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AGENDA STATEMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: September 5, 2006
SUBJECT:
ATTACHMENTS:
PUBLIC HEARING - PA 02-074 Dublin Village Historic Area
Specific Plan follow-up implementation actions. A City-initiated
application to rezone parcels in the Dublin Village Historic Area
Specific Plan to be consistent with the Specific Plan and General
Plan Land Use Designations and other implementation actions as
outlined in the Specific Plan.
Report Prepared by Kristi Bascom, Senior Planner
1)
Resolution approving an Addendum to the Initial
Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Dublin Village
Historic Area Specific Plan and related General Plan
Amendments (with the Addendum attached as Exhibit A and
the Initial Study/MND attached as Exhibit B);
Ordinance approving a Planned Development (Dublin
Village Historic Area Specific Plan) Zoning District for six
parcels in the project area (with the Stage 1 and 2
Development Plan attached as Exhibit A);
Ordinance approving an amendment to Section 8.62
(Historic Overlay Zoning District Site Development Review)
of the Zoning Ordinance to remove reference to the "Dublin
Village Historic Area Design Guidelines", replace with
reference to the "Dublin Village Historic Area Specific
Plan", and rescind the Dublin Village Design Guidelines;
Resolution approving an amendment to the San Ramon Road
Specific Plan to remove two parcels from the Specific Plan
boundary that are currently included in the Dublin Village
Historic Area Specific Plan (with a revised San Ramon Road
Specific Plan Map attached as Exhibit A);
Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan Location Map;
Planning Commission Resolution 06-033 recommending that
the City Council adopt an Addendum to the Initial
Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Dublin Village
Historic Area Specific Plan and related General Plan
Amendments (Available upon request);
Planning Commission Resolution 06-034 recommending
City Council approval of Planned Development (Dublin
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT:
Village Historic Area Specific Plan) Zoning District for six
parcels in the project area (Available upon request);
8) Planning Commission Resolution 06-035 recommending
City Council approval of an amendment to Section 8.62
(Historic Overlay Zoning District Site Development Review)
of the Zoning Ordinance to remove reference to the "Dublin
Village Historic Area Design Guidelines", replace with
reference to the "Dublin Village Historic Area Specific
Plan", and rescind the Dublin Village Design Guidelines
(Available upon request); and
9) Planning Commission Resolution 06-036 recommending
City Council approval of an amendment to the San Ramon
Road Specific Plan to remove two parcels from the Specific
Plan boundary that are currently included in the Dublin
Village Historic Area Specific Plan (Available upon request).
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5)
6)
Open the Public Hearing;
Receive Staff Presentation;
Receive Public Testimony;
Close the public hearing;
Deliberate;
Adopt Resolution (Attachment 1) adopting an Addendum to
the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration for the
Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan and related
General Plan Amendments (with the Addendum attached as
Exhibit A and the Initial StudyIMND attached as Exhibit B);
Waive the reading and INTRODUCE the Ordinance
(Attachment 2) adopting a Planned Development (Dublin
Village Historic Area Specific Plan) Zoning District for six
parcels in the project area (with the Stage 1 and 2
Development Plan attached as Exhibit A);
Waive the reading and INTRODUCE the Ordinance
(Attachment 3) to adopt an amendment to Section 8.62
(Historic Overlay Zoning District Site Development Review)
of the Zoning Ordinance to remove reference to the "Dublin
Village Historic Area Design Guidelines", replace' with
reference to the "Dublin Village Historic Area Specific
Plan," and rescind the Dublin Village Design Guidelines; and
Adopt Resolution (Attachment 4) approving an amendment
to the San Ramon Road Specific Plan to remove two parcels
from the Specific Plan boundary that are currently included
in the Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan (with a
revised San Ramon Road Specific Plan Map attached as
Exhibit A).
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None.
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
Background
The Dublin Village Historic Area consists of approximately 38 acres of land generally located northwest
of San Ramon Road and Interstate 580. The Specific Plan area includes commercial, residential, public,
and business park/industrial properties surrounding the intersection of Donlon Way and Dublin Boulevard
(Attachment 5). There are 21 parcels ofland that comprise the entire Specific Plan area.
On August 1, 2006, the City Council reviewed and approved the Dublin Village Historic Area Specific
Plan and related General Plan Amendments. At that meeting, the Council also approved the Dublin
Historic Park Master Plan that encompasses seven properties within the Specific Plan area (Figure 1 on
Page 4 of this Staff Report).
The Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan contains several follow-up implementation actions that
would need to be completed in order to realize the goals of the Plan. Three of the implementation actions
are being reviewed by the City Council this evening. They include:
Action 1:
Rezoning six properties in the Specific Plan area to bring the zoning designation into
conformance with the new Specific Plan and General Plan land use designations;
Approving a minor text amendment to Section 8.62 of the Zoning Ordinance as it
relates to the Specific Plan design guidelines and taking formal action to rescind the
stand-alone Dublin Village Design Guidelines document adopted by the City Council in
January 2005; and
Amending the San Ramon Specific Plan to remove two properties from the project area
boundary that are now contained in the Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan.
Action 2:
Action 3:
ANALYSIS:
Action 1: Rezoning to Planned Development (Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan) Zoning
District
The area covered by the Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan includes several General Plan land use
designations, including Retail/Office, Parks/Public Recreation, Medium-Density Residential, and
Business Park/Industrial.
On August 1, 2006, the City Council approved a General Plan Amendment to change the land use
designation of five properties in the area from Retail/Office to Parks/Public Recreation for the purposes of
implementing the Dublin Historic Park Master Plan, which was also adopted by the City Council on
August 1,2006. The Dublin Historic Park Master Plan is comprised of seven parcels within the Specific
Plan area, as shown below in Figure 1.
Six of the seven parcels shown in Figure 1 are proposed to be re-zoned as described below in Table 1:
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TABLE 1: Properties in the Dublin Historic Park Master Plan area
Lot Site Common Name Address/APN Current Zoning Proposed Zoning District Included in
# (Owner) CEQA
Addendum
1 Hawthorne Lane/ None A Planned Development (Dublin X
Pioneer Cemetery (941-1560-006) (Agricultural) Village Historic Area Specific
(City of Dublin) Plan) Zoning District.
2 Pioneer Cemetery None A Although the Agricultural Zoning X
(City of Dublin) (941-1560-005) (Agricultural) District is not noted as being
3 Vacant parcel None A inconsistent with the Specific X
(Dublin Historical (941-1560-003-03) (Agri cultural) Plan or General Plan land use
Preservation Assn.) designation, the properties are
proposed to be rezoned to be
consistent with the other
properties newly-designated as
Parks/Public Recreation.
4 Dublin Square 11759 Dublin Blvd. C-l (Retail Planned Development (Dublin
Shopping Ctr. (941-1560-007 -01) Commercial) Village Historic Area Specific
(Berkeley Land Co.) Plan) Zoning District.
The C-l Zoning District is not
consistent with the Specific Plan
or General Plan designation of
Parks/Public Recreation.
5 Dublin Heritage 6506 Donlon Way A Planned Development (Dublin X
Center 941-1560-001-01 (Agricultural) Village Historic Area Specific
(City of Dublin) Plan) Zoning District.
6 Pioneer Cemetery 6600 Donlon Way A Prior to the Historic Specific Plan X
(City of Dublin) 941-1560-001-02 (Agricultural) process, these parcels had a
General Plan designation of Parks
and Recreation and zoning
designation of Agricultural.
These properties were not
included in the recent General
Plan Amendment, but are
proposed to be rezoned at this
time to be consistent with other
City-owned properties in the
Historic Park area. (See further
discussion below)
7 Green Store (Tri 11873 Dublin Blvd. Planned No proposed change.
Valley Church of (941-1550-04) Development The current zoning is not
Christ) Zoning consistent with the Specific Plan
District with or General Plan land use
Conditional designation of Parks /Public
Use Permit to Recreation, but leaving the
operate church existing zoning in place ensures
that the current church and
religious land use can continue as
specified in the Specific Plan.
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FIGURE 1: Map of Properties in the Dublin Historic Park Master Plan area
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Parcels 1-4:
The new Planned Development (Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan) Zoning District will apply to
the following four parcels: Parcel I: 11759 Dublin Boulevard (APN 941-1560-007-01), Parcel 2: No
address (APN 941-1560-006), Parcel 3: No address (APN 941-1560-005), and Parcel 4: No address (APN
941-1560-003-03).
Chapter 8.32 of the Zoning Ordinance (Planned Development Zoning District) requires that a Stage 1
Development Plan be adopted with the reclassification of the properties to the Planned Development
Zoning District. The Plan requires that the following sections be addressed: zoning; statement of
proposed, permitted, conditional and temporary uses; site plan; site area and proposed densities; phasing
plan; landscaping plan; general plan and specific plan consistency; inclusionary zoning regulations; and
development regulations and architectural standards. In the case of this Planned Development rezoning,
the Specific Plan and Dublin Historic Park Master Plan will serve as both the Stage 1 and Stage 2
Development Plan, and no additional land use entitlements shall be required if development is proposed
which is consistent with the Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan and the Dublin Historic Park
Master Plan. The Stage 1 and 2 Development Plan is included as Exhibit A to Attachment 2.
Since this Planned Development Rezone is City-initiated, there are no detailed plans being approved in
conjunction with a development application. However, the entirety of the new Planned Development
Zoning District is within the Dublin Historic Park Master Plan boundary, and it is anticipated that all
future development in the Planned Development Zoning District will be in compliance with the adopted
Historic Park Master Plan Map, which is included as Exhibit A to Attachment 2.
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Parcels 5 and 6:
The existing zoning for Lot 5 (Dublin Heritage Center/St. Raymond's Church) and Lot 6 (Pioneer
Cemetery/Murray Schoolhouse) were not initially proposed to be revised. These two properties (both
owned by the City of Dublin) have historically had a General Plan land use designation of Parks/Public
Recreation; therefore they were not a part of the General Plan Amendment adopted by the Council on
August 1, 2006. Additionally, these two properties are currently zoned A (Agricultural), which is not
inconsistent with the General Plan designation of Parks & Recreation or the implementation ofthe Dublin
Village Historic Area Specific Plan. While the underlying zoning of Agricultural will not affect the
implementation of the Specific Plan, the Planning Commission directed Staff to include these two
properties as a part of the proposed rezone of the adjacent parcels to Planned Development (Dublin
Village Historic Area Specific Plan) Zoning District to ensure consistency of all of the properties related
to the Dublin Historic Park Master Plan. Furthermore, these two parcels are a part of the City-owned
Dublin Heritage Center and Pioneer Cemetery which are a part of the overall Historic Park Master Plan.
The other three parcels which comprise the Dublin Heritage Center and Pioneer Cemetery (lots 1-3 of
Table 1 above) are proposed to be rezoned to Planned Development (Dublin Village Historic Area
Specific Plan). When the Planning Commission considered this item at their meeting on August 22, 2006,
the Commission reviewed the appropriateness of rezoning these two properties to Planned Development
to ensure consistency of all parcels under City ownership and directed Staff to include the additional two
parcels in the rezoning.
Parcel 7:
Staff is not recommending to amend the zoning district of the Green Store site at 11873 Dublin
Boulevard. Although the Planned Development Zoning District and the allowed uses in that district are
not consistent with the Specific or General Plan land use designation of Parks/Public Recreation, leaving
the existing zoning ensures that the church and religious land use can continue to operate under its
Conditional Use Permit as specified in the Specific Plan. Leaving the current zoning in place would be
consistent with the language in Section 7.6 of the General Plan, which states that "The Green Store is a
recognized historical resource and has been used as a church since 1989. This use can remain as long as
the landowner(s) wish to continue its operation. The Parks/Public Recreation designation on the General
Plan Land Use Map illustrates the long-term potential for expansion of the heritage park to include this
historic structure and the property it is on and is not intended to affect or change the current church use
or its continued operation as a religious land use under a valid Conditional Use Permit." The existing
Planned Development Zoning District is proposed to remain.
Therefore, Parcels 1-6 are proposed to be rezoned to a Planned Development (Dublin Historic Area
Specific Plan) Zoning District and Parcel 7 is proposed to remain with its current Planned Development
Zoning District, which permits the current church use.
Action 2: Amendment to Zoning Ordinance Section 8.62 Text and Rescission of the Dublin Village
Design Guidelines
In January 2005, the City Council simultaneously adopted the Dublin Village Design Guidelines, created
an Overlay Zoning District, and adopted a new section of the Zoning Ordinance: Section 8.62 (Historic
Overlay Zoning District Site Development Review), which was developed to guide the implementation of
the Design Guidelines.
On August 1, 2006, when the Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan was adopted by the City
Council, the Design Guidelines were incorporated into the Specific Plan document as Section 7. The
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intent was to have all of the guidelines, regulations, and requirements pertaining to the Historic Area in
one place. Now that the Design Guidelines have been incorporated into the Specific Plan, the Zoning
Ordinance Chapter 8.62, which refers to the Design Guidelines as a separate and distinct document, needs
to be revised.
The exact text amendments are shown in the proposed ordinance (Attachment 3), but the amendments
merely consist of changing all references in Section 8.62 of the Zoning Ordinance to the "Dublin Village
Design Guidelines" with "Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan." All properties within the Specific
Plan boundaries, depicted on the Specific Plan Map in Attachment 5, would be required to comply with
the design guidelines of the Specific Plan as well as the other provisions of the Plan, with the exception of
the existing church use on the Green Store site, as noted above.
Action 3: Amendment to the San Ramon Specific Plan
When the boundary for the Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan was defined and approved by the
City Council, it was drawn in an attempt to include all properties containing known historical,
archeological, or cultural resources. Because the property at 7100 San Ramon Road includes the remnants
of the historic Alamilla Springs, this property (and the one immediately adjacent to it at 11865 Dublin
Boulevard), was included in the boundary of the Historic Area Specific Plan, even though the two
properties were already a part of the San Ramon Road Specific Plan, which was adopted by the City
Council in June 1983.
One of the implementation actions of the Specific Plan was to remove these two parcels from the San
Ramon Road Specific Plan so it is clear that only the standards and regulations of the Dublin Village
Historic Area Specific Plan apply. The exact proposed boundary modification to the San Ramon Road
Specific Plan is shown in Exhibit A to Attachment 4. There are no changes proposed to any other portion
of the San Ramon Road Specific Plan, solely that the two properties referenced above are removed from
the Plan's boundary. The underlying zoning of the two properties (commercial and multi-family
residential) would remain the same and are not proposed to 1;>e modified.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
An Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (ISIMND) was prepared in compliance with the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), State CEQA Guidelines, and the City of Dublin
Environmental Guidelines, to identify and analyze impacts of the proposed project. A 30-day public
review period began May 31, 2006 and ended June 30, 2006. The IS/MND was sent to the State
Clearinghouse to be disseminated to all appropriate State agencies. The Mitigated Negative Declaration
was adopted by the City Council on August I, 2006.
Addendum to the Mitigated Negative Declaration
In the project description for the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration, Staff initially expected that
the rezoning, to ensure consistency with the Specific Plan and General Plan, would only affect the
property at 11759 Dublin Boulevard (owned by Berkeley Land Co.), which is zoned C-l (Retail
Commercial). It was assumed for the purposes of the environmental review that all other parcels in the
Specific Plan area that have a General Plan land use designation of Parks/Public Recreation would remain
with the existing Agricultural Zoning District. Upon further analysis, it became apparent that it would be
most appropriate to rezone to Planned Development (Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan) for all
six properties with a land use designation of Parks/Public Recreation. Therefore, the five parcels (Lots 1-
3, 5, and 6 of Table I in this Staff Report) which were not previously proposed to be rezoned from A
(Agricultural) to Planned Development (Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan) are now being
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considered as a part of this environmental document. The last parcel which is proposed to be rezoned
(Parcel 4) was previously analyzed to be rezoned from C-I (Retail Commercial) to Planned Development
(Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan); and therefore does not need to be included in the addendum.
Additionally, although Staff initially intended to rezone the Green Store site at the same time as the others,
Staff is now recommending to not change the zoning district of the Green Store site at 11873 Dublin
Boulevard because the Conditional Use Permit on the property ensures that the use can continue as a legal,
conforming use. The existing Planned Development Zoning District is proposed to remain.
In order to address this issue as it relates to CEQA review, an Addendum to the Initial Study/Mitigated
Negative Declaration for the Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan and related General Plan
Amendments has been prepared that notes the proposed property rezoning, the minor impacts of the
addition of five parcels to the Planned Development Zoning District, and its relation to the environmental
analysis already completed (Exhibit A to Attachment 1).
