[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 104 (Friday, May 28, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30696-30697]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-12088]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-4912-N-08]
Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental Impact Statement /
Environmental Impact Report for the Marysville Hotel Demolition
Project, City of Marysville, CA
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and
Development, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: HUD gives notice to the public, agencies, and Indian tribes
that the City of Marysville, CA, has prepared a Draft Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS)/Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (EIS/EIR) for
the Marysville Hotel Demolition Project located in Marysville, CA. The
City of Marysville, CA, has prepared the draft EIS/EIR acting under its
authority as the responsible entity for compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in accordance with 42 U.S.C. 5304(g)
and HUD regulations at 24 CFR 58.4, and under its authority as lead
agency in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA). The draft EIS/EIR is a joint NEPA and CEQA document. The EIR
will satisfy requirements of the CEQA (Public Resources Code 21000 et
seq.) and State CEQA Guidelines (14 California Code of Regulations
15000 et seq.), which require that all state and local government
agencies consider the environmental consequences of projects over which
they have discretionary authority before acting on those projects.
Because federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds (under
Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974) would be
used, the proposed action is also subject to NEPA. This notice is given
in accordance with the Council on Environmental Quality regulations at
40 CFR parts 1500-1508. All interested federal, state, and local
agencies, Indian tribes, groups, and the public are invited to comment
on the draft EIS.
DATES: Comments Due Date: July 12, 2004. Comments are to be submitted
to Gary Price, Community Development Coordinator at the below address.
ADDRESSES: Copies for review by the public will be available at the
Yuba County Library at 303 Second Street, Marysville, CA. Copies of the
document may be obtained from Copy City at 515 D Street, Marysville,
phone (530) 743-8400, for the cost of reproduction.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary Price, Community Development
Coordinator, City of Marysville Planning Department, PO Box 150,
Marysville, CA 95901; telephone (530) 749-3902, Fax (530) 749-3991.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice seeks public input on issues
that are addressed in the draft EIS/EIR and solicits input from
potentially affected agencies and interested parties regarding the
scope and content of the EIS/EIR. The Final EIS/EIR will be published
and distributed after completion of the public comment period for the
Draft EIS/EIS.
The proposed project site is the Marysville Hotel. The Marysville
Hotel is located in the central business district of downtown
Marysville on an approximately .5 acre lot at the northwest corner of
the block bounded by 5th Street to the north, D Street to the east, 4th
Street to the south, and E Street to the west. The site address is 418
5th Street (APN: 010-176-014-000). The City's Redevelopment Plan and
General Plan both call for the removal of blight
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from the downtown area and the redevelopment of buildings for
commercial or mixed uses whenever possible. The purpose of this project
is to remove a source of blight to improve the appearance of the
downtown core and to redevelop the area either for parking or for mixed
uses.
This environmental impact statement/environmental impact report
(EIS/EIR) analyzes the environmental effects of the proposed Marysville
Hotel Demolition Project (specifically Alternatives 1-3 and the No
Project/No Action Alternative), and indicates ways to reduce or avoid
potential environmental damage resulting from the project. As required,
this EIS/EIR also discloses significant environmental effects that
cannot be avoided, growth-inducing effects, effects found not to be
significant, and significant cumulative impacts.
The following alternatives are considered:
Alternative 1 (the proposed action): Demolition. The
Marysville Hotel would be demolished.
Alternative 2: Reuse for Mixed Commercial/Residential Use.
The Marysville Hotel would be refurbished for reuse with commercial and
residential uses.
Alternative 3: Reuse for Commercial/Senior Affordable
Housing. The Marysville Hotel would be refurbished for reuse with
commercial and senior affordable housing uses.
No Project--No Action. No action would be taken and the
hotel would remain in its current condition.
The draft EIS/EIR addresses the following environmental issues: air
quality, cultural resources, flood hazard, noise, toxics, traffic, land
use and environmental justice.
Questions may be directed to the individual named in this notice
under the heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Dated: May 20, 2004.
Roy A. Bernardi,
Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
[FR Doc. 04-12088 Filed 5-27-04; 8:45 am]
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