TITLE:
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GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT PGPA-23-0001 TO AMEND THE 2015-2035 GENERAL PLAN CIRCULATION ELEMENT BY ADDING A REFERENCE TO THE COSTA MESA PEDESTRIAN MASTER PLAN AND REVISING POLICIES UNDER GOALS C-1 TO C-12; AND APPROVAL OF THE DRAFT COSTA MESA PEDESTRIAN MASTER PLAN AND FIND THE PROJECT EXEMPT FROM CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) PURSUANT TO CEQA GUIDELINES SECTION 15262 AND 15061(B)(3)
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DEPARTMENT: TRANSPORTATION SERVICES DIVISION/ PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
PRESENTED BY: JENNIFER ROSALES, TRANSPORTATION SERVICES MANAGER AND BRETT ATENCIO THOMAS, ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION COORDINATOR
CONTACT INFORMATION: JENNIFER ROSALES, TRANSPORTATION SERVICES MANAGER, (714) 754-5343
RECOMMENDATION:
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The Planning Commission recommends the City Council:
1. Find that the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15262 (Feasibility and Planning Studies), 15276 (Transportation Improvement Programs), and 15061 (b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption);
2. Approve the Draft Pedestrian Master Plan (PMP) as recommended by the City's Planning Commission by adoption of a resolution; and
3. Approve General Plan Amendment PGPA-23-0001, amending the Circulation Element to revise and include new policies outlined in the PMP by adoption of a resolution.
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION
On March 11, 2024, the Planning Commission found that the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15262 (Feasibility and Planning Studies), Section 15276 (Transportation Improvement and Congestion Management Program) and Section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption).
The project is specifically excluded from CEQA pursuant to statutory exemptions defined under Sections 15262 and 15276. Section 15262 excludes a project from CEQA if it involves only feasibility or planning studies for possible future actions which the City has not approved, a...
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