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Mariner Way, Oceanside Way, etc.). Visitor vehicular traffic would be restricted to use the Anchorage Drive gates. All of the visitors to the 178 motor court units and the residences on the west side of the neighborhood would be required to travel on Anchorage Drive and one of the east -west streets, to their C northern or western destination in the neighborhood. Emergency vehicle access response time could be increased in the event the gates cause the queuing or back up of vehicles outside of them. A visitor mistakenly approaching the Bayfront Drive vehicle gate, for residents only, can cause a queuing of vehicles until it completes a three point turn around and allows traffic to flow again. ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS This project, to construct new gates and fences, is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per CEQA Guideline Article 19, Categorical Exemption, Section 15303 (e), New Construction of Small Structures. PUBLIC OUTREACH For the May 15, 2014 Planning Commission meeting, notices for the public hearing were mailed to all of the Heron Bay homeowners, property owners and business owners within 300 feet of the Heron Bay neighborhood, the Washington Manor Homeowners Association and the Golden State Mobilehome Owners League (Mission Bay). Placards were posted on utility boxes and poles at the Heron Bay entrance and at the corner of Lewelling and Wicks Boulevards. A legal advertisement was published in the Daily Review newspaper. A continuance to a date certain, June 19, 2014, does not require any further notification. At the time of the May 15 Planning Commission mail -out, there was one person that provided comments supporting the project. William Young, a Heron Bay resident, emailed in support of the gates and fences. After the May 15 mail out, the City received two emails from Mr. Kevin Zhang, a Heron Bay resident, stating opposition to the proposal. Two letters were also received. One was from Mr. Lee Huo, Bay Trail Planner for Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) stating opposition to the proposal and supporting City staff recommendation for denial. As discussed earlier in this report, a letter from BCDC to the applicant was received clarifying the proposal would be a violation its BCDC permit to make changes to the public access area without first obtaining written authorization from BCDC by amending the current permit. See attachments. In archived City records from last year on July 18, 2013, Dr. Henry Lai, a Washington Manor resident having heard that the HOA was considering to construct gates at the Heron Bay entry emailed the City to state opposition to the proposal which would restrict public access to the Bay Trail. Staff informed Dr. Lai that his email would be forwarded to the Planning Commission at the time the matter would be considered. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the Planning Commission deny the proposed modification to the Planned Development subject to the attached recommended resolution and findings for denial. Planning Commission Staff Report June 19, 2014 PLN2014-00007 Page 7 of 8