PLANNING COMMISSION HEARING:
At the July 11, 2006 Planning Commission public hearing, the Commission considered the Dublin Village
Historic Area Specific Plan implementation measures. The Commission recommended approval of all the
actions to the City Council, and also recommended including the two Dublin Heritage Center parcels in
the Planned Development (Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan) Zoning District. The resolutions
adopted by the Planning Commission were revised to reflect this direction.
UP-COMING ACTIONS:
At the August 1, 2006 City Council meeting, the Council reviewed and concurred with the
recommendation of the Planning Commission to include three additional parcels within the Dublin
Village Historic Area Specific Plan. At the September 19, 2006 City Council meeting, the Council will
consider whether or not to initiate a Specific Plan Amendment Study to add these three parcels.
CONCLUSION:
The proposed Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan and related General Plan Amendments furthers
several of the goals the City Council has developed in recent years related to the City's historic core. In
order to implement the goals of the Specific Plan, several implementation actions need to be approved,
including the three outlined in this report.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council: 1) Open the Public Hearing; 2) Receive Staff Presentation; 3)
Receive Public Testimony; 4) Close the public hearing; 5) Deliberate; 6) Adopt Resolution (Attachment
1) adopting an Addendum to the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Dublin Village
Historic Area Specific Plan and related General Plan Amendments (with the Addendum attached as
Exhibit A and the Initial StudyIMND attached as Exhibit B); 7) Waive the reading and INTRODUCE the
Ordinance (Attachment 2) adopting a Planned Development (Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan)
Zoning District for six parcels in the project area (with the Stage 1 and 2 Development Plan attached as
Exhibit A); 8) Waive the reading and INTRODUCE the Ordinance (Attachment 3) to adopt an
amendment to Section 8.62 (Historic Overlay Zoning District Site Development Review) of the Zoning
Ordinance to remove reference to the "Dublin Village Historic Area Design Guidelines", replace with
reference to the "Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan," and rescind the Dublin Village Design
Guidelines; and 9) Adopt Resolution (Attachment 4) approving an amendment to the San Ramon Road
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Specific Plan to remove two parcels from the Specific Plan boundary that are currently included in the
Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan (with a revised San Ramon Road Specific Plan Map attached
as Exhibit A).
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RESOLUTION NO. - 06
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
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ADOPTING AN ADDENDUM TO THE INITIAL STUDY/MITIGATED NEGATIVE
DECLARATION FOR THE DUBLIN VILLAGE HISTORIC AREA SPECIFIC PLAN AND
RELATED GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTS
PA 02-074
WHEREAS, on August 1, 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-l 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 six properties from
Retail/Office to Parks/Public Recreation for the purposes of implementing the Dublin Historic Park
Master Plan, that five additional properties in the project area (Assessor Parcel Numbers 941-1560-003-
03, 941-1560-05, 941-1560-001-01, 941-1560-001-02,and 941-1560-06) should to be rezoned from their
current Agricultural Zoning District to Planned Development (Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan)
Zoning District to be consistent with the other properties designated Parks/Public Recreation; and
WHEREAS, Staff considered whether adding these five 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 23,
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
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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 Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration was prepared and
was considered by the Planning Commission together with the original Initial Study/Mitigated Negative
Declaration at its meeting on August 22, 2006 and the Planning Commission recommended approval of
the Addendum to the City Council via Planning Commission Resolution No. 06-33; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council has reviewed and considered
the Addendum (revised according to Planning Commission direction) dated August 23, 2006, together
with the Initial Study/Mitigated 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 City Council 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 City Council 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 proj ect.
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 City Council adopts an Addendum to the Initial
Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan, et al.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 5th day of September 2006, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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Addendum to the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Dublin Village Historic Area
Specific Plan and related General Plan Amendments
August 23, 2006
INTRODUCTION:
On August 1, 2006, the Dublin City Council adopted an Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration for
the Draft Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan and General Plan Amendment, Draft Parks and
Recreation Master Plan 2006 Update, Dublin Historic Park Draft Master Plan, and Dublin Village Historic
Area Rezoning.
The actions that constituted "the project" for the purposes of CEQA included the following:
1. Adoption of an amendment to the City of Dublin General Plan to change the land use designation
(and any related map or text amendments) on five parcels in the project area:
Site Common Address APN Existing GP land Proposed GP land use
Name use designation designation
Dublin Square 11759 Dublin Blvd. 941-1560-007 -01 Retail/Office Parks/Public Recreation
Shopping Ctr.
Green Store 11873 Dublin Blvd. 941-1550-004 Retail/Office Parks/Public Recreation
Hawthorne Lane/ N/a 941-1560-005 Retail/Office Parks/Public Recreation
Pioneer Cemetery
Pioneer Cemetery N/a 941-1560-006 Retail/Office Parks/Public Recreation
DHP A parcel N/a 941-1560-003-03 Retail/Office Parks/Public Recreation
2. Adoption of the Draft Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan;
3. Rezoning oftwo sites in the project area to be consistent with the General Plan Amendment:
Site Common Address APN Existing Zoning Proposed Zoning
Name
Dublin Square 11759 Dublin 941-1560-007 -01 C-l (Retail Planned Development
Shopping Ctr. Blvd. Commercial) (Dublin Village Historic
Area Specific Plan)
Green Store 11873 Dublin 941-1550-004 Planned Planned Development
Blvd. Development (Dublin Village Historic
Area Specific Plan)
4. Adoption of an amendment to the Parks and Recreation Master Plan 2004 Update;
5. Adoption of the Dublin Historic Park Draft Master Plan;
6. Rescission of the Dublin Village Design Guidelines;
7. Amendment to Chapter 8.62 of the Dublin Zoning Ordinance (Historic Overlay Zoning District
Site Development Review);
8. Acquisition ofthose sites in the specific plan area designated Parks/Public Recreation;
9. Demolition of the existing structures and pavement on the Dublin Square Shopping Center site
(APN 941-1560-007-01);
10. Construction of the Dublin Historic Park Master Plan interim and ultimate improvements.
EXHIBIT A
PROJECT REVISIONS:
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In the project description for the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration, Staff initially expected that
the rezoning to ensure consistency with the Specific Plan and General Plan would only affect the property
at 11759 Dublin Boulevard (owned by Berkeley Land Co.), which is zoned C-l (Retail Commercial). It
was assumed for the purposes of the environmental review that all other parcels in the Specific Plan area
that have a General Plan land use designation of Parks/Public Recreation and the remaining parcels would
remain with the existing Agricultural Zoning District.
Upon further analysis, it became apparent that it would be most appropriate to rezone all properties whose
General Plan land use designation had recently been amended so that all of the newly-designated
Parks/Public Recreation parcels would also be in the same Zoning District. Therefore, three parcels which
were not previously proposed to be rezoned from A (Agricultural) to Planned Development (Dublin
Village Historic Area Specific Plan) are now being considered, as follows:
Site Common Address Current Zoning Proposed Zoning District I
Name (Owner) (APN)
Hawthorne Lane/ None A (Agricultural) Although Agricultural Zoning District is not
Pioneer Cemetery (941-1560- specifically noted as being inconsistent with the
(City of Dublin) 006) Specific or General Plan land use designation,
Pioneer Cemetery None A (Agricultural) the properties are proposed to be rezoned to be
(City of Dublin) (941-1560- consistent with the other properties newly-
005) designated Parks/Public Recreation. Proposed
Dublin Heritage 6506 Donlon A (Agricultural) change to Planned Development (Dublin
Center Way Village Historic Area Specific Plan) Zoning
(City of Dublin) 941-1560-001- District;
01
Pioneer Cemetery 6600 Donlon A (Agricultural)
(City of Dublin) Way
941-1560-001-
02
Vacant parcel None A (Agricultural)
(Dublin Historical (941-1560-
Preservation 003-03)
Assn.)
Although the properties were not previously identified as ones whose zoning districts would be changed,
the change in zoning from A (Agricultural) to Planned Development (Dublin Village Historic Area
Specific Plan) is minor in scope and will not create any new impacts nor increase the severity of any
previously-identified impacts which are being mitigated. The uses allowed in an A Zoning District are
fairly limited, and the uses allowed in the Planned Development (Dublin Village Historic Area Specific
Plan) are limited to those uses as allowed in the Specific Plan, which are park and public recreation-
oriented uses.
CONCLUSION:
Pursuant to Sections 15162 and 15164 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines,
no subsequent Mitigated Negative Declaration shall be prepared for this project, as no substantial changes
have been proposed to the project that 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.
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Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration will continue to adequately address the environmental impacts of
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This addendum will serve to document the file as such.
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Initial Study and
Mitigated Negative Declaration
for the
Draft Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan and
General Plan Amendment,
Draft Parks and Recreation Master Plan 2006 Update,
Dublin Historic Park Draft Master Plan,
and
Dublin Village Historic Area Rezoning
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Planning Application File No.
PA 02-074
Lead Agency
City of Dublin
100 Civic Plaza
Dublin, CA 94568
Public Review period: May 31, 2006 - June 30, 2006
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EXHIBIT 8
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Environmental Checklist Form ... ..... ........ ..... ............. .... ............. ........ ... ....... ............ ................ .......... ............ 1
Background and Project Description ..... ...... .............. ........................................................... ............... ..........3
Existing Physical Setting, Uses, and Structures ........... ............... ..... ......... ....... ............. ................... .............5
Exhibit 1: Regional Context ..........................................................................................................................7
Exhibit 2: Project area Boundary ............... .............. .......... .................. .... ............... ....... .................. .............8
Exhibit 3: Assessor Parcel Number and Address Map .................................................................................9
Exhibit 4: Building and Resource Site Map.................................................................................................10
Exhibit 5: Proposed Land Use Plan for the Project area (excerpted from the
Draft Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan) .......... ......... ................. .... ............... ...................... 11
Exhibit 6: Proposed Interim Historic Park Improvements............................................................................12
Exhibit 7: Proposed Ultimate Historic Park Improvements..........................................................................13
Environmental Factors Potentially Affected .....;......................... .................................................... .............. 15
Determination..................................... ..... ... ........................................ ................ ......................................... 15
Evaluation of Environmental Impacts ...... ............ ................... ................... ...... ........ ........ ..... ........ ..... .......... 16
Aesthetics......... ............. ......... ................................ ............. .......................................................................... 18
Agricultural Resources......................................... ........................................ ... ............... ................................ 18
Air Quality.................................................................. ...... .......................................... ....................................19
Biological Resources................................ ..................................................................................................... 23
Cultural Resources................................ ........................................ ................................................................ 25
Geology and Soils..................................... ..................................................................................................... 28
Hazards and Hazardous Materials................................................................. ................................................30
Hydrology and Water Quality.............. ........................................ ..................................... ..............................32
Land Use and Planning................................ ............................................................................ ..................... 34
Mineral Resources............................. ... ..... ........................................................................................... .........35
Noise...................................................... ................................................................................................... .....35
Population and Housing..................................................................... ...................................................... ......37
Public Services........................................................ ............................................... .................................. .....37
Recreation .............................................................................................................................. .......................38
Transportation and Traffic.............................................................................................................................. 38
Utility and Services Systems....................... ................................................................................................... 39
Mandatory Findings of Significance .......... ................. ................... ............ .............................. ............ ......... 40
Background Information.................................................... .................................................... .......................42
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ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST FORM -INITIAL STUDY
This Initial Study has been prepared in accord with the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) to assess the potential environmental impact of implementing the proposed project described below. The
Initial Study consists of a completed environmental checklist and a brief explanation of the environmental topics
addressed in the checklist.
1. Project Title:
Draft Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan/General Plan
Amendment, Draft Parks and Recreation Master Plan 2006
Update, Dublin Historic Park Draft Master Plan, and Dublin
Village Historic Area Rezoning
2. Lead Agency Name and Address:
City of Dublin
Community Development Department
100 Civic Plaza
Dublin, CA 94568
3. Contact Persons and Phone Number:
Kristi Bascom, Senior Planner
Community Development Department
(925) 833-6610
4. Project Location:
Approximately 38 acres surrounding the intersection of Donlon
Way and Dublin Boulevard. Specifically, Assessor Parcel
Numbers 941-0040-006-10, 941-0040-006-16, 941-0113-
003-01, 941-0113-154, 941-1550-001-02, 941-1550-001-12,
941-1550-003-02, 941-1550-004, 941-1550-005-02, 941-
1560-001-01, 941-1560-001-02, 941-1560-002-02, 941-
1560-003-03, 941-1560-005, 941-1560-006, 941-1560-007-
01, 941-1560-003-04, 941-1560-009-01, 941-1560-010-01,
941-1550-002-02, and 941-1550-001-10.
5. Project Sponsor's Name and Address:
City of Dublin
Community Development Department
100 Civic Plaza
Dublin, CA 94568
6. General/Specific Plan Designation:
Various, including Parks/Public Recreation, Retail/Office,
Business Park/Industrial, Medium Density Residential
7. Zoning:
Various, including C-1 (Retail Commercia!), M-1 (Light
Industrial), A (Agriculture), R-M (Medium Density
Residentia!), PD (Planned Development), C-O (Commercial
Office), and C-N (Neighborhood Commercial)
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8. Surrounding land uses and setting:
North: Residential and Commercial Office
South: Interstate 580
East: San Ramon Road
West: Single-family Residential and Business Park
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9. Other Public Agencies:
None
10. Actions to which this Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration may be applied (including but
not limited to):
Dublin City Council approval of General Plan Amendments in the project area
Dublin City Council approval of the Draft Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan
Dublin City Council approval of the Draft Parks and Recreation Master Plan 2006 Update
Dublin City Council Approval of the Dublin Historic Park Draft Master Plan
Dublin City Council Approval of Amendments to the Zoning Map for the Dublin Village Historic Area
Dublin City Council Rescission of the Dublin Village Design Guidelines
Dublin City Council Approval of an Amendment to Chapter 8.62 of the Dublin Zoning Ordinance (Historic
Overlay Zoning District Site Development Review)
Acquisition by the City of Dublin of any property within the project area that is identified in the Dublin Village
Historic District Specific Plan for park purposes
Building and Grading Permits issued by the City of Dublin
Encroachment Permits or other permits issued for streetscape and roadway improvements by the City of
Dublin
Water Service Permits issued by the Dublin San Ramon Services District (DSRSD) .
Permits issued by the State Department of Fish and Game or other regulatory agencies for improvements
made adjacent to Dublin Creek (as needed)
Any action of the Federal Department of the Interior or the California State Office of Historic Preservation
relating to the formal designation of historic resources
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BACKGROUND AND PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Background
In August 2001 the Dublin City Council initiated a specific plan study for the Donlon Way area, which comprises
the City's historic settlement area (Exhibit 2). The City Council desired to mold this core area into a cohesive
historic district to better highlight Dublin's historic and archeological resources, to protect and preserve these
resources, and to further enhance the area with development that is compatible with the historic buildings and
remnants in the area.
In addition to the specific plan study, the City has also been examining various ways to eliminate the 5.3-acre
parkland deficit that was identified in the Park and Recreation Master Plan 2004 Update. The City has considered
several potential park sites, one of which is the Dublin Square Shopping Center site adjacent to the City's Heritage
Center and in the project area.
The two parallel planning processes (the Historic Area Specific Plan study and Parkland Deficit Elimination
assessment) have moved forward concurrently, and it is the intention that this Initial Study be the environmental
document which covers the entirety of these activities and the actions described as follows.
Project Description
In an effort to further the City's efforts stated above, the City of Dublin is proposing the following actions, which
collectively describe the project for the purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA):
1. Adoption of an amendment to the City of Dublin General Plan to change the land use designation (and
any related map or text amendments) on the parcels listed as follows (See Exhibit 3 for reference):
Site Common Name Address APN Existing GP land Proposed GP land use
use designation designation
Dublin Square 11759 Dublin Blvd. 941-1560-007 -01 Retail/Office Parks/Public Recreation
Shopping Ctr.
Green Store 11873 Dublin Blvd. 941-1550-004 Retail/Office Parks/Public Recreation
Hawthorne Lane/ N/a 941-1560-005 Retail/Office Parks/Public Recreation
Pioneer Cemetery
Pioneer Cemetery N/a 941-1560-006 Retail/Office Parks/Public Recreation
DHPA parcel N/a 941-1560-003-03 Retail/Office Parks/Public Recreation
2. Adoption of the Draft Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan. The Specific Plan contains greater detail
on the City's goals for the historic area, an analysis of the existing conditions in the area, design guidelines for
future development in the area, recommendations for streetscape improvements, and designation of the
specific plan land use categories compatible with the General Plan.
