HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC AG PKT 2012-06-25 #M (attachment 11) ATTACHMENT 11
MEMO FROM RBF CONSULTING REGARDING
DWP SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT
EIR OPEN SPACE AREA CLARIFICATION
(JUNE 13, 2012)
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MEMORANDUM
To: Greg Hastings, City of Seal Beach
From: Eddie Torres, RBF Consulting
Date: June 13, 2012
Subject: DWP SPA EIR Open Space Area Clarification
At the June 6, 2012 Planning Commission Hearing, Commissioner Goldberg presented a memo
which outlined consistency concerns he had with the discussion of the open space acreage. In
his memorandum, Commissioner Goldberg identified varying references to the open space
calculations in the Executive Summary, Land Use, and Alternatives Section. The following are
the citations that Commissioner Goldberg felt were inconsistent:
Page 1.51, Executive Summary
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"This Alternative [1996 DWP Specific Plan] varies from the proposed project in that it proposes
an additional 1.1 acres of open space..."
Page 5.1-41, Land Use
"The proposed Specific Plan Amendment would allow the following amendments:
G 0.1 acre from Open Space to Residential"
Page 5.1-43, Land Use
"The proposed Specific Plan Amendment proposes to designate for residential use 0.2 acre of
land southerly of the southerly boundary of the prolongation of Central Way. This 0.2 acre
decrease in the area designated for recreational opportunities (i.e., Open Space)..."
Page 7.13, Alternatives
"As indicated in Table 7-1, this Alternative [1996 DWP Specific Plan] varies from the proposed
project in that it proposes an additional 1.1 acres of Open Space..."
RBF Response
Page 1-51 is part of the Executive Summary and reiterates the discussion from Section 7.1.2
(Page 7-13). Section 7.1.2 compares the "No Project/1996 DWP Specific Plan" Alternative to
the proposed project. The statement "this Alternative [1996 DWP Specific Plan] varies from the
proposed project in that it proposes an additional 1.1 acres of Open Space" is based on the
change in Open Space acreage, as follows: 7.5 acres —6.6 acres = 1.1 acres; refer to Table 7-
1 of the Draft EIR.
The statement on Page 5.1-41 "0.1 acre from Open Space to Residential" should instead read
"0.2 acre from Open Space to Residential," for consistency with the statement found on Page
5.1-43, "The proposed Specific Plan Amendment proposes to designate for residential use 0.2
acre of land southerly of the southerly boundary of the prolongation of Central Way. This 0.2
acre decrease in the area designated for recreational opportunities (i.e., Open Space)..." The
0.2 acre calculation is exclusive of the Central Way right-of-way (ROW) prolongation, as
instructed by City Staff to use the land area of the property northerly of the southerly ROW
prolongation. Inclusive of the ROW, the change in Open Space totals 1.1 acres. The 0.2 acre
and 1.1 acre calculations are consistent with the calculations presented on Page 7-13 and
detailed in Table 7-1 of the Draft EIR.
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