Reso PC22-06 0079 PC Reso Recommending Certification of the SEIR

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ATTY/RESO.0079/PC RESO RECOMMENDING CERTIFICATION OF THE SEIR REV: 10-20-22 VR Page 2 of 6 WHEREAS, the Project includes, but is not limited to, the following: Amendments to the General Plan, including revisions to the Mixed Use- Downtown maximum allowable development cap to create an office cap for the Transit District that is distinct from, and not subject to, the office cap applicable to the remainder of the DTPP, and the addition of residential development potential cleared under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”); Amendments to the DTPP comprised of: establishing the Transit District as a new sub- area within the DTPP with supplemental controls; creating a maximum allowable development office cap specific to the Transit District that is distinct from, and not subject to, the office cap applicable to the remainder of the DTPP; adding residential development potential cleared under CEQA that is distinct from, and not subject to, the development potential cleared under CEQA for the remainder of the DTPP; adjusting minimum heights and massing regulations; revising the DTPP New Streets (Circulation) Regulations and associated maps; establishing Parking Regulations for the Transit District with lower vehicle parking and higher bicycle parking requirements to reflect anticipated future parking demand; revising the DTPP maps to accommodate potential future relocation of the Caltrain station; revising the DTPP Public Frontages and Use Regulations; allowing for exceptions to certain mandatory Standards for sites identified as potentially providing privately owned publicly accessible open space; adding Contemporary design to the permitted list of architectural styles; and amending various maps, figures, and charts to implement the foregoing; and WHEREAS, the City determined that the Project 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 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