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Site Plan Review No. 2019-01 and Density Bonus Agreement No. 2019-01 — Fourth and Main <br />Mixed -Use Residential and Commercial Development <br />November 19, 2019 <br />Page 9 <br />required. Pursuant to CEQA case law, an addendum applies the same thresholds as the original, <br />certified EIR. (Citizens Against Airport Pollution v. City of San Jose (2014) 227 Cal.AppAth 788.) <br />Moreover, pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21166 and State CEQA Guidelines <br />section 15162, when an EIR has been certified for a project, the City shall not require a <br />subsequent or supplemental EIR or negative declaration for the project unless the lead agency <br />determines that one or more of the following conditions are met: <br />1. Substantial project changes proposed that would result in new or substantially more <br />severe impacts than disclosed in the previous EIR; <br />2. Substantial changes in circumstances that would result in new or substantially more <br />severe impacts than disclosed in the previous EIR; or <br />3. Significant new information has come to light that shows there will be new or substantially <br />more severe impacts than disclosed in the previous EIR. <br />If some changes or additions to the previously prepared EIR are necessary, but none of the <br />conditions specified above are met, the lead agency shall prepare an Addendum. In accordance <br />with the State CEQA Guidelines, since none of the conditions specified in section 15162 are <br />present, an Addendum to the previously -certified 2010 EIR is the appropriate form of <br />environmental review for the First American project. <br />The Addendum focuses on the potential environmental impacts associated with the project that <br />might cause a change in the conclusions of the certified 2010 EIR, including changes in <br />circumstances or new information of substantial importance that would substantially change <br />those conclusions. The Addendum considers whether the project results in new or substantially <br />more severe impacts than were disclosed in the 2010 EIR and finds that no supplemental or <br />subsequent EIR is required for the proposed development. <br />Pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines section 15164(b), an addendum to a previously -certified EIR <br />is not circulated for public review. The Addendum is included with this staff report as Attachment <br />9. Pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines section 15164(d), the City Council must consider the <br />Addendum together with the 2010 EIR before making a decision on the project. <br />Previous CEQA Documentation <br />The 2010 EIR (SCH No. 2006071100) was prepared to evaluate the potential impacts associated <br />with the adoption of the Transit Zoning Code, which is anticipated to result in potential <br />development of approximately 4,075 residential units, 387,000 sf of retail development, and an <br />additional 15.5 acres of open space within the City. <br />The 2010 EIR considers the environmental impacts relating to aesthetics; air quality; biological <br />resources; cultural resources; hazards and hazardous materials; hydrology and water quality; <br />land use; noise; population, housing, and employment; public services; transportation and traffic; <br />utilities and service systems; and climate change. A mitigation monitoring and reporting program, <br />findings of fact, and a statement of overriding consideration were adopted with the 2010 EIR. As <br />part of the 2019 Addendum to the 2010 EIR, the original mitigation monitoring and reporting <br />60A-9 <br />