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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 C. The proposed change of zone will not adversely affect the surrounding area or the community in general. The Subject Site's M-1 (Light Industrial) zoning designation's development standards limit the effects of such use on surrounding residential environments because the chain link fencing to the north and east property lines, which adjoin residential properties, will be replaced with a block wall. D. The City Council has determined the proposed zone change is in the public interest because it provides additional light manufacturing and job opportunities in the City of Colton. E. In considering this change of zone, the City Council has considered the housing needs of the region and balanced those needs against the public service needs of the residents and available fiscal and environmental resources. The City Council has determined that the reduction of residentially designated land does not significantly affect the City's ability to provide land for residential development and the remaining sites are adequate to address the housing needs of the region. (See Colton Housing Element, pp. 28, 38.) SECTION 4. Based on the entire record before the City Council and all written and oral evidence presented, the City Council finds the Zone Change complies with CEQA and hereby adopts the negative declaration for the following reasons: A. The negative declaration and initial study were prepared for the Application contain a complete and accurate reporting of the environmental impacts associated with the Application. The documents have been completed in compliance with CEQA and the State CEQA Guidelines. B. The negative declaration and initial study prepared for the Application reflect the independent judgment of the City Council. C. As the decision making body for the Application, the City Council reviewed and considered the information contained in the negative declaration, initial study and administrative record prior to approving the Application. D. All environmental impacts of the Application are insignificant. There is no substantial evidence in the record supporting a fair argument that the Application will result in significant impacts. E. The Application will not result in any changes to the following resources: (1) riparian land, rivers, streams, watercourses and wetlands; (2) native and non-native plant life and the soil required to sustain habitat for fish and wildlife; (3) rare and unique plant life and ecological communities dependant on plant life; (4) listed threatened and endangered plants and animals and the habitat in which they are believed to reside; (5) all species listed as protected or identified for special management in the Fish and Game Code, the Public Resources Code, the Water Code or regulations adopted thereunder; (6) all marine and terrestrial species subject to the jurisdiction of the Department of Fish and Game and the ecological communities in which they reside; and (7) all air and water resources, the degradation of which will individually or cumulatively result in a loss of biological diversity among the plants and animals residing in that air and water. SECTION 5. The zone change shall not become effective unless and until the effective date of the corresponding general plan amendment for the Subject Site.