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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 8839RESOLUTION NO. 8839 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA CERTIFYING THE NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR CODE AMENDMENT NO. 167 - DRIVEWAY APPROACHES WHEREAS, an Initial Study of Environmental Impact and a Negative Declaration have been prepared for Code Amendment No. 167 - driveway approaches (hereinafter "Project") in accordance with the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act and the State CEQA Guidelines; WHEREAS, a duly noticed public hearing was held by the Planning Commission for the City of Azusa on February 14, 1990, and the City Council of the City of Azusa on March 19, 1990, at which times evidence was heard on the proposed Project and the Negative Declaration; WHEREAS, prior to approving the Project, the City Council of the City of Azusa considered the Initial Study of Environmental Impact and the Negative Declaration together with any comments received during the public review process; WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Azusa hereby finds and determines that on the basis of the Initial Study and any comments received in the public review process, there is no substantial evidence that the Project will have a significant adverse effect upon the environment. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA that the Negative Declaration for the Project, attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and by this reference incorporated herein, is hereby certified and approved and determined that this Negative Declaration shall be filed with the County Clerk of the County of Los Angeles. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of 1990 . 71A i 0 I HEREBY CERTIFY duly adopted by the City regular meeting thereof, April , 1990 , Council: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS pmt/RES10027 0 that the foregoing Resolution was Council of the City of Azusa at a held on the 16th day of by the following vote of the AVILA, STEMRICH, NARANJO, LATTA, MOSES NONE NONE 00C 0 C� TC,AZUSA yCITYOFO n Ol NEGATIVE DECLARATION ly �CITYOF < LPAZUSA, Date: 12/11/89 NOTICE: Pursuant to the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA-Public Resources Code, Section 21100 et. seg.), the City of Azusa has determined that the project referenced hereinafter will not have a significant effect on the environment. PROJECT TITLE: Azusa Municipal Code Adoption. PROJECT LOCATION: City of Azusa City Hall PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Adopting Section 19.48.055, Titled "Driveway Approaches" PROJECT PROPONENT: Azusa Community Development Department A copy of the Initial Study, documenting reasons to support the findings that said project will not have a significant effect and containing any mitigating measures proposed to be included in the project to avoid potentially significant effects, is attached hereto for public review. An Environmental Impact Report is not required for this project. APPEALS. Any person or agency aggrieved by this decision may appeal to the Azusa City Council in compliance with all provisions for filing of such appeals. Any such appeal must be filed within thirty (30).days after the issuance of this decision, or it shall be dis- missed by the City Council. NASSER ABBASZADHEH, CITY ENGINEER (818) 334-5125 Ext.261 CONTACT PERSON TITLE TELEPHONE CUS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT INITIAL STUDY ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS A copy of the Initial Study for Community Development Department projects will be available to the public in the Community Development Department and in the Azusa Public Library. Comments from the public on the projects may be made in writing to the Community Development Director or at the public hearings on the project. Project Description: Azusa Municipal Code Adoption. II. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS (Explanations of all "yes" and "maybe" answers are required on attached sheets 3. WATER Will the project result in: YES MAYBE NO 1. EARTH Will the project result in: a. Unstable earth conditions or in changes in geologic substructures? X b. Disruptions, displacements, compaction or overcovering of the soil? X c. Change in topography or ground surface relief features? X d. The destruction, covering, or modification of any unique geologic X c. or physical features? —X- e. Any increase in wind or water erosion of soils, either on or off X e. the site? X f. Changes in deposition or erosion of beach sands, or changes in siltation, deposition or erosion which may modify the channel of X f. a river or stream