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HomeMy WebLinkAbout7116 RESOLUTION NO. 7116 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP NO. TPM 14-06 (73407) FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MASTER-PLANNED WAREHOUSING AND LOGISTICS CENTER IN THE LOWER AZUSA ROAD RECLAMATION AREA AT 12321 LOWER AZUSA ROAD WHEREAS, applications were filed by John Edwards, Jr., of Yellow Iron Investments, LLC, ("Applicant") for a General Plan Amendment (GPA 15-02) to support logistics and warehousing uses, a Specific Plan (SP 14-01) to rezone the property with Specific Plan SP-ALC, and a Tentative Parcel Map (TPM 14-06/73407) to subdivide the property, for the development of a logistics center/industrial park (the "Arcadia Logistics Center" or the "Project") for which the General Plan Amendment, Specific Plan, and Tentative Parcel Map applications are hereafter individually and collectively referred to as the "Project" at 12321 Lower Azusa Road (the "Property"); and WHEREAS, the Applicant proposes to redevelop a former mine site that is being reclaimed through an inert debris engineered fill operation within the City of Arcadia ("City") with an industrial logistics center; and WHEREAS, the Project site is an approximately 81.27-acre property located in the southeast corner of the City, immediately northwest of Lower Azusa Road, approximately 0.15-mile southwest of Interstate 605, and east of a residential community in the adjacent City of El Monte (Assessor Parcel Numbers 8541-017-027 and -028); and WHEREAS, the Project requires the consideration and approval of a certain Tentative Parcel Map ("TPM 14-06/73407") to subdivide the 81.27-acre property into six 1 (6) parcels for future development and five (5) lots for water quality/detention/open space purposes; and WHEREAS, on January 26, 2016, the City's Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing on the Project, at which all persons wishing to testify were invited to be heard and no persons testified other than the Project applicant; and WHEREAS, following the conclusion of its public hearing, the Planning Commission adopted its Resolution No. 1956 recommending to the City Council approval of General Plan Amendment No. GPA 15-02, Specific Plan No. SP 14-01 for Specific Plan SP-ALC, Tentative Parcel Map No. TPM 14-06 (73407) and certification of an Environmental Impact Report (SCH#2015041002) for the development of the Project; and WHEREAS, on February 16, 2016, the City Council held a duly noticed public hearing on the Project, at which all persons wishing to testify were invited to be heard and present written evidence; and WHEREAS, pursuant to section 21067 of the California Environmental Quality Act (Pub. Res. Code, §§ 21000 et seq.) ("CEQA"), section 15367 of the State CEQA Guidelines (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, § 15000 et seq.), and the City's Local CEQA Guidelines, the City is the lead agency for the proposed Project; and WHEREAS, a Final Environmental Impact Report ("FEIR") was prepared for the Project, and all adverse environmental impacts relating to the Project were fully analyzed in the FEIR; and WHEREAS, following the conclusion of its public hearing, the City Council adopted its Resolution No. 7113 adopting environmental findings pursuant to CEQA, 2 certifying the FEIR (SCH#2015041002) for the Project, adopting a Statement of Overriding Considerations and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, and approving the Project; and WHEREAS, the City Council has duly considered all matters set forth in Resolution No. 7113 in further considering the approval of TPM 14-06/73407; and WHEREAS, all legal and other prerequisites for the adoption of this Resolution have been fulfilled. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The factual data submitted by the Development Services Department/Community Development Division of the City in the staff report and attachments prepared for purposes of the February 16, 2016, City Council public hearing concerning the Project are true and correct. SECTION 2. The City Council finds, based upon the entire record: (a) That the proposed subdivision, together with the provisions for its design and improvement, is consistent with the City's General Plan. FACTS: TPM 14-06 is consistent with the existing General Plan Focus Area M (Lower Azusa Road Reclamation Area), which has a goal of developing the Property with a logistics center/industrial park to make productive use of this reclaimed property, which was formally a sand and gravel quarry that operated from 1967 to 1990. The quarry is being reclaimed, as required by State law, to approximately the pre-quarry level. Reclamation is required to be completed by March 1, 2018. The Project, which consists of proposed 3 development of the 81.27 acre site to accommodate a logistics center/industrial park containing a maximum of 1,688,000 square feet of building space will help effectuate Economic Development Policy ED-1.4 in the City's General Plan, as amended, by supporting reuse of the Lower Azusa Road Reclamation Area as a master-planned warehousing and logistics center which will provide employment opportunities and fiscal benefits to the City, all as set forth in the City of Arcadia 2010 General Plan Update and its Land Use Element, and in two economic analyses —the "Fiscal and Economic Impacts Resulting from the Arcadia Logistics Center" prepared by David Taussig & Associates, dated May 21, 2015, and the "Strategic Market Analyses for a Retail Commercial Development in Arcadia, CA" prepared by the Concord Group, dated August 26, 2013, and updated May 18, 2015. Additional facts supporting this finding are set forth in the section of the FEIR pertaining to Land Use and Planning (Subsection 4.8). In addition to the foregoing, the proposed Specific Plan and Project would achieve the "Guiding Principles" set forth in the City's General Plan, such as: (1) "balanced growth and development through a balanced mix of land uses," as set forth in Chapter 2.2 of the General Plan; the Specific Plan achieves this by adding a logistics