HomeMy Public PortalAbout06-160 RESOLUTION NO. 06-160
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA,
APPROVING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 81-06 TO AMEND THE GENERAL
PLAN (GPA NO. 81-06) TO CHANGE THE LAND USE DESIGNATION FROM LIGHT
INDUSTRIAL TO HEAVY INDUSTRIAL ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 24327-24921
MAIN STREET (APN NOS. 7406026916, 7406026917, 7406026918)
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. An application was duly filed by the applicant, the city of Carson, for
General Plan Amendment No. 81-06. The General Plan amendment involves property
located at 24327-24921 Main Street shown on the attached map Exhibit "A". The
General Plan amendment is to change the land use designation from Light industrial to
Heavy Industrial.
Section 2. The Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing on
November 28, 2006 at 6:30 P.M. at the City Hall Council Chambers, 701 East Carson
Street, Carson, California, to obtain public comments on the proposed.General Plan
Amendment. After consideration of the evidence and testimony, the Planning
Commission voted to recommend approval of General Plan Amendment No. 81-06.
Section 3. Evidence, both written and oral, was duly presented to and
considered by the Planning Commission at the aforesaid meetings.
Section 4. The City Council held a public hearing on the proposed general plan
amendment on December 19, 2006 at 6:00 P.M. at the City Council Chambers, 701
East Carson Street, Carson, California. A notice of time, place and purpose of the
aforesaid meeting was duly given.
Section 5. Evidence, both written and oral, was presented to and considered
by the City Council at the aforesaid meeting, including but not limited to staff reports,
along with testimony received by the applicant and other members of the public.
Section 6. The property is located in the Merged and Amended
Redevelopment Project Area.
Section 7. The City Council finds:
a) The City Council approved Resolution No. 04-089 certifying the Final
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and approving the General Plan Update on October
11, 2004. The General Plan provided a comprehensive evaluation of the city resulting
in numerous changes in the land use designations.
b) During the General Plan Update process, the City Council considered
testimony from the County Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County suggesting that
the subject property may, at some point, be needed for an expansion of the Joint Water
Pollution Control Plant (JWPCP). The City Council determined that a future General
Plan amendment to Heavy Industrial may be considered contingent upon review of a
proposed Sanitation Districts project and associated environmental analysis. At the
conclusion of the General Plan Update process, the City Council changed the
designation on the former Fletcher Oil Refinery site (FORCO) to Light Industrial
anticipating that the site could undergo review when a future use was proposed.
c) The Sanitation District, the owner of the property, filed suit in Superior
Court to seeking to overturn the Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and General
Plan Update.
d) The Superior Court concluded the Final EIR and General Plan Update
were adequate with the exception of the discussion and description of potential impact
on the expansion needs of the JWPCP facility in the Final EIR.
e) On July 28, 2006, the Superior Court of the State of California issued a
Writ of Mandate to set aside and void ordinances, resolutions, findings, determinations,
and decisions approving the adoption of the City of Carson General Plan Update and
certifying the Final Environmental Impact Report in regard to the classifications of the
District's Joint Water Pollution Control Plant expansion properties consisting of the
"FORCO" parcel and the "Color Spot" parcel
f) The City hereby amends the Land Use Map of the General Plan to change
the property located at 24721-24327 Main Street from Light Industrial to Heavy
Industrial. The subject property is located within the MH (Manufacturing, Heavy) zone
district. Therefore, no change is required to the Zone Map to provide consistency
between the General Plan and Zoning Ordinance.
g) The "Color Spot" parcel, located at 131 West Sepulveda Boulevard, is
designated a Low Density Residential in the General Plan and was not changed during
the General Plan Update process. No change is required to comply with the Superior
Court Writ of Mandate.
h) If the city studies the "FORCO" property for potential reclassification in the
future, the city shall prepare an environmental analysis in compliance with California
Environmental Quality Act that addresses the potentially significant environmental
effects of the reclassification on the Districts' regional wastewater treatment system.
Section 8, The City Council considered the environmental effects of the project
shown in the Negative Declaration certified by the City Council pursuant to Section
10596 (f) of CEQA Guidelines.
Section 9. Based on the aforementioned findings, the City Council amends the
Land Use Map of the Carson General Plan to change the designation of 24721-24327
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Main Street as shown on Exhibit "A" to Heavy Industrial, General Plan Amendment No.
81-06.
Section 10. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution and
shall transmit copies of the same to the applicant.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 19th DAY OF DECEMBER 2006.
MAYOR JIM DEAR
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK HELEN KA AGOE
APPROVED AS TO FORM
C ATTORITEY WILLIAM WYNDER
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF CARSON )
I, Helen S. Kawagoe, City Clerk of the City of Carson, California, do hereby certify that the whole
number of members of the City Council is five; that the foregoing resolution, being Resolution No. 06-160
was duly and regularly adopted by said Council at a regular meeting duly and regularly held on the 19th
day of December, 2006, and that the same was passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Mayor Dear, Ruiz-Raber, Santarina,Williams and Gipson
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
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City Clerk Helen S:Kawag e
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