No federal plans, policies, regulations, or laws related to land use are applicable to the project.

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1 Land Use LAND USE This land-use analysis evaluates consistency of the 1215 O Street Office Building Project with applicable land-use plans and policies. The physical environmental effects associated with the project, many of which pertain to issues of land use compatibility (e.g., noise, aesthetics, air quality) are evaluated in other sections of Chapter 4 of this DEIR Regulatory Background FEDERAL PLANS, POLICIES, REGULATIONS, AND LAWS No federal plans, policies, regulations, or laws related to land use are applicable to the project. STATE PLANS, POLICIES, REGULATIONS, AND LAWS Capitol Area Plan The Capitol Area Plan (CAP), originally adopted in 1977 and updated in 1997, is the statutory master plan for development on State-owned land surrounding the State Capitol, in accordance with Government Code Section 8160 et seq. The CAP envisions State offices, housing, neighborhood commercial, parking, and multimodal streets creating a vibrant urban district in the heart of Sacramento. The California Department of General Services (DGS) developed the CAP and is responsible for its administration (DGS 1997a). DGS implements the office and parking elements of the CAP and the Capitol Area Development Authority (CADA), a joint powers authority (JPA) between the State of California and the City of Sacramento, implements the housing and retail elements. The CAP area was bounded by 5 th Street on the west, 17 th Street on the east, L Street on the north, R Street on the south, and an additional half-block area that lies south of R Street between 11 th and 12 th Streets (Exhibit 4.2-1). Senate Bill (SB) 1460 was passed by the California Legislature and signed by the Governor in 2002, which resulted in the addition of several blocks to the plan area along R Street. The land use designations of the CAP were not altered by the expansion, however, because no State-owned land lies within the added area. The State-owned 1215 O Street Office Building site is designated by the CAP Land Use Diagram as office and is currently occupied by the vacant California Department of Food and Agriculture Annex Building (CDFA Annex). The State-owned CalVet employee surface parking lot to be used for construction staging and as a site for photovoltaic panels is designated by the CAP Land Use Diagram as residential (Exhibit 4.2-1). Statutory Objectives The statutory objectives of the CAP are: Land Use. To establish patterns of land use in the Capitol Area which are responsive to the goals of the Capitol Area Plan, which provide for flexibility in meeting future State needs, and which protect the State s long-term interest without inhibiting the development process. State Offices. To provide offices and related services to meet present and future space requirements for the State of California near the State Capitol and in the context of metropolitan Sacramento, in the most cost effective manner O Street Office Building Project Draft EIR 4.2-1

2 Land Use Exhibit Land Use Diagram O Street Office Building Project Draft EIR

3 Land Use Housing. To foster housing within the Capitol Area meeting a wide range of income levels and restoring the area to a population consistent with its urban surroundings. Transportation and Parking. To develop strategies, patterns and systems of movement into and within the Capitol Area that would provide adequate mobility for people that would provide adequate parking and that would enhance the area s environment. Open Space and Public Amenities. To develop within the Capitol Area a network of attractive and convenient open spaces and access routes in order to improve the environment for workers, residents and visitors, and to encourage a favorable response to alternatives for moving within and using the resources of the Capitol Area. Development of the Community. To stimulate the development of a community within the Capitol Area which is attractive and comfortable to work in, live in, and visit, which is integrated into the fabric of the rest of the City of Sacramento, and which is physically and economically viable over the long term. Energy Conservation. To assure that the evolution and the development of the Capitol Area accomplishes an increase in the intelligent and efficient use of energy resources within the scope of State operations in metropolitan Sacramento. State s Relation to Local Government. To assure the integration of planning and development efforts in the Capitol Area with the activities of all appropriate local governmental agencies. Administration and Implementation. To assure the effective implementation of the plan, by providing effective development mechanisms, by maintaining communications and coordination with all agencies and constituencies, and by updating the plan as needed. Plan Purposes The CAP includes the following purposes: to continue development of the Capitol Area as a mixed-use community; to offer opportunity sites for office, housing, and commercial development, consistent with the established development patterns in the area; to maintain and enhance the historic prominence of State government in the area, consistent with the State s