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RESOLUTION NO. 01-13 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENTS <br />OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO <br />ADOPTING A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND MITIGATION <br />MONITORING PROGRAM FOR THE HALUS WIND TURBINE APPLICATION <br />PLN2012-00006 <br />WHEREAS, Halus Power Systems (Applicant) proposes to construct a <br />single wind turbine on an approximately 4.7 acre site at 2539 Grant Avenue. The <br />turbine structure would include an 80 foot tall pole, the turbine mounted on top of <br />the pole, and three blades with a diameter of 20 feet each, thus making it 100 <br />feet tall to the top rotation point. The base of the structure would be <br />approximately six feet in diameter and taper to three feet in diameter at the top <br />and attachment of the turbine. The proposed use is permitted by right, however <br />the height exceeds zoning ordinance standards; therefore, the Applicant has <br />requested a variance from the height standards. The proposal is referred to <br />herein as the Project; and <br />WHEREAS, the Project site is a flag-shaped lot on the north side of Grant <br />Avenue, zoned IG-lndustrial General, and developed with a warehouse and <br />outdoor storage of equipment and turbine structures. To the north of the Project <br />site are the San Lorenzo Creek flood control channel and the Heron Bay <br />residential development. Existing developed industrial sites are south, east and <br />west of the site; and <br />WHEREAS, the City prepared an Initial Study consistent with CEQA <br />Guidelines section 15063 and determined that a Mitigated Negative Declaration <br />was required for the Project; and <br />WHEREAS, based on the Initial Study, the City prepared a Mitigated <br />Negative Declaration (MND) dated May 22, 2012, which was circulated for public <br />review for the required 30-day period. Following a meeting between the <br />Applicant and the Heron Bay Homeowners Association on June 20, 2012, the <br />City extended the public review period for an additional 40 days, to July 31, 2012; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, based on the feedback from the June 20, 2012 meeting and <br />written comments that had been submitted on the MND, the City determined that <br />additional information was needed on the Project. The City prepared a revised <br />Mitigated Negative Declaration (revised MND), dated October 11, 2012, and <br />reflecting its independent judgment and analysis on the potential for <br />environmental impacts from implementation of the Project. The revised MND <br />1