Resolution Number 20-09-01-04RESOLUTION NO. 20-09-01-04
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JUAN
CAPISTRANO, CALIFORNIA, INITIATING A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT
STUDY FOR A PROPOSED COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
REFERRED TO AS "COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT" TO BE LOCATED ON
APPROXIMATELY 1.68 ACRES AT 31776 EL CAMINO REAL (ASSESSOR
PARCEL NUMBERS 124-160-63,124-160-56, AND124-160-55) AND MAKING A
DETERMINATION PURSUANT TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY ACT IN CONNECTION THEREWITH
WHEREAS, Municipal Code Section 9-2.307 requires that the City Council
initiate consideration of all General Plan Amendments by the approval of a
resolution to initiate a General Plan Amendment Study; and,
WHEREAS, Jim Bickel as applicant for the proposed "Commercial
Development" project requests a General Plan Amendment; and,
WHEREAS, the applicant for the proposed "Commercial Development"
project requests approximately 24,786 square feet of retail, restaurant and office
uses on approximately 1.68 acres; and,
WHEREAS, Staff recommends further study of the project allowing the
assessment of the proposed project's compatibility with San Juan Capistrano
General Plan pursuant to City policy and municipal code regulations; and,
WHEREAS, the proposed initiation of a General Plan Amendment study is
statutorily exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality
Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15262 because this is a
planning study and not the approval of any General Plan Amendment or land use
entitlement.
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JUAN
CAPISTRANO DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council finds and determines that the proposed
initiation of a General Plan Amendment Study for the project, is statutorily exempt
from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15262 because this is a planning study and
not the approval of any General Plan Amendment or land use entitlement.
Section 2. The City Council hereby initiates a General Plan Amendment
Study for the proposed "Commercial Development" project, generally located on
approximately 1.68 acres at 31776 EI Camino Real and refers the matter to staff
for analysis and to the Planning Commission for a recommendation.
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Section 3. The City Council hereby directs staff to prepare, execute and
file a Notice of Exemption with the Orange County Clerk within five working days
after the passage and adoption of this Resolution.
Section 4. The record of proceedings relating to this Resolution are
located at City Hall 32400 Paseo Adelanto, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675. The
custodian of records is the Community Development Director.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 1" day of September 2020.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO )
I, Maria Morris, appointed City Clerk of the City of San Juan Capistrano, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 20-09-01-04 was duly adopted by the City
Council of the City of San Juan Capistrano at a Regular meeting thereof, held the
1 s' day of September 2020, by the following vote:
OUNCIL MEMBERS: Reeve, Maryott, Farias, Taylor and Mayor Bourne
OUNCIL MEMBERS: None
DDUNNC�IL�MEMBERS: None
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