R-8669
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RESOLUTION NUMBER 8669
(C1ty Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA MAKING FINDINGS
NECESSARY TO APPROVE THE HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE AND
ADOPTING A STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATION
WHEREAS [ a Notice of Preparat1.on of an Environmental
Impact Report was issued 1n September 1992; and
WHEREAS, a Not1.ce of completl.on of a Draft Environmental
Impact Report was published 1.n April, 1993; and
WHEREAS [ the Draft Environmental Impact Report was
circulated for a 45 day period; and
WHEREAS, in July, 1993, the Final Environmental Impact
Report was publlshed; and
WHEREAS, the Plannlng COmm1.SS10n has reviewed and
conS1.dered the contents of the Final EIR in its decision-making
process; and
w"HEREAS [
the
Planning
Commiss1.on
recommended
certification of the F1.nal EIR; and
NOW [ THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MONICA
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
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SECTION 1. The City Counc~l makes the following
findings, consistent with Article VI, Section 12 and 13 of the
C~ty of Santa Mon~ca CEQA Gu~delines and Sectlons 15092 and 15093
of the State of California CEQA Gu~del~nes.
(1) The Clty Council flnds that the proposed Houslng Element
Update is consistent with the Clty'S General Plan.
(2) The City Council finds that the proposed Housing Element
Update contalns policies, programs, and quantified objectives
which will serve to balance the following City housing goals:
(a) Promote the constructlon of new housing for all
income groups;
(b) Increase the supply of housing affordable to low
and moderate lncome persons;
(c) Protect the eXlstlng supply of affordable housing;
(d) Promote
the
rehabilJ.tation
and
continued
maintenance of eXlstlng housing, wherever feaslble;
(e) Provide asslstance to those low and moderate income
households who need it;
(f) Ellminate dlscriminatlon in rental or sale of
housing on the basis of race, religion, national
origin, sex, sexual preference, age, disability,
famlly status, AIDS, or other such characteristics;
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(g) Promote qual1ty houslng and nelghborhoods;
(h) Promote the partlcipation of cltlzens, community
groups, and governmental agencles ln houslng and
communlty development act1v1tleS.
(3) The City Council flnds that the proposed Housing Element
Update complies substantially with all statutory requlrements
applicable to Houslng Elements as established by the State of
California.
(4) The Clty Councll finds that while new residential
development consistent with the proposed Housing Element update
will generate trafflC WhlCh will lead to localized exceedances of
alr emlssion thresholds, these lmpacts would be reduced by
compliance wlth eXlsting and future City policles and programs,
includlng SCAQMD Rule 403, The Alr Qual1ty Management Plan,
programs related to alr quallty management,
and the TMP
Ordinance.
Further,
even though it
is
anticlpated that
signlflcant impacts would remaln after full implementation of the
mltlgat10n measures, development under the proposed Housing
Element would provide add1tional houslng needed for all income
groups and would serve to lmprove the regional )obs/houslng
balance.
(5) The city Council flnds that while new residential
development consistent with the proposed Housing Element Update
will generate traffic that is llkely to further degrade local
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levels of serVlce at those lntersectlons operatlng at LOS D or
worse, these impacts would be reduced by compllance wlth the
existlng and future Clty polices and programs, the eXlstlng
Transportatlon Management program Ordinance and the traffic
impact fee program under preparation. Further, even though lt 15
anticipated that significant trafflC impacts would remain after
full implementation of the mitigation measures, development under
the proposed Housing Element Update wlll provlde additlonal
housing needed for all income groups and would serve to improve
the regional Jobs/housing balance.
(6) The City Councll flnds that whlle new resldentlal
development conSl.stent wl.th the proposed Housing Element could
exacerbate the C1ty'S shortage of parkland, these 1mpacts could
be reduced by compliance with eXlsting Clty policies and
programs, including joint agreements with the school distrlct to
develop and optimize use of recreational faC1ll.t1es near schools
and continued implementat10n of a recreation unit tax for new
resldential unl.ts.
Further, even though 1t 1S antl.cl.pated that
significant
trafflc
impacts
would
remain
after
full
implementation of the mitlgatlon measures, development under the
proposed Houslng Element Update will provide addit10nal houslng
needed for all lncome groups and would serve to improve the
regional jobs/housing balance.
(7) The City Council flnds that while new reSl.dentlal
development consistent with the proposed Housing Element could
result in additional solid waste generation that could contribute
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to early closure of regional landf ~lls, these impacts could be
reduced by compl~ance wi th e)(~st~ng c~ ty pol~c~es and programs,
including the City's recycling programs.
Further, even though
signif1cant 1mpacts on regional landf11ls could rema1n even after
mitigation, the proposed Housing Element Update w111 prov1de
additional housing needed for all income groups and would serve
to improve the reg~onal Jobs/housing balance.
SECTION 2.
The city council finds that most ~mpacts
resulting from the project can be reduced to an acceptable level.
All significant environmental effects as identified below can
feasibly be avoided and have been el~m~nated or substant1ally
lessened.
