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General Plan. The proposed Amendment is consistent with the City's contemplated "City Structure" (General Plan Fig. 3 -1) because it proposes a residential development in an area generally described as "Mixed Use Corridor/Residential ". By facilitating development of a residential Project, the General Plan Amendment also furthers a number of other existing General Plan Goals, Policies, and Actions. For example, it encourages a mix of residential unit types by providing multi - family housing and promotes infill development (Policies 3.01 and 3.04). It ensures that infill development is compatible with existing homes (Policy 2.05). It preserves the low- density character of existing neighborhoods by providing a new site for multi - family development (Policy 2.04). Further, the General Plan Amendment will not impede achievement of other existing policies, nor will it create internal inconsistencies with existing policies. Accordingly, the Amendment is consistent with the City's General Plan. 4. The proposed General Plan amendment is in accordance with applicable provisions of the California Code and the California Environmental Quality Act. The Project required preparation of an Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration Project(completed by City staff.) Environmental topics for which mitigation was indicated in order to bring potentially significant impacts to a level of insignificance include: aesthetics, air quality, cultural resources, geology /soils, hydrology /water quality, noise, population and housing, public services, recreation, and utilities. The mandated 30 -day public review period is from October 14 to November 14, 2011. All comments received by staff will be forwarded to the City Council as the final decision - making body for the Project. Rezone (Zoning Code Sections 5 -2708 and 5 -2712) 1. The proposed rezone must be in general agreement with the adopted General Plan of the City. Should the City Council approve the General Plan amendment, changing the land use designation of the site from Office (0) to High Density Residential (HDR), the proposed rezoning of the site to Residential Multi - Family with a Planned Development Overlay [RM- 1800(PD)], would be consistent with the with both the polices and land use map of the General Plan. Further, by facilitating the residential development, the rezone would promote a number of existing General Plan policies (as demonstrated above) without impeding achievement of other General Plan polices. 2. The uses permitted by the proposed zoning district must be compatible with existing and proposed uses in the general neighborhood. The area surrounding the Project is residential in orientation to the north, south and east of the site, rezoning Residential Multi- Family (RM- 1800). Therefore the proposed residential Recommended Findings of Fact November 21, 2011 PLN2009- 00006; 2450 Washington Apartments Page 2 of 5