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DRAFT RESOLUTION FOR FINAL EIR
CERTIFICATION
RESOLUTION NO. 14-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COSTA MESA TO CERTIFY THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT REPORT FOR THE 125 EAST BAKER STREET
APARTMENT PROJECT (STATE CLEARINGHOUSE
NUMBER 2013081051)
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA HEREBY RESOLVES AS
FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, The Final Environmental Impact Report (State Clearinghouse
Number 2013081051) has been prepared for the 125 East Baker Street Apartment
Project.
WHEREAS, The proposed project is a five -story, 240 -unit apartment complex
(63 -foot maximum height proposed) at a density of 58 dwelling units (du's) per acre with
a six -story parking structure (62.5 -foot maximum height proposed) with 457 parking
spaces and four outdoor on -grade parking spaces, along with the following specific
entitlements:
1. Final Environmental Impact Report (State Clearinghouse #2013081051).
Certification of the Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the project.
2. General Plan Amendment GP -13-02. Change the land use designation of the 4.17 -
acre development site from Industrial Park to High Density Residential. In addition to
the change in land use designation, the general plan amendment also involves text
amendment(s) to the City's General Plan to reflect a site-specific density of
58 dwelling units per acre, and a site-specific height of six stories.
3. Rezone R-13-02, A rezone (or change) of the zoning classification of the 4.17 -acre
development site from Commercial Limited (CL) to Planned Development
Residential — High Density (PDR -HD).
4. Zoning Code Amendment CO -13-02. A zoning ordinance to amend Costa Mesa
Municipal Code Title 13 for a site-specific density of 58 dwelling units per acre. The
site is proposed to be designated PDR -HD (Planned Development Residential -High
Density) in the City's Zoning Code. The designation allows up to 20 dwelling units
per acre, or 83 dwelling units maximum for the site. The proposed 240 -unit project
would require an amendment to Table 13-58 (Planned Development Standards) to
allow a site-specific density of 58 dwelling units per acre for this project.
5. Master Plan PA -13-11. A Master Plan application for the proposed development of
a five -story 240 -unit residential apartment building (63 feet overall height) that wraps
around a six -story parking structure (62.5 feet overall height) with 457 parking
spaces in the structure and four outdoor on -grade parking spaces with a deviation
from: on-site parking spaces (538 parking spaces required; 461 parking spaces
proposed).
6. Development Agreement DA -14-02. A Development Agreement between the
applicant and the City of Costa Mesa to fund future public infrastructure
improvements in the area.
WHEREAS, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the
Draft EIR was circulated from November 6, 2013 to December 20, 2013 for public
review and comment.
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 period.
WHEREAS, written and verbal comments received from the general public,
government entities, and other interested parties were responded to in the manner
prescribed in California Code of Regulations Section 15088.
WHEREAS, a Responses to Comment document was prepared which includes
responses to comment on environmental issues received during the public review
period of the Draft EIR and errata pages showing redlined/strikeout revisions reflected
in the Final EIR.
WHEREAS, no significant new information has been added to the Final EIR and
no changes to the proposed project have occurred which would require recirculation
under CEQA Guidelines Section 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 constitutes the
Final EIR for this project.
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission 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, adequate, and fully complies with all requirements of
CEQA, the CEQA Guidelines, and the City of Costa Mesa Environmental Guidelines.
WHEREAS, the Final EIR for this project reflects the independent judgment of
the City of Costa Mesa.
WHEREAS, a duly noticed public hearing was held by the Planning Commission
on February 24, 2014, and continued to March 24, 2014, with all persons having the
opportunity to speak and be heard for and against the proposal.
WHEREAS, The Planning Commission, by a 5-0 vote, finds that the Final EIR is
complete, adequate, and fully supported by substantial evidence in that it addresses all
environmental effects on the project and fully complies with all requirements of CEQA,
the CEQA Guidelines, and the City of Costa Mesa Environmental Guidelines.
WHEREAS, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a Determination of
No Hazard To Air Navigation on May 16, 2013, which established a maximum building
height of 111 feet above mean sea level (approximately 65 feet above ground level) for
the proposed project.
WHEREAS, the Airport Land Use Commission for Orange County (ALUC), at
their meeting of January 16, 2014, determined, on a 6-1 vote, that the proposed project
was consistent with the Commission's Airport Environs Land Use Plan (AELUP) for
John Wayne Airport (JWA) and the AELUP for Heliports.
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission, by a 5-0 vote, recommended that City
Council tentatively approve General Plan Amendment GP -13-02, Zoning Code
Amendment CO -13-02, Rezone R-13-02, and Master Plan PA -13-11, by separate
resolutions.
WHEREAS, a duly noticed public hearing was held by the City Council on April
15, 2014, and continued to May 6, 2014, with all persons having the opportunity to
speak and be heard for and against the proposal.
WHEREAS, with the exception of the Final EIR, Development Agreement DA -
14 -02, Zoning Code Amendment CO -13-02, and Rezone R-13-02, Master Plan PA -13-
11, will be subject to the approval of the General Plan Amendment GP -13-02.
BE IT RESOLVED that, based on the evidence in the record, THE CITY
COUNCIL HEREBY CERTIFIES the Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the
project as described above.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this BT" day of May, 2014.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK OF THE
CITY OF COSTA MESA
JIM RIGHEIMER
Mayor, City of Costa Mesa
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
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COUNTY OF ORANGE ]
I, BRENDA GREEN, City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of the City Council of
the City of Costa Mesa, hereby certify that the above Council Resolution Number 14
as considered at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the 5th day of May,
2014, and thereafter passed and adopted as a whole at the regular meeting of said City
Council held on the 5th day of May, 2014, by the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereby set my hand and affixed the Seal of the
City of Costa Mesa this day of , 2014
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