Attachment I - Resolution No. 2018-05
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RESOLUTION NO. 2018-05
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROSEMEAD, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
APPROVING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 14-01 IN CONJUNCTION
WITH THE GARVEY AVENUE SPECIFIC PLAN (SPECIFIC PLAN 14-01)
WHEREAS, the City of Rosemead is proposing the adoption of the Garvey Avenue
Specific Plan (Specific Plan 14-01) that would establish allowed land uses, development standards,
policies and guidelines to create an attractive and desirable neighborhood “main street” focusing
on creating a vibrant corridor with visible pedestrian activity; and
WHEREAS, the proposed Garvey Avenue Specific Plan area encompasses the 1.2-mile
portion of Garvey Avenue between New Avenue and Charlotte Avenue. The area includes 88 acres
(153 parcels) that abut Garvey Avenue. The area is characterized by long established community
institutions (Garvey Intermediate School, Arlene Bitely Elementary School, and Jim’s Burgers),
newer iconic institutions (Boca Dharma Temple, the Square Shopping Center, and China Islamic
Restaurant), which are interspersed among largely auto-oriented land uses. Vacant parcels make
up 30.4% (nearly 27 acres) of the total project land area with no open space or parks.
Approximately 55 acres of the project area is anticipated to be redeveloped over the life of the
Specific Plan; and
WHEREAS, the proposed Garvey Avenue Specific Plan would support the development
of over 1.18 million square feet of commercial development, 892 dwelling units (DU), and 0.77
acres of open space. Street improvements in the Specific Plan area remodels the 100-foot wide
Garvey Avenue with street landscaping, multimodal improvements, and lane reconfigurations.
Suggested restoration of a street grid system at the LA Auto Auction Site and Landwin Properties
connecting Garvey Avenue and new neighborhood streets add to the roadway network of the area;
and
WHEREAS, the proposed Garvey Avenue Specific Plan is structured around flexible,
innovative and proven approaches that ensure the area will have adequate infrastructure and public
services to support the area’s transformation. Chapter 3 builds on the foundation that the City
previously established for the Garvey Avenue Master Plan; features design and development
standards for walkability and consistently high-quality design, and expands the spectrum of
available tools for community-wide improvements under the Community Benefits Incentives
approach. Chapter 4 devotes and graphically illustrates ideas for transformation of catalytic
opportunity sites at the LA Auto Auction and Landwin Property and other sites, revitalization of
the Alhambra Wash, and streetscape beautification and improvements. Chapter 5 presents
streetscape treatments and street improvements options that facilitate Garvey Avenue renovation
into a living street of pedestrians, bicyclists, and sidewalk diners. Chapter 6 recommends strategies
to fund and finance the Garvey Avenue Specific Plan; it provides an Action Plan with specific
directions for the day-to-day administration and long-term management of the Plan; and
WHEREAS, adoption of the Garvey Avenue Specific Plan (Specific Plan 14-01) requires
amendments to the Rosemead General Plan; which includes: Land Use Plan (Figure 2-1), Land
Use Categories/Buildout Table (Table 2-1), land use definitions, General Plan and Zoning
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Ordinance Consistency (Table 2-5), Land Use and Population Estimates (Table 2-6), Development
and Population (Table 2-7), Future Area Intersection Levels (Table 3-3) and subsequent text,
Future Area Roadway Segment LOS (Table 3-4), Level of Service Values – Intersections (Figure
3-2), Level of Service Values – Segment (Figure 3-3), and Identified Intersection Approach
Improvements (Figure 3-5). Additionally, the General Plan will be amended to reflect the Garvey
Avenue Specific Plan densities and FAR for all mixed-use categories; and
WHEREAS, Program Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (SCH No. 2015041067) was
prepared and completed for the project pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA), the CEQA Guidelines, and the City’s environmental review guidelines for the
implementation of CEQA; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission is an advisory body to the City Council with regard
to the approval of General Plan Amendments; and
WHEREAS, on January 17, 2018, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed and
advertised public hearing to receive oral and written testimony relative to Final Program EIR (SCH
No. 2015041067), General Plan Amendment 14-01, Municipal Code Amendment 14-02, Zone
Change 14-01, and the Garvey Avenue Specific Plan (Specific Plan 14-01) and adopted PC
Resolution No. 18-01, recommending approval of General Plan Amendment 14-01 to allow
consistency between the Garvey Avenue Specific Plan and the City’s General Plan; and
WHEREAS, on February 1, 2018, notices were posted in six public locations and
published in the Rosemead Reader, specifying the date, time, and location of the public hearing to
consider recommending the adoption of the Final Program EIR (SCH No. 2015041067) together
with the amendment to the General Plan and Zoning Code, a Zone Change, and the Garvey Avenue
Specific Plan, pursuant to California Government Code Section 65091; and
WHEREAS, on February 13, 2018, the City Council held a duly noticed and advertised
public hearing to receive oral and written testimony relative to Final Program EIR (SCH No.
