HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Statement 1985/06/11 Item 5b,c COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
Item 5b,c
Meeting Date 6/11/85
ITEM TITLE: b. Consideration of "Candidate CEQA Findings" and "Statement of
Overriding Considerations"
c. Resolution /.' F Adopting Findings relative to Section
21081 of CEQA and Sections 15091, 15092, and 15093 of the CEQA
Guidelines
SUBMITTED BY: Director of Planning 6jc14
REVIEWED BY: City Manager 0 (4/5ths Vote: Yes No x )
The Final EIR for the El Rancho del Rey Specific Plan Amendments identifies
several potentially significant impacts. Therefore, it is necessary to adopt
"CEQA findings" to describe how the project, in its final form, mitigates
those impacts or why it is not feasible to mitigate those impacts. Also it
will be necessary to adopt a statement of overriding considerations.
RECOMMENDATION: That Council adopt the attached "Candidate CEQA Findings"
and "Statement of Overriding Considerations."
BOARDS/COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATION: Because the Planning Commission adopted
a motion to deny the requested specific plan amendment they took no action on
these items.
DISCUSSION:
It is the conclusion of these findings that:
1. Insignificant Impacts
The final EIR for the El Rancho del Rey Specific Plan Amendment concluded
that the project would not have any significant adverse impacts in the
following areas (numbers refer to section of the EIR where the issue is
discussed) :
Land Use (3.1)
Fiscal Analysis (3.3)
Water Service (3.14)
Sewer Service (3.15)
Solid Waste Disposal (3.16)
Fire Protection (3.17)
Police Protection (3.18) ,
Energy Consumption and Conservation (3.19) 1, �'�-.'< �
Socioeconomics (3.20) A/—/AL,
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2. Changes or other measures have been included in the project or are
otherwise being implemented which mitigate significant environmental
impacts in the following issues (see attached findings for details) :
a) Traffic
b) Cultural Resources
c) Paleontological Resources
d) Geology/Soils
e) Hydrology/Water Quality
f) Landform/Aesthetics
g) Noise
h) Schools
i) Parks, Recreation and Open Space
3. There are two areas of impact which remain significant and infeasible to
mitigate:
a) Biological Resources (3.4)
Development of the proposed project as revised, will result in the
loss of some biological resources which now exist on the project
site. This would also be the case with development under current
Plan. The impacts of the two plans are very similar because the
pattern and extent of preserved open space is very similar. The
current plan includes 553.4 acres in this category while the proposed
includes 528.7, a loss of 25 acres or approximately 5 percent.
All significant biological environmental effects that can feasibly be
avoided have been eliminated or substantially lessened by virtue of
the project changes and mitigation measures identified in the Final
EIR and incorporated in the project as set forth above. There remain
some significant biological impacts.
The remaining unavoidable significant effects have been reduced to an
acceptable level when balanced against facts set forth above and in
the Statement of Overriding Considerations.
b) Air Quality (3.10)
The emissions resulting from project generated traffic, when compared
to regional emissions, are relatively small. However, the San Diego
Regional Air Quality Strategy (RRAQS) is based on population and
growth projections contained in SANDAG'S growth projections.
Therefore, to the extent that development under the proposed
amendment exceeds that of the existing plan, which was considered in
the current growth projections, and is not a redistribution of growth
within the region, it is inconsistent with the RRAQS. To the extent
that El Rancho del Rey precludes RRAQS from achieving the goals of
the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) , the emissions
from project-related sources must be considered significant on a
cumulative basis.
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All significant environmental effects that can feasibly be avoided
have been eliminated or substantially lessened by virtue of the
mitigation measures identified in the Final EIR and incorporated into
the project as set forth above. There remain significant cumulative
impacts on regional air quality.
The remaining unavoidable significant effects have been reduced to an
acceptable level when balanced against facts set forth above and in
the Statement of Overriding Considerations.
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