The remaining unavoidable s~gn1ficant effects are
found to be acceptable due to overriding considerat1ons, as
discussed in Sect10ns 4-7.
(a) The f~nal EIR determined that without mitigation the
proposed proJect could result ~n sign~f~cant adverse ~mpacts on
water services. The res~dent1al development envis10ned under the
Hous1ng Element would consume between 287,500 gallons to 1.8
million gallons of water on a daily basis.
Consistent with
Article VI, section 12 of the city CEQA Guide11nes and section
15091 of the State of Californ1a CEQA Guidelines, the City
Council finds that the following mit1.gation measures have been
required in the proJect which will avo~d or substantially lessen
the potential signif1.cant environmental effects identified with
respect to water services:
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(1) The impact of new residentJ.al development on the
City's water system shall be minlmJ.zed through the contl.nued
implementatl.on of eXl.stl.ng Cl.ty programs for water conservatl.on.
(b) The final EIR determined that Wl.thout ml.tigatl.on the
proposed project could result in significant adverse impacts on
sewer services. The housing development antl.cl.pated under the
proposed proJect could ral.se the Cl.ty's sewer effluent from the
9.3 milll.on gallons per day (MGD) currently being generated to
between 9.6 MGD and 10.8 MGD, which approaches the City'S maximum
treatment allocation of 11 MGD. Consistent with ArtiCle VI,
Section 12 of the City CEQA Guidell.nes and section 15091 of the
state of Californl.a CEQA GUl.dell.nes, the Clty Council fl.nds that
the following mitJ.gation measures have been required in the
project whl.ch will avoid or substantl.ally lessen the potential
signJ.flcant envJ.ronmental effects J.dentl.fied with respect to
sewer services:
(1) continued implementatl.on of the City's sewer master
plan would result in an overall improvement of the sewage
conveyance system and reduce the impacts of new development. In
addition to the Cl.ty's established programs, the following
ml.tl.gatl.on measure is recommended for J.ndlvldual proJects to
reduce signl.ficant impacts on the sewage system:
Each pro) ect' s developer shall contribute a fair share
of funds to the City for the purpose of retro-fitting and
expanding the existing sewer system, as well as for funding small
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scale water reclamation facilit~es located with~n the City or
shall comply w~th establ~shed City programs and ord~nances_
(c) The final EIR determ~ned that w~th m~tigation the
proposed project could result in significant adverse ~mpacts on
fire protection serv~ces. Future housing development antic~pated
under the proposed project will increase demand for fire
protection and emergency services and may result in a need for
between 2 and 15 additional firefighters. Consistent with
Article VI, section 12 of the City CEQA Guidelines and Section
15091 of the State of California CEQA Guidelines, the City
Council f~nds that the following mitigation measures have been
required in the proJect which will avoid or substantially lessen
the potential s~gnif~cant environmental effects identified with
respect to fire protection services:
(1) Prior to issuance of build~ng permits, each
individual project shall demonstrate compliance with the
Spr~nkler Ord~nance (Ord~nance 1506 CCS) , wh~ch requires
spr~nkler systems for underground parking structures that are
greater than three stories, larger than 15 r 000 square feet or
used for public assembly and shall ~ncorporate all feasible f~re
protect~on dev~ces ~n order to minimize the number of emergency
response calls to structures.
(2) The Fire Prevention and Education Division of the
Fire Department will cont~nue to review and approve development
site plans and inspect existing occupied structures.
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(3) Prior to issuance of bu~ld~ng perm~ts, each
ind~vidual project shall demonstrate adequate f~re flow g1ven the
land use, size, and type of construct10n of the project, or
provide for infrastructure improvements to allow adequate fire
flow, as determined by the Fire Department.
(d) The final EIR determined that without mitigation the
proposed project could result in significant adverse 1mpacts on
law enforcement. Future housing development w1l1 result in
increased demand for police protection, including a need for
between 4 and 16 additional police officers. Consistent with
Art1cle VI, Section 12 of the City CEQA Guidelines and Section
15091 of the State of California CEQA Guidelines, the City
Council finds that the follow1ng m1tigation measures have been
required in the project which will avoid or SUbstantially lessen
the potential significant env~ronmental effects identified w~th
respect to law enforcement.
(1) Pr10r to approval, applicant(s) for residential
development shall consult w~th the police department ~n order to
identify security measures (such as private security guards,
security cameras, etc.) that can be incorporated into the project
design to reduce the need for police services.
(e) The final EIR determined that without mitigation the
proposed project could result in significant adverse impacts on
educational services. The proposed project would likely generate
between 181 and 695 additional students in the Santa
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Monica-Malibu Unified School Distrlct. consistent with Artlcle
VI, Sectlon 12 of the Clty CEQA Guidelines and Section 15091 of
the State of California CEQA Guidelines, the Clty Council f~nds
that the following mitigation measures have been required ln the
project wh~ch will avoid or substantially lessen the potential
significant envlronmental effects identlfied wlth respect to
educational serVlces:
(1) The City of Santa Monica shall consult with the
Santa Monica-Malibu Unlfied School District regarding the
projections of residential development on an annual basis to
ensure that school facilltles are avallable when needed. New
development shall comply with existing city programs to mitigate
impacts on schools.
