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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 currently not permitted in the C-2 Zone as a result of an inadvertent error that occurred in the 1992 amendment to the City's Zoning Ordinance. The Text Amendment would rectify that error and allow for more comprehensive planning review of future Transient Habitation establishments. Further, the Text Amendment would encourage Transient Habitation establishments to locate within the City, since the C-2 (Commercial General) Zone is the more attractive location for such establishments due to the proximity of commercial facilities and amenities. Thus, the Text Amendment will assist the City in meeting its economic development and service needs. C. The Text Amendment will not adversely affect the surrounding area or the community in general. The C-2 zoning designation's development standards provide adequate separation and height requirements to assure that any proposed Transient Habitation establishments do not significantly adversely affect surrounding areas. Further, other development standards in Chapter 18.22 of the Colton Zoning Ordinance assure that any development or conversion to a Transient Habitation use undertaken pursuant to this Text Amendment is compatible with and will not adversely affect surrounding uses. D. The City Council has determined the Text Amendment is in the public interest because it provides additional commercial development opportunities in the City of Colton. SECTION 4. Based on the entire record before the City Council and all written and oral evidence presented, the City Council finds the Text Amendment complies with CEQA and hereby adopts the negative declaration for the following reasons: A. The negative declaration and initial study were prepared for the Text Amendment contain a complete and accurate reporting of the environmental impacts associated with the Text Amendment. The documents have been completed in compliance with CEQA and the State CEQA Guidelines. B. The negative declaration and initial study prepared for the Text Amendment reflect the independent judgment of the City Council. C. As the decision making body for the Text Amendment, the City Council reviewed and considered the information contained in the negative declaration, initial study and administrative record prior to approving the Text Amendment. D. All environmental impacts of the Text Amendment are insignificant. There is no substantial evidence in the record supporting a fair argument that the Text Amendment will result in significant impacts. E. The Text Amendment 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. RVPUB\HAV IVA.SHANE\704919.1 -3 -