Reso13 PC13-29 2930 PC Reso Final EIR Cambridge Academy (2)

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Courtyard Play Area as a fourth outdoor play area. For the reasons stated for each of these alternatives, separately, the City rejects this alternative as infeasible. Section 9. Statement of Overriding Considerations: As described in the Final EIR, the Project would be expected to have a significant and unavoidable noise impact. Although the mitigation measures described in the Final EIR include all feasible measures to mitigate the significant noise effects of the Project's outdoor activities, the Project's outdoor activities would, nonetheless, be expected to result in a significant and unavoidable effect relating to Noise. In accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15093, the Planning Commission has, in determining whether or not to approve the Project, balanced the economic, social, technological, and other Project benefits against this unavoidable environmental risk, and finds that the benefits of the Project do not outweigh the significant adverse environmental effects that are not mitigated to less-than-significant levels. This determination is based on the Planning Commission's review of the Final EIR and other information in the administrative record. The Planning Commission declines to adopt a Statement of Overriding Considerations for the following reasons: a. The Project would not further General Plan policies that encourage more complete neighborhoods that include complimentary uses such as schools, parks, libraries, and other neighborhood-serving uses (p. BE-14 of the General Plan) because the Project's vicinity is already deemed a complete neighborhood with existing complementary uses including Roosevelt School a public library, two churches, and neighborhood-serving retail and restaurant establishments. b. The neighbors have expressed concerns regarding traffic and safety resulting from the expansion of Roosevelt School. These concerns include vehicular backup resulting from queuing during peak student pick-up and drop-off times, residents unable to back out of their respective driveways safely during this same time period, and concerns regarding vehicular use of neighborhood streets as a cut-through between Farm Hill Boulevard, Downtown Redwood City, and/or the freeways. In consideration of these concerns, the Project would exacerbate the existing conditions and create a negative impact on the residential living environment. Therefore, in accordance with Policy BE 2.5 of the General Plan, the City must protect neighborhoods from such negative impacts. Section 10. The Planning Commission directs that, upon certification of the EIR and denial of the Project, the City's Community Development Department shall file a Notice of Determination with the County Clerk of the County of San Mateo. ATTY/RES0,2930/PC RESO FINAL EIR CAMBRIDGE ACADEMY REV:01-10-14 JS Page 6 of 8