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The proposed project would add a new surface parking lot with 230 parking spaces, which would be located east of the existing Parkwest Casino 580. The new parking lot would be located on the southern portion of the eastern parcel and would include 26 electric vehicle (EV) capable spaces, 26 EV charging stations, as well as racks for up to 36 bicycles. The additional 230 parking spaces would increase the number of available parking spaces for the casino from 131 to 361. One tree located in the existing parking lot would be removed as part of the proposed project. Removal of the tree would be required to accommodate a pedestrian connection from the new surface parking lot to the existing sidewalk surrounding the building. In addition, the applicant is proposing operational changes to Parkwest Casino 580, including an increase in the total number of card tables from 10 to 16 tables, an increase in the hours of operation to 24/7 operations, an increase in the maximum bet limit from $200 to $1,000, permittance of up to 10 backline betters per table, and permittance of new card games not prohibited by state law, including Pai Gow with tiles.
Access to the parking lot would be provided by existing driveways on Doolan Road and North Canyons Parkway, as well as a new driveway from North Canyons Parkway, at the northeast corner of the project site. The proposed project would also include off-site improvements along North Canyons Parkway, including the development of a new Class IV bike lane with a landscaped buffer, and restriping of traffic lanes. The existing bus turnout on North Canyons Parkway would be shifted north, and space for a bus shelter would be maintained for future installation as determined by the Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority (LAVTA). With the exception of new bicycle racks, exterior improvements to the existing Parkwest Casino 580 would not occur as part of the proposed project.
The installation of bicycle racks outside of the Parkwest Casino 580 entrances and tree removal in the existing parking lot would require City approval of a Site Plan Design Review Modification. The parking lot expansion, frontage improvements and tree removal in the vacant parcel to the east of Parkwest Casino 580 would require City approval of a Site Plan and Design Review. As noted above, the applicant is proposing operational changes to Parkwest Casino 580 related to the number of card tables, hours of operation, bet limits, backline betters, and card games. These operational changes require amendments to the City of Livermore Municipal Code, several of which would also be captured in a new Development Agreement and a modified Conditional Use Permit for the property. Additional amendments to the Livermore Municipal Code that would be applied citywide include an increase in the total number of card tables citywide, modifications to tournament noticing requirements, changes to the number of cardroom licenses permitted per person, and miscellaneous amendments made for clarification. In addition, a Development Code Amendment is required to update the Livermore Municipal Code section referenced in the cardroom definition. The Site Plan Design Review Modification, Site Plan Design Review, Livermore Municipal Code Amendments, new Development Agreement, modified Conditional Use Permit, and Development Code Amendment require City approval.
Location: 950-968 North Canyons Parkway and unaddressed vacant property to the east of 950-968 North Canyon Parkway, Livermore, CA, 94551 (APNs: 905-0016-086-00, 905-0016-087-00, 905-0016-088-00, and 905-0009-013-03)
Notice of Intent
Parkwest Casino 580 Expansion Project Draft Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration
An IS/MND has been prepared for the Springtown Open Space Concept Plan Phase I Project, CIP No. 202319 (proposed project). The proposed project consists of Phase 1 of the Springtown Open Space Concept Plan and would include the development of a five-to-seven-acre community park at the southern end of the project site consisting of a playground, picnic area, shade structures, restrooms and community garden. A new parking lot with approximately 20 vehicle spaces would be constructed south of the community park, adjacent to Bluebell Drive. The proposed project would also include four pickleball courts/two tennis courts, a half-basketball court, and an 18-hole disc golf course. The pickleball courts/tennis courts and half-basketball court would be located at the existing Marlin Pound Neighborhood Park, which is approximately one mile north of the community park, across Altamont Creek. The 18-hole disc golf course would be spread throughout the remaining portions of the former Springtown Golf Course. Location: 990 and 2010 Bluebell Drive, Livermore, CA
Springtown Open Space Concept Plan Phase I Draft Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration
The City of Livermore, as lead agency under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), has prepared an Addendum to the Initial Study Mitigated Negative Declaration, as amended for the Arroyo Vista Residential Project (SCH #2016042039).
The Addendum is limited to the discussion of Aesthetics, Air Quality, Energy, Noise, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Transportation, Land Use, Planning, Population, Housing, Public Services, Utilities, Hydrology, and Water Quality.
