Newark Area 3 and 4 Specific Plan Project
8 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2007052065
Lead Agency
City of Newark
Document Title
Newark Area 3 and 4 Specific Plan Project
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Current site uses: light industrial, auto dismantlers, agricultural land, Low-Density Residential, institutional (Ohlone College) and City of Newark fire station, park and George Silliman community center uses.
Document Description
Note: Project WITHDRAWN per lead - 04/02/2014.
The ~950 acre site is located in southwestern Newark and is generally bound by Mowry Avenue, Cherry Street, Stevenson Boulevard, and the Mowry Slough.
Area 3 has a 1992 General Plan designation of Special Industrial. Area 4 is west of Area 3 and extends to Mowry Slough. Area 4 has a 1992 General Plan called for a Specific Plan to be prepared as a detailed guide to development of the Area. A total of 638 acres: all of Area 4 and a 77 acre parcel in Area 3 are evaluated for development, the balance of Area 3 is not envisioned for further development. The Areas 3 & 4 Specific Plan allows for development of up to 1,260 housing units of various densities, an up to 600 student elementary school, a golf course, open space areas, as well as retention of existing light industrial and institutional uses.
Contact Information
Name
Terrence Grindall
Agency Name
City of Newark
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Newark
Counties
Alameda
Cross Streets
Cherry St, Mowry Avenue, Stevenson Blvd
Zip
94560
Total Acres
950
State Highways
I-880
Railways
SPRR
Schools
College, HS
Waterways
Mowry Slough
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region 2 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Department of Housing and Community Development, Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Water Resources, Office of Emergency Services, California, Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)
Development Types
Residential , Educational (600-student Elementary School), Recreational (golf course with club house)
Local Actions
General Plan Amendment, Specific Plan, Rezone
Project Issues
Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Public Services, Transportation, Energy
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.