Resolution Number 22-05-03-03RESOLUTION NO. 22-05-03-03
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JUAN
CAPISTRANO, CALIFORNIA INITIATING A GENERAL PLAN
AMENDMENT STUDY (GPA 22-001) INVOLVING A 1.68 -ACRE AREA
LOCATED AT 31776 EL CAMINO REAL FOR THE PROPOSED "EL
CAMINO SPECIFIC PLAN" COMPRISED OF FOUR CITY -OWNED
PARCELS INCLUDING THE FORMER CALTRANS PARCEL
(ASSESSOR PARCEL NUMBERS 124-160-63, 124-160-57, 124-160-
55, AND 124-160-27) AND FINDING SAID ACTION EXEMPT UNDER
CEQA
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, Dan Almquist, 26874 Ortega Highway, 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 "Ortega and EI
Camino" project, and the former Caltrans parcel on approximately 1.68 acres; and,
WHEREAS, staff recommends further study of the Project to assess 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 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 Project, generally located
31776 EI Camino Real and refers the matter
Planning Commission for a recommendation.
on approximately 1.68 acres at
to staff for analysis and to the
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-Ecction_3. The City_Council-herebydirects 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 AQQPTED this 31d day of May 2022.
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DEREK REEVE, MAYOR
MARIAR'RIS, CITY gLERK
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. 22-05-03-03 was duly adopted by the
City ouncil of the City of San Juan Capistrano at a Regular meeting thereof, held
the 3T day of May 2022, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS
NOE : OUNCIL MEMBERS
ABSE T UNCIL MEMBERS
CITY CLE
Bourne, Taylor, Farias, Hart, and Mayor Reeve
None
None
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