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RESOLUTION NUMBER 98 - 37
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SEAL
BEACH RECOMMENDING TO THE CITY
COUNCIL THE ADEQUACY OF THE FINAL
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR
THE BIXBY OLD RANCH TOWNE CENTER
THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH
DOES HEREBY FIND AND RESOLVE:
Section 1. Bixby Ranch Company has submitted a development
application for the Bixby Old Ranch Golf Course and Tennis Club and adjoining
properties. The request is to amend the General Plan and change zoning designations to
facilitate the proposed land uses described below The proposed Bixby Old Ranch
Towne Center Concept Plan involves a mixed-use development consistmg of a variety of
commercial/retail, hotel, restaurant, senior care, recreation and institutional land uses
(''the Project").
Section 2. Pursuant to 14 Calif. Code of Regs. ~ 15025(a) and ~ II.C
and ill of the City's Local CEQA Guidelines, staff prepared an Initial Study and a Draft
Fnvironmental Impact Report (DElR) for the Project. The City retained Culbertson,
Adams & Associates, Inc. to prepare the required environmental documents, wluch have
been submitted to the City for independent review. The DElR was circulated for public
review and comment from April 15, 1998 to May 29, 1998, in compliance with the
provisions of the California Fnvironmental Quality Act and the City's Local CEQA
Guidelines. Upon completion of these public review periods, a Pinal Environmental
Impact Report (FElR) was completed and reviewed by the Planning Commission at public
hearings held on September 9, October 21, and November 4, 1998. At the public
hearings the Planning Commission took testimony and evidence, both written and oral,
regarding the adequacy of the PElR.
Section 3. The Planning Commission has independently reviewed the
PElR, the staff report, additional oral and written comments, the proposed Conditions of
Approval, proposed Mitigation Measures, and the Mitigation Monitoring Program
prepared by Culbertson, Adams & Associates, Inc., at the above referenced public
hearings.
Section 4. Based upon its review of the above mentioned documents,
and upon substantial evidence in the record, the Planmng Commission recommends to the
City Council that the Bixby Old Ranch Towne Center EIR, including the DElR and PElR,
represents the independent judgment of the City of Seal Beach, and that the PElR is
legally adequate in terms of compliance with CEQA and the City's Loca1 CEQA
Guidelines.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the Planning Commission of the City
of Seal Beach at a meeting thereof held on the 4" day of November, 1998 by
the following vote:
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Planmng Commu8101J Resolullon No 98-37
Adequacy of B"wy old Ranch rmme Center EIR
November 4, 1998
AYES: Commissioners
Cutuli, Hood Larson, Lyon and Chairman Brown
NOES' Commissioners
None
ABSENT' Commissioners
None
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Chairman, Planning Commission
BIXby Em AdcquaA:y, PC ROIO
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