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City Council Staff Report February 9, 1999 General Plan Amendment; A-98-8; PD-98-2; TM 7078 Page 5 of 12 • At least one-third of the housing in Neighborhoods A and B have garage setbacks of significant proportion; • Lot Number 114 be eliminated and the park area be enlarged in that area; • A landscaped pedestrian access be provided between Lot Numbers 4 and 5. The Commission felt the garage doors needed additional setback for variation as a positive, visual enhancement to the subdivision and to correspond to the predominant theme in the nearby neighborhoods. The removal of Lot 114 would create a view of the park or open space from the street intersecting it rather than a view of a home. A pedestrian way between Lots 4 and 5 will connect the Peralta cul-de-sac with the cul-de-sac coming off of the Alvarado Street extension. The site plan and Vesting Tentative Map attached to this report have already been revised to show the second and third requirement described above. The park has been enlarged so the view in a southwesterly direction on `Street B' will be of the park and not a home. The Peralta Avenue cul- de-sac has been connected to `Street M' via a pedestrian way. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW This project has been reviewed pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act. The Initial Study concluded that, with the required mitigation measures, the General Plan Amendment, the rezoning, the Planned Development, and the Vesting Tentative Map will not have a significant impact on the environment. A Mitigated Negative Declaration has been prepared. The required 30-day review period was October 7, 1998 to November 6, 1998. Staff has prepared a response to the comments received regarding the Initial Study and the Mitigated Negative Declaration. The Planning Commission and Staff recommend the City Council adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration. A copy of the Mitigated Negative Declaration, Initial Study, and response to comments is attached. The noise impacts have been addressed and have been discussed in the Initial Study accompanying the Mitigated Negative Declaration. The study includes recommendations in reducing noise exposures in outdoor and indoor areas. To reduce outdoor noise, a 12-foot soundwall is recommended along the westerly edge of the subdivision and a graduated soundwall ranging from 10 feet to six feet is recommended for the northerly end of the subdivision. There are no outdoor use areas; i.e., backyards facing BART. The combination of the distance of the outdoor use area from BART and the placement of the homes themselves will reduce noise levels along the easterly edge. There are two rear yards facing the easterly edge that require some additional soundwall treatment. A 12-foot soundwall will be constructed along the easterly edge for additional noise attenuation and to maintain the quality appearance of the development. To reduce interior noise levels, dual -pane windows and sound insulation in the walls will be required. The recommended, noise -mitigation measures will bring the outdoor noise levels to a conditionally acceptable level of 65dB as specified in the Noise Element of the General Plan. As for other highlights in the Mitigated Negative Declaration, grading and drainage plans will be monitored by the Engineering and Transportation Department. The extension of Alvarado over