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RESOLUTION NO. 12-03 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION F THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY ADOPTING A MITIGATED NEGATIVE E DECLARATION, ADD OPTING ASSOCIATED MITIGATION MEASURES, AND ADOPTING A MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT FOR THE 640 VETERANS BOULEVARD RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT WHEREAS, the City of Redwood City adopted the Redwood City Strategic General Plan (General Plan) on October 11, 2010 containing the "Form and Land Use 4� a tlen outlining the goals and principles for the development of mixed Use Corridors in Redwood City with the purpose of providing areas for a Variety of activities, includin c ommercial, office, and high - density residential uses, or a mixture thereof; and WHEREAS, at the carne time and in support thereof, the City Council certified a programmatic Environmental Impact Report for such General Plan; and WHEREAS, on June 27, 2011, the City Council adopted the Veterans Boulevard Mixed-Use Corridor Zoning District to implement the Mixed -lase — Corridor land use category in the General Plan by establishing Mixed Use corridor zoning sub - districts (including the Veterans Boulevard Sub District) and to provide opportunities for development that support major transit and complementary lard uses, with the goal of facilitating transit use, bicycle use, and pedestrian activity; and WHEREAS, BRE Properties Inc., the project developer seeks to construct a residential development project at within the Veterans Boulevard mixed Use Corridor (MUC-VB) Zoning District consisting of 264 residential units in a multi - story building with associated parking, landscaping, and improvements to Veterans Boulevard generally consistent with the MUC -VB Zoning District regulation PD 2011-02); and INHERES, the project developer is also seeking to provide residential units to low income households pursuant to Government Code 65915 to allow for a densit bonus and to also include the granting of concessions through modifications to the freight, density and sidewalk width prescribed in the MUC -VB Zoning District regulations, as provided for under 591 5;and WHEREAS, an initial Study Mitigated Negative Declaration IS MND wa prepared to assess the potential impacts of the 640 Veterans Boulevard project; and WHEREAS, the IS/MND for the 640 Veterans Boulevard Residential Development Project was published for public review and comment for 30 days Y beginning on October 19, 2011, and ending on November 20, 2011, and which public TTY/ E .21 0/12 -30 IS HIND 640 VETERANS FEV:01 11 211 2 Page 1 of 4