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SPR No. 2020-03/ VAR No. 2020-06/AA No. 2020-04 — 4th and Mortimer Mixed -Use Development October 12, 2020 Page 9 California Environmental Qualitv Act (CEQA The proposed development required preparation of studies relating to shade and shadow, air quality and greenhouse gas emissions, cultural resources, traffic, parking, noise and vibration, Phase I environmental site assessment, hydrology, a preliminary water quality management plan, and sewer capacity. In addition, a fiscal impact and economic impact analysis was prepared by RSG, Inc. and The Concord Group. The technical studies evidenced that an EIR Addendum to the previously - certified 2010 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. Since none of the conditions specified in State CEQA Guidelines, section 15162 are present, an Addendum to the previously -certified 2010 EIR was prepared for the 4th and Mortimer Mixed -Use Development project. Pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines section 15164(b), an addendum to a previously -certified EIR is not circulated for public review. The Addendum is included with this staff report as Exhibit 15. Pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines section 15164(d), the Planning Commission must consider the Addendum together with the 2010 EIR before making a decision on the project. Previous CEQA Documentation The 2010 EIR (SCH No. 2006071100) was prepared to evaluate the potential impacts associated with the adoption of the Transit Zoning Code, which was anticipated to result in potential development of approximately 4,075 residential units, 387,000 sf of retail development, and an additional 15.5 acres of open space within the City. The 2010 EIR considered the environmental impacts relating to aesthetics; air quality; biological resources; cultural resources; hazards and hazardous materials; hydrology and water quality; land use; noise; population, housing, and employment; public services; transportation and traffic; utilities and service systems; and climate change. A mitigation monitoring and reporting program (MMRP), findings of fact, and a statement of overriding consideration were adopted with the 2010 EIR. As part of the 2020 Addendum to the 2010 EIR, the original MMRP must be readopted by the Planning Commission. All mitigation measures in the original EIR and associated MMRP have been enforced and are carried over within the 2020 Addendum, with exception of mitigation measure MM4.4-1(a) as part of the Cultural Resources which was revised after consultation with California Native American Tribes. Addendum Conclusions The 4th and Mortimer development project Addendum concludes no new or substantially greater impacts would occur with implementation of the proposed development when compared to those identified in the 2010 EIR. To fully evaluate the proposed project's impacts on the site's existing 75C-344