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Resolution making findings and approving entitlements for the proposed Project (P22-0024) including Design Review (DR22-0007) and Transportation Demand Management Plan (TDM22-0002) to construct a new 7-story, 85 foot tall, residential housing development consisting of 543 housing units located at 7 South Linden Avenue in the T5 Corridor zone district.
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WHEREAS, Essex Property Trust, Inc. ("Applicant") has proposed to construct 543 rental housing units on an existing developed 4.22 acre site located at 7 South Linden Avenue (APN 014-074-010) collectively referred to as ("Project Site"); and,
WHEREAS, the proposed Project is located within the T5 Corridor zoning district; and,
WHEREAS, the Applicant seeks approval of the following entitlements for the project: Design Review and Transportation Demand Management Plan; 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, determination that the project is consistent with the 2040 General Plan Environmental Impact Report (EIR), pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines section 15162 and related CEQA requirements.
WHEREAS, an environmental checklist was prepared for the project pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15168, which concluded that per CEQA Guidelines sections 15168 and 15162, the project is within the scope of the certified 2040 General Plan Environmental Impact Report ("EIR") and no further environmental review is required. The environmental checklist also concluded the proposed project qualifies for streamlining under CEQA Guidelines Section 15183, as there are no project-specific significant effects which are peculiar to the Project or its site; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission reviewed and carefully considered the information in the environmental checklist, and by separate resolution, determined that the proposed project...
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