2008-032 - Amending the General Plan of the City of Santa Ana to Modify the Land Use Element

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E. The Council finds that General Plan Amendment No. 2008-01 is consistent with the General Plan, including but not limited to its policies and goals of: 1. Promote the balance of land uses to address basic community needs. Land Use Element Goal No. 1.0. 2. Promote land uses which enhance the City's economic and fiscal viability. Land Use Element Goal No. 2.0. 3. Support land uses with provide community and regional economic and service benefits. Land Use Element Policy No. 4.3. F. The Council finds that the City's general plan is designed, as it must be, to accommodate a wide range of competing interests - including those of developers, neighborhoods and homeowners, prospective homebuyers, environmentalists, current and prospective business owners, jobseekers, taxpayers, and providers and recipients of all types of city-provided services - and to present a clear and comprehensive set of principles to guide development decisions. The City's general plan sets forth these guiding principles. Once in place, it is the province of this Council to examine the specifics of a proposed project to determine whether it would be in harmony with the policies stated in the general plan. G. The City Council has weighed and balanced the general plan's policies, both new and old, and has determined that based upon this balancing that General Plan Amendment No. 2008-01 is consistent with the purpose of the general plan. H. Amendment Application No. 2008-02, and Variance No. 2008-03 also came before the City Council on May 5, 2008 for public hearing. This resolution incorporates by reference, as though fully set forth herein, the ordinance and resolution in support of this resolution and the findings made herein. Section 2. The City Council has reviewed and considered the information contained in the initial study and the mitigated negative declaration and mitigation monitoring program for Environmental Review No. 2007-73 prepared with respect to this Project. It is determined that, as required pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") and the State CEQA Guidelines, a mitigated negative declaration and mitigation monitoring program 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. The City Council hereby certifies and approves the mitigated negative declaration and mitigation monitoring program and directs that the Notice of Determination be prepared and filed with the County Clerk of the County of Orange in the manner required by law. Section 3. The City Council hereby, approves General Plan Amendment No. 2008-01. The pages changed in the Land Use Element (Exhibit A) are attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference as though fully set forth. This decision is Resolution No. 2008-032 Page 2 of 12