Resolution Number 93-11-16-3RESOLUTION NO. 93-11-16-3
' INITIATION OF GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 9376 - PRIMA DESHECHA LANDFILL
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JUAN
CAPISTRANO, CALIFORNIA, INITIATING CONSIDERATION OF GENERAL
PLAN AMENDMENT 93-6, PRIMA DESHECHA LANDFILL, TO ESTABLISH
SPECIFIC POLICIES
WHEREAS, the County of Orange operates the Prima Deshecha Landfill, a 1,500 -acre solid
waste landfill operation of which approximately 550 acres are situated within the City of San Juan Capistrano;
and,
WHEREAS, the County of Orange operates the Prima Deshecha Landfill under Solid Waste
Facility Permit 30 -AB -0019, issued by the California Integrated Waste Management Board, and is presently
renewing that facility permit to allow continued operation; and,
WHEREAS, the California Integrated Waste Management Board, in conjunction with their
review of the solid waste facility permit renewal application, has requested a determination of General Plan
conformity from the City and the City has advised the California Integrated Waste Management Board that the
landfill does not conform to the City's General Plan; and,
WHEREAS, the County of Orange is presently preparing a new General Development Plan
and environmental impact report for the Prima Deshecha Landfill; and,
WHEREAS, Section 9-2.102 of the Municipal Code grants the City Council sole authority to
initiate consideration of General Plan Amendments.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of San Juan
Capistrano does hereby find that:
1. The Prima Deshecha Landfill presents various land use and environmental issues of
importance to the City, including, but not limited to, transportation/circulation, ridgeline preservation, recreation
use/development, and Forster Canyon Landfill closure.
2. The General Plan Amendment process represents the most appropriate process for
evaluating the land use policy issues presented by the design and operation of the Prima Deshecha Landfill.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of San Juan Capistrano does
hereby direct staff to begin preparation of a General Plan Amendment to appropriate elements to establish
specific policies applicable to the Prima Deshecha Landfill.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 16th day of November
1993.
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ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss
CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO )
I, CHERYL JOHNSON, City Clerk of the City of San Juan Capistrano, California, DO
HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of Resolution No. 93-11-16-3
adopted by the City Council of the City of San Juan Capistrano, California, at a regular meeting thereof held
on the 16th day of November , 1993, by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members Nash, Ilausdorfer, Campbell, Vasquez and
Mayor Jones
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
(SEAL)
CHERYL JO14NSCW, CITY CLERK
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