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903 Manor Boulevard Residential Project Initial Study – Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared by City of San Leandro Community Development Department 835 East 14th Street San Leandro, California 94577 Contact: Andrew Mogensen, AICP, Planning Manager prepared with the assistance of Rincon Consultants, Inc. 449 15th Street, Suite 303 Oakland, California 94612 March 2020 NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY AND INTENT TO ADOPT A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR 903 MANOR BOULEVARD RESIDENTIAL PROJECT AT 903 MANOR BOULEVARD, SAN LEANDRO, CALIFORNIA 94579 Notice is Hereby Given that the City of San Leandro is considering a recommendation that the project herein identified will have no significant environmental impacts in compliance with Section 15070 of the CEQA Guidelines. A copy of the proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration, Initial Study, and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program are on file in the San Leandro Community Development Department, 835 East 14th Street, San Leandro, California 95477. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, hard copies will be mailed upon request rather than accessible to the public at a physical location. If you need a hardcopy please send a self-addressed 10”x12” envelope with pre-paid postage to City of San Leandro, Planning Division, Attn: Andrew Mogensen, Planning Manager, 835 E. 14th Street, San Leandro, CA 94577. It is also available on the City’s Website at City of San Leandro, Community Development Department, Planning Services, Plans & CEQA Documents: https://www.sanleandro.org/depts/cd/plan/polplanstudiesceqa/default.asp. REVIEW PERIOD: The 20-day review period is from May 15, 2020 to June 4, 2020. Comments on the proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration should be provided in writing to the San Leandro Community Development Department, 835 East 14th Street, San Leandro, California 94577 by June 4, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. or email [email protected]. This proposed finding does not constitute approval or denial of the project itself, it only determines if the project could have a significant environmental impact. Projects that could have a significant impact must have an Environmental Impact Report prepared to evaluate those possible impacts in compliance with Section 15064 of the CEQA Guidelines. If you wish to challenge the City’s action on this Mitigated Negative Declaration in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised in written correspondence. For further information concerning this project, please contact Andrew Mogensen at (510) 577-3325. PROJECT LOCATION: 903 Manor Boulevard, San Leandro, California 94579 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The project would involve the demolition of the existing Manor Bowl commercial building, and the development of 39 three-story townhomes within six buildings (proposed Buildings A through F) on the project site, site totaling approximately 100,000 square feet. Each building would be approximately 37.5 feet in height. The project includes four Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessible units and six below market rate units. The applicant has applied for a Planned Development, Site Plan Review, Tentative Map, General Plan Map Amendment, and Zoning Map Amendment entitlements. As part of the project, the site’s General Plan land use map designation would be amended to General Commercial; the existing lot would also be divided into seven separate lots. The proposed density is 17.0 dwelling units (DU) per acre. DECISION MAKING AUTHORITY: City of San Leandro Planning Commission and Board of Zoning Adjustments, and City Council HEARING DATE: June 4, 2020, Planning Commission and Board of Zoning Adjustments Meeting 903 Manor Boulevard Residential Project Initial Study – Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared by City of San Leandro Community Development Department 835 East 14th Street San Leandro, California 94577 Contact: Andrew Mogensen, AICP, Planning Manager prepared with the assistance of Rincon Consultants, Inc. 449 15th Street, Suite 303 Oakland, California 94612 March 2020 This report prepared on 50% recycled paper with 50% post-consumer content. Table of Contents Table of Contents Acronyms and Abbreviations.................................................................................................................. v Initial Study ............................................................................................................................................. 1 1. Project Title ......................................................................................................................... 1 2. Lead Agency Name and Address ......................................................................................... 1 3. Contact Person and Phone Number ................................................................................... 1 4. Project Location .................................................................................................................. 1 5. Project Sponsor’s Name and Address ................................................................................. 1 6. General Plan Designation .................................................................................................... 4 7. Zoning.................................................................................................................................. 4 8. Project Description .............................................................................................................. 4 9. Surrounding Land Uses and Setting .................................................................................... 7 10. Other Public Agencies Whose Approval is Required ........................................................12 11. Have California Native American Tribes Traditionally and Culturally Affiliated with the Project Area Requested Consultation Pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080.3.1? ........................................................................................................................12 Environmental Factors Potentially Affected .........................................................................................13 Determination ......................................................................................................................................13 Environmental Checklist .......................................................................................................................15 1 Aesthetics ..........................................................................................................................15 2 Agriculture and Forestry Resources ..................................................................................21 3 Air Quality .........................................................................................................................23 4 Biological Resources ..........................................................................................................29 5 Cultural Resources ............................................................................................................33 6 Energy ...............................................................................................................................37 7 Geology and Soils ..............................................................................................................41 8 Greenhouse Gas Emissions ...............................................................................................47 9 Hazards and Hazardous Materials ....................................................................................51 10 Hydrology and Water Quality ...........................................................................................55 11 Land Use and Planning ......................................................................................................59 12 Mineral Resources ............................................................................................................61 13 Noise .................................................................................................................................63 14 Population and Housing ....................................................................................................73 15 Public Services ...................................................................................................................75 16 Recreation .........................................................................................................................79 17 Transportation ..................................................................................................................81 18 Tribal Cultural Resources ..................................................................................................85 Initial Study – Mitigated Negative Declaration i City of San Leandro 903 Manor Boulevard Residential Project 19 Utilities and Service Systems ............................................................................................87 20 Wildfire..............................................................................................................................93 21 Mandatory Findings of Significance ..................................................................................95 References ............................................................................................................................................97 Bibliography ..................................................................................................................................97