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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNS-2466 - Amending Specific Development District 63 (Orange County Business Center) to Permit an Increase in Entitled Buildout...ORDINANCE NO. NS-2466 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 63 (ORANGE COUNTY BUSINESS CENTER) TO PERMIT AN INCREASE IN ENTITLED BUILDOUT THRESHOLD OF 19,988 GROSS SQUARE FEET (1211 THROUGH 1261 EAST DYER ROAD) BK: 3/28/01 THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City Council hereby finds, determines and declares as follows: Zoning Ordinance Amendment Application No. 01-02 has been filed with the City of Santa Ana to permit an expansion in the entitled buildout threshold of the Orange County Business Center (Specific Development 63) to add an additional 19,988 gross square feet. The Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing on this matter, a at its regular meeting of March 12, 2001, At the conclusion of its consideration, the Planning Commission voted unanimously 6:0 to recommend that the City Council adopt this amendment. This Council, prior to taking action on this ordinance, has held a duly noticed public hearing, on Zoning Ordinance Amendment Application No. 01-02. This proposed Zoning Ordinance Amendment would be consistent with the General Plan in that the floor area ratio would increase to 0.45, which is still below the General Plan's maximum floor area ratio of 0.50 for this land use designation. Section 2. The City Council has reviewed and considered the information contained in the initial study and the negative declaration for Environmental Review No. 00-189 prepared with respect to this Ordinance. The Planning Commission has, as a result of its consideration and the evidence presented at the hearings on this matter, 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 accompanying mitigation monitoring plan 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. Ordinance No. NS-2466 Page 1 of 2 Pursuant to Title XIV, California Code of Regulations ("CCR") § 735.5(c)(1), the City Council has determined that, after considering the record as a whole, there is no evidence that the proposed project will have the potential for any adverse effect on wildlife resources or the ecological habitat upon which wildlife resources depend. The proposed project exists in an urban environment characterized by paved concrete, roadways, surrounding buildings and human activity. Therefore, pursuant to Fish and Game Code § 711.2 and Title XIV, CCR § 735.5(a)(3), the payment of Fish and Game Department filing fees is not required in conjunction Section 3. Specific District 63 is hereby amended to increase the entitled buildout threshold from 474,978 gross square feet to 494,966 gross square feet. ADOPTED this 16th day of April, 2001. Clerk of the Council COUNCILMEMBERS: Pulido Aye McGuigan Aye Alvarez Aye Bist Aye Christy Aye Franklin Aye Solorio Aye APPROVED AS TO FORM: Joseph W. Fletcher, City Attorney By: in /CHfef Assistant City Attorney CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY & PUBLICATION I, PATRICIA E. HEALY, Clerk of the Council, do hereby certify the attached Ordinance No. NS-2466 to be the original ordinance adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana on April 16, 2001; and that said ordinance was published in ac~.~lance with the Charter of the City of Santa Ana. . Date: Z-~ ~ ,.~ ~:~/' ~~ ' Clerk of the Council City of Santa Ana Ordinance No. NS-2466 Page 2 of 2