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• • Ford Land Development Company 6 February 29, 2000 1111 Marina Boulevard pay for the cost of the improvements along its frontage associated with widening Marina Boulevard, should the widening take place within the next 20 years. Rather than creating an unusable traffic lane,the dedicated area will create an additional 16 foot wide landscape buffer, further beautifying the street until widening takes place. The OPA includes conditions that address items such as designation of employee and guest parking, site landscaping, architectural details, and mitigation measures as identified in the Negative Declaration. The Planning Commission supported these conditions and also recommended two design modifications to the project: adding additional color to the building by coloring the decorative score lines in the stucco and raising the entrance tower element slightly to give it more presence from the street. Both of these recommendations have been incorporated into the project design. The draft Planning Commission minutes are attached. CEQA A Mitigated Negative Declaration was prepared for this project. The 20-day review period commenced on February 14,2000 and ends on March 4,2000. As part of the environmental review, a Traffic Impact Study was prepared for the project by Fehr and Peers Associates. The Traffic Study indicates that the proposed project will not result in a significant increase in vehicular trips to and from the project site. The additional traffic generated by the project results in marginal increases in delays at the study intersections;however, all intersections continue to operate at the same service levels as without the project. Several potentially significant impacts having to do with increased lighting, short-term construction noise and hazardous materials waste are identified in the Negative Declaration. These potentially significant impacts can be mitigated to less than significant impacts per the mitigation measures and the Mitigation Monitoring Plan. CONCLUSION Approval of the attached OPA allows Ford Land Development Company to proceed with the acquisition of property at 1111 Marina Boulevard and the relocation of Chovanes Ford to the Marina Square Auto Center. DF/DP:la Attachments: Planning Commission Minutes (draft) Mitigated Negative Declaration with MMP OPA g:\debbie\2000\automall\ford\ford opa staff rept 3-6-00.doc