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General Plan Amendment 2007-03 Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 2009-02 April 13, 2009 Page 4 conducive to crime, negatively impacting the adjacent residential uses. The proposed medical office building will help complete the commercial edge facing Fifth Street with a contemporary office building that will add architectural character and much needed landscape to the streetscape. Additionally, the proposed building is positioned in a manner that will create a buffer between a busy arterial street to the south and residential uses immediately to the north. Lighting has been designed and located to minimize impacts on the adjacent residential properties. The parking lot, separated from the residential use by a seven foot landscaped area and a block wall, will further create a buffer between uses. On October 28, 2008, the Santa Anita Neighborhood Association reviewed the project at their regularly scheduled meeting. After reviewing the plans for the project, the community generally welcomed the development as it will develop a long term vacant site and complete the neighborhood. Questions regarding the potential tenants, the parking adequacy, required public improvements and the expansion of Willowick Golf Course were raised and discussed at the meeting. In summary, the general plan and the zoning ordinance amendments will allow the construction of a new building on a site that has been vacant since 2004, benefiting the community by enhancing the neighborhood character, providing a positive transition between commercial and residential uses and providing a new service to the individuals who live and work in the area. Therefore, staff recommends that the Planning Commission recommend that City Council approve General Plan Amendment No. 2007-03 and Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 2009-02. CEQA Compliance In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, Section 15063), Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring Program Environmental Review No. 2006-142 has been prepared for this project (Exhibit 8). Lucy innaus Senior Planner /~.,:. Vince Freg so, AICP Principal 1 ner LL: jm 11\reports\pc&za\gpa07-03zoa09-02 Medical Bldg.pc 75A-5