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Home My WebLink About7158 RESOLUTION NO. 7158 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. GPA 16-04 TO REVISE THE GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATION FROM "COMMERCIAL" WITH A DOWNTOWN OVERLAY AND 1.03 FLOOR AREA RATIO, TO "DOWNTOWN MIXED USE" WITH A 1.0 FLOOR AREA RATIO, AND APPROVE A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM FOR THE PROPERTY AT 130 W. HUNTINGTON DRIVE 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, in August 2013, Mr. Andy Chang submitted applications for General Plan Amendment No. GPA 14-01, Specific Plan No. SP 13-02, and Zone Change No. 13-02 and draft Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Seabiscuit Pacifica Specific Plan development that consists of two new hotels (i.e. Marriott Residence and Fairfield Inn & Suites) that total 142,320 square feet of hotel space in two connected buildings, with a total of 210 rooms, and a hotel condominium with 50 units at 130 W. Huntington Drive ("Project"); and WHEREAS, on December 3, 2013, the Draft Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Seabiscuit Pacifica Specific Plan (SCH #2013121018) was circulated for public review and comments for 30-days from December 5, 2013 to January 13, 2014; 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, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Geology and Soils, Hazards and Hazardous Materials, Hydrology and Water Quality, Noise, Transportation/Traffic, and Utilities and Service Systems; and WHEREAS, a lead agency approves a project requiring the implementation of measures to mitigate or avoid significant effects on the environment; CEQA also requires a lead agency to adopt a mitigation monitoring and reporting program to ensure compliance with the mitigation measures during project implementation, and such a mitigation monitoring and reporting program has been prepared for the Project (the "Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program") for consideration by the decision-maker of the City of Arcadia as lead agency for the Project; and WHEREAS, after a duly noticed public hearing on March 18, 2014 the City Council approved General Plan Amendment No. GPA 14-01, Specific Plan NO. SP 13- 02, and Zone Change No. 13-02, and a Mitigated Negative Declaration with a Mitigation Monitoring Reporting Program; and WHEREAS, on August 2, 2016, an application was received from Continental Assets Management LLC, requesting an amendment to Specific Plan No. 13-02, along with a General Plan Amendment (GPA No. 16-04) and a Zone Change (ZC No. 16-02) to change the land use designation for the property at 130 West Huntington Drive from Commercial to Downtown Mixed Use, and to replace the hotel condominium portion of the Project with a mixed-use building, and 2 WHEREAS, a Draft Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration has been prepared in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act to review the Project, and the document was circulated for public review and comments for the period from October 6, 2016 to November 7, 2016; and WHEREAS, the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration concluded that the implementation of the revised Project would have no new impacts on the environment, and that all mitigation measures approved with the original Project were still applicable; and WHEREAS, after a duly noticed public hearing on November 8, 2016, the Arcadia Planning Commission recommended approval of the amendment by a vote of 5-0; and WHEREAS, on December 6, 2016, a duly noticed public hearing was held before the City Council on said applications, including the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration 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 been fulfilled. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That the factual data submitted by the Development Services Department in the attached report and Mitigated Negative Declaration are true and correct. 3 SECTION 2. That the City Council, based upon the entire record, including all written and oral evidence presented, finds as follows with respect to the proposed General Plan Amendment as shown in Exhibit "A": (i) That the approval of General Plan Amendment No. GPA 16-04 will not be detrimental to the public health or welfare or injurious to the property or improvements in such area or vicinity because the subject site is identified in the General Plan as an expansion of the Downtown area for future urban development; thus the modification to Downtown Mixed Use is appropriate. The Project will help revitalize the Downtown area of Arcadia, as well as contribute positively to the existing Downtown setting. Additionally, the Initial Study carefully evaluated the change in the Specific Plan from a Hotel Condominium project to a mixed-use building, including any change in patterns that may develop given the change to straight residential units. There were no new impacts identified. The Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Specific Plan Amendment and General Plan Amendment analyzed all the potential impacts and all the Project impacts are less than significant or can be reduced to less than significant level with the implementation of the recommended mitigation measures. Therefore, the proposed Project would not be detrimental to the public health, safety and welfare. Instead, the proposed Project will be a superior "landmark" development that will provide an entry statement for the City. SECTION 3. Based on the Initial Environmental Study, the City Council finds that a Mitigated Negative Declaration is 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. 4 SECTION 4. The City Council hereby approves General Plan Amendment No. GPA 14-01. SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify as to the adoption of this Resolution. Passed, approved and adopted this 6th day of December , 2016. Mayor City o Arcadia - ATTEST: -Ad qty lerk - APPROVED AS TO FORM: e Stephen P. Deitsch City Attorney 5 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. 7158 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 December, 2016 and that said Resolution was adopted by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Amundson, Chandler, Tay, Verlato, and Beck NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None City.: o ie City of Arcadia 6 EXHIBIT "A" Proposed General Plan Land Use Existing General Plan Land Use ••,,, ,vipt v-,.-7.4irgii7.- ■his►_; , iii r -sa, ,u / 0 ` - tt i.. .,, . . ..,,,...., , Alt , , i'- ,• 2 . , • 1 _ ,. /".,. is ..• ,,,, ,,,,,„ • ..!.;:.,.. . „7,,:, ..„,:,:),c,,, d r '.'-.-, . . 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