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Home My WebLink AboutRES NO 199-08RESOLUTION NO. 19 9 - ~ 8 RESOLUTION MAKING FINDINGS AND ADOPTING PROPOSED GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 08-1033, AN AMENDMENT TO THE LAND USE AND CIRCULATION ELEMENTS OF THE METROPOLITAN BAKERSFIELD GENERAL PLAN. WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Bakersfield, in accordance with the provisions of Section 65353 of the Government Code, held a public hearing on Monday, September 15, 2008, and on Thursday, September 18, 2008, on a proposed amendment to the Land Use and Circulation Elements of the Metropolitan Bakersfield General Plan, General Plan Amendment No. 08-1033, notice of the time and place of hearing having been given at least ten (10) calendar days before said hearing by publication in The Bakersfield Californian, a local newspaper of general circulation; and WHEREAS, General Plan Amendment No. 08-1033, an amendment to the Land Use and Circulation Elements of the Metropolitan Bakersfield General Plan, is as follows: General Plan Amendment No. 08-1033: The City of Bakersfield has applied to amend the Land Use and Circulation Elements of the Metropolitan Bakersfield General Plan consisting of several changes to the City's land use and circulation maps to achieve consistency with the Kern County Board of Supervisors' approvals; and WHEREAS, it was determined that the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Section 15061 (b) (3) (General Rule), does not apply to the proposed project, General Plan Amendment No. 08-1033, since amending the City's Land Use and Circulation Element maps for consistency with previously adopted county changes does not have any potential to cause significant adverse environmental impacts; and WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 127-08 on September 18, 2008, the Planning Commission recommended approval and adoption of General Plan Amendment No. 08-1033 and this Council has fully considered the findings made by the Planning Commission as set forth in that Resolution; and WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Bakersfield, in accordance with the provisions of Section 65355 of the Government Code, conducted and held a public hearing on WEDNESDAY, November 19, 2008 on General Plan Amendment No. 08-1033, notice of time and place of the hearing having been given at least ten (10) calendar days before the hearing by publication in The Bakersfield Californian, a local newspaper of general circulation; and WHEREAS, the Council has considered and hereby makes the following findings: The above recitals and findings are true and correct. ~. p. ~< .~ ;' - ,~, ~- ~- 2. The Council has considered and concurs with the following findings made by the Planning Commission as set forth in Resolution No. 127-08, adopted on September 18, 2008. a. All required public notices have been provided. b. The provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) have been met. c. The proposed project would not have a significant effect on the environment. d. The project is exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15061 (b) (3) (General Rule) of the CEQA Guidelines. e. That General Plan Amendment No. 08-1033, as shown on attached map in Exhibit B and within the table in Exhibit C, is hereby approved and adopted and is necessary in order to retain consistent land use and circulation maps between the County of Kern and the City of Bakersfield for the Metropolitan Bakersfield General Plan. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND FOUND BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD as follows: The above recitals and findings, incorporated herein, are true and correct. 2. The project is exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15061 (b) (3) (General Rule) of the CEQA Guidelines. 3. The report of the Planning Commission, including maps and all reports and papers relevant thereto, transmitted by the Secretary of the Planning Commission to the City Council, is hereby received, accepted and approved. 4. The City Council hereby approves and adopts General Plan Amendment No. 08- 1033, aproposed amendment to the Land Use and Circulation Element Maps as shown on Exhibit B attached. 