2015041067), General Plan Amendment 14-01, Municipal Code Amendment 14-02, Zone Change
14-01 and the Garvey Avenue Specific Plan (Specific Plan 14-01); and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the
State CEQA Guidelines, and the City’s Environmental Review Guidelines, the City Council has
reviewed and considered Final Program EIR (SCH No. 2015041067) and its appendices, together
with Responses to Comments, comments received during the public hearing process, has made
Findings of Fact, and has adopted Statements of Overriding Consideration and a Mitigation
Monitoring Program, prior to approving General Plan Amendment 14-01; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, having final approval authority, has sufficiently considered
all testimony and public comment presented to them prior to taking action on the project and its
environmental determination.
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD
HEREBY FINDS AND DECLARES THE FOLLOWING:
SECTION 1. Environmental Review. The City Council has certified the Final Program
EIR (SCH No. 2015041067) for the project by separate Resolution, and adopted Findings of Fact,
Statements of Overriding Consideration and the Mitigation Monitoring Program in support of its
action on General Plan Amendment 14-01.
SECTION 2. Findings. The City Council HEREBY FINDS AND DETERMINES that
facts do exist to justify approving General Plan Amendment 14-01 attached hereto as Exhibit “A”
in accordance with Rosemead Municipal Code Section 17.152.060(A) as follows:
A. The amendment is internally consistent with all other provisions of the General Plan;
FINDING: The proposed amendment is internally consistent with all other provisions of
the General Plan in that General Plan Amendment 14-01 is limited to updates to certain figures,
tables, text, and terms to insure consistency between the City’s General Plan and the Garvey
Avenue Specific Plan and does not amend Goals, Objectives and Policies of the General Plan.
General Plan Amendment 14-01 is consistent with the 2010 Rosemead General Plan and
specifically implements Goals contained in the Land Use, Circulation, Resource Management,
Noise and Housing Elements.
B. The proposed amendment will not be detrimental to the public interest, health, safety,
convenience, or welfare of the City; and
FINDING: The proposed amendment will not be detrimental to the public interest, health,
safety, convenience, or welfare of the City in that General Plan Amendment 14-01 is limited to
updates to certain figures, tables, text and terms within the 2010 Rosemead General Plan and does
not directly result in physical improvements. Each individual development or redevelopment of
parcels within the Garvey Avenue Specific Plan area will be subject to subsequent environmental
review and analysis for any potential impacts to the public’s health, safety, convenience or welfare.
Final Program EIR (SCH No. 2015041067) was prepared to study the potential environmental
impacts that may result from implementation of the Garvey Avenue Specific Plan and when
certified, includes the adoption of a Mitigation Monitoring Program, reducing any impacts to a
less than significant effect.
C. The affected site is physically suitable in terms of design, location, operating
characteristics, shape, size, topography, and the provision of public and emergency vehicle
access, and public services and utilities and is served by highways and streets adequate in width
and improvement to carry the kind and quantity of traffic the proposed use would likely generate,
to ensure that the proposed use(s) and/or development will not endanger, jeopardize, or otherwise
constitute a hazard to the property or improvements in the vicinity in which the property is
located.
FINDING: The affected site is physically suitable as the physical area that is the subject
of General Plan Amendment 14-01 encompasses the 1.2-mile portion of Garvey Avenue between
the City’s border with Monterey Park at New Avenue, and Charlotte Avenue. The area is an
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established commercial corridor of Rosemead, with long-standing residential communities where
vacant and underutilized parcels can support development of over 1.18 million square feet of
commercial development, 892 dwelling units (DU), and 0.77 acres of open space. Although
General Plan Amendment 14-01 does not directly result in development projects, implementation
of provisions within the companion governing document, the Garvey Avenue Specific Plan,
contains regulations and standards to ensure that each project developed or redeveloped does not
endanger, jeopardize, or create hazards to properties or improvements; and is carried out
consistent with infrastructure funding, maintenance strategies, and all public right-of-way
improvements.
SECTION 3. Approval of General Plan Amendment. The City Council approves General Plan
Amendment 14-01 as set forth in Exhibit “A”.
SECTION 4. Certification. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution and
hereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 13th day of February, 2018.
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Polly Low, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:
____________________________ ____________________________
Rachel Richman, City Attorney Marc Donohue, City Clerk
Exhibits:
A. General Plan Amendment 14-01
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EXHIBIT “A”
General Plan Amendment 14-01
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