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Report regarding a resolution making findings and recommending that the City Council approve application for Design Review for a new Aquatic Center at Orange Memorial Park, and adopt the Initial Study / Mitigated Negative Declaration (ND23-0005) in accordance with the California Public Resources Code and the California Environmental Quality Act. (Philip Vitale, Deputy Director - Capital Projects, and Adena Friedman, Chief Planner)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Planning Commission conduct a public hearing and take the following actions:
1. Adopt a resolution making findings and recommending that the City Council adopt the Initial Study / Mitigated Negative Declaration (ND23-0005), in accordance with Section 21080 of the California Public Resources Code and CEQA Guidelines Section 15070 et seq.; and
2. Adopt a resolution making findings and recommending that the City Council approve Design Review (DR23-0037), subject to the attached Conditions of Approval.
MOTIONS FOR THE COMMISSION TO ADOPT STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
(1) Move to adopt the resolution recommending adoption of the IS/MND
(2) Move to adopt the resolution recommending approval of planning entitlements.
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
The Orange Memorial Park Aquatic Center project (Project) proposes to build a aquatic center to replace the existing Orange Pool, South San Francisco's only municipal swimming pool. The existing Orange Pool opened in 1970, it continues to serve as a community-wide destination for residents of all ages. Despite the City's attentive custodianship of the building, overall, the building's age and heavy use have resulted in very worn condition of the shell and interior. The facility is well beyond the point of meriting replacement.
In April 2021, staff presented to the City Council Budget Standing Committee the findings from a 2016 Wong and Logan Feasibility Study for a new aquatic center along with recommendation of the co...
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