emphasis on office space consolidation; to provide for stately, appropriate development at the east end of Capitol Park that complements the west end setting; to plan for appropriate utilization of State-owned real estate assets; and to use a transit system significantly expanded in the Capitol Area since the development of the 1977 plan. Capitol Area Plan Implementation Program The Capitol Area Plan Implementation Program is an accompanying document that identifies recommended actions for carrying out the CAP objectives and principles. The implementation program document identifies specific actions to be taken by DGS, CADA, or other agencies; identifies standards for facilities and services; and provides guidance for monitoring the ongoing progress of implementation. The CAP Implementation Program may be revised periodically to reflect newly identified tasks, to report on completed tasks, or to identify emerging priority action items (DGS 1997b) O Street Office Building Project Draft EIR 4.2-3

4 Land Use The CAP Implementation Program did not identify development guidelines for the CDFA Annex; however, it did propose construction of a high-density residential development (approximately 100 housing units) on the site of the current CalVet surface parking lot (identified in the CAP Implementation Program as Block 222, along O Street ) Capitol Area Plan Progress Report DGS is required to submit on an annual basis a progress report to the California Legislature detailing ongoing progress toward implementation of the CAP, including an assessment of the degree to which State projects have been in conformance with the plan (Government Code Section 8164 et seq.). DGS completed a site study of the unoccupied CDFA Annex (DGS 2010) to determine the highest and best use of the property and evaluate the cost to renovate the existing building. The site study determined that it is not costeffective to renovate the building, and recommends replacing the existing structure with a new 11-story office building with a floor area of 397,400 gross square feet (GSF) and tenant parking, which would maximize State office space at the site while still conforming to the Capitol View Protection Act (DGS 2010). Governor Brown s 2016 Infrastructure Plan The 2016 Five-Year Infrastructure Plan is the Governor s proposal for investment in State infrastructure, prepared and submitted for consideration with the annual budget bill. Based on a legislatively mandated DGS study of State office infrastructure in Sacramento (Chapter 451, Statutes of 2014 [AB 1656]), the plan documented serious deficiencies with existing downtown buildings that require replacement or renovation. The study found that multiple buildings in central Sacramento have serious deficiencies in building systems, including inadequate fire and life safety systems, electrical, and plumbing. The CDFA Annex was specifically identified as one such building. In addition, the plan noted that the state relies heavily on leased space, which is flexible and necessary to meet short-term fluctuations in office space needs, but more expensive over the long term. To address office infrastructure needs, the Governor proposed a budget and identified initial projects to better use State-owned land; replacement of the vacant CDFA Annex with a new office building was identified as one of the initial projects. LOCAL PLANS, POLICIES, REGULATIONS, AND LAWS The 1215 O Street Office Building Project is located on State-owned property, has been authorized and funded by the State of California through the State Projects Infrastructure Fund (SPIF), and would be implemented by DGS. State agencies are not subject to local or county land-use plans, policies, and zoning regulations. Under CEQA, an EIR must consider the extent to which a project is inconsistent with applicable general plans (State CEQA Guidelines Section 15125, subd. [d]; see also State CEQA Guidelines Appendix G, IX[b]). The project is located in the City of Sacramento, but because DGS is a State agency that is not subject to local land-use regulations, City-adopted land-use plans, policies and regulations are not applicable to the project. For this reason, this EIR need not, as a matter of law, consider such plans, policies, and regulations. Nevertheless, in the exercise of its discretion, DGS does reference, describe, and address local land-use plans, policies, and regulations that are applicable to the 1215 O Street Office Building Project. DGS takes this approach for several reasons. First, DGS recognizes that such plans, policies, and regulations reflect the local agency s policy decisions with respect to appropriate uses of land in the area. Consideration of these plans, policies and regulations will therefore assist DGS in determining whether the proposed project may conflict with nearby land uses that could result in potentially significant environmental impacts. Second, the consideration of City plans, policies and regulations is consistent with Government Code Section 8162, which directs DGS to cooperate with City and County officials in connection with implementation of the Capitol Area Plan (see also Government Code Section 8163, subd. [a][2], directing DGS to take into consideration local ordinances, plans, requirements and proposed improvements ). Finally, the project would require sidewalk, roadway, and alley encroachment permits, and permits for connections to City O Street Office Building Project Draft EIR

