Reso 2020-119 1388 Bancroft Apartments MND MMRP

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1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 INTRODUCTION AND REGULATORY GUIDANCE An initial study is conducted by a lead agency to determine if a project may have a significant effect on the environment (CEQA Guidelines Section 15063[a]). If there is substantial evidence that a project may have a significant effect on the environment, an environmental impact report (EIR) must be prepared, in accordance with California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15064(a). However, if the lead agency determines the impacts are, or can be reduced to, less than significant, a negative declaration or mitigated negative declaration may be prepared instead of an EIR (CEQA Guidelines Section 15070(b)). Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15070, a Mitigated Negative Declaration is appropriate when the project's initial study identifies potentially significant effects, but: a. Revisions to the project plan were made that would avoid or reduce the effects to a point where clearly no significant effects would occur; and b. There is no substantial evidence that the project, as revised, may have a significant effect on the environment. This Initial Study identifies potentially significant impacts on certain environmental resources. The Mitigated Negative Declaration proposes a range of mitigation measures to reduce all such effects to less than significant. Therefore, the City of San Leandro (City) has prepared this Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) for the project because all impacts resulting from the project are reduced to less than significant through the adoption and implementation of mitigation measures. This IS/MND conforms to the content requirements of a negative declaration under CEQA Guidelines Section 15071. 1.2 LEAD AGENCY The lead agency is the public agency with primary responsibility over a proposed project. Where two or more public agencies will be involved with a project, CEQA Guidelines Section 15051 lists criteria for identifying the lead agency. In accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15051(b) (1), "the lead agency will normally be the agency with general governmental powers." The project will require approvals from the City, including a rezoning and approval of a Planned Development Project Plan. Therefore, based on the criteria described above, the City of San Leandro is the lead agency for the proposed project. 1.3 PURPOSE AND DOCUMENT ORGANIZATION The applicant is proposing to implement the 1388 Bancroft Avenue Project. The purpose of this IS/MND is to evaluate the project's potential environmental effects and to provide mitigation where necessary to avoid, minimize, or lessen those effects. This document is divided into the following sections: 1.0 INTRODUCTION This section provides an introduction and describes the purpose and organization of this document. City of San Leandro 1388 Bancroft Avenue Project November 2018 Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration 1.0-1