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Home My Public Portal About06-056CITY OF CARSON CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 06-056 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATION OF CERTAIN PROPERTY (GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 76-05) THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON HEREBY FINDS, RESOLVES, AND ORDERS AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. An application to change the Land Use Element of the General Plan from General Commercial to Medium Density Residential was duly filed by the applicant, Lyon Realty Advisors, Inc., with respect to real property described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto, and requesting approval of General Plan Amendment (GPA) No. 76-05. The subject property is located at 1281 E. UNIVERSITY DRIVE, CARSON, CALIFORNIA. Section 2. A public hearing was duly held on May 15, 2006, at Carson Community Center, Hall 13, 801 East Carson Street, Carson, California. A notice of the time, place, and purpose of the aforesaid meeting was duly given. Evidence, both written and oral, was duly presented to and considered by the City Council at the said hearing. Following the aforesaid public hearing the City Council announced its decision to recommend approval of the amendment and zone change applications. Section 3. The City Council hereby finds that: a) The proposed High Density Residential land use designation for the 5.11 acres is compatible with the surrounding area, including the industrial uses to the east, the university to the north and west, and the single-family homes to the south. This project is consistent with the Housing Element goal of providing market -rate and senior rental housing. b) The proposed project has been reviewed by the City Traffic Engineer and is consistent with the Transportation and Infrastructure Element goals and policies. The project site is located on the northwest corner of Central Avenue and University Drive, which are major and secondary highways, respectively. These roadways have adequate capacity to handle projected traffic levels. c) The proposed project will improve a vacant, underutilized property that is part of the Dominguez Technology Center Specific Plan. Previous attempts by the applicant to develop the site for commercial and industrial uses have been unsuccessful due to low traffic volume on adjacent roads and incompatibility with the neighborhood to the south. The current proposal is not dependent on high traffic volumes, would not substantially Resolution No. 06-056 Page 2 of 4 increase local traffic, and would be compatible with surrounding and proposed uses for the area. d) The proposed project is consistent with the Land Use Element goal under Residential Land Uses and will achieve the City's long-term housing and land use objectives by providing rental housing. Final development plans will be reviewed and approved by the Planning Commission to ensure that the project is well designed and aesthetically pleasing. e) State law requires compatibility between land use zoning classifications and the General Plan. Therefore, a zone change is included to change the zone district to DTCSP (Dominguez Technology Center Specific Plan) in order to be consistent with the proposed General Plan land use designation of High Density Residential. f) The General Plan Housing Element indicates that the city is in short supply of housing. In order to facilitate additional housing opportunities, it is necessary to include a provision in the Land Use Element allowing for increased density within specific plan areas. Specific plans regulate the design and development of land uses, and thus, are an appropriate mechanism to ensure high quality, attractive development. Therefore, the city finds that allowing increased density within specific plan areas is appropriate. g) On March 28, 2006, the Planning Commission adopted a mitigated negative declaration (MND) pursuant to Section 15070 et seq. of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines. Section 4. Based on the aforementioned findings, the City Council finds that: a) The General Plan Land Use Element be amended to change the designation of certain property as legally described in Exhibit "K and shown in Exhibit "B", attached hereto, from General Commercial to High Density Residential. b) Section 4.3, Land Use Designations, of the General Plan Land Use Element be amended to allow for increased density within specific plan areas by adding the following underlined text at the end of the last paragraph of the High Density Residential (HD) subsection: This land use category will be implemented by the RM(25) - Residential Multiple Family zone and specific plan zones, with a maximum density of 25 du/ac, except that specific plan zones may exceed 25 dulac. Resolution No. 06-056 Page 3 of 4 Section 5. The Secretary shall certify to the adoption of the Resolution and shall transmit copies of the same to the applicant. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 15th DAY OF MaY 2006. MAYOR JIM DEAR ATTEST: CITY CLERK HELEN KA�AGOE APPROVED AS TO FORM: C1116Y ATT6RNLvY Resolution No. 06-056 Page 4 of 4 STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ss. CITY OF CARSON 1, 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. 06-056 was duly and regularly adopted by said Council at an adjourned regular meeting duly and regularly held on the 15th day of May, 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 A j�-r- iy of C -�if�rnia City Clerk, Ci arson, C Resolution No. 06-056 Page 4A of 4 EXHIBIT A PARCEL I OF PARCEL MAP NO. 21929-01, IN THE CITY OF CARSON, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP FILED IN BOOK 278 PAGES 29 TO 34 INCLUSIVE OF PARCEL MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. EXCEPT ALL MINERALS AND ALL MINERAL RIGHTS OF EVERY KIND AND CHARACTER NOW KNOWN TO EXIT OR HEREAFTER DISCOVERED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, OIL, GAS, WATER AND RIGHTS THERETO, TOGETHER WITH THE SOLE, EXCLUSIVE AND PERPETUAL RIGHTS TO EXPLORE FOR, REMOVE AND DISPOSE OF SAID MINERALS BY ANY MEANS OR METHODS SUITABLE TO GRANTEE HEREIN, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, BUT WITHOUT ENTERING UPON OR USING THE SURFACE OF SAID LAND OR ANY PORTION OF THE SUBSURFACE WITHIN FIVE HUNDRED (500) FEET OF THE SURFACE AND IN SUCH MANNER AS NOT TO DAMAGE THE SURFACE, IN OR UNDER SAID LAND, AS CONVEYED TO DOMINGUEZ ENERGY L.P., IN THE DEED RECORDED AUGUST 21, 1990 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 90- 1450080, IN SAID OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER. Assessor's Parcel No. 7319-039-001 Exhibit B Resolution No. 06-056 AMENDMENT TO THE GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATION General Plan Amendment No. 76-05 C G -C tp RD zl_ 13MVER B Melt,; A 0 Ao q, 6, 25, P F 'N. R Qylk Cc z Ll < >< SUBJ ECT-PARCELst, rin rn 1.y iai�EUNIVERSI f,'OR -,New, General Plan Land Use." Dssi&ati&n of High Density Residential 1H C G -C tp RD zl_ 13MVER B Melt,; A 0 XqM�LR �O Z:tZ The site, as shown above, is currently designated as foIllows.- No Scale GENERAL PLAN LAND USE MAP: General Commercial It is proposed that the site be amended to the following: GENERAL PLAN LAND USE MAP: High Density Residential (HD) ADDRESS 1281 E UNIVERSITY DR CARSON, CA 90746 Ao R Cc 0 >< rn XqM�LR �O Z:tZ The site, as shown above, is currently designated as foIllows.- No Scale GENERAL PLAN LAND USE MAP: General Commercial It is proposed that the site be amended to the following: GENERAL PLAN LAND USE MAP: High Density Residential (HD) ADDRESS 1281 E UNIVERSITY DR CARSON, CA 90746