Reso23-14 Reso 0048 PC23-14 PC Reso Recommending Certification of the SEIR GP & DTPP

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ATTY/RESO.0048/PC RESO RECOMMENDING CERTIFYING THE SEIR REV: 06-02-23 VR Page 2 of 5 WHEREAS, the DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments include, but are not limited to, the following: • Revise certain DTPP development standards, guidelines and policies, including those regarding permitted or conditionally permitted land uses; streets and circulation; building placement; minimum building height and massing; parking; historical resources; and open space. • Making policy changes in advance of consideration by the City of six Gatekeeper development projects to ensure these projects conform to the City’s vision for the development of the Downtown. • Process changes where City Council approval would be required for any Large Project requesting a General Plan Amendment and that such projects would also negotiate Development Agreements. • Evaluate a potential future northward extension of the DTPP between El Camino Real and the Caltrain tracks. • Adding 80,000 sq. ft. to the maximum office development capacity (reserved for small office projects of 20,000 new sq. ft. or less). • Evaluate the potential for total new office development up to 1,167,100 sq. ft. and 830 new residential units in the DTPP area. • The project also includes DTPP Amendments based on the following direction: o Corrections and updates to address any factual inconsistencies. o Amendments required to facilitate the study of the proposed Gatekeeper projects within the DTPP (including increased office and residential development capacity). o Amendments to the approval process to ensure City Council discretion when considering proposed projects. o Revisions to the DTPP to “clean up” and improve the use and efficiency of the DTPP; and WHEREAS, the City determined that the DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments would be subject to CEQA (Public Resources Code section 21000 et seq.), and the CEQA Guidelines (Title 14, sections 15000 et seq. of the California Code of Regulations); and