2009-011 - Adopting Airport Environs Element and Amending the Land Use

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G. 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. H. 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. 2004-03 is consistent with the purpose of the general plan. Section 2. The City Council has reviewed and considered the information contained in the initial study and the negative declaration for Environmental Review No. 2004-136 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 negative declaration 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 negative declaration 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. 2004-03. A. The Airport Environs Element is attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated by this reference as though fully set forth herein. B. The amendment to the Land Use Element is attached here to as Exhibit B and incorporated by this reference as though fully set forth herein. C. The amendment to the Noise Element is attached here to as Exhibit C and incorporated by this reference as though fully set forth herein. 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. 2004-03 is consistent with the purpose of the general plan. This decision is based upon the evidence submitted at the above said hearing, which includes but is not limited to: the Request for Council Action dated February 2, 2009 and exhibits attached ttlereto and the public testimony written and oral, all of which are incorporated herein by this reference. Resolution No. 2009-011 Page 2 of 42