O-012-16 Amend Title 18, Chapter 18.06 Permitted Uses, 18.23 Mixed Use Downtown and Add New Section 18.23.04 General Commercial Downtown Overlay and to Change the Zone in Certain Proerties

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City Council Ordinance No. 0-12-16 Page 2 of 3 1 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 and is reasonably related 2 to the public welfare of the citizens of the City and surrounding regions. Specifically the Mixed - Use Downtown changes and the new General Commercial Downtown Overlay Zone is consistent 3 and furthers the City's goals and policies as set forth in the City of Colton General Plan, specifically: 4 Land Use Element. in addressing new mixed-use, walkable neighborhoods in downtown 5 policies of the City of Colton Land Use Element, specifically: 6 Goal LU -10: "Create new mixed-use, walkable districts that are great places to live and exciting 7 destinations." The proposed Ordinance text and map amendments provide for creating a vibrant and distinctive character within the outlined boundaries of the downtown. The proposed code 8 amendments provide for more defined setbacks and parking within the downtown Colton area and provides a link to the proposed Downtown Design Manual in setting design criteria for making 9 mixed-use, walkable downtown neighborhoods. 10 Policy LU -10.2: "Adopt a new Neighborhood Mixed -Use zone." The proposed General 11 Commercial Overlay Zone further enhances and balances the Downtown area along Valley Boulevard generally between Pennsylvania Avenue and Mt. Vernon Avenue. 12 Policy LU -10.4: "Establish land use patterns and provide pedestrian amenities within the 13 mixed use districts that minimize the need for vehicle travel among the uses within a district." The proposed text and zoning map amendments further support this policy along with 14 its companion document, Downtown Design Manual, in establishing land use patterns with 15 pedestrian amenities within the Colton Downtown area. 16 Finally, the City of Colton finds that the attached Zone Text and Map Amendment to permit appropriate uses within the mixed-use zoned properties is reasonably related to the public welfare 17 of the citizens of the City and surrounding region; more specifically, Chapters 18.06 (Permitted Uses), 18.23 (Mixed -Use Downtown), and add new section 18.23.04 (General Commercial 18 Downtown Overlay) and to change the zone to certain properties from C-2 (General Commercial) to M-U/D (Mixed Use Downtown) and C-2 (General Commercial) to C-2/1) (General Commercial) 19 Zone in the Colton Municipal Code. The Ordinance includes appropriate restrictions to ensure that the permitted encroachments and parking are integrated into the overall community pattern of M- 20 U Downtown and General Commercial Mixed Use Overlay zones for revitalization of Colton's Downtown. (File Index No. DAP -001-307). 21 SECTION 3. The City hereby adopts the Zoning Map Amendment in Exhibit "B" and 22 Zoning Text Amendments in Exhibit "C" to be consistent with the City's General Plan. The proposed Zoning Map and Zoning Text Amendments area a continued part of the implementation 23 consistency program of the General Plan Update deleting, renaming and adding new zoning 24 districts and categories in the City of Colton, County of San Bernardino. 25 SECTION 4. If any sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, such decisions shall not affect the validity of the remaining 26 provisions of this Ordinance. 27 SECTION 5. The City Council hereby finds and determines that it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that this Ordinance may have a significant adverse effect on the 28 environment. Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"), an Initial Study was -2-