or the bed of the ocean or any bay, inlet or lake? X g. Exposure of people or property to geologic hazards such as earth- quakes, landslides, mudslides, ground failure, or similar hazards? X 2. AIR Will the project result in: X h. Change in quality of ground water? X a. Substantial air emissions or deterioration of ambient air quality? b. The creation of objectionable odors? _ c. Alteration of air movement, moisture or temperature, or any change in climate, either locally or regionally? X 3. WATER Will the project result in: a. Changes in currents, or the course of direction of water movements, X in either marine or fresh waters? b. Changes in absorption rates, drainage patterns, or the rate and amount of surface water runoff? X c. Alterations to the course or flow of flood waters? X d. Change in the amount of surface water in any water body? X e. discharge into surface waters, or in any alteration of surface water earth including but not limited to temperature, dissolved oxygen or turbidity? X f. Alteration of the direction or rate of flow of ground waters? —� g. Change in the quality of ground waters, either through direct additions or withdrawals, or through interception of an aquafier by cuts or excavations? X h. Change in quality of ground water? X i. Substantial reduction in the amount of water otherwise available for public water supplies? X j. Exposure of people or property to water related hazards such as flooding or tidal waves? X . PLANT LIFE Will the project result in: a. Change in the diversity of species, or number of plants (including trees, shrubs, grass, crops, microflora and aquatic plants)? X b. Reduction of the numbers of any unique, rare or endangered species or plants? X c. Introduction of new species of plants into an area, or in a barrier to the normal replenishment of existing species? X d. Reduction in acreage of any agricultural crop? X 5. ANIMAL LIFE Will the project result in: a. Change in the diversity of species, or numbers of any species of animals (birds, land animals, including reptiles, fish and shellfish, benthic organisms, insects, or nicrofauna)? X b. Reduction of the numbers of any unique, rare or endangered species of animals? X c. Introduction of new species or animals into an area, or result in a barrier to the migration or movement of animals? X d. Deterioration of existing fish or wildlife habitat? X 6. NOISE Will the project result in: a. Increase in existing noise levels? X b. Exposure of people to severe noise levels? 7. LIGHT AND GLARE Will the project produce new light or glare? X 8. LAND USE Will the project result in: a. Substantial alteration of the present or planned land use of an area? X b. Incompatibility with existing zoning, the General Plan, any specific ' plan, or other applicable land use control? X 21. MANDATORY FINDINGS OF SIGNIFICANCE a. Does the project have the potential to degrade the q.al_-ty of the YES MAYBE NO 9. NATURAL RESOURCES Will the project result in: a. Increase in the rate of use of any natural resources? X b. Substantial depletion of any non-renewable natural resource. X 10. RISK OF UPSET Does the project involve a risk of an explosion or b. Does the project have the potential to achieve short-term, to the the release of hazardous substances (including, but not :i.^..ited to impact on the environment is one which occurs in a relatively oil, pesticides, chemicals or radiation) in the event of an accident brief definitive period of time while long-term impacts w411 or upset conditions? X 11. POPULATION Will the project alter the location, distrib,;tion, cumulatively considerable? ( A project may impact an two or more density or growth rate of the human population of an area? _X 12. HOUSING Will the project affect existing housio.q or create a X environment is significant.) X d. Does the project have environmental effects which will cause demand for additional housing? substantial adverse effects on human beings directly or 13. TRANSPORTATION Will the project result in: X a. Generation of substantial additional vehicular movement? X b. Effects on existing parking facilities or demand for new parking? g c. Substantial impact upon existing transportation systems? � d. Alterations to present patterns of circulation or movement of people/and or goods? X e. Alterations to waterborne, rail or air traffic? f. Increase in traffic hazards to motor vehicles, bicyclists X or pedestrians? 14. PUBLIC SERVICES Will the project have an effect :.poo, or result in a need for new or altered governmental services in any one of the areas: X a. Fire protection? b. Police protection? X c. Schools? X d. Parks or other recreational activities? —� e. Maintenance of public facilities, including roads? X f. Other governmental services? 