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HomeMy WebLinkAbout88-213 - Resolutions RESOLUTION NO. 88-213 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA , CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL CERTIFY THE MASTER ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE GENERAL PLAN TECHNICAL UPDATE, AND MAKING FINDINGS IN SUPPORT THEREOF. A. Recitals. (i ) The City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, adopted the General Plan and certified the Environmental Impact Report for the General Plan on April 6, 1981 by the approval of Resolution No. 81-40. (ii ) There has been presented to this Commission in conjunction with this Commission 's consideration of the recommended adoption of the General Plan Technical Update, a final Master Environmental Assessment and Environmental Impact Report. (iii ) On September 28, 1988, the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga conducted duly noticed public hearings on the above mentioned General Plan Technical Update and Master Environmental Assessment and Environmental Impact Report prepared for the General Plan Technical Update. (iv) The final Master Environmental Assessment and Environmental Impact Report referred to in this resolution consists of that draft document dated July, 1988 entitled "City of Rancho Cucamonga Master Enironmental Assessment and General Plan Environmental Impact Report", written comments on that draft report and written responses thereto submitted by the staff of the City of Rancho Cucamonga and testimony presented during the hearings on the recommended adoption of said General Plan Technical Update insofar that the testimony pertained to environmental matters. Hereinafter, the above- mentioned documents will be referred to as "the final MEA/EIR". The entirety of the final MEA/EIR hereby is incorporated in this Resolution by this reference. (v) All legal prerequisites prior to the adoption of this Resolution have occurred. B. Resolution. NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby found, determined and resolved by the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga as follows: 1. The Planning Commission does hereby recommend that the City Council of the City of Rancho cucamonga take the following actions with respect to the final MEA/EIR: PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 88-213 MEA and EIR for the General Plan Technical Update October 26, 1988 Page 2 (a) Certify that the final MEA/EIR has been prepared on the General Plan Technical Update in accordance with the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act, California Public Resources Code Sections 21000 et seq. and in accordance with the regulations promulgated thereunder. Further, that the Council certifies that is considered the contents of the final EIR/MEA in considering the adoption of the General Plan Technical Update: (b) Find that the General Plan Technical Update project is the preparation, review, and adoption of technical amendments to the General Plan consisting of the update of statistical information and implementation measures, inclusion of provisions of the Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 1975, and revisions to the Community design section of the Land Use and Development Element. (c) Find that the final MEA/EIR does identify physical environmental impacts inherent in the project and that changes or alterations have been incorporated in the project which mitigate or avoid all significant environmental effects thereof other than a cumulative contribution to the degradation of air quality; (d) Find that notwithstanding the unmitigrated adverse environmental impacts specified in paragraph b above, that specific enonomic and social considerations make unfeasible any project alternative specified in the final EIR/MEA and constitutes an overriding basis for Council approval of the project; and (e) As to those impacts identified in the final MEA/EIR which cannot feasibly be avoided by mitigation measures and project alternatives, adopt a statement of overriding considerations in substantial form to that set forth in Exhibit "A" hereto and incorporated by this reference. APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 26TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 1988. PLANNING COMM SSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA BY: Alttt v�/J ar y 'ci r, airm. ! frifr ATTEST: 9 /% :ra•1 Y PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 88-213 MEA and EIR for the General Plan Technical Update October 26, 1988 Page 3 I, Brad Buller, Secretary of the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly introduced, passed, and adopted by the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, at a regular meeting of the Planning Commission held on the 26th day of October, 1988, by the following vote-to-wit: AYES: COMMISSIONERS: BLAKESLEY, CHITIEA, EMERICK, MCNIEL,TOLSTOY NOES: COMMISSIONERS: NONE ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: NONE EXHIBIT "A" STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS The final Master Environmental Assessment and General Plan Environmental Assessment identifies an impact which cannot feasibly be avoided by mitigation measures. That impact consists of a cumulative contribution to the degradation of air quality as a result of increased population, commercial and industrial growth. Notwithstanding these impacts, the project was approved based upon the finding that specific economic and social considerations make infeasible any project alternatives specified in the final Master Environmental Assessment and Environmental Impact Report, including the No Project and Land Use Alternatives, and accordingly constitutes an overriding basis for project approval . Those considerations are that the General Plan Technical Update is itself a measure to mitigate potential adverse impacts of development on the existing community which would otherwise occur without a planned and comprehensive approach to future development. The General Plan Technical Update includes current statistical information on the Community and reflects changes in development policies as well as established policies incorporated in the General Plan at its adoption in 1981. The General Plan provides appropriate guidance for the establishment of zoning and development regulations to mitigate growth induced impacts. Consequently, the adoption of the General Plan Technical Update will result in potential environmental effects that are substantially less significant in scope than would occur without General Plan guidance, including each alternative analyzed in the Final Master Environmental Assessment and Environmental Impact Report.