Saturday, November 14, 2009

Environmental Review

This page was created to allow the public an opportunity to participate in the environmental review process conducted by the City for public and private projects in San Jose. This process is mandated by State Law and explained in greater detail on this site.  Here you can track upcoming Environmental Impact Reports (EIR), download a Draft EIR, and submit comments electronically to the City. The EIRs listed below are either Draft EIRs in the public review and comment period, or final EIRs pending certification before the City Planning Commission. Each EIR listed below includes a brief project description, the public review period start and end dates, tentative Planning Commission hearing date, and contact information for the EIR project manager. The EIR documents include a table of contents, graphics, and technical appendices.  EIRs will be removed from the website after they are certified. Certified EIRs can be reviewed on Monday through Friday at the Department of Planning, Building and Code Enforcement, 200 East Santa Clara Street, 3rd Floor, San José CA 95113.

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Active Online Environmental Impact Reports

Single-Use Carry Out Bags, File No. PP09-193:

Addendum to the Flea Market EIR, File No. PDC09-006:

THE ENVISION SAN JOSE 2040 GENERAL PLAN UPDATE: The Draft Program Environmental Impact Report for the Envision San José 2040 General Plan Update is currently being prepared.  A separate EIR Notice of Availability will be circulated when the Draft PEIR becomes available for public review and comments (currently anticipated to begin in December 2010). 

• Notice of Preparation
  
  
• Scoping Meeting - August 12, 2009 at 2:30 p.m. and August 19, 2009 at 6:30 p.m.

THE AIRPORT WEST STADIUM AND GREAT OAKS PLACE PROJECT:

The existing zoning does not allow for the development of a soccer stadium.  In order to develop a soccer stadium on the site, the property needs to be rezoned to allow for a stadium use. 

The approval of the proposed Airport West Stadium component would allow for the construction of a stadium (specifically on the eastern 14.5 acres of the 92.5-acre area) in addition to the development allowed under the existing PD zoning on the 92.5-acre area.  To accommodate the development of the proposed stadium on the eastern 14.5 acres of the 92.5-acre area, the approved uses would be condensed and some previously anticipated surface parking would be replaced with structured parking. 

2.         Great Oaks Place Component (File # PDC09-004): The Great Oaks Place component consists of four main elements: (1) changing the General Plan land use designation on an approximately 76-acre site in south San José from Mixed Use with No Underlying Land use Designation to Medium High Density Residential [12-25 dwelling units per acre (du/ac)]; (2) rezoning the site from I(PD) – Planned Development to A(PD) – Planned Development to allow for the development of residential and park uses; (3) updating the Edenvale Area Development Policy (EADP) to provide for the inclusion of the proposed residential use on the site; and (4) preserving its entitled one million square feet of office/R&D in Edenvale Redevelopment Area 2.

The proposed Medium High Density Residential land use designation would allow for the development of between 914 and 1,905 residential units on the Great Oaks Place site.  The Medium High Density Residential land use designation is typified by two-story apartments and condominiums with surface parking, although structures of greater height with compensating amounts of open space would be allowed. 

The proposed PD zoning would allow for the development of between 1,100 and 1,500 new residential units, development of approximately five acres of public parkland, preservation of the existing fruit dehydrator building, and dedication of approximately 10 acres for public right-of-way (ROW).  The proposed PD zoning also specifies that the maximum building height would be 60 feet (not to exceed five stories). 

The Great Oaks Place component will require an update of the EADP to provide for the inclusion of the proposed residential uses on the site.  The Great Oaks Place component includes the retention of the existing industrial entitlements (up to one million square feet) on other properties in Edenvale Redevelopment Area 2.

• Notice of Preparation
  
  
• Scoping Meeting - June 1st, 2009 at 6:30 PM
  
  
• Notice of Availability
  
  
• Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR)

For questions or comments regarding the DEIR, please Contact: Environmental Project Manager dipa.chundur at (408) 535-7688 or email dipa.chundur@sanjoseca.gov

For general, non-EIR project-related questions or comments about the project, including anticipated scheduling of next steps in the review process, please contact the Planning Division’s project manager Avril Baty at 408-535-7652 or email avril.baty@sanjoseca.gov

Ohlone Mixed-Use Project (File # PDC08-061 & GP09-T-01):

Project Location: The proposed mixed-use project is located on the westerly side of Sunol Street between W. San Carlos Street and Auzerais Avenue. The park site is located on the easterly side of Sunol Avenue between Auzerais and W. Home Street.