15. ENERGY Will the project result in: X a. Use of substantial amounts of energy or fuel? b. Substantial increase in demand upon existing sources of energy, or require the development of new sources of energy? X 16. UTILITIES Will the project result in a need for new systems, or substantial alterations to the following utilities? a. Power or natural gas? X b. Communications systems? X c. Water? d. Sewer or septic tanks? e. Storm water drainage? X f. Solid waste and disposal? _ X 17. HUMAN HEALTH Will the project result in: a. Creation of any health hazard or potential health hazard (excluding mental health)? X b. Exposure of people to potential health hazards? 18. AESTHETICS Will the project result in the obstruction of any scenic vista or view open to the public, or will the p_ ccsal result in the creation of an aesthetically offensive site oven to public view? X 19. RECREATICN Will the project result in an impact upon tie quality or quantity of existing recreational opportunities? _X 20. ARCHEOLOGICAL/HISTORICAL Will the project result in an, alteration of a significant archeological or historical site, struc-gyres, object or building? X 21. MANDATORY FINDINGS OF SIGNIFICANCE a. Does the project have the potential to degrade the q.al_-ty of the environment, substantially reduce the habitat of a fish or wild- life species, cause a fish or wildlife population to dreo below self-sustaining levels, threaten to eliminate a plant or animal community, reduce the number or restrict the ranee of a rare or endangered plant or animal or eliminate important exam= --es of the major periods of California history or prehistory? X b. Does the project have the potential to achieve short-term, to the disadvantage of long-term, environmental goals? j A short-term impact on the environment is one which occurs in a relatively brief definitive period of time while long-term impacts w411 endure well into the future.) X C. Does the project have impacts which are individually __r..i ted but cumulatively considerable? ( A project may impact an two or more separate resources where the impact on each resource is relatively small, but where the effect of the total of those impacts on the X environment is significant.) d. Does the project have environmental effects which will cause substantial adverse effects on human beings directly or indirectly? X 0 y�CITYOF�.� N-gOVf ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS > CITYOF �AzusA� EXPLANATIONS/MITIGATION DISCUSSION r III. DISCUSSION OF ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION None IV. MITIGATION MEASURES Describe mitigation measures included in the project, if any are needed, to avoid potentially significant effects: None required. DETERMINATION (To be completed by Lead Agency) On the basis of this initial evaluation: X I find the proposed project COULD NOT HAVE a significant effect on the environment, and a NEGATIVE DECARATION has been prepared and is attached. I find that although the proposed project could have a significant effect on the environment, there will not be a significant effect in this case because the mitigation measures described on an attached sheet have been added to the project. A NEGATIVE DECLARATION WILL BE PREPARED. I find the proposed project MAY have a significant effect effect on the environment and an ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT is required. Date: December 11, 1989 Signature: NASSER ABBASZADEH Title: CITY ENGINEER r,AzuSk� CIIYOF �CRYOF G t?AZUSAI� 0 0 NOTICE OF DETERMINATION TO: COUNTY CLERK FROM: CITY OF AZUSA CORPORATIONS DIVISICN -- Room 106 213 E. Foothill Blvd. P.O. Box 151 Azusa, California 9170 Los Angeles, Ca. 90053 OFFICE OF PLANNING AND RESEARCH 1400 Tenth Street Sacramento, Ca. 95814 Date: December 11, 1989 PRCiECT TITLE: Azusa Pfunicipal Code Adoption. PROJECT LOCATION: Azusa City Hall PRCj=CT DESCRIPTION: Adopting Section 19.48.055, Titled "Driveway Approaches". This is to advise that the City of Azusa has approved the above de- scribed project and has :wade the fol'-c•.:ing determinations regarding same; 1. The project in its approved fcrm ❑ will, ❑ will not have significant effect on the e.^.vire--ent. 2. ❑ An Environmental Impact Repert was prepared for this pro- ject pursuant to the provisicr.s of CEQA. 3. 0 A Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pur- suant to the provisions of C--Q.A. 4. A Statement of Over=iding Ccnsiderations ❑ was,❑ was not, adopted for this project. 5. Mitigation measures ❑ were, ❑ were not, made a condition of approval of the project. NASSER ABBASZADEH, CITY ENGINEER (819) 334-5125 Ext. 261 CONTACT PERSON TI^_._'TELEPHONE NUMBER