O-015-16 Amending the Colton Municipal Code to Amend Chapter 18.30 of Title 18 of the Colton Municipal Code

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8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Colton Ordinance No. 0-15-16 time all persons wishing to testify in connection with the application were heard and the modified application was comprehensively reviewed; and WHEREAS, the staff reports accompanying this ordinance is found to be true, adopted as Findings and incorporated in this resolution; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Guidelines for the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"), an Initial Study prepared to assess environmental impacts of the project has determined that the project would not create any significant adverse impacts on the environment and, therefore, a Negative Declaration (ND) has been prepared, 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, specifically: o Policy LU -1.1: "Ensure that all new development conforms to all appreciable provisions of the General Plan and Zoning Code." The proposed SDA Expansion will require a discretionary review (conditional use permit) by the Planning Commission for development and uses. The review of conditional use permits includes adoption of findings that confirm consistency with the General Plan and Zoning Code. The General Plan Update Follow -Up will be consistent with a concurrent approval of an Amendment to the General Plan to provide consistency between the General Plan and the Zoning Code. o Policy LU -1.6: "Ensure that new development projects are compatible with permitted, well- maintained uses and buildings in the surrounding neighborhood or district." The proposed SDA Expansion will ensure that development is compatible with surrounding neighborhood through the additional discretionary (conditional use permit) review required by the Planning Commission. The General Plan Update Follow -Up will reclassify properties into classifications that will reduce potential impacts onto surrounding neighborhoods. -4-