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Report regarding consideration of a Design Review Modification, Development Agreement Amendment and Addendum to the Mitigated Negative Declaration for the previously approved Research & Development project at 233 East Grand Avenue/328-340 Roebling Road in the Business Technology Park (BTP) Zone District. (Billy Gross, Senior Planner)
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the Planning Commission take the following actions:
1) Approve a resolution making findings and recommending that the City Council make a determination that the 233 East Grand Avenue/328-340 Roebling Project is fully within the scope of environmental analysis in the previously certified 2012 Mitigated Negative Declaration and that the 2020 Addendum is the appropriate environmental document for the Project; and
2) Approve a resolution making findings and recommending that the City Council take the following actions: (1) introduce an Ordinance approving the First Amendment to the Development Agreement between Bayside Area Development, LLC, and the City; and (2) adopt a Resolution approving the Design Review Modification to allow for an increase in Floor Area Ratio (FAR) from 0.81 to 1.0 for the project at 233 East Grand Ave / 328-340 Roebling Road in the Business and Technology Park (BTP) Zoning District, subject to the attached Draft Conditions of Approval.
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BACKGROUND
Overview
The project site is located on Roebling Road, at the eastern corner of East Grand Avenue, and is currently fully developed. The site is sloped, with the rear of the site being approximately 23 feet higher than the frontage on East Grand Avenue. The existing 2.97 acre site is comprised of three separate parcels, each containing one office/warehouse building. The warehouse building located at 233 E. Grand Avenue was constructed in 1947 and the warehouse buildings located at 328 and 340 Roebling Road were constructed in 1958.
On November 12, 2012, the City Council approved entitlement...
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