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7.B. - Page 14 of 18 § Policy BE -15.1: Encourage private property redevelopment initiative along the Veterans Boulevard Corridor to create new Commercial - Regional, Commercial - Office/Professional, and Mixed -Uses consistent with the Land Use Map. § Policy BE -20.1: Consolidate automobile sales and support uses in the Gateway Center near Whipple Avenue, supporting adequate capacity and freeway visibility. The proposed Zoning Amendment to IP -V is consistent with the Commercial - Regional land use category. A potential automobile sales use at this location would add another similar use along Convention Way which includes multiple existing vehicle sales and service uses. In addition, the automobile sales use would have high visibility along Whipple Avenue and U.S. Highway 101. There are no project -specific significant effects which are peculiar to the project or its site. The project is consistent with the land use designation for the site, and there is nothing peculiar about this project or its location that would result in new or substantially more severe effects than those identified in the 2010 FEIR. • The site currently contains a one-story commercial use with surface parking. Any proposed use would continue to be commercial. Existing uniformly applied regulations for impacts related to a vehicle sales and services business, including regulations for noise and hazardous material disposal, were found during the General Plan EIR process to mitigate impacts. Future proposed automobile sales establishments would be required to apply for a Conditional Use Permit, subject to additional CEQA review, and be subject to all applicable development regulations as well. • The site is adjacent to similar commercial uses and Highway 101 and is not expected to generate severe effects at a rate greater than similar uses in the vicinity. Similar to the adjacent properties, the subject site is flat and located in an urban context surrounded with a mix of commercial uses. PROJECT ANALYSIS COMPARED TO GENERAL PLAN EIR This section includes an analysis of the Project impacts that were considered less than significant in comparison with the General Plan EIR (EIR), to determine if anything particular to the project would cause an additional impact. Aesthetics was analyzed and the EIR found that shadow studies and development standards would ensure no significant impact. The proposed project is a Zoning Amendment and does not include any aesthetic related impacts. Agriculture and Forest Resources were analyzed and the EIR found there are no areas of Prime Farmland, Unique Farmland, or Farmland of Statewide or Local Importance within the City. The project site does not contain any agriculture or forest resources. Biological Resources were analyzed and the EIR identifies the site as "developed" (General Plan EIR Figure 4-4.2 - Vegetation Communities). No sensitive habitats for native Page 4of8 145