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Resolution adopting the Initial Study / Mitigated Negative Declaration (ND21-0001) (State Clearinghouse #2022060734) in accordance with Section 21080 of the California Public Resources Code and CEQA Guidelines Section 15070 et seq.
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WHEREAS, the applicant has proposed construction of a 17-story office and R&D building consisting of 943,965 sq ft, 255,407 parking spaces, and landscaping and community benefits ("Project") on the property located at 121 East Grand Avenue (APN:015 024 230 and approximately 2.91 acres) (referred to as "Project Site") in the City; and
WHEREAS, the applicant seeks adoption of a resolution making findings and recommending that the City Council take the following actions: (1) introduce an ordinance amending the Zoning Code (ZA20-0002); (2) adopt a resolution approving a General Plan Amendment (GPA20-0002), Use Permit (UP20-0008), Design Review (DR20-0027), Transportation Demand Management Program (TDM20-0010) and Tentative Parcel Map (PM22-0003); and
WHEREAS, among other things, the applicant is seeking a General Plan Amendment to permit an increase in allowable Floor Area Ratio (FAR) in the Transit Office R&D Core land use designation in the current General Plan, as outlined in the accompanying staff report; and
WHEREAS, the requested change is consistent and compatible with the rest of the General Plan, as demonstrated in the record below, where the text changes will not reduce the correlation between the land use and circulation elements of the General Plan; in addition, the requested change is in keeping with the City's draft 2040 General Plan Update which is currently underway; 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, on behalf of the City, Knapp Consulting prepared an Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration ("IS/MND") for the Project analyzing the potent...
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