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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd. No. 1992-930No. 930 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 19.04.020 AND SECTION 19.04.030 OF THE LAKE ELSINORE MUNICIPAL CODE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS: WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore did adopt Ordinance No. 905 pursuant to the Government Code Section 65952 on September il, 1990, and WHEREAS, the City Council has continued to monitor the City's program for addressing the preservation of Stephens' kangaroo rat and other sensitive species, and has developed proposed policies to modify the City's program. SECTION ONE: Section 19.04.020 of the Lake Elsinore Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding the following findings: P. The City recognizes that Section 7 and 10(a) of the federal Endangered Species Act allow individual landowners to negotiate appropriate mitigation measures to alleviate impacts on the Stephen's kangaroo rat with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the California Department of Fish and Game and County of Riverside. Q. The City recognizes that if development has met its fair mitigation burden pursuant to Section 7 or Section 10 (a) of the federal Endangered Species Act and has proposed adequate mitigation measures to alleviate impacts to the Stephen's kangaroo rat to the satisfaction of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, said development should not be required to pay the mitigation fee levied pursuant to Ordinance No. 905. Section 19.04.030 of the Lake Elsinore Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: SECTION 3. PURPOSE The purpose of this Ordinance is to finance the preparation, development and implementation of a Habitat Conservation Plan, including the acquisition of habitat reserve sites, and the application fora Section 10(a) permit under the Federal Endangered Species Act of 1973. It is the further purpose of this Ordinance to provide a method for mitigation of impacts to the Stephens' kangaroo rat caused by the loss of its habitat due to development during the preparation and implementation of a Habitat Conservation Plan and provide for habitat mitigation to be identified in the Habitat Conservation Plan. Mitigation of impacts to the Stephens' kangaroo rat will be accomplished through the review of each proposed development project within the Fee Assessment Area to determine whether on-site mitigation through the reservation or addition of lands included within or immediately adjacent to a potential habitat reserve site or payment of the mitigation fee is appropriate and furthers the ultimate Habitat Conservation Plan objectives. A proposed development may be referred, for review, to federal and state resources agencies based upon criteria which may be established and agreed upon by the City, the county and said agencies. This Ordinance provides for the establishment of this review process and satisfaction of on-site mitigation to protect potential habitat reserve sites or payment of the Mitigation Fee, which upon implementation will satisfy U.S. Fish and Page 2 Ordinance No. 930 Wildlife Service, California Department of Fish and Game, County of Riverside, as well as City mitigation requirements for the Stephens' kangaroo rat and its habitat which may occur within the City designated herein. This Ordinance shall become effective as provided by law. INTRODUCED AND APPROVED UPON FIRST READING this 28th day of January, 1992, upon the following roll call vote: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: BUCK, DOMINGUEZ, STARKEY, WINKLER, WASHBURN NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED UPON SECOND READING this 11th day of February, 1992, upon the following roll call vote: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: BUCK, DOMINGUEZ, STARKEY, WINKLER, WASHBURN NOES; COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE Vy~~Y'N ary M. Washburn, Mayor City of Lake Elsinore ATTEST: 2~~~- Vicki Lym e Kasad, City Clerk City of Lake. Elsinore (SEAL) APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: ohn Harper, i y Attorney City of Lake inore STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) SS: CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE ) I, Vicki Lynne Kasad, City Clerk of the City of Lake Elsinore, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was read for adoption on January 28, 1992 and was passed on second reading February 11, 1992, by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: BUCK, DOMINGUEZ, STARKEY, WINKLER, WASHBURN NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE VICKI LYNNE ASAD ITY LE CITY OF LAK ELSINORE (SEAL) STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) SS: CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE) I, Vicki Lynne Kasad, City Clerk of the City of Lake Elsinore, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of Ordinance No. 930 of said Council, and that the same has not been amended or repealed. DATED: February 13, 1992 ~- ~- VICKI LYNNE 'ASAD CITY CL CITY OF LAK ELSINORE (SEAL)