center and warehouse uses to Arcadia, which otherwise has primarily residential and commercial land uses; (2) "industrial areas that encourage local, well-paying employment while providing for other industrial service needs of the Arcadia Community," and "industrial development that includes visually appealing architectural design, site design, scale and 4 massing, and landscaping design features" as set forth in Goal LU-7 and Policies LU-7.2 and LU-7.3 in the General Plan; the Specific Plan achieves this by including uses which will provide significant employment opportunities, and buildings that are well planned and laid out; (3) recognizing Lower Azusa Road Reclamation Area as a "land use focus area" in Chapter 2.2 of the General Plan, and requiring the provision of infrastructure at the time of development and improvement in access to the Reclamation Area, pursuant to Goal LU-13 and Policies LU-13.1 and LU-13.2; the Specific Plan accomplishes this by including infrastructure improvements and providing enhanced access into the Property and the area within which the Project is located; and (4) encouragement of a master—planned warehousing and logistics center for the Lower Azusa Road Reclamation Area, as set forth in amended Policy ED-1.4 in the General Plan; the proposed Specific Plan is specifically designed to accomplish this. (b) That the discharge of waste from the proposed subdivision into the community sewer system will comply with existing requirements prescribed by a California Regional Water Quality Control Board. FACTS: The Arcadia Public Works Services Department has confirmed that the proposed Project will be adequately served by the existing sewer infrastructure, and that all requirements of the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board will be satisfied for purposes of the Project. Furthermore, as set forth in Section 4, Subsection E.3 of City Council Resolution No. 7113, the Project would not include installation of septic tanks 5 or alternative wastewater disposal systems. As set forth in Section 4, Subsection G of City Council Resolution No. 7113, the Los Angeles Regional Water quality Control Board requires compliance with a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program during and after construction, water runoff would be captured by the Project's on-site stormwater drainage system, and other facilities and measures will mitigate stormwater runoff. In addition, for reasons set forth in FEIR, p. 4.11-28, and in Section 5, Subsection D of City Council Resolution No. 7113, new stormwater drainage facilities proposed as part of the Project will not result in unmitigatable impacts. SECTION 3. For the foregoing reasons, the City Council approves TPM 14- 06/73407, together with and subject to those certain conditions and mitigation measures set forth in the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program attached as Exhibit "A" to City Council Resolution No. 7113, and those certain Arcadia Logistics Center Additional Conditions of Approval attached to this Resolution as Exhibit "A-1". SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution. [SIGNATURES ON THE NEXT PAGE] 6 Passed, approved, and adopted this 1st day of March , 2016. t/ A !ill Ari - �'yor the Cit of Arcadia ATTEST: r .✓ City Jerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: `ate- . „1Pi -e Stephen P. Deitsch City Attorney 7 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. 7116 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 1st day of March, 2016 and that said Resolution was adopted by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Council Member Segal, Tay, Chandler, and Kovacic NOES: None ABSENT: Council Member Beck Ci Clerk of the ity of Arcadia 8 Exhibit "A-1" Arcadia Logistics Center Additional Conditions of Approval 1. The applicant/property owner shall pay the cost in its entirety for an independent contract planner/inspector to assist the City with the monitoring and reporting of the required mitigation measures, conditions, and regulatory requirements outlined in the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program. The scope of work and selection of the contract planner/inspector shall be determined by the Development Services Department, and an agreement to engage and pay for the contract planner/inspector shall be executed prior to issuance of any building permits. 2. The applicant/property owner shall comply with all City requirements regarding building safety, fire prevention, detection, suppression, emergency access, public right-of-way improvements, parking, water supply and water facilities, sewer facilities, trash reduction and recycling requirements, and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) measures to the satisfaction of the Building Official, Fire Marshal, Public Works Services Director and Development Services Director, or their designees. Compliance with these requirements is to be determined by having fully detailed construction plans submitted for plan check review and approval by the foregoing City officials and employees. 3. The applicant shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the City of Arcadia and its officials, officers, employees, and agents from and against any claim, action, or proceeding against the City of Arcadia, its officials, officers, employees or agents to attack, set aside, void, or annul any approval or conditional approval of the City of Arcadia concerning this project and/or land use decision, including but not limited to any approval or conditional approval of the City Council, Planning Commission, Modification Committee, or City Staff, which action is brought within the time period provided for in Government Code Section 66499.37 or other provision of law applicable to this project or decision. The City shall promptly notify the applicant of any claim, action, or proceeding concerning the project and/or land use decision and the City shall cooperate fully in the defense of the matter. The City reserves the right, at its own option, to choose its own attorney to represent the City, its officials, officers, employees, and agents in the defense of the matter. 