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RESOLUTION NUMBER 03-40
ORIGINAL
,
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SEAL
BEACH RECOMMENDING TO THE CITY
COUNCIL THAT THE PROPOSED REVISIONS
TO THE GENERAL PLAN BE ADOPTED BY
THE COUNCIL
THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH
DOES HEREBY FIND AND RESOLVE:
Section 1. The City of Seal Beach has been reviewmg and considering
revising the General Plan for some time. As monies became available, the CIty staff
proceeded, under City Council direction, to draft the proposed revisions to the elements
of the General Plan. Those elements were presented before an Ad Hoc Committee for
comment and revision before the public hearing process began, and those meetings took
place between April and June 2003.
Section 2. Pursuant to 14 CalIf. Code of Regs. ~ 15070, the Planning
Commission determines as follows: The application for adoption of an updated General
Plan is adequately addressed through Negative Declaration 03-1.
Section 3.
the following:
The record of the hearing of September 17, 2003 indicates
a. The City of Seal Beach has been revIewing and consIdering
revlSlng the General Plan for some time for some time. As monies became available, the
City staff proceeded, under City Council direction, to draft the proposed revisions to the
elements of the General Plan. Those elements were presented before an Ad Hoc
Committee for comment and revision before the public hearing process began, and those
meetings took place between April and June 2003.
b. Specifically, the CIty is attempting to rewrite its general
policies for development within the City of Seal Beach and create a comprehensIve
document, which puts forth the goals and policies to protect the health, safety, and
welfare of the citizens of Seal Beach.
c. The proposed project encompasses the entire City and will
therefore affect the entire City. However, the General Plan is broken into elements,
which mayor may not have specific goals and policies for specific areas of the City.
Section 4. Based upon the facts contained in the record, including
those stated in ~3 of this resolution, the Planning Commission makes the following
findings:
1. The amended General Plan will comprise an integrated, mternally consistent and
compatible statement of policies for the City.
2. The proposed project will allow for a reasonable range of land uses within the
City, with the provision of various land uses to address the identIfied objectives of
the City.
3. The proposed update to the General Plan of the City of Seal Beach will not be
detrimental to the short term or long term goals or objectives of the City of Seal
Beach and are in the interest of the publIc health, safety and welfare
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Planmng CommiSSIOn ResolutIOn 03-40
CIty of Seal Beach Draft General Plan
November 5, 2003
4. The proposed General Plan amendments are consistent with the goals, policies and
standards of all elements of the General Plan and will further those goals, policies
and standards.
Section 5. Based upon the foregoing, the Planmng Commission
hereby approves Resolution 03-40, Recommending to the City Council adoption of the
revisions to the General Plan.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the Planning Commission of the
City of Seal Beach at a meeting thereof held on the 5th day of November 2003, by the
following vote:
Sharp, Deaton, Eagar, ladner, and Shanks
AYES: Commissioners
NOES: Commissioners
None
ABSENT: Commissioners
None
Sharp
hairman ofthe Planning Commission
e Whittenberg
ecretary of the Planning Commi
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