The current project would involve minimal modifications to the approved 2017 residential project and IS/MND, as amended in 2017. Specifically, the proposed project would include the addition of a third story to the 86 single-family detached residences on the western portion of the site that were originally proposed as two-story buildings, the elimination of the pedestrian bridge component, and the inclusion of pocket parks in the respective bridge landings. The revisions would be to the architecture only, with special care to match previous design styles and corner enhancements visible from the public realm. The number of lots and streets would remain within substantial conformance to previous approvals.
The City of Livermore City Council accepted verbal comments on the Addendum to the Initial Study Mitigated Negative Declaration, as amended at a public hearing on September 9, 2024.
See Addendum to the Initial Study Mitigated Negative Declaration as amended for more details.
The City of Livermore, as lead agency under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), has prepared a Recirculated Partial Draft Environmental Impact Report (RP Draft EIR) for the Garaventa Hills Project (proposed project) (SCH # 2011112045).
The Recirculated Partial Draft EIR is limited to the discussion of the potential funding sources available for the acquisition and preservation of the project site as open space under the No Project, No Development Alternative.
The Recirculated Partial Draft EIR makes no modifications to the proposed project description from the previous EIR documents. A project summary is provided below.
The project proposes 44 residential units on an internal looped circulation plan that circumscribes the prominent knolls and connects to the planned extension of Bear Creek Drive. A pedestrian-only bridge would connect over Altamont Creek to Hawk Street that would also serve as a secondary emergency vehicle access. The average lot size would be 9,337 square feet with a minimum of 8,712 square feet. Six units would be attached as pairs, and the remaining 38 would be detached single family homes.
Less than half of the site would be developed with roadways and lots. The knolls would remain undeveloped with informal public-access trails for hiking and vista views. The remaining area would include a stormwater detention basin at the southeast corner and natural areas surrounding development to buffer the nearby creek, wetlands, and other sensitive habitat.
The City of Livermore Planning Commission will accept verbal comment on the Recirculated Partial Draft EIR at a public hearing on August 20, 2024, starting at 7:00 p.m. located at the Livermore-Pleasanton Elks Lodge, (unless otherwise posted), 940 Larkspur Drive, Livermore, CA 94551.
See Notice of Availability for more details.
Recirculated Partial Draft Environmental Impact Report
Previous Environmental Impact Report documents
The +/-105.34-acre project site consists of six separate parcels identified by Assessor’s Parcel Numbers (APNs) 904-3-1-4; 904-10-2-2, -3, -5, -7, and -8 located in unincorporated Alameda County. The project site is located adjacent to the existing Oaks Business Park, which consists of eight light industrial warehouse buildings, in the northwestern corner of the City of Livermore. The project site is generally located west of Isabel Avenue/State Route (SR) 84, north of Stanley Boulevard, south of West Jack London Boulevard, and east of El Charro Road. APN 904-3-1-4 is also known as SMP 39; and 904-10-2-2 is also known as SMP 40. The aforementioned SMP numbers are due to the Surface Mining Permit (SMP) numbers applicable to each site. The Surface Mining Permits for each of the sites were approved by Alameda County in 2004 to allow for the extraction of sand and gravel (i.e., aggregate) within the sites; however, aggregate mining has not occurred within any of the sites.
On SMP 39, the proposed project would include development of a total of up to six light industrial buildings, consisting of up to approximately 755,500 square feet (sf) total of new building space, and associated internal roadways, parking, landscaping, utilities, and other improvements. On SMP 40, the proposed project would include development of two industrial buildings containing up to approximately 759,275 sf of new building space with related internal roadways, parking, landscaping, utilities, and other improvements. The proposed project would include frontage improvements along SMP 39 and right-of-way dedication for the ultimate buildout of West Jack London Boulevard, which would include an at-grade, paved shared-use path along the project frontage, consistent with the City’s Active Transportation Plan (ATP). Similarly, a paved at-grade, on-site trail would be provided along the boundaries of the SMP 40 site, consistent with the City’s ATP. The proposed on-site trails would provide connection between SMP 39 to the existing path along the western boundary of the Oaks Business Park, SMP 40, and eventually to the Arroyo Mocho Trail, as the proposed project would include a new off-site trail connection to the existing Arroyo Mocho Trail, located on the east side of Isabel Avenue/SR 84. Three alternatives for the proposed off-site crossing to the existing Arroyo Mocho Trail are being considered and evaluated in this EIR, including an at-grade crossing at Discovery Drive, an undercrossing at the existing Isabel Bridge, and an overcrossing of Isabel Avenue/SR 84 just north of the existing railroad tracks and associated crossing (north of Stanley Boulevard).
