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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 1980-10080 .7il RESOLUTION NO. 10080 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA CERTIFYING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT, EIR-79-8 AND ADOPTING CEQA FINDINGS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF RICE CANYON SECTIONAL PLANNING AREA The City Council of the City of Chula Vista does hereby resolve as follows: WHEREAS, a Master Environmental Impact Report (EIR-78-2) was prepared and certified prior to the approval of the El Rancho del Rey Specific Plan and that Master Environmental Impact Report is to be used as a primary reference document for more detailed environmental analyses for development proposals within each Sectional Planning Area, and WHEREAS, W & G Development Company wishes to file a Sectional Plan for the Rice Canyon Sectional Planning Area of El Rancho del Rey, and WHEREAS, the Environmental Review Committee of the City of Chula Vista, Advanced Planning and Research Associates and W & G Development Company reached an agreement for the preparation of an Environmental Impact Report on the Rice Canyon Sectional Planning Area and said Committee issued a draft Environmental Impact Report for public and agency review, and WHEREAS, legal notice of the availability of the draft Environmental Impact Report was given through publication in a newspaper of general circulation and a notice of completion was filed with the Secretary of Resources of the State of California, and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Chula Vista held a public hearing on the adequacy of the draft Environ- mental Impact Report and a response to all letters of input and testimony at the public hearing was incorporated into the Environ- mental Impact Report. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chula Vista finds that Environmental Impact Report EIR-79-8 on the proposed development of the Rice Canyon Sectional Planning Area has been prepared in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970, as amended, the California Administrative Code and the Environmental Review Policy of the City of Chula Vista, and hereby certifies that it will consider the information in the Environmental Impact Report as it makes a recommendation of the project. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council finds that in accordance with the attached Candidate CEQA findings the imple- mentation of specific mitigation measures recommended in the final EIR will avoid significant adverse environmental effects in the following areas: (Note - The number in parenthesis following each heading refers to the respective section number of the EIR) a. Geology (3.3) b. Soils (3.4) c. Drainage (3.6) d. Archaeology (3.8) e. Transportation (3.10) f. Noise - Short-Term (3.11) -1- J:;t; 1'1' FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council finds that in accordance with the attached Candidate CEQA findings the mitiga- tion of the following impacts is within the responsibility and jurisdiction of other public agencies: a. Water Quality - Regional (3.7) b. Air Quality - (3.12) c. Schools (3.16) d. Sewage - Regional (3.21) BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council finds that in accordance with the attached CAndidate CEQA findings there are specific economic, social, and technical considerations which make infeasible the full mitigation of the following impacts as specified in the attached Candidate CEQA findings: " a. Land form (3.2) b. biololgy (3.9) c. Aesthetics (3.13) BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council does hereby adopt the following statements as considerations which warrant approval of the project and therefore override environmental considerations identified in EIR-79-8: a. The project, in general, implements the Rice Canyon Sectional Planning Area of the El Rancho del Rey Specific Development Plan as previously adopted by the City Council. b. The project will result in a more compact urban form and the resultant reduction in energy consumption, air pollutants, and a greater ease in providng urban ser- vices than if located at a more remote site. c. The project will provide for an increase in the housing stock in an area close to the center of metro- politan San Diego. This increase will include housing for low and moderate income families. This will be of social benefit to the community. d. The extension of a major element of the city's traffic circulation system (East "H" Street" will occur as a result of project implementation. e. The project will promote alternate forms of energy saving transportation, such as car pooling and bus trans- poration, with the installation of a park-and-ride facility at the intersection of 1-805 and East "H" Street. f. It is infeasible to fully mitigate project-related impacts to land form modification to a level of insigni- ficance while, at the same time, implementing the adopted land use objectives of the El Rancho del Rey Specific Plan, and provide for the extension of East "H" Street in accordance with that plan. Alternative align- ments of East "H" Street were considered, some with less impact to land form modification, however, public safety (fire and emergency vehicles) and traffic engineering concerns dictated a rejection of those alternative alignments as infeasible (reference: Rice Canyon/- Development/Conservation Guide, Sedway/Cooke Report, September, 1977). The provision of safety services and adequate access is an overriding consideration. Presented by ~:pe~~ Plannlng Approved a // ~~-;,: George D. Lindberg, City Attorney jf)O'i5V -2- .. ADOPTED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHlLA VISTA, CALIFORNIA, this 6th '9" 0 ,by the following vote, to-wit: day of. May AYES: Cooocilmen Scott, Gi11ow, Cox, Hyde, McCand1iss NAYES: Councilmen None ABSTAIN: Cotn:ilmen None ABSENT: Councimen None fAJd.Q. 'r(~ ! Mayor of the City of ChuIa Vista ! ATTE.5-J~"M<~~ ?J!~;;d:J~ :/ City CIetk STATE OF CALlFORNtA ) COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ) 55. CITY OF CHULA VISTA ) I, JENNE M. FULASZ, CMt, CITY CLERK of the City of Chulo Vista, California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of RESOLUTION NO. 10080 ,and that the same has not been amended or repealed. DATED City Clerk ( seal) CC-660 jODiO