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Report regarding making determinations pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for a project to construct a four-story residential building at 428 and 432 Baden Avenue and consideration of a request for a Use Permit and Design Review for the project (Gaspare Annibale, Associate Planner)
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the Planning Commission adopt a resolution:
(1) Determining that the proposed project at 428 and 432 Baden Avenue is statutorily and categorically exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Government Code Section 65457, Public Resources Code Section 21166, and CEQA Guidelines Sections 15332, and determine that based on an Environmental Consistency Analysis dated June 2020, the project is consistent with an adopted Program Environmental Impact Report for the South San Francisco Downtown Station Area Specific Plan (DSASP), and would not necessitate the need for preparing a subsequent environmental document pursuant to the criteria of Section 15162 of the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines; and
(2) Approving the entitlements request for a Conditional Use Permit (UP19-0005) and Design Review (DR19-0022), based on the findings therein and subject to the attached Draft Conditions of Approval.
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
The applicant, Baden Development LLC, is seeking entitlements to construct a four-story 36-unit residential development on two combined lots at 428 and 432 Baden Avenue. The applicant originally proposed to build an 18-unit project at 428 Baden Avenue, but has since purchased the adjacent City-owned property, formerly an RDA property to which the city has title, at 432 Baden Avenue, thus increasing the size of the project. The project proposes to implement the State Density Bonus Law to achieve the density, which will be further discussed below.
In March 2019, Baden Development LLC submitted an application for a residential development...
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