4F. The subject site is developed with eight single -story brick buildings
(22,488 square -feet total) that once served as administrative offices and
classrooms for the former Imperial Avenue Elementary School;
G. Vehicular access to the proposed facility would be provided from two
driveway entrances; primary access would be from East Imperial Avenue
for the senior housing community (Option 1) and the multi - family portion of
the mixed residential project (Option 2). Primary access for the multi-
family portion of Option 1 and the single - family portion of Option 2 would
be from Walnut Avenue;
H. The proposed General Plan re- designation and rezoning of the Project
Site would change the General Plan land use designation from Planned
Residential Development to the 540 East Imperial Avenue Specific Plan
(EIASP) designation and rezone the area from the Planned Residential
Development (PRD) Zone to the 540 East Imperial Avenue Specific Plan
(EIASP) Zone; and
The re- zoning and General Plan re- designation would increase the
residential density allowed on the site from 11.5 dwelling units per acre, to
a maximum of 53.8 dwelling units per acre in Option 1 or a maximum of
10.27 dwelling units per acre in Option 2. The total maximum development
that would be permitted with the proposed General Plan re- designation
and re- zoning is 175,000 square feet (0.75 FAR).
SECTION 3: Environmental Assessment. The City Council makes the following
environmental findings:
A. The City completed a Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for this
project. A noticed Public Scoping meeting was held on Thursday July 14,
2011 pursuant to CEQA Guidelines §15083. A Notice of Preparation of
the DEIR was circulated for public review from July 7 to August 6, 2011
pursuant to CEQA Guidelines §15082. A Notice of Completion for the
DEIR was filed with the State Office of Planning and Research on
November 3, 2011 pursuant to CEQA Guidelines §15085. The public
comment and review period for the DEIR was open between November 3,
2011 and December 19, 2011 in compliance with CEQA Guidelines
§15087;
B. The City received one (1) comment letter on the DEIR from a public
agency, the State of California Native American Heritage Commission
(NAHC). The agency did not challenge the environmental findings or the
recommended mitigation measures of the report;
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