Several approvals would be required for the development of SMP 39 and SMP 40, including a SOI Amendment for SMP 39, General Plan Amendment, Pre-zoning and Annexation, Zoning Map Amendment/Planned Development, Vesting Tentative Subdivision Maps, Pre-Annexation Agreement, and Development Agreement. A Site Plan Design Review entitlement is required for SMP 39 and SMP 40, which would include a review of the site plan, building, and landscape design; however, the entitlement is only proposed for SMP 40 at this time. A Site Plan Design Review entitlement will be required at a later date for the future development of SMP 39. In addition, the proposed project would include annexation of four additional parcels (APNs 904-10-2-3, -5, -7, and -8) located east of SMP 40. Development is not proposed on these additional parcels as part of the proposed project.
Final Environmental Impact Report
Draft Environmental Impact Report
Appendix A - Notice of Preparation (NOP) and Initial Study
Appendix B - NOP Comment Letters and Summary of Verbal Comments
Appendix C - Air Quality and GHG Modeling Results
Appendix D - SMP 39 Biological Resources Assessment
Appendix E - SMP 40 Biological Resources Assessment
Appendix F - SMP 39 Cultural Resources Study
Appendix G - SMP 40 Cultural Resources Study
Appendix H - SMP 40 Flood Study Memorandum
Appendix I - SMP 39/SMP 40 Drainage Analysis Memorandum
Appendix J - SMP 39 Environmental Noise Assessment
Appendix K - SMP 40 Environmental Noise Assessment
Appendix L - Water Supply Assessment
On April 10, 2023, City Council directed staff to include East of Greenville (project) as a focus area in the General Plan Update. The project area was selected for exploration to promote Livermore as a leader in science and technology, to balance housing with employment-generating land uses, and to ensure adequate commercial and industrial land to accommodate future economic growth.
On July 24, 2023, City Council directed staff to prepare an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) of the focus area in parallel with the General Plan Update, which evaluates land use at the citywide scale. The purpose of the EIR is to provide additional detailed information about the East of Greenville focus area and help inform future decisions regarding changes to urban growth boundary and city limits. Due to the similarities and overlaps between the studies, staff will coordinate with both consultant teams to ensure consistency.
The project is for a potential City Council-authorized ballot measure to adjust the North Livermore Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) east of its current location along Greenville Road to align with the portion of the South Bay Aqueduct east of Greenville Road and south of Interstate 580 (I-580). The project would modify the existing land use designations of the project area which may allow for industrial technology campuses, district-serving commercial, community parks, public facilities, a research and educational campus, and agriculture uses.
Prior to any adjustment to the UGB and modification of land uses, the City Council must authorize a measure to be placed on the ballot to adjust the North Livermore UGB. Livermore voters must vote to approve to adjust the North Livermore UGB to include the project area before these land uses could be realized. The purpose of this EIR is to help inform this decision. While the city has not yet decided whether to move forward with this project, it is being analyzed to understand the potential environmental impacts, inform City Council deliberations, and create a potential opportunity for Livermore voters to decide on this land use proposal.
If Livermore voters approve the initiative, the project would expand the North Livermore UGB for the City of Livermore. Any future development would require City of Livermore and Local Agency Formation Commission approvals.
For additional information on the East of Greenville project, please visit https://imaginelivermore2045.org/east-of-greenville/.
The project, its location, and potential environmental effects are described below in the Notice of Preparation.
Notice of PreparationThe Springtown Trunkline Sewer Replacement Project includes approximately 1.5 lineal acres of sewer pipeline located primarily within undeveloped grazing land north of Interstate 580 (I-580) and Las Colinas Road and extending northeast to Redwood Road. An existing 33-inch diameter gravity underground sewer pipeline traverses the project site and is located in a 20-foot public utility easement that crosses the Arroyo Seco drainage, just east of the confluence of the Arroyo Seco and Arroyo Las Positas drainages. The proposed project would include abandoning the existing 33-inch diameter gravity sewer pipeline and installing a new 24-inch diameter gravity sewer pipeline east of the current alignment. Ground disturbance would occur along the entire proposed alignment, approximately 2,990 lineal feet, and within the City of Livermore’s 20-foot-wide sewer easement as well as within additional areas for staging and access.
Draft Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration
Appendix A - AQ-GHG Supporting Information
Appendix B - Biological Resources Supporting Information
Appendix C - Cultural Resources Supporting Information
Appendix D - Geotechnical Exploration Report
Appendix E - Noise Supporting Information
The City of Livermore is preparing a comprehensive update to its existing General Plan. The General Plan update will guide the City’s development and conservation through horizon year 2045. State law requires that the General Plan contain eight elements: Land Use, Circulation, Housing, Open Space, Noise, Safety, Conservation, and Environmental Justice. The proposed General Plan 2045 will create a policy framework that articulates a vision for the General Plan planning area in 2045 and establishes a broad set of goals for the future of Livermore and specific policies and implementing actions.
