REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Al Zelinka, City Manager
VIA: Ursula Luna-Reynosa, Director of Community Development
PREPARED BY: Hayden Beckman, Senior Planner
Subject:
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Consider Appeal by Adam Frankel of Lozeau Drury, LLP of the Planning Commission's approval of Site Plan Review No. 21-002 (Bella Terra Residential Project)
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Statement of Issue:
Transmitted for your consideration is an appeal of the Planning Commission's approval of Site Plan Review No. 21-002, as submitted by Adam Frankel of Lozeau Drury, LLP. This application is a request to demolish an existing 149,000 sq. ft. Burlington department store and 30,000 sq. ft. of adjacent retail space and construct a new seven-story mixed-use infill project consisting of 300 apartment units, 25,000 sq. ft. of retail and restaurant space, an above-ground three-level podium parking garage with 404 spaces, and associated hardscape and landscape improvements.
The Site Plan Review (SPR) request was processed concurrently with General Plan Amendment No. 21-001, Zoning Text Amendment No. 21-003, and Addendum Environmental Impact Report No. 21-002 as the suite of entitlements for the proposed project (Attachment No. 4). On September 27, 2022, the Planning Commission approved the SPR request and recommended approval of the associated legislative amendments and environmental document described above to the City Council. The legislative amendments and environmental document are presented to the City Council as a separate public hearing item on the agenda.
Financial Impact:
Not Applicable.
Recommended Action:
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A) Find that Addendum Environmental Impact Report (EIR) No. 21-002 (Addendum No. 2 to the Village at Bella Terra EIR No. 07-03) adequately analyzes the project proposed under Site Plan Review No. 21-002 pursuant to the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and
B) Approve Site Pla...
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