HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 76-79RESOLUTION NO. 76-79
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAKERSFIELD MAKING FINDINGS AND APPROVING AND
ADOPTING AMENDMENT TO THE LAND USE ELEMENT AND
CIRCULATION ELEMENT OF THE BAKERSFIELD
METROPOLITAN AREA GENERAL PLA~/ IN THE AREA OF
THE CITY KNOWN AS RIO BRAVO.'~
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Bakersfield,
in accordance with the provisions of Section 65351 of the Govern-
ment Code held a duly noticed public hearing upon proposed amend-
ment to the Land Use Element and Circulation (Transportation) Element
of the Bakersfield Metropolitan Area General Plan in the Rio Bravo
area, dated February, 1979, on April 4, 1979, and continued it from
time to time as to such amendment (referred to as 1-79 Segment 2);
and
WHEREAS, said Planning Commission, at the continued public
hearing conducted during the regular meeting held on August 15, 1979,
made certain findings in reference to such amendments, and approved
such amendments and transmitted same to the City Council, as shown
in Planning Commission Resolution No. 46~79.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Bakersfield
Hereby Finds and Resolves as Follows:
1. That by separate resolution this Council has certified
the Final EIR in connection with this proposal.
2. That the above recitals are true and correct.
3. That in accordance with Sections 65355 and 65357 of
the Government Code, the City Council has held and conducted a duly
noticed public hearing prior to the adoption of the amendment herein
described.
4. That the portion of the Amendment to the Land Use
and Circulation Element known as 1-79, Segment 2, and identified as
Amendment of the Land Use Element and Circulation Element of the
Bakersfield Metropolitan Area General Plan For the Rio Bravo Area,
dated February, 1979, encompassing 21.6 miles, is.hereby approved and
adopted.
made:
5. That the following declarations. and.findings are
(a) The objective of said project is the adoption of
a long-range plan. for physical development, containing policies,
plan recommendations and objectives, which meet the requirements
of the California Planning and Zoning Law and city ordinances.
~b) That the project is a positive effort to reduce
environmental impacts by preserving rare 'or unique environmental
characteristics and responding to those physical features restric-
ting or modifying development to protect the health, safety, and
welfare of the residents .of the planning area.
(c) Long-range impacts include the commitment of
presently. vacant land to urban use, while preserving other land in
a predominantly natural state. Such project proposes uses and
developmentsintensities which are intended to minimize adverse
impacts.
(d) The project is a policy document resulting in
indirect impacts, since it is a plan for general development and
does not propose specific projects. It is dependant on additional
administrative procedures and policy action by decision-making
bodies prior to implementation. A major aspect of specific develop-
ment projects is the Final EIR which permits focused analysis of
localized or site-specific impacts.
(e) There are no significant environmental effects
which cannot be avoided upon the adoption of this segment of the
General Plan Amendment.
(f) The project proposes to protect and manage the
major, lnatural features of the planning area and it is the intent
that site~.specific mitigation measures be required through environ-
mental analysis of specific development proposals.
.(g) Reasonable alternatives Cincluding the "no
project" alternative) were investigated.
(h) The project promotes a stewardship role for the
City to maintain and enhance the long'term productivity of the environ-
ment as a regional asset which should not be'lost to short'term
development pressures. The cumulative and long-term effect of the
project is to maintain significant natural elements of the planning
area, while providing for controlled development of land capable
of supporting such development.
(i) The primary environmental change involved would
be the conversion of vacant land in its natural state to develop-
ment for other uses. Although the project proposes preservation of
land with severe physical constraints and proposes mitigating measures
to be taken with development of other land, committing land to urban
use would be a significant irreversible environmental' change within
the timeframe of the Plan.
(j) New urban development will occur through implemen-
tation of the .Plan. However, such growth is directed to areas where
the environmental capabilities of accommodating such growth is most
feasible.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed
and adopted by the. Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular
meeting thereof held on the '3r'd day of October, 1979, by the
following vote:
ABSTAINING: COUNCILMEN:
APPROVED as to form:
C'LR~"a/nd~
CITY .o Clerk of the
CounCil of the City of Bakersfield
1979