Hanna Ranch Commercial Project
4 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2005072141
Lead Agency
City of Novato
Document Title
Hanna Ranch Commercial Project
Document Type
EIR - Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
The project site is currently vacant and consists of varied terrain with a generally flat "panhandle" on the north that transitions to three tree-studded knolls on the south. A freshwater pond is also located on the site. The site is zoned Planned District with a Baylands overlay (PD:B) and the General Plan designation is Business and Professional Office (BPO).
Document Description
The proposed project would develop the site with a maximum of 136,500 square feet of commercial uses, including 34,700 square feet of retail use, 21, 200 square feet of office use, 10,000 square feet of restaurant use, a 70,600 square-foot (116 room) hotel, and associated grading, parking, landscaping, and the extension of infrastructure. A Class I bike and pedestrian path would also be included as part of the development and two potential alignments are evaluated in the EIR. The project would require the following discretionary approvals: Possible Development/Purchase Agreement; Vacation of Existing Floating Easement/Grant of Easement to City for Class I path; Vesting Tentative Map; General Plan Amendment, Master Plan, Precise Development Plan, Design Review, and a Use Permit.
Contact Information
Name
Alan Lazure
Agency Name
City of Novato
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Novato
Counties
Marin
Cross Streets
Rowland Avenue/Vintage Way
Zip
94945
Total Acres
19.7
Parcel #
153-340-06
State Highways
Hwy 101, 37
Railways
NWPRR & NCRA
Schools
Novato HS, Lynwood ES, Loma Verde ES, Indian Valley JC
Waterways
Novato Creek
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Highway Patrol, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region 2 (RWQCB), Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, Resources, Recycling and Recovery, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT)
Development Types
Office (Sq. Ft. 21,200), Commercial (Sq. Ft. 34,700), Other (116 room hotel & 10,000 sq. ft. restaurant)
Local Actions
General Plan Amendment, Master Plan, Planned Unit Development, Use Permit, Land Division (Subdivision, etc.)
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Hydrology/Water Quality, Noise, Public Services, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildlife, Global Climate Change
Disclaimer: The document was originally posted before CEQAnet had the capability to host attachments for the public. To obtain the original attachments for this document, please contact the lead agency at the contact information listed above. You may also contact the OPR via email at state.clearinghouse@opr.ca.gov or via phone at (916) 445-0613.