HomeMy WebLinkAboutPCReso02-37 PA00-013 Rec to CC Certification DubTranstCtr EIR RESOLUTION NO. 02-37
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
RECOMMENDING CITY COUNCIL CERTIFICATION OF AN
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE DUBLIN TRANSIT CENTER
PROJECT
PA 00-013
WHEREAS, the Alameda County Surplus Property Authority submitted
applications for a 90.65-acre high-density mixed-use pedestrian and transit-oriented
development located directly north and east of the East Dublin/Pleasanton BART station.
The project proposes 1,500 high-density residential units, up to 2 million square feet of
campus office uses, 70,000 square feet of ancillary commercial uses, an 8.73 acre (net)
Neighborhood Park, and a new parking structure to replace existing permanent and
temporary surface parking around the BART station. The development includes
applications to amend the General Plan; to add the site and related development standards
to the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan; to zone the site as PD-Planned Development and
adopt a related Stage 1 Development Plan; and to approve a tentative parcel map;
collectively known as the "Project"; and
WHEREAS, the Project area boundaries include Dublin Boulevard and Parks
RFTA to the north, Arnold Road to the east, 1-580 to the south, and the Iron Horse
Recreational Trail to the west. Existing uses on the site include the East Dublin-
Pleasanton BART station, a major public bus transfer station, associated surface parking
lots and other facilities generally near 1-580, and vacant land; and
WHEREAS, the City determined that an Environmental Impact Report ("EIR")
should be prepared and circulated a Notice of Preparation dated November 13, 2000 to
public agencies and interested parties for consultation on the scope of the EIR; and
WHEREAS, the City prepared a Draft EIR dated July 2001 (SCH No.
20001120395) which reflected the independent judgment of the City as to the potential
environmental effects of the Project. The Draft EIR was circulated for the required 45
day public review period, from July 6, 2001 to August 21, 2001; and
WHEREAS, City staff prepared a Final EIR dated September 2002 containing
written responses to all comments received during the public review period, which
responses provide the City's good faith, reasoned analysis of the environmental issues
raised by the comments; and
WHEREAS, in the course of preparing the written responses to comments, the
City identified a new significant impact related to potential traffic impacts on 1-680 that
had not been identified in the Draft EIR. Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15088.5,
the City recirculated analysis of this new impact for a 45-day public review period from
July 16, 2002 to August 30, 2002. The City received two comments on the recirculated
information; written responses to these comments are included in the Final EIR; and
WHEREAS, based on discussions with City staff, the applicant proposed minor
changes to the project description to replace the proposed Campus Office uses on Site F
with an 8.73 acre (net) neighborhood park. The Campus Office uses previously shown
on Site F were redistributed onto adjacent sites within the Project area; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15088.5, City staff reviewed
the project revisions and determined that they did not constitute significant new
information and would not result in any new or more severe significant impacts than
already identified and analyzed in the Draft EIR and the recirculated traffic impact,
therefore no further recirculation was required; and
WHEREAS, a staff report, dated October 22, 2002 and incorporated herein by
reference, described and analyzed the Draft and Final EIR and the Project for the
Planning Commission; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission reviewed the staff report, the Draft EIR,
the Final EIR (including responses to comments and the recirculated traffic impact) at a
noticed public hearing on October 22, 2002 at which time all interested parties had the
opportunity to be heard; and
WHEREAS, the Draf~ EIR and the Final EIR (including responses to comments
and the recirculated traffic impact) reflect the City's independent judgment and analysis
and constitute the Environmental Impact Report for the Dublin Transit Center Project;
and
WHEREAS, the Draft and Final EIRs are separately bound documents,
incorporated herein by reference, and are available for review in the City planning
department, file PA 00-13.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT:
A. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and made a part of this resolution.
B. The Dublin Planning Commission has reviewed and considered the Environmental
Impact Report and hereby recommends that the City Council certify the Environmental
Impact Report as complete, adequate and in compliance with CEQA and the City of
Dublin's Environmental Guidelines, and make all required mitigation and other findings.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 22nd day of October, 2002 by the
following vote:
AYES: Cm. Johnson, Musser, Jennings, Fasulkey and Nassar
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST:
Pl~~ger
Planning Confnission Chair
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