Reso 23-09 PC Reso 0034 Reso Recommending CEQA Approval - 505 E. Bayshore

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ATTY/RESO.0034/PC RESO RECOMMENDING CEQA APPROVAL – 505 E. BAYSHORE – EXHIBIT A REV: 05-12-23 JB Page 6 of 30 impacts, based on the analyses on the referenced pages of the DEIR. A. Findings Regarding No Impact or Less Than Significant Impacts. The following potential environmental impacts of the 505 East Bayshore Project were determined to be less than significant and to not require any mitigation measures, as set forth in Section 3 of the DEIR, as incorporated into the EIR. The City Council concurs with the conclusions in the DEIR, as incorporated into the EIR, and makes the following findings with respect to such less than significant impacts. 1. Aesthetics. These findings regarding the Project’s potential aesthetic impacts are based on the analyses on pages 19 through 28 of the DEIR, which are hereby incorporated herein in its entirety. Impact AES-1: The Project would not have a substantial adverse effect on a scenic vista. Impact AES-2: The Project would not substantially damage scenic resources, including, but not limited to, trees, rock outcroppings, and historic buildings within a state scenic highway. Impact AES-3: The Project would not substantially degrade the existing visual character or quality of public views of the site and its surroundings. The project would not conflict with applicable zoning and other regulations governing scenic quality. Impact AES-4: The Project would not create a new source of substantial light or glare which would adversely affect day or nighttime views in the area. Impact AES-C: The Project would not result in a cumulatively considerable contribution to a cumulatively significant aesthetics impact. 2. Agricultural and Forestry Resources. The finding that the Project would not have any impacts on agricultural and forestry resources is based on the analysis on pages 29 through 31 of the DEIR, which is hereby incorporated herein in its entirety. Impact AG-1: The Project would not convert Prime Farmland, Unique Farmland, or Farmland of Statewide Importance, as shown on the maps prepared pursuant to the Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program of the California Resources Agency, to non-agricultural use. Impact AG-2: The Project would not conflict with existing zoning for agricultural use, or a Williamson Act contract. Impact AG-3: The Project would not conflict with existing zoning for, or cause rezoning of, forest land, timberland, or timberland zoned Timberland Production.