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all applicable Hotel and Motel Standards, with the exception of providing a 2,500 square foot restaurant at the hotel. To meet this standard, the applicant is providing a 1,500 square foot breakfast room. Further, the hotel is in close proximity to six restaurants located within walking distance (one mile) of the site and another ten restaurants within a short driving distance (1.6 miles /5 minutes) from the hotel. 5. That the proposed use will not adversely affect the General Plan or any specific plan of the City. The proposed Holiday Inn Express hotel will support several goals and policies of the General Plan, including Land Use Element Goal 1, which promotes the balance of land uses to address basic community needs; Goal 2, which promotes land uses that enhance the economic viability of the City; and, Goal 3, which aims to allow uses that preserve and improve the character and integrity of neighborhoods, including the adjacent commercial and residential neighborhoods. The project will promote a balance of land uses to address basic community needs and enhance the economic viability of the City and will provide a use that will assist in diversifying the range of services available to adjacent communities. Land Use Element Policy 2.8 promotes the rehabilitation of commercial properties and encourages increased levels of capital investment. This project will promote the re- investment in a vacant commercial property and encourage increased levels of capital investment through the interior and exterior remodeling of two vacant buildings on this site. Further, Land Use Element Policy 5.5 encourages development which is compatible with and supportive of surrounding land uses. The proposed project will assist in providing a variety of lodging services to those working and visiting in the immediate area and will provide employment opportunities to residents that live in the surrounding community. Section 2. In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act, the recommended action is exempt from further review per Section 15332. This Class 32 exemption allows infill development occurring on lots less than five acres provided it is consistent with the zoning and General Plan, has no value as a habitat for endangered species, does not have any noise or traffic impacts, and can be served by existing utilities. Categorical Exemption Environmental Review No. 2016 -85 will be filed for this project. Resolution No. 2017 -17 Page 3 of 7 31A-24