Item 28 - Public Hearing - ZOA No. 20204-01 South Coast Technology Center

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South Coast Technology Center Project CEQA Exemption 15183 4.16 Recreation 4.16.1 GPU PEIR Findings The GPU PEIR states that the City has existing park deficiencies and concluded that buildout of the General Plan Update would exacerbate the existing shortage based on the projected population growth and scale of development in park deficient areas. The GPU PEIR determined that buildout of the General Plan would generate the demand for approximately 564 acres of parkland and recreational facilities. Without acquisition of new parkland, population growth related to buildout of the General Plan Update would equate to 1.20 acres per 1,000 residents, which is 0.80 acres below the City's parkland standard. The deficiency would be reduced by park and recreational amenities developed and maintained by the City in addition to private parks and recreational facilities owned and maintained by homeowner associations. Future development in accordance with the General Plan Update would be required to dedicate land or pay in -lieu impact fees per SAMC Chapter 34, Article Vill, and SAMC Chapter 35, Article IV, as well as the Quimby Act. The collected park development impact fees would fund future park acquisition and development and assist the City in achieving the parkland standard of two acres per 1,000 residents. The lack of existing parks is particularly apparent for the 55 Fwy/Dyer Road focus area. To address potential impacts to existing parks within 0.5-mile of the focus area, GPU PEIR MM REC-1 is included, which would require preparation of a public park utilization study for new residential development within the 55 Fwy/Dyer Road focus area, followed by further mitigation for incremental cumulative impacts. However, impacts would remain significant and avoidable even with mitigation. The City is essentially built -out and very limited vacant land is available to be developed with new recreational opportunities, new or expanded facilities would need to occur outside of park - designated parcels which may have an adverse physical effect on the environment, including impacts relating to air quality, biological resources, lighting, noise, and traffic. Although construction and/or expansion of new parks and recreation facilities would be subject to General Plan Update policies and implementation actions, regulatory requirements, and future, project - specific environmental review under CEQA, the GPU PEIR concluded that development of such facilities could result in significant and unavoidable impacts. The GPU PEIR determined that development of such facilities could result in significant and unavoidable impacts. 4.16.2 Project Analysis As discussed in Section 4.14, Population and Housing, the Project is not a residential project that would generate population growth. The Project would generate 425 employees and it is anticipated that these employees would be drawn from the existing City or region workforce. The Project's employees would not be expected to utilize existing parks or recreational facilities during work hours. Moreover, the proposed Project would provide 2,812 square feet of outdoor patio area for employee use during breaks. As such, the Project would not cause or accelerate substantial physical deterioration of existing parks or other recreational facilities nor include or require the construction or expansion of recreational facilities that might have an adverse physical effect on the environment and no impacts would occur. Based on the above, the Project would not result in new or substantially more severe impacts compared to the determinations of the GPU PEIR, which concluded that impacts related to parks and recreational facilities would be significant and unavoidable. Therefore, no new project -specific mitigation measures are required. July 2024 Page 90