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Initial Study and Negative Declaration <br />• Substantially alter an approved land use plan that would result in physical <br />change to the environment. <br />Issues <br />Less Than <br />Significant <br />Potentially Impact With Less Than <br />Significant Mitigation Significant No <br />Impact Incorporated Impact Impact <br />Land Use Planning <br />Would the project: <br />a) Physically divide an established community? <br />b) Conflict with any applicable land use plan, policy or <br />regulation of an agency with jurisdiction over the <br />project (including, but not limited to the general <br />plan, specific plan, local coastal program, or zoning <br />ordinance) adopted for the purpose of avoiding or <br />mitigating an environmental effect? <br />c) Conflict with any applicable habitat conservation <br />plan or natural community conservation plan? <br />X <br />X <br />x <br />DISCUSSION <br />a. The project site is surrounded by roadways, office and commercial uses. The <br />proposed project is an infill development and would not physically divide an <br />established community. The project would not obstruct access in the vicinity <br />of the site. Therefore, this would be categorized as no- impact. <br />b. The southern portion of the project site has a General Plan Land Use <br />Designation of "Retail /Highway /Service Commercial; Business and Professional <br />Offices" which permits commercial and service uses. The northern portion of <br />the site has a General Plan Land Use Designation of "Open Space - Public <br />Health and Safety ", which does not allow development. The applicant <br />requests a General Plan Amendment to designate the land use of the project <br />site as "Business Park." The applicant also requests to rezone the entire <br />project site to Planned Unit Development - Industrial /Commercial- Office for <br />the construction of and operation of a restaurant with drive - through. The <br />proposed project with a Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 18.5% is below the maximum <br />60% FAR allowed for the Business Park Land Use designation by the General <br />Plan. With the approval of the General Plan Amendment and rezoning, the <br />proposed project will conform to the General Plan policies and programs <br />listed below: <br />34 <br />