HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-94 - Certifying Final Program Environmental Impact Report No. 1052RESOLUTION NO. 06-94
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA, CERTIFYING FINAL
PROGRAM ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT NO. 1052
FOR THE NORTH COSTA MESA HIGH-RISE RESIDENTIAL
PROJECTS GENERALLY LOCATED NORTH OF THE 1-405
FREEWAY, SOUTH OF SUNFLOWER AVENUE, EAST OF
BRISTOL STREET, AND WEST OF SAKIOKA DRIVE IN
NORTH COSTA MESA.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA HEREBY RESOLVES AS
FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, Final Program Environmental Impact Report (Program EIR) No.
1052 (State Clearinghouse Number 2006011077) has been prepared by the City of
Costa Mesa for the North Costa Mesa High -Rise Residential Projects;
WHEREAS, Final Program EIR No. 1052 was prepared in accordance with the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the State CEQA Guidelines, and the City
of Costa Mesa Environmental Guidelines;
WHEREAS, CEQA Guidelines Section 15168 defines a Program EIR as an EIR
which may be prepared on a series of actions that can be characterized as one large
project and are related geographically and in connection with issuance of rules,
regulations, plans, or other general criteria;
WHEREAS, the proposed North Costa Mesa High Rise Residential projects
analyzed in Final Program EIR No. 1052 involve the construction of high-rise residential
buildings by five different developers for a total of 1,269 residential units at the following
development sites: (a) 3400/3420 Bristol Street (Site 1 — Segerstrom Town Center by
South Coast Plaza Partners); (b) 605 Town Center Drive (Site 2 — Orange County
Museum of Art by Orange County Performing Arts Center); (c) 580 Anton Boulevard
(Site 3 — The Californian at Town Center by Fifield Properties); (d) 585 Anton Boulevard
(Site 4 — Symphony Towers by Sakioka/Stockbridge/South Coast/AMS Craig); and (e)
675 Anton Boulevard (Site 5 — Pacific Arts Plaza by Maguire Properties);
WHEREAS, the proposed North Costa Mesa High Rise Residential projects
includes the following discretionary approvals: (a) General Plan Amendment GP -06-02,
(b) Zoning Code Amendment CO -06-05; (c) North Costa Mesa Specific Plan
Amendment SP -06-02, (d) Preliminary Master Plan PA -05-53 for Segerstrom Town
Center, (e) Preliminary Master Plan PA -05-52 for Orange County Museum of Art, (f)
Preliminary Master Plan PA -05-47 for Symphony Towers, (g) Preliminary Master Plan
PA -05-50 for Pacific Arts Plaza, (h) Final Master Plan PA-05-45/Vesting Map VT -17017
for The Californian at Town Center;
WHEREAS, the City of Costa Mesa in conjunction with the State Clearinghouse
circulated the Draft Program EIR from July 19, 2006 to September 1, 2006 for public
comment and review;
WHEREAS, the City of Costa Mesa received written and verbal comments from
the general public, government entities, and other interested parties during the public
review and at public hearings;
WHEREAS, written comments and oral testimony were responded to in the
manner set forth in California Code of Regulations Section 15088(b) through
Responses to Comments submitted to the City;
WHEREAS, the City prepared a Responses to Comments document which
includes responses to comments on significant environmental issues received during
the public review period of the Draft Program EIR and errata pages provide
redlined/strikeout revisions of the Draft EIR;
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WHEREAS, no significant new information has been added to the Final Program
EIR and no changes to the proposed project have occurred which would require
recirculation under CEQA Guidelines §15088.5.
WHEREAS, the Draft EIR, Responses to Comments, errata pages identifying
revisions to the Draft EIR, and any other information added by the City constitute Final
Program EIR No. 1052;
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has reviewed all environmental documents
comprising the Final Program EIR and has found that the Final Program EIR considers all
environmental impacts of the proposed project and a reasonable range of alternatives, and
the Final Program EIR is complete and adequate and fully complies with all requirements
of CEQA, the CEQA Guidelines, and the City of Costa Mesa Environmental Guidelines;
WHEREAS, Final Program EIR No. 1052 reflects the independent judgment of
the City of Costa Mesa;
WHEREAS, a community workshop was held on August 7, 2006 to disseminate
information on the proposed project to the general public and collect verbal and written
comments on the environmental document;
WHEREAS, duly -noticed public hearings were held by the Planning Commission
on August 14, 2006 and September 11, 2006 and by the City Council on November 21,
2006 to allow for public comment on the proposed project and Program EIR No. 1052
and with all persons having been given the opportunity to be heard both for and against
the proposed project;
WHEREAS, the Costa Mesa Planning Commission recommended that City
Council certify Final Program EIR No. 1052 by adoption of Planning Commission
Resolution No. PC -06-64;
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WHEREAS, the Costa Mesa City Council finds the Final Program EIR .No. 1052
is complete, adequate, and fully supported by substantial evidence in that it addresses
all environmental effects on the project and fully complies with the requirements of
CEQA, the CEQA Guidelines, and the City of Costa Mesa Environmental Guidelines.
BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council hereby CERTIFIES Final Program EIR
No. 1052 for the North Costa Mesa High -Rise Residential projects.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 21St day of November, 2006.
ATTEST:
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Alie Folcik, City Clerk
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Allan R. Mansoor, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Kimberly all Barlow, City Attorney
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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CITY OF COSTA MESA )
I, JULIE FOLCIK, City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa, DO HEREBY CERTIFY
that foregoing is the original of Resolution No. 06-94 and was duly passed and adopted
by the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa at a regular meeting held on the 21St day
of November, 2006, by the following roll call vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: MANSOOR, BEVER, DIXON, FOLEY, MONAHAN
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereby set my hand and affixed the seal of the
City of Costa Mesa this 22nd day of November, 2006.
(SEAL)
JULX FOLCIK, CITY CLERK
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