2016-012 - California Environmental Quality Act

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Findings: The City finds that the No Project No Build Alternative would reduce the potential construction related environmental impacts and reduce the potential operational impacts related to: aesthetics, air quality, GHG emissions, hazards and hazardous materials, noise, public services, traffic and utilities. Additionally, this alternative world not require a general plan or zoning amendment, which would reduce land use and planning related impacts compared to the proposed project. However, the No Project/No Build Alternative would result in greater impacts related to hydrology, water quality, and stormwater drainage, In addition, this alternative would not improve the jobs to housing balance within the region or provide new public park and recreation facilities for existing residents within the project vicinity, Furthermore, the No Project/ No Build Alternative would not meet any of the project objectives. Alternative 2: Reduced Project Alternative Under this alterative, a 25 percent reduction in the number of residential units and commercial space would be built. Therefore, under this alternative, 915 multi- family residential units and a total of 13,567 square feet of commercial retail and restaurant space would be developed; along with an associated reduction in parking and recreation area. The office building portion of the proposed project would occur under this alternative, and this alterative would require a General Plan Amendment and a Zone change, similar to the project. Findings The Reduced Project Alternative would reduce impacts to construction noise, public services, and utilities and infrastructure compared to the project. Less than significant impacts related to aesthetics, cultural resources, geology and soils, GHG emissions, hazards and hazardous materials, hydrology and water quality, land use and planning, operational noise, population and housing, and parks and recreation would be similar under the Reduced Project Alternative as compared to the proposed project. In addition, impacts related air quality and traffic would be reduced under the Reduced Project Alternative compared to the proposed project; however, impacts would remain significant and unavoidable. Therefore, the Reduced Proj act Alternative would reduce, but not eliminate the significant and unavoidable impacts that would result from the proposed project. The Reduced Project Alternative would meet the project objectives; however, it would not eliminate the significant and unavoidable impacts of the proposed project. Alternative 3: Development of a Light Industrial Business Park /Build Out Under the Existing Zoning Alternative Under this alternative, the project site would be redeveloped into a light industrial business park as allowed by the existing zoning designation of M -1 (Light Industrial), which allows a maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 0.45 and would support a maximum development of 369,301.5 square feet on the 18.84 acre parcel. A majority of the onsite development would be demolished, removed, and replaced to provide new builduig structures that would be developed pursuant to current building requirements, such The Herlloge Mixed Use Project 42 ESA 1 140730 Stalemenl of Facts and Findinge September 2015