5 Land Use operated utilities (see Streets and Highways Code Section 8300 et seq.). By considering consistency of the project with the City of Sacramento 2035 General Plan, this EIR will provide the City with the information necessary to make the consistency determination related to required encroachment and utility permits. Sacramento Region Blueprint The Sacramento Region Blueprint is a transportation and land-use study that was initiated by the Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) Board of Directors in 2002 to determine alternatives to current and general planned transportation and land-use patterns. The Sacramento Region is defined for the purposes of SACOG and the Blueprint as including El Dorado and Placer Counties (minus the Tahoe area) and Sacramento, Sutter, Yolo, and Yuba Counties. In December 2004, the SACOG Board of Directors adopted the Preferred Blueprint Scenario, a vision for growth that promotes compact, mixed-use development and more transit choices as an alternative to low-density development. The Sacramento Region Blueprint depicts a path to regional growth through the year 2050 that is generally consistent with principles of smart growth, which encourage a variety of housing close to employment, shopping, and entertainment and provide options for walking, biking, or taking public transit. The following Blueprint Growth Principles are relevant to the analysis of land use effects: (SACOG 2007). Transportation Choices: Developments should be designed to encourage people to sometimes walk, ride bicycles, ride the bus, ride light rail, take the train, or carpool. Use of Blueprint growth concepts for land use and right-of-way design will encourage use of these modes of travel and the remaining auto trips will be, on average, shorter. Mixed-Use Developments: Building homes, shops, entertainment, office, and light-industrial uses near each other can encourage active, vital neighborhoods. This mixture of uses can be arranged vertically or horizontally. These types of projects function as local activity centers where people would tend to walk or bike to destinations. Separated land uses, on the other hand, lead to the need to travel more by auto because of the distance between uses. Compact Development: Creating environments that are more compactly built and use space in an efficient but aesthetic manner can encourage more walking, biking, and public-transit use, and shorten auto trips. Use of Existing Assets: In urbanized areas, development on infill or vacant lands, intensification of the use of underutilized parcels, or redevelopment can make better use of existing public infrastructure. This can also include rehabilitation and reuse of historic buildings, denser clustering of buildings in suburban office parks, and joint use of existing public facilities such as schools and parking garages. Quality of Design: design details of any land use development - such as the relationship to the street, setbacks, placement of garages, sidewalks, landscaping, the aesthetics of building design, and the design of the public right-of-way (the sidewalks, connected streets and paths, bike lanes, the width of streets) - are all factors that can influence the attractiveness of living in a compact development and facilitate the ease of walking and biking to work or neighborhood services. Good site and architectural design is an important factor in creating a sense of community and a sense of place. Natural Resources Conservation: This principle encourages the incorporation of public use open space (such as parks, town squares, trails, and greenbelts) within development projects, over and above State requirements, along with wildlife and plant habitat preservation, agricultural preservation and promotion of environment-friendly practices such as energy efficient design, water conservation and stormwater management, and shade trees to reduce the ground temperatures in the summer. In addition to conserving resources and protecting species, this principle improves overall quality of life by providing places for everyone to enjoy the outdoors with family outings and by creating a sense of open space O Street Office Building Project Draft EIR 4.2-5

6 Land Use 2016 Metropolitan Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy The Metropolitan Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy (MTP/SCS) is a long-range plan for transportation in the region following SACOG s adoption of the Blueprint. The 2016 MTP/SCS covers the period from 2012 to SACOG is required by federal law to update the MTP at least every four years. SACOG uses the MTP/SCS to identify, in collaboration with cities, counties, and transit agencies, near-term (20 years) growth and transportation investment priorities. The City of Sacramento, as well as the other cities and counties in the region, has been updating its general plan and development code to allow and encourage Blueprint-friendly development and transit districts. The buildout assumptions, population projections, and transportation assumptions of the proposed 2035 General Plan are based