75A - PH- RESO ONE BROADWAY PLAZA

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GPA No. 2020-01 & ZOA No. 2020-02 1109 North Broadway April 21, 2020 Page 3 reinforcement of the City's image around the Midtown area. The proposed project, through the development of a mixed -use tower and associated amenities, will further enhance and reinforce the City's regional image. Additionally, the project will be of direct benefit to the community by providing additional employment and housing opportunities in the City. The proposed project will be consistent with the goals and policies of the General Plan as amended by promoting a balance of land uses to address basic community needs, enhancing the City's economic and fiscal environment, and enhancing development districts whose unique community assets bolster overall community vitality. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT The proposed development required preparation of studies relating to air quality and greenhouse, noise and traffic. The purpose of the studies was to evaluate the changes of the proposed revisions as compared to the existing entitlements to see if any new or modified mitigation was required. The studies were submitted by the applicant and were reviewed for content and accuracy by the City. The technical studies concluded that an EIR Addendum to the previously certified 2004 EIR is the appropriate CEQA document to evaluate and disclose the project's impacts. An addendum to a previously certified EIR is prepared when a lead agency is asked to approve modifications to an existing project for which an EIR has already been certified. An addendum evaluates the requested modifications and determines whether subsequent EIR review is required. Pursuant to CEQA case law, an addendum applies the same thresholds as the original, certified EIR. Moreover, pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21166 and State CEQA Guidelines section 15162, when an EIR has been certified fora project, the City shall not require a subsequent or supplemental EIR or negative declaration for the project unless the lead agency determines that one or more of the following conditions are met: 1. Substantial project changes proposed that would result in new or substantially more severe impacts than disclosed in the previous EIR; 2. Substantial changes in circumstances that would result in new or substantially more severe impacts than disclosed in the previous EIR; or 3. Significant new information has come to light that shows there will be new or substantially more severe impacts than disclosed in the previous EIR. If some changes or additions to the previously prepared EIR are necessary, but none of the conditions specified above are met, the lead agency shall prepare an Addendum. In accordance with the State CEQA Guidelines, since none of the conditions specified in section 15162 are present, an Addendum to the previously -certified 2004 EIR is the mandated form of environmental review for the One Broadway Plaza project. The Addendum focuses on the potential environmental impacts associated with the project that might cause a change in the conclusions of the certified 2004 EIR, including changes in circumstances or new information of substantial importance that would substantially change those conclusions. The Addendum considers whether the project results in new or substantially more severe impacts than were disclosed in the 2004 EIR and finds that no supplemental or subsequent EIR is required for the proposed development. 75A-3