HomeMy WebLinkAbout8337RESOLUTION NO 8337
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS
ADOPTING THE INITIAL STUDY AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT DOCUMENT PREPARED FOR THE
PROPOSED STATE STREET VILLAGE MIXED USE PROJECT
WHEREAS, Village Partners Ventures, LLC ("Applicant") has submitted an application
for General Plan Amendment No 142 to amend the General Plan land use designation of 1 1 acres
from Public/Institutional to Commercial located at the southeast corner of West Citrus Avenue and
Eureka Street for the proposed project (APNs 0171-251-06, 0171-251-07, 0171-251-08, 0171-
251-09, 0171-251-10), and
WHEREAS, the Applicant has submitted development applications for Conditional Use
Permit No 1155 and Commission Review and Approval No 933 to construct a mixed use project
with 700 dwelling units and a total of 84,106 square -feet of commercial floor area on
approximately 11 15 acres located at the southwest corner of Orange Street and Redlands
Boulevard (APNs 0171-053-01, 0171-053-02, 0171-053-03, 0171-053-04, 0171-053-05, 0171-
053-06), and
WHEREAS, the Applicant has submitted development applications for Conditional Use
Permit No 1156 and Commission Review and Approval No 934 to construct a 14,500 square -
foot retail building with drive -through pharmacy window located at the southeast corner of West
Citrus Avenue and Eureka Street (APNs 0171-251-06, 0171-251-07, 0171-251-08, 0171-251-09,
0171-251-10), and
WHEREAS, the Applicant has submitted an application for Tentative Tract Map No
20425 to merge and subdivide a total of approximately 12.25 acres for development purposes, and
WHEREAS, the above -referenced applications filed with the City of Redlands are referred
to hereinafter as the "Project" and "Project Entitlements," and
WHEREAS, the State of California adopted Senate Bill 375 ("SB 375"), also known as
"The Sustainable Communities and Climate Protection Act of 2008," which outlines growth
strategies that better integrate regional land use and transportation planning, and that help meet the
State's greenhouse gas ("GHG") emission reduction mandates, and
WHEREAS, SB 375 provides various California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA")
streamlining provisions for projects that are consistent with an adopted applicable "sustainable
communities strategy" and meet certain objective criteria, and one such CEQA streamlining tool
is the Sustainable Communities Environmental Assessment ("SCEA") process, and
WHEREAS, the Southern California Association of Governments ("SCAG") is the
metropolitan planning organization for the County of San Bernardino, including the City, and
SCAG's Regional Council adopted the 2020-2045 Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable
Communities Strategy ("2020-2045 RTP/SCS") on September 3, 2020, and
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WHEREAS, SB 375 allows the City, acting as the CEQA Lead Agency, to prepare a
SCEA as the environmental CEQA clearance for "transit priority projects" that are consistent
with SCAG's 2020-2045 RTP/SCS, and
WHEREAS, SB 375 provides CEQA streamlining benefits to qualifying "transit priority
projects," and for purposes of projects in the SCAG region, a qualifying transit priority project is
a project that meets the following four criteria (see, Public Resources Code sections 21155 (a)
and (b)),
a. Is consistent with the general use designation, density, building intensity, and
applicable policies specified for the project area in the SCAG 2020-2045 RTP/SCS,
b Contains at least 50 percent residential use, based on total building square footage
and, if the project contains between 26 and 50 percent nonresidential uses, a floor
area ratio of not less than 0 75,
c. Provides a minimum net density of at least 20 dwelling units per acre, and
d. Is within one-half mile of a major transit stop or high -quality transit corridor
included in a regional transportation plan, and
WHEREAS, the Project meets the above -referenced four criteria, and
WHEREAS, qualifying transit priority projects that have incorporated all feasible
mitigation measures, performance standards, or criteria set forth in the prior applicable EIR
(SCAG's 2020-2045 Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy Program
EIR), and that are determined to not result in significant and unavoidable environmental impacts,
may be approved with a Sustainable Communities Environmental Assessment ("SCEA"), and
WHEREAS, pursuant to section 21067 of the Public Resources Code, and section 15367
of the State California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") Guidelines (Cal. Code Regs , title
14, § 15000 et seq ), the City is the lead agency for the proposed Project; and
WHEREAS, consistent with CEQA (Pub Resources Code, § 21000 et seq) and the State
CEQA Guidelines (Cal. Code Regs., title 14, section 15000 et seq ), the City prepared a Draft
Sustainable Communities Environmental Assessment ("Draft SCEA") and circulated that Draft
SCEA for public review and comment for a period of thirty (30) days beginning on November 5,
2021, and ending on December 6, 2021, and
WHEREAS, the Notice of Availability ("NOA") and Notice of Intent ("NOI") to adopt a
Sustainable Communities Environmental Assessment was published in the Redlands Daily Facts,
a newspaper of general circulation, on November 4, 2021, and
WHEREAS, the NOA and NOI to adopt a Sustainable Communities Environmental
Assessment was posted for public review/comment by the San Bernardino County Clerk of the
Board on November 5, 2021, and by the State Clearinghouse website on November 5, 2021, and
WHEREAS, consistent with CEQA and the State CEQA Guidelines, the City prepared a
Final Sustainable Communities Environmental Assessment ("Final SCEA"), consisting of the
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Draft SCEA, all technical appendices prepared in support of the Draft SCEA, all comment letters
received on the Draft SCEA, written responses to all comment letters received on the Draft SCEA,
and errata to the Draft SCEA and technical appendices, and
WHEREAS, the Sustainable Communities Environmental Assessment consists of the Final
SCEA and its attachments and appendices, as well as the Draft SCEA and its attachments and
appendices (as modified by the Final SCEA), and
WHEREAS, on April 12, 2022, the Planning Commission held a public hearing at the City
Council Chambers on at a regularly scheduled meeting, notice of said public hearing having been
duly given as required by law and in accordance with the provisions of the Government Code and
