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Home My WebLink About14. Adopt Ord 10441 Lakewood ZCAPPROVED BY CITY MANAGER TO: FROM: DISCUSSION AGENDA MEMO Mayor and Members of the City Council That the City Council adopt: CITY OF DOWNEY, CALIFORNIA Office of the City Manager By: Brian Saeki, Director of Community DevelTmen SUBJECT: ZONE CHANGE (PLN-10-08048) TO PROPERTY L 10445 LAKEWOOD BOULEVARD FROM R-1 5,000 RESIDENTIAL) TOK-1 (NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL) RECOMMENDATION AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY O DOWNEY APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE ZO ING MAP, CHANGING THE ZONING OF THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 10441-1 445 LAKEWOOD BOULEVARD FROM R-1 5,000 (SINGLE FAMILY RESIDE TIAL) TO C-1 (NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL) At its October 26, 2010 meeting, the City Council held a dul4loticed Public Hearing, and after fully considering all oral and written testimony and factsnd opinions offered, introduced the attached Ordinance. DATE: November 9, 2010 f4 AT 10441- E FAMILY ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY'S COMP MAP, CHANGING THE ZONING OF THE PRO LAKEWOOD BOULEVARD FROM R-1 5,000 RESIDENTIAL) TO C-1 (NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCI WHEREAS, An application was filed by Mr. and Mrs. Philli requesting to change the General Plan designation for an existing Commercial (GC) to Neighborhood Commercial (NC); to change t 1 5,000 (Single Family Residential) to C-1 (Neighborhood Reside Permit to allow a new daycare (74 children) and K-5 private elem classrooms) with a total of 180 children within a 13,610 sq. ft. tena for new landscape, irrigation, and exterior building modifications t building; and a new sign program for said multi-tenant building at Boulevard, zoned R-1 5,000 (Single-Family Residential (hereina t 6252-002-032; and, WHEREAS, on October 6, 2010, after conducting a duly n Planning Commission adopted Resolutions No. 10-2670 and 10-2 that the City Council adopt the Negative Declaration, approve a G Zone Change; and, WHEREAS, on October 14, 2010, notice of the proposed Downey Patriot; and, WHEREAS, on October 26, 2010, the City Council, after c public hearing, and after fully considering all oral and written testi offered at the aforesaid public hearing, adopted Ordinance No. Change (PLN-10-08048). HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The City Council finds, determines and decl Initial Study in compliance with the requirements of the California which found that there would be no significant environmental impa General Plan Amendment, a Negative Declaration was prepared. independent judgment that the facts stated in the initial study are t finds that the approval of the Zone Change will not have any pote impacts. t. • EHENSIVE ZONING RTY AT 10441-45 (SINGLE FAMILY ). y, (hereinafter "applicant") 9,880 sq. ft. lot from General zoning designation from R- ai); a Conditional Use tary school (106 children, 5 t space; Site Plan Review a 21,460 sq. ft. multi-tenant 441-45 Lakewood "subject property"), AIN: WHEREAS, on September 15, 2010, pursuant to the requi ments of CEQA, a Notice of Intent to adopt a Negative Declaration was filed with the Los Ange s County Recorders office; and, iced public hearing, the 71, thereby recommending neral Plan Amendment and oject was published in the ducting a duly-noticed ny and facts and opinions , approving this Zone NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY F DOWNEY DOES res that after preparing an nvironmental Quality Act, ts created by the proposed ased on its own e, the City Council hereby Jal negative environmental SECTION 2. Having considered all of the oral and writtenpvidence presented to it at said public hearings, the City Council further finds, determines ancfrleclares: A. The zone change is necessary and desirable foethe development of the community in haemony with the objectives of th General Plan and this chapter and is in the interests or furtherance of Ihe public health, safety, and general welfare. ORDINANCE NO. PAGE 0 The proposed General Plan Land Use Designation Commercial (NC), which is typically implemented w Commercial) zone. According to the General Plan, Neighborhood Commercial designation, which woul zone, is intended to serve the immediate neighborh located at "neighborhood node" within an intersecti 1 (Neighborhood Commercial) zoned and residenti intended to serve the immediate neighborhood. In current R-1 5,000 (Single-Family Residential) is not uses that currently exist on the site. B. The zone change will be compatible and compl entary to existing conditions and adjoining property in the surrou The subject site is located on Lakewood Blvd and currently improved with a multi-tenant retail/office b north of the site are zoned C-1 (Neighborhood Com west, and east, properties are zoned from R-1 5,00 through R-3 (Multi-Family Residential) Inasmuch as: 5,000 to C-1 will not alter the existing building footp include a variety of neighborhood commercial uses, buffer while remaining compatible and complement in the area. The subject site is a 49,800 sq. ft. rectangular-shap 6,000 foot minimum in the C-1 zone. Currently, the 21,460 sq. ft. multi-tenant building established by Z on February 20, 1974. Said building houses a varie to retail sales. Staff is of the opinion that the site will any use permitted under the C-1 zone, provided su Furthermore, any future expansion would require PI a duly noted public hearing. a' r this site is Neighborhood h the C-1 (Neighborhood he intent of the be implemented by the C-1 od. Since the subject site is and adjacent to existing C- properties, the site is dition, it is evident that the onductive of commercial ding area. erokee Drive and is ilding. The properties to the ercial), while to the south, (Single-Family Residential) ezoning the site from R-1 nt and future uses will his property will exist as a to the existing conditions C. The site is adequate in size to accommodate th uses permitted in the zone requested and that all applicable property devel pment standards can be complied with. d parcel, which exceeds the te is developed with a e Exception Case No. 1161 of uses from general office • e able to accommodate cient parking is available. nning Commission review in D. The site properly relates to streets and highway designed and fully improved to carry the type and quantity of traffi that is expected to be generated in the area and that utilities exist or a planned which will adequately serve the property as rezoned. The subject site is accessed via Lakewood Blvd, which is a major arterial in the City of Downey and Cherokee Dr. Furthermore, the site is currently improved with a multi-tenant building, which is served by the existing utility system grid. In view of the fact that the proposal does not involve expansion of the building, it is staff's opinion that the site will continue to be fully accessed from Lakewood Blvd. and Cherokee Dr., both of which have sufficient capacity to accommodate the site. The proposed use will not require increase utility demands beyond the capacity of the existing system gild. ORDINANCE NO. PAGE THREE ATTEST: KATHLEEN L. MIDSTOKKE, City Clerk 1 SECTION 3. Based upon the findings set forth in Sections 1 and4 of this Resolution, the City Council of the City of Downey hereby adopts a Negative Declarat4i and approves this Zone Change (PLN-10-08048), thereby changing the zoning of the pro rty at 10441-45 Lakewood Boulevard from R-1 5,000 (Single Family Residential) to C-1 (Neig borhood Commercial). SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of 1is Resolution. APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 9 day of November, 2 0. ANNE M. BAYtR, Mayor I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance No. was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Downey held on the da of , 2010, and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Dow: ey held on the day of , 2010, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Council Members: NOES: Council Member: ABSENT: Council Member: ABSTAIN: Council Member: I FURTHER CERTIFY that a Summary of the foregoing Ord nance No. , was published in the Downey Patriot, a newspaper of general circuIatior in the City of Downey, on , 2010 (after introduction), and on , 2010 (after adoption, including the vote thereon). It was also posted in the regular post* places in the City of Downey on the same dates. KATHLEEN L. I MIDSTOKKE, City Clerk I