Project Description:  The proposed mixed use project is a Planned Development (PD) Rezoning application from HI, Heavy Industrial District, to A(PD), Planned Development District to allow the construction of a mixed use development consisting of up to 800 condominium/apartment and live/work residential dwelling units and 30,000 square feet of ground-level retail space along W. San Carlos Street on an approximately 8.23-gross-acre site.; The project will include General Plan amendment(s) to the Midtown Specific Plan to allow the increased density of approximately 125 DU/AC, height, and changes in the Vasona Mall subarea urban design guidelines applicable to this project site. The Project is also dedicating and improving, 3.99 acres of public parkland adjacent to Del Monte Park on the easterly side of Sunol Avenue between Auzerais and W. Home Street.

For questions or comments regarding DEIR, Contact: Environmental Project Manager Akoni Danielsen at (408) 535-7823 or email akoni.danielsen@sanjoseca.gov

For general, non-E.I.R. project-related questions or comments about the project, including anticipated scheduling of next steps in the review process, please contact the Planning Division’s project manager Sally Zarnowitz at 408-535-7834 or email sally.zarnowitz@sanjoseca.gov

Addendum to the Downtown Strategy 2000 EIR for the San Jose McEnery Convention Center Expansion & Renovation Master Plan (proposed project) File No. PP08-002:

The site is located at 150 W. San Carlos Street in downtown San Jose, north of U.S. Highway 280 (I-280) and east of State Route 87 (Guadalupe Parkway). The project site is bounded by San Carlos Street to the north, by Market Street to the east, by Balbach Street to the south and by Almaden Avenue (for a short block) and Almaden Boulevard to the west.

The Project would be 1,906,714 square feet including parking areas. The key components of the project include:

For questions or comments regarding the approved Initial Study and Addendum to the Downtown Strategy EIR, Please Contact:
Environmental Project Manager dipa.chundur at (408) 535-7688 or email dipa.chundur@sanjoseca.gov

Monterey Highway Soccer Complex (File # GP05-02-03 AND PP05-093): The proposed project would change the San Jose 2020 General Plan land use diagram designation of the site from Agriculture with Coyote Greenbelt overlay to Public Park/Open Space with Coyote Greenbelt overlay to allow the development of a sports field complex for up to 15 soccer fields on land owned by the City of San Jose . The project would allow parking, concession facilities, restroom facilities, a maintenance yard and other ancillary facilities. An entry building, tournament offices and storage facilities would be housed in modular buildings on the site. The project, by proposing no expanded infrastructure improvements would be consistent with the provision of the General Plan's Urban Growth Boundary that recognizes the physical, location, and service limitations of the designated South Coyote Valley Greenbelt area. Existing detention basins located on the site and serving the adjacent Ann Sobrato High School would remain. The project also requires subsequent associated permits for the development of the sports field complex. .

Completed Environmental Imact Reports

Autumn/ Coleman Corridor FEIR,and DEIR located in Council Districts 3 & 6. The objective of the project is to provide additional roadway capacity in the Coleman-Autumn corridor in order to adequately accommodate projected traffic demand. The proposed improvements are a key component of the Downtown San José Strategy 2000 Plan, a long-term plan for development in the greater downtown area that was approved by the San José City Council in June 2005.

• Coleman Avenue will be widened from four lanes to six lanes between Hedding Street and Autumn Street, a distance of approximately 0.8 miles. The widened roadway will include a raised median and bike lanes, landscaping, signage, street lighting, sidewalks, curbs and gutters. The bulk of the widening will occur along the east side of Coleman Avenue.

• Autumn Street, between Park Avenue and Santa Clara Street will be converted from 1-way to 2-way traffic and will be widened to include two lanes in each direction. Most of the widening will occur along the east side of Autumn Street. Between Santa Clara Street and Saint John Street, Autumn Street will be widened to allow for up to four lanes of traffic during peak events at the adjacent HP Pavilion. During normal operations, the roadway will be striped for one lane in each direction and on-street parking will be permitted. Between Park Avenue and Santa Clara Street, Montgomery Street will become a minor 2-way street with a cul-de-sac constructed at the southerly end.

BallPark FEIR, 1st Amendment to DEIR and DEIR The City of San José and the Redevelopment Agency of the City of San Jose are  considering the development of a major league baseball stadium, a parking structure and a future commercial development site.  Figure 3 (Site Location Study) shows a preliminary schematic drawing for the project.  This Notice of Preparation is based on a conceptual plan for the stadium. The project would reconfigure the 17 existing parcels  in order to develop an approximately 706,800 square foot major league baseball stadium.  Maximum capacity of the stadium would be 45,000 patrons.  The baseball stadium, including all scoreboards, would have a maximum height of 200 feet.  The lighting structures could exceed 200 feet in height, but no higher than 260 feet.

Other Environmental Impact Reports

Additional certified Final EIRs  can be viewed at the Planning Division, 3rd Floor at San Jose City Hall on Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  excluding public holidays. Copies are also distributed to the San Jose Main Library located at 150 E. San Fernando St. and to the neighborhood library nearest to the proposed project.

Last Modified Date: 11/6/2009

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