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October 22, 2009
October 22, 2009Certified Mail # 7001 1140 0001 0465 «Cert_»
To:«FirstName_»«LastName», «Title»
«Company»
«Address1»
«City», «State»«PostalCode»
Subject:Notice of Preparation of a Draft Environmental Impact Report
South El Camino Real General Plan Amendment(P08-0076:
GPA08-0001,ZA08-0007&EIR08-0004)
Lead Agency:Consulting Firm:
Agency Name:City of South San FranciscoFirm Name: Dyett & Bhatia
Planning Division
Street Address: 315 Maple AvenueStreet Address:755 Sansome Street
South San Francisco, CA Suite 400
94080San Francisco, CA 94111
Mailing Address:P.O. Box 711
South San Francisco, CA
94083
Contact:GerryBeaudin, AICP,SeniorContact:Rajeev Bhatia, Principal
Planner
The City of South San Francisco will be theLead Agency and will prepare an Environmental Impact
Report(EIR)for the project identified below. We need to know the views of your agency as to the
scope and content of the environmental information which is relevantto your agency’s statutory
responsibilities in connection with the proposed General Plan Amendment. Your agency will need to
use the EIR prepared by our agency when considering your permit or other approval for the project.
The purpose of the General Plan Amendment issummarized below.An Initial Study is not attached.
Due to the time limits mandated by State law, your response must be sent at the earliest possible date
not later than 30 days
but after receipt of this notice.
Please send your response to GerryBeaudinat the addressshown above. We will need the name for a
contact person in your agency.
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Project Title
South El Camino Real General Plan Amendment
:
Project Location
:The South El Camino Real General Plan Amendment study area runs along
Vicinity Map
El Camino Real between Chestnut Avenue and the City’s southern boundary. See the
below.
–So. San Francisco, CA*
* Note: Map not to scale.
Project Description& Scoping
:The proposed General Plan Amendment will adopt
planning goals, objectives, and policies to allow for dense (60 du/acre) and intense (3.0 FAR) mixed-
use development along the El Camino Real corridor, south of Chestnut Avenue. The proposed
General Plan Amendment and the supporting Zoning and Design Guidelines areconsistent with the
intent of the “Grand Boulevard Initiative” for El Camino Real and with “Smart Growth” principles,
which include,but are not limited to,creating: mixed land uses, a range of housing opportunities and
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choices, walkable neighborhoods, compact urban form, opportunities for transportation/transit
alternatives, and an effective use of available infrastructure. Further, the City believes that by allowing
more dense, mixed-use development in the El Camino Real corridor,itis progressively addressing
issues identified in the State of California 2006 Global Warming Solutions Act (AB32) and the State’s
greenhouse gas emissions law (SB375).
The EIR will focus on environmental effects in the following topic areas: Aesthetics; Air Quality;
Geologyand Soils; Hazards and Hazardous Materials; Hydrology and Water Quality; Land Use
Planning; Noise; Transportation and Circulation; and Utilities and Service Systems (Water,
Wastewater, and Solid Waste).
Date: October 22, 2009
Gerry Beaudin, SeniorPlanner
Telephone: (650) 877-8535
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