reference.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this day of , 2014 by
the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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