NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the PLANNING COMMISSION of the City of Pittsburg will conduct a public hearing in the City Council Chamber at City Hall on December 13, 2023, at 7:00 PM concerning the following item(s):
Oakstone Northern California Expansion Project, AP-23-0046 (UP, DR, V)
Use Permit, Design Review and Variance application for Project Oakstone Northern California Expansion Project at Linde’s existing facility located at 2000 Loveridge Road, Pittsburg, California 94565. The proposed development project will result in the expansion of Linde’s Northern California industrial gas market by building a new plant which will involve installation of an air separation unit system, including a distillation tower, heat exchanger cold box, storage tanks, air compressor and auxiliary equipment to expand production of liquid nitrogen, oxygen, and argon. The General Plan Land Use classification is “Industrial”, and the zoning is (IG) General Industrial. Assessor’s Parcel No. 073-190-035.
Environmental Determination
On October 13, 2023, Staff circulated the project Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) for a 30 day public review and comment.
PROJECT PLANNER: Maurice Brenyah-Addow, (925) 252-4261 or mbrenyah-addow@pittsburgca.gov
East Street Estates, AP-19-1470 (DR)
This is a public hearing on a request for design review approval to construct eight new single-family dwellings in an existing subdivision located at 399, 403, 407, 411 East 9th Street and 400, 404, 408, 412 East 8th Street, in the RS-4 (Single-Family Residential, 4,000 sf min. lot size) District. Assessor’s Parcel Nos.: 085-186-032; -033, -034, -035, -036, -037, -038, -039.
Environmental Determination
The proposed project is categorically exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Class 32, “In-Fill Development Projects,” of the state CEQA Guidelines, section 15332. The proposed project qualifies for a Class 32 categorical exemption because: (a) it is consistent with the applicable general plan designation and all applicable general plan policies as well as with applicable zoning designation and regulations, (b) it is located within city limits on a project site of no more than five acres substantially surrounded by urban uses, (c) the project site has no value, as habitat for endangered, rare or threatened species, (d) approval of the project would not result in any significant effects relating to traffic, noise, air quality, or water quality, and (e) the site can be adequately served by all required utilities and public services. Therefore, the proposed project will not have a significant effect on the environment and is exempt from the provisions of CEQA.
PROJECT PLANNER: Alison Hodgkin, (925) 252-6987 or ahodgkin@pittsburgca.gov
