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None of these approved modifications amount to significant new information that would require <br /> preparation of a subsequent EIR. <br /> CEQA Section 15162 generally requires a subsequent EIR to be prepared when there have <br /> been substantial changes in the project or circumstances that result in new or substantially <br /> increased impacts, or when new information of substantial importance that was not known, and <br /> could not have been known, at the time of certification of the EIR. <br /> The City has reviewed the documents submitted by the Applicant regarding the scope of <br /> impacts associated with the project modifications and the City concludes that the Project <br /> modifications will not result in any new or substantially increased impacts than those already <br /> • disclosed by the EIR; therefore a subsequent EIR is not required. The evidence presented to <br /> the City confirms that the EIR's conclusion in the alternatives section that a second connection <br /> to Sunset Creek Lane (Scenario 3) would have certain incrementally increased environmental <br /> impacts, including increased grading on steep slopes. However, none of these increased <br /> impacts would result in new or substantially increased impacts. For example, the impacts <br /> associated with the connection to Sunset Creek Lane will be mitigated to less-than-significant <br /> levels with the existing Biological Resources, Geology and Soils, and Hydrology and Water <br /> Quality mitigations measures. In addition, NPDES construction and municipal permit <br /> requirements, in combination with the conditions of approval, will ensure that any increased <br /> stormwater impacts associated with the second connection will not result in new or substantially <br /> increased significant impacts related to stormwater. A member of the public stated a concern <br /> regarding bicycle safety on the connection to Sunset Creek Lane. The fact that the maximum <br /> grade of the connection is well within City standards, the anticipated low volume of vehicular <br /> traffic on the connection, the availability of nearby trails, and the City's experience with <br /> roadways with similar design features all individually support the conclusion that the project <br /> modifications would not result in a significant bicycle safety hazard. Also, the reduction in the <br /> number of units in the project would generally result in reduced, rather than greater, <br /> environmental impacts. <br /> MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM <br /> Subdivision (a) of Public Resources Code section 21081.6 requires lead agencies to "adopt a <br /> reporting and mitigation monitoring program for the changes to the project which it has adopted <br /> or made a condition of project approval in order to mitigate or avoid significant effects on the <br /> environment." For the Lund Ranch II Project, the City satisfied this obligation by preparing a <br /> Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP). The MMRP provide a list of all adopted <br /> project mitigation measures, identifies the parties responsible for implementing such measures, <br /> and identifies the timing for implementing each measure. The MMRP is being approved <br /> concurrently with the adoption of these Findings of Fact, and will remain available for public <br /> review during the compliance period. <br /> LUND RANCH II (PUD-25)RESIDENTIAL PROJECT 24 FINDINGS <br />