Moraga Canyon Specific Plan and City Code Amendments Addendum
5 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2022020362
Lead Agency
City of Piedmont
Document Title
Moraga Canyon Specific Plan and City Code Amendments Addendum
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
10/10/2025
Document Description
NOD for the Addendum, approved October 6, 2025, to the 2021-2031 Housing Element Implementation Environmental Impact Report, adopted February 20, 2024, for the Moraga Canyon Specific Plan and City Code Amendments. The Moraga Canyon Specific Plan was adopted by the Piedmont City Council on October 6, 2025. The City prepared an EIR Addendum, also approved on October 6, 2025, to the Environmental Impact Report ("Final 2024 EIR") certified in 2024 for the City of Piedmont 2023-2031 Housing Element Implementation Project. The Addendum analyzes the impacts associated with implementation of the Moraga Canyon Specific Plan ("MCSP"), including amendments to Piedmont City Code Chapter 17. The MCSP is consistent with Housing Element Implementation Program 1.L which calls for the adoption of a Specific Plan for City-owned parcels in the Moraga Canyon area to facilitate housing development. The MCSP includes land use, infrastructure, and implementation requirements for future development in the MCSP area. The MCSP also includes design standards, site specific objective development standards, general development criteria, and land use regulations. The MCSP has a vision for a new mixed-income multifamily community integrated into existing Piedmont residential areas and open space areas in Moraga Canyon, where parks and outdoor spaces would be blended with the residential community. In accordance with CEQA, the EIR Addendum demonstrates, based on substantial evidence, that the prior environmental analysis in the Final 2024 EIR adequately addresses the potential environmental effects of the MCSP project, and the MCSP project does not require subsequent environmental review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 and 15164, and supports the City's finding that the MCSP project would not result in significant new issues nor exceed the level of impacts identified in the previously certified Final 2024 EIR requiring additional analysis under CEQA.
Contact Information
Name
Pierce Macdonald
Agency Name
City of Piedmont
Job Title
Senior Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Piedmont
Counties
Alameda
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
Moraga Ave near intersection at Red Rock Rd, between Pala Ave and Maxwelton Rd
Zip
94611
Total Acres
22.78
Jobs
50
Parcel #
050457901900, 050457908000, 048A700200303, 050457906100, and ROW
State Highways
Highway 13
Schools
Havens Elementary, Piedmont Middle School, Piedmont High School,
Waterways
Tyson Lake
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
City of Piedmont
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Alameda
Final Environmental Document Available at
Piedmont City Hall, 120 Vista Avenue, Piedmont, CA 94611 and on the City website at
https://www.piedmont.ca.gov/services___departments/planning___building/about_planning_/environmental_review
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
No
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes (Addendum to the 2023-2031 Housing Element Implementation EIR)
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
No
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
No
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
Attachments
Notice of Determination
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