largely on information provided by SACOG for the 2012 MTP/SCS. In the city, the Preferred Blueprint Scenario provides for higher densities, increased infill development, and a greater variety of housing types as generally described above. The guiding principles from the MTP/SCS, adopted by SACOG, are: Smart Land Use: Design a transportation system to support good growth patterns, including increased housing and transportation options, focusing more growth inward and improving the economic viability of rural areas. Environmental Quality and Sustainability: Minimize direct and indirect transportation impacts on the environment for cleaner air and natural resource protection. Financial Stewardship: Manage resources for a transportation system that delivers cost-effective results and is feasible to construct and maintain. Economic Vitality: Efficiently connect people to jobs and get goods to market. Access and Mobility: Improve opportunities for businesses and citizens to easily access goods, jobs, services and housing. Equity and Choice: Provide real, viable travel choices for all people throughout our diverse region. City of Sacramento 2035 General Plan The 1215 O Street Office Building is located within the plan area of the Sacramento 2035 General Plan, which was adopted on March 3, 2015 in compliance with the requirements of California Government Code Section et seq. The General Plan is a 20-year policy guide for the physical, economic, and environmental growth and renewal of the city, and it is the principal tool for the City to use in evaluating public and private building projects and municipal-service improvements. The guiding vision of the 2035 General Plan is that Sacramento will be the most livable city in America. The 2035 General Plan favors infill development over expanding outward into greenfields on the edge of the city, prioritizing reuse of underutilized properties, intensifying development near transit and mixed-use activity centers, increasing opportunities for pedestrian and bicycle use, and locating jobs closer to housing. The General Plan also calls for reducing carbon emissions that contribute to climate change using solar energy systems and water conservation measures, recycling, and reducing the heat island effect. The general plan buildout assumptions, population projections, and transportation assumptions are based largely on information provided by SACOG for the MTP/SCS. The following goals and policies in the Land Use and Urban Design Element and the Economic Development Element are relevant to the analysis of land use effects O Street Office Building Project Draft EIR

7 Land Use Goal LU 1.1 Growth and Change. Support sustainable growth and change through orderly and well-planned development that provides for the needs of existing and future residents and businesses, ensures the effective and equitable provision of public services, and makes efficient use of land and infrastructure. Policy LU Regional Leadership. The City shall be the regional leader in sustainable development and encourage compact, higher-density development that conserves land resources, protects habitat, supports transit, reduces vehicle trips, improves air quality, conserves energy and water, and diversifies Sacramento s housing stock. Policy LU Leading Infill Growth. The City shall facilitate infill development through active leadership and the strategic provision of infrastructure and services and supporting land uses Policy LU Infill Development. The City shall promote and provide incentives (e.g., focused infill planning, zoning/rezoning, revised regulations, provision of infrastructure) for infill development, reuse, and growth in existing urbanized areas to enhance community character, optimize City investments in infrastructure and community facilities, support increased transit use, promote pedestrian- and bicyclefriendly neighborhoods, increase housing diversity, ensure integrity of historic districts, and enhance retail viability. Goal LU 2.1 City of Neighborhoods. Maintain a city of diverse, distinct, and well-structured neighborhoods that meet the community s needs for complete, sustainable, and high-quality living environments, from the historic downtown core to well-integrated new growth areas. Policy LU Good Neighbors. The City shall encourage businesses located within and adjacent to residential developments to conduct their business in a courteous manner by limiting disturbances and nuisances from operations and patrons, and to act as members of the community by making themselves available to respond to complaints and by participating in neighborhood/community meetings. Policy LU Neighborhood Enhancement. The City shall promote infill development, reuse, rehabilitation, and reuse efforts that contribute positively (e.g., architectural design) to existing neighborhoods and surrounding areas. Goal LU 2.5 City Connected and Accessible. Promote the development of an urban pattern of wellconnected, integrated, and accessible neighborhoods corridors, and centers. Policy LU Connected Neighborhoods, Corridors, and Centers. The City shall require that new development, both infill and greenfield, maximizes connections and minimizes barriers between neighborhoods corridors, and centers within the city. Goal LU 