Ashbury Apartments Project
Summary
SCH Number
2024080934
Public Agency
City of Concord
Document Title
Ashbury Apartments Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
8/23/2024
Document Description
The Ashbury Apartments Project (proposed project) would include remediation of the project site, followed by the demolition of the existing structures and development of a 216,166-square-foot (sf), five-story, residential building with 183 residential units, including one on-site manager’s unit. Approximately 20 units (11 percent) would be reserved for very-low-income families. The building would have two podium courtyards, a leasing office, clubhouse, fitness center, and 18,492 sf of open space. A total of 92 parking spaces would be provided, including 39 electric vehicle (EV) stalls and a bike storage room with 48 long-term spaces. Site access would be provided by a new driveway off of Amador Avenue. The proposed project would require a Use Permit and Design and Site Plan Review approval by the Planning Commission. Additionally, the applicant is requesting a waiver for open space, both private and/or common, and to provide less parking than what is required by the City, as allowed under the State Density Bonus Law.
Contact Information
Name
Ryan Lenhardt
Agency Name
City of Concord Planning Division
Job Title
Senior Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Concord
Counties
Contra Costa
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
Ashbury Drive/Amador Avenue
Zip
94520
Total Acres
1.8
Parcel #
126-132-005
State Highways
SR 242; SR 680
Railways
BART
Airports
Buchanan Field Airport
Schools
Orion Academy, Fortune School, etc.
Waterways
Ellis Lake, Keller Lake, Contra Costa Canal, Walnut Creek, Grayson Creek
Township
2N
Range
2W
Section
36
Base
MDBM
Other Location Info
Other schools in the project vicinity include: Wild Oak Education, De La Salle Academy, Meadow Homes Elementary School, Diablo Valley School, Concordia School, Cambridge Elementary, Cornerstone Family School, Ygnacio Valley Elementary School, and Gregory Gardens Elementary School
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CEQA Guidelines Section 15183
Reasons for Exemption
Pursuant to Section 15183 of the CEQA Guidelines, where a project is consistent with the use and density established for a property under an existing general plan or zoning ordinance for which the city has already certified an EIR, additional environmental review is not required “except as might be necessary to examine whether there are project-specific significant effects which are peculiar to the project or its site.” As set forth by Sections 15168 and 15183 of the CEQA Guidelines, the program EIR, in this case the City’s General Plan EIR and Supplemental EIR. The proposed project is consistent with the General Plan land use designation of DTMU and Zoning designation of DMX. Through a Modified Initial Study, the City determined that the proposed project would not result in a significant impact that: (1) is peculiar to the project or the project site; (2) was not identified as a significant effect in the General Plan EIR and/or Supplemental EIR; or (3) are previously identified significant effects, which as a result of substantial new information that was not known at the time that the General Plan EIR and/or Supplemental EIR was certified, are determined to have a more severe adverse impact than discussed in the General Plan EIR and/or Supplemental EIR. Therefore, based on Section 15183, further environmental review is not required for the proposed project.
County Clerk
Contra Costa
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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