HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RESO 98-95RESOLUTION NO. 98 - 95
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY ADOPTING A
HARBOR DISTRICT SPECIFIC AREA PLAN
WHEREAS, the California Coastal Act (Division 20, Public Resources Code)
requires the City of National City to prepare, adopt, andimplement a Local Coastal Program
for those parts of the City's corporate jurisdiction that are located within the delineated coastal
zone; and
WHEREAS, the City of National City has received certification of its Local
Coastal Program generally from the Coastal Commission, but effective certification of a certain
area around Paradise Marsh within the City's jurisdiction pursuant to the California Coastal
Act was deferred; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of National City has adopted an
amendment to update relevant policies and maps of the certified Local Coastal Program Land
Use Plan, which update is entitled "Land Use Plan Amendment, June 16, 1998", and on July
28, 1998 authorized the submittal of said Amendment to the California Coastal Commission
for review, approval, and effective certification; and
WHEREAS, the certified National City Local Coastal Program contains a Land
Use Plan that requires City preparation, adoption, and submittal to the California Coastal
Commission for its review, approval, and effective certification of a Specific Area Plan for
said area around Paradise Marsh and to facilitate habitat -consistent land uses, habitat
restoration and buffers, public access, recreation, and circulation; and
WHEREAS, a duly noticed City Council public workshop on implementation
planning, programmatic objectives, and projects for and in the Harbor District was held on
December 8, 1997; and
WHEREAS, a duly noticed City Council and Planning Commission workshop
on implementation planning was held on March 18, 1998; and
WHEREAS, the Community Development Commission of the City of National
City conferred extensively with other public agencies, real properties, environmental
organizations, community organizations, and other public stakeholders in the preparation of the
Harbor District Specific Area Plan, including through on -site field trips, meetings, and the
preparation and review of administrative draft planning documents; and
WHEREAS, the Community Development Commission of the City of National
City has prepared a "Harbor District Specific Area Plan", dated June 16, 1998, to implement
the policy requirements and directives of the certified Local Coastal Land Use Plan for the area
around Paradise Marsh ("the Harbor District"); and
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WHEREAS, the Harbor District Specific Area Plan contains a detailed and
implementable public access component in Chapter 2; and
WHEREAS, the Harbor District Specific Area Plan contains detailed and
implementable provisions that address, provide for, and regulate, as appropriate and consistent
with the certified Local Coastal Program Land Use Plan and California Coastal Act, uses of
greater than local significance within the Harbor District, or that are or may be affected by said
Plan; and
WHEREAS, notice of the availability of the Harbor District Specific Area Plan
was mailed and published in a newspaper of general circulation, and copies were made
available for public review, on June 16, 1998; and
WHEREAS, duly noticed hearings on the Public Review Draft of the Harbor
District Specific Area Plan, including clarifying corrections and revisions in response to
comments, have been held by the Planning Commission on July 20, 1998 and by the City
Council on July 28, 1998, and all interested persons were given an opportunity during the 42-
day public review period of said Plan to appear and be heard before the Planning Commission
and City Council; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission and City Council did consider all
testimony and other evidence at said hearings; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission on July 20, 1998 after the close of its
public hearing and after deliberation recommended approval of the Harbor District Specific
Area Plan, as clarified and revised, to the City Council; and
WHEREAS, based on comments received on and technical review of the June 16, 1998
Public Review Draft Harbor District Specific Area Plan, the Community Development
Commission of the City of National City has made corrections and revisions to findings,
policies, and maps contained in the Harbor District Specific Area Plan in order to maximize
Specific Area Plan accuracy and provide substantive responses to public and agency comments
which are contained in the addendum dated July 21, 1997; and
WHEREAS, the Community Development Commission of the City of National
has prepared a specific Consistency Analysis of the Harbor District Specific Area Plan in
relation to applicable policies of the certified Local Coastal Program Land Use Plan and the
California Coastal Act; and
WHEREAS, said Consistency Analysis finds that the Public Review Draft of the
Harbor District Specific Area Plan, as further clarified and revised in the July 21, 1998
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addendum, is fully consistent with and adequate to carry out, the policies of the certified Land
Use Plan, the California Coastal Act, and applicable regulations of the California Coastal
Commission that govern preparation of Local Coastal Programs Amendments thereto; and
WHEREAS, the Community Development Commission of the City of National
City has prepared written responses to written and oral comments that were received on the
Harbor District Specific Area Plan, including during the workshops; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has considered the recommendation of the
Planning Commission to approve the Harbor District Specific Area Plan, as corrected and
revised; and
WHEREAS, the preparation of and City Council action on the Harbor District
Specific Area Plan constitute a Local Coastal Program Implementation Amendment that is
statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act; and
WHEREAS, the Harbor District Specific Area Plan has been prepared and
reviewed pursuant to the California Coastal Commission's Local Coastal Program regulations,
which have been deemed by the California Secretary for Resources to be the functional
equivalent of the California Environmental Quality Act.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
National City as follows:
1. The Harbor District Specific Area Plan Local Coastal Program
rogrmImp1eme oa tion the
Amendment is consistent with, and adequate to carry out, all applicablePr
ovisionscertified National City Local Coastal Program Land Use Plan, the California Coastal Act, and
regulations of the California Coastal Commission.
2. The National City Local Coastal Program, as amended by the Harbor District
Specific Area Plan, is intended to be carried out in a manner fully consistent with the
California Coastal Act.
3. The Harbor District Specific Area Plan Local Coastal Program Implementation
Amendment, as submitted, is intended to take effect immediately upon certification action of
the California Coastal Commission.
4. The Executive Director of the Community Development Commission is authorized
to submit the Harbor District Specific Area Plan Local Coastal Program Implementation
Amendment, together with all required supporting documents, to the California Coastal
Commission for its review, approval, and certification of said Amendment.
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5. The hearing and action by the California Coastal Commission on the Harbor
District Specific Area Plan Local Coastal Program Implementation Amendment is requested to
occur within the County of San Diego during said Commission's meeting in Oceanside on
October 13 —16, 1998.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 28th day of July, 1998.
ATTEST:
w
Mi hael R. DI, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
George H. Eiser, III
City Attorney
udolf Hradecky, Esq.
nior Assistant City Attorney
By:
George H. aters, Mayor