HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 41-78RESOLUTION NO.
41-78
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAKERSFIELD DECLARING IT HAS REVIEWED,'
EVALUATED AND CONSIDERED THE INFORMATION
CONTAINED IN THE FINAL EIR, MAKING FIND-
INGS AND CERTIFYING THAT THE FINAL EIR
HAS BEEN COMPLETED IN COMPLIANCE WITH
THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT,
THE STATE EIR GUIDELINES AND CITY RESOLU-
TION NO. 24-77, RE PROPOSED GENERAL.~PLAN~'
AMENDMENT AND ZONE CHANGE APPLICATION AT
NORTHWEST CORNER OF NEW STINE ROAD AND
MING AVENUE.
WHEREAS, it is proposed that approximately 14.6 acres
of land at the northwest corner of New Stine Road and Ming Avenue
currently shown on the land use element as medium density residential
and currently zoned R-3-D, be designated on the land use element as
commercial and office, and rezoned Planned Commercial Development;
and
WHEREAS, a Draft Environmental Impact Report (Draft
EIR) on said project was prepared by the Bakersfield Development
Services Department upon a contract between the City of Bakersfield
and Grunwald, Crawford and Associates of Hartford, California, and
circulated and distributed in accordance with the requirements of
law and applicable regulations, the distribution list being included
in the Final EIR; and
WHEREAS, public and private agencies and individuals sub-
mitted written comments on the Draft EIR, as listed in the Final
EIR; and
WHEREAS, a duly noticed public hearing was held and
conducted by and before the City of Bakersfield Planning Commis-
sion in accordance with the procedures required by City ReSolu-
tion No. 24-77, on December 20,~1977; and I
WHE_REAS, the City responded. in writing to all significant
environmental points raised by the public and private agencies and
individuals commenting and any such points raised in the consultation,
review and public hearing process, and the Final EIR was completed.
by the Development Services Department and placed on the agenda of
the regular meeting of the Planning Commission of April 19, 1978,
for evaluation and consideration by said Commission; and
WHEREAS, on April 19, 1978, by Resolution No. 13-78, the
Planning Commission recommended to the City Council that the Final
EIR be certified as completed in compliance with CEQA, the State
EIR Guidelines and City of Bakersfield Resolution No. 24-77.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Bakersfield
Hereby Determines, Finds and Resolves as Follows:
1. That the above recitals are true and correct.
2. That the Final Environmental Impact Report, dated
January, 1978, in reference to the project described above, has
been reviewed, evaluated and considered by the City Council.
3. That the Final EIR is hereby certified as having
been completed in compliance with the California Environmental
Quality Act, the State EIR Guidelines and'City of Bakersfield
Resolution No. 24-77.
4. That.the Final EIR iS an accurate and objective dis-
cussion of the proposed project and adequately discusses and describes
the environmental considerations and mitigation measures which need
to be considered prior to the approvalof th'e proposed project.
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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 10th day of May, 1978, by the following
vote:
AYES: COUNCrI, MFN BARTON,
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CITY/CLERK ~ Officio Clerk of the
Council of the ty of Bakersfield
Bakersfield
APPROVED as to form:
CITY ATTORNEY of the ~y o'f Bakersfield