HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-08 - Environmental Impact Report No. 1050 for Newport Plaza Residences ProjectRESOLUTION NO. 04-8
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA, CERTIFYING FINAL
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT NO. 1050 FOR
THE 1901 NEWPORT PLAZA RESIDENCES PROJECT
LOCATED AT 1901 NEWPORT BOULEVARD IN THE
PLANNED DEVELOPMENT COMMERCIAL (PDC) ZONE.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA HEREBY RESOLVES
AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) No. 1050 (State
Clearinghouse Number 2002061128) has been prepared for the 1901 Newport
Plaza residences project; and
WHEREAS, the Draft EIR was prepared in accordance with the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the State CEQA Guidelines, and the City of
Costa Mesa Environmental Guidelines; and
WHEREAS, the City of Costa Mesa circulated the Draft EIR between
December 2, 2002 and January 24, 2003 for public comment and review; and
WHEREAS, duly noticed public hearings were held by the Planning
Commission on December 9, 2002, January 13, 2003, and February 24, 2003
and on April 14, May 5, May 19, June 2, July 7, 2003 and January 20, 2004 by
the City Council to allow for public comment on the proposed project and Final
EIR and with all persons having been given the opportunity to be heard both for
and against the proposed project; and
WHEREAS, the City of Costa Mesa received written and verbal comments
from the public during and after the review period; and
WHEREAS, written comments and oral testimony were responded to in
the manner set forth in California Code of Regulations Section 15088(b) through
Comments and Responses submitted to the City; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission recommended that City Council
certify Final EIR No. 1050 by adoption of Resolution No. PC -03-14 on February 24,
2003; and
WHEREAS, the City Council considered and rejected on-site and off-site
alternatives as infeasible or not superior to the proposed project site due to a failure
to meet most of the basic project objectives, infeasibility for proposed development
for reasons specified in Final EIR No. 1050, or inability to avoid significant
environmental impacts; and
WHEREAS, the City Council considered a letter from an independent, third -
party review of the Draft EIR conducted by The Planning Center, an environmental
consulting company, which expressed that the EIR was in compliance with State
law and that the aesthetic analysis was fully supported by substantial evidence; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed all environmental documents
comprising the Final EIR and has found that the Final EIR considers all
environmental impacts of the proposed project and a reasonable range of
alternatives, and the Final EIR is complete and adequate and fully complies with all
requirements of CEQA, the CEQA Guidelines, and the City of Costa Mesa
Environmental Guidelines; and
WHEREAS, the Final EIR No. 1050 reflects the independent judgment of
the City of Costa Mesa; and
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WHEREAS, on April 14, 2003, the City Council adopted Resolution No.
03-19 certifying EiR No. 1050 as adequate and complete, but that on June 2,
2003, the City Council granted an application for rehearing the decision adopting
that resolution and therefore, this Resolution No. 04-08 replaces Resolution No.
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NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Costa Mesa City Council
does hereby CERTIFY Final EIR No. 1050 as complete, adequately, 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.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 20th day of January, 2004.
Mayor of th City of Costa Mesa
ATTEST:
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Deput ity Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Acting'City Attorney
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
COUNTY OF ORANGE )ss
CITY OF COSTA MESA)
I, Julie Folcik, Deputy City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of the City
Council of the City of Costa Mesa, hereby certifies that the above foregoing
Resolution No. 04-8 was duly and regularly passed and adopted by said City
Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 20th day of January, 2004, by
the following roll call vote:
AYES: Monahan, Cowan, Scheafer
NOES: Mansoor, Steel
ABSENT: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereby set my hand and affixed the Seal
of the City of Costa Mesa this 22nd day of January, 2004.
DeVily City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of the
City Council of the City of Costa Mesa
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