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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC Reso04-06 Rec CC Addendum WDubBART/Transit Village RESOLUTION NO. 04 - 06 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT AN ADDENDUM TO BOTH THE NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR THE DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLANS AND THE SUPPLEMENTAL EIR FOR THE WEST DUBLIN/PLEASANTON BART STATION AND TRANSIT VILLAGE PROJECT AND CERTIFY THAT IT REVIEWED AND CONSIDERED THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE SEIR FOR THE HOTEL, RESIDENTIAL, AND SMALL- SCALE COMMERCIAL PROJECT PROPOSED AT 6600 GOLDEN GATE DRIVE (APN 941-1500-046) PA 03-033 WHEREAS, on February 8, 1990, the BART Board of Directors approved the extension of the BART transportation system to Dublin and Pleasanton. Along with approval of the Dublin/Pleasanton extension, they certified an Environmental Impact Report that evaluated the environmental impacts associated with extending the BART rail line through the Livermore/Amador Valley area into the communities of Castro Valley, Dublin, Pleasanton, and Livermore; and WHEREAS, the BART Board of Directors approved a plan to construct the West Dublin/Pleasanton BART Station and the joint development of BART-owned pieces of property in Dublin and Pleasanton in 2001. In approving the plan, BART, as the lead agency, certified a Supplemental EIR for the West Dublin/Pleasanton BART Station and Transit Village Project on April 2, 2001; and WHEREAS, Ampelon Development Group, on behalf of the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART), submitted a Stage I Planned Development application for a high-density residential, hotel, and small-scale commercial development located on 7.26-acres directly north of the future West Dublin/Pleasanton BART station at the terminus of Golden Gate Drive. The project proposes 210 high-density residential units, a 150-room, 79,500 square foot hotel, and a 7,500 square foot small-scale commercial pad. The project application includes a request to amend the West Dublin BART Specific Plan; to zone the site as PD-Planned Development, to approve a related Stage 1 Development Plan; and to approve a waiver to the City's Inclusionary Zoning requirement (which will be acted on by the City Council at a future public hearing); and WHEREAS, BART is the lead agency for this project, and the City is a responsible agency under CEQA. As a responsible agency, the City's role is very limited. Rather than certify Lead Agency's document as adequate, the decision-making body of a responsible agency is required only to certify that it reviewed and considered the information contained in the EIR prepared by the Lead Agency according to CEQA Guidelines, § 15050, subd. (b).); and WHEREAS, the City of Dublin did review and consider the information contained in the EIR in relation to the project as proposed; and WHEREAS, the project is within the West Dublin BART Specific Plan area and a Negative Declaration was adopted by the City for future development in the specific plan area on December 19, 2000; and WHEREAS, Staff determined that because the project is slightly different than the project that was analyzed in both the Supplemental EIR and the Negative Declaration prepared for the Downtown Specific Plans, an Initial Study should be prepared; and WHEREAS, the Initial Study, dated January 12, 2004 and attached to this resolution as Exhibit 2, determined that the potentially significant effects of the project were adequately addressed in both the Supplemental EIR and Negative Declaration; and WHEREAS, Pursuant to Sections 15162 and 15164 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, no subsequent EIR shall be prepared for this project, as no substantial changes have been proposed to the project which require revisions of the previous EIR. No new significant environmental impacts have been identified and no substantial increase in the severity of previously identified impacts have been discovered; 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, an Addendum, dated January 12, 2004 and attached to this resolution as Exhibit 1, was prepared which notes the minor land use changes and their relation to the analysis in the Supplemental EIR and Negative Declaration; and WHEREAS, an Addendum to the Supplemental EIR and Negative Declaration has been prepared and will be considered by the Planning Commission together with the original Supplemental EIR and Negative Declaration. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Planning Commission has reviewed and considered the Addendum dated January 12, 2004, together with the Supplemental EIR and Negative Declaration (both available and on file in the Planning Department), and finds that these documents reflect the independent judgment of the Planning Commission and the City as a responsible agency in the CEQA process. The Dublin Planning Commission 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 Planning Commission does hereby find that: A. The proposed project is consistent with Dublin General Plan. B. The City has reviewed and considered all environmental documents that have been prepared regarding this project. C. The City finds that the development of the West Dublin/Pleasanton BART Transit Village project will be harmonious and compatible with existing and future development in the surrounding area. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Planning Commission recommends that the City Council adopt an Addendum to both the Negative Declaration for the Downtown Specific Plans and the Supplemental EIR for the West Dublin/Pleasanton BART Station and Transit Village Project and certify that it reviewed and considered the information contained in the SEIR and the Negative Declaration for the hotel, residential, and small-scale commercial project proposed at 6600 Golden Gate Drive. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 10th day of February 2004. AYES: Cm. Nassar, Jennings, King, and Machtmes NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ATTEST: Plan er Pl~m~nis/sit}n ~hairperson G:\PA#\2003\03-033 West Dublin BART Apts-Hotel\PC Reso Addendum. DOC