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RESOLUTION NO. 3122
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNOL OF THE CITY
OF ARROYO GR.A1'IDE CERTIFYING THAT THE
ENVIROm1ENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE RANCHO
GRANDE SUBDIVISION AND THE ADDENDUl\f FOR Al'f
AJ\1ENDl\1ENT TO VESTING TENTATIVE TRACT MAP
NO. 1834 Al'ID SPECIF1C DEVELOPl\1El'IT PLAN NO. 90-01
HAS BEEN PREPARED IN COl\-tPLIANCE WITH THE
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
WHEREAS, the City of Arroyo G.rande has received applications from Ottse, Inc. to
amend Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 1834 and Specific Development Plan No. 90-01; and
WHEREAS, an Addendum to the R4ncho Grande Subdivision EIR was prepared to
update infonnation about potential traffic impacts from payment of a revised traffic impact fee
and pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA),State CEQA Guidelines, and
the City's Rules and Procedures for Implementation of CEQA; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Arroyo Grande has reviewed the draft
Addendum Environmental Impact Report (AEIR) for the amendment to Vesting Tentit:i.ve Tract
Map No. 1834 and Specific Development Plan .No. 90-01; and
WHEREAS, a duIy noticed public hearing was held by the Planning CoD?JI1ission of the
City of Arroyo Grande, on February 20, 1996, at which time all interested persons were given
the opportunity to be heard; and
WHEREAS, a duIy noticed public hearing was held by the City Council of the City of
Arroyo Grande, on March 12, 1996, at which time all interested persons were given the
opportunity to be heard; and
WHEREAS, said draft AEIR meets the requirements of state-and local. environmental
laws, addresses the concerns raised during the review period and at public hearings, adequately
addresses the potentially significant environmental impacts, and recommends suitable mitigation
measures for said impacts; and
WHEREAS, the City .Council makes the following findings of fact:
1. Based on the infonnation set forth in the EIR, AER, and in the Statement of Significant
Environmental Effects. and :Mitigation Measures, attached to this Resolution as
Attachment "A" and incorporated herein by reference, the City Council determines that
changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated into the project which avoid
or substantially lessen the adverse environmental effects identified in the EIR for traffic
and circulation.
2. No additional adverse impacts will have a significant effect or result in a substantial. or
potentially substantial adverse change in the environment as a result of the proposed
amendment.
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Addendum EIR
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3. All significant environmental effects identified in the EIR and AEIR have been mitigated
and reduced to an acceptable level in that an significant environmental effects that can ~-.
be feasibly avoided have been eliminated or substantially lessened as determined through ~
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the findings set forth in paragraphs (1) and (2) above.
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WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed and Ct>nsidered the infonnation contained i
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in the draft AEIR for the project.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Arroyo Grande
hereby certifies that the Environmental Impact Repon for Rancho Grande Subdivision with the
AEIR for the amendment to Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 1834 and Specific Development
Plan No. 90-01 has been prepared and completed in compliance with CEQA,_ the State CEQA
Guidelines, and the City's Rules and Procedures.
On motion of Council Member Fuller , seconded by Council Member Souza ,
and by the following roll call vote, to wit
AYES: Council Members fuller, Souza, and Mayor Dougall
NOES: Council Member Brandy
ABS~'fT:Council Member Lady
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the foregoing Resolution was adopted this 12tQ1ay of , 1996.
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NAl CY A. A VIS, CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
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ROBER'PL. HUNT, CITY MANAGER ........-.;,
APPROVED AS TO FOR1\{:
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I, NANCY A. DAVIS, City Clerk of the City of Anaya Grande, County
of San Luis Obispo, State of California, do hereby coJtify under p:nal ty
of perjury that the foregoing Resolution No. 3122, is a true,. full and
correct copy of said Resolution passed and adopted at a regular meeting
of said Council on the 12th day of March, 1996.
WITNESS my hand and the Seal of the City of Arroyo Grande affixed
~~sl~y of March, 1996.
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CITY CLERK
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A TT ACHl\IIENT "A II
STATEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL .EJ.<~ ~CTS
A1~""D l\1ITIGA TION l\iJEASURES
BACKGROUND r
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The California EnvironmeniaI Quality Act (CEQA) and the State CEQA guidelines promulgated
pursuant thereto provide:
IINo public agency shall approve or carry out a project for which an
Environmental Impact Report has been completed and which identifies one or
more significant environmental effects of the project unless the public agency
makes one. or more written findings for each of those significant effects,
accompanied by a brief explanation of the rationale for. each finding. "
The City Council of the City of Arroyo Grande (the "City") proposes to approve an amendment
to Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 1834 and Specific Development Plan 90-01. Because the
proposed action ronstitutes an action under CEQA and the CEQA Guidelines, the City has
prepared an Addendum to the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Rancho Grande
Subdivision. The Addendum EIR (AEIR) identified certain sienificant effects that may occur
as a result of this project. Further, the City has determined that the AEIR is romplete and has
been prepared in compliance with CEQA, the State CEQA Guidelines and the .City of Arroyo
Grande Rules and Procedures for the Implementation of the California Environmental Quality
Act."
EFFECTS AND MITIGATION:M.EASURES
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TRAFFIC AND CIRCULATION
Effect: The proposed project will have cumulative impacts on certain already impacted
intersections and roadway segments.
Mitigation: The following mitigation measure is recommended in the AEIR:
1. Prior to recordation of the final map, the developer shall enter into an agreement
with the City, in a form approved by the City Attorney, whereby, the developer
agrees, on behalf of himself and his successors in interest, to pay the City a fee i
of One Thousand, Sixty N'me Doll3rs and Twenty Two Cen~ ($1069.22) per
residential. unit, to be paid for each residential unit prior to issuance of building
permits or within five (5) years of recordation of the tract map, whichever comes
first.
Finding: Changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated into the project
which avoid or substantially lessen the environmental. effect as identified in the AEIR.
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Statement of Facts: In 1989, the City of Arroyo Grande adopted a program of mitigating
cumulative traffic impacts on several specified street segments and intersections. This
involved payment of a fee of $2656 per peak: hour trip that would impact the specified
street segments or intersections. In 1994 the City Council adopted Ordinance 461 C.S.
and Resolution 3021 that eliminated the 1989 policy and implemented a new
transportation facilities impact fee of $53.82 per Average Daily Trip (ADT). The new
fee was based on additional studies and a revised .methodology for calculation of the fees.
As a result of the enactment of said Ordinance and Resolutiony fees for residential
development decreased. The new fee program requires a transportation facilities impact
fee of $538.22 per residential lot. This would be a $2117.78 reduction in the traffic
impact fee per lot.
Environmental impacts remain as identified in the EIR for the Rancho Grande
Subdivision. Recommended mitigation' measures include payment of the new
transportation facilities impact fee and payment of a fee for mitigation of cumulative
impacts at the Noyes RoadlEquestrian Way and Highway 227/Noyes Road intersections.
Based upon the implementation of the proposed mitigation measuresy all environmental
impacts can be mitigated.
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