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3. Rezoning of sites in the Project area to reflect General Plan Amendment. Rezoning to change the zoning
desjgnation for the following sites to become compatible with the Park/Public Recreation Specific Plan and .
General Plan land use designations:
Site Common Name Address APN Existing Zoning Proposed Zoning
Dublin Square 11759 Dublin Blvd. 941-1560-007-01 C-1 (Retail Planned Development
Shopping Ctr. Commercial) (Dublin Village Historic
Area Specific Plan)
Green Store 11873 Dublin Blvd. 941-1550-004 Planned Planned Development
Development (Dublin Village Historic
Area Specific Plan)
4. Adoption of an amendment to the Parks and Recreation Master Plan 2004 Update to reflect the
elimination of the park deficit after the General Plan land use change and to note the future Dublin Historic
Park location.
5. Adoption of the Dublin Historic Park Draft Master Plan. The Dublin Historic Park Draft Master Plan
contains the Conceptual Design for the park including both interim and ultimate improvements. (See Exhibits
6 and 7 for a description of the interim and ultimate improvements). Interim improvements include streetscape
improvements along Dublin Boulevard and Donlon Way, acquisition and demolition of the existing shopping
center at 11759 Dublin Boulevard, construction of the park parking lot, and installation turf as well as
temporary rotor irrigation. Ultimate improvements include full construction of all park and cemetery facilities as .
shown in Exhibit 7.
6. Rescission of the Dublin Village Design Guidelines. The Design Guidelines were adopted in January
2005 with the intention that they would serve until the Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan was finalized
and adopted, which would contain the design guidelines inside the specific plan document. Once the Specific
Plan is in place, there is no need for the stand-alone design guidelines document.
7. Amendment to Chapter 8.62 of the Dublin Zoning Ordinance (Historic Overlay Zoning District Site
Development Review). This section of the Zoning Ordinance will be amended to remove reference to
development in the Project area needing to be in compliance with the Dublin Village Design Guidelines and
instead note that development in the Project area will need to be in compliance with the Dublin Village Historic
Area Specific Plan.
8. Acquisition of those sites in the specific plan area designated Parks/Public Recreation that will be needed for
the implementation of the Dublin Historic Park Draft Master Plan.
9. Demolition of the existing structures and pavement on the Dublin Square Shopping Center site (APN 941-
1560-007 -01) to prepare for the implementation of the Daft Dublin Historic Park Draft Master Plan.
10. Construction of the Dublin Historic Park Draft Master Plan interim improvements.
11. Construction of the Dublin Historic Park Draft Master Plan ultimate improvements.
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EXISTING PHYSICAL SETTING, USES AND STRUCTURES
Project Location
The City of Dublin is a community of approximately 39,610 people located in the Amador Valley of central
Alameda County. The precise location of Dublin is identified in Exhibit 1. The Dublin Village Histone Area consists
of approximately 38 acres of land located northwest of San Ramon Road and Interstate 580. The Historic Area
includes commercial, residential, public, and business park/industrial properties near the intersection of Donlon
Way and Dublin Boulevard, as shown in Exhibit 2. From this point forward, the Dublin Village Historic Area will be
referred to as the "Project Area."
Specifically, the project area is made up of the following parcels (as shown in Exhibit 3):
Parcel. Number BIJ$inesslLJse Address
941-0040-006-10 ~partment complex 7100 San Ramon Road
941-0040-006-16 Retail store 11865 Dublin Boulevard
941-0113-003-01 Daycare Center 11760 Dublin Boulevard
941-0113-154 Office Building 11824 Dublin Boulevard
941-1550-001-02 Telecommunications switchinQ station. 11991 Dublin Boulevard
941-1550-001-12 Gas station 11989 Dublin Boulevard
941-1550-003-02 Restaurant 11891 Dublin Boulevard
941-1550-004 Church 11873 Dublin Boulevard
941-1550-005-02 Office Park 11887 Dublin Boulevard
941-1560-001-01 City Of Dublin Heritaae Center: St Raymond's Church 6506 Donlon Way
City Of Dublin Heritage Center: Murray Schoolhouse and
941-1560-001-02 Pioneer Cemetery 6600 Donlon Way
941-1560-002-02 Single Family Home and DOQ Kennel 6572 Donlon Way
Vacant property owned by Dublin Historical Preservation
941-1560-003-03 Association No address
941-1560-005 City of Dublin Heritage Center: Pioneer Cemetery No address
941-1560-006 City Of Dublin HeritaQe Center: Pioneer Cemetery No address
941-1560-007-01 Retail Shoppina Center 11759 Dublin Boulevard
941-1560-003-04 Hexcel Corporation Business Park No address
941-1560-009-01 Hexcel Corporation Business Park 11711 Dublin Boulevard
941-1560-010-01 Medical buildina No address
941-1550-002-02 Vacant property owned by Caltrans No address
941-1550-001-10 Vacant property owned by Caltrans No address
Physical Setting, Uses, and Structures
The general character of the project area is urbanized postwar suburban, and although today dominated by late
twentieth century commercial, retail and residential uses, the project area also contains several historically
significant buildings, structures, sites, objects and landscape features dating from the latter half of the nineteenth
century and the early part of the twentieth century. Most of the buildings in the project area are commercial and
. residential structures of one and two stories, built primarily in the 1960's, 70's, and 80's, but there are several
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historic structures as well. Exhibit 4 shows the general location and common names of the buildings and sites in
the area. .
Identified historic resources are concentrated along Donlon Way, centering on the City-owned Dublin Heritage
Center site, which includes the Murray Schoolhouse, Dublin Pioneer Cemetery and S1. Raymond's Church.
Another identified historic resource is Green's Store, a privately owned former general store and tavern located on
the southeast corner of Dublin Boulevard and Donlon Way. Previously unidentified potential historic resources are
scattered throughout the survey area. These include: "Ponderosa," a circa-1929 bungalow at 6570 Donlon Way;
the Bonde House, a circa-1923 bungalow at 11760 Dublin Boulevard; Alamilla Springs and remnants of a walnut
grove at 7100 San Ramon Road; historic walnut and pepper trees on the Heritage Park Office Center property at
11887 Dublin Boulevard; as well as potential archaeological sites in the vicinity of Dublin Creek and the Heritage
Park Office Center.
The other structures in the area are a 176 unit apartment complex on the north side of Dublin Boulevard (The
Springs Apartments), an approximately 41 ,000 square foot commercial center on the southwest corner of Dublin
Boulevard and Donlon Way (Dublin Square Shopping Center), and an approximately 106,000 square foot office
complex on the southeast corner of Dublin Boulevard and Donlon Way (Heritage Park Office Center). The Hexcel
Corporation owns an approximately 56,000 square foot light industrial office/manufacturing complex on the south
side of Dublin Boulevard, between the street and Interstate 580. Other smaller-scale commercial buildings are
also prevalent in the area and include a gas station, restaurant, bank, and other retail and office establishments.
In addition to the built environment, the project area also contains a valuable natural resource. Dublin Creek runs
through the portion of the project area adjacent to the Dublin Heritage Center and the vacant property proposed .
for the cemetery expansion. Although partially channeled today, this section of Dublin Creek retains its natural
bed as well as some of its riparian woodland corridor.
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5treetscape improvements
Phase I
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Demolish existing sidewalk along Dublin Boulevard and north
end of Donlon Way, asphalt in median on Dublin Boulevard,
asphalt on Donlon Way adjacent to Green Store. (Exclude
from demolition areas of sidewalk and driveway needed to
maintain access to Dublin Square shopping center.) Relocate
storm drains.
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Acquire Dublin Square site (not included in cost estimate - for
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Demolish existing Dublin Square shopping center, parking lots
and bank building. (Hazardous material removal and archeological
resource monitoring not included in cost estimate.)
Construct new sidewalk and median on Dublin Boulevard.
Pecycle building waste, asphalt and aggregate base.
Install trees in sidewalk and median on Dublin Boulevard.
Install tree grate for trees in sidewalk.
Maintain existing drainage infi-astructure. Cap, extend and add risers
as necessary.
Install unit paving and special crosswalk paving on Donlon
Way.
Obtain additional fill locally from other parks prOJects. Pe-grade site to
drain to existing catch basins and drains. Test top 6" of subgrade fa!-
herbicide residue.
Restripe street, add bike lanes.
(I II Construct west parking lot with temporary paving (to be paved over
in Phase 3).
(.@ Install turf and temporary rotor inigation system on rest of site.
Conslruct pieces of streetscape abridged in Phase 5S to maintain
property owner's access.
Demolition
Drainage
Paving
Planting & irrigation
Site furnishings & structul'es
Mobilization, administration & contingency
$ 15,500
$ 3.000
$ 164,000
$ 34,200
$ 17,500
$ 169.700
$ 1,162,300
$ 167.000
$ 33.000
$ 179.000
$ 329.700
$ 32,000
$ 1,379.500
Demolition
Earthwork
Drainage
Paving
Planting & irrigation
Site furnishings & structures
Mobilization. administration & contingency
Phase SS total
$ 403,900
$3,282,$00
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Orchard Garden improvements
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Demolish portiun of temporary turf area. /vJjust
temporary irrigation in remaining turf area as necessary.
(iV Re-grade Ordwld G~rden a.rea and install drainage
system,
Coostl uet Pavilion structure.
ln~tall On.:hJI d Garden landscape features.
walls, paving systeln~:, small fountain,
and tn:e gl ates, planu! Ig area,
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as staging and it((:ess ,u eas. backing out find! paving as
construction finishes.
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Demolition
Earthwvrk
Drainage
Paving
Planl"ing & irrigat.ion
Site furnishings & structures
f1obili.ldtjon, adrninistration & contingency
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$ 13.500
$ 106,500
$ B37.UOU
$ 112.900
$ 1.3 71.000
$ 1.541.900
Phase 2 total
$ 4,016,800
Phase 3
Freshwater Corner improvements and lawns
Demolish remaining tempOf ary turf at ei'1 and tempordrY
II I igation.
f\e-grade for lawns, 10ulItdin area nlld ',:0rnE'1 entry plaza.
Install new drain:'> for lawns dnd tie tn exi~,ting s)"stf'nl.
(~D Install interactive fountain, steps. entry monument walls
and pergol,l structure.
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~D Install irrigation system Idwn, trees ,md (1ther planting~.
Q3) Re. pave west parking lot to repair volE".!!" and tear dunng
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Planting & inigatintl $
Site fur nishings & strul1ures $
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210.200
229,000
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Cemetery expansion
Acquire Dublin Histuric Preservation !\;,sociation site (not
included In cost estimate - for acquisition costs. 'lee
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\i~ Protect existing trees, grade site and lmtall drainage.
Construct bridge footings dnd install pre-fabricated steel!
wood bridge.
Construrt ti'e<::w<tj sound wall and columbarium
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Insti.lH irrigation. paving. plalltings.lawn and site furniture.
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Pioneer Cemetery improvements
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Protect existing trees, demolish existing asphalt parkihg lot
and walkways. grade south lawn area and in5tall drainage,
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Pmted f'xlsting trees and grade for diagonal parking off of
Donlon Way.
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Install ne'N walkways,
Construct "outdoor dJssroon\" area.
Replant and / or infiU ha\'\lthorn tree::;.
r2J Instdll irrigation and turf.
@ Install parking areas.
@ Construct entrance pergola structure.
@ Install lighting and site furnishings.
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Phase 4 total
$ 2,434,300
Demolition
Edlthwvrk
Drainage
Paving
Planting & irrigation
Site furniJlillg'~ &: structures
f"lobilization. administration & contingency
$ 1,000
$ 11.600
$ 13.800
$ 155.600
$ 24.500
$ 1.204.700
$ 1.023.100
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ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS POTENTIALLY AFFECTED
The environmental factors checked below would be potentially affected by this project, involving at least one
impact that is a "potentially significant impact" as indicated by the checklist on the following pages.
Aesthetics Agricultural Resources Air Quality
Biological Resources Cultural Resources Geology/Soils
Hazards and Hazardous HydrologylWater Quality Land Use/ Planning
Materials
Mineral Resources Noise Population/Housing
Public Services Recreation Transportation/
Circulation
Utilities/Service Systems Mandatory Findings of
Significance
DETERMINATION:
On the basis of this initial evaluation:
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I find that the proposed project COULD NOT have a significant effect on the environment, and a NEGATIVE
DECLARATION will be prepared.
I find that although the proposed project could have a significant effect on the environrrent, there will not be a
significant effect in this case because revisions in the project have been made by or agreed to by the project
proponent. A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION will be prepared.
I find that the proposed project MAY have a significant effect on the environment, and an ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT REPORT is required.
I find that the proposed project MAY have a "potentially significant impact" or "potentially significant unless
mitigated" impact on the environment, but at least one effect 1) has been adequately analyzed in an earlier
document pursuant to applicable legal standards, and 2) has been addressed by mitigation measures based on
the earlier analysis as described on attached sheets. An ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT is required, but it
must analyze only the effects that remain to be addressed.
I find that although the proposed project could have a significant effect on the environment, because all potentially
significant effects (a) have been analyzed adequately in an earlier EIR or NEGATIVE DECLARATION pursuant to
applicable standards, and (b) have been avoided or mitigated pursuant to that earlier EIR or NEGATIVE
DECLARATION, including revisions or mitigation measures that are imposed upon the proposed project, nothing
further is required. .
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Printed Name: Kristi Bascom, Senior Planner
For: City of Dublin
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EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
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Scope of the.Environmental Assessment
This environmental assessment addresses the potential impacts of the proposed General Plan Amendment,
proposed Specific Plan, proposed Parks and Recreation Master Plan Amendment, and proposed implementation
of the Draft Dublin Historic Park Draft Master Plan in accordance with the requirements of the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The scope of review includes only potential impacts resulting from
development of the facilities described in the above documents. Any potential site-specific environmental impacts
not anticipated during this environmental review will need to be addressed as part of an application submittal
consistent with CEQA requirements. Additionally, any development in the project area that is outside the scope of
this document may need further analysis if it can be determined that potential environmental impacts exist.
The method of environmental analysis includes a review to determine whether the impact related to the City's
evaluation criteria would be: potentially significant; less than significant unless mitigation is incorporated; less than
significant; or no impact. The analysis includes a summary of the affected environment and a review of the
threshold for determining significance. The evaluation of potential impacts applies the threshold, determines
significance and, if necessary, includes recommended mitigation measures.
Sources used to determine potential environmental impacts:
1. Determination based on Staff review of the project.
2. Determination based on field visit and site inspection.
3. Determination based on communication with appropriate City of Dublin departments and utility service .
providers
4. Determination based on the City of Dublin General Plan (1985, updated to 2002).
5. Determination based on the City of Dublin Zoning Ordinance.
6. Determination based on the Archeological Assessment Report for the Donlon Way Area Specific Plan
(prepared by William Self Associates, Inc.) August 2003.
7. Determination based on the Dublin Historic Resources Identification Project (Final) (prepared by Page and
Turnbull, Inc.) January 2004.
8. Determination based on the Dublin Village Design Guidelines (prepared by RBF Consulting/Urban Design
Studio) January 2005.
9. Determination based on the National Register of Historic Places Registration Form completed for the
Dublin Heritage Center (prepared by Elizabeth Isles and Amanda Wells, City of Dublin) September 2004.
10. Determination based on the Parks and Recreation Master Plan Update (2004) and accompanying Initial
Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration, approved by the Dublin City Council on March 16,2004, Resolution
Numbers 48-04 and 49-04.
11. Determination based on the Draft Dublin Draft Dublin Historic Park Draft Master Plan (prepared by
Royston, Hanamoto, Alley, and Abey) May 2006
12. Determination based on the Draft Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan (prepared by the City of
Dublin Community Development Department) May 2006
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13. Determination based on the Phase I Environmental Site Assessment for 11759 Dublin Boulevard
(prepared by Treadwell & Rollo Environmental and Geotechnical Consultants for the benefit of Meyers
Nave Riback Silver and Wilson) January 2005
Notes:
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2)
3)
4)
5)
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6)
7)
8)
9)
A brief explanation is required for all answers except "No Impact" answers that are adequately supported by the
information sources a lead agency cites in the parentheses following each question. A "No Impact" answer is
adequately supported if the referenced information sources show that the impact simply does not apply to
projects like the one involved (e.g., the project falls outside a fault rupture zone). A "No Impact" answer should
be explained where it is based on project-specific factors as well as general standards (e.g., the project will not
expose sensitive receptors to pollutants, based on a project-specific screening analysis).
