PC Resolution-20-05-12-01PC RESOLUTION NO. 20-05-12-01
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SAN JUAN
CAPISTRANO, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT
ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS PURSUANT TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY ACT, CERTIFY THE GANAHL LUMBER PROJECT FINAL
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (SCH#2019050015), ADOPT A STATEMENT
OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS, ADOPT A MITIGATION MONITORING AND
REPORTING PROGRAM, AND APPROVE THE PROJECT
WHEREAS, Alex Uniack of Ganahl Lumber Co. (the "Applicant") is
proposing the Ganahl Lumber Project ("Project"), a commercial project at 25865 Stonehill
Drive that would include two drive-through restaurants, Ganahl Lumber hardware store
and lumber yard, and a crushed-rock gravel area for short-term vehicle storage; and
WHEREAS, the Project is located on an approximately 17-acre site in the
City of San Juan Capistrano, generally bounded to the south by Stonehill Drive, to the
west by San Juan Creek Channel and Trail, to the east by the Los Angeles-San Diego-
San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN) rail corridor, and to the north by the Capistrano Valley Mobile
Estates (CVME) mobile home park; and
WHEREAS, the City prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Report ("Draft
EIR") that analyzed the proposed Project's environmental impacts in compliance with the
provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"). The Draft EIR was made
available to the public for review and comment for 45 days between January 6, 2020, and
February 19, 2020 and
WHEREAS, a Final EIR ("Final EIR") is being prepared and includes the
Draft EIR, all technical reports prepared in connection with the Draft EIR, comments on
the Draft EIR, responses to those comments, and all appropriate revisions to the Draft
EIR; and
WHEREAS, on April 30, 2020, the City gave notice of the Planning
Commission's public hearing by advertisement in a newspaper of general circulation; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission conducted a duly-noticed public
hearing on May 12, 2020, to consider the proposed Project and its environmental findings,
the EIR, and all evidence presented before and during the hearing and contained in the
administrative record, and afforded members of the public an opportunity to comment
upon the proposed Project and the EIR.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Planning Commission of
the City of San Juan Capistrano does resolve, determine, find and order as follows:
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SECTION 1. RECITALS. The above recitals are true and correct and incorporated
herein by reference.
SECTION 2. FINDINGS. The San Juan Capistrano Planning Commission hereby
finds, based on consideration of the whole record before it, including the City's Local
CEQA Guidelines, the EIR, the Project, and testimony heard at the public hearing, as
follows:
1. Review Period: The City provided a 45-day public review period for the Draft EIR;
and
2. Compliance with Law: The Draft EIR was prepared, processed, and noticed in
accordance with CEQA (Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq.), the State
CEQA Guidelines (14 California Code of Regulations Section 15000 et seq.) and
the City's Local CEQA Guidelines. The Planning Commission recommends that
the City Council certify the EIR; and
3. Independent Judgment: The EIR reflects the City's independent judgment and
analysis; and
4. CEQA Findings of Fact: The Draft EIR identifies the Project's potentially significant
impacts on the environment. Pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines, section 15091,
the City is required to make written findings for each of these significant effects,
accompanied by a brief explanation of the rationale for each finding. The Planning
Commission recommends that the City Council consider and adopt CEQA
Findings of Fact in accordance with State CEQA Guidelines sections 15091; and
5. Mitigation Monjtoring Program: The Draft EIR includes mitigation measures to
reduce significant impacts of the Project. Therefore, the Planning Commission
recommends that the City Council adopt the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting
Program (MMRP) in accordance with State CEQA Guidelines section 15097. The
MMRP shall be designed to ensure compliance with mitigation measures during
Project implementation in that changes to the Project and/or mitigation measures
will be incorporated into the Project and fully enforceable through permit
conditions, agreements or other measures; and
6. Statement of Overriding Considerations: The Draft EIR identifies the Project's
potentially significant effects on transportation that will remain despite the
implementation of all feasible mitigation measures and alternatives. Therefore,
the City Council must first adopt a Statement of Overriding Considerations that
indicates the benefits of the Project outweigh the unavoidable significant
environmental effects. The Planning Commission recommends that the City
Council consider and adopt the Statement of Overriding Considerations before
approving the Project.
SECTION 3. LOCATION OF DOCUMENTS. The Program EIR and Project-
related documents are on file and available for public review at San Juan Capistrano City
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Hall, 32400 Paseo Adelanto, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675. The City Clerk is the
custodian of these documents.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 12th day of May, 2020.
Tami Wilhelm, Chair
Sergio~. Assistant
Services Director/Secretary
Development