Report Prepared by: Julie Nelson, Associate Planner, Planning Department
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SUBJECT: Public Hearing - General Plan Amendment #15-03, Zone Change #422, Establishment of Planned Development (P-D) #74, and Certification of a Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Development of a 601,127-Square-Foot Retail Shopping Center, 178 Apartments, and a Fire Station on 77 Acres Located at the Northeast and Southeast Corners of Campus Parkway and Coffee Street
REPORT IN BRIEF
The City Council is being asked to consider various actions, including the certification of an Environmental Impact Report, to approve the future construction of a 601,127-square-foot regional shopping center (including retail, restaurants, a hotel, gas station, etc.), 178 multi-family units, and a fire station site on 77 acres, bounded by Gerard Avenue, Coffee Street, Mission Avenue, and Pluim Drive.
RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion:
A. Approving Resolution 2017-43, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Merced, California, adopting Findings of Fact, a Statement of Overriding Considerations, and a Mitigation Monitoring Program, and certifying the Final Environmental Impact Report for the Merced Gateway Master Plan, including General Plan Amendment #15-03, Zone Change #422, and Planned Development (P-D) Establishment #74; and,
B. Approving Resolution 2017-44, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Merced, California, approving General Plan Amendment #15-03, which amends the General Plan designation for property generally located at the northeast corner of Coffee Street and Campus Parkway by reconfiguring and reducing the area by approximately 12 acres designated as High-Medium Density Residential (HMD), changing the General Plan designation to Regional/Community Commercial (RC), and amending the Circulation Element; and,
C. Introducing Ordinance 2478, an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Merced, California, establishing Planned Development ...
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