HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 091-91 GPA NegDecl,RentalRESOLUTION NO. 91 - 91
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
ADOPTION OF A NEGATIVE DECLARATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE
FOR GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 91-001, INCLUDING THE AMENDMENT TO THE
HOUSING ELEMENT, THE RENTAL AVAILABILITY ORDINANCE,
THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT REZONING (PA 91-001),
THE INCLUSIONARY HOUSING ORDINANCE AND THE DENSITY BONUS ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, the City Council initiated a General Plan Amendment to
revise Strategy III.E of the Housing Element; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the requested General Plan Amendment by JL
Construction to revise Strategy III.E of the Housing Element, the City
of Dublin has prepared a Rental Availability Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, JL Construction Company has requested approval of a
Planned Development Rezoning to amend Condition #54 of City Council
Resolution No. 32-89 to allow the option of paying an in-lieu fee
rather than providing rental units; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Housing Element Strategy I.B., the City of
Dublin has prepared an Inclusionary Housing Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Housing Element Strategy I.A and Government
Code Section 65915, the City of Dublin has prepared a Density Bonus
Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), together
with the State Guidelines and City environmental regulations, require
that certain projects be reviewed for environmental impacts and that
environmental documents be prepared; and
WHEREAS, a Negative Declaration of Environmental Significance has
been prepared by the Dublin Planning Department; and
WHEREAS, notice of the preparation of the Negative Declaration
was published in the local newspaper and posted in public buildings to
provide for a 21-day public review period in accordance with the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines; and
WHEREAS, notice of the preparation of the Negative Declaration
was posted in the County Clerk's Office for a period of 30 days in
accordance with Section 21092.3 of the Public Resources Code; and
WHEREAS, an Environmental Impact Report, SCH #84011002, was
prepared for the Dublin General Plan and certified on February 11,
1985; which Environmental Impact Report addressed impacts of the
future development of the City of Dublin; and which impacts of said
development of the General Plan exceed the impacts of the requested
General Plan Amendment 91-001; and
WHEREAS, the requested General Plan Amendment 91-001 does not
raise any new significant environmental issues which were not
addressed in the Dublin General Plan Environmental Impact Report; and
WHEREAS, the Dublin City Council did review and adopt the
Environmental Impact Report on the General Plan at a public hearing on
February 11, 1985; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did hold a noticed public
hearing on said application on August 5, 1991, and did adopt
Resolution No. 91-039 recommending the City Council adopt the Negative
Declaration.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE Dublin City Council finds
that:
General Plan Amendment 91-001 will not have any significant
environmental impacts and is consistent with the information
in the Environmental Impact Report prepared for the Dublin
General Plan and the Negative Declaration prepared for
General Plan Amendment 91-001.
The Negative Declaration has been prepared and processed in
accordance with State and local environmental laws and
guidelines regulations and that it is adequate and complete.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Dublin City Council hereby adopts
the Negative Declaration.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 9th day of September, 1991.
AYES:
COUNCILMEMBERS BURTON, HOWARD, JEFFERY AND MOFFATT
AND MAYOR SNYDER
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAINED: NONE
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