SECTION 3. The Final EIR found that residential development
under the proposed proJect would likely result in significant
impacts upon local streets, particularly on those intersections
operating at level of service (LOS) 0 or worse. These impacts
would be reduced by compllance wlth existing and future City
policies and programs, including the existing Transportation
Management Program Ordinance and the traffic impact fee program
under preparation. However, it is anticlpated that signiflcant
trafflC impacts would remaln after full implementatlon of the
mitigation measures because of probable lack of available
physical mitigations at many locations.
SECTION 4. The Final EIR found that residential development
under the proposed project would impact air quality even after
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m1t1gation. Wh1le increases in vehicle tr1ps generated by
residentJ.al development would produce air qualJ.ty impacts from
mob1le emJ.ssJ.on, compliance with the Air QualJ.ty Management Plan
would m1n1mize air quality J.mpacts. Any additional emJ.ssions
whJ.ch result from any of the development alternat1ves would be
considered significant as the South Coast Air Basin already
generally exceeds federal air quality standards.
SECTION 5. The Final EIR found that residential development
under the proposed project could significantly J.mpact parks and
recreat10n serV1ces. These impacts could be reduced by
compl1ance w1th existing and future City polJ.cies and programs.
However, it is anticipated that significant impacts would remain
even after mitigation, gJ.ven the scarcJ.ty of vacant land in the
City available for development as parkland.
SECTION 6. The Final EIR found that residential development
under the proposed project could significantly impact regional
solJ.d waste facJ.IJ.tJ.es. These impacts could be reduced by
complJ.ance with existing CJ.ty recycling programs. However, it 1S
anticipated that s1gn1ficant impacts would remain even after
mitJ.gation, g1ven the limited capacJ.ty of regional landfills.
SECTION 7. The Final EIR found that the project would result
in significant impacts upon local traffJ.c circulation, air
quali ty, and parks and recreatJ.on services and upon regl.onal
solid waste facilities even after mitigation measures have been
implemented. Consistent with Article VI, section 13 of the city
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CEQA Guidel~nes and sections 15091 and 15093 of the state of
Cal~forn~a CEQA Gu~delines, the City Council hereby makes a
Statement of Overr~ding Considerations and finds that the
benefits of the proJect outweigh its unavoidable environmental
impacts based on the following reasons:
(a) The proposed proJect will better enable the City to
fac~li tate the development of new residential projects for all
income groups;
(b) The proposed project will bring the City closer to
satisfying ~ts hous~ng need as est~mated by the Regional Housing
Needs Assessment (RHNA);
(c) The Proposed project will serve to ~ncrease residential
development in the City, thereby help~ng to improve the regional
jobs/housing balance.
(d) Wh~le the number of veh~cle trips generated by the
res~dent~al development ant:!.c~pated under the proposed project
would l~kely have a sign~ficant impact upon local streets,
particularly intersections operating at LOS 0 or worse, these
impacts Would be reduced by compl~ance with existing and future
City pol~cies and programs, includ~ng the existing Transportat~on
Management Program Ord~nance and the traff~c impact fee program
under preparation. Further, even though it is anticipated that
significant traffic impacts would remain after full
implementation of the mit1gation measures, new residential
development anticipated under the Housing Element would provide
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add~tional housing needed for all income groups, would bring the
City closer to satisfy~ng the hous~ng need est~mated by the
Reg~onal Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA), and would serve to
improve the regional jobs/hous~ng balance.
(e) Wh~le the increases in vehicle tr~ps generated by
development under the proposed commerc~al development standards
would,
in turn, generate air quality impacts from mobl1e
emissions, compliance with the Air Quality Management Plan and
the City's Air Quality Element would minimize air quality
impacts.
(f) In the event that any of the adverse environmental
impacts
~dentif1ed ~n the Final EIR are not considered
substant1ally m~tigated within the meaning of Article VI, Section
13 of the City CEQA Guidel~nes, and Section 15093 of the State of
California CEQA Guidel~nes, the City Council finds that the
benef its of the pro] ect outwe~gh ~ ts unavoidable env1ronmental
effects for the reasons stated in Section 2, Section 3, section
4, Sect~on 5, and Sect10n 6.
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this Resolut~on, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be
SECTION 8. The c~ty Clerk shall certify to the adoption of
~n full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
w/over1
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La~ence
City Attorney
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Adopted and approved this 28th
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day of September
,1993.
tl ~C
~ayor
meetmg of the Clty Council on the
I hereby certJ.fy that the foregomg Resolution No. 8 669 was duly adopted at a
,1993 by the
followmg vote:
AYES.
28th day of September
NOES'
Abdo, Genser, Olsen, Vazquez
Greenberg, Holbrook, Rosensteln
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT'
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