Yosemite Avenue-Gardner Avenue to Hatch Road Annexation and Mixed-Use Project

Yosemite Avenue-Gardner Avenue to Hatch Road Annexation and Mixed-Use Project

The project proposes annexation of approximately 70 acres into the City. Approximately 30 acres is proposed for development of a Mixed-Use Housing and Commercial development; no development is proposed on the remaining 40 acres. The residential village would span 18.25 acres and consist of 11 three-story buildings with a total of 426 residential units, a 6,000 square foot clubhouse, and 75,000 square feet of outdoor recreation space, including a 9,378 square foot dog park. The commercial portion would include 8 single-story buildings consisting of 88,298 square feet of commercial space on 10.25 acres of the site. The residential component includes 657 parking spaces and the commercial component consists of 350 parking spaces. Vehicular access to the site would be provided by a single driveway off of E. Yosemite Avenue and two driveways off of N. Gardner Avenue. The City is preparing a Partially Recirculated Draft EIR for the proposed project to evaluate changes in the project since the prior Draft EIR was circulated for public review in September and October 2021.

Merced

Merced

Citywide

California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 6 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Natural Resources Agency, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 11, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW)

California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW)

Residential (Units 426, Acres 18.25), Commercial (Sq. Ft. 88298, Acres 10.25, Employees 145), Recreational (75,000 (outdoor recreation at residential)), Other (6,000 Sq. ft. (Clubhouse)), Transportation:Other (1,007 Parking Spaces)

General Plan Amendment, Site Plan, Annexation

Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Drainage/Absorption, Economics/Jobs, Energy, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Sewer Capacity, Transportation, Utilities/Service Systems, Vegetation