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Resolution No. 2025-35 <br /> Page 6 of 14 <br />promote a balanced mix of land uses, revitalization of <br />underutilized properties, and creation of complete, walkable <br />neighborhoods. By enabling reinvestment and redevelopment <br />of the site, the variances further support Policy LU-2.3, which <br />encourages community-serving uses and gathering places, <br />and Policy LU-3.7, which promotes attractive and well- <br />maintained urban corridors. <br />The Project is compatible in scale, intensity, and operational <br />characteristics with surrounding development and introduces <br />a low-intensity institutional use supported by indoor <br />operations, limited hours, and a comprehensive parking <br />management strategy. These features ensure consistency <br />with applicable Noise Element policies and protect nearby <br />sensitive uses. The substantial physical separation between <br />the building and nearby residences, combined with shielded <br />lighting and enhanced landscaping, further reinforces <br />compatibility with surrounding neighborhoods. <br />The Project also supports the Urban Design Element, <br />including Policy UD-1.1, by incorporating high-quality <br />architectural detailing, coordinated materials, and landscape <br />enhancements that improve the corridor’s visual character. In <br />addition, the Project is consistent with Policy UD-2.2 <br />(Compatibility and Use with Setting) by maintaining the <br />established scale, bulk, and development pattern along the <br />Seventeenth Street corridor. Many nearby commercial and <br />institutional buildings were constructed with reduced front <br />setbacks, and the Project’s siting preserves this existing <br />urban form, avoiding a recessed or inconsistent frontage that <br />would conflict with the General Plan’s design intent. <br />The Project further advances Community Element policies by <br />reactivating an underutilized site and providing a safe, <br />accessible facility for neighborhood-serving programs and <br />gatherings. Because the variances address only site-specific <br />physical constraints and do not alter the use, intensity, or <br />character of the development, they do not conflict with any <br />adopted policies or specific plans. Accordingly, approval of <br />the variances will not adversely affect the City’s General Plan <br />and instead facilitates implementation of its goals for <br />reinvestment, compatibility, and enhancement of the built <br />environment. <br />Section 2. In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), <br />the Project has been reviewed and determined to be categorically exempt from further <br />environmental analysis. The Project qualifies under CEQA Guidelines Section 15332 <br />(Class 32 – Infill Development) because it is consistent with the General Plan and zoning, <br />is located on a fully urbanized 0.55-acre parcel, and contains no habitat for sensitive