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Home My WebLink About7176 RESOLUTION NO. 7176 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. GPA 17-01 AND ZONE CHANGE NO. ZC 17-01 WITH A ZONING MAP AMENDMENT TO CHANGE THE ARCADIA GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATION AND REZONE THE PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 303, 305, 307, AND 309 E. FOOTHILL BOULEVARD FROM COMMERCIAL TO LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL, WITH A CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT ("CEQA") 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 April 13, 2017, the General Plan Amendment Application No. GPA 17-01 and Zone Change Application No. 17-01 (the "Project") were filed by the property owners of the affected properties, Vince Law, Yen-Kuang Lee, Tony Ou, and Jing R. Zhong, ("Applicants"), to change the City of Arcadia General Plan land use designation of their properties from Commercial to Low Density Residential, and to reclassify their zoning designation from General Commercial (C-G) to Low Density Residential (R-1-7,500) for their properties located at 303, 305, 307, and 309 East Foothill Boulevard; and WHEREAS, on June 6, 2017, the Planning Services completed an environmental assessment for the Project in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") and determined that the Project qualifies as a Categorical Exemption under CEQA pursuant to Section 15301 as existing facilities and Section 15303 as minor alteration in land use; and WHEREAS, on July 25, 2017, a duly notice public hearing was held before the Planning Commission on the Project, at which time all interested persons were given full opportunity to be heard and to present evidence; and WHEREAS, after the public hearing the Planning Commission adopted Resolution No. 1996 by a 4-0 vote with one Commissioner absent to recommend approval of the Project with a Categorical Exemption from CEQA to the City Council; and WHEREAS, on September 5, 2017, a duly noticed public hearing was held before the City Council on the Project, 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, DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The City Council hereby finds that the factual data submitted by the Development Services Department in the Recitals of this Resolution, Ordinance No. 2349, and by the staff report dated September 5, 2017, are true and correct. SECTION 2. The City Council finds as follows with respect to the proposed general plan amendment and zone change as shown in Exhibit A — "Changes to the Official Arcadia General Plan Land Use Map": 1. The amendment is internally consistent with all other provisions of the General Plan. 2 FACT: The proposed General Plan Amendment is internally consistent with the goals, objectives, and policies of the Arcadia General Plan. Approval of the proposed General Plan Amendment from Commercial to Low Density Residential, and rezoning of the properties from General Commercial (C-G) to Low Density Residential (R-1-7,500), is consistent with the Housing and Land Use and Community Development Elements by conserving existing housing stock and by establishing consistency between the Land Use Plan and the Zoning Code. A designation of Low Density Residential is a more appropriate designation than Commercial, and this will allow the existing residential structures to align with the former land use designation and residential use of the subject properties. The reclassification of the four properties will allow for the property owners to maintain and improve the existing residential structures. The proposed General Plan Amendment and Zone Change is consistent with the following General Plan goals and policies: Housing Element Goal H-1: Conserve and improve the condition of the existing housing stock. Land Use and Community Development Element Policy LU-1.6: Establish consistency between the Land Use Plan and the Zoning Code. 2. The proposed amendment will not be detrimental to the public interest, health, safety, convenience, or general welfare of the City. FACT: The proposed General Plan Amendment and Zone Change will not have any detrimental effect upon the health, safety and general welfare of the City, nor will it have an effect on the conditions of the built environment since the amendments 3 consists of making the land use designation and zoning consistent with the existing uses — single-family residential. There will be no physical changes to the built environment. 3. The proposed Zoning Map Amendment is consistent with the General Plan and any applicable specific plan(s). FACT: The proposed Zoning Map Amendment to rezone the properties from General Commercial (C-G) to Low Density Residential (R-1-7,500) will ensure that the Zoning Map is consistent with the General Plan land use designation, and the existing use of the property is allowed by the Development Code. SECTION 3. For the foregoing reasons the City Council determines that the Project is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Section 15301 (as existing facilities) and Section 15305 (as minor alteration in land use) of the CEQA Guidelines. The proposed Project consists of changing the land use designations and zoning of four properties to make the designation consistent with the existing single-family residential uses. There are no proposed changes to the physical environment. The Project does not involve the expansion of the use beyond the existing single-family residences. SECTION 4. The City Council hereby approves General Plan Amendment No. GPA 17-01 and Zone Change No. ZC 17-01 with a Zoning Map Amendment, pursuant to Arcadia Development Code Section 9108.03.060 of the Development Code. SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution. 4 Passed, approved and adopted this 5th day of September , 2017. ayrof the City of Arcadia ATTEST: i _,, _ _ ''41CIe —1 APPROVED AS TO FORM: cy.tte,,„ P � 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. 7176 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 special meeting of said Council held on the 5th day of September, 2017 and that said Resolution was adopted by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Beck, Chandler, Tay, Verlato, and Amundson NOES: None ABSENT: None Cit Clerk of he City of Arcadia 6 Exhibit A "Changes to the Official Arcadia General Plan Land Use Map" �Q\P J Ww. d iv 10 C i- 4114( C O O 0 M M CU yI 0.. V M fig. R *- $C in _ /�� O 0 m Ww) M M a. a) 3 'e ID 1cc ..- .f._. 0 O e ... o /1 J L Om ,—^ • #" • — — ^+ — .J - ' on t t N p ,.V'S °'O a o — LL C _ , '� W J M a) _ _ O c1 M • d.73 o CO L M R R ^+ p O ers 01 0 73 11) 0) �. -., E M •— N M ■_ yr r w M W _ z