HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 6532 RESOLUTION NO. 6532
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF DOWNEY CERTIFYING THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT REPORT FOR GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 00 -06, ZONE
CHANGE NO. 00 -07, AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT NO. 01 -104.
--. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Downey does hereby find, determine,
declare as follows:
A. Iglesia de Cristo Church, the "Applicant ", has proposed to develop a church use at
12145 Woodruff Avenue, which will include a worship sanctuary, administrative offices,
classrooms for all day and evening use ( "the Development" ).
B. In order for the development to proceed, the City would have to approve, among other
things, amendments to the Land Use Chapter of the General Plan and Comprehensive
Zoning Map, and a Development Agreement.
C. The Applicant has initiated requests to: 1) amend the Land Use Chapter of the General
Plan by changing the General Plan category of the Subject Property from "Open Space"
to "Neighborhood Commercial" (General Plan Amendment No. 00 -06); 2) amend the
Comprehensive Zoning Map by changing the zoning classifications of the Subject
Property from Light Manufacturing (M -1) and Parking Buffer (P -B) to Neighborhood
Commercial (C -1), (Zone Change No. 00 -07); and 3) approve Development Agreement
No. 01 -104.
D. The City, as Lead Agency, for said requests, hereafter referred to as the Project,
prepared an Initial Study of Environmental Impact and caused to be prepared a Final
Environmental Impact Report ( "FEIR ") for the requests in accordance with the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), state CEQA Guidelines and the City of Downey's
Revised Procedures For Implementing CEQA.
E. The Draft Environmental Impact Report ( "DEIR "), State Clearinghouse # 2001011012,
evaluated the probable and potential environmental effects of the Project.
F. The DEIR was prepared in accordance with CEQA, the state CEQA Guidelines and the
City of Downey's Revised Procedures For Implementing CEQA, which were adopted by
City Council Resolution No. 5646.
G. The City of Downey independently reviewed the DEIR and the draft environmental
document which the City distributed to affected public agencies and made available to
the public reflects the independent judgement of the City of Downey.
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H. In accordance with CEQA, the state CEQA Guidelines and the City of Downey Revised
Procedures For Implementing CEQA, the DEIR was distributed to the appropriate public
agencies, adjoining cities, interested parties and was made available for public review
during a 45 -day public review period from April 26, 2001 to June 9, 2001.
I. Written comments on the DEIR were received by the City during the 45 -day public
review period, which were fully and adequately responded to in accordance with Section
15088 (b) of the state CEQA Guidelines.
J. The comments and responses to the comments concerning the DEIR have been
included in the FEIR.
K. The Planning Commission gave required notice and held public hearings to receive
testimony on the proposed Project and the DEIR and FEIR for the Project on August 15,
2001 and December 18, 2001.
L. The Planning Commission fully reviewed and carefully considered the DEIR, the
Comments and Responses to Comments concerning the DEIR and all other
environmental documents that comprise the FEIR and by, Resolution No. 2155,
recommended the City Council certify the FEIR for the Project and that it is complete
and adequate, and was prepared and considered to be in compliance with the
requirements of CEQA, state CEQA Guidelines and the City of Downey's Revised
Procedures for Implementing CEQA.
SECTION 2. That the City Council has fully reviewed and carefully considered the
DEIR, the Comments and Responses to Comments concerning the DEIR all other
environmental documents that comprise the FEIR, at a public hearing held on January 8, 2002,
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including all the information presented at said public hearing.
SECTION 3. In view of the foregoing, the City Council hereby certifies that the FEIR __
prepared for the Project: 1) is complete and adequate, and was prepared in compliance with the
requirements of CEQA, the state CEQA Guidelines and the City of Downey's Revised
Procedures For Implementing CEQA; and 2) was presented to the City Council and the Council
has reviewed and considered the information contained herein.
SECTION 4. The Director of Community Development is hereby authorized and
directed to file a Notice of Determination as required pursuant to CEQA.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this Resolution.
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APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 8th day of January , 2002, by the affirmative
vote of the majority of the full membership of the City Council of the City of Downey, California.
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MEREDITH H . PERKINS , Mayor
ATTEST:
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KATHLEEN L . MIDSTOKKE , City Clerk
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council
of the City of Downey at a meeting thereof held on the 8th day of January
2002, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: 5 Counci 1 Members : Cartozi an, Trejo, Winningham, McCarthy, Perkins
NOES: 0 Council Members: None
ABSENT: 0 Council Members: None
ABSTAIN: 0 Council Members: None
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KATHLEEN L. MIDSTOKKE , City Clerk
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