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HomeMy WebLinkAbout4331_CCv0001.pdf RESOLUTION NO. 4331 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS ADOPTING A STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS FOR APPROVAL OF FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT NO. 87070606 BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Redlands that the Statement of Overriding Considerations for approval of Final Environmental Impact Report No. 87070606 ( "EIR" ) , a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit "A, " be adopted upon the finding that specific, economic and social considerations make infeasible project alternatives identified in the final EIR for the reasons that : 1 . That the proposed project is the project which most substantially reduces significant effects identified in the EIR; 2 . The only alternative project identified in the EIR is infeasible due to the economic and social impacts to the City; 3 . That the benefits of the project outweigh the significant effects by eliminating identified circulation, drainage, sewage disposal, fire flow and water supply problems in the Southeast Redlands area. No other alternative project except the infeasible project could accomplish this; 4 . That the benefits of the project outweigh the significant effects by reducing density to the greatest extent possible, except for the infeasible project identified in the EIR; 5 . That the significant effects identified are cumulative in nature and result largely from impacts outside the project area; and 6 . That the goals .identified by the City in formulating the project outweigh the significant effects which necessarily arise from its implementation. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk is hereby directed to file and post a Notice of Determination for Environmental Impact Report No. 87070506 with the County of San Bernardino in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act and that a copy of this Resolution and its accompanying Statement of Overriding Considerations be attached to the Notice of Determination. ADOPTED, SIGNED and APPROVED this 15th day of December , 1987 . &A, � 42 Mayor , City of Redlands , California ATTEST: ity Clerk, Ci Redlands , California -2- I, Lorrie Poyzer, City Clerk, City of Redlands, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 15th day of December, 1987 by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers Wormser, Cunningham, Mayor Beswick NOES: None ABSENT: Councilmember DeMirjyn ABSTAINED: Councilmember johnson -C-itV- clerk -3- djm2465 STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS FOR GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 38 The Frvironmental Impact Report for General Plan Amendment No . 38 recommends 130 mitigation measures which have been included in the plan to reduce or avoid environmental damage to the maximum extent possible. Unavoidable significant impacts remain in the categories of: soils, geology, hydrology, biological resources , air quality, noise, and solid waste. SOILS The proposed Amendment contributes to the continued cumulative removal of prime and important soil resources throughout the region. The cumulative loss of these soil resources has been substantial since the mid-1940 ' s (The Planning Group 1986) and in a manner similar to overdraft of an aquifer , this cumulative loss can be considered a significant adverse impact because the availability of this non-renewable resource is being removed for an indefinite period. Even though the overall density of development between the existing Plan and zone designations has been reduced, much of the Drime soil resources adjacent to and north of Live Oak Canyon Road was previously designated for lower density (2 .5 acre and up) development. Thus, relative to the existing Plans and zoning the Amendment' s proposed one acre designations in the flat alluvial areas adjacent to and north of Live Oak Canyon Road will cause a greater impact to soil resources in this area. The exception to this conclusion is in those areas within the City where the designations would allow two units or more per acre. GEOLOGY The project area is subject to significant regional seismic hazards . Partial mitigation can be achieved by constructing habitable structures in accordance with Unified Building Code requirements . The approval of additional habitable structures being exposed to regional seismic hazards is a significant and unavoidable adverse impact. Mitigation below a level of signi- ficance cannot be achieved. HYDROLOGY Additional units that would have to rely on this groun3 water basin would worsen the potential overdraft and is considered cumulatively significant based on existing data . At this point no specific mitigation is feasible, but at some point in the future it might be possible to offset local water consumption impacts by importing water. The feasibility and acceptability of this measure as mitigation would have to be investiaated separately and in the future . BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES The habitat most suitable for the horned lizard occurs in the alluvial flatlands and adjacent to the major creek channels. T.he highest density residential development (1 unit/acre) has been focused in these areas . The potential loss of individual horned lizards and the cumulative loss of several hundred acres of habitat is considered a potentially unavoidable, significant adverse environmental impact. AIR QUALITY Because the project contributes emissions that exceed New Source Review emission thresholds without providing any offsets and because these emissions cumulatively contribute to air pollution levels in the SCAB that continue to violate state and federal air quality standards, the project is determined to have a cumulative significant adverse impact on air resources within the SCAB. NOISE On Live Oak Canyon Road where westbound traffic from the Landmark project may raise traffic noise levels significantly, the proposed Plan Amendment traffic would contribute a minor amount to this potential cumulatively significant impact. SOLID WASTE There is a problem with solid waste disposal within the entire valley area of the County. The County' s landfills are quickly filling to capacity, and there are presently no sufficient alternatives to deal with the trash when the present capacity is exhausted. The nearest County facility to Redlands is the San Timoteo landfill which will soon be one of only two permitted County landfills in the valley. It has projected lifetime until only the year 2000 . No other landfill sites have yet been selected or purchased, but the County recognizes the need for future sites and has established a fund to locate and acquire new sites . The time available to provide the new capacity that will be needed by the County and perhaps in the future for the City of Redlands is growing short. The site selection, acquisition, review and approval process, and construction of a solid waste disposal facility takes six to ten years . The cumulative waste disposal requirements within the City contribute to this signifi- cant issue which can be mitigated by developing and implementing an adequate waste management system for the time period after the year 2000 . Failure to provide such facilities would result in a significant adverse impact on the environment. Of the five alternatives evaluated in the Environmental Impact Report, only the no project/no development alternative would result in less impact in each of the above categories than General Plan Amendment No. 38 . The no project/no development alternative would require the city to purchase all property in the study area to remedy private property rights issues. Purchase of the 2,266 acres of the General Plan Amendment No. 38 study area is beyond the fiscal capacity of the City of Redlands. Therefore, the City Council finds that specific economic and social considerations make infeasible project alternatives identified in the Final EIR. The City Council also finds that the benefits of General Plan Amendment No. 38 outweigh the potentially unavoidable adverse environmental effects because the number of dwelling units allowable under current regulations would be reduced from a range of 1 ,035-1 ,791 (EIR-p.11) to a range of 841-1,047 . (GPA No. 38) . The potentially unavoidable adverse environmental impacts are, therefore considered acceptable in accordance with the City of Redlands local guidelines for implementing the California Environmental Quality Act. ADOPTED, SIGNED AND APPROVED this 15 h day of December, 1487 . ATTEST: Mayor of. the City of Redlands Ci y C erk I, Lorrie Poyzer, City Clerk, City of Redlands, hereby certify that the foregoing statement was duly adopted by the City Council at a regular meting thereof held on the 15th day of December, 1987 the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers Wormser, Cunningham; Mayor Beswick NOES: None ABSENT: Councilmember DeMirjyn ABSTAIN: Councilmember Johnson C y C er