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ZOA No. 2009-04, CUP No. 2009-08, Amend DA No. 05-02 and VA No. 2009-02 April 13, 2009 Page 7 area and the buildings architectural design were discussed. Although several of the Commissioners concerns were resolved at the meeting, the applicant has elected not to make any additional changes to the plan as a result of the issues raised at the study session. The proposed hotel use within the MacArthur Place South will remain in compliance with the policies outlined in the General Plan Land Use Element and will continue to promote this area as an active, vibrant urban center. Therefore, based upon an analysis of the project and the project's compatibility with the City's General Plan and applicable development standards, staff recommends that the Planning Commission recommend that the City Council approve Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 2009-04, Amendment to Development Agreement No. 2005-02, Addendum to the Final Environmental Impact Report No. 2004-02 and approve the mitigation monitoring program, Conditional Use Permit No. 2009-08 as conditioned and Variance No. 2009-02 as conditioned (Exhibits 12 through 15) CEQA Compliance In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act, the recommended actions have been reviewed through an Addendum to the previously certified Environmental Impact Report 2004-02. CEQA guidelines (California Code of Regulations 15000, et seq.) authorizes the use of an addendum for the purpose of making minor or technical changes, as long as these changes do not rise to the level of requiring a subsequent or supplemental EIR pursuant to CEQA Guidelines 15162. The originally certified Environmental Impact Report was analyzed in light of the revised site plan and it was determined that there are no new significant impacts resulting from the changed plan. Several mitigation measures that required modification and/or further clarification have been added to the conditions of approval for this project (Exhibit 16). Additionally, a new traffic study was performed to analyze the potential changes in traffic circulation as a result in the changed land uses from residential, restaurant and retail to hotel uses. The result of the traffic analysis concluded that the hotel use at this site will result in 83 fewer trips in the morning peak hour, 105 fewer trips in the afternoon peak hour and 758 fewer trips on a daily basis (Exhibit 17), thus requiring no additional review or mitigation measures. 75B-9