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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GJ' 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 o Policy LU -1.9: "Apply a [Sensitive] Special Development Area Overlay [SDA -0] on industrially zoned properties that abut properties zoned for residential uses, and apply appropriate conditions through the discretionary review process to minimize impacts." ; Policy LU -6.1: "Protect residential neighborhoods adjacent to industrial areas pursuant to the policy direction provided in Policy LU -1.9" The proposed SDA -0 expansion will implement this General Plan policy by applying the SDA -0 on industrially zoned properties that abut properties zoned for residential uses and allow for the applying of appropriate conditions through the conditional use permit (discretionary) review process to minimize impacts. o Policy LU -6.2: "Discourage the establishment of incompatible uses in proximity to each other." The proposed SDA -0 expansion will help discourage incompatible uses in proximity to other uses through the conditional use permit process. The proposed general plan update follow-up will prohibit industrial uses on reclassified properties in proximity to residential uses and other uses that may be incompatible to industrial uses. o Policy LU -19.1: "Require that new and expanded industrial and commercial uses adjacent to residential neighborhoods use physical design features such as buffering, landscaping setbacks, screening operational standards, and other methods to minimize light, glare, noise, dust, odor, vibration, traffic, and other impacts. Apply the buffering approach identified in Policy LU -8.2." The proposed SDA -0 expansion will provide a method for requiring physical design features to minimize impacts through the conditional use permit process. The proposed general plan update follow-up will prohibit industrial uses that are most likely to have the greatest impacts on residential neighborhoods and community at large. SECTION 3. The City Council of the City of Colton, in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), finds that, based on the basis of an Initial Study prepared to assess environmental impacts of the project, the project would not create any significant adverse impacts on the environment and a Negative Declaration (ND) has been prepared to meet CEQA requirements. Therefore, the City Council hereby adopts the Negative Declaration. SECTION 4. Based upon the findings set forth in Sections 1, 2, and 3 of this Ordinance, the City Council hereby approves the following: Section 18.30 of the Colton Municipal Code is amended to read as follows: "Chapter 18.30 SDA SENSITIVE DEVELOPMENT AREA OVERLAY ZONE 18.30.010 Intent and purpose. The SDA Overlay Zone is intended to mitigate the impacts of industrial uses near or adjacent to residential neighborhoods. The SDA -5-