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 3 of 5 WHEREAS, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15162, a Subsequent Environmental Impact Report (SEIR) is required if the City determines that there have been substantial changes to the project and/or the circumstances under which the project is undertaken, or substantial new information has arisen, and that one or more of the foregoing will result in new or substantially more severe impacts and that thus major revisions to the prior environmental impact report and/or new mitigation measures or alternatives are now feasible; and WHEREAS, the City determined that the DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments would require the preparation of an SEIR to substantially revise the DTPP Final EIR because of the reasonable potential that the DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments would result in new or substantially more severe significant environmental effects than those identified in the certified DTPP Final EIR; and WHEREAS, pursuant to CEQA section 21092, the City issued a Notice of Preparation (NOP) for the SEIR to solicit input on the environmental analysis of the Project and submitted the NOP to the Office of Planning and Research State Clearinghouse and interested agencies and persons on September 14, 2021 for a 31-day review period; and WHEREAS, on September 21, 2021, the Planning Commission held an EIR scoping session for the DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments to provide information, the potential environmental impacts and the CEQA review process, and the schedule for DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments implementation, and to allow members of the public and other interested parties to comment on environmental issues early in the process; and WHEREAS, on August 16, 2022, the Planning Commission conducted a study session to review and provide comments on the DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments and supported recommendations to study Research & Development, Laboratory (R&D, Lab) as a new use in the DTPP, revise required vehicular parking and bicycle ratios, and roof- top structures that support a recreational use; and WHEREAS, the City prepared a Draft Subsequent Environmental Impact Report (DSEIR; SCH 2021090249) for the DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments and circulated it for public comment for 45 days from November 14, 2022 to December 29, 2022, and copies of the DSEIR were made available on the City’s website and in hard copy for review by the public and responsible and trustee agencies, and all were invited to submit comments on the DSEIR to the City’s Community Development and Transportation Department; and WHEREAS, on December 6, 2022, the Planning Commission held a public hearing to receive additional verbal and written comments on the DSEIR; and WHEREAS, following the completion of the public review period, the City reviewed all comments received on the DSEIR and prepared a Final Subsequent Environmental Impact Report (FSEIR) which incorporates the DSEIR by reference, includes all comments received during the public review period and responses to those comments,