Redlands Municipal Code, and considered the Initial Study/SCEA, written comments submitted
during the 30-day public review period, and the testimony and any written evidence submitted by
members of the public, and
WHEREAS, on April 29, 2022, notice of the public hearing before the City Council and the
Planning Commission for the Project and Initial Study/SCEA was published in the Redlands Daily
Facts and notices were mailed to property owners within a 300-foot radius, and notice of said
public hearing having been duly given as required by law and in accordance with the provisions
of the Government Code and Redlands Municipal Code, and
WHEREAS, on May 10, 2022, the Planning Commission held a public hearing at the City
Council Chambers, and considered the Initial Study/SCEA, written comments submitted during
the 30-day public review period, and the testimony and any written evidence submitted by
members of the public, and made a recommendation to the City Council, and
WHEREAS, on May 10, 2022, the City Council held a public hearing at the City Council
Chambers, and considered the Initial Study/SCEA, written comments submitted during the 30-day
public review period, and the testimony and any written evidence submitted by members of the
public,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
REDLANDS AS FOLLOWS
Section 1. California Environmental Quality Act. The Project is subject to the
California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") and the City has prepared an Initial Study and
SCEA for the Project, exercised its own independent judgment and analysis and there is no
substantial evidence that the Project may have any significant effects on the environment, the
custodian of records is the Planning Division of the Development Services Department, and the
SCEA document has been prepared in accordance with Public Resources Code Section 21155.2(b)
and applicable provisions of the State CEQA Guidelines.
Section 2. Independent Judgment of Lead Agency. The SCEA prepared for the Project
reflects the City's independent judgment and analysis. The City has exercised independent
judgment and analysis in accordance with Public Resources Code Section 21082.1(c)(3) in
managing as appropriate the environmental consultant, and directing the consultant in the
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preparation of the SCEA and related technical studies and analyses. The City Council has
independently reviewed and analyzed the SCEA and accompanying technical studies/reports, and
finds that the SCEA reflects the independent judgment and analysis of the City
Section 3. Required Findings. The City Council finds, based on the information
contained in Section 2 (Environmental Setting), Section 3 (Project Description), Section 4
(Sustainable Communities Environmental Assessment Criteria), Section 5 (Incorporation of 2020-
2045 RTP/SCS Program EIR Mitigation Measures), and Section 6 (Sustainable Communities
Environmental Analysis/Checklist) of the Initial Study/SCEA, that preparation of a SCEA in
accordance with Public Resources Code Section 21155.2(b) is appropriate for the Project for the
following reasons
a. The Project is consistent with the general use designations, density, building
intensity, and applicable policies specified for the area of the Project site in the
2020-2045 RTP/SCS prepared by SCAG, which is the metropolitan planning
organization for the City;
b The State Air Resources Board, pursuant to subparagraph (H) of paragraph (2) of
subdivision (b) of Section 65080 of the Government Code, has accepted SCAG's
determination that the sustainable communities strategy adopted by SCAG in the
2020-2045 RTP/SCS would, if implemented, achieve the GHG emission reduction
targets,
c The Project qualifies as a transit priority project pursuant to Public Resources Code
Section 21155, in that. the Project contains more than 50 percent residential use,
provides a minimum net density greater than 20 units an acre, and is within one-
half mile of a major transit stop or high -quality transit corridor included in a
regional transportation plan,
d. The Project is a residential or mixed -use project as defined by Public Resources
Code Section 21159.28(d),
e The Project incorporates all feasible mitigation measures, performance standards,
or criteria set forth in the prior environmental reports and adopted findings made
pursuant to PRC Section 21081, including the 2020-2045 RTP/SCS Program EIR,
f. All potentially significant or significant effects required to be identified and
analyzed pursuant to CEQA in an Initial Study have been identified and analyzed
in an Initial Study; and,
g. As outlined in detail in Section 6, Sustainable Communities Environmental
Analysis/Checklist, changes or alterations have been required in or incorporated
into the Project that avoid or mitigate the significant effects to a level of less than
significant.
Section 4. Adoption of the Environmental Document. The SCEA is hereby adopted by
the City Council in compliance with CEQA.
Section 5. Adoption of Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program. In accordance
with Public Resources Code section 21081 6, the City Council hereby adopts the Mitigation
Monitoring/Reporting Program attached to the SCEA, and all mitigation measures are included as
conditions of approval for the Project.
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Section 6. Notice of Determination. The City Council hereby directs staff to file and
post a Notice of Determination in accordance with the State CEQA Guidelines
Section 7. Custodian of Records. The custodian of documents and other material
which constitute the record of proceedings upon which its decision is based is the Development
Services Director or designee, and all records are located in the City's Development Services
Department
Section 8 Effective Date This Resolution shall become effective upon adoption
ADOPTED, SIGNED, AND APPROVED this 10th day of May, 2022
Paul T Barich, Mayor
ATTEST
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e ne Donaldson, City Clerk
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I, Jeanne Donaldson, City Clerk of the City of Redlands, hereby certify that the foregoing
resolution was duly adopted by the Planning Commission at a special meeting thereof held on the
10th day of May, 2022, by the following vote
AYES
NOES
AB SENT
AB STAIN
Councilmembers Tejeda, Davis, Guzman -Lowery, Gallagher, Mayor Barich
None
None
None
e Donaldson, City Clerk
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