The proposed General Plan 2045 will add new and expanded policy topics to address the current requirements of State law, modernize the City’s policy framework, and update the General Plan land use map to plan for future services, jobs, parks, and housing. To achieve the proposed General Plan 2045 vision, the City will analyze land use alternatives and will prepare a refined preferred land use scenario that is developed through an extensive public process.
The City of Livermore will prepare an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the updated General Plan. Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines (Section 15206), the proposed project is considered a project of statewide, regional, or areawide significance. The EIR will address the potential environmental impacts associated with the General Plan Update at a programmatic level, including broad policies and the likely type and amount of development allowed within the General Plan horizon year of 2045. The EIR will also include an evaluation of project alternatives that could reduce significant impacts.
The proposed project, its location, and potential environmental effects are described below in the Notice of Preparation.
The project proposes to extend existing sanitary sewer lines approximately 5 miles (27,000 linear feet) in unincorporated Alameda County, California. The expanded sewer facilities would allow existing and future wine country uses permitted under the South Livermore Valley Area Plan and South Livermore Valley Specific Plan, in conformance with Measure D, south and east of the project to connect to the City’s wastewater system. The expansion would also allow existing residences on Buena Vista Avenue to connect to the City’s wastewater system and remove their on-site septic systems. The sewer expansion would not induce unanticipated growth in the City or within its Sphere of Influence. By allowing existing residences to connect to the wastewater system, the City would reduce groundwater quality issues in the project vicinity. Construction is anticipated to begin in January 2024 and would continue for a duration of approximately 18 months, ending in June 2025. Construction would occur Monday through Friday, with limited weekend construction.
The project would require City Council approval to place a Council-sponsored initiative on the City’s ballot that would amend language in the City’s voter-approved South Livermore Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) Initiative. The UGB forms the southern border of the City, beyond which urban services (including sewer and water service) is permitted under limited exceptions. In March 2000, Livermore voters passed Measure K, establishing the South Livermore UGB. The UGB is intended to protect and enhance agriculture and open space by regulating where development is permitted within South Livermore. The initiative is also intended to reduce urban sprawl by preventing uncontrolled urban development that could potentially impact agricultural land and open space areas. The proposed project would amend language in the UGB Initiative to allow the City to extend sanitary sewer services beyond the UGB; however, the boundary itself would not change.
The 2017 Sewer Master Plan identifies a Bottleneck Project (BO-CIP-P06) located west of the project site (refer to Figure 3.1). The proposed project may require the Bottleneck Project to be undertaken sooner to better accommodate the sewer system and its expansion. The Bottleneck Project, if required, and its potential impacts would be included in the environmental analysis to describe the “whole of the project” under CEQA.
Final Supplemental EIR (SEIR)/Response to Comments
Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program
Volume I - Master Environmental Assessment (26 MB)
Volume II - Impact and Mitigation Measures
Volume III - Final EIR Response to Comments (40 MB)
DSP Amendments & Regional Performing Arts Theater - Subsequent EIR, January 2009 (33 MB)
- This project is scheduled to be reviewed by the Planning Commission on September 15, 2020 and the City Council on October 26, 2020.
- Project Description: Request for a Vesting Tentative Tract Map to subdivide parcels within the Downtown Specific Plan Amendment Project area to create nine separate parcels, consistent with the City Council approved Downtown Core Plan.
August 2020 Addendum to the Downtown Specific Plan 2009 Subsequent Environmental Impact Report
- The Isabel Neighborhood Specific Plan (INSP) would allow development of 4,095 new multi-family housing units and approximately 2.1 million square feet of net new office, business park, and commercial development (including a neighborhood commercial center). It also envisions three new neighborhood parks, pedestrian and bike facilities, and infrastructure improvements. The majority of changes are focused around the future Valley Link rail station, which would be located in the median of I-580, just east of Isabel Avenue. The Plan includes amendments to the existing General Plan Scenic Corridor and Airport Protection Area policies, among other required amendments.
- The Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report was available for public review between June 23, 2020 and August 7, 2020.
Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report
Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Report
CEQA PUBLIC REVIEW PERIOD OCTOBER 18, 2024 TO NOVEMBER 18, 2024
- Notice of Intent
- Notice of Completion & Environmental Document Transmittal
- Draft Initial Study / Proposed Mitigation Negative Declaration