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<br />CERTIFICATE OF FEE EXEMPTION
<br />De Minimis Impact Finding
<br />Project Title/Location Name and Address of Project Proponent (include county): Cherry City Subdivision;
<br />Development of 354 unit residential subdivision north of Alvarado Street and west of San Leandro Boulevard. Also
<br />known as, General Plan Amendment to include residential development as a use in the Peralta Avenue Area, West of
<br />San Leandro Boulevard; A-98-8; reclassification from IG Industrial General and IG(S) Industrial General, Special
<br />Overlay District to RS(PD) Residential Single -Family Planned Development Overlay District; and PD-98-2 and
<br />Vesting Tentative Map, Tract No. 7078; planned development and tentative map to construct a 354-unit single
<br />family home, duet and courtyard home subdivision in a 44.6 acre area bounded by the BART right-of-way to the east,
<br />the San Leandro Creek to the south, the Southern Pacific Railroad right-of-way to the west, and the San Leandro -
<br />Oakland border to the north; the subdivision will have access from Alvarado Street by a new bridge over the San
<br />Leandro Creek; access to San Leandro Boulevard via Peralta Avenue will be for emergency purposes only; Assessor's
<br />Parcel Numbers 75-155-1-2, 2-2, 2-8, 2-11, 2-12, 4, 75-207-1, 3-1,4-1, 5-1,6-1, 6-4, 7-1, 7-2, 7-3, and 8-2; Aidan
<br />Barry, The DeSilva Group, 11555 Dublin Blvd., Dublin, CA 94562, (925) 828-7999, Alameda County.
<br />Project Description: The proposal includes development of 354-unit single-family home, duet and courtyard home
<br />subdivision in the Peralta Area, bounded by San Leandro Creek to the south, Southem Pacific Railroad (SPRR)
<br />right-of-way and tracks to the west, the City of Oakland city limits to the north, and BART right-of-way and
<br />elevated tracks to the east. Proposed amenities for the site would include the extension of Alvarado Street through
<br />the development, a vehicle/pedestrian bridge across San Leandro Creek, multi -purpose fields, a park/playground,
<br />and a greenbelt buffer zone. The proposal would require action by the City Council to approve a General Plan
<br />Amendment, rezone to RS (PD) Residential Single -Family Planned Development Overlay District for the 44.60-
<br />acre site. The site has been utilized for a variety of uses including single-family residential, agriculture
<br />(greenhouses), and a variety of industrial and commercial users. The project site is within the Joint Alameda
<br />County -City of San Leandro Redevelopment Plan Area, but the Redevelopment Agency does not currently own any
<br />of the properties. The developer is in the process of acquiring the various properties.
<br />Findings of Exemption:
<br />1. The City Council approved the General Plan Amendment, the proposal to rezone the property to a residential base
<br />district and to a construct residential subdivision on the subject property.
<br />2. An initial study has been conducted to evaluate potential adverse environmental impacts.
<br />3. The City Council finds and determines that, when considering the record as a whole, there is no evidence before
<br />the City that the proposed project will have potential for an adverse effect on the wildlife resources or the habitat
<br />on which wildlife depends.
<br />4. The City Council, based on the substantial evidence incorporated on the initial study, negative declaration, and
<br />staff reports, rebuts to presumption of adverse effect provided in Section 753.5(d) of Title 14, California Code of
<br />Regulations.
<br />Certification:
<br />I hereby certify that the lead agency has made the above findings of fact and that based upon the initial study
<br />and hearing record the project will not individually or cumulatively have an adverse effect on wildlife resources, as
<br />defined in Section 711.2 of the Fish and Game Code.
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<br />Idaffileen Livermore
<br />Title: Associate Planner
<br />Lead Agency: City of San Leandro
<br />Date: February 19, 1999
<br />FG 753.5 (5/91);Section 711.4, Fish and Game Code;G.\o.,. w-97-0,..m
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