2.6 City Sustained and Renewed. Promote sustainable development and land use practices in both new development, reuse, and reinvestment that provide for the transformation of Sacramento into a sustainable urban city while preserving choices (e.g., where to live, work, and recreate) for future generations. Policy LU Sustainable Development Patterns. The City shall promote compact development patterns, mixed use, and higher-development intensities that use land efficiently; reduce pollution and automobile dependence and the expenditure of energy and other resources; and facilitate walking, bicycling, and transit use. Policy LU Transit-Oriented Development. The City shall actively support and facilitate mixed-use retail, employment, and residential development around existing and future transit stations. Policy LU Sustainable Building Practices. The City shall promote and, where appropriate, require sustainable building practices that incorporate a whole system approach to designing and constructing buildings that consume less energy, water and other resources, facilitate natural ventilation, use daylight effectively, and are healthy, safe, comfortable, and durable O Street Office Building Project Draft EIR 4.2-7

8 Land Use Goal LU 5.6 Central Business District. Promote the Central Business District as the regional center of the greater Sacramento area for living, commerce, culture, and government. Policy LU Downtown Center Development. The City shall encourage development that expands the role of the CBD as the regional center for living, commerce, arts, culture, entertainment, and government. City of Sacramento Central City Community Plan The project site is located within the Central Business District (CBD) of the Central City Community Plan area, which is the core of the City of Sacramento (City of Sacramento 2015a and b) (Exhibit 4.2-2). The CBD is identified in the 2035 General Plan as a Priority Investment Area (PIA). PIAs are areas of the city that are the highest priority for investment and development through infill, reuse, or redevelopment. The CBD is an urban downtown area that includes State government buildings, corporate offices and businesses, high-rise condominiums, historic neighborhoods, parks and recreational areas, nightlife, restaurants and shops, schools, and industrial and manufacturing complexes all within a tree-lined street grid. The 2035 General Plan vision for the CBD is a vibrant downtown core that will continue to serve as the office, business, governmental, retail, visitor-serving, and entertainment center for the city and the region. The community plan is intended to supplement the citywide policies above. Relevant community plan policies include the following: Policy CC.LU 1.4 Office Development. The City shall encourage public and private office development, where compatible with the adjacent land uses and circulation system, in the CBD, Southern Pacific Railyards, and Richards Boulevard area. Policy CC.LU 1.5 Central Business District. The City shall improve the physical and social conditions, urban aesthetics, and general safety of the CBD. Uses identified for the CBD include office, retail, and service uses; condominiums and apartments; and gathering places, such as a plaza, courtyard, or park (City of Sacramento 2014). All development in the CBD should have easy access to transit, and the CBD contemplates office uses with a floor area ratio (FAR) of up to Existing Conditions The State-owned 1215 O Street Office Building site is designated by the CAP Land Use Diagram as office (Exhibit 4.2-1) and is currently occupied by the vacant 115,000 GSF, four-story CDFA Annex office building (Exhibit 3-3). Land uses surrounding the 1215 O Street building site include low-to-midrise State office buildings (low-rise buildings are considered to include those that stand from one to four stories above ground level; mid-rise buildings include those that stand five to 12 stories above ground level): the Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Headquarters to the west across 12 th Street; the historic Food and Agriculture building to the north, and the California Department of Veterans Affairs building directly to the east at the corner of O Street and 13 th Street. Neighbors Alley runs between the CDFA Annex and the Food and Agriculture building to the north and N Street and Capitol Park are located just north of the Food and Agriculture building. The high-rise (14-story) tower Park Place Affordable Senior Studios and the Westminster Presbyterian Church are located at the intersection of N Street and 13 th Street to the northeast of the project site (Exhibit 3-2). The State-owned CalVet employee surface parking lot directly south of the building site across O Street is designated by the CAP Land Use Diagram as residential (Exhibit 4.2-1). Land uses surrounding this surface parking lot include low-rise apartments to the east; a surface parking lot to the southeast; low-rise apartments directly south; California State Archives office building to the southwest; light rail lines on 12 th Street to the west; and additional surface parking and a mid-rise parking structure to the west and southwest (Exhibit 3-2) O Street Office Building Project Draft EIR

