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RESOLUTION NO. 94-35 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH ADOPTING NEGATIVE DECLARATION NO. 94-1, RELATING TO GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 94-1A AND 94-1B, AND ZONE CHANGE NO, 94-1, 99 and 101 MARINA DRIVE, CITY OF SEAL BEACH,CALIFO~A THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SectIon 1 CIty staff has receIVed dlrectton from the Planmng CommIssIon, pursuant to Secuon 28-2602 of the Code of the CIty of Seal Beach, to prepare thIS matter for the appropnate pubhe heanngs, In accordance WIth the provISIons of State law and local ordInances The purpose of the proposed General Plan Amendments and Zone Change IS to (I) Amend the Land Use and HOUSIng Elements of the General Plan to change the land use deslgnatton from OIl Extractton (O-E) to Low DenSIty Resldenttal (LOR) and to change the zomng deslgnauon from 011 ExtractIOn (O-E) to Resldenttal Low DenSIty (RLD) on the portIons of the subJect property whIch IS currently the SIte for onshore 011 separation faelhtles by EXXON, and UNOCAL as lessee, both of whIch are now non- operauonal; and, (2) Amend the Land Use and HOUSIng Elements of the General Plan to change the land use deslgnauon from OIl Extraeuon (O-E) to Pubhe Land Use (PLU) and to change the zomng desIgnatIOn from OIl Extraction (O-E) to Pubhc Land Use/Recreatton (PLU/R) on those porttons of the sIte currently leased by the CIty of Seal Beach and utlhzed for park and recreation purposes Sectton 2 Pursuant to 14 CalIf Code of Regs fi 15025(a) and fifi II C and III of the CIty IS Local CEQA GUldehnes, staff prepared an Imual Study and a NegatIve Declaratton, whIch were CIrculated for pubhe revIew and comment from March 3, 1994 to March 25, 1994, In eomphance WIth the provISIons of the Cahfomta EnVIronmental QualIty Act and the CIty's Local CEQA GUldehnes Sectton 3 A duly noticed pubhc heanng was Inlttal1y advertIsed for April 20, 1994, and conunued to June 22, 1994 WIthOUt receIVIng any pubhc testImony On June 22, the Planmng CommIssIon contInued the matter to September 7, agaIn WIthout receIvIng any pubhc testImony. On September 7, 1994 a pubhc hearing was held before the P1anmng CommIssIon to conSIder the apphcatIon, the Imtlal Study and the Negauve DeclaratIOn At the pubhe heanng, the P1anmng CommISSIon receIved both oral and written testimony regardIng the matters under conSIderatIOn SectIon 4, The record of the hearing IndIcates the follOWIng: (a) CIty staff has receIved dIrection from the Planmng CommISSIon, pursuant to Secuon 28-2602 of the Code of the CIty of Seal Beach, to prepare thIS matter for the appropnate pubhc heanngs, In accordance WIth the provIsIons of State law and local ordInances, (b) The CIty of Seal Beach IS requesung to change the General Plan and zomng deslgnauons of the eXlsung properltes from OIl Extractton (O-E) to ReSIdential Low DenSIty (RLD) and Pubhc Land Use (PLU), D IWP5I\RLSOIND94-1 PCRILWl08-29-94 Planning COmmI..,on R~.olullOn 94-35 Sepl~mber 7, 1994 (c) The subJect property IS descnbed as Assessors ParceI199-011-IO (d) The site IS located along the north Side of Manna Dnve, Immediately east of First Street The Site IS Irregular In shape, having approximately 9 IO feet of frontage on FIrSt Street and 80 feet of frontage on Manna Dnve The Site vanes In depth, being approximately 240 feet deep along north property line, and approximately 80 feet deep adJacent to Manna Dnve The SIte compnses approximately 4 32 acres (e) City PlannIng records and building permIt records indicate the subJect property, currently the Site of both EXXON and UNOCAL onshore 011 separatIon facilitIes WhICh are now non-operatIOnal, had been utilIzed for those purposes for over twenty (20) years, In addItIon, the CIty leases the southerly 0 51 acres of the sIte and utIlIzes the area as an extensIOn of Manna Park, (f) The General Plan and the zoning map indicate the subJect area to be desIgnated for and