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City Council Staff Report July 12, 1999 A-99-2 & PD-99-2 Page 8 of 10 • Add a condition stating that any significant changes to the building or site plan shall be referred back to the Planning Commission for review as determined by the Development Services Director; • Revise a condition so that left turns out onto Lewelling Boulevard will not be allowed unless a plan for modification of the Lewelling Boulevard/Embers Way intersection and traffic signal can be found satisfactory, etc. And also require that if left turns out onto Lewelling Boulevard are allowed, then hours of operation shall be restricted during the hours between 7 and 9 a.m. and 3 and 7 p.m. on weekdays, or as otherwise required by the Transportation Administrator; • Add a condition requiring that any significant changes to the proposed traffic access plan be reviewed by the Planning Commission; • Expand a condition to search for alternative filtration devices for storm water runoff, other than mechanical type devices; • Revise a conditions to require that the light fixtures be temporarily installed on the site and reviewed at night by the adjacent residents prior to final installation; • Under the traffic condition regarding left turns from Lewelling Boulevard, that the cost of any intersection or traffic modifications that may be approved by the City be borne entirely by the developer and not by the City or Redevelopment Agency; and • Add a condition requiring a row of closely spaced columnar trees that shall be planted along the west property line abutting the Victorian house to create a solid landscape screen. 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 rezoning and the Planned Development would not have a significant impact on the environment. A Mitigated Negative Declaration has been prepared. The required 30-day review period was between May 5, 1999 to June 4, 1999. The City Council is the final legislative body to act on the rezoning and planned development and, therefore, will act on the Mitigated Negative Declaration. 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 the indoor areas to 40 dBA. As for other highlights in the Mitigated Negative Declaration, grading and drainage plans will be monitored by the Engineering and Transportation Department. In addition, it found no significant traffic impacts with the proposed restrictions of left -turns in and out from the Lewelling Boulevard under the existing street configuration. The neighbors expressed concern that the Mitigated Negative Declaration did not take into consideration the visual impact the hotel would have on their views. Staff did explain that the view will be changed, but the question from an environmental review perspective is whether the hotel would be a significant impact. Staff s conclusion is that the measures taken by the applicant to set the hotel building back with a separation of approximately 185- to 230-feet between the exterior of the hotel and the adjacent homes, and the dense planting of fast growing