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September 28, 2016
Applicant
Richland Ventures, Inc.
Project Description
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND TENTATIVE TRACT MAP
SUBTT18908 — A proposed subdivision of approximately 10.6 acres
into 30 single-family detached lots within the Low (L) Residential
District in the Etiwanda North Specific Plan located at the northwest
corner of East Avenue and Wilson Avenue
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Background
• March 23, 2016 - Previously scheduled this item for a Planning
Commission public hearing.
• March 22, 2016 - Planning Department received a letter from the
California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW).
• Staff requested a continuance of this item to allow the applicant
time to address/resolve the issues.
• The applicant and the applicant's biologist have since worked with
Staff and submitted a response that addresses the concerns
described in the letter.
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Committee and
Neighborhood Meetings
• September 15, 2015 - DRC and TRC reviewed the layout/design of the project
and recommended approval to the Planning Commission.
• October 26, 2015 - Neighborhood Meeting - A total of 3 people were in
attendance - No issues presented.
Environmental Assessment
• Initial Study circulated February 18, 2016.
• March 8, 2016 - San Manuel Band of Mission Indians provided revised language
for 3 Cultural Resource Mitigation Measures.
• March 22, 2016 - Planning Department received a letter from the California
Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW).
• The letter addressed concerns regarding:
1. San Bernardino Kangaroo Rat and Coastal California Gnatcatcher
2. Los Angeles and San Diego Pocket Mouse
3. Listed and Sensitive Plant Species
4. Nesting Bird and Migratory Bird Treaty Act
5. Habitat Conservation
6. Lake and Streambed Alteration Program
7. Cumulative Impacts to the Etiwanda Alluvial
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Environmental Assessment Cont...
According to CEQA section 15073.5(c), recirculation of a Mitigated Negative
Declaration is not required under the following circumstances:
(1) Measures are replaced with equal or more effective measures pursuant to
Section 15074.1;
(2) New project revisions are added which are not new avoidable significant
effects;
(3) Measures or conditions of project approval are added after circulation of
the negative declaration which are not required by CEQA, and do not create
new significant environmental effects and are not necessary to mitigate an
avoidable significant effect; and
(4) New information is added to the negative declaration which merely
clarifies, amplifies, or makes insignificant modifications to the negative
declaration.
Conclusion and Recommendation
• CEQA section 15074.1 requires that prior to deleting and
substituting a mitigation measure, the lead agency shall hold a
public hearing on the matter, and adopt a written finding that the
new measure is equivalent or more effective in mitigating or
avoiding potential significant effects and that it in itself will not
cause any potentially significant effects on the environment.
• Based on the City's review of this application, Planning
Department staff finds that the recommends approval of Tentative
Tract Map SUBTT18908 and adoption of the Mitigated Negative
Declaration of environmental impacts by adoption of the attached
Resolution of Approval with conditions.