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Home My WebLink AboutCC RESO 2011-13RESOLUTION 2011 — 13 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY ADOPTING A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM, AMENDING THE DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN BY ADDING THE AREA GENERALLY BOUNDED BY NATIONAL CITY BOULEVARD, ROOSEVELT AVENUE, CIVIC CENTER DRIVE, AND 16TH STREET, AND AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF A NOTICE OF DETERMINATION APN 560-063-01, -02, -03, -04, -05; 560-064-01, -02, -03, -04, -05; 560-014-01, -05, -11 Applicant: Library Village South, Inc., Case File No. 2010-23 SPA, IS WHEREAS, on February 1, 2005, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2005- 18 pursuant to California Government Code Section 65450 (et. seq.) adopting the Downtown Specific Plan; and WHEREAS on December 6, 2005, the City Council initiated proceedings for the amendment of the National City Downtown Specific Plan in accordance with procedures of the Land Use Code; and WHEREAS, on September 20, 2010, the Planning Commission considered a specific plan amendment application to amend the Downtown Specific Plan at a duly advertised public hearing at which time oral and documentary evidence was presented; and WHEREAS, a proposed mitigated negative declaration and mitigation monitoring and reporting program were prepared as the result of the findings of an initial study; and WHEREAS, at said public hearing the Planning Commission considered the proposed mitigated negative declaration, mitigation monitoring and reporting program, and staff report contained in Case File No. 2010-23 SP, IS, incorporated herein by reference, along with comments received during the public review process and all evidence and testimony presented at the public hearing; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission adopted Resolution No. 24-2010 recommending City Council adoption of the mitigated negative declaration and approval of the specific plan amendment to the Downtown Specific Plan, and WHEREAS, on January 25, 2011, the City Council considered the specific plan amendment application to amend the Downtown Specific Plan at a duly advertised public hearing at which time oral and documentary evidence was presented; and WHEREAS, at said public hearing the City Council considered Planning Commission Resolution No. 24-2010, the proposed mitigated negative declaration, mitigation monitoring and reporting program, and staff report contained in Case File No. 2010-23 SP, IS, along with comments received during the public review process and all evidence and testimony presented at the public hearing; and WHEREAS, this action is taken pursuant to all applicable procedures required by State law and City law; and WHEREAS, the action recited herein is found to be essential for the preservation of public health, safety and general welfare. Resolution No. 2011 — 13 January 25, 2011 Page 2 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of National City that the testimony and evidence presented at the public hearings support the following findings: FINDINGS FOR APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN 1. The amendment is consistent with General Plan Policy II.A., which emphasizes the downtown, as the City's heart, civic center, and commercial hub through the implementation of a specific plan to encourage more intensive commercial, residential, and mixed uses, and pedestrian -oriented development with taller structures and higher densities. 2. The amendment is consistent with General Plan Policy V.K. and V.J., which encourage mixed use development, and Policy V.B., which encourages mixed uses to expand local economic markets. 3. The amendment is consistent with the Downtown Specific Plan, which encourages the revitalization of the downtown through the introduction of residential and mixed land uses to increase housing opportunities, pedestrian activity, commerce, and other compatible and supporting uses in the downtown. 4. The amendment is in the public interest since it would increase the viability of the redevelopment of an area that is under -developed with a variety of incompatible and disjointed land uses, and would facilitate land uses that are appropriate and compatible with the adjacent mixed -use zones in the Downtown and Westside Specific Plans. 5. The amendment is an appropriate buffer and transition in land use and development intensity between the more intensive Downtown Specific Plan and the less intensive Westside Specific Plan. 6. The amendment is consistent with the General Plan, which encourages the implementation of design guidelines and development standards to achieve high quality development, which would occur through the consistency review process of the Downtown Specific Plan. FINDINGS FOR ADOPTION OF A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION 1. The proposed mitigated negative declaration together with any comments received during the public review period have been considered by the City Council in making its recommendation. 2. Based on the whole record, including the initial study and any comments received, there is no substantial evidence that the project will have a significant effect on the environment with the adoption of the recommended mitigation measures. 3. The proposed mitigated negative declaration reflects the City's independent judgment and analysis. Resolution No. 2011 — 13 January 25, 2011 Page 3 ADOPTION OF A MITIGATED MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM 1. Mitigation measures have been imposed in the project and will be monitored in the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP). 2. The MMRP is adopted as part of this action. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council has considered the proposed mitigated negative declaration together with any comments received during the public review process, and finds on the basis of the whole record (including the initial study and any comments received) that there is no substantial evidence that the project will have a significant effect on the environment with the adoption of the recommended mitigation measures, and that the proposed mitigated negative declaration reflects the City's independent judgment and analysis, and hereby adopts the mitigated negative declaration and mitigation monitoring and reporting program, and authorizes the filing of a Notice of Determination. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council hereby adopts Specific Plan Amendment 2010-23 SP, IS to amend the Downtown Specific Plan as follows: Section 1. The Downtown Specific Plan is hereby amended by amending Development Zone 12 to read as follows: Development Zone 12A Section 2. The Downtown Specific Plan is hereby amended by adding Development Zone 12B to read as follows: Development Zone 12B East Side of Roosevelt Avenue Between Civic Center Drive and 16th Street Development Intensity Floor Area Ratio: 4:1 Maximum Height: 65' General Guidelines: This zone has frontage along the east side of Roosevelt Avenue from Civic Center Drive to 16th Street and extends one-half block to the east. This zone is adjacent to and west of Development Zone 12A, which fronts on National City Boulevard across from Kimball Park and the Public Library. The police station is to the north, and the Westside Specific Plan area is to the west and south. Proposed land uses in this zone are multifamily residential, office or hotel. Retail, office or service uses may be provided at grade, but these uses should not dilute street -level pedestrian retailing in the heart of the Downtown core. Resolution No. 2011 — 13 January 25, 2011 Page 4 Preferred Land Uses: Multifamily residential, street -oriented retail, office or hospitality. Restricted or Prohibited Land Uses: Total retail uses should not exceed 20% of the total development. Design Guidelines: • Parking shall be underground, encapsulated within the development site or in structures adjacent to these sites to the west. Placement of parking areas, blank walls or service areas along Roosevelt Avenue is prohibited. Where full -block developments are proposed, a breakdown of building massing and significant articulation of dwelling units should be employed to avoid a monolithic, institutional appearance. Section 3. The Downtown Specific Plan is hereby amended by amending the Downtown Specific Plan map to include Development Zone 12A and Development Zone 12B, as shown in Exhibit A. PASSED and ADOPTED this 25th day of Jany3Fx, 2011. Ron Morrison, Mayor ATTEST: a'tiAP c el R. Dalla Ci Mi , ity Clerk PROVED AS i O FORM: Cis G. Silva City Attorney Exhibit A 0 cc 14, 51 -S. 0 0 T. SI. 01" I J 0 200 Feet Passed and adopted by the Council of the City of National City, California, on January 25, 2011 by the following vote, to -wit: Ayes: Councilmembers Morrison, Natividad, Rios, Sotelo-Solis, Zarate. Nays: None. Absent: None. Abstain: None. AUTHENTICATED BY: RON MORRISON Mayor of the City of National City, California City Clerk of the City of ational City, California By: Deputy I HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of RESOLUTION NO. 2011-13 of the City of National City, California, passed and adopted by the Council of said City on January 25, 2011. City Clerk of the City of National City, California By: Deputy