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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 8337RESOLUTION NO. 8337 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA CERTIFYING THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT ON THE WEST END SPECIFIC PLAN, GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 87-3, CODE AMENDMENT NO. 157 AND ZONE CHANGE CASE NO. Z-262. 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. The City of Azusa Redevelopment Agency proposes the adoption of the West End Specific Plan (the "Project"), which would apply to an area of 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. B. In order to implement the Project, the City would have to approve a General Plan amendment, an amendment to the zoning ordinance and a zone change. C. The City as lead agency for the Project has caused to be prepared a Final Environmental Impact Report ("FEIR") for the Project pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970, as amended ("CEQA"). D. The Draft Environmental Impact Report ("DEIR") for the Project was made available for public review in accordance with CEQA and a dul.y....no.ticed... public. hearing for purposes of reviewing the FEIR was held before the Planning Commission of the City of Azusa on September 9, 1987 and October 7, 1987. The Planning Commission carefully reviewed and fully considered the FEIR and, by Resolution No. 2500, approved the FEIR and determined that it has been prepared and considered pursuant to the provisions of CEQA and the State and local CEQA Guidelines. The City Council of the City of Azusa has fully reviewed and carefully considered the FEIR for the Project at a public hearing on November 2, 1987, including but not limited to, all information presented at the public hearing and the comments upon the DEIR and the responses thereto. 0 0 SECTION 2. The City Council of the City of Azusa hereby certifies that the FEIR for the Project was presented to the City Council and that the Council has reviewed and considered the information contained therein. SECTION 3. The FEIR has identified various significant effects caused by the Project, but in response to each significant effect so identified (except as discussed in Section 5 of this Resolution), the Project has been altered as necessary to avoid or substantially lessen these environmental effects to a level of insignificance. SECTION 4. The City Council of the City of Azusa finds that the mitigating changes which will be incorporated into the Project as discussed in the FEIR, and incorporated by this reference as though fully set out herein, will avoid or substantially lessen to a level of insignificance all of the significant effects identified in the FEIR (except as discussed in Section 5 of this Resolution). SECTION 5. The Specific Plan is a plan only,and will not result directly in the construction of any project. However, the FEIR has identified one potential unavoidable adverse impact which might result from the ultimate implementation of the Project, in that some businesses and residences might eventually be relocated through either private or public redevelopment activity. The City Council finds that the Azusa Redevelopment Plan and State law require that the Azusa Redevelopment Agency provide assistance in relocating affected businesses and residences if public redevelopment funds are used in the project causing the relocation. This includes the full and fair cost of moving all equipment, inventory, housing units and fixtures to another comparable or better location. Such cost also includes lease subsidies as necessary and compensation for loss of good will (loss of business due to a move). The City Council further finds that it is the policy of the Redevelopment Agency to locate as many of these business and residences as possible to other sites within the West End Specific Plan area, or within Azusa. The City Council finds that the existence of these relocation benefits and related policies•.and.measures will avoid or substantially lessen most of the significant effects identified in the FEIR which might result from relocations upon ultimate implementation of the Specific Plan. However, to the extent that this identified potential impact is unfeasible to avoid or be substantially lessened through the use of mitigation measures or project alternatives, the City Council finds that this significant effect is unavoidable due to the necessity of adopting the land uses and standards contained in the Specific Plan. The City Council finds that the benefits of the Project will outweigh the adverse environmental effects of relocation which may be unavoidable. Based on this finding, the rationale for which is set out below, the City Council finds that the potential unavoidable adverse environmental effect is acceptable. To the extent that the Project results in relocation of businesses or residences at some point during the implementation of the Specific Plan, the City Council mrw/RES5555 -2- finds that the following benefits will result from the proposed project: A. Retain the industrial and commercial character of the West End Specific Plan Area; B. Improve vehicular circulation in the West End industrial park; C. Improve the overall visual image of the area through landscaping and building design; D. Assist the West End Specific Plan Area's business community through a combination of public, private and cooperative efforts; and E. Achieve the physical upgrading of portions of the West End Specific Plan Area. The City Council has balanced the Project benefits aginst the unavoidable environmental risks and finds that the unavoidable environmental risks are acceptable because the Project benefits outweigh the unavoidable environmental risks relating to possible relocation of businesses and residences. SECTION 6. In view of the foregoing, the City Council of the City of Azusa hereby certifies that the FEIR for the Project has been completed in accordance with the provisions of CEQA and applicable State and local guidelines. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to file a Notice of Determination as required pursuant to CEQA. SECTION 7. The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this Resolution. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of November, 1987. MAYO I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly 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 -3-