PC - 2010-03 - Staff to Prepare an Addendum to Enviromental Impact Report - General Plan Amendment 09-01PC RESOLUTION 10-03
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
ROSEMEAD, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
DIRECTING PLANNING DIVISION STAFF TO PREPARE AN ADDENDUM TO
THE PROGRAM ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (PROGRAM EIR)
WHICH WAS CERTIFIED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON OCTOBER 14, 2008,
PURSUANT TO CEQA GUIDELINES SECTION 15164 AND RECOMMENDING
THAT THE CITY COUNCIL CONSIDER THE ENVIRONMENTAL
DETERMINATION AND APPROVE GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 09-01.
WHEREAS, the City of Rosemead ("City") embarked on a comprehensive
amendment of its General Plan in 2009 to address the appropriate location for
mixed-use development and to create a High Intensity Commercial land use
designation to assist in the renovation, recycling, and redevelopment of two
areas along commercial corridors in the City; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to California Government Code Section 65091,
public hearing notices were mailed to all real property owners whose properties
are directly and specifically affected by General Plan Amendment 09-01. In
addition, a notice was been published in the San Gabriel Valley Tribune on
February 19, 2010, as the number of owners of real property within 300 feet of
the project site was greater 1,000. Lastly, this notice is also posted in six (6)
public locations, specifying the availability of the application, plus the date, time
and location of the public hearing; and
WHEREAS, on March 1, 2010, the Planning Commission held a duly
noticed and advertised public hearing to receive oral and written testimony
relative to General Plan Amendment 09-01; and
WHEREAS, the Rosemead Planning Commission has sufficiently
considered all testimony presented to them in order to make the following
determination;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
ROSEMEAD HEREBY FINDS, DECLARES, AND RECOMMENDS AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The Planning Commission finds that General Plan
Amendment 09-01, as proposed, is consistent with the requirements of state law
governing general plans, including but not limited to Government Code Section
65300 and following.
SECTION 2. Based on the entire administrative record before the
Planning Commission on the Project, including all written and oral evidence
presented to the Planning Commission, the Planning Commission hereby
recommends that the City of Rosemead Planning Division prepare an Addendum
to the Program Environmental Impact Report (Program EIR) which was certified
by the City Council on October 14, 2008, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section
15164.
SECTION 3. Based on the entire administrative record before the
Planning Commission on the Project, including all written and oral evidence
presented to the Planning Commission, the Planning Commission hereby
recommends that the City Council consider the environmental determination and
approve General Plan Amendment 09-01.
SECTION 4. The Chair of the Commission shall sign this resolution and
the Commission's Administrative Secretary shall attest to the adoption thereof.
SECTION 5. This resolution is the result of an action taken by the
Planning Commission on March 1, 2010, by the following vote:
YES: ALARCON, ENG
NO: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
HERRERA, HUNTER AND RUIZ
SECTION 6. The secretary shall certify to the adoption of this resolution
and shall transmit copies of same to the applicant and the Rosemead City Clerk.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 1S' dlay o Mar h, 2010.
Diana Herrera, Chairwoman
CERTIFICATION
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of a resolution adopted by the
Planning Commission of the City of Rosemead at a special meeting, held on the
15t day of March, 2010 by the following vote:
YES:
NO:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN
ALARCON, ENG, HERRERA, HUNTER AND RUIZ
NONE
NONE
NONE
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