Reso23-15 Reso 0049 PC23-15 PC Reso Re...lan Amendments and DTPP Amendments

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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 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 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 prepared for the DTPP Plan -Wide Amendments (DSEIR; SCH 2021090249) and circulated it for public comment for 45 days from November 14, 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 public 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, and also describes changes to the DSEIR that resulted from the comments received; and WHEREAS, on May 8, 2023, the City Council held a study session to review and provide comments on the draft DTPP Plan -Wide Amendments and supported recommendations to conditionally permit R&D Lab in the DTPP, limit R&D Lab to Biosafety Level (BSL) 1 and 2, and include new DTPP Standards for R&D Lab uses; and ATTY/RESO.0049/PC RESO RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTS AND DTPP AMENDMENTS REV: 06-07-23 VR Page 3 of 6