PLN2021-00064 - Fa Yun Chan Temple Project
Summary
SCH Number
2024080043
Lead Agency
Alameda County
Document Title
PLN2021-00064 - Fa Yun Chan Temple Project
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Approximately 10 acre of the project site is developed with existing facilities one two-story main residential building and eleven other one- and multi-story structures originally built as other residences, barns and garages, and paved areas. The remainder of the site is currently undeveloped / “R1” (Single Family Residential) and “A” (Agricultural) / Resource Management Area and Measure D Canyonlands.
Document Description
Applicant proposes phased construction consisting of in Phase 1: internal renovation of an existing residence for continued and expanded use as a residence by Temple staff and addition of Buddha statues and associated meditation trails, and in Phase 2: demolition of existing storage and stable buildings, and construction of five new buildings and site improvements for the proposed private Buddhist temple.
Other site improvements would include stabilization of the hillsides, replacement and expansion of the current leach field and provision of individual wastewater service laterals, septic tanks and ejector/grinder pumps. Additionally, a new fire suppression system would be provided, consisting of a new fire pump and delivery system with sufficient on-site water storage to provide fire protection as required under National Fire Protection Association standards. A second driveway connection off Crow Canyon Road would be built. Landscaping would include stormwater treatment areas.
Parcels: 085-4050-001-04, -001-08, -002-00, -003-00, -004-00, -005-00, and -010-02, 085-4055-004-00, 005-00, 006-00, 085-4060-001-09, 085-5000-001-01 and 001-26
Contact Information
Name
Damien Curry
Agency Name
Alameda County
Job Title
Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Rebecca Auld
Agency Name
Lamphier-Gregory, Inc.
Job Title
Vice President
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Name
Xin Xin Shi
Agency Name
Fa Yun Chan Temple
Job Title
Director
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Counties
Alameda
Regions
Countywide
Cross Streets
Crow Canyon Rd and Norris Canyon Rd
Zip
94552
Total Acres
97.4
Parcel #
13 parcels, listed in project description.
State Highways
I-580
Schools
Jensen Ranch Elementary, Canyon Middle
Waterways
Crow and Norris Creeks
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region 2 (RWQCB), Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 4, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW)
Development Types
Other (Buddhist temple complex with staff residence, meditation trails)
Local Actions
Planned Unit Development, Rezone, Use Permit, Land Division (Subdivision, etc.)
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Geology/Soils, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
State Comment Letters [Comments from State Reviewing Agency(ies)]
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