NOTICE OF PREPARATION OF A SUBSEQUENT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC SCOPING MEETING FOR THE RIVER ISLANDS AT LATHROP PHASE 2 PROJECT/UPDATE TO THE WEST LATHROP SPECIFIC PLAN

Project Description

River Islands Development, LLC (project applicant) is proposing changes to the River Islands at Lathrop Phase 2 Project (Phase 2 Project or project), which includes development of the second phase of the River Islands at Lathrop Project (River Islands Project), a mixed-use, water-oriented master planned community on Stewart Tract and Paradise Cut in Lathrop, CA. The Phase 2 Project includes an amendment to the existing West Lathrop Specific Plan (WLSP). The City of Lathrop (City) will prepare a Subsequent Environmental Impact Report (SEIR) for the project to satisfy the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act(CEQA) (Public Resources Code [PRC] Section 21000 et seq.) and will serve as the lead agency for CEQA compliance.

PURPOSE OF THIS NOTICE OF PREPARATION. 

In accordance with the State CEQA Guidelines (14 California Code of Regulations [CCR] Section 15082), the City has prepared this notice of preparation (NOP) to inform agencies and interested parties that an SEIR will be prepared for the above-referenced project. The purpose of an NOP is to provide sufficient information about the proposed project and its potential environmental impacts to allow agencies and interested parties the opportunity to provide a meaningful response related to the scope and content of the EIR, including mitigation measures that should be considered and alternatives that should be addressed (State CEQA Guidelines 14 CCR Section 15082[b]).

PUBLIC REVIEW PERIOD

This NOP is being circulated for public review and comment for a period of 34 days beginning March 6, 2020 and ending on April 8, 2020. The City will hold a public scoping meeting to inform interested parties about the project and to provide agencies and the public with an opportunity to provide comments on the scope and content of the SEIR. 

Scoping Meeting 

Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at 4:30 p.m.
Due to meeting restrictions currently in place to control the spread of COVID-19, the Scoping Meeting will be held by teleconference and/or WebEx.

 

PROVIDING COMMENTS ON THIS NOTICE OF PREPARATION

Written and/or email comments on the NOP should be provided at the earliest possible date, but must be received by no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 8, 2020. Please send all comments on the NOP to:
City of Lathrop
Attn: Mark Meissner, Director of Community Development
390 Towne Centre Drive
Lathrop, CA 95330
E-mail: mmeissner@ci.lathrop.ca.us

Documents related to the SEIR will be available for review on the City’s website at https://www.ci.lathrop.ca.us/com-dev/page/public-review-documents

Copies of the full Notice of Preparation may be reviewed online and in person at the following locations:

  •  Stockton-San Joaquin County Public Library–Lathrop Branch Library, 450 Spartan Way, Lathrop, CA 95330, during library hours;
  •  Lathrop City Hall, Front Counter in the Lobby; 390 Towne Centre Drive, Lathrop, CA 95330 between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Monday  through Thursday or 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on Friday; or
  •  Online at: https://www.ci.lathrop.ca.us/com-dev/page/public-review-documents.

 

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