First Amendment to Development Agreement No. 003 (DA003) (Leal Master Plan)

First Amendment to Development Agreement No. 003 (DA003) (Leal Master Plan)

On December 13, 2017, the City of Eastvale certified a Program EIR (State Clearinghouse No. 2015031028) for the adoption of the Leal Master Plan, and adopted Findings of Fact, a Statement of Overriding Considerations in light of the significant and unavoidable impacts, and a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program. On May 11, 2022, the City of Eastvale approved a Modified Project consisting of: an Addendum to the Certified Program EIR for the Leal Master Plan; Leal Master Plan Amendment (SPA001); a Development Agreement (DA003); a Tentative Tract Map (TTM 38290) to create 14 developable lots and 19 lettered lots on 158.6 acres; and a Major Development Plan Review (PLN22-20020 DR001) for the development of 2500 residential units and 595,000 square feet of commercial development (retail, hotel, civic center) and a fire station. In 2022, the City evaluated the potential environmental impacts of the Modified Project against the criteria set forth in CEQA Guidelines §§ 15162, 15163, 15164, and 15168(c) and determined that substantial evidence throughout the Addendum supported the determination that the Modified Project would not have any reasonably foreseeable environmental consequences beyond that analyzed in the prior Program EIR and its associated administrative record, that none of the conditions trigging preparation of a subsequent or supplemental EIR apply and that the Addendum was appropriate for the proposed Modified Project and related entitlements, and fully complied with CEQA, as described in Public Resources Code section 21166 and the CEQA Guidelines. At its meeting on November 13, 2024, the City introduced the ordinance adopting the First Amendment to Development Agreement No. 003 (first reading), which would 1) require the Applicant to transfer title to Lots 5 and J as shown on TTM 38290 to the City for Civic Center purposes, and 2) remove the minimum amount of commercial square footage that was required within the Mixed Use Areas of the Leal Master Plan. The Original EIR was prepared as a Program EIR. The Lead Agency determined that the effects of the later activity, in this case DA003, were examined in the program EIR (Original EIR) and the Addendum. The First Amendment to DA003 (DAA) will not result in any new or more severe impacts to the environment; there are no substantial changes to the project or circumstances under which the project is undertaken; and there is no new information of substantial importance that would trigger the need for a subsequent EIR pursuant to Section 15162. The DAA does not add to or exceed the maximum development assumptions of the Original EIR and Addendum and would not represent an increased development intensity within the overall approved Leal Master Plan area. The activity is within the scope of the Program EIR and Addendum.

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