9 Exhibit O Street Office Building Project Draft EIR Land Use Central City Community Plan Area 4.2-9

10 Land Use Environmental Impacts and Mitigation Measures ANALYSIS METHODOLOGY Evaluation of potential land-use impacts is based on a review of the planning documents pertaining to the project study area, including the State s CAP, the City s 2035 General Plan and Zoning Code, and the Sacramento Central City Community Plan. The physical layout and other characteristics of the project study area were examined during site visits and in reviews of relevant planning documents to determine whether alterations of the project site would result in physical divisions of established communities. As described in Section 4.2.1, Regulatory Background, DGS developed the Capitol Area Plan and is responsible for its administration, implementation, and necessary revisions (DGS 1997a). The O Street Office Building Project would be under the jurisdiction of DGS. As a State agency, DGS is exempt from complying with local or county plans, policies, or zoning regulations. However, the City may be required to make a finding that the project is consistent with the 2035 General Plan prior to approving any encroachment or utility permits needed to construct the project (Government Code Section 65401). Therefore, the analysis of potential landuse impacts includes a review of principles, goals, and policies contained in applicable local planning documents (listed above under Local Plans, Policies, Regulations, and Laws ). THRESHOLDS OF SIGNIFICANCE A land-use impact is considered significant if implementation of the 1215 O Street Office Building Project would do any of the following: physically divide an established community; or conflict with applicable land-use plans, policies, or regulations of an agency with jurisdiction over the project adopted for the purpose of avoiding or mitigating an environmental effect. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS Impact 4.2-1: Potential to divide an established community The 1215 O Street Office Building Project would replace the vacant CDFA Annex office building with a new 11-story office building with a floor area of 300,000 to 350,000 GSF, reactivating an under-used Stateowned site in Sacramento s CBD. The proposed office building is consistent with the existing pattern of urban land uses downtown and southwest of the State Capitol. No part of the project would extend beyond the existing urban boundaries, and no part of the project would create a barrier within the established community. The project would have no impact related to dividing an established community. The project would replace the vacant 115,000 GSF, four-story CDFA Annex office building with a new estimated 11-story office building with a floor area ranging between 300,000 and 350,000 GSF. The project would result in reuse of an under-utilized State-owned site in Sacramento s CBD, which is a PIA in the city s downtown core. The project would use the CalVet surface parking lot for temporary construction staging and, after construction is complete, for an array of solar panels over the parking spaces to provide energy to the new building. The existing pattern of land uses in the project vicinity is characterized by public and private office uses, parking lots, residential uses, retail uses, commercial uses, and parks that are typical of urban areas. The project site is surrounded by existing government office and high-density residential buildings, as well as parking facilities. Replacement of the CDFA Annex with a new, larger office building and the addition of solar panels over an existing surface parking lot would be generally consistent with the existing pattern of development downtown and within the project site vicinity. The maximum FAR for the new office building would be approximately 9 (based on the maximum building area of 350,000 GSF and the maximum O Street Office Building Project Draft EIR

11 Land Use available footprint of 38,400 sq. ft.), which is within the City s maximum FAR of 15 for office uses within the CBD. The project would not conflict with surrounding land uses. No part of the O Street Office Building Project would extend beyond the existing urban boundaries of downtown Sacramento; no part of the project would create a barrier within the established community; and the project would not conflict with surrounding land uses. The project would have no impact related to dividing an established community. Mitigation Measures No mitigation is required. Impact 4.2-2: Consistency with land-use plans and documents The 1215 O Street Office Building Project would be consistent with the objectives and purposes of the Capitol Area Plan, the 2015 Capitol Area Plan Progress Report, Governor Brown s 2016 Five-Year Infrastructure Plan, and with local land use plans. Replacement of the vacant CDFA Annex with a new, larger State office building would not result in any conflicts with environmental plans, goals, or regulations adopted for the purpose of avoiding or mitigating an environmental effect. This impact is less than significant. The 1215 O Street Office Building Project would demolish the vacant CDFA Annex, construct a new 300,000 to 350,000 GSF office building, and install solar panels over the CalVet surface parking lot across O Street to