All answers must take account of the whole action involved, including of-site as well as on-site, cumulative as
well as project-level, indirect as well as direct, and construction as well as operational impacts.
Once the lead agency has determined that a particular physical impact may occur, then the checklist answers
must indicate whether the impact is potentially significant, Less than significant with mitigation, or less than
significant. "Potentially Significant Impact" is appropriate if there is substantial evidence that an effect may be
significant. If there are one or more "Potentially Significant Impact" entries when the determination is made, an
EIR is required.
"Negative Declaration: Less than significant with mitigation Incorporated" applies where the incorporation of
mitigation measures has reduced an effect rom "Potentially Significant Impact" to a "Less Than Significant
Impact." The lead agency must describe the mitigation measures, and briefly explain how they reduce the
effect to a less than significant level (mitigation measures from Section XVII, "Earler Analyses," may be cros~
referenced).
Earlier analyses may be used where, pursuant to the tiering, program EIR, or other CEQA process, an effect
has been adequately analyzed in an earlier EIR or negative declaration. Section 15063(c)(3)(D). In this case, a
brief discussion should identify the following:
a) Earlier Analysis Used. Identify and state where they are available for review.
b) Impacts Adequately Addressed. Identify which effects from the above checklist were within the scope
of and adequately analyzed in an earlier document pursuant to applicable legal standards, and state
whether such effects were addressed by mitigation measures based on the earlier analysis.
c) Mitigation Measures. For effects that are "Less than significant with mitigaticn Measures Incorporated,"
describe the mitigation measures that were incorporated or refined from the earlier document and the
extent to which they address site-specific conditions for the project.
Lead agencies are encouraged to incorporate into the checklist references to information sources for potential
impacts (e.g., general plans, zoning ordinances). Reference to a previously prepared or outside document
should, where appropriate, include a reference to the page or pages where the statement is substantiated.
Supporting Information Sources: A source list should be attached, and other sources used or individuals
contacted should be cited in the discussion.
This is only a suggested form, and lead agencies are free to use different formats; however, lead agencies
should normally address the questions from this checklist that are relevant to a project's environmental effects
in whatever format is selected.
The explanation of each issue should identify:
a) the significance criteria or threshold, if any, used to evaluate each question; and
b) the mitigation measure identified, if any, to reduce the impact to less than significance
On the following page, the source of determination is listed in parenthesis. See listing of sources used to
determine each potential impact at the end of the checklist. Copies of the documents referenced in this document
are available for public review at the City of Dublin Community Development Department, 100 Civic Plaza, Dublin,
CA 94568.
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Aesthetics
Would the project:
(Sources: 1, 2, 11, 12)
a) Have a substantial adverse impact on a scenic vista?
b) Substantially damage scenic resources, including but
not limited to trees, rock outcroppings, and historic
buildings within a state scenic highway?
c) Substantially degrade the existing visual character or
quality of the site and its surroundings?
d) Create a new source of substantial light or glare that
would adversely affect day or nighttime views in the
area?
Potentially Less than Less than No Impact
Significant significant Significant
Impact with Impact
mitiaation
X
X
X
X
a-c) Have a significant impact on scenic vista, damage to scenic resource, degrade visual character of
the site?
No impact. The project area is not located in an area with any scenic corridor or scenic vista designation, so there
will not be any impacts associated with implementation of the proposed project. The project will not degrade the
existing visual character or quality of the site, but will instead improve and enhance the area with substantial public
improvements, including the expansion of the City's Heritage Center and related streetscape improvements.
d)
Create a new source of substantial light or glare that would adversely affect day or nighttime
views in the area?
Less than siqnificant impact. The proposed project will involve the installation of new light fixtures in and around
the Dublin Historic Park and related streetscape improvements, but it will not be in excess of the existing lighting
on the current 4.2-acre shopping center site, which will be removed to make way for the future park. Therefore,
the new lighting that is installed will be less than existing with the removal of the existing shopping center lighting
when the center is demolished, and the new lighting will not adversely affect daytime or nighttime views. It is
standard practice that a photometric study is provided with final construction drawings for any project prior to the
issuance of an electrical permit. Adherence to this practice when construction documents are prepared for any
project will ensure that the impact of new site lighting will be less-than-significant. This requirement will apply to all
future development proposals in the project area.
Agricultural Resources
Would the project:
(Sources: 1, 2, 5)
a) Convert Prime Farmland, Unique Farmland or Farmland
of Statewide Importance, as showing on the maps
prepared pursuant to the Farmland Mapping and
Monitoring Program of the California Resources
Agency, to a non-agricultural use?
b) Conflict with existing zoning for agriculture use, or a
Williamson Act contract?
Potentially Less than Less than No Impact
Significant significant Significant
Impact with Impact
mitiaation
X
X
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Agricultural Resources
Would the project:
(Sources: 1, 2, 5)
c) Involve other changes in the existing environment
which, due to their location or nature, could result in
conversion of farmland to a non-agricultural use?
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Potentially Less than Less.than No Impact
Significant significant Significant
Impact with Impact
mitigation
X
No Impact. The project area does not contain any properties that are currently used for agriculture or farming, nor
does the project area contain any properties with Williamson Act contracts or any farmland that would be
converted to a non-agricultural use. There are six properties in the project area that have an Agricultural zoning
designation, and of those six, five are contained in the proposed Historic Park expansion area (Assessor Parcel
Numbers 941-1560-001-01, 941-1560-001-02, 941~1560-003-03, 941-1560-005, and 941-1560-006) and three are
the subject of General Plan land use changes from Retail/Office to Parks/Public Recreation (APNs 941-1560-003-
03, 941-1560-005, and 941-1560-006) to accommodate the implementation of the Dublin Historic Park Draft
Master Plan.
The park use proposed on the parcels (which fall into the community facility and cemetery use categories for
purposes of zoning classification) are permitted in an Agricultural zoning district, so the proposed project does not
conflict with the zoning and has no detrimental impact to agricultural resources.
. Air Quality
(Where available, the significance criteria established by the
applicable air quality management district may be relied on
to make the following determinations).
Would the project:
(Sources: 1, 2, 3, 4, 12)
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a) Conflict with or obstruct implementation of the
applicable air quality plan?
b) Violate any air quality standard or contribute
substantially to an existing or projected air quality
violation?
c) Result in a cumulatively considerabe net increase of
any criteria pollutant for which the project region is
non-attainment under an applicable federal or state
ambient air quality standard (including releasing
emissions that exceed quantitative thresholds for
ozone precursors)?
d) Expose sensitive receptors to substantial pollutant
concentrations?
e) Create objectionable odors affecting a substantial
number of people?
Potentially Less than Less than No Impact
Significant significant Significant
Impact with Impact
mitigation
X
X
X
X
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The project site is located within the Tri-Valley area, a sheltered, inland area surrounded by hills to the west, south
and east. Most of the airflow into the southern portions of the Valley is accomplished through two gaps in the hills: .
the Hayward and Niles canyons. Local wind data show the frequent occurrence of low wind speed and calm
conditions (the latter approximately 23 percent of the time). These local limitations on the capacity for horizontal
dispersion of air pollutants combined with the regional characteristic of restricted vertical dispersion give the area a
high potential for regional air quality problems.
However, given the nature of the proposed project and the lack of land use intensification proposed, the overall
impact to the region's air quality from this project will be less than significant.
a-b) Would the project conflict or obstruct implementation of an air quality plan or violate any air
quality standards?
Less than siqnificant with mitiqation and Less than siqnificant impact. The proposed project would not conflict with
the local Clean Air Plan adopted by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, because the land use changes
being proposed will actually result in a de-tensification of land uses (from Retail/Office to Parks/Public Recreation)
and there are limited new facilities proposed in the area as part of the proposed Draft Dublin Historic Park Draft
Master Plan.
Air quality impacts result from two main sources: temporary impacts due to project construction and long-term
impacts due to project operation. Generally, air quality impacts from project operation are based on vehicular
emission from traffic. Project implementation will first involve the redesignation of five parcels from Retail/Office to
Parks/Public Recreation, acquisition of those properties, and then the eventual demolition of approximately 40,000
square feet of commercial space to accommodate the development of the Historic Park. In terms of potential air .
quality impacts due to project operation, the proposed project will actually reduce the square footage of actual and
potential development in the project area, which will reduce the number of vehicle trips generated by and to the
project area, which will reduce the overall vehicle miles traveled and vehicle emissions. See Table 1 below for a
summary of the proposed land use changes and how they will impact the overall development potential in the
project area.
TABLE 1: MAXIMUM DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL IN THE PROJECT AREA
(Existing development acreage and square footage from the Alameda County Assessor's Office - current as of March 2006)
SP/GP land use Amount of existing Amount of proposed Floor to Area Ratio or Development Difference
category development acreage in project number of dwelling Potential
area units
Retail/Office 182,306 square feet 11 acres .25 to .60 FAR Up to 287,496 SF +105,190 SF
on 18.55 acres
Med/High Density 150,656 sf (176 8.28 acres 14-25 units/acre Up to 207 units +31 units
Res. units) on 8.28 acres
Business Park! 56,054 square feet 8.95 acres .30 to .40 FAR Up to 154,202 SF +98,148 SF
Industrial on 8.95 acres
Parks/Public 4,904 square feet on 9.91 acres No development 5,704 SF * +800 SF
Recreation 2.36 acres intensity noted
Total 243,264 SF and . 446,602,SF +203,338 SF
176 units on -38 and 207 units and +31 units
acres
* Draft Dublin Historic Park Draft Master Plan proposes an 800 square foot pavilion/classroom building.
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Although the development potential of the site is higher than the amount of existing development currently in the
project area, that potential exists now under current general plan and zoning designations, without the proposed
project. The proposed project will actually decrease the development potential in the area and thereby reduce the
potential amount of vehicular trips generated and the air quality impacts of those vehicle miles traveled.
In addition to there being less development potential with the proposed project and therefore fewer vehicle trips
generated in the project area, parks and recreational facilities are typically not large traffic generators, they are not
typically peak-hour trip generators, and vehicle trips are spread throughout the day on weekdays as well as
weekends. The proposed Dublin Historic Park Draft Master Plan includes the construction of an outdoor
classroom as well as an outdoor stage, but even with those facilities the amount of traffic generated will be less
than significant when compared to the existing and/or potential development under the existing designations.
In terms of construction-related impacts, it is anticipated that the project would generate temporary increases in
dust and particulate matter caused by minor site excavation and grading activities as buildings and facilities in the
area are constructed. Construction vehicle equipment on unpaved surfaces generates dust as would wind blowing
over exposed earth surfaces. However, City regulations require that a project-specific Storm water Pollution
Prevention Program (SWPPP) be developed when the construction drawings for the Historic Park are prepared,
which will also address air quality issues. The SWPPP will contain measures relating to the containment of
fugitive dust during grading and construction activities, mandating that construction equipment be kept in proper
running order, mandating that the developer is responsible for watering or other dust-palliative measures to control
dust as conditions warrant or as directed by the City Engineer, and mandating the avoidance of construction waste
burning to reduce short-term air quality impacts to a less-than-significant level.
Through the required SWPPP, the project shall implement dust control measures to reduce project dust deposition
to acceptable levels. Dust control shall conform to the requirements of the SWPPP, which for the proposed Dublin
Historic Park Draft Master Plan, will be developed by the Parks and Community Services Development Staff in
cooperation with the City's Public Works Staff.
Adherence to the following mitigation measure for all construction projects in the project area will ensure that the
impacts of construction are less than significant:
Mitiqation Measure 1: In accordance with City requlations, a proiect-specific Storm Water Pollution Prevention
Proqram (SWPPP) shall be prepared in compliance with the City's NPDES permit. The SWPPP shall have the
followinq minimum requirements:
1. Active construction areas will be watered daily and more frequently if necessary.
2. All trucks haulinq soil, sand or other loose materials shall be covered.
3. Water shall be applied daily, or apply non-toxic soil stabilizers on all unpaved access roads, parkinq
areas, and exposed stockpiles at construction sites.
4. All access roads and parkinq areas at construction sites shall be swept daily with water sweepers.
When any building in the Project area is proposed to be demolished, the Applicant or Contractor will be required to
obtain a demolition permit from the City of Dublin. Part of the City's permit process is to require the Applicant or
Contractor to provide notification of the demolition to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD)
and provide the BAAQMD with the results of a survey to determine if there is Asbestos Containing Material in the
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structures to be demolished. If there is ACM in the structure(s), additional BAAQMD regulations apply. A job
number is issued by the BAAQMD before a demolition permit can be issued by the City, which will ensure that all .
requirements of the BAAQMD are followed and that the air quality impacts of the demolition will be less than
significant.
c) Would the project result in cumulatively considerable air pollutants?
Less than siqnificant impact. The BAAQMD has established thresholds for determining whether a given project
has the potential for significant air quality impacts. If a project exceeds the thresholds, detailed air quality
analyses are usually required. If the project does not exceed the thresholds, it is typically assumed to have a less
than significant impact on air quality. BAAQMD does not usually recommend a detailed air quality analysis for
projects generating less than 2,000 vehicle trips per day.
Implementing the proposed project will not generate significant additional amounts of traffic, as described above.
Vehicular emissions are estimated to be less than is currently permitted with the existing land use categories and
the existing buildings, and no cumulatively considerable air pollutants are expected to be generated. . Overall,
the air quality impacts associated with the proposed project would be below the standard of air quality significance
as established by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District since rio intensification of land use is proposed.
d, e) Expose sensitive receptors to significant pollutant concentrations or create objectionable
odors?
Less than siqnificant impact. The Bay Area Air Quality Management District defines sensitive receptors as .
facilities where sensitive receptor population groups (children, the elderly, the acutely ill and the chronically ill) are
likely to be located. These land uses include residences, schools, playgrounds, child-care centers, hospitals and
medical clinics. This project would involve construction and development of a new park and recreational facility
where people would gather for recreation, among other facilities which could be developed at a later date.
The proposed Historic Park is not located in the vicinity of any significant generators of pollutants such as a factory
or agricultural operation, but portions of the park are located adjacent to Interstate 580, which carries a significant
amount of traffic and produces pollution and odors from vehicle emissions. However, the Historic Park Draft
Master Plan includes the construction of a freeway sound wall incorporated into the project design, which will
serve to shield the future park space from freeway noise, as well as air quality impacts.
The portion of the Historic Park that will be closest to the freeway will be the cemetery expansion area. That is not
an area that children, the elderly, the acutely ill and the chronically ill will typically gather for long periods of time,
so limited impacts to sensitive receptors in the proposed project area are anticipated. Additionally, the cemetery
expansion area is where the combination columbarium/soundwall is proposed to be constructed, which will serve
to shield cemetery visitors from both the noise and air quality impacts of the adjacent freeway. Therefore, the
overall impact of significant pollutant concentrations or objectionable odors is anticipated to be less than
significant.
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Biological Resources
Would the project:
(Sources: 1,2,3,4, 11, 12)
a) Have a substantial adverse effect, either directly through
habitat modifications, on any species identified as a
candidate, sensitive, or special status species in local or
regional plans, policies or regulations, or by the California
Department of Fish and Game or the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service?
b) Have a substantial adverse effect on any riparian habitat or
other sensitive natural community identified in local or
regional plans, policies or regulations or by the California
Department of Fish and Game or the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service?
c) Have a substantial adverse impact on federally protected
wetlands as defined by Section 404 of the Clean Water Act
(including but not limited to marsh, vernal pool, coastal,
etc.) through direct removal, filling, hydrological interruption
or other means?
d) Interfere substantially with the movement of any native
resident or migratory fish or wildlife species or with
established native resident or migratory wildlife corridors, or
impede the use of native wildlife nursery sites?
e) Conflict with any local policies or ordinances protecting
biological resources, such as tree protection ordinances?
~ Conflict with the provision of an adopted Habitat Conservation
Plan, Natural Community Conservation Plan or other
approved local, regional or state habitat conservation plan?
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Potentially Less than Less than No Impact
Significant significant Significant
Impact with Impact
mitigation
X
X
X
X
X
X
a-b) Have a substantial adverse effect, either directly through habitat modifications, on any riparian
habitat or species identified as a candidate, sensitive, or special status species in local or
regional plans, policies or regulations, or by the California Department of Fish and Game or the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service?
Less than siqnificant with mitiqation. A majority of the project area is already urbanized and therefore the potential
for impacts to flora or fauna are very limited. However, Dublin Creek runs through a portion of the project area,
and there is a possibility that a candidate, sensitive, or special status species is in the creek that could be
impacted by the construction of the proposed project.
