Item 23 - Appeal Application Nos. 2020-03 and 2020-04 — Central Pointe Mixed-Use Development

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Appeal Application Nos January 19, 2021 Page 4 2020-03 and 2020-04 — Central Pointe Mixed -Use Development Building A Building B Parking 650 spaces (2.00 spaces per unit) 650 spaces (2.03 space per unit Open Space/ Ground Level Courtyards 12,650 SF Ground Level Courtyards Amenities Roof Deck 15,961 SF 10,271 SF Fitness and Club Room Roof Deck 15,961 SF Fitness and Club Room California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) The 2007 Metro East Mixed -Use Overlay Zone Environmental Impact Report (EIR) No. 2006-01 (SCH No. 2006031041) and 2018 Subsequent EIR (SEIR) (collectively, MEMU EIR) anticipated potential development of 5,551 residential units, 963,000 square feet of commercial development, and 690,000 of office development. To date and including the Central Pointe development a total of 2,097 residential units and 38,924 square feet of commercial space has been entitled within the Metro East Mixed -Use Overlay. This leaves capacity for an additional 3,454 residential units, 924,076 square feet of commercial space, and 690,000 square feet of office space. The MEMU EIR analyzed impacts related to aesthetics, agriculture/forestry, air quality, biology, cultural resources, geology/soils, greenhouse gas emissions, hazards and hazardous materials, hydrology and water quality, land use and planning, mineral resources, noise, population/housing, public services, transportation/traffic, tribal cultural resources, and utilities. The MEMU EIR concluded that there would be significant and unavoidable impacts associated with air quality, noise, and transportation/traffic. Along with the approval of the Site Plan Review application the Planning Commission found that pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 and 15168, no subsequent EIR would be required as the project is within the scope covered by the program EIR or SEIR and no new environmental document is required. The Central Pointe development is within the allowable land uses, overall planned density and building intensity, and geographic area analyzed for environmental impacts within the MEMU EIR. A traffic impact analysis was prepared for this project by Linscott Law and Greenspan which analyzed the projects impacts on 25 intersections. Of the 25 intersections studied, the intersections of (1) Fourth Street and the 1-5 northbound ramp and (2) Fourth Street and the SR-55 southbound ramp are expected to have a significant impact under 2025 cumulative plus project conditions and 2040 buildout plus project conditions. As such, the off -site improvements listed in the project description above apply to the project to reduce impacts below a level of significance. In addition, a health risk assessment (HRA) was prepared by Urban Crossroads to identify any impacts from developing a residential community near a major freeway. The HRA concluded that a less than significant impact to project residents would occur due to the project's proximity to a major freeway. The Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program of the MEMU EIR applies to the project