the south. Both the building site and parking lot are owned by the State and within the CAP boundary. The impact of the project is compared against the CAP and accompanying CAP Implementation Program, which are the entitled land-use plan and implementation guidance, respectively, for development on State-owned land in the Capitol Area. As of 2015, 1.2 million GSF of office space have been constructed in the Capitol Area, leaving the need to construct 1.3 million GSF to meet the CAP goal of 2.5 million GSF (DGS 2015). Although the 1215 O Street Office Building was not identified as an opportunity site for office development in the State s CAP (because it was already occupied by the CDFA Annex), the CAP suggests examination of underutilized State properties. The most recent CAP Progress Report (2015) described a feasibility study by DGS that recommended replacing the existing CDFA Annex with a new, larger office building. In addition, replacement of the CDFA Annex was identified as one of the initial projects in Governor Brown s 2016 Five-Year Infrastructure Plan. The proposed demolition of the CDFA Annex and construction of a new 1215 O Street Office Building would be consistent with the State s CAP designation as office, consistent with the 2015 CAP Progress Report recommendation, and consistent with the Governor s 2016 Infrastructure Plan (Exhibit 4.2-1). The proposed office building would be larger (approximately 300,000 to 350,000 GSF) than the existing CDFA Annex (115,000 GSF), intensifying office space on the underutilized site and allowing for consolidation of State agencies in the Capitol Area, consistent with the principals of the CAP. The proposed 11-story office building would also be taller than the existing four-story CDFA Annex, but would be consistent with maximum allowable building height of 150 feet, as defined by the Capitol View Protection Act (see Exhibit ). The CalVet surface parking lot would remain a surface parking, not residential as designated in the CAP and Implementation Plan. The proposed addition of solar panels over the surface parking would not alter the existing land use, nor would it negate the ability of the surface parking lot to be developed in the future for residential use; therefore, the proposed addition of solar panels to the site would not conflict with the residential designation. The proposed solar array over the surface parking would comply with the 250-foot height limit established by the Capitol View Protection Act for that block (see Exhibit ). Therefore, the 1215 O Street Office Building Project would be consistent with the State-designated land uses for the project site. Although the State is not subject to local plans, DGS has considered consistency with the Sacramento Region Blueprint, 2016 MTS/SCS, City of Sacramento 2035 General Plan, and Central City Community Plan. Both the CAP and these local land use plans call for infill development in Sacramento, intensifying uses on underutilized sites near transit, increased opportunities for pedestrian and bicycle use, prioritizing energy and water-efficient buildings and reduction of carbon emissions, and locating jobs closer to housing. The project would replace an older State office building with a new, larger State office building to meet present and future space requirements for the State of California near the State Capitol. The project would intensify 1215 O Street Office Building Project Draft EIR

12 Land Use office space on the underutilized (vacant) CDFA Annex site while being integrated into downtown by providing publicly-accessible ground-floor food court, human-scale outdoor spaces, a public art element, and maintenance of publicly accessible sidewalks and the street tree canopy. As stated above, the maximum FAR for the new office building would be approximately 9, which is within the City s maximum FAR of 15 for office uses within the CBD. The office building would be a Zero Net Energy building through energy-efficient building materials and methods and installation of solar panels, supporting reduction of the city s carbon footprint. The building would include water conservation and reuse measures that exceed 2016 Title 24 water efficiency requirements including low-flow/high-efficiency fixtures, and the use of greywater for toilet and urinal flushing as well as trap priming. The project site is located within 500 feet of Sacramento Regional Transit s Archives Plaza light rail station and within four blocks of bus stops for several different routes and transit providers (e.g., Sacramento Regional Transit, El Dorado Transit). The new building would also provide bicycle parking in the basement and an employee fitness center on the upper level, with lockers and shower facilities. Replacement of the vacant CDFA Annex with a new State office building and installation of solar panels over the CalVet surface parking lot would not result in conflicts with plans, goals, or policies adopted for the purpose of avoiding or mitigating an environmental effect. Rather, the project is consistent with and would support implementation of CAP objectives as well as local land use goals. Therefore, this impact is less than significant. Mitigation Measures No mitigation is required O Street Office Building Project Draft EIR