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7A Page 113 All of the above amendments and other changes described in the attachments have been evaluated by staff and the EIR authors, and the changes do not require recirculation of the Draft EIR. The amendments do not make substantial changes to the project that would produce any new significant environmental impacts, nor will the amendments result in any substantial increase in the severity of an environmental impact that would necessitate adoption of additional mitigation measures to reduce the impact to a level of insignificance. Lastly, the amendments do not make changes to the project that would require major revisions of the environmental impact report. PLANNING ENTITI_E[MENTS The Downtown Precise Plan will require several planning entitlements. If the Planning Commission wishes to recommend approval of the Downtown Precise Plan to the City Council, then the Planning Commission must certify the EIR and then recommend approval of o±her entitlements ('sn addition any recommended revisions to the Draft DPP text). The specific entitlements are listed below: 1. Certification of the Environment Impact Report. The Planning Commission shall certify that: ^ The Final EIR has been completed in compliance with CEQA. ^ The Final EIR was presented to the decision-making body {Planning Commission) of the lead agency, and the decision-making body reviewed and considered the information contained in the Final EIR prior to approving the project. • The Final EIR reflects the lead agency's independent judgment and analysis. ^ That certification of the EIR may be appealed to the City Council within seven (7) days of the final decision or determination of the Planning Commission. 2. Adoption of a Resolution of Intention to Amend the General Plan. According to Section 41.2 of the Zoning Ordinance, amendments to the General Plan may be initiated by a resolution of intention by the Planning Commission. This needs to be done prior to the Planning Commission making a recommendation to the City Council. 3. General Plan Land Use Map Amendment. The current General Plan Land Use Map shows most of the Draft Precise Plan area as being "Mixed Use (Commercial and Residential}" with other parts being "Moderate and High- Rise Residential Structures", "Government", uOffice Park Oriented Uses", and "Multi-Story Structures for Office and Retail Uses". (These latter designations do not allow residential uses}. Staff is proposing new General Plan land use map designs#ions entitled "Downtown Mixed Use" and "Downtown Mixed Use Expansion Blocks". These new land use designations would allow all of the uses discussed in the Downtown Precise Plan including residential uses throughout the entire Plan area. See Attachment E.