HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES CC 2014 3327 2014 1105 RESOLUTION NO. 2014-3327
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE
ACCEPTANCE OF A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT
APPLICATION FOR REVIEW CONSISTENT WITH
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT PRE-SCREENING NO.
2010-01 TO CHANGE THE LAND USE DESIGNATION ON
67.96 ACRES WEST OF GABBERT ROAD AND NORTH
OF THE NORTH HILLS PARKWAY/NORTH HILLS
INDUSTRIAL PARK FROM RURAL LOW DENSITY
RESIDENTIAL TO RURAL LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL,
MEDIUM OR LOWER DENSITY RESIDENTIAL, AND
OPEN SPACE ON THE APPLICATION OF JAMES
RASMUSSEN, FOR MOORPARK PROPERTY 67 LLC.
AND MAKING A DETERMINATION THAT THIS IS NOT A
PROJECT APPROVAL SUBJECT TO CEQA
WHEREAS, Section 17.44.050(C) of the Moorpark Municipal Code requires the
pre-screening of General Plan Amendment applications requested by property owners
before an application can be accepted for review; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 2013-3178 establishes the process for the review of
General Plan Amendment Pre-Screening applications; and
WHEREAS, on May 20, 2010, James Rasmussen, for Moorpark Property 67
LLC, submitted an application for General Plan Amendment Pre-Screening No. 2010-
01, requesting a change in the land use designation on 67.96 acres West of Gabbed
Road and north of the North Hills Parkway/North Hills Industrial Park from Rural Low
Density Residential (RL) 1 Dwelling Unit Per 5-Acre Maximum to Rural Low Density
Residential (RL) 1 Dwelling Unit Per 5-Acre Maximum, High Density Residential (H) 7
Dwelling Units Per Acre Maximum, Very High Residential (VH) 15 Dwelling Units Per
Acre Maximum, and Open Space (OS) to allow development of a proposed 145
dwelling units in three building types; and
WHEREAS on April 17, 2013, the Community and Economic Development
Committee reviewed General Plan Amendment Pre-Screening No. 2010-01 and
recommended that the City Council allow the acceptance for review of a General Plan
Amendment application for this proposal; and
WHEREAS, at a duly noticed public hearing held on October 16, 2013, the City
Council considered the agenda report and any supplements thereto and written public
comments; opened the public hearing and took and considered public testimony both
for and against the proposal; closed the public hearing and remanded General Plan
Amendment Pre-Screening No. 2010-01 back to the Community and Economic
Development Committee; and
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WHEREAS on June 18, 2014, the Community and Economic Development
Committee reviewed a revised proposal for General Plan Amendment Pre-Screening
No. 2010-01 that did not include Very High Residential NH) 15 Dwelling Units Per Acre
Maximum as a proposed land use designation, and recommended that the City Council
allow the acceptance for review of a General Plan Amendment application for this
proposal; and
WHEREAS, at a duly noticed public hearing held on September 17, 2014, the
City Council considered the agenda report regarding a change in the land use
designation on the property in question from Rural Low Density Residential (RL) (1
Dwelling Unit Per 5-Acre Maximum) to Rural Low Density Residential (RL) (1 Dwelling
Unit Per 5-Acre Maximum), High Density Residential (H) 7 Dwelling Units Per Acre
Maximum, Very High Residential NH) 15 Dwelling Units Per Acre Maximum, and Open
Space (OS); and any supplements thereto and written public comments; opened the
public hearing and took and considered public testimony both for and against the
proposal; and continued the public hearing to November 5, 2014; and
WHEREAS, at a continued public hearing held on November 5, 2014, the City
Council considered the agenda report and any supplements thereto and written public
comments; took and considered public testimony both for and against the proposal;
closed the public hearing and reached a decision on the matter; and
WHEREAS, the Community Development Director has determined that action on
a General Plan Amendment Pre-Screening application is not a project approval subject
to the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970, as amended (CEQA), per Section
15352 of the CEQA Guidelines, in that it only allows for the filing of an application for a
General Plan Amendment and does not commit the City to a definite course of action in
regard to a project intended to be carried out by any person. Environmental review will
be required when an application is received. It will be part of the review process for the
application, and will be completed prior to any decision on the application.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTATION: The City Council
concurs with the determination of the Community Development Director that action on a
General Plan Amendment Pre-Screening application is not a project approval subject to
the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970, as amended (CEQA), per Section
15352 of the CEQA Guidelines, in that it only allows for the filing of an application for a
General Plan Amendment and does not commit the City to a definite course of action in
regard to a project intended to be carried out by any person. Environmental review will
be required when an application is received. It will be part of the review process for the
application, and will be completed prior to any decision on the application.
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SECTION 2. AUTHORIZATION TO ACCEPT APPLICATION: Staff is hereby
authorized to accept for review a General Plan Amendment application consistent with
the revised application considered by the City Council at its regular meeting on
November 5, 2014, for General Plan Amendment Pre-Screening No. 2010-01, and as
revised by the City Council to change the area proposed for a High Density Residential
(H) 7 Dwelling Units Per Acre Maximum designation to Medium Density Residential (M)
4 Dwelling Units Per Acre Maximum, or a lower density residential designation, and
provided that all other necessary entitlement applications for the proposed development
project, including an application for a development agreement, are filed concurrently.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution and
shall cause a certified resolution to be filed in the book of original resolutions.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 5th day of November, 2014.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF VENTURA ) ss.
CITY OF MOORPARK
I, Maureen Benson, City Clerk of the City of Moorpark, California, do hereby
certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing Resolution No. 2014-3327 was
adopted by the City Council of the City of Moorpark at a regular meeting held on the 5th
day of November, 2014, and that the same was adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Mikos, Pollock, Van Dam, and Mayor Parvin
NOES: Councilmember Millhouse
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
WITNESS my hand and the official seal of said City this 21st day of November,
2014.
Maureen Benson, City Clerk
(seal)
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