Item 18 - Appeal Application Nos. 2023-02 and 2023-03 for Cabrillo Town Center project

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Appeal Application Fourth Street) October 3, 2023 Page 13 Nos. 2023-02 and 2023-03 for Cabrillo Town Center project (1901 E. Impacts to Neighboring Redevelopment of the site from commercial/office uses will not negatively affect Commercial the local neighborhood as the market performance suggest an oversupplied commercial zone. Given the vacant office space surrounding the site, there exists the opportunity to relocate onsite existing office tenants within the local neighborhood. Moreover, the project's proposed commercial space and live/work units are expected to be absorbed by the market. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the CEQA Guidelines, the project is within the scope of the 2007 Metro East Mixed -Use Overlay Zone Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and 2018 Subsequent EIR (SEIR) (SCH No. 2006031041). The 2007 EIR and 2018 SEIR anticipated potential development of 5,551 residential units, 963,000 square feet of commercial development, and 690,000 of office development. The 2007 EIR and 2018 SEIR 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 EIR and SEIR concluded that there would be significant and unavoidable impacts associated with air quality, noise, and transportation/traffic, and mitigation measures were developed and recorded through an approved Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP). As required by the MMRP, a traffic impact analysis (Exhibit 9G) was prepared for this project by Linscott, Law and Greenspan, Engineers (LLG). The analysis evaluated the existing operating conditions at 25 intersections, estimated the trip generation potential of the project, and forecasted future near -term and long-term operating conditions without the proposed project. Based on the analysis, off -site improvements are required at various intersections and at difference timeframes, as identified in the traffic analysis which the project will comply with. The previously prepared 2007 EIR and 2018 SEIR adequately described the project's environmental setting, significant impacts and alternatives, and mitigation measures related to each impact. There are no substantial changes with respect to circumstances under which the project is undertaken that will require major revisions to the EIR. There is no new information of substantial importance, and there are no new environmental impact or mitigation measure needed. All applicable mitigation measure, attached hereto as Exhibit 8, applied to the previously prepared 2007 EIR and 2018 SEIR will be applied to this project. CONCLUSION Based on the analysis provided within this report, staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution denying Appeal Application Nos. 2023-02 and 2023-03 and upholding the Planning Commission's approval of a SPR No. 2023-01 and TTM No. City Council 18 — 13 10/3/2023