The California Natural Diversity Database (CNDDB) contains records for nine special-status animal species in the
vicinity of the project area. California tiger salamander (Ambystoma californiense), California red-legged frog
(Rana aurora draytonit), and Alameda whipsnake (Masticophis latera/is euryxanthus) are federally listed as
threatened, while San Joaquin kit fox (Vulpes macrotis mutica) is federally listed as endangered. San Joaquin kit
fox and Alameda whipsnake are also state-listed as threatened. The five remaining animal species are considered
Species of Special Concern by the CDFG: burrowing owl (Athene cunicu/aria), California horned lark (Eremophila
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alpestris actia), tricolored blackbird (Agelaius tricolor), American badger (Taxidea taxus), and western pond turtle
(Emys marmorata). .
Two special-status plant species have been recorded in the greater Dublin area: Diablo helianthella (Relianthel/a
castanea) and Congdon's tarplant (Centromadia parryi ssp. congdonil) (CNDDB 2006). It is unknown whether
either of these species exist in the project area.
However, due to the limited amount of construction proposed for the area immediately adjacent to Dublin Creek;
primarily hardscape improvements, including a walkway and future cemetery plots, there would be a less-than-
significant impact on biological resources with the mitigation measure below as no sensitive or special-status
species or riparian features will be disturbed or destroyed in the project area.
There are several guiding policies of the Parks and Recreation Master Plan Update that will ensure that impacts to
biological resources resulting from project implementation are minimized. Guiding Policy 3.1 requires the creation
of continuous visual open spaces, which are valuable for both recreational opportunities as well as habitat
protection. Guiding Policy 3.2 encourages the protection of riparian corridors and oak land areas so that they will
contribute to the ecological health of the open space system. Guiding Policy 3.6 emphasizes the protection of
wildlife habitats and corridors and cooperation with the State Department of Fish and Game to define and preserve
wildlife habitats. Adherence to these policies of the Parks and Recreation Master Plan and the other mitigation
measure identified below will ensure that the park development portion of the project's potential impacts to
Dublin's biological resources are less than significant.
Mitiaation Measure 2: A bioloqical survey shall be conducted by a qualified bioloqist prior to any disturbance
within 150 feet of Dublin Creek (Le qradinq, construction of nearby pathways, construction of the creek foot
bridqe) and on the undeveloped DHPA parcel to verify that no special species are located in the area proposed for
park expansion. Requlatory permits shall be obtained as necessary from the Fish and Wildlife Service, California
Department of Fish and Game, Army Corps of Enqineers, or State Water Resources Control Board as necessary,
and in coniunction with the recommendations of the bioloqical report.
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c) Have a substantial adverse impact on federally protected wetlands as defined by Section 404
of the Clean Water Act (including but not limited to marsh, vernal pool, coastal, etc.) through
direct removal, filling, hydrological interruption or other means?
Less than siqnificant with mitiqation. There are minimal alterations proposed to Dublin Creek in the project area.
The Dublin Historic Park Draft Master Plan shows plans for a footbridge to connect the existing Pioneer Cemetery
with the cemetery expansion area on the south side of Dublin Creek. The Master Plan, which is a conceptual-level
document at this point, envisions using a prefabricated steel structure that is 88 feet in length and 12 feet wide.
The concrete footings will be designed to minimally impact the riparian area, but the specifics won't be known until
the bridge engineering is done at the stage when a construction bid is prepared. At that time, the potential impacts
of the footbridge footings can be more accurately assessed and the City can work with the relevant regulatory
agencies to ensure that the impacts to the riparian corridor are less than significant.
Mitiaation Measure 3: As detailed enqineerinq is developed for the desiqn of the footinqs for the pedestrian
footbridqe over Dublin Creek as envisioned in the Dublin Historic Park Draft Master Plan, the City shall work with
the apprqpriate requlatory aqencies to ensure that impacts to the creek are minimized and addressed to the .
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satisfaction of the aqency.
For the most part, the creek is proposed to be left in its natural state without any impacts to water quality through
stormwater runoff or discharge, which will be retained and recharged on site in the Historic Park area.
Because there is no land use intensification being proposed in the project area, because each development
proposal is reviewed by the City Public Works Staff for compliance with the City's NPDES permit, and because
discharge into the City's stormwater system is minimized through site design, it is not anticipated that any
substantial adverse impact would occur or that permits from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers or Regional Water
Quality Control Board would be required.
d) Interfere substantially with the movement of any native resident or migratory fish or wildlife
species or with established native resident or migratory wildlife corridors, or impede the use of
native wildlife nursery sites?
Less than siqnificant impact. Because the creek and its associated flora is proposed to be left in its natural state,
with the exception of the construction of the footbridge footings, no migration corridors should be interrupted.
e-~ Conflict with any local policies or ordinances protecting biological resources, such as tree
protection ordinances or conflict with the provision of an adopted Habitat Conservation Plan,
Natural Community Conservation Plan or other approved local, regional or state habitat
conservation plan?
.. Less than siqnificant impact and No impact. At this point, there are no trees proposed to be removed from the
project area. A tree survey will be required as part of the detailed construction drawings for the Dublin Historic
Park Draft Master Plan. The tree survey will plot the location of any tree that is subject to the City's Heritage Tree
Ordinance and a tree removal permit would need to be obtained if a protected tree were proposed to be removed.
Adherence to this requirement will ensure that the project's potential impacts to local policies and ordinances are
negligible.
Additionally, there are no adopted conservation plans in the project area with which the proposed project would be
in conflict.
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Cultural Resources
Would the project:
(Sources: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12)
a) Cause a substantial adverse impact in the significance of a
historical resource as defined in CEQA Guidelines Sec.
15064.5?
b) Cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of an
archeological resource pursuant to Sec. 15064.5?
c) Directly or indirectly destroy a unique paleontological resource
or unique geologic feature?
Potentially Less than Less than No Impact
Significant significant Significant
Impact with Impact
mitiqation
X
X
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Would the project:
(Sources: 1,2,4,5, 6, 7,9, 11, 12)
d) Disturb any human remains, including those interred outside
of a formal cemetery?
Potentially Less than Lessthan No Impact
Significant significant Significant
Impact with Impact
mitigation
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a) Cause substantial adverse change to a significant historic resource?
Less than siqnificant. In 2003, the City contracted with architectural historians Page & Turnbull, Inc. to identify and
map existing historic resources in the project area and to make recommendations for the continued preservation of
those resources. The Historic Resources Identification Project (Final) was completed in January 2004 and it
identified several resources that should be protected as development in the Dublin area continues. Some of these
resources have special status at either the State or Federal level, and all of them are included in the Dublin
Historic Resources Inventory, which is contained in the Draft Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan.
Subsequent to the research conducted for the Historic Resources Identification Project, the Dublin Village Design
Guidelines and the Historic Overlay Zoning District were adopted by the Dublin City Council (January and
February 2005), which set forth the process to review new development in the project area and the guidelines
under which modifications to identified historic resources would be considered.
All development in the project area that impacts an identified historic resource, whether it be new construction or
modifications to an existing building, should conform to the design guidelines (proposed to be incorporated as .
Section 7 of the Draft Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan), which were based on the Secretary of the
Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Buildings. Any historical resource renovation or rehabilitation
project that is done consistent with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards can be classified as a categorical
exemption under CEQA Guidelines Section 15331. At the time of any development application impacting an
identified historic resource, Section 15064.5 (Determining the Significance of Impacts on Historical and Unique
Archeological resources) of the CEQA Guidelines shall be consulted and all requirements of this section are
required by State law to be met in the course of reviewing and implementing the project.
Additionally, compliance with Chapter 8.62 of the Dublin Zoning Ordinance (Historic Overlay Zoning District) and
the Design Guidelines (Section 7) of the Draft Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan will ensure that impacts to
significant historic resources in the project area are less than significant.
bod) Cause substantial adverse change to significant archeological or paleontological resource or a
unique geologic feature or disturb any human remains (either inside or outside a formal
cemetery)?
Less than siqnificant with mitiqation. In 2003, the City contracted with archeological firm William Self Associates,
Inc. to identify and map archeological resources in the project area and to make recommendations for the
continued preservation of those resources.
The Archeological Assessment Report for the Donlon Way Area Specific Plan was completed in August 2003, and
it summarized the type of and state of the archeological resources in the project area. Pursuant to a records .
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search through the Northwest Information Center (NWIC), there were found to be eight archeological sites within a
quarter mile radius of the area, although no previously recorded prehistoric sites were known within the project
area boundaries itself.
In addition to the records search through the NWIC, William Self Associates also conducted a pedestrian survey of
the project area. The pedestrian survey resulted in the identification of one previously unrecorded historic
resource within the area boundary at Alamilla Springs (the .exact details of the discovery are kept confidential in
order to ensure that the resource is not disturbed). The pedestrian survey was also successful in identifying
Archeological High Probability areas within the project area boundaries.
Based on the existence of the archeological resources within and adjacent to the project area, the City's
consultants, as well as the NWIC, believe that there is a moderate to high probability of identifying Native
American archeological resources and a high probability of encountering historic-period archeological resources
when the ground within the project area is disturbed, particularly within a 150 meter (493 foot) corridor centered on
Dublin Creek and within the general vicinity of St. Raymond's Church, Pioneer Cemetery, and the Dublin Square
Shopping Center site.
Section 15126.4 of the CEQA Guidelines directs public agencies to avoid damaging effects on an archeological
resource whenever possible. For a project that could impact an archeological resource, Section 15064.5
(Determining the Significance of Impacts on Historical and Unique Archeological resources) of the CEQA
Guidelines will be consulted and all requirements of this section shall be met in the course of reviewing and
implementing the project. In order to mitigate any potential impacts to resources in the project area, further
archival and field study by an archeologist shall be undertaken prior to the construction of any development
projects in the area in accordance with the recommendations of the William Self Associates document (pages 25-
28) and in consultation with the Public Works Director and Community Development Director, as detailed below:
Mitiaation Measure 4: In Hiqh ArcheoloqicalProbabilitv Areas (includino a 150 meter (493 foot) corridor centered
on Dublin Creek and within the qeneral vicinity of St. Raymond's Church, Pioneer Cemetery, and the Dublin
Square Shoppinq Center site), the permittinq of future qround disturbance shall include provisions for further
archival and field study by an archeoloqist. archeoloqical testinq and, if necessary, archeolooical monitorinq during
construction.
Mitiaation Measure 5: Should preconstruction excavation or borinqs be conducted outside of the Hiqh
Archeolooical Probability Areas, but within the proiect area, a Qualified archeoloqist shall monitor the work to
define the presence or absence of buried resources in order to promote advance planninq for mitiqation purposes.
Mitiaation Measure 6: If a Native American artifact or human remains are identified durinq any demolition or
construction in the project area, work on the project shall cease immediately until those steps outlined in CEQA
Guidelines Section 15064.5 (e) can be taken to the satisfaction of the Dublin Community Development Director.
Proiect work may be resumed in compliance with the requirements of Section 15064.5 (e). Additionally, the County
Coroner shall be contacted immediately and Section 7050.5(b) of the California Health and Safety Code (relatinq
to the discovery of Native American remains) should be implemented.
Mitiaation Measure 7: If an archeoloqical. prehistoric, or paleontolooical resource is discovered durinq any
demolition or construction in the project area, work on the proiect shall cease immediately until a resource
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protection plan conforminq to CEQA Guidelines Section 15064.5 (f) is prepared by a qualified archeoloqist and
approved by the Dublin Community Development Director. Proiect work may be resumed in compliance with such .
plan.
MitiQation Measure 8: Future roadwork or subsurface construction and maintenance within the Donlon Way road
riqht of way and the portion of Dublin Boulevard within the proiect area shall include protocol for inadvertent
discoveries made durinq construction, includinq the development of a resource protection plan conforminq to
CEQA Guidelines Section 15064.5 (t), prepared by a qualified archeoloqist and approved by the Dublin Public
Works and Community Development Directors. In the event of a discovery, proiect work may be resumed in
compliance with such plan.
The implementation of the above mitigation measures will ensure that the proposed project has a less than
significant impact.
Geology and Soils
Would the project: .
(Sources: 1, 2, 3, 4, 13)
a) Expose people or structures to potential substantial adverse
effects, including the risk of loss, injury, or death involving:
i) Rupture of a known earthquake fault, as delineated on the
most recent Alquist-Priolo Fault Zoning Map issued by the
State Geologist or based on other known evidence of a
known fault?
ii) Strong seismic ground shaking?
iii) Seismic-related ground failure, including liquefaction?
iv) Landslides?
b) Result in substantial soil erosion or the loss of topsoil?
c) Be located on a geologic unit or soil that is unstable, or that
would become unstable as a result of the project and
potentially result in on- and off-site landslide, lateral
spreading, subsidence, liquefaction or similar hazards?
d) Be located on expansive soil, as defined in Table 13-1-B of
the Uniform Building Code (1994), creating substantial risks
to life or property?
e) Have soils capable of adequately supporting the use of septic
tanks or alternative wastewater disposal systems where
sewers are not available for the disposal of waste?
Potentially Less than Less than No Impact
Significant significant SignificElnt
Impact with Impact
mitiaation
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
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The project area is located in the central portion of the Coast Ranges geomorphic province. The Coast Ranges
are characterized by a series of parallel, northwesterly trending, folded and faulted mountain chains. Mt. Diablo is
located approximately nine miles north of the City of Dublin.
Expose people or structures to potential substantial adverse effects, including the risk of loss,
injury, or death involving rupture of a known earthquake fault, as delineated on the most recent
Alquist-Priolo Fault Zoning Map issued by the State Geologist or based on other known evidence of
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a known fault? Expose people to strong seismic ground shaking, seismic-related' ground failure
(including liquefaction), or landslides?
Less than siqnificant impact. Active earthquake faults within the region that influence earthquake susceptibility
include the San Andreas, Hayward, Calaveras and Greenville Faults. The Calaveras Fault runs through Dublin
generally along San Ramon Road, and has been traced to run across five of the properties within the project area,
including APNs 941-0040-06-010 (Springs Apartments), 941-0040-06-016 (PetCo), 941-1550-01-012 (Shell Gas
Station), 941-0550-05-02 (Heritage Park Office Complex), and 941-0550-01-010 (Vacant CalTrans property).
Eight additional properties in the project area are within an Alquist-Priolo Fault Zone, which is approximately 500
feet on either side of the fault itself. The properties within the Fault Zone are those listed above in addition to the
following:
Parcel Number
941-1550-001-02
941-1550-003-02
941-1550-004
941-1560-001-01
6600 Donlon Wa
6572 Donlon Wa
No address
No address
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11991 Dublin Boulevard
11891 Dublin Boulevard
11873 Dublin Boulevard
6506 Donlon Wa
941-1560-001-02
941-1560-002-02
941-1560-010-01
941-1550-002-02
Signed into law in 1972, the Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zoning Act was signed into law with the intent to
mitigate the hazard of surface faulting to structures for human occupancy. The Act requires that all residential
construction within a fault zone has a comprehensive geologic investigation completed prior to building that shows
that the fault does not pose a hazard to the proposed structure.
Under moderate to severe seismic events, which are probable in the Bay Area, structures and facilities in the
project area would be subject to damage caused by ground shaking. The General Plan contains policies in both
the Conservation and Seismic Safety and Safety Element that will reduce the potential impact of ground failure
and rupture. Adherence to these policies is required for any development in the City.
Adherence to all requirements of the Uniform Building Code (UBC), and the Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault
Zoning Act requirement that all construction plans in a fault zone incorporate the recommendations of a
geotechnical investigation, will ensure that the project impacts are less than significant. It is a City standard that a
registered Professional Engineer design the grading and foundation plans for any new construction. A Registered
Geotechnical Engineer is is required to stamp and sign the grading and foundation plans certifying that they
conform to the recommendations contained in the final geotechnical investigation, and this is verified when grading
plans are reviewed and approved by the Building Division and the Public Works Department. Additionally, all
structures proposed to be built within the Alquist-Priolo Fault Zone will be subject to additional near-fault structural
requirements and the plans will be reviewed by the Building Division through the plan check process.
b-d) Result in substantial soil erosion or the loss of topsoil, be located on a geologic unit or soil that is
unstable, or be located on expansive soil?
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Less than siqnificant with mitiqation. The project area is underlain by stiff to very stiff clay soil to a depth of
approximately 20 feet below ground surface. At depths greater than 20 feet, soil varies from medium dense to .
dense clayey and silty sands. Properties in the project area have been previously disturbed, graded, and paved in
many instances to accommodate buildings, parking areas, roads, and other public and private improvements. For
any construction project that is proposed in the project area, the Applicant will be required to obtain a grading
permit from the City, and approval of the permit will be based on compliance with standard City development
procedures.
