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HomeMy WebLinkAbout6179 RESOLUTION NO, 6179 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION FROM INDUSTRIAL TO MIXED-USE COMMERCIAU INDUSTRIAL (MU CII) FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 223 NORTH FIRST AVENUE (G.P. 00-001) WHEREAS, this General Plan Amendment (GP 00-001) was initiated by The Hale Corporation to change the General Plan designation from Industrial to Mixed Use Commercial/Industrial (MU CII) on the property located at 223 North First Avenue, the triangular parcel of land bordered on the north side by St. Joseph Street on the east side by First Avenue, the southwest side by the MTA Rail Line; and WHEREAS, on May 9, a public hearing was held before the Planning Commission on said matter at which time all interested persons were given full opportunity to be heard and to present evidence; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission voted 5 to 0 to recommend to the City Council approval of a General Plan Amendment for the above property from Industrial to Mixed Use Commercial/ Industrial (MU C/I); and WHEREAS, City staff determined that approval of the proposed General Plan Amendment is subject to the environmental review requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") and as lead agency prepared an initial study to analyze all potential environmental impacts; and WHEREAS, on the basis of the initial study which indicated that there would not be any potential environmental impacts from adoption of the proposed General Plan Amendment, City staff determined that a Negative Declaration ("NO") should be prepared; and WHEREAS, the NO was prepared pursuant to CEQA, the State CEQA Guidelines and the City's local CEQA Guidelines; and WHEREAS, the City made the NO available to the public and to all interested agencies for review and comment on April 13, 2000; and WHEREAS, the City Council received, considered and responded to comments received from the public and other interested agencies on the NO; and -1- 6179 WHEREAS, the City Council held a public meeting on June 6, 2000 and received additional public testimony on the NO; and WHEREAS, the City Council has carefully reviewed the NO and all other relevant information contained in the record for the proposed General Plan Amendment; and WHEREAS, all other legal prerequisites to the adoption of this Resolution have occurred, NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA DOES RESOLVE AS FOllOWS: Section 1. That the factual data submitted by the Development Services Department in the attached report is true and correct. Section 2. Comoliance with the Califomia Environmental Quality Act. As the decision making body for the proposed General Plan Amendment, the City Council has reviewed and considered the information contained in the NO, initial study and administrative record. The City Council finds that the NO and initial study contain a complete and accurate reporting of the environmental impacts associated with the Project. The City Council further finds that the documents have been completed in compliance with CEQA, the State CEOA Guidelines, and the City's local CEOA Guidelines. The City Council further finds that all environmental impacts of the proposed General Plan Amendment are less than significant. The City Council finds that the NO contains a complete, objective and accurate reporting of the environmental impacts associated with the proposed General Plan Amendment and reflects the independent judgment of the City Council. The City Council hereby approves the NO prepared for the proposed General Plan Amendment. Section 3. The City Council further finds: 1. That the proposed General Plan Amendment to Mixed Use Commercial/Industrial for the above property is consistent with CoM (Commercial/Manufacturing) zone. In addition, the property is a transition site; the General Plan designation to the south is Commercial and the General Plan designation to the north is Industrial. Property to the south is developed with commercial uses and property to the north is developed with light industrial uses. -2- 6179 2. That the approval of General Plan Amendment 00-001 will not be detrimental to the public health or welfare, or injurious to the property or improvements in such zone or vicinity, Section 4. That for the foregoing reasons, the City Council approves the General Plan change from Industrial to Mixed Use Commercial/Industrial (MU C/I), Section 5. Custodian of Record. The documents and materials that constitute the record of proceedings on which these findings have been based, are located at 240 West Huntington Drive, P.O. Box 60021, Arcadia, California 91066-6021. The custodian for these records is the Community Development Administrator of the City of Arcadia. Section 6. Notice of Determination. The City Council directs staff to file a notice of determination with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County within five (5) working days of Project approval. Section 7. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution. Passed, approved and adopted this 6 of June, 2000. :f:,At,.4 . ftt/7/J'-<t'~ Ma of the ity of Ar~adia ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: , ~p~ Stephen Deitsch City Attorney -3- 6179 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS: CITY OF ARCADIA ) I, JUNE D. ALFORD, City Clerk of the City of Arcadia, hereby certifies that the foregoing Resolution No. 6179 was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Arcadia, signed by the Mayor and attested to by the City Clerk at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 6th day of June, 2000 and that said Resolution was adopted by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Councilmember Chandler, Chang, Marshall, Segal and Kovacic NOES: None ABSENT: None 4 6179