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RESOLUTION NO. 8338
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF AZUSA CHANGING THE GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION
FOR THE WEST END SPECIFIC PLAN AREA, BOUNDED
BY FOOTHILL BOULEVARD ON THE SOUTH, TODD
AVENUE ON THE WEST, VERNON AVENUE ON THE EAST,
AND EIGHTH STREET AND THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC
RAILROAD TRACKS ON THE NORTH
(GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 87-3)
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA DOES HEREBY
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of
Azusa does hereby find, determine and declare as follows:
A. There is in effect a duly adopted General
Plan for the City of Azusa which contains
a Land Use Element designating all
property within the City for certain land
uses.
B. The City of Azusa Redevelopment Agency
has proposed the adoption of the West End
Specific Plan, which requires a change in
the land use designation for the subject
property. The subject property is
generally described as approximately 66.1
acres in the west -central portion of the
City, bounded by Foothill Boulevard on
the south, Todd Avenue on the west,
Vernon Avenue on the east, and Eighth
Street and the Southern Pacific railroad
tracks on the north (the "subject
property"). A map showing the general
location of the subject property is
attached to this Resolution as Exhibit
"A" and incorporated here by reference.
The boundaries of the subject property
are further shown in the West End
Specific Plan.
C. The change and amendment to the General
Plan as described herein was duly
initiated, and notice of public hearings
thereon was duly given and published in
accordance with applicable law.
D. Public hearings on this General Plan
amendment were duly held by the Planning
Commission of the City of Azusa on
September 9, 1987, and October 7, 1987,
and by the City Council of the City of
Azusa on November 2, 1987.
E. On September 9, 1987, and October 7,
1987, the Planning Commission of the City
of Azusa heard and considered the
evidence presented to it concerning the
proposed amendment at the public
hearings. On October 7, 1987, by its
Resolution No. 2501 adopted by a vote of
four in favor and two against, with one
abstention, said vote being not less than
a majority of the total members, the
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Planning Commission recommended that the
City Council adopt the proposed
amendment.
F. The City Council at its meeting on
November 2, 1987, heard and considered
all of the evidence presented to it
concerning the proposed amendment,
including but not limited to, the
recommendation of the Planning
Commission.
G. The adoption of this amendment to the
General Plan is in the interest of the
public health, safety and welfare of the
City of Azusa and is consistent with good
zoning and planning practices.
H. This amendment to the General Plan is
consistent with the other provisions of
the General Plan and all elements
thereof.
I. In taking this action the City Council
considered the effects of the decision on
the housing needs of the region in which
the City is located and balanced those
needs against the public service needs of
the City residents and available fiscal
and environmental resources.
J. An Environmental Impact Report ("EIR")
has been prepared for this Project in
compliance with the California
Environmental Quality Act and all other
applicable laws. The City Council has
carefully reviewed the EIR.
SECTION 2. The City Council of the City of
Azusa based on the above findings does hereby amend the
General Plan of the City of Azusa, Land Use Element, to
change the land use designations of the subject property
from "Light Industrial," "Heavy Industrial," and "General
Commercial" to "Specific Plan -1."
SECTION 3. The Director of Housing and
Community Development shall revise the Land Use Element of
the General Plan of the City of Azusa to reflect the changes
in that element approved by this Resolution.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify the
adoption of this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 16th day
Of November 1987.
MAYOR
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was
adopted by the City Council of the City of Azusa, at a
regular meeting thereof, held on the 16th day of November ,
1987, by the following vote of the Council:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: AVILA, COOK, CRUZ, LATTA, MOSES
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
CITY CLERK -
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