1RESOLUTION NO. 4772
A RESOLUTION CERTIFYING AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
REPORT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT NO. 890; ADOPTING
A STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS; AND
ADOPTING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 10 -03 FOR THE 540
EAST IMPERIAL AVENUE SPECIFIC PLAN PROJECT 540 EAST
IMPERIAL AVENUE.
The City Council of the City of El Segundo does resolve as follows:
SECTION 1: The City Council finds and declares that:
A. On September 9, 2010, Mar Ventures, Inc., filed an application on behalf
of the El Segundo Unified School District for an Environmental
Assessment (EA No. 890), General Plan Amendment No. 10 -03, Specific
Plan No. 10 -03, Zone Change No. 10 -01, Zone Text Amendment No. 10-
06, Development Agreement No. 10 -02, and Subdivision No. 10 -01 for
Vesting Tentative Map No. 71410 for seven lots, or No. 71582 for 31 lots
to re- designate and rezone an approximate 5.65 acre property at 540 East
Imperial Avenue from Planned Residential Development (PRD) Zone to
540 East Imperial Avenue Specific Plan (EIASP) to allow construction of a
either a 304 -unit senior housing community development with a multi-
family component (Option 1) or a 58 -unit mixed residential development
(Option 2) (collectively, the "Project ");
B. The applications were reviewed by the City of El Segundo Planning and
Building Safety Department for, in part, consistency with the General Plan
and conformity with the El Segundo Municipal Code ( "ESMC ");
C. 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);
D. An Initial Study was prepared pursuant to the requirements of CEQA. The
Initial Study demonstrated that the project could cause significant
environmental impacts. Accordingly, a Draft Environmental Impact Report
( "DEIR ") was prepared and circulated for public review and comment
between November 3, 2011 and December 19, 2011 in compliance with
CEQA Guidelines § 15087;