HomeMy WebLinkAbout7100 RESOLUTION NO. 7100
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION OF
CERTAIN PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY FROM COMMERCIAL TO
MIXED-USE AT 56 E. DUARTE ROAD
WHEREAS, local governments are authorized by Government Code Section
65350, et seq., to prepare, adopt and amend general plans; and
WHEREAS, the Arcadia Municipal Code provides that the adoption or
amendment of any General Plan within the City shall be accomplished by resolution;
and
WHEREAS, on November 18, 2014, an application was filed by James Chou on
behalf of Pacific Plaza Arcadia, LLC, for the design review of a three-story mixed-use
commercial-residential project at 56 E. Duarte Road, Development Services
Department Case No. ADR 14-23; and
WHEREAS, on February 25, 2015, applications were filed by James Chou on
behalf of Pacific Plaza Arcadia, LLC, for a General Plan Amendment, Zone Change,
Conditional Use Permit, and Tentative Tract Map, to revise the General Plan
Designation and Zoning Designation of the subject site from Commercial to Mixed-Use,
and approve a three-story, mixed-use commercial-residential project with ground floor
retail and restaurant/cafe uses, and subdivide the residential units for condominium
purposes at 56 E. Duarte Road, Development Services Department Case Nos. GPA 15-
01, ZC 15-01, CUP 15-02, and TTM 73453 (the Design Review, General Plan
Amendment, Zone Change, Conditional Use Permit, and Subdivision applications are
hereafter individually and collectively referred to as the "Project"); and
WHEREAS, on October 6, 2015, the Draft Initial Study/Mitigated Negative
Declaration for the Project was circulated for public review and comments for 30 days
from October 6, 2015 to November 5, 2015; and
WHEREAS, the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration concluded that the
implementation of the Project will have less-than-significant impacts with mitigation
measures for the following areas: Aesthetics, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hazards/Hazardous Materials, Hydrology, Noise, and
Transportation/Traffic; and
WHEREAS, on November 10, 2015, a duly noticed public hearing was held
before the Planning Commission on said applications, including the Initial
Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration ("IS/MND") at which time all interested persons
were given full opportunity to be heard and to present evidence, and at said hearing the
Planning Commission adopted Resolution No. 1950 by a 4-0 vote with one
commissioner absent, recommending approval of the Project; and
WHEREAS, on December 15, 2015, a duly noticed public hearing was held
before the City Council on said applications, including the IS/MND at which time all
interested persons were given full opportunity to be heard and to present evidence; and
WHEREAS, all other legal prerequisites to the adoption of this Resolution have
occurred.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
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SECTION 1. That the factual data submitted by the Development Services
Department in the attached report and Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration is
true and correct.
SECTION 2. That the approval of General Plan Amendment No. GPA 15-01
(Mixed Use) will not be detrimental to the public health or welfare or injurious to the
properties or improvements in such area or vicinity.
FACT:The Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration for the proposed Project
analyzed all the potential impacts, and with mitigation measures no new significant
impacts would occur as a result of the proposed Project. The Amendment will allow
mixed-use development and is consistent with the policies and vision of the General
Plan for the First Avenue and Duarte Road Land Use Focus Area. Therefore, the
proposed Amendment would not be detrimental to the public health and welfare.
SECTION 3. Based upon the Initial Environmental Study, the City Council finds
that a Mitigated Negative Declaration and the associated Mitigated Monitoring and
Reporting Program are appropriate for the Project and there will be less than significant
impacts on the environment as a result of the Project as further described in the Initial
Environmental Study.
SECTION 4. For the foregoing reasons, the City Council approves General
Plan Amendment No. GP 15-01 and adoption of the Mitigated Negative Declaration.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
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Passed, approved and adopted this 15th day of December , 2015.
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ATTEST:
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City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Stephen P. Deitsch
City Attorney
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS:
CITY OF ARCADIA )
I, GENE GLASCO, City Clerk of the City of Arcadia, hereby certifies that the
foregoing Resolution No. 7100 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 15th day of December, 2015 and that said Resolution was adopted by
the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Member Beck, Chandler, Segal, Tay, and Kovacic
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
City Clerk of the City of Arcadia
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