...Title
H20-041 - Administrative Appeal Hearing on the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration for the 1660 Old Bayshore Highway Industrial Project.
...Recommendations
(a) Conduct an Administrative Hearing to consider the Appeal of the Planning Director’s adoption of the Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration for the 1660 Old Bayshore Highway Industrial Project in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) prepared for the Site Development Permit File No. H20-041 to re-purpose the existing 24,486 square foot warehouse building as a “last mile” e-commerce distribution center, construct a new adjoining 3,000 square foot office addition and a new 17,700 square foot canopy-covered loading area on the south side of the building on 6.07-acre project site located at 1660, 1720, and 1736 Old Bayshore Highway.
(b) Adopt a resolution denying the environmental appeal and upholding the Planning Director’s adoption of the 1660 Old Bayshore Highway Industrial Project Mitigated Negative Declaration, associated Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, and Site Development Permit, and finding that:
(1) The City Council has read and considered the Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) for the 1660 Old Bayshore Highway Industrial Project and related administrative record related to Site Development Permit File No. H20-041; and
(2) The IS/MND for the 1660 Old Bayshore Highway Industrial Project was prepared and completed in full compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970, as amended, together with State and local implementation guidelines; and
(3) Adoption of the IS/MND reflects the independent judgment and analysis of the City of San José; and
(4) Preparation of a new environmental document is not required because IS/MND thoroughly and adequately analyzed the project, and the environmental appeal does not raise any new significant impacts that have not already been analyzed or addressed in the IS/M...
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