Fountaingrove Environmental Impact Report - City of Santa Rosa ...

Response to Comment Letter from Larry Scharf
2.0 LIST OF COMMENTERS AND RESPONSE TO COMMENTS
Note: Response numbers correspond to comment numbers labeled in the margin of the
letter.
1) Comment noted.
2) Comment noted. The Project site has been planned for development since at least
1972, when the FRPCD Policy Statement was adopted. The site has been part of
extensive urban planning efforts, including updates to the FRPCD Policy Statement
in 1981 and 1992 and in the General Plan, as well as prior versions of the General
Plan. As discussed in Section 3.9 Land Use in the Draft EIR and in Master Response
Land Use Compatibility, the Project is consistent with the land uses designated in
the FRPCD Policy Statement, which would allow a range of uses including singlefamily
and multi-family housing, community oriented uses such as health care
facilities, and private recreational facilities. As a community care facility, the Project
is considered a nonresidential land use, which is allowed in any zoning district
through the Conditional Use Permit process.
3) See Response to Comment McGuckin July 18-3. As described in Section 2 of the
Draft EIR, the purpose of the Project is help to meet housing and service needs of the
City’s senior community, consistent with the policies and goals in the General Plan
that call for projects and services to support the needs of seniors in Santa Rosa. As
discussed in Section 3.4 of the Draft EIR and in Master Response Oak Trees and Oak
Woodland, impacts to biological resources from the Project will be less than
significant with mitigation.
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