Resolution Number 21-04-06-03RESOLUTION NO. 21-04-06-03
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JUAN
CAPISTRANO, CALIFORNIA, INITIATING A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT
STUDY (GPA 21-002) INVOLVING A 7.3 -ACRE AREA LOCATED BETWEEN
26874 ORTEGA HIGHWAY AND 31882 CAMINO CAPISTRANO FOR THE
PROPOSED "EL CAMINO SPECIFIC PLAN" COMPRISED OF THREE PRIVATE
PARCELS AND NINE CITY -OWNED PARCELS, INCLUDING THE BLAS
AGUILAR ADOBE, HISTORIC TOWN CENTER PARK, AND THE FORMER
CALTRANS PARCEL (ASSESSOR PARCEL NUMBERS 124-160-37, 124-160-
52, & 124-160-51, 124-160-63, 124-160-57, 124-160-55, 124-160-27, 124-160-08,
124-160-10, 124-160-09, 124-160-11, & 124-160-12) 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, Camino Capistrano OZ, LLC, as applicant (the "Applicant') for
the proposed "EI Camino Specific Plan" (the 'Project'), requests a General Plan
Amendment; and,
' WHEREAS, the proposed Project includes the proposed Playhouse
commercial project, the proposed Forster & EI Camino residential/commercial
project, and the Blas Aguilar Adobe, Historic Town Center Park, and the former
Caltrans parcel on approximately 7.3 acres; and,
WHEREAS, Staff recommends further study of the Project to assess and
determine its compatibility with the 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 and municipal code Section 9-
2.307(a), because this is a planning study and not the approval of any General
Plan Amendment or land use entitlement.
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Section 2. The City Council hereby initiates a General Plan Amendment
study for the proposed "EI Camino Specific Plan," generally located on t
approximately 7.3 acres between 26874 Ortega Highway and 31882 Camino
Capistrano and refers the matter to staff for analysis and to the Planning
Commission for a recommendation.
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 6th day of April 2021.
JOHN TAYLOR, MAYOR
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. 21-04-06-03 was duly adopted by the
City Council of the City of San Juan Capistrano at a Regular meeting thereof, held
the 6th day of April 2021, by the following vote:
AYES:I COUNCIL MEMBERS: Reeve, Hart, Bourne, Farias and Mayor Taylor
NOES: O NCIL MEMBERS: None
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ABSENGO NCIL MEMBERS: None-
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