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SHU LUIS OBISPO
Notice of Intent to Adopt
Mitigated Negative Declaration
NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY AND INTENT TO ADOPT A MITIGATED NEGATIVE
DECLARATION FOR THE VILLAGES AT THE PALMS EXPANSION PROJECT
City Files: ARCH-0386-2020, USE-0387-2020, PDEV-0001-2021, EID-0528-2021)
The City of San Luis Obispo has completed an Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration
IS/MND) for the proposed expansion of an existing residential care facility (Morrison I, LP;
Applicant). The IS/MND found the following environmental factors to be less than significant with
mitigation incorporated: Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Greenhouse Gas
Emissions, Hazards and Hazardous Materials, Hydrology and Water Quality, Land Use and
Planning, Noise, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities and Service Systems, and Mandatory
Findings of Significance. The project's location is 55 Broad Street (APNs 052-162-021, 052-162-
018, 052-162-022), San Luis Obispo, CA. Based on a search of the California Department of
Toxic Substances Control's EnviroStor database, the State Water Resources Control Board's
Geo Tracker database, and CalEPA's Cortese List website, there is one closed Cleanup Program
Site located approximately 380 feet northeast of the project side across Ramona Drive and four
closed LUST sites located approximately 700 to 900 feet northeast of the project site along Foothill
Boulevard. There are no open hazardous materials sites within the project area.
The proposed project includes the expansion and operation of a residential care facility on the
western portion of a 4.6-acre parcel located at the corner of the Ramona Drive and Palomar
Avenue intersection. The property is zoned for High Density Residential Planned Development
R-4-PD). The expanded residential care facility would consist of two new buildings (Building A
and Building B). As proposed, Building A includes a three-story building with 37 new units (eight
studio units, 24 one-bedroom units, and five two-bedroom units) and amenities, such as a
commercial kitchen, dining room, living room, multi-purpose activities space, administrative
offices, and a rooftop terrace. Building B includes a total of four floors, with the first two floors
providing a parking garage and the upper two floors providing additional residential units (22 one-
bedroom units). Project construction would require 1.31 acres of site disturbance and
approximately 1,575 cubic yards (cy) of cut and 620 cy of fill for a total of 2, 195 cy of earthwork.
Reference copies of the IS/MND are available on the City's website at:
htt ps://www.sloci ty.org/government/department-directory/community -development/documents-
online/environmental-review-documen ts. If you are unable to access the internet, please contact
Kyle Bell at kbell@sloci ty.org or (805) 781-7524 to arrange for alternative means to view the
study. The required 30-day public review period for the IS/MND will extend from October 21, 2021,
to November 22, 2021. Anyone interested in commenting on the document should submit a
written statement to the City of San Luis Obispo, Community Development Department, 919 Palm
Street, San Luis Obispo CA 93401, Attention: Kyle Bell, Associate Planner, or by email to
kbell@slocity.org, by 5:00 p.m., November 22, 2021.
A hearing is tentatively scheduled with the City of San Luis Obispo Tree Committee on October