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POTENTIALLY <br />ISSUES <br />POTENTIALLY <br />SIGNIFICANT <br />LESS THAN <br />NO <br />SIGNIFICANT <br />UNLESS <br />SIGNIFICANT <br />IMPACT <br />SOURCES <br />ISSUES <br />MITIGATION <br />IMPACT <br />INCORPORATED <br />_. LAND USE AND PLANNING. Would theproject: <br />a. Physical!Physical!y divide an established community? <br />X <br />1 <br />b. Conflict with any applicable land use plan, <br />X <br />1,2 <br />policy, or regulation of an agency with <br />jurisdiction over the project (including, but not <br />limited to the general plan, specific plan, local <br />coastal program, or zoning ordinance) adopted <br />for the purpose of avoiding or mitigating an <br />environmental effect? <br />C. Conflict with any applicable habitat <br />X <br />2,7 <br />conservation plan or natural community <br />conservationplan? <br />EXPLANATION: The project is a "Trend Change" area as indicated in the General Plan. The General Plan explains that trend <br />change areas are "areas in which land use patterns are changing and the economic and social factors at work are not always clear and <br />predictable". The General Plan specifically calls out "Areas near the Downtown Core", where changes from low -density to high - <br />density residential are evident, as well as shifts from residential to office and other commercial uses. Zoning changes in this area <br />need to be evaluated in terms of street capacity and circulation issues. This rezone would allow the development of residential and <br />mixed use developments with a conditional use permit. The surrounding vicinity can be described as an urban environment, with <br />residential and office uses as context. There are no habitat conservation plans in place in either the General Plan or Zoning Code. <br />The project site is not located adjacent to or in the vicinity of a natural resource. No impacts to habitat/conservation plans are <br />anticipated. <br />2. POPULATION AND ROUSING. Would the project: <br />a. Induce substantial population growth in an area <br />X <br />1,2 <br />either directly (e.g., by proposing new homes <br />and businesses) or indirectly (e.g. through <br />projects in an undeveloped area or major <br />infrastructure)? <br />b. Displace substantial number of existing <br />X <br />2 <br />housing, necessitating the construction of <br />replacement housing elsewhere? <br />C. Displace substantial numbers of people, <br />X <br />2 <br />necessitating the construction of replacement <br />housing elsewhere? <br />EXPLANATION: The project site and area are already served by existing utility systems and public services. The applicant is <br />proposing a rezoning of the property, from a P Professional Office District to a PHD Professional High Density District. There is <br />little change between the uses permitted by these zones; those uses which are different are conditionally permitted and would be <br />subject to a separate hearing process to determine their compatibility with the neighborhood. The lot is vacant, so no residents will <br />be displaced. Therefore, no impacts are anticipated related to displacement of housing units or people. <br />3. GEOLOGY AND SOILS. Would the ro'ect: <br />a. Expose people or structures to potential <br />X <br />2 <br />substantial adverse effects, including the risk <br />of loss, injury, or death involving: <br />i) Rupture of a known earthquake fault, as <br />X <br />2 <br />delineated on the most recent Alquist-Priolo <br />Earthquake Fault Zoning Map issued by the <br />State Geologist for the area or based on other <br />substantial evidence of a known fault? <br />I Strong seismic ground shaking? <br />X <br />2 <br />iii) Seismic -related ground failure, including <br />X <br />2 <br />liquefaction? <br />iv Landslides? <br />X <br />1,2 <br />555 Estudillo Rezone-- IS/ND <br />(Form rev. 11/06/00) <br />December 2001 <br />17 <br />