Best Development
Grocery Outlet EIR
Planning Commission
Meeting
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City of Fort Bragg Town Hall
416 North Franklin Street
Fort Bragg, CA 95437
October 11, 2022
• To receive input from the public and interested agencies on the Draft EIR (September 2022).
• To enhance public participation as part of the project’s review under the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA).
Purpose of Today’s Meeting
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City of Fort Bragg
• 825, 845, and 851 S. Franklin Street
• 230 to 450 feet east of S. Main St/SR 1
• Coastal Zone (outside appeals area)
Project Location
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• Project site – 1.63 acres
• Existing “Old Social Services Building”
• 16,436 sf building
• 47 parking spaces
• Landscaping (shrubs/trees)
• Vacated since 2010
• Southern most lot is vacant
• 1/3 baren soil
• 2/3 vegetated grassland
• Elevation 117-122 feet msl
• Commercial uses to the north/south/west
• Residential buildings to the east
Project Site
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Entitlements Request:
• Certification of EIR;
• Adoption of a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program; • Approval of a Zoning Clearance (ZC);
• Approval of a Coastal Development Permit (CDP);
• Approval of Design Review;
• Approval of a Parcel Merger;
• Approval of a Sign Permit;
• Approval of an Encroachment Permit;
• Approval of a Grading Permit;
• Approval of a Building Permit.
Project Approvals Requested
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Quantifiable Objectives
• Replace the existing dilapidated 16,436 sf building with a modern 16,157 sf building on 1.63 acres.
Project Objectives
• Develop a grocery store that provides its customers with comparatively affordable groceries at a convenient location for their shopping needs.
• Develop a grocery store that would generate additional revenues to the City in the form of increased sales and property tax revenues.
• Develop a grocery store that would create new jobs in the City. • Develop an aesthetically attractive grocery store and landscaping on an infill site that already includes a dilapidated structure that has been vacant for a substantial period of time and for which there apparently is no economically viable use.
• Design a site plan that minimizes circulation conflicts between automobiles and pedestrians.
Project Objectives
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Existing Land Use CH – Highway Visitor Commercial
General Plan and Zoning
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Existing Zoning CH – Highway Visitor Commercial
Site Plan
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Building Elevations
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Visual Simulations
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Visual Simulations
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Visual Simulations
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Visual Simulations
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Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR)
The following issues were analyzed and determined to have no change, or a less than significant impact in the Initial Study (see Appendix A of the DEIR):
• Agricultural Resources
• Cultural and Tribal Resources
• Geology/Soils
• Hazards/Hazardous Materials
• Hydrology/Water Quality
• Population and Housing
• Public Services/Recreation
• Wildfire
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The following issues were analyzed in the DEIR:
• Aesthetics
• Air Quality
• Biological Resources
• Greenhouse Gas Emissions/Energy
• Land Use and Planning/Urban Decay
• Noise
• Transportation/Circulation
• Utilities and Service Systems
As discussed in the DEIR, no significant and unavoidable impacts would result from the Project.
• The FEIR will include all comments received on the DEIR, responses to these comments, minor corrections (if warranted), minor supplemental analysis/information (if warranted), and the MMRP. • DEIR 45-day public review period – September 15 to October 31, 2022
• Comments can be submitted:
• Today (orally or in writing)
• By email to:
• Heather Gurewitz, Associate Planner, [email protected] • By mail to:
• Attn: Heather Gurewitz, Associate Planner
City of Fort Bragg
416 N. Franklin Street
Fort Bragg, CA 95437
Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR)
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• Final EIR - Written responses to comments, and any changes made to the Draft EIR.
• Certify the EIR
• Planning Commission Hearings
• City Council Hearings
Next Steps
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The Draft EIR is available for review at the City of Fort Bragg. An electronic copy can be emailed to you if requested.
Comments can be sent to:
Heather Gurewitz, Associate Planner
[email protected]
Or:
Attn: Heather Gurewitz, Associate Planner
City of Fort Bragg
416 N. Franklin Street
Fort Bragg, CA 95437
Key Information
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