O-02-18 Amending The Zoning Map Changing Zones to Certain Properties from M-2_SDA to C-2 and R-1 DAP-001-482

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0 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Colton City Council Ordinance No. 0-02-18 January 16, 2018 — Page 2 of 5 California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), finds that, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"), CEQA Guidelines § 15164, a lead agency may prepare an addendum to a previously approved 2013 General Plan Environmental Impact Report (EIR) if only minor technical changes or additions are necessary and none of the conditions described in CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 have occurred. An Addendum to the EIR has been prepared and findings certifying the proposed Addendum to approved EIR will be considered by the Planning Commission., and WHEREAS, on October 17, 2017, the City Council directed staff to bifurcate the project by removing the East K Street properties in order to address the pending Conditional Use Permit application at 190 E. K Street. Staff has removed the East K Street properties as directed by City Council to be heard as a separate item at a future date. WHEREAS, on January 16, 2018, the City Council of the City of Colton ("City Council") held a duly noticed public hearing at which time all persons wishing to testify in connection with the application were heard and the application was comprehensively reviewed; and WHEREAS, all other legal prerequisites to the adoption of this Ordinance have occurred. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLTON DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Incorporation of Recitals. The City Council hereby adopts the recitals and findings set forth above and in the agenda report prepared in connection with this Ordinance. SECTION 2. General Plan Consistency. Based on the entire record before the City Council and all written and oral evidence presented, including the staff report and the findings made in this Ordinance, the City Council hereby finds and determines that the proposed Ordinance is consistent with the goals and policies of the City of Colton General Plan, or will be consistent upon the concurrent adoption of an Amendment to the General Plan, and is reasonably related to the public welfare of the citizens of the City and surrounding regions. Specifically, the provisions of this Ordinance implement General Plan policies and/or reclassifies properties into appropriate zoning classifications, which will be consistent with new general plan land use designations, which furthers the City's goals and policies as set forth in the City of Colton General Plan related to South Colton neighborhoods, specifically: 1. The proposed Change of Zone is consistent with the overall objectives of the Colton General Plan. Changing the existing zoning designations from these properties and applying zoning designations that will revitalize residential neighborhoods, preserve existing single family homes and eliminate to reduce conflicts between industrial activity and residential neighborhoods. The proposed change of zones are consistent with the following policies in the Land Use Element of the General Plan: Changing M-2/SDA (Heavy Industrial/Sensitive Development Overlay) Zoning designations to C-2 (General Commercial) Zoning designation is supported by: -2-