According to the United States Geologic Survey and the California State Department of Emergency Services,
properties in the project area are all classified as having moderate susceptibility for ground liquefaction, as well as
other seismic hazards. The following mitigation measure will serve to reduce the impacts of the project to less
than significant:
Mitiaation Measure 9: A site-specific soils report/qeotechincal investiqation shall be required for any
development proposal in the proiect area and shall be conducted by a California-reqistered qeoloqist or a
California-reqistered enqineerinq qeoloqist. The report shall address the potential for expansive soils and qround
liquefaction. Specific measures to reduce seismic hazards, expansive soils, and liquefaction hazards to a less
than siqnificant level shall be included in the report and those measures shall be implemented as part of the site
development.
e) Have soils capable of adequately supporting the use of septic tanks or alternative wastewater
disposal systems where sewers are not available for the disposal of waste?
No impact. The project area is served by a sewer system.
Hazards and Hazardous Materials
Would the project:
(Sources: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 13)
a) Create a significant hazard to the public or the environment
through the routine transport, use or disposal of hazardous
materials?
b) Create a significant hazard to the public or the environment
through reasonably foreseeable upset and accident
conditions involving the release of hazardous into the
environment?
c) Emit hazardous emissions or handle hazardous materials,
substances, or waste within one-quarter mile of an existing
or proposed school?
d) Be located on a site which is included on a list of hazardous
materials sites complied pursuant to Government Code
Sec. 65962.5 and, as a result, would it create a significant
hazard to the public or the environment?
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Potentially Less than Less than No Impact
Significant significant Significant
Impact with Impact
mitiaation
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X
X
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e) For a project located within an airport land use plan or, where
such plan has not been adopted, would the project result in
a safety hazard for people residing or working in the project
area?
fj For a project within the vicinity of private airstrip, would the
project result in a safety hazard for people residing or
working in the project area?
g) Impair implementation of or physically interfere with the
adopted emergency response plan or emergency
evacuation plan?
h) Expose people or structures to a significant risk of loss, injury
or death involving wildland fires, including where wildlands
are adjacent to urbanized areas or where residences are
intermixed with wildlands?
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x
x
x
a-c) Create a significant hazard through transport of hazardous materials or release or emission of
hazardous materials?
Less than sionificant with mitiqation. It is not anticipated that any uses would be permitted in the project area that
would entail activities that involve hazardous chemicals in any fashion. However, should that ever be the case,
such materials would need to be used and stored in accordance with permits issued by the Bay Area Air Quality
Management District, County Environmental Health Department and Alameda County Fire Department, so that a
less-than-significant impact would therefore result.
When demolition occurs in the area to implement the Dublin Historic Park Draft Master Plan, it shall be done in
accordance with a City of Dublin demolition permit, which requires compliance with the Bay Area Air Quality
Management District (BAAQMD) regulations. Because the shopping center proposed to be demolished was
constructed in 1963, there is a possibility that either lead paint or asbestos is present in the building, both of which
are considered hazardous materials. Adherence to the following mitigation measure will ensure that the presence
and removal of those materials in that building, as well as any other building proposed to be demolished in the
project area, has a less than significant impact on the environment.
Mitiaation Measure 10: Prior to demolition of any buildinq in the proiect area, the buildinq shall be sampled to
determine if the buildinq contains lead paint and/or asbestos. If either of the materials are determined to be
present. they shall be handles and disposed of as a hazardous material and in compliance with all applicable local,
state, and federal requlations.
The project site is not within one quarter mile of an existing school.
d) Be located on a site which is included on a list of hazardous materials sites complied pursuant
to Government Code Sec. 65962.5 and, as a result, would it create a significant hazard to the
public or the environment?
Less than sionificant impact. A Phase I Environmental Site Assessment was conducted for the Dublin Square
Shopping Center site at 11759 Dublin Boulevard in January 2005, which is one of the properties within the project
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area. The study found that there are several facilities within the City that appear on regulatory agency lists, but
that no facilities appear to be affecting the environmental conditions in the project area itself. Properties in the .
project area were used in the past for agricultural purposes, so there is a possibility that pesticide/herbicide
contamination may be present near the surface, but it is not expected to be present in high levels due to the
amount of time that has passed since agricultural operations were underway.
e,f) Is the site located within an airport land use plan of a public airport or private airstrip?
No Impact. The project site is not located within an airport land use plan or within the immediate vicinity of a public
airport; therefore no impacts are anticipated regarding airport noise or crash hazards zones..
g,h) Interference with an emergency evacuation plan, expose people and structures to a significant
risk involving wildland fires, and are nearby residences intermixed with wildlands?
No Impact. The project site is not located in an area that is at risk involving wildland fires.
Hydrology and Water Quality
Would the project:
(Sources: 1,2,3,4, 11, 12, 13)
a) Violate any water quality standards or waste discharge
requirements?
b) Substantially deplete groundwater supplies or interfere
substantially with groundwater recharge such that there
would be a net deficit in aquifer volume or a lowering of the
local groundwater table level (e.g. the production rate of
existing nearby wells would drop to a level which would not
support existing land uses or planned uses for which
permits have been granted?
c) Substantially alter the existing drainage pattern of the site or
area, including through the aeration of the course of a
stream or river, in a manner which would result in
substantial erosion or siltation on or off-site?
d) Substantially alter the existing drainage pattern of the site or
areas, including through the alteration of a course or stream
or river, or substantially increase the rate or amount of
surface runoff in a manner that would result in flooding on-
or off-site?
e) Create or contribute runoff water which wouid exceed the
capacity of existing or planned stormwater drainage
systems or provide substantial additional sources of
polluted runoff?
D Otherwise substantially degrade water quality?
g) Place housing within a 1 OO-year flood hazard area as mapped
on a Flood Hazard Boundary or Flood Insurance Rate Map
or other flood delineation map?
Potentially Less than Less than fVolmpact
Significant significant Significant
Impact with Impact
mitiaation
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X
X
X
X
X
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Hydrology and Water Quality
Would the project:
(Sources: 1,2,3,4, 11, 12, 13)
h) Place within a 1 DO-year flood hazard area structures which
impede or redirect flood flows?
i) Expose people or structures to a significant risk of loss, injury,
and death involving flooding, including flooding as a result
of the failure of a levee or dam?
j) Inundation by seiche, tsunami or mudflow?
Potentially Less than Less than No Impact
Significant significant Significant
Impact with Impact
lTIitigC1tion
X
X
X
a-f) Violate any water quality standards or waste discharge requirements, deplete groundwater
resources, alter drainage patterns, effect surface or subsurface water quality, result in placing
housing in a flood plain?
Less than siqnificant impact. The City of Dublin is a co-permittee of the Alameda County Clean Water Program,
which is a coordinated effort by local governments in the County to improve water quality in San Francisco Bay. In
1994, the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board issued a set of recommendations for New and
Redevelopment Controls for Storm Water Programs. These recommendations include policies that define
watershed protection goals, minimum non-point source pollution controls for site planning and post construction
activities. Watershed protection goals are based on policies identified in the San Francisco Bay Basin Water
Control Plan, which relied on Best Management Practices (BMPs) to limit pollutant contact with stormwater runoff
at its source and remove such pollutants prior to being transported into receiving waters. Any development
project in the City of Dublin requires the preparation of a project-specific Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program
(SWPPP), ensuring that any surface water quality pollution impacts will be less-than-significant.
As the implementation of the Historic Park Draft Master Plan is executed, one of the first phases of the project will
be to demolish the existing Dublin Square Shopping Center site and remove the vast parking fields that surround
the buildings. The removal of the buildings and the conversion of a shopping center site from a commercial use to
a park use will reduce the amount of impervious surface in the project area. Park sites typically have a lot of
pervious surface area, which allows for groundwater recharge and minimizes the potential for wastewater to drain
off the site. Additionally, the City will prepare a project-specific SWPPP which will address the development of the
Historic Park in particular.
For other properties in the project area, development proposals will be reviewed by the City's Public Works
Department to ensure that stormwater runoff from the site is kept to a minimum through careful site design and on-
site retention and recharge. The development of any new facilities in the project area will require that the project
conforms to Alameda County Flood Control and Water Quality District, Zone 7 requirements and will meet the
water quality standards of the City of Dublin's NPDES permit and the Alameda County Urban Runoff Clean Water
Program. The future developer will be responsible for obtaining all permits necessary from Zone 7 prior to
construction, and follow all provisions of the City's Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program (SWPPP) and the
Water Quality Control Board requirements, listing Best Management Practices that reduce the potential for water
quality degradation during construction and post-construction activities. Implementation of these required actions
ensures that surface water quality pollution is a less than significant impact.
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Water to the proposed project would be supplied by the Dublin San Ramon Services District, relying on long-term
contracts for imported water to the site. There would therefore be no impacts to groundwater supplies. .
g-j) Place housing within a 100-year flood hazard area as mapped on a Flood Hazard Boundary or
Flood Insurance Rate Map or other flood delineation map? Place within a 100-year flood hazard
area structures which impede or redirect flood flows? Expose people or structures to a significant
risk of loss, injury, and death involving flooding, including flooding as a result of the failure of a
levee or dam? Inundation by seiche, tsunami or mudflow?
Less than siqnificant impact and no impact. According to the Flood Insurance Rate Map published by FEMA
(Community Panel Number 060705-0001 B), a bulk of the project area is located within a 500-year flood zone
while a few of the parcels closest to Dublin Creek are within the 1 OO-year flood hazard area. The properties that
are within the 1 OO-year flood hazard area are those that are proposed to be included in the Historic Park. The
Historic Park area currently has two buildings that are in the flood hazard area, one being a church and the other a
classroom/meeting/exhibit space. Neither of the buildings is used for residential purposes. The only new building
proposed to be constructed in the Historic Park area is one 800 square foot pavilion/classroom building, which will
be used intermittently and not for residential purposes. Therefore, the flood impacts to people or structures will be
less than significant.
land Use and Planning
Would the project:
(Sources: 1,4,5,7, 10, 11, 12)
a) Physically divide an established community?
b) Conflict with any applicable land use plan, policy, or regulation
of an agency with jurisdiction over the project (including but
not limited to the general plan, specific plan, or zoning
ordinance) adopted for the purpose of avoiding or mitigating
an environmental effect?
c) Conflict with any applicable habitat conservation plan or
natural community conservation plan?
Potentially Less than Less than No Impact
Significant significant Significant
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a) Physically divide an established community?
No impact. The project area is within an urbanized portion of Dublin and implementation of the project will not
serve to physically divide the community in any fashion. The redesignation of parcels in the area from a
Retail/Office General Plan land use category to Parks/Public Recreation will allow for the logical expansion of the
City's Heritage Center and the development of a cohesive Historic Park. This will help to unify the City's historic
core by connecting several of the City's historic buildings, archeological resources, and former histonc sites into a
single public space.
b) Conflict with any applicable land use plan, policy or regulation?
Less than siqnificant impact. The proposed project includes changes to several planning documents, including:
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. Amendment to the General Plan land use designation for five properties in the project area;
. Amendment to the Zoning Map for two properties in the project area;
. Adoption of the Draft Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan;
. Amendment to the Parks and Recreation Master Plan Update (2004)
. Adoption of the Draft Dublin Historic Park Draft Master Plan
Approval of these changes ensures consistency between the proposed project and the City plans and
regulations.
c) Conflict with a habitat conservation plan or natural community conservation plan?
No impact. No such plan has been adopted within the project area. There would, therefore, be no impact to a
habitat conservation plan or natural community conservation plan.
Mineral Resources
Would the project
(Sources: 1, 2, 4)
a) Result in the loss of availability of a known mineral resource
that would be of value to the region and the residents of the
state?
b) Result in the loss of availability of a locally important mineral
resource recovery site delineated on a local general Plan,
specific plan or other land use plan?
Pot~ntially Less than Less than No Impact
Significant significant Significant
Impact with Impact
mitigation
X
X
No impact. The Conservation Element of the General Plan does not reference any significant mineral resources in
the City, nor are any properties within the project area designated by the California State Department of
Conservation, Division of Mines and Geology, as having deposits of minerals. Additionally, no mineral resources
are shown on the State of California's maps of such resources, and therefore no impacts are expected as a result
of project implementation.
Noise
Would the project result in:
(Source: 1,2, 3,4,5, 7, 11, 12)
a) Exposure of persons to or generation of noise levels in excess
of standards established in the general plan or noise
ordinance, or applicable standards of other agencies?
b) Exposure of persons to or generation of excessive
ground borne vibration or groundborne noise levels?
c) A substantial permanent increase in ambient noise levels in
the project vicinity above existing levels without the project?
d) A substantial temporary or periodic increase in ambient noise
levels in the project vicinity above levels without the
project?
Potentially Less than Less than No Impact
Significant significant Significant
Impact with Impact
mitiqation
X
X
X
X
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Noise
Would the project result in:
(Source: 1,2,3,4, 5, 7, 11, 12)
e) For a project located within an airport land use plan or, where
such a plan has not been adopted, within two miles of a
public airport or public use airport, would the project expose
people residing or working n the project area to excessive
noise levels?
o For a project within the vicinity of a private airstrip, would the
project expose people residing or working in the project
area to excessive noise levels?
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Potentially Less than Less than No Impact
Significant significant Significant
Impact with Impact
miti.aation
X
X
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The General Plan identifies that the normally acceptable maximum outdoor Ldn noise level is 60 dBA for
neighborhood parks, and up to 65 dBA as conditionally acceptable. Noise measurements are expressed in
decibels (UdBA"), which is the standard measure of sound pressure. New recreation facilities will need to be
located in areas where the noise exposure level was not higher than 65 dBA in order to be in conformance with
the General Plan.
a-f) Would the project expose persons to or generate noise levels in excess of standards
established by the General Plan or other applicable standard, expose people to groundborne
vibration, result in permanent increases in ambient noise levels?
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Less than siqnificant impact. There are two possible noise impacts resulting from the proposed project:
construction noise and operational noise. Construction noise is generated when a new facility is being built.
Operational noise occurs when the facility is completed and is being used for its intended purpose. Operational
noise is not expected to be a significant impact of any new park, residential building, office complex, commercial
building, or business park because such noises generated are compatible with a suburban environment and will
be mitigated at the project level by the conditions of approval for the project consistent with the City's noise
standards. Such conditions typically include prohibitions on amplified sounds outside of the building and the like.
Construction noise would be present at the time any new structure or facility is built, and short-term construction
related noise could be expected. The City has adopted common practices for all construction and grading
operations, and which are included in the construction documents for any construction project, to limit the hours of
construction to 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, including the idling of equipment, unless the Director
of Public Works approves alternative hours. Additionally, all equipment used on the construction site is to be in
good, well-maintained condition, and mufflers, to minimize noise generation that could affect the residents in the
project area. Therefore, noise-related impacts of the project will be less-than-significant.
While there are limited noise impacts expected to be qenerated by the proposed project, there are existing noise
impacts in the project area due to the proximity of Interstate 580 and the vehicular noise generated from that
facility. One of the components of the Draft Dublin Historic Park Draft Master Plan is to install a soundwall along
the freeway in a portion of the project area to reduce noise impacts to the existing Heritage Center and the. future
Historic Park expansion area. The soundwall will minimize noise impacts to future users of the Historic Park and
cemetery expansion area and will improve the existing conditions near the Pioneer Cemetery, Murray
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Schoolhouse, St. Raymond's Church, and the Dublin Creek Kennel/Hagan residence area. Although the General
Plan does not contain noise exposure standards for an unique recreational/civic facility like the Historic Park, with
the installation of the soundwall and the improvement that will provide to current noise impacts in the area, the
impacts of the project will be less than significant, and in fact, will improve the situation.
Additionally, the project area is not located within the vicinity of a private airstrip or within the boundaries of an
airport land use plan area.
Population and Housing
Would the project:
(Sources: 1, 4, 12)
a) Induce substantial population growth in an area, either directly
or indirectly (for example, through extension of roads or
other infrastructure)?
b) Displace substantial numbers of existing housing,
necessitating the construction of replacement housing
elsewhere?
c) Displace substantial numbers of people, necessitating the
replacement of housing elsewhere?
Potentially Less than Less than No Impact
Significant significant Significant
Impact with Impact
mitigation
x
x
x
No impact. Implementation of the proposed project will not induce additional growth in Dublin, as no new
residential units are proposed that are not currently permitted under the existing project area General Plan land
use designations and Zoning Districts. Therefore, no population growth impacts are anticipated that have not
already been assessed in the General Plan. The implementation of the proposed project will not displace any
existing housing units or people, and therefore the project will have no impact.
