PC R 06-2004RESOLUTION NO. 06-2004
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
ARROYO GRANDE RECOMMENDING TO THE CITY COUNCIL
APPROVAL OF GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT CASE NO. 06-001,
DEVELOPMENT CODE AMENDMENT CASE NO. 06-001, AND
TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP CASE NO. 06-004, INCLUDING
IMPROVEMENT AND EXTENSION OF CASTILLO DEL MAR DRIVE
FROM ORCHARD STREET TO VALLEY ROAD; LAND USE ELEMENT
RECLASSIFICATION OF 11.1 ACRES FROM COMMUNITY FACILITIES
TO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOW DENSITY AND CONSISTENT
REZONING FROM AGRICULTURE TO RESIDENTIAL HILLSIDE (RH);
AND LAND USE ELEMENT RECLASSIFICATION OF 1.2 ACRES FROM
AGRICULTURE TO COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND CONSISTENT
REZONING OF THIS 1.2 ACRES AND AN ADJOINING 8.9 ACRES OF
ARROYO GRANDE HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS FROM AGRICULTURE TO
PUBLIC FACILITY (PF), AS INITIATED BY THE CITY OF ARROYO
GRANDE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of Arroyo Grande on May 9, 2006 considered and approved
a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Lucia Mar Unified School District (LMUSD),
J.H. Land, and John Taylor regarding the above proposals for circulation and access
improvements, land use and zoning changes and related mitigation measures; and
WHEREAS, the Program EIR prepared for the 2001 General Plan adopted October 9,
2001, evaluated environmental impacts associated with numerous circulation, land use
and zoning alternatives, but did not address potential changes involving public agency
owned properties; and
WHEREAS, area and site specific DEIR was prepared in December 1990 for GPA 89-
3, PD Rezoning 89-215 and proposed development project known as Vista del Mar,
including the same circulation and more substantial land use and zoning proposals, and
WHEREAS, the Community Development Department has conducted current initial
studies and concluded that environmental impacts associated with the MOU and
proposed circulation and land use changes will be mitigated to less than significant as
outlined in a draft Mitigated Negative Declaration dated June 23, 2006; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission, after public hearing, consideration of the draft
Mitigated Negative Declaration, all testimony and evidence presented, finds the
Mitigated Negative Declaration appropriate and adequate pursuant to State and local
CEQA laws and guidelines; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission, after public hearing, consideration of staff
report, all testimony and evidence presented, finds the proposed Castillo del Mar Drive
improvement and extensions necessary for the public health, safety and welfare and
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consistent with adopted Circulation Transportation Element policies, particularly CT3-
4.2; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission, after public hearing, consideration of staff report
regarding Agriculture, Conservation and Open Space and Urban Area Land Use
Elements, all testimony and evidence presented finds the proposed land use and
zoning map changes as shown on Attachments 1 and 2 to be appropriate and
consistent with the intent of 2001 General Plan Update adopted policies, including LU2-
2, LU2-2.1 and LU2-2.4, and Ag1, Ag1-1.2, Ag1-4, Ag1-4.1 and Ag1-4.2; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission finds that the Tentative Parcel Map Case No.
06-004, General Plan Amendments and Development Code Amendments Case Nos.
06-001 will not adversely affect public health, safety and welfare and that the City
Council will determine the adequacy of proposed in-lieu mitigation contribution
regarding loss of prime farmland soils which cannot be avoided by any feasible
alternatives.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Planning Commission recommends to
the City Council of the City of Arroyo Grande that Tentative Parcel Map Case No. 06-
004, General Plan Amendment Case No. 06-001, and Development Code Amendment
Case No. 06-001, including the improvement and extension of Castillo Del Mar Drive
between Orchard Street and Valley Road be approved as depicted on map
Attachments 1 and 2.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Planning Commission that:
1) the City Council agendize discussion of General.Plan Policy Ag1-4 regarding
"threshold of significance" criteria to clarify whether the Commission should
decide the necessity of EIR's on a case by case basis when loss of prime
farmland soils is involved, and
2) the Lucia Mar Unified School District consider abandonment and removal of the
asphalt road or driveway from Valley Road along the southwest edge of the
existing high school property to the parking lot to offset the new pavement of
Castillo Del Mar Drive extension and maintain as much prime farmland soil in
production as possible, at least until off-site permanent agricultural conservation
easement is actually acquired by the mitigation in-lieu fee, possibly used for high
school agricultural education purposes.
On motion by Commissioner Brown, seconded by Commissioner Tait, and by the
following roll call vote, to wit:
AYES:Brown, Tait, Parker, Ray and Chair Fellows
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
the foregoing Resolution was adopted this 13 day of July 2006.
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ATTEST:
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KATHY M DOZA
�RETA�Y TO TF� COMMISSION
ROB STRONG, �
COMMUNITY DEVELOP ENT DIRECTOR
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CHUCK FELLOWS, CHAIR