Legislation Details

File #: 26-155    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Public Hearing Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 6/9/2026 In control: City Council
On agenda: 6/23/2026 Final action:
Title: Approval of an Addendum to the Hercules New Town Center Environmental Impact Report, Design Review Permit (DRP) 25-04, Vesting Tentative Map (VTM) 25-02, and Planned Development Plan (PDP) 25-02 for the Emblem Hercules Apartments - 1601 Willow Avenue (The Loop Site) Assessor Parcel Number (APN) 406-070-042-6. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council open the continued public hearing, ask questions of staff or the applicant team, receive comments from the public and interested parties and adopt a Resolution finding that the Addendum to the Hercules New Town Center Environmental Impact Report (State Clearing House No. 2007062002) prepared pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15164, is the appropriate environmental document for the proposed Emblem Hercules Apartments project, finding that the Addendum has been prepared in compliance with CEQA and the State CEQA Guidelines and reflects the independent judgment of the City of Hercules as Lead Agency, and approving Design Review...
Attachments: 1. Staff Report - Emblem Hercules Apartments, 2. Attach 1 - Resolution, 3. Attach 2 - Applicant Exhibits, 4. Attach 3 - Noise and HVAC Study(Appendix E to Addendum)
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Approval of an Addendum to the Hercules New Town Center Environmental Impact Report, Design Review Permit (DRP) 25-04, Vesting Tentative Map (VTM) 25-02, and Planned Development Plan (PDP) 25-02 for the Emblem Hercules Apartments - 1601 Willow Avenue (The Loop Site) Assessor Parcel Number (APN) 406-070-042-6.

RECOMMENDATION:

Staff recommends that the City Council open the continued public hearing, ask questions of staff or the applicant team, receive comments from the public and interested parties and adopt a Resolution finding that the Addendum to the Hercules New Town Center Environmental Impact Report (State Clearing House No. 2007062002) prepared pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15164, is the appropriate environmental document for the proposed Emblem Hercules Apartments project, finding that the Addendum has been prepared in compliance with CEQA and the State CEQA Guidelines and reflects the independent judgment of the City of Hercules as Lead Agency, and approving Design Review Permit (DRP) 25-04, Vesting Tentative Map (VTM) 25-02, and Planned Development Plan (PDP) 25-02 for a 180-apartment unit housing development.