Public Services
(Sources: 1,3,4, 11, 12)
a) Would the project result in substantial adverse physical
impacts associated with the provision of new or physically
altered governmental facilities, the construction of which
could cause significant environmental impacts, in order to
maintain acceptable service ratios, response times or other
performance objectives for any of the public services:
Fire protection?
Police protection?
Schools?
Parks?
Other public facilities?
Potentially Less than Less than tYIP Impact
Significant significant Significant
Impact with Impact
mitigation
X
X
X
X
X
No Impact. Implementation of the proposed project will not create additional need for new public services or
facilities, as there is no land use intensification being proposed. Any new facilities constructed in the project area
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will be required to meet the requirements of the Alameda County Fire Department, Dublin Police Department,
Dublin Unified School District, and other applicable governmental agencies during the plan review phase and any
project-specific concerns could be addressed at that point, including an analysis that adequate response times can
be met as necessary. Any future development projects in the area will pay impact fees appropriate to the type of
project.
Recreation
(Sources: 1,3,4, 10, 11, 12
a) Would the project increase the use of existing neighborhood
or regional facilities such that substantial physical
deterioration of the facility would occur or be accelerated?
b) Does the project include recreational facilities or require the
construction or expansion of recreational facilities that
might have an adverse physical effect on the environment?
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Potentially Less than Less than No Impact
Significant significant Significant
Impact with Impact
mitiqation
X
X
No Impact. The proposed project does not include residential development that is not already anticipated under
the General Plan, so there would be no increase in the need for or impact on recreational facilities. The project
would add a much-needed recreational facility to the Dublin community, thereby increasing the City's recreational
resources and facilities to serve the community. No adverse impact related to recreational facilities will result, but
rather, the park development will provide more recreational activities and facilities for the public's use.
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This Initial Study is studying the impacts of developing a new park in the project area and the possible effects on
the environment that the park might have, but the proposed project in and of itself will not have a negative impact
on recreational facilities in the project area, and in fact will create additional recreational opportunities.
Transportation and Traffic
Would the project:
(Sources: 1,2,3,4, 11, 12)
a) Cause an increase in traffic that is substantial in relation to the
existing traffic load and capacity of the street system (i.e.
result in a substantial increase in either the number of
vehicle trips, the volume to capacity ratio on roads or
congestion at intersections)?
b) Exceed, either individually or cumulatively, a level of service
standard established by the County Congestion
Management Agency for designated roads or highways?
c) Result in a change in air traffic patterns, including either an
increase in traffic levels or a change in location that results
in substantial safety risks?
d) Substantially increase hazards due to a design feature (e.g.
sharp curves or dangerous intersections) or incompatible
uses, such as farm equipment?
Potentially Less than Less than No Impact
Significant significant Significant
Impact with Impact
mitiaation
X
X
X
X
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Would the project:
(Sources: 1,2,3,4, 11, 12)
e) Result in inadequate emergency access?
~ Result in inadequate parking capacity?
g) Conflict with adopted policies, plans or programs supporting
alternative transportation (such as bus turnouts and bicycle
facilities)?
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Potentially Less than Less than No Impact
Significant significant Significant
Impact with Impact
mitio.ation
X
X
X
No impacts. No impacts are anticipated with regard to traffic or parking for the proposed project. Existing and
proposed roadway improvements have been designed and sized to provide adequate transportation facilities and
transit modes with sufficient capacity for the existing and proposed uses.
No land use intensification is proposed for properties in the project area, though there is the capacity for the
overall maximum development potential in the area to increase due to the fact that many of the sites are currently
developed at less than the maximum intensity permitted in the General Plan, as discussed in the previous section
on Air Quality. . However, all of this capacity exists today, without the land use changes proposed in the Specific
Plan (which actually decreases the development potential because of the shift from Retail/Office to Parks/Public
Recreation), and recreational facilities - even those with classroom and small outdoor stage facilities - are
typically not large traffic generators. They are typically not peak-hour trip generators, and are primarily local-
serving. Vehicle trips are spread throughout the day, and in fact the concentration of trips tends to be during non-
peak hour times such as afternoons, evenings, and weekends, which minimizes potential impacts to the city
circulation systems.
Additionally, both the Draft Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan and the Draft Dublin Historic Park Draft
Master Plan call for several public improvements to be made to the streets and sidewalks in the project area,
which will increase pedestrian safety. Adequate parking for the proposed Draft Dublin Historic Park Draft Master
Plan is proposed, including the construction of a new parking lot and the addition of on-street parking on Donlon
Way, and therefore, no adverse impacts relative to parking are anticipated.
Utilities and Service Systems
Would the project
(Sources: 1,3,4, 11, 12)
a) Exceed wastewater treatment requirements of the applicable
Regional Water Quality Control Board?
b) Require or result in the construction of new water or
wastewater treatment facilities or expansion of existing
facilities, the construction of which could cause significant
environmental effects?
c) Require or result in the construction of new storm water
drainage facilities or expansion of existing facilities, the
construction of which could cause significant environmental
effects?
PotentiallY Less than Less than No Impact
Significant significant Significant
Impact with Impact
mitiaation
X
X
X
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Would the project
(Sources: 1,3,4, 11, 12)
d) Have sufficient water supplies available to serve the project
from existing water entitlements and resources, or are new
or expanded entitlements needed?
e) Result in a determination by the wastewater treatment
provider which serves or may serve the project that it has
adequate capacity to serve the project's projected demand
in addition to the provider's existing commitments?
o Be served by a landfill with sufficient permitted capacity to
accommodate the project's solid waste disposal needs?
g) Comply with federal, state and local statutes and regulations
related to solid waste?
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Potentially Less than Less than No l17i!pact
Significant significant Significant
Impact with Impact
mittYCittO(J
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X
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No impact. The following service providers serve the project:
. Electrical and natural gas power: Pacific Gas and Electrical Company
. Water supply and sewage treatment: Dublin San Ramon Services District
. Storm Drainage: City of Dublin
. Solid waste disposal: Amador Valley Industries
The proposed project will not result in a demand for new water and wastewater services for potable or irrigation
water, because no land use intensification is proposed for properties in the project area and existing service .
infrastructure can be used. It is not anticipated that utility service beyond that which is already provided to the
area will be required. As is typically the case with new development applications in the City, individual
development proposals will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis by City Staff as well as utility providers to ensure
that services can be provided as needed. It is not anticipated that development in the project area will require the
extension of additional services, and the impacts to utilities and service systems will not be significant. Future
development in the project area will be consistent with General Plan policies, allowing necessary utilities and
services to be provided without significant impact. When construction drawings are submitted for specific future
projects, City Departments and other governmental agencies will review plans in accordance with adopted
regulations to determine feasibility and suitability. .
Mandatory Findings of
Significance.
a) Does the project have the potential to degrade the quality of
the environment, substantially reduce the habitat of a fish or
wildlife species, cause a fish or wildlife population to drop
below self-sustaining levels, threaten to eliminate a plant or
animal community, reduce the number of or restrict the
range of a rare or endangered plant or animal or eliminate
important examples of the major periods of California
history or prehistory?
Potentially Less than Less than No Impact
Significant significant Significant
Impact with Impact
mitiaation
X
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b) Does the project have impacts that are individually limited, but
cumulatively considerable? ("Cumulatively considerable"
means that the incremental effects of a project are
considerable when viewed in connection with the effects of
past projects, the effects of other current projects and the
effects of probable future projects).
c) Does the project have environmental effects that will cause
substantial adverse effects on human beings, either directly
or indirectly?
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a) Does the project have the potential to degrade the quality of the environment, substantially reduce
the habitat of a fish or wildlife species, cause a fish or wildlife population to drop below self.
sustaining levels, threaten to eliminate a plant or animal community, reduce the number of or
restrict the range of a rare or endangered plant or animal or eliminate important examples of the
major periods of California history or prehistory?
Less than siqnificant with mitiqation. The preceding analysis indicates that the proposed project will not have a
significant adverse impact on the environment with the incorporation of all mitigation measures as proposed. The
implementation of all stated mitigation measures will ensure that any potential impacts are reduced to a less than
significant level.
b)
Does the project have impacts that are individually limited, but cumulatively considerable?
("Cumulatively considerable" means that the incremental effects of a project are considerable
when viewed in connection with the effects of past projects, the effects of other current projects
and the effects of probable future projects).
No. Although incremental increases in certain areas can be expected as a result of the implementation of the
proposed project, the implementation of all stated mitigation measures will ensure that any potential impacts are '
mitigated to a less than significant level.
c) Does the project have environmental effects that will cause substantial adverse effects on human
beings, either directly or indirectly?
No such impacts have been discovered in the course of preparing this Initial Study.
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Kristi Bascom, Senior Planner, City of Dublin Community Development Department
AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS CONSULTED
The following agencies and organizations were contacted in the course of this Initial Study:
City of Dublin, Community Development Department
City of Dublin, Parks and Community Services Department
City of Dublin, Public Works Department
Dublin San Ramon Services District
REFERENCES
Archeological Assessment Report for the Donlon Way Area Specific Plan (prepared by William Self
Associates, Inc.) August 2003.
City of Dublin General Plan (1985, updated to 2002). .
City of Dublin Zoning Ordinance.
Draft Dublin Draft Dublin Historic Park Draft Master Plan (prepared by Royston, Hanamoto, Alley, and
Abey) May 2006
Draft Draft Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan (prepared by the City of Dublin Community
Development Department) May 2006
Dublin Historic Resources Identification Project (Final) (prepared by Page and Turnbull, Inc.) January
2004.
Dublin Village Design Guidelines (prepared by RBF Consulting/Urban Design Studio) January 2005.
National Register of Historic Places Registration Form completed for the Dublin Heritage Center (prepared
by Elizabeth Isles and Amanda Wells, City of Dublin) September 2004.
Parks and Recreation Master Plan Update (2004) and accompanying Initial Study/Mitigated Negative
Declaration
Phase I Environmental Site Assessment for 11759 Dublin Boulevard (prepared by Treadwell & Rollo
Environmental and Geotechnical Consultants for the benefit of Meyers Nave Riback Silver and Wilson)
January 2005
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Draft Parks and Recreation Master Plan 2006 Update, Dublin Historic Park Draft Master Plan, and Area Rezoning May 25, 2006
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Mitigation Monitoring Program Checklist
Draft Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan/General Plan Amendment, Draft Parks and Recreation Master Plan 2006 Update,
Dublin Historic Park Draft Master Plan, and Dublin Village Historic Area Rezoning
Mitigation Measure One time or Responsible for Responsible for Form of Initial/Date
Ongoing Implementation Verification verification
Mitigation Measure 1: In accordance with City regulations, a project- Through the end PW PW SWPPP on file
specific Storm Water Pollution Prevention Program (SWPPP) shall be of construction.
prepared in compliance with the City's NPDES permit. The SWPPP shall
have the following minimum requirements:
1. Active construction areas will be watered daily and more frequently if
necessary.
2. All trucks hauling soil, sand or other loose materials shall be covered.
3. Water shall be applied daily, or apply non-toxic soil stabilizers on all
unpaved access roads, parking areas, and exposed stockpiles at
construction sites.
4. All access roads and parking areas at construction sites shall be
swept daily with water sweepers.
Mitigation Measure 2: A biological survey shall be conducted by a One time prior to PL and PCS PL Biological
qualified biologist prior to any disturbance within 150 feet of Dublin Creek grading or Survey on file
(Le grading, construction of nearby pathways, construction of the creek construction. and regulatory
foot bridge) and on the undeveloped DHPA parcel to verify that no special permits
species are located in the area proposed for park expansion. Regulatory obtained.
permits shall be obtained as necessary from the Fish and Wildlife Service,
California Department of Fish and Game, Army Corps of Engineers, or
State Water Resources Control Board as necessary, and in conjunction
with the recommendations of the bioloQical report.
Mitigation Measure 3: As detailed engineering is developed for the Ongoing through PL and PCS PL Agency
design of the footings for the pedestrian footbridge over Dublin Creek as agency approvals
envisioned in the Dublin Historic Park Draft Master Plan, the City shall approval.
work with the appropriate regulatory agencies to ensure that impacts to
the creek are minimized and addressed to the satisfaction of the aQency.
Mitigation Measure 4: In High Archeological Probability Areas (including Ongoing through PL and PCS PL Results of field
a 150 meter (493 foot) corridor centered on Dublin Creek and within the ground study on file
Qeneral vicinity of St. Raymond's Church, Pioneer Cemetery, and the disturbance
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Dublin Square Shopping Center site), the permitting of future ground
disturbance shall include provisions for further archival and field study by
an archeologist, archeological testing and, if necessary, archeological
monitorinQ durinQ construction.
Mitigation Measure 5: Should preconstruction excavation or borings be
conducted outside of the High Archeological Probability Areas, but within
the project area, a qualified archeologist shall monitor the work to define
the presence or absence of buried resources in order to promote advance
planning for mitigation purposes.
Mitigation Measure 6: If a Native American artifact or human remains
are identified during any demolition or construction in the project area,
work on the project shall cease immediately until those steps outlined in
CEQA Guidelines Section 15064.5 (e) can be taken to the satisfaction of
the Dublin Community Development Director. Project work may be
resumed in compliance with the requirements of Section 15064.5 (e).
Additionally, the County Coroner shall be contacted immediately and
Section 7050.5(b) of the California Health and Safety Code (relating to the
discovery of Native American remains) should be implemented.
Mitigation Measure 7: If an archeological, prehistoric, or paleontological
resource is discovered during any demolition or construction in the project
area, work on the project shall cease immediately until a resource
protection plan conforming to CEQA Guidelines Section 15064.5 (~ is
prepared by a qualified archeologist and approved by the Dublin
Community Development Director. Project work may be resumed in
compliance with such plan.
Mitigation Measure 8: Future roadwork or subsurface construction and
maintenance within the Donlon Way road right of way and the portion of
Dublin Boulevard within the project area shall include protocol for
inadvertent discoveries made during construction, including the
development of a resource protection plan conforming to CEQA
Guidelines Section 15064.5 (~, prepared by a qualified archeologist and
approved by the Dublin Public Works and Community Development
Directors. In the event of a discovery, project work may be resumed in
compliance with such plan.
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Mitigation Measure 9: A site-specific soils reportlgeotechincal One time for Building PL Soils report on
investigation shall be required for any development proposal in the project each new file
area and shall be conducted by a California-registered geologist or a development
California-registered engineering geologist. The report shall address the proposal
potential for expansive soils and ground liquefaction. Specific measures
to reduce seismic hazards, expansive soils, and liquefaction hazards to a
less than significant level shall be included in the report and those
measures shall be implemented as part of the site development.
Mitigation Measure 10: Prior to demolition of any building in the project One time for Building, Building, PL Job number
area, the building shall be sampled to determine if the building contains each building BAAQMD issued by
lead paint and/or asbestos. If either of the materials are determined to be proposed to be BAAQMD prior
present, they shall be handles and disposed of as a hazardous material demolished to City
and in compliance with all applicable local, state, and federal regulations demolition
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Website: http://www.ci.dublin.ca.us
MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION
Project Title: PA # 02-074 Draft Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan/General Plan Amendment,
Draft Parks and Recreation Master Plan 2006 Update, Dublin Historic Park Draft
Master Plan, and Dublin Village Historic Area Rezoning
Project Description: The City of Dublin has prepared several documents that will guide the planning for future
public and private development in City's historic core. These documents include the Draft
Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan and related General Plan Amendment, the Draft
Parks and Recreation Master Plan 2006 Update, the Dublin Historic Park Draft Master Plan,
and the Dublin Village Historic Area Rezoning. This Initial Study examines the potential
environmental impacts of implementing these documents, collectively referred to as the
proposed project.
Project Location:
Applicant:
Determination:
Approximately 38 acres surrounding the intersection of Donlon Way and Dublin Boulevard.
Specifically, Assessor Parcel Numbers 941-1560-009-01, 941-1560-007-01,941-0113-003-
01, 941-0113-154, 941-0040-006-16, 941-1550-004, 941-1550-005-02, 941-1550-003-02,
941-1550-001-12, 941-1550-001-02, 941-1560-001-01, 941-1560-002-02, 941-0040-006- .
10, 941-1560-003-04,941-1560-001-02, 941-1560-006, 941-1560-005, 941-1560-003-03,
941-1550-002-02, and 941-1550-001-10.
