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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06091987 - T.7 T� TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Contra I ra FROM: Harvey E. Bragdon, (',�)stQ Director of Community Development CIJJI DATE: May 5, 1987 SUBJECT: An Appeal by the Alamo Improvement Association requesting an EIR instead of a Conditional Negative Declaration (CEQA) , for a Church. Jerry Loving Associates (Applicant) - Alamo`-Danville Church (Owner) , LUP #2165-86 -S.D III . SPECIFIC REQUEST S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATIONS Either reaffirm the Conditional Negative Declaration of Environ- mental Significance (Traffic Study Required) , or require an Environmental Impact Report to be prepared. BACKGROUND A land use permit for a church and related facilities was filed December 26, 1986, considered at public hearings before the Zoning Administrator March 2, 1987, April 6, 1987 and April 20, 1987. A Negative Declaration of Environmental Significance conditioned upon providing a traffic study was determined January 16, 1987. The proposal was given a 30-day notice from February 3 , 1987 through March 3 , 1987. The initial study had not identified significant environmental impacts associated with the proposal other than that related to possible increased traffic, which was addressed in the submitted traffic study. A. The five acre site for the church is located near the central commercial area of Alamo and would be compatible with and provide a transition from Multiple Residential to Single Family Residential. B A portion of the application originally indicated a hypothetical ultimate church development which has since. been eliminated from the application by the applicant. It was not intended to be approved as part of the project and would have required adjacent property for expansion of off-street parking and may have been the cause of some misunderstanding. This would not be part of an EIR review. C. The cumulative items resulting from the proposal by themselves are not sufficiently significant to warrant preparation of an EIR. Any specific concern can be considered with t applica- tion review process.. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNA RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATI-M OIJB7D COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S) : ACTION OF BOARD ON June 9 , 1987 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER x See attached hearing information and motion. VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN AYES: NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE ABSENT: ABSTAIN: MINUTES, OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. orig dept: Community Development cc: Jerry Loving ATTESTED June 9 , 1987 Alamo-Danville Church PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF Alamo Improvement Assoc. THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AN COU Y ADMINISTRATOR BY , DEPUTY .o M The following people appeared to speak: Richard Bedayn, 3620 Happy Valley Road, Lafayette, for the Alamo-Danville Church, owner; Hal Petrie, P.O. Box 271, Alamo, representing the Alamo Improvement Association, appellant; The following people appeared to speak: Joe Tufo, 1480 Livorna Road, Alamo, requested the Board to waive the requirement for an Environmental Impact Review; Joyce Towner, 2165 Danville Boulevard, Walnut Creek, representing the Association for the Preservation of Danville Boulevard, presented reasons for requiring an Environmental Impact Review; Robert Bailey, 1060 Lizann Drive, Lafayette, commented in favor of the project; Roland Niednagel, 75 Las Quebradas, Alamo, spoke in favor of the church; Dennis Snyder, 1 Country Oak Lane, Danville, commented that there seemed to be no significant reason for requiring a full Environmental Impact Review; Martin Mitchell, 152 Sonora Avenue, Danville, spoke against the need for an Environmental Impact Review; Cliff and Martha Gertz, 1300 Danville Boulevard, Alamo, spoke in faror of the project; The applicant, spoke in rebuttal; The following people submitted comments but did not wish to speak: Bill Hawkins, 15 Robbins Place, Alamo; Bonnie Tufo, 1480 Livorna Road, Alamo; Diane Parker, 2672 Twin Creeks Drive, San Ramon; Susan Slade, 83 Stoddard Place, Danville; Supervisor Schroder questioned the consultant who had prepared the traffic study, Mr. Abrams of Abrams Associates, as to whether he would do anything different in his traffic report if he were asked to supply a report for a full Environmental Impact Report. Mr. Abrams commented that he did not believe he would, that the traffic report was full and complete. The public hearing was closed. On recommendation of Supervisor Schroder, IT IS BY THE BOARD ORDERED THAT the request of the Alamo Improvement Assocation relative to the requirement of an Environmental Impact Review for Land Use Permit #2165-86 is DENIED and the Conditional Negative Declaration of Environmental Sig- nificance is REAFFIRMED.