NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT
A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION
DATE: OCTOBER 21, 2019
TO: INTERESTED PARTIES
FROM: CITY OF SALINAS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
SUBJECT: ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW/REQUEST FOR COMMENTS
1341 MERCER WAY / APN 003-862-001-000 / M 2019-015
The City of Salinas is proposing to lease approximately 13.25 acres of vacant land (Project Site) from the Salinas Municipal Airport and in turn lease approximately 5.72 acres of the project site back to the City of Salinas as use as a Pub lic Works Corporation Yard. The remainder of the project site (approximately 7.53 acres) would be developed to accommodate light industrial and/or warehouse uses, with a maximum building square footage of no more than 40-percent of the site area (approximately 130,332 square-feet).
Allowable uses for the site would be specified in the lease to include minor telecommunications facilities, indoor vehicle storage, limited industry, laboratories, warehousing, maintenance and repair services (city corporation yard), and research and development services. The site would be development in accordance with the development regulations and design standards of the City’s Industrial Business Park (IBP) Zoning District. Surface parking, landscaping, lighting, and other site improvements would be provided as mandated by the City. The project would involve removing Jeffrey Avenue, Anderson Avenue, the unnamed roadway between Jeffery Avenue and Anderson Avenue, the small storage shed, existing trees, and any other existing facilities on-site.
Environmental impacts of this project have been analyzed in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) has been prepared for the project. Based on the environmental document, the project will not have a significant effect on the environment.
Copies of the MND and Initial Study are available at the following locations: Salinas Community Development Department, 65 West Alisal Street and City of Salinas’ Steinbeck Library, 350 Lincoln Avenue. Documents referenced in the MND are available for public review at the Salinas Community Development Department. If you have questions, please contact the project planner, Thomas Wiles, at (831) 758-7206.
Written comments on the environmental document will be received from October 21, 2019 through November 20, 2019. Comments can also be presented before or during the City Council public hearing to be held on December 3, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. located at the Salinas City Council Chambers at 200 Lincoln Avenue.
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For Responding Agency Use : An Init ial Study and draft MND are attached for yo ur review. The space below may be used to indicate that your agency has no comments, or to state brief comments.
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Return to: Thomas Wiles, Senior Planner
City of Salinas
Community Development Department
65 West Alisal Street
Salinas, CA 93901
From: Agency Name: _________________________
Contact Person: _________________________
Phone Number: _________________________
DISTRIBUTION
1. Borelli Investments Incorporated
2. State Clearinghouse
3. Permit Center Public Notice Board (post)
4. City Clerk Public Notice Board (post)
5. County Clerk’s Office
6. Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments
7. Salinas Union High School District
8. Salinas City Elementary School District
9. Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority
10. California Water Services Company
11. Pacific Gas & Electric
12. AT&T Engineering
13. Comcast
14. Monterey Salinas Transit
15. Union Pacific Transportation Company
16. Department of Transportation – District 5 - Systems Planning and Programming Branch
17. Transportation Agency of Monterey County
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18. Monterey County Airport Land Use Commission
19. California Native Plant Society
20. Republic Services of Salinas
21. Monterey County Department of Public Works
22. Cesar Chavez Library
23. John Steinbeck Library
24. Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board (Region 3)
25. Monterey County Resource Conservation District
26. Monterey County Resource Management Agency
27. Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control Agency
28. Monterey County Water Resources Agency
29. Monterey Bay Air Resources District
30. Monterey County Department of Health - Environmental Health
31. Monterey County Planning Department
32. SUBA
33. Ohlone/Coastanoan-Esselen Nation
34. Native American Heritage Commission
35. Land Watch
36. Salinas Elks Hall Association (Notification Only)
37. Garner Calvin G & Shirley B Garner Trustees (Notification Only)
38. Massie Dan & Brigid McGrath Massie Trustees (Notification Only)
39. Maple Grey LLC (Notification Only)
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