City of Dublin, 100 Civic Plaza, Dublin, CA 94568
I find that although the proposed project could have a significant effect on the environment,
there WILL NOT be a significant effect in this case because revisions in the project have
been made by or agreed to by the project proponent.
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A copy of the Initial Study documenting the reasons to support the above finding is available at the City of Dublin, 100
Civic Plaza, Dublin, CA 94568, or by calling (925) 833-6610.
Date NOI Mailed:
Date Posted:
Date Published:
Comment Period:
Considered by:
On:
N.O.D. filed:
City Council Resolution No.
May 26,2006
May 26,2006
May 31,2006
May 31, 2006 - June 30, 2006
Dublin City Council
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
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AMENDING THE ZONING MAP TO REZONE SIX PARCELS IN THE DUBLIN VILLAGE
HISTORIC AREA SPECIFIC PLAN TO PLANNED DEVELOPMENT (DUBLIN VILLAGE
HISTORIC AREA SPECIFIC PLAN) AND ADOPTING THE RELATED STAGE 1 AND 2
DEVELOPMENT PLAN
PA (02-074)
WHEREAS, the City of Dublin is desirous of improving the appearance, functionality, economic
vitality of Dublin's core historic area in a manner consistent with the broad vision expressed in the Dublin
General Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City prepared the Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan pursuant to
Government Code Sec. 65450 et seq.; and
WHEREAS, the Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan (adopted by the City Council on
August 1, 2006 via Resolution 149-06) includes permitted land uses, development standards, design
guidelines, public streetscape improvements and implementation programs to achieve the goals of the
Specific Plan and the Dublin General Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City of Dublin initiated the rezoning of parcels in the Dublin Village Specific
Plan area from existing zoning districts C-l (Retail Commercial) and A (Agricultural) to Planned
Development (Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan) Zoning District in order to bring the zoning of
the parcels into conformance with the land use designations contained in the Dublin Village Historic Area
Specific Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Stage 1 and 2 Development Plan for the Planned Development (Dublin Village
Historic Area Specific Plan) Zoning District is attached to this Resolution as Exhibit A; and
WHEREAS, the application has been reviewed in accordance with the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA), the State CEQA Guidelines and the City Environmental Guidelines. An Initial
Study was prepared for the Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan pursuant to CEQA Guidelines
Section 15063. Based on the Initial Study, a Mitigated Negative Declaration was prepared for the Specific
Plan with the finding that the implementation of the Plan would have no adverse environmental impacts as
mitigation was agreed to by the project proponent. The Mitigated Negative Declaration was adopted by
the City Council on August 1, 2006. This rezoning is an implementation measure of the Dublin Village
Historic Area Specific Plan and an Addendum to the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration was
prepared to address the rezoning of parcels not originally included in the project description; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission reviewed and considered this item at its meeting on
August 22, 2006 and recommended approval of the Ordinance to the City Council via Planning
Commission Resolution No. 06-034; and
WHEREAS, a Staff Report was submitted recommending that the City Council amend the
Zoning Map to rezone parcels in the Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan area to Planned
Development (Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan) Zoning District; and
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WHEREAS, proper notice of said public hearing was given in all respects as required by law; and
WHEREAS, the City Council did hear and use its independent judgment and consider all said
reports, recommendations, and testimony hereinabove set forth.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 8.32.070 and 8.120.050 of the Dublin Municipal Code, the City
Council makes the following findings and determinations regarding said proposed Planned Development
(Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan) rezoning for P A 02-074:
1. The proposed Planned Development (Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan) Zoning District
meets the purpose and intent of Chapter 8.32 of the Zoning Ordinance because it will provide uses
that are appropriate for the site as was determined during the Specific Plan adoption process; and
2. Development under the Planned Development (Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan)
Zoning District and would be harmonious and compatible with existing and future development in
the surrounding areas; and
3. Should the Specific Plan be updated or changed, the Planned Development (Dublin Village
Historic Area Specific Plan) Zoning District would remain consistent in that it refers back to the
Specific Plan for the development standards and allowed uses; and
4. The Planned Development rezone is consistent with the general provisions, intent, and purpose of
the PD District Zoning District of the Zoning Ordinance in that it contains all information required
by Chapter 8.32 of the Zoning Ordinance and accomplishes the objectives of Chapter 8.32, A
through H, of the Zoning Ordinance; and
5. The subject site is physically suitable for the type and intensity of the zoning district being
proposed because it is an improved site with adjacent roadways which are designed to carry traffic
that would be generated by the proposed types of uses; and
6. The proposed rezoning will not adversely affect the health or safety of persons residing or working
in the vicinity, or be detrimental to the public health, safety and welfare because the project has
been built according to City laws and regulations and because the Planned Development (Dublin
Village Historic Area Specific Plan) Zoning District will limit land uses to those which are
appropriate for this site; and
7. The proposed rezoning is consistent with the Parks/Public Recreation designation of the Dublin
General Plan the proposed use types are permitted by said designation.
8. The proposed rezoning is within the scope of the Mitigated Negative Declaration adopted for the
Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan and Addendum and does not require additional
environmental review under CEQA. The City Council considered the Addendum with the
adopted Mitigated Negative Declaration prior to approving the rezoning.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Dublin does ordain as follows:
Section1: Pursuant to Chapter 8.32, Title 8 of the City of Dublin Municipal Code the City of Dublin
Zoning Map is amended to rezone the following property ("the Property") to a Planned Development
(Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan) Zoning District:
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Approximately 9 acres of land encompassing the following six properties: 11759 Dublin Boulevard
(APN 941-1560-007-01), No address (APN 941-1560-006), No address (APN 941-1560-005), No address
(APN 941-1560-003-03),6506 Donlon Way (APN 941-1560-001-0l), and 6600 Donlon Way (APN 941-
1560-001-02).
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Section 2: The regulations of the use, development, improvement, and maintenance of the Property
are set forth in this ordinance. If the Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan is amended or changed,
the Planned Development zoning would remain consistent in that it refers back to the Specific Plan for the
development standards and allowed uses.
Section 3: Development can occur on this property in conformance with the Stage I and 2
Development Plan, attached as Exhibit A to this Ordinance, and which is hereby adopted as part of the
Planned Development Zoning District.
Section 4. In the event any section or portion of this ordinance shall be determined invalid or
unconstitutional, such section or portion shall be deemed severable and all other sections or portions
hereof shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 5: This ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days from and after the date of
its passage. The City Clerk of the City of Dublin shall cause the Ordinance to be posted in at least three
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PASSED AND ADOPTED BY the City Council of the City of Dublin, on this 5th day of
September 2006, by the following votes:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
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Stage 1 and 2 Development Plan requirements
1. Zoning Planned Development
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2. Statement of Proposed Uses
Permitted Uses As allowed per Dublin Village Historic Area
Specific Plan
Conditional Uses As allowed per Dublin Village Historic Area
Specific Plan
Temporary Uses As allowed per Chapter 8.108 (Temporary Use
Permit) of the Zoning Ordinance
3. Stage 1 and 2 Site Plan Overall Park Plan as shown in the Dublin Historic
Park Master Plan (Exhibit A to Attachment 2)
4. Site area and proposed densities As allowed per Dublin Historic Park Master Plan
5. Phasing Plan As allowed per Dublin Historic Park Master Plan
6. Landscaping Plan As required per Dublin Historic Park Master Plan
7. General Plan and Specific Plan Planned Development Zoning District is consistent
consistency
8. Inclusionary Zoning Regulations Not applicable - residential uses not allowed in
Planned Development (Dublin Village Historic Area
Specific Plan) Zoning District
9. Development Regulations and As allowed and required by the Dublin Historic Park
Architectural Standards Master Plan and Dublin Village Historic Area
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ORDINANCE NO. xx - 06
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
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APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 8.62 (HISTORIC OVERLAY ZONING
DISTRICT SITE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW) OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE TO REMOVE
REFERENCE TO THE "DUBLIN VILLAGE HISTORIC AREA DESIGN GUIDELINES",
REPLACE WITH REFERENCE TO THE "DUBLIN VILLAGE HISTORIC AREA SPECIFIC
PLAN," AND RESCINDING THE DUBLIN VILLAGE DESIGN GUIDELINES
P A (02-074)
WHEREAS, on January 21, 2005 the City Council simultaneously adopted the Dublin Village
Design Guidelines, created an Overlay Zoning District, and adopted a new section of the Zoning
Ordinance: Section 8.62 (Historic Overlay Zoning District Site Development Review), which was
developed to guide the implementation of the Design Guidelines; and
WHEREAS, on August 1, 2006, when the Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan was
adopted by the City Council, the Design Guidelines were incorporated into the Specific Plan document as
Section 7; and
WHEREAS, the intent is to have all of the guidelines, regulations, and requirements pertaining to
the Historic Area in one place. Now that the Design Guidelines have been incorporated into the Specific
Plan, the Zoning Ordinance Chapter 8.62 (Historic Overlay Zoning District Site Development Review),
which refers to the Design Guidelines as a separate and distinct document, needs to be revised; and
WHEREAS, the exact text amendments are shown in Section 2 of this Ordinance, but can be
summarized by stating that all references in Section 8.62 to the "Dublin Village Design Guidelines" have
been replaced with "Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan"; and
WHEREAS, a Staff Report was submitted recommending that the City Council approve the
amendments to the Dublin Municipal Code (Zoning Ordinance); and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission reviewed and considered this item at its meeting on
August 22, 2006 and recommended approval of the Ordinance to the City Council via Planning
Commission Resolution No. 06-035; and
WHEREAS, the City Council did hear and use its independent judgment and consider all said
reports, recommendations, and testimony hereinabove set forth.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Dublin does ordain as follows:
Section 1. Compliance with California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA ''): The City Council
declares this ordinance is exempt from CEQA per CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3). Section
15061(b)(3) states that CEQA applies only to those projects that have the potential to cause a significant
effect on the environment. This adoption of this ordinance is exempt from CEQA because the ordinance
does not, in itself, allow the construction of any building or structure, but it sets forth the design
guidelines that shall be followed if and when a building or structure is proposed to be constructed or a site
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is proposed to be developed under existing entitlements. This ordinance, therefore, has no potential for
resulting in significant physical change in the environment, directly or ultimately.
Section 2. Amendment of Chapter 8.62: Chapter 8.62 of the Dublin Municipal Code, entitled
"Historic Overlay Zoning District Site Development Review," shall be amended as set forth below only in
those sections so noted. Text to be removed is shown in strikethrough and text to be added is shown
underlined.
8.62.010
8.62.030
8.62.080
8.62.110
8.62.120
8.62.130
Purpose. The purpose of this Chapter is to establish a procedure to ensure that all
development in the Historic Overlay Zoning District is reviewed for substantial
compliance with the Dublin Village Historic Area
Applicability. The Historic Overlay Zoning District is a designation in addition to the
standard Zoning District that each property in the Historic District retains (C-O, C-1, PD,
R-M, etc.). The standard Zoning District contains all information regarding permitted and
conditionally permitted uses, development standards, and regulations, while the Historic
Overlay provides a mechanism to review development on any of the properties in the
District for substantial compliance with the Dublin Village Historic Area
Required Findings. The following findings shall all be made in order to approve an
application for Historic Overlay Zoning District Site Development Review:
B. Any approval complies with. the policies of the General Plan, with
Specific Plans, with the development
regulations or performance standards established for the standard Zoning District
(C-O, C-1, PD, R-M, etc.) in which it is located, and with all other requirements of
the Zoning Ordinance.
E. The project is in substantial compliance with the applicable chapters ofthe Dublin
Village Historic Area
Waiver to an approved Historic Overlay Zoning District Site Development Review.
The Community Development Director or hislher designee may allow a minor change to
an approved Historic Overlay Zoning District Site Development Review as a Waiver upon
determining the following:
D. The proposed change is consistent with the conditions of approval for the Historic
Overlay Zoning District Site Development Review and is substantially consistent
with the Dublin Village Historic Area .
Waiver for a project that does not have an approved Historic Overlay Zoning District
Site Development Review. The Community Development Director or hislher designee
may allow a minor change to an existing site or building in the Historic Overlay Zoning
District that does not have an approved Historic Overlay Zoning District Site Development
Review as a Waiver upon determining the following:
C. The proposed change is substantially consistent with the Dublin Village Historic
Area
Dublin Village Historic Area
Historic Area
The Dublin Village
adopted by the City Council on
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through Resolution and as may be amended thereafter,
shall be used to guide the review of Historic Overlay Zoning District Site Development
Review applications.
Section 3. Severability: In the event any section or portion of this ordinance shall be determined
invalid or unconstitutional, such section or portion shall be deemed severable and all other sections or
portions hereof shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 4: Effective Date and Posting of Ordinance: This ordinance shall take effect and be in force
thirty (30) days from and after the date of its passage. The City Clerk of the City of Dublin shall cause
the Ordinance to be posted in at least three (3) public places in the City of Dublin in accordance with
Section 36933 of the Government Code of the State of California.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY the City Council of the City of Dublin, on this 5th day of
September 2006, by the following votes:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
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RESOLUTION NO. - 06
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
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APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE SAN RAMON ROAD SPECIFIC PLAN TO
REMOVE TWO PARCELS FROM THE SPECIFIC PLAN BOUNDARY THAT ARE
CURRENTLY INCLUDED IN THE DUBLIN VILLAGE HISTORIC AREA SPECIFIC PLAN
PROJECT AREA
PA 02-074
WHEREAS, the City of Dublin is desirous of improving the appearance, functionality, economic
vitality of Dublin's historic core in a manner consistent with the broad vision expressed in the Dublin
General Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City has prepared the Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan, which has
been prepared pursuant to Government Code Sec. 65450 et.seq.; and
WHEREAS, the Specific Plan includes permitted land uses, development standards, urban design
guidelines, public improvements and implementation programs to achieve the goals of the Dublin General
Plan; and
WHEREAS, in June of 1983 the City of Dublin adopted the San Ramon Road Specific Plan,
which contained two parcels which are now included in the Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan;
and
WHEREAS, when the boundary for the Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan was defined
and approved by the City Council, it was drawn in an attempt to include all properties containing known
historical, archeological, or cultural resources. Because the property at 7100 San Ramon Road includes
the remnants of the historic Alamilla Springs, this property (and the one immediately adjacent to it at
11865 Dublin Boulevard), was included in the boundary of the Historic Area Specific Plan, even though
the two properties were already a part of the San Ramon Road Specific Plan; and
WHEREAS, one of the implementation actions of the Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan
was to remove these two parcels from the San Ramon Road Specific Plan so it is clear that only the
standards and regulations ofthe Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan apply; and
WHEREAS, the underlying zoning of both parcels will not be amended by this action to remove
two parcels from the San Ramon Road Specific Plan to the Dublin Village Historic Specific Plan.
WHEREAS, the exact boundary modification to the San Ramon Road Specific Plan is shown in
Exhibit A attached to this Resolution and there are no changes proposed to any other portion of the San
Ramon Road Specific Plan, solely that the two properties referenced above are removed from the Plan's
boundary; and
WHEREAS, the project has been reviewed in accordance with the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA), the State CEQA Guidelines and the City Environmental Guidelines. An Initial
Study was prepared for the Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan pursuant to CEQA Guidelines
Section 15071. Based on the Initial Study, a Mitigated Negative Declaration was prepared for the Specific
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Plan with the finding that the implementation of the Plan would have no adverse environmental impacts as
mitigation was agreed to by the project proponent. The Mitigated Negative Declaration was adopted by
the City Council on August 1, 2006. An Addendum to the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration
was prepared to address the rezoning of parcels not originally included in the proj ect description, which
was adopted by the City Council on September 5, 2006, via City Council Resolution No. xx-06.
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission reviewed and considered this item at its meeting on
August 22, 2006 and recommended approval of the Ordinance to the City Council via Planning
Commission Resolution No. 06-036; and
WHEREAS, a Staff Report was submitted recommending that the City Council approve an
amendment to the San Ramon Road Specific Plan; and
WHEREAS, proper notice of said public hearing was given in all respects as required by law; and
WHEREAS, the City Council did hear and use its independent judgment and consider all said
reports, recommendations, and testimony hereinabove set forth.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Dublin City Council does hereby find that the
proposed amendment to the San Ramon Road Specific Plan and the removal of two parcels from said Plan
is consistent with the land use designations, goals, policies and implementing programs set forth in the
Dublin General Plan, as amended.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Dublin City Council does hereby
approve an amendment to the San Ramon Road Specific Plan to remove two parcels from the Specific
Plan boundary that are currently included in the Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan project area.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 5th day of September 2006 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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