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Resolution making findings and certifying the Environmental Impact Report including adoption of a Statement of Overriding Considerations and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the 499 Forbes Boulevard Project.
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WHEREAS, Aralon Properties ("Applicant") has proposed to construct a five-story, 128,737 square-foot office / R&D building approximately 85 feet in height, and a five-story parking structure on a 2.96-acre site on 499 Forbes Boulevard ("Project"); and,
WHEREAS, Applicant seeks approval of a Conditional Use Permit (UP19-0011), Design Review (DR19-0032), and Preliminary Transportation Demand Management Program (TDM19-0005) for the Project; and,
WHEREAS, the proposed Project is located within the Business and Technology Park (BTP) Zoning District; and,
WHEREAS, approval of the applicant's proposal is considered a "project" for purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act, Pub. Resources Code ?21000, et seq. ("CEQA"); and,
WHEREAS, in accordance with CEQA the City determined that an Environmental Impact Report ("EIR") was required to evaluate the impacts of the proposed Project; and,
WHEREAS, the City issued a Notice of Preparation on November 15, 2019; and,
WHEREAS, the City prepared a Draft EIR ("DEIR") (State Clearinghouse No. 2019110287), which was circulated for 45-day public/agency review period from May 19, 2020 through July 6, 2020; and,
WHEREAS, Notices of the Availability of the DEIR were published in the South San Francisco Examiner, mailed to property owners within a 300-foot radius of the site, noticed to local agencies and cities, and circulated through the State Clearinghouse; and,
WHEREAS, the City prepared written responses to comments received on the Draft EIR and prepared a Final EIR for circulation, which consists of the DEIR (incorporated by reference), all comments received on the DEIR, written responses to comments received on the DEIR, and revisions to the DEIR, and a Mitigation and Monitoring Report...
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