4. Approval of GPA 15-02, SP 14-01, and TPM 14-06 (73407) shall not be of effect unless on or before 30 calendar days after approval of this Project, the property owner/applicant has executed and filed with the Community Development Administrator or designee an Acceptance Form available from the Development Services Department to indicate awareness and acceptance of these conditions of approval, Mitigation Measures, Conditions, and Regulatory Requirements. 5. Engineering Division - Please refer to the City of Arcadia Standard Conditions of Approval for general conditions that must be complied with (as applicable to this project). The conditions below are in addition to the Standard Conditions and are specific to TPM 14-06/73407: a. The developer will be required to pay the following fees prior to approval of the Parcel Map: Map Fee $100.00 Final Approval Fee (11 lots @ $25.00 each) $275.00 TOTAL $375.00 b. Prior to the issuance of any permits, the applicant/property owner shall dedicate to the City of Arcadia a two-foot strip of land for street and highway purposes along Lower Azusa Road from property line to property line, and additional land as necessary to accommodate a right-turn deceleration lane and sidewalk at the main project driveway. c. Prior to the issuance of any permits, the applicant/property owner shall dedicate to the City of Arcadia an easement for communications lines across the property. d. A Low Impact Development (LID) Plan is required as part of this project. The LID plan for the entire site shall be submitted by the applicant/property owner for review and approval prior to the issuance of any grading permit or the recordation of the final map. e. Prior to the issuance of a grading permit, the developer shall submit a comprehensive grading and drainage plan, and an LID plan, for the entire site subject to the approval of the City Engineer, including jurisdictional agency approval of an acceptable outlet, or complete on-site containment. f. Prior to the issuance of a building permit, the developer shall construct the drainage system for that building, including an acceptable outlet for the discharge of onsite flow, or an interim solution acceptable to the City Engineer. g. Prior to any occupancy, all LID improvements that pertain to that occupancy shall be constructed by the applicant/property owner to the satisfaction of the City Engineer, and the maintenance agreement for that legal parcel shall have been recorded. h. Prior to issuance of a building permit, the applicant/property owner shall provide proof that an agreement, easement or permit has been recorded providing a legal course for a new sewer line connecting the site to an existing sewer main, subject to the approval of the Public Works Services Director. i. Prior to issuance of a grading permit the applicant/property owner shall provide a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan, notice of intent, and WDID number. j. Prior to the recordation of the final map, the developer shall have approval of a common area drainage plan and jurisdictional agency approval of an acceptable outlet, and either construct or post security for the entire system and outlet. k. Prior to the issuance of any building permit or recordation of the final map, the developer shall either construct or post security for all public improvements as described below. All improvements must be completed prior to the issuance of the first occupancy. The improvements are: i. Remove and replace existing curb and gutter from property line to property line along Lower Azusa Road. ii. Construct new sidewalk, five feet wide, per City Standard 802 from property line to property line along Lower Azusa Road. iii. Remove existing driveway approaches and construct new driveway approaches per City Standard, including a free right-turn lane at the primary intersection and a deceleration approach lane for Lower Azusa Road, subject to the approval of the City Engineer. iv. Repave/Repair damaged pavement in Lower Azusa Road from property line to property line per City Standard as determined by the City Engineer. v. Install new Street Trees along Lower Azusa Road to the satisfaction of the Public Works Services Director. vi. Construct a new traffic signal at the primary driveway on Lower Azusa Road, subject to the approval of the City Engineer. The traffic signal shall include one CCTV camera, a video detection system for stop bar detection. All advanced detection shall be inductor loops for both the through lanes and left- turn pockets. The traffic signal shall be powered by Southern California Edison (SCE) with a new meter pedestal that is connected to the traffic signal cabinet. The traffic signal cabinet shall be the latest model of 332 cabinet and include McCain ATC 2070 controller running D4 on a 1C (CPU) plus the latest battery backup system. All signal poles and equipment shall meet City and or County standards, including, but not limited to the following: LED Safety Lighting, LED vehicle heads plus visors and backplates, LED PED countdown modules, and two-inch, Type "B" PED push buttons. vii. Install two (2) new three-inch HDPE conduits from the new Traffic Signal cabinet on Lower Azusa Road across the development property to a point in Durfee Road, subject to the approval of the City Engineer. The conduit shall be connected by way of pull boxes per City Standard located a maximum of 800 feet apart. 6. The Developer shall be responsible for paying a fair share cost to Caltrans, not to exceed $100,000.00, to fund the preparation of a study of improvements to the 1-605 Corridor initiated by Caltrans and the City of Irwindale. Prior to the issuance of the first building permit, the Developer shall pay the fair share cost to Caltrans, if by then determined. If prior to the first building permit, the amount of the fair share cost to prepare such a study has not been determined, the Developer shall deposit with the City of Arcadia an amount estimated by the City to cover such fair share cost, not to exceed $100,000.00.