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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, 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 "Low Density Residential" to "Office/Business Park" ("General Plan Amendment"). SECTION 2. Based on the entire record before the City Council and all written and oral evidence presented during the public hearing, the City 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. In accordance with the City of Colton General Plan, the proposed land use designation is consistent with General Plan Commercial Land Use Principle 3.c. which states that the "Office/Business Park" land use designation is intended to provide space for distributors and other retail outlets if operations can be accomplished entirely indoors and are related to the service needs of manufacturers. The Subject Site adjoins Office/Business zoned properties to the north, east and west and will be compatible with future development in this vicinity. Furthermore, most of the existing infrastructure improvements in this area are in place so that once the Subject Site is developed it will be adequately served by surrounding public streets and other infrastructure. In addition, development of the Subject Site in accordance with the goals and standards of the General Plan, as well as the development standards of the underlying zoning designation, will assure that development of the Subject Site is compatible with the goals, polices and standards of other General Plan elements. SECTION 3. The City Council has determined the proposed General Plan Amendment is in the public interest because it will provide additional land designated for the development of distributors and other retail outlets to meet the service needs of manufacturers in the City of Colton. 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. Regarding the housing needs, the City Council has found and determined that the proposed General Plan Amendment 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 designated and zoned for residential development and can accommodate residential development. 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 contains 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