City Council

11.A. A public hearing to consider adopting a resolution approving a 159-unit condominium\ndevelopment, including eight live/work units, and eight very low-income affordable\nunits at 601 Potrero Grande Drive and 2100 Saturn Street (Assessor's Parcel Numbers\n5265-025-055, 056 and 058)\nIt is recommended that the City Council consider:\n1. Opening the public hearing;\n2. Receiving documentary and testimonial evidence;\n3. Closing the public hearing;\n4. After considering the evidence received during the public hearing, adopt Resolution\nXX-XX to approve Site Development Plan No. 25-131 (“DRB-25-131”), Density\nBonus DRB-26-067, and Vesting Tentative Map No. 84935 (“TM-26-03”), subject to\nconditions of approval contained in Exhibit “A” of Resolution XX-XX; and\n5. Taking such additional, related, action that may be desirable.\nCEQA (California Environmental Quality Act):\nPursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code §§ 21000, et\nseq. “CEQA”) and the regulations promulgated thereunder (14 Cal. Code of Regs. §§ 15000,\net seq., the “CEQA Guidelines”), the City has reviewed the Project and determined that\nadditional environmental review is not required for the Project pursuant to Public Resources\nCode § 21080.66. The City has further determined that the Project satisfies the\nrequirements of that section. If approved, the City will file a Notice of Exemption (Attachment\n7) as required under Public Resources Code §§ 21008, 21152.\nPublic Resources Code § 21080.66, added by Assembly Bill (AB) 130, became effective in\nJuly 2025 to streamline the CEQA process for certain housing projects by exempting\nqualifying urban infill developments from portions of environmental review requirements. The\nlegislation aimed to accelerate project approvals and reduce delays for development in\nalready urbanized areas, while still maintaining targeted environmental and tribal\nconsultation protections. Because the City determined that the Project qualifies for this\nstatutory exemption, technical studies such as air quality and noise analyses are not\nrequired. However, the Project prepared a traffic study, which is discussed later in this\nreport.\nTo qualify for streamlining under Public Resources Code § 21080.66, a project must satisfy\na number of statutory requirements. The Applicant submitted an AB 130 Eligibility Checklist\n(Attachment 5), and staff determined that the Project satisfies the applicable eligibility\nrequirements, including those relating to project size, urbanized location, infill status,\nabsence of statutory exclusion areas, and the lack of any historic structure demolition.\nAB 130 also requires consultation with California Native American tribes that are traditionally\nand culturally affiliated with the Project Site. City staff conducted Tribal Consultation in\naccordance with the statute and incorporated Tribal Cultural Resource conditions into the\nProject’s Conditions of Approval at the request of one of the consulted tribes (Conditions of\nApproval 30–36).\nFinally, AB 130 requires preparation of a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA).\nThe Applicant submitted a Phase I ESA for the Project (Attachment 8) which staff reviewed\nand accepted. Consistent with California law, any recognized environmental conditions\nidentified in the Phase I ESA must be remediated or otherwise addressed before issuance of\na certificate of occupancy.