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IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO <br /> RESOLUTION NO. 2015-079 <br /> RESOLUTION TO DENY AN APPEAL,APL15-0001, BY COMSTOCK REALTY <br /> PARTNERS,INC. (APPELLANT APPEALS THE BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENTS <br /> SITE PLAN REVIEW APPROVAL IMPOSING FEES FOR DEVELOPMENT FEE FOR <br /> STREET IMPROVEMENTS AND UNDERGROUND UTILITIES CONVERSION FEE, <br /> PLN2014-00028) <br /> WHEREAS, Comstock Realty Partners,Inc. (the"Applicant") submitted an application to <br /> construct a new 161,200 square foot warehouse building on 1717 Doolittle Drive(PLN2014- <br /> 00028) ("Project"). The Project includes loading docks, administrative offices and related <br /> landscaping and off-street parking; and <br /> WHEREAS,the proposed Project site is zoned IG Industrial General and fronts on the <br /> northwest corner of Doolittle Drive and Williams Street, extending to Aurora Drive to the west. It <br /> comprises approximately 19 acres and is already developed with a two-story 421,500 square foot <br /> office and warehouse building. The area proposed for the new development is at the rear westerly <br /> portion of the property and accessible from the Aurora Drive frontage; and <br /> WHEREAS,the purpose of a Site Plan Review is to assure that new development complies <br /> with applicable City development standards and that older sites are upgraded when land uses are <br /> expanded or intensified(Zoning Code Article 25 Site Plan Approval); and <br /> WHEREAS, given the size and scope of the development project and its proximity to a <br /> residential neighborhood,the Zoning Enforcement Official referred the Site Plan Review <br /> application to the Board of Zoning Adjustments for review and action(Zoning Code Section 5- <br /> 2506 B.); and <br /> WHEREAS,after this matter was originally scheduled on the November 6, 2014 Board of <br /> Zoning Adjustments' meeting agenda,the applicant requested that the meeting be postponed to <br /> have additional time to study the required fees and expenses of the proposed project; and <br /> WHEREAS, after having time to assess costs and expenses,the applicant requested that the <br /> matter be re-noticed to the Board of Zoning Adjustments for its consideration; and <br /> WHEREAS,a noticed Public Hearing regarding the proposed Project was scheduled on <br /> February 5, 2015 as requested by the applicant; and <br /> WHEREAS,the Board of Zoning Adjustments convened on February 5,2015 to conduct <br /> the Public Hearing; and <br /> WHEREAS,the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act(CEQA) <br /> per CEQA Guidelines,Article 5, Section 15061 (b)(3)where it can be seen with certainty that there <br /> is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment,the <br /> activity is not subject to CEQA; and <br />