HomeMy WebLinkAbout071-84 BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DANVILLE
Certifying the Final Environmental )
Impac~ Report for the Danville Inn ) RESOLUTION NO. 71-84
General Plan Amendment (File No. )
GPA 83-2) )
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RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Danville as
follows:
The applicant, La Jolla Development Company, re-
quested a General Plan Amendment to allow it to construct a 108
unit Inn on 2.945 acres located on the south side of Sycamore
Valley Road West, west of its intersection with San Ramon
Valley Boulevard (Assessor's Parcel No. 208-462-12)
The subject parcel is part of the Sycamore Valley
Road Specific Plan area. A Specific Plan Amendmentswas adopted
July 10, 1979 designating this parcel as low density multiple
family residential. It was rezoned to P1 by Contra Costa County
on September 18, 1979, ('County file No. 2120-RZ) and was desig-
nated in the preliminary development plan approved on the same
date for the specific plan amendment area as multiple family
residential low density.
On June 24, 1980, a final development plan for the
specific plan amendment area was approved providing for the con-
struction of 25 condominium residential units (Contra Costa County
File No. DP3083-79).
A final map for the subdivision of the subject
parcel the 25 condominium lots was approved on December 22,
1981 (Subdivision NO. 6131) .
The applicant filed a request for general plan
amendment from multiple family use to commercial use on March
31, 1983 for the purpose of amending the final development plan
(DP 3083-79) to permit the construction of an inn or lodging
facility.
The County Planning Department, acting on behalf
of the City, made an initial study of environmental signifi-
cance dated May 19, 1983 and determined that the application
for the general plan amendment required the preparation of an
environmental impact report under CEQA. The City had a draft
environmental impact report prepared by the firm of Wagstaff
and Brady.
On April 27 ,1984, a notice of completion was
filed with the Secretary of Resources. Public notice of the
availability of the draft EIR was given in the manner r~ired
by law and copies of the draft EIR were made available to the
public beginning ~[4arch 23 ,1984.
The time for written comments from the public
and interested agencies was provided up through April 23, 1984
and then extended to April 27, 1984. After the giving of notice
the Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on the draft
EIR on May 14, 1984. After receiving oral public comments, the
Planning Commission closed the public hearing, allowed for
additional written comments through the close of business on
May 18, 1984 and directed Wagstaff and Brady to prepare re-
sponses to written and oral comments.
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The Planning Commission reviewed the final EIR
comprising the draft EIR, the written and oral comments and
the responses thereto, on May 31, 1984.
On May 31, 1984, the Planning Commission recom-
~mended that the City Council certify the final EIR.
The City Council has examined, reviewed and
studied the final EIR.
NOW THEREFORE the City Council of the City of
Danville finds and determines as follows:
1. The draft EIR together with comments, re-
sponses to comments, the statement of findings and miti-
gation measures and the list of persons, organizations
and public agencies commenting on the draft EIR attached
to this resolution as Exhibit "A" constitute the final
EIR for the purpose of amending the General Plan;
2. Adequate time and opportunity has been
available to other public agencies and members of the public
to review and ¢o~uent on':-'%he E:~R~':.: :, .
3. The final EIR has been completed with a
sufficient degree of analysis to provide the City Council with
information which enables it to make a decision which
intelligently takes account of environmental consequences;
4. The final EIR is adequate and has been
completed in compliance with CEQA, the State Guidelines, the
City's processing procedures and other requirements imposed by
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law.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 6th DAY OF August , 1984,
by the following vote:
AYES: Lane, May, Mc Neely, Offenhartz, Schlendorf
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
CITY CLE(R~
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