NOTICE OF CEQA POSTING: ADDENDUM TO THE 1530-1544 W. SAN CARLOS STREET MIXED-USE PROJECT EIR
Post Date:06/15/2023
ADDENDUM TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT
(WEST SAN CARLOS STREET MIXED-USE PROJECT, SCH # 2019120341)
Pursuant to Section 15164 of the CEQA Guidelines, the City of San José has prepared an Addendum to the Final Environmental Impact Report because minor changes made to the project, as described below, do not raise important new issues about the significant impacts on the environment.
H22-033 – West San Carlos Street Mixed-Use Project (formerly SP20-004). A Site Development Permit to allow the demolition of three existing commercial buildings, eight unoccupied residential buildings, and associated service structures totaling approximately 14,131 square feet, removal of 14 trees, including 11 ordinance-size trees, and construction of an eight-story, mixed-use building consisting of 237 multifamily residential units and approximately 16,980 square feet of commercial space on an approximately 1.34-gross-acre site.
Location: The 1.34-acre project site is located on the southeast corner of the Buena Vista Avenue and West San Carlos Street intersection, 1530, 1536, and 1544 West San Carlos Street.
Assessor’s Parcel Numbers: 277-18-018, 277-18-019, and 277-18-020
Council District: 6
The environmental impacts of this project were addressed by the following Final Environmental Impact Report: “The West San Carlos Mixed-Use Project Draft Environmental Impact Report adopted by City Council Resolution No. 80189 on August 24, 2021. The proposed project is eligible for an addendum pursuant to CEQA Guidelines §15164, which states that “A lead agency or responsible agency shall prepare an addendum to a previously certified EIR if some changes or additions are necessary but none of the conditions described in CEQA Guidelines §15162 calling for preparation of a subsequent EIR have occurred.” Circumstances which would warrant a subsequent EIR include substantial changes in the project or new information of substantial importance which would require major revisions of the previous EIR due to the occurrence of new significant impacts and/or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects.
This IS/Addendum has been prepared as part of the supplemental environmental review process needed to evaluate the proposed project. In accordance with CEQA, this IS/Addendum would tier from the 1530-1544 West San Carlos Street Mixed-Use Project FEIR (SP20-004), available at the following link:
https://www.sanjoseca.gov/your-government/departments-offices/planning-building-code-enforcement/planning-division/environmental-planning/environmental-review/active-eirs/west-san-carlos-street-project
The project will be heard at a Director’s Hearing on June 28, 2023 at 9:00 AM. The hearing documents and meeting link will be made available here closer to the hearing date: https://www.sanjoseca.gov/your-government/departments-offices/planning-building-code-enforcement/planning-division/commissions-hearings-and-developers-roundtable/planning-director-hearings/planning-director-s-hearing-agendas-minutes