Title
Report regarding CEQA determination and entitlements for Design Review and a Transportation Demand Management Plan for a new seven-story office / R&D building with detached parking garage at 439 Eccles Avenue. (Stephanie Skangos, Senior Planner)
label
MOTIONS FOR THE COMMISSION TO ADOPT STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
(1) Move to adopt the Resolution making findings and CEQA determination; and
(2) Move to adopt the Resolution making findings and approving Planning entitlements subject to the attached conditions of approval.
RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the Planning Commission conduct a public hearing and take the following actions:
1. Adopt a Resolution making findings and a determination that the Project is consistent with the scope of environmental analysis in the previously certified 2040 General Plan Environmental Impact Report, pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Sections 15162 and 15183 and no further environmental review would be required; and,
2. Adopt a Resolution making findings and approving the entitlements for Planning Project P23-0076, including Design Review DR23-0018 and Preliminary Transportation Demand Management Program TDM23-0006, subject to the attached Conditions of Approval.
Body
PROJECT OVERVIEW AND BACKGROUND
Site Overview
The 439 Eccles Avenue project site is comprised of one 2.63-acre parcel located on the north side of Eccles Avenue approximately 700 feet north of the intersection with Forbes Boulevard. The project site has an existing 40,224 square foot, single-story tilt-up warehouse, currently vacant, and associated surface parking. The site is mostly flat, with elevations ranging from approximately 94 to 105 feet above mean sea level.
The project site is flanked by a biotechnology company to the southwest, an event management company to the northeast, and a research and development center to the northwest. A freight
forwarding center is across Eccles Avenue to the s...
Click here for full text