Project Description:

The proposed Faria/Southwest Hills Annexation Project ("Project") is located just southwest of the municipal boundary of the City of Pittsburg, within the Southwest Hills planning subarea of the Pittsburg General Plan. The Project includes approximately 607 acres. The Project site is generally bounded by vacant rolling hills with Bailey Road just beyond to the east, the Concord City Limits and the closed Concord Naval Weapons Station (CNWS) to the south and west, and existing residential development (San Marco and Vista Del Mar subdivisions) to the north and northeast with State Route (SR) 4 beyond.

The Project includes a request for approval of the following components:

• Annexation of the site into the City of Pittsburg City Limits, the Contra Costa Water District (CCWD) service area and the sanitation district Delta Diablo (DDSD) service area;
• Reclassification of site from HPD (Hillside Planned Development) and OS (Open Space) prezoning districts, to RS-4-P (Single Family Residential, with 4,000 sf minimum lots sizes) and OS-P prezoning. The “P” added to each district signifies a Master Plan Overlay District which would be added to the base zoning district in order to provide project- and site-specific policies and development standards for implementation through future development applications;
• Approval of the Draft Faria/Southwest Hills Master Plan (Draft Master Plan). The purpose of the Draft Master Plan is to define the potential development of the 607-acre Project site as part of the request for annexation and prezoning of the site. The Draft Master Plan includes a Master Plan Overlay District, a Land Use Map, development regulations, design review guidelines, and a definition of the proposed circulation system;
• Approval of a General Plan Amendment (GPA) to modify two goals and two policies relevant to the Project site, remove an existing General Plan goal and seven policies related to development in the southwest hills, and change the existing General Plan land use patterns for the project site to match the proposed Faria SW Hills Master Plan Map; and
• Development Agreement.

For purposes of this CEQA analysis, the maximum future buildout for the Project is assumed to include 1,500 single-family units.

Environmental Impact Report:

The City prepared and released the Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Project on October 10, 2018, for a 45-day public review period. The City received both oral and written comments on the Draft EIR during the review period. Based on the comments received regarding the 2018 Draft EIR, the City determined that recirculation of Chapter 4.12, pertaining to Transportation, Traffic, and Circulation, was necessary to comply with CEQA Guidelines Section 15088.5.

On October 18, 2019, the City released a Notice of Availability (NOA) for a Partially Recirculated Draft EIR, focused on Transportation, Traffic, and Circulation.

On January 31, 2023, the City made available for public review a Revised and Updated Final Environmental Impact Report (RUFEIR) and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP). The City on March 2, 2023, clarified language in the Mitigation Monitoring Reporting Program. An updated MMRP was prepared clarifying the language.

EIR Documents:

• Revised and Updated Final Environmental Impact Report (RUFEIR) (Updated March 2, 2023)
• RUFEIR Mitigation Monitoring & Reporting Program (Updated March 2, 2023)
• 2019 Notice of Availability
• Partially Recirculated Draft EIR
• 2018 Notice of Availability
• Draft EIR - Volume I (includes Appendices A through C)
• Draft EIR - Volume II (Appendices D through K)
• Draft EIR - Volume III (Appendices L through N)

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GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS:     

This page will be updated periodically as new comments are received until 3:00pm on April 17, 2023. Any comments received between 3:00pm-7:00pm on April 17, 2023 will be provided to the City Council at the dais prior to the meeting.

Public comment received 2/1 through 2/10

Public comment received 2/10 through 2/14

Public comment received 2/15 through March 5

Public comment received 3/5 through 4/14

April 14, 2023, letter from Shute, Mihaly, & Weinberger

April 16 , 2023, Letter from Hanson Bridgett

Public Comments uploaded 4/17 at 10:45am

Public Comments uploaded 4/17 at 2:30pm

April 17, 2023, Letter from Hanson Bridgett

Public Comments uploaded 4/17 at 4:30pm

Public Comments uploaded 4/17 at 5:20pm

Project Contact:
John Funderburg, AICP, Assistant Director of Planning 
Tel: (925) 252-4043
Fax: (925) 252-4920
Email: jfunderburg@pittsburgca.gov
Address: 65 Civic Avenue, Pittsburg, CA 94565