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El 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 li" B. The City Council has determined the Application is in the public interest because it will provide for the development of distributors and other retail outlets to the service needs of manufacturers in the City of Colton. B. In considering General Plan Amendment "A," 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. Regarding the housing needs, the City Council has found and determined that the proposed General Plan Amendment "A" will not impact the City's ability to meet the Regional Housing Needs as outlined in the City's General Plan housing element because there are a sufficient number of other residential properties in the City that are zoned for and can accommodate residential development. C. Based on the entire record before the City Council and all written and oral evidence presented, the City Council, in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the City of Colton implementing procedures for CEQA and the State CEQA Guidelines, hereby determines that the recommendation and adoption of the proposed resolution and ordinance is categorically exempt under section 15061 (b)(3) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because the activity is covered by the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA. D. The City Council directs staff to file a Notice of Exemption and a Certificate of Fee Exemption (De Minimis Impact Finding) with the County of San Bernardino within five (5) working days of project approval. SECTION 2. Based on the entire record before the City Council, all written and oral evidence presented to the City Council, and the findings made in this Resolution, the City Council of the City of Colton hereby amends the General Plan land use designation for the Site described on the attached Exhibit "A2", from "Medium Density Residential" to "Light Industrial" ("General Plan Amendment 'B ... ). General Plan Amendment "B" is based on the following: A. Based on the entire record before the City Council and all written and oral evidence presented to the City Council, the Council finds that General Plan Amendment "B" promotes the goals and objectives of the General Plan, and each element thereof, and leaves the General Plan a compatible, integrated, and internally consistent statement of policies. The current General Plan designation of the Subject Site is Medium Density Residential ' The purpose of this land use designation is to encourage a wide range of residential land uses. The proposed project is not a use that is consistent with the current land use designation; which is the reason for the applicant's request for a re -designation of the land use to Industrial Park. The proposed project is a type of land use that is consistent with the Light Industrial land use designation. B. The City Council has determined the proposed General Plan Amendment "B" is in the public interest because it provides additional employment opportunities for Colton residents and provides the Colton Police Department access to an impound lot that is within the City limits. -3 -