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7• D• 3 <br />to Council policy (please refer to Attachment #4). The applicant is requesting that the City <br />Council amend their policy as it affects their parcel. For example, they would favor <br />elimination of the EIR requirement altogether, or perhaps "moving the line" farther west, so <br />that their parcel is on the "No EIR Required" side of the designation. Upon application, staff <br />informed the applicant that the Zoning Administrator would have no choice but to deny the <br />Architectural Permit because of the City Council policy as it relates to Laurel Way. The <br />following Laurel Way vicinity map specifies the location of the "EIR "! "No EIR" line, as well as <br />vacant parcels and the addresses of developed properties on Laurel Way. <br />F] Vacant Laurel Way Parcels A <br />NCity Limits Line N <br />Mr. Flores was an applicant for both 3718 Laurel Way in f <br />2000, and for 3738 Laurel Way, the subject property. 1 <br />HIGHLAND <br />Development on this side Development on this side of the lin <br />of the line requires an EIR does not require an EIR. <br />M <br />Substandarti� q N <br />co VVY CO <br />Dirt ` Paved .40 Cn <br />ry 4 <br />T <br />oR 0.1 0 <br />V <br />ALTA D <br />a <br />�L <br />m <br />0.1 Miles <br />CEQA Exemptions: The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires that all <br />potential environmental impacts associated with "projects" be evaluated and disclosed to the <br />public prior to project review. The applicant believes that their project should be exempt from <br />CEQA (please see Attachment #5). While it is true that certain types of projects are exempt <br />from CEQA, and that the development of one single - family home would normally be exempt, <br />the City, may determine that CEQA review is still required. In the case of Laurel Way, the <br />Council determined in 1988, and updated in 2000, that due to the environmental sensitivity of <br />