Pleasant Hill Accepts Draft EIR despite Controversial Issues

The Draft EIR for the Proposed Pleasant Hill CarMax lists 5 potentially controversial issues, including:

• Aesthetics, Light and Glare
• Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• Noise
• Traffic and Transportation
• Water Quality

The Draft EIR states the decision-makers must consider comments received concerning the adequacy of the Draft EIR and address any objections raised in these comments.  However, the Draft EIR notes that decision-makers are not obligated to follow any directives, recommendations or suggestions presented in the comments and can certify the Final EIR without needing to resolve disagreements.  In certifying the Draft EIR, the Pleasant Hill Architectural Review Commission and Pleasant Hill Planning Commission has accepted the findings of the Draft EIR, despite the inadequacies that were pointed out in many public comments and has thus, set Pleasant Hill on a path the accepts the potential consequences of having a CarMax facility at this particular location.