zoned for "O-E", Oil Extraction, (g) The surrounding General Plan Land Use deSignations, ZOnIng designatIons, and current land uses are as follows NORTH I) General Plan Land Use deSignatIon ReSIdenl1al MedIUm DenSIty 2) ZonIng designatIOn ResIdential Low DensIty 3) Current Land Use Detached single-family ReSIdenl1al SOUTH I) General Plan Land Use deSignation: ReSidentIal HIgh DensIty 2) ZonIng deSignatIon: ResIdential High Denstty 3) Current Land Use Detached and attached single-family and multiple-family ResIdenl1al EAST I) General Plan Land Use deslgnal1on, Public-Parks and Open Space; RestdentIl!J. MedIUm DenSIty 2) Zoning deSignation Public Land Use, Residential Low DenSity 3) Current Land Use ResidentIal Manna Park, Detached sIngle-famtIy WEST I) General Plan Land Use deSignatIon. ReSIdential High DensIty 2) Zoning deslgnal1on' ReSidentIal HIgh DenSIty 3) Current Land Use Attached single-family ReSIdenl1al (h) Staff has prepared an InIl1al envIronmental assessment and proposed NegatIve Declaration as required by the California EnVironmental QUalIty Act (CEQA). Staff receIved comments back from five (5) agencIes. The City of Long Beach and the Southern CalifornIa ASsOCIatiOn of Governments expressed no concern with the proposal The Department of ConservatIon - DIvlSlon of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources provIded comments regarding well and productIon facilIty abandonment procedures The County of Orange provided comments regarding water quality management plans and the use of best management pracl1ces at the l1me of a future abandonment, and the Coastal Commission dISCussed Coastal Act Issues, Public Land Issues and hazard abatement D IWPSIIREMlIND94.1 PCRILWlll8.29-94 2 Planning Co1ll11lWlOn Resolullon 94-35 September 7, 1994 (1) No new InformatIon was brought forward dunng the publIc comment penod or at the publIc heanng WIth regard to potential enVIronmental Impacts from the proJect that was not addressed In the InItIal enVIronmental assessment SectIon 5, The PlannIng CommIssIon affirms that It Independently revIewed and analyzed proposed Negative Declaration No 94-1 pnor to actIng on the applIcatIon and hereby fInds as follows: (a) NegatIve Declaration 94-1 was prepared by CIty Staff and therefore reflects the Independent Judgment of the CIty of Seal Beach, and (b) There IS no substantIal eVidence In the record which would support a faIr argument that approval of the applIcatIon, WIth the reqUIred mitIgation measures, mIght have a sIgnIficant enVIronmental Impact; and (c) Approval of thIS applIcatIon wIll create no potential for adverse effect, either Individually or cumulatIvely, on wildlIfe resources and will not have an adverse Impact on fish and wildlIfe and the CIty Counetl hereby dIrectS the DIrector of Development Servtces to file the approprIate De MInImUS Impact FIndIng for the CalIfornIa Department of FISh and Game Certificate of Fee ExemptIon, (d) The applIcatIon, Including General Plan Amendments 94-1A and 94-1B and Zone Change 94-1, will elImInate the future IndustrIal land use (crude 011 procesSIng) from the subject areas of Manna Dnve and FIrst Street through the change In deSIgnation from the more Intense land use "011 ExtractIon" to the less Inten>c "ReSIdential Low DensIty" and "PublIc Land Use" designations on both the General Plan and ZonIng Map. SectIon 6 Based on the foregOIng, the PlannIng CommISSIon hereby adopts Negauve Declarauon 94-1, In complIance WIth the CalIfornIa Environmental QUalIty Act and the CIty'S Local CEQA GUidelInes PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the PlannIng Commission of the City of Seal Beach at a meeting thereof held on the 5-t!- (X.~~ day of , 1994, by the folloWIng vote AYES' Council members th.~l"",~, LA<..OJ C"'fT'Il'h:.I l. J R........v"'\ NOES Councllmembers - ABSENT' Council members S\-,~) ~~ Anton Dahlman, ChaIrman PlannIng CommissIOn WhIttenberg, Secretary PlannIng CommtsslOn D IWPSIIREWIND94-1 I'('RILWI08-29--94 3