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No. 1998-1035 ORDINANCE NO. 1035 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY CO~CIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CAL:QfORNIA, ADOPTING THE EAST LAKE SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 1 THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: WHEREAS, the City of Lake Elsinore ("City") adopted the East Lake Specific Plan ("Specific Plan") in accordance with Government Code Section 65450 et seq., pursuant to Ordinance No. 955, dated May 25, 1993, to guide and regulate development within the East Lake Specific Plan area; WHEREAS, the East Lake Specific Plan area consists of 3,000 acres and is located along the eastern shoreline of Lake Elsinore and is generally bounded by Lakeshore Drive on the north, Mission Trail and Corydon Road on the east, the city boundary line on the south and the shoreline of Lake Elsinore on the west; WHEREAS, an application for an amendment to the East Lake Specific Plan has been filed with the City by Liberty Founders, LLC, the developer of the East Lake Specific Plan area ("Applicant"); WHEREAS, the proposed East Lake Specific Plan Amendment One ( " SPA No.1") affects approximately 784 acres in the southwesterly portion of the East Lake Specific Plan area, and proposes the redistribution and reconfiguration of land uses within the area previously identified as Phase I in the East Lake Specific Plan; WHEREAS, on January 21, 1998, the City Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing to consider the SPA No.1 and the Addendum to the Final Environmental Impact Report ("Final EIR") for the East Lake Specific Plan ("Addendum"), and following such public hearing, voted unanimously to recommend that the City Council (1) certify the Final EIR and Addendum as meeting the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") and the CEQA Guidelines, and (2) approve SPA No.1; WHEREAS, the City Council held a duly noticed public hearing on February 10, 1998, for the purposes of certifying the Addendum and Final EIR, and considering the SPA No.1; WHEREAS, pursuant to CEQA, the Addendum and Final EIR have been prepared, certified and considered by the City Council and has been found to adequately address the potential environmental impacts of SPA No.1. The City Council has considered the information contained in the Addendum and Final EIR prior to approval of SPANo. 1 and the Addendum and Final EIR represents the final independent judgement of the City Council. The City Council has adopted Resolution No. 98-3 certifying the Addendum and Final EIR; WHEREAS, the establishment and implementation of SPA No.1 as submitted, under current circumstances, will not be detrimental to the health, safety, comfort or general welfare of the persons residing in the area of the East Lake Specific Plan; and WHEREAS, the conditions recommended by the Planning Commission have been incorporated into SPANo. 1 to ensure that the issues identified by the Planning Commission have been resolved. -1- NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE THAT: Section 1: Upon the recommendation of the Planning Commission and based upon the Findings adopted herein with regard to the approval of SPANo. 1, the City Council hereby (i) finds that SPA No.1, incorporated herein by this reference, is consistent with the General Plan of the City, and (ii) approves and adopts SPA No.1. In this regard the City Council makes the following Findings based upon substantial evidence contained in the record of these proceedings: 1. SPA No. 1 meets the City's Specific Plan criteria for content and required implementation of the General Plan established by Section 65450 et seq. of the California Government Code and Section 17.99 of the City of Lake Elsinore Municipal Code. 2. SPA No. 1 is consistent with the Goals, Policies and Objectives of the General Plan, and with all other applicable plans or policies adopted by the City. 3. The development standards and regulations contained within SPA No.1 supersede otherwise applicable City ordinances and codes, unless specifically stated to the contrary. Approval of SPA No. 1 shall not be interpreted as waiving compliance with other Federal or State laws or City Codes. 4. The approval of SPA No.1 will not result in any significant environmental impacts beyond those analyzed in the Addendum and Final EIR. The impacts analyzed in the Addendum and Final EIR are found to be acceptable under the General Plan, in that the approval of SPA No. 1 will provide for quality housing opportunities by the City and an anticipated increase in local government revenues generated by project residents, and will provide significant infrastructure improvements, all of which are expected to support local commercial and industrial development efforts and generate measurable benefits to the local economy and fiscal integrity of City government. 5. The location of the land uses within SPANo. 1 allows the development to be well- integrated with its surroundings. 6. All vehicular traffic generated by the development, either in phased increments or at full build-out, will be accommodated safely and without causing undue congestion upon adjoining streets. 7. Except as limited by State Law , SPA No. 1 identifies methodologies to allow land use to be adequately serviced by existing or proposed public facilities and services. Suitable areas are reserved for schools, parks and pedestrian ways. 8. The overall design of SPA No.1 will produce an attractive, efficient and stable development. 9. SPA No. 1 will not be detrimental to the health, safety, comfort or general welfare of the persons residing or working within the East Lake Specific Plan area or within the City, nor will it be injurious to property or improvements in the East Lake Specific Plan area or within the City. - Section 2: This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after the date of its passage. The City Clerk shall certify as to adoption of this Ordinance and cause this Ordinance to be published and posted in the manner required by law. -2- PASSED, UPON FIRST READING this 10th day of February, 1998, by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: ALONGI, BRINLEY, KELLEY, METZE, PAPE NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ABSTENTIONS: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE PASSED, UPON SECOND READING this 24th day of February, 1998, by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: ALONGI, BRINLEY, KELLEY, METZE, PAPE NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ABSTENTIONS: COUNCILMEMBERS: AfEST:,. . - n\_ f\,/l/ ~ ~~.. VICKI KASAD, CITY CLERK -3- STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) SS: CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE) - I, VICKI KASAD, CITY CLERK OF TIIE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was read by title only for adoption on February 10, 1998, and passed on February 24, 1998, by the following roll call vote: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: ALONGI, BRINLEY, KELLEY, METZE, PAPE NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ()~c 1)( \ I . 'L~ tic. ',SN>, UTY CLERK .:ITY!,1F LA~~I1 ELSINORE ,."........l...TT.' '\ ~("~~.t ' STATE OF CALIFORNIA) COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) SS: CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE) I, VICKI 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. 1035 of said Council, and that the same has not been amended or repealed. DATED: March 16, 1998 ~(~. ~ . (\ '.. \. 'r . ,-~ S-;..l\~~TY CLERK CITY ~F LK~-)zLSINORE - (,S!".AL)