2019-079 - Approving General Plan Amendement No.2018-04

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the project was fully considered, and all other legal prerequisites to the adoption of this Resolution occurred. G. Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (Pub. Res. Code sec. 21000 et seq.; "CEQA"), and the State CEQA Guidelines, the City has determined that a Categorical Exemption will be filed for the proposed project. In conjunction with the City's CEQA determination regarding the annexation, the County of Orange has completed a negative declaration (ND) for the two developments. The ND will identify any potential impacts to the environment and identify mitigation measures to reduce or eliminate the impacts. The lead agency for the ND is the County of Orange. H. General Plan Amendment No. 2018-04 has been filed to amend the General Plan to change the land use designation of certain parcels located in the Seventeenth and Tustin County island boundaries. The proposed land use designations will be consistent with the current land uses and proposed pre - zoning designations of the annexation project area. The amendments will pre- designate properties located in the annexation area as Low -Density Residential (LR-7), Medium -Density Residential (MR-15), or General Commercial (GC) as shown on Exhibit 1, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. I. The City Council has weighed and balanced the General Plan's policies, both old and new, and has determined that based upon this balancing that General Plan Amendment No. 2018-04 is consistent with the purpose of the General Plan. Section 2. CEQA Compliance. In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the State CEQA Guidelines, a categorical exemption will be filed for this project pursuant to section 15319. This Class 19 exemption applies to projects involving annexation of existing facilities and lots for exempt facilities such as public and private structures developed to the density allowed by the pre -zoning of the City. The proposed annexation area is developed to the density allowed by the current zoning or pre -zoning, with the extension of utility services having the capacity to serve only the existing facilities. More specifically, the proposed annexation will consist of the 24.78-acre parcels of land in its entirety that includes private residential and commercial structures as well as three vacant parcels of land that are located at the southwest section of the annexation area. As the annexation area is developed to the density allowed by both the current zoning of the County and the pre -zoning designations proposed by the City, and no new utility services are proposed for the existing structures within the annexation area as part of this project, the Class 19 exemption is applicable to this project. The City Council has, as a result of its consideration and the evidence presented at the hearings on this matter, determined that, as required pursuant to CEQA, a categorical exemption adequately addresses the expected environmental impacts of this project. On the basis of this review, the City Council finds that there is no evidence from which it can be fairly argued that the project will have a significant adverse effect on the environment therefore, it is categorically exempt from the requirement for the preparation of environmental documents. Based Resolution No. 2019-079 Page 2 of 5