5. That General Plan Amendment No. 08-1033, approved herein is combined with other approved General Plan Amendment cases in this same cycle described in separate resolutions, to form a single Amendment to the Metropolitan Bakersfield General Plan. ------ -000-------- ~~, ~~ 2 % t I, ~. J I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting th~~e~~reof held on Novemb~~er//19, 2008 by the following vote: COUNCILMEMBER CARSON BEN~IAM, WEIR COUCH HANSON, SUCLIVAN, SCRIVNER NOES: COUNCILMEMBER ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBER h.ax...2_. ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBER at~,.._~ PAMELA A. McCARTHY, CM CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of the Council of the City of Bakersfield APPROVED NOW 1 9 2008 HARVEY L. HALL MAYOR of the City of Ba APPROVED as to form: VIRGINIA GENNARO City Attorney By: Exhibit A -Notice of Exemption B -General Plan Amendment Map C -Table of Amendments BM:S:\GPA 3rd 2008\08-1033\CC GPA Resolution.doc 3 -~?, ~"` ~~ r r ~> , e_' ". ~ ~.. ~ a . , . EXHIBIT A Notice of Exemption ~~ c~ ~,= r.. `_~ NOTICE OF EXEMPTION TO: _ Office of Planning and Research PO Box 3044, 1400 Tenth Street, Room 222 Sacramento, CA 95812-3044 X County Clerk County of Kern 1115 Truxtun Avenue Bakersfield, CA 93301 Project Title: General Plan Amendment No. 08-1033. Project Location-Specific: Metro Wide Area FROM: City of Bakersfield Planning Department 1715 Chester Avenue Bakersfield, CA 93301 Project Location-City: Bakersfield Project Location-County: Kern Project Description: A General Plan Amendment to the city's land use and circulation maps to achieve consistency with the Kern County Board of Supervisors approved amendments since Mav 2007. Furthermore. land use maps will be updated to reflect city changes designating public and private schools as well as parks. Name of Public Agency Approving Project: City of Bakersfield Name of Person or Agency Carrying Out Project: Development Services Department, Planning Division Exempt Status: _ Ministerial (Sec.21080(b)(1); 15268)); _ Declared Emergency (Sec.21080(b)(3); 15269(a)); _ Emergency Project (Sec. 21080(b)(4); 15269(b)(c)); _ Categorical Exemption. State type and section number. Statutory Exemptions. State section number. X Project is exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15061 (b) (3) General Rule Reasons why project is exempt: The project is exempt from CEQA in that the proposal will not have a significant effect on the environment. Amending the city's land use and circulation element maps for consistency with the previously adopted county and proposed city changes does not have any potential to cause significant adverse environmental impacts. Lead Agency: Contact Person: Marc Gauthier Telephone/Ext.: (661) 326-3733 If filed by applicant: 1. Attach certified document of exemption finding. 2. Has a notice of exemption been filed by the public agency approving the project? Yes X No_ Signature: 7~ Date: 4' '_ Title: Principal Planner X Signe Lead Agency Date received for filing at OPR: Signed by Applicant ~~.. "BM"S:\GPA 3rd 2008\08-1033\Env Doc\NOE.DOC EXHIBIT B General Plan Amendment Map r:. ,h ;.. t, ~, ' ~,<, ~, ~,, ,. ~_~ -. ~ ,- . Cn W _W M ~ MV 0 ~~ oV ~~ zm w~ ~~ o~ z_ WU ~p QZ Z ~C J ~ ~ W J ~ W = Z~ W~ C~ ~ O O Q Z O U EXHIBIT C Table of Amendments ~„ ~t'~~~ -~, ~~ ~; ~- ~; „~,~~ ,, , ._ • ~ LAND USE CHANGES NO. FROM TO ACRES COUNTY C HANGES 1 LI SI 4.85 2 ER LI 2.13 3 SR LMR 11.51 4 RR SR 29.52 5 HR GC 1.25 6 R-EA R-MP 9.98 7 R-IA RR 6.07 8 SR LMR 10.63 9 UER OC 6.67 10 SR/LR LMR 0.42 11 SR/LR GC 1.17 12 UER GC 26.42 13 SI HMR 36.01 14 LMR/LR GC 2.70 15 HR LMR 2.56 16 HMR LMR 4.13 CITY CHAN GES 17 R-IA PS 11.38 18 LR PS 14.98 19 LR PS 55.09 20 R-IA PS 0.34 21 LR PS 10.66 22 R-IA PS 19.14 23 LR PS 20.58 24 LR PS 2.75 25 ER PS 1.61 26 RR PS 17.85 27 SR PS 42.58 28 R-IA OS-P 4.55 29 PS OS-P 2.82 30 ER OS-P 19.59 31 SR OS-P 2.51 32 SR OS-P 2.53 33 LMR OS-P 7.68 34 SR OS-P 8.94 35 LR OS-P 7.86 36 LR OS-P 10.42 37 LR OS-P 5.70 38 LR OS-P 8.87 39 LR OS-P 6.08 40 LR OS-P 5.99 41 SR OS-P 11.51 42 LMR OS-P 9.13 43 LR OS-P 3.69 44 LR OS-P 8.16 CIRCULA TION CHA NGES -CO UNTY NO. ACTION 45 REMOVE COLLECTOR 46 ADD COLLECTOR