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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 BE IT NOW THEREFORE RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. 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 Subject Site, as set forth on the attached Exhibit "Al", from "Medium Residential" to "Light Commercial" ("General Plan Amendment"). SECTION 2. Based on the entire record before the City Council and all written and oral evidence presented to the City Council, the Council finds the General Plan Amendment 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. A. In accordance with the City of Colton General Plan, the proposed land use classification provides for land uses that are adequately buffered and which do not adversely affect surrounding property. (See Colton General Plan, p. 2-24, Section C, Principle 3.) The Subject Site has, for many years been used for manufacturing/light industrial purposes. In addition, a condition has been added to require construction of a masonry wall for separation between the industrial and residential uses and the Subject Site is in the direct vicinity to M-1/ SDA (Light Industrial/Sensitive Development Area) zoned properties. B. The Colton General Plan requires that industrial land uses be located in areas compatible with surrounding uses such as adjacent to railroads and freeways. (See Colton General Plan, p. 2-24, Section C, Principle 1.) Designating the Subject Site to Light Industrial will promote the principle of permitting such zoning near compatible surrounding uses because the Subject Sited is located near a railroad tract. C. The Colton General Plan requires that the minimum lot size for future light and heaving industrial development should be one-half acre with single tenant use incorporated into the lay -out and building design. (See Colton General Plan, p. 2-25, Section C, Standard 3.) The Subject Site adheres to the goals and standards of the general plan, as well as the development standards of the underlying zoning designation because the Subject Site is within the M-1 (Light Industrial) zoning district Subject Site lot size is approximately 2.084 acres, thereby exceeding the minimum lot size requirement for light industrial use. SECTION 3. The City Counc Amendment is in the public interest because job opportunities for Colton residents. has determined the proposed General Plan it provides additional light manufacturing and SECTION 4. In considering this General Plan Amendment, 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 that the remaining sites are adequate to address the housing needs of the region. (See Colton Housing Element, pp. 28, 38.) SECTION 5. Based on the entire record before the City Council and all written and oral evidence presented, the City Council finds the General Plan Amendment complies with "CEQA" and hereby adopts the negative declaration for the following reasons: A. The negative declaration and initial study prepared for the Application 2