CC RESOLUTION 4338RESOLUTION NO. 4338
A RESOLUTION APPROVING A NEGATIVE DECLARATION OF
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
NO. 621 AND SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 03 -3, SUBMITTED
BY THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, TO AMEND THE DOWNTOWN
SPECIFIC PLAN TO ESTABLISH A PARKING IN -LIEU FEE
PROGRAM.
The City Council of the City of El Segundo does resolve as follows:
SECTION 1: The Council finds and declares that:
A. On July 24, 2003, the City initiated the process to amend Downtown
Specific Plan (DSP) to create a parking in -lieu fee program. The
application was reviewed by the City's Department of Community,
Economic and Development Services for, in part, consistency with the
General Plan and conformity with the El Segundo Municipal Code
( "ESMC ");
B. In addition, the City reviewed the project's environmental impacts under
the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code §§
21000, et seq., "CEQA "), the regulations promulgated thereunder (14 Cal.
Code of Regulations § §15000, et seq., the "CEQA Guidelines "), and the
City's Environmental Guidelines (City Council Resolution No. 3805,
adopted March 16, 1993);
C. The Department of Community, Economic and Development Services
completed its review and scheduled a public hearing regarding the
application before the Planning Commission for October 9, 2003;
D. On October 9, 2003, the Planning Commission held a public hearing to
receive public testimony and other evidence regarding the application
including, without limitation, information provided to the Planning
Commission by city staff; and, adopted Resolution No. 2555
recommending that the City Council approve the proposed project;
E. On November 5, 2003 the City Council held a public hearing and
considered the information provided by City staff and public testimony.
This Resolution and its findings, are made based upon the evidence
presented to the Council at its November 5, 2003 hearing including,
without limitation, the staff report submitted by the Department of
Community, Economic and Development Services.
SECTION 2: Factual Findings. The Council finds that the following facts exist:
A. The subject sites affected are primarily within the borders of the
Downtown Specific Plan area which include the 100 -500 block of Main
Street, the 100 -300 block of Richmond Street and the 100 -200 blocks of
West Grand Avenue;
B. Parking created using in -lieu fees may be located outside the boundaries
of the Downtown Specific Plan;
C. The current parking requirements for the DSP requires parking be
provided on -site for additions to buildings and construction of new
buildings.
SECTION 3: Environmental Assessment. The City of El Segundo prepared an Initial
Study. Based upon the analysis and conclusions set forth in that Study, the project
would not cause any significant environmental impacts. Accordingly, a Negative
Declaration may be issued for this project.
SECTION 4: Specific Plan Findings. After considering the above facts, the Council
finds as follows:
A. The General Plan Land use designation for the project is Downtown
Specific Plan.
B. The proposed amendment to the Downtown Specific Plan is consistent
with the General Plan land use designation for the properties involved.
C. The proposed amendment to establish a parking in -lieu fee would further
General Plan goals, objectives, and policies to preserve and maintain the
City's downtown (Objective LU1 -4), help create and integrated,
complimentary, and attractive multi -use downtown (Objective LU 4 -2), and
would revitalize and upgrade commercial areas (Policy LU- 4 -2.1) by
creating the opportunity for growth in the downtown area.
D. This amendment could facilitate the construction of additional floor area in
the DSP that is already permitted to occur by providing a mechanism for
on -site parking to be eliminated through the payment of a parking in -lieu
fee.
SECTION 5: Notice of Determination. The City manager, or designee, is directed to file
a Notice of Determination in accordance with Pub. Res. Code §§ 21152, 21157(f); 14
CCR § 15094; and any other applicable law.
SECTION 6: This Resolution will remain effective until superseded by a subsequent
resolution.
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SECTION 7: The City Clerk is directed to mail a copy of this Resolution to any person
requesting a copy.
SECTION 8: This Resolution is the City Council's final decision and will become
effective immediately upon adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 5th day of November, 2003.
We Gordon, Mayor
APPROVED
By: )"I /("
4y" Mark D. Hen ley City Attorney
ATTEST:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES } SS
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO )
I, Cindy Mortesen, City Clerk of the City of El Segundo, California, do hereby certify that
the whole number of members of the City Council of said City is five; that the foregoing
Resolution No. 4338 was duly passed and adopted by said City Council, approved
and signed by the Mayor, and attested to by the City Clerk, all at a regular meeting of
said Council held on the 5th day of November, 2003, and the same was so passed and
adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Gordon, Jacobs, Gaines, McDowell, Wernick
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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Cindy McWtesen, City Clerk
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