HomeMy WebLinkAbout93-090 CC Resolution RESOLUTION NO. 93-90
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIEL FOR THE CITY OF
TEM[ECULA CERTIFYING THE FINAL ENVIRONMIENTAL @ACT
REPORT FOR THE GENERAL PLAN AND ADO G A STATEMENT
OF OVERRI]DING CONSI]DERATIONS FOR THE GENERAL PLAN FOR
THE CITY OF TEMIECULA.
WHEREAS, Section 65300 of the Government Code requires that cities adopt a
comprehensive, long-term general plan for the physical development of the jurisdiction as well
as any adjacent areas which, in the judgement of the city, bears a relationship to its planning;
and
WHEREAS, Sections 65302 of the Government Code requires that a general plan
address the following issues: land use, circulation, housing, conservation of natural resources,
open space, noise, and public safety; and
WHEREAS, Sections 65303 of the Government Code allows the City to include any
other issues or concerns into the general plan which may relate to the physical development of
the City; and
WHEREAS, the process of preparing the General Plan has included a number of
opportunities for public and citizen involvement included a number of town meetings, technical
committee meeting and public hearings, and by making numerous copies of the plan and
associated documents available to the public; and
WHEREAS, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), as amended (Sections
21000 through 21177 of the Public Resources Code), requires that prior to the approval of any
project the Lead Agency consider the potential impacts and effects of said project, consider
alternatives to the project, and identify mitigation measures necessary to reduce or eliminate the
impact of the project on the environment; and
WHEREAS, the City of Temecula prepared an Initial Study for the General Plan and
determined that an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) would be required for the General Plan
in accordance with the provisions of CEQA and the CEQA Guidelines prepared by the Office
of Planning and Research; and
WHEREAS, the City of Temecula issued a Notice of Preparation on May 12, 1992; and
WHEREAS, the a number of comments were received concerning the scope and content
of the EIR for the General Plan which were used to guide the preparation of the Draft EIR; and
WHEREAS, the City of Temecula issued a Notice of Completion for the Draft EIR on
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August 12, 1992; and
VMEREAS, the Draft EIR was available for public review and comment from August
14 through September 27, 1992; and
WHEREAS, the City received a number of letters with comments and concerns about
the content of the Draft EIR for the General Plan; and
VMEREAS, the State Clearinghouse notified the City on October 2, 1992, that the Draft
EIR had been circulated in accordance with the provisions of CEQA; and
VMEREAS, the Draft EIR for the General Plan identified a number of significant
impacts relating to aesthetics, agricultural resources, air quality, biology, cultural resources,
education, fire services, geology and seismic hazards, land use, library, light and glare, noise,
open space, parks and recreation, police services, risk of upset, sewage treatment, solid waste,
transportation and circulation, and water resources; and
WHEREAS, the EIR determined that a number of significant impacts could be mitigated
and reduced to a level of insignificance for the following: aesthetics, cultural resources, fire
services, geology and seismic hazards, land use, library, light and glare, open space, parks and
recreation, police services, risk of upset, sewage treatment, solid waste, and water resources;
and
WHEREAS, the EIR determined that, even with the application of available mitigation
measures, the following could not be mitigated to a level of insignificance: air quality,
agricultural resources, biology, education, library, noise, and transportation and circulation; and
VMEREAS, the Planing Commission has held duly noticed public hearings on October
19th, November 2nd, November 23rd and December 7th, 1992, and January 4th, 1993 to
consider the proposed General Plan and Environmental Impact Report; and
WHERF,AS, on January 4, 1993, the Planing Commission recommended to the City
Council that the Council certify the Environmental Impact Report and approve and adopt the
draft General Plan; and
V,IHEREAS, the City provided a copy of the Response to Comments to all responsible
agencies on September 9, 1993 as provide in State law; and
VMEREAS, the City Council has held duly noticed public hearings on February 16th,
March 16th, April 6th, April 20th, May 18th, June 15th, August 17th, September 21st, October
12th, October 26th and November 9th, 1993 to consider the proposed General Plan and
Environmental Impact Report and Statement of Overriding Considerations.
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CrrY COUNCIEL FOR THE CITY OF TEM[ECULA
DOES HERIEBY RESOLVE AND DETERMINE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council has reviewed the Environmental Impact Report prepared
for the City General Plan, has considered the information contained within it, and hereby
certifies that the Report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions of the California
Environmental Quality Act, as amended.
Section 2. The City Council finds that to the extent that any impacts attributed to the
General Plan remain unmitigated, such impacts are acceptable in light of the overriding social,
economic and other considerations which will result from implementing the City General Plan.
As a result, the Council finds that the benefits of the General Plan outweigh the unmitigated
impacts which may result and hereby adopts a Statement of Overriding Considerations for the
following environmental impacts: agricultural resources, air quality, biologic resources,
education, library services, noise, transportation and circulation.
Section 3. The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 9th day of November, 1993.
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ATTEST:
J reek, City Clerk
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE) SS
CITY OF TEMECULA)
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution No. 93-90 was duly adopted by the
City Council of the City of Temecula at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 9th day of
November, 1993 by the following vote of the City Council:
AYES: 5 COUNCILMEMBERS: Birdsall, Parks, Roberts, Stone
Muiloz
NOES: 0 COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: 0 COUNCILMEMBERS: None
Ju e reek, City Clerk
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