HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 97-30 RESOLUTION NO. 97-30
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HUNTINGTON BEACH ADOPTING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT 96-3
FOR THE PROPOSED HOME DEPOT STORE, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE
OFFICE BUILDING AND RELOCATION/RECONFIGURATION OF VARIOUS
SPORTS FACILITIES ON THE WINTERSBURG SCHOOL SITE LOCATED AT THE
SOUTHEAST CORNER OF WARNER AVENUE AND GOLDENWEST STREET.
WHEREAS, on July 11, 1996, an application was submitted, requesting a General Plan
Amendment for the proposed Home Depot Store, School Administrative Office Building and
relocation/reconfiguration of various sports facilities; and
Environmental Impact Report No. 96-3 ("EIR 96-3")has been prepared to address the
environmental effects, mitigation measures, and project alternatives associated with the proposed
Horne Depot Store, School Administrative Office Building and relocation/reconfiguration of
various sports facilities; and
The Draft EIR was prepared in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act
("CEQA"),the State CEQA Guidelines (the "Guidelines"), and the City's environmental
procedures; and
Written and oral comments on EIR 96-3 were received from the public and responsible
public agencies during and after the review period; and
The City of Huntington Beach Planning Commission conducted public hearings to
receive public testimony with respect to the Draft EIR; and
Such comments and testimony were responded to through a Response to Comments
document and said document was made available in a manner prescribed by CEQA and the
Guidelines; and
Public Resources Code 21092.5(a) requires that the City of Huntington Beach provide a
written proposed response to any public agency that commented on the EIR, and the Response to
Comments included in the Final EIR satisfy this provision; and
The Planning Commission reviewed all environmental documentation comprising the
EIR, including all elements of the Final EIR, and has found that the EIR considers all
environmental effects of the proposed Home Depot Store, School Administrative Office Building
and relocation/reconfiguration of various sports facilities, is complete and adequate, and fully
complies with all requirements of CEQA and the Guidelines, and recommended its approval by
the City Council; and
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Section 15092 of CEQA Guidelines provides that the City shall not decide to approve or
carry out a project for which an EIR was prepared unless it has (a) eliminated or substantially
lessened all significant effects on the environment where feasible as shown in the findings under
Section 15091 of the CEQA Guidelines, and(b) determined that any remaining significant
effects on the environment found to be unavoidable under Section 15091 are acceptable due to
overriding concerns as described in Section 15093 of the CEQA Guidelines; and
Section 15093(a) of the Guidelines requires the City to balance the benefits of a proposed
project against its unavoidable environmental risks in determining whether to approve the
project;
NOW, THEREFORE,the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does hereby
resolve as follows:
1. That the City Council hereby finds and certifies the Final EIR as complete and
adequate in that it addresses all environmental effects of the proposed Horne Depot Store, School
Administrative Office Building and relocation/reconfiguration of various sports facilities, and
fully complies with the requirements of CEQA and the Guidelines. The Final EIR will be
composed of the following elements:
a. Draft EIR and Technical Appendices
b. Planning Commission and City Council staff reports
C. Planning Commission and City Council Minutes
d. Comments received on Draft EIR and responses to those comments
All of the above information has been and will be on file with the City of Huntington
Beach Planning Department, 2000 Main Street, Huntington Beach, California, 92648 and with
the Secretary of the Commission.
2. That the Final EIR has identified all significant environmental effects of the
project and that there are no known potential environmental impacts not addressed in the Final
EIR.
3. That the City Council finds that the Final EIR has described all reasonable
alternatives to the project that could feasibly obtain the basic objectives of the project (including
the "no project" alternative), even when these alternatives might impede the attainment of project
objectives and might be more costly. Further, the City Council finds that a good faith effort was
made to incorporate alternatives in the preparation of the Draft EIR and all reasonable
alternatives were considered in the review process of the Final EIR and ultimate decisions on the
proj ect.
4. That the City Council further finds that the benefits gained by the City and its
current and future residents by virtue of implementing the goals and policies of the proposed
General Plan, override the unmitigable effects detailed in Environmental Impact Report 96-3,
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and the Statement of Overriding Considerations attached hereto as Exhibit A, and incorporated
by this reference as though fully set forth herein.
5. That the City Council hereby adopts Environmental Impact Report No. 96-3.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a
regular meeting thereof held on the 19th day of May , 1997.
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ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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REVIEWED AND APPROVED: INITIATED AND APPROVED:
City Administrator Director of Co ity Development
ATTACHMENT:
Exhibit A: Statement of Overriding Considerations
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WINTERSBURG/HOME DEPOT
STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a public agency to balance the
benefits of a proposed project against its significant unavoidable adverse environmental impacts
in determining whether to approve the project. The project will result in environmental effects
which, although mitigated to the extent feasible by the implementation of mitigation measures,
will remain significant unavoidable adverse impacts as discussed in the Environmental Impact
Report and Findings. The City of Huntington Beach has determined that the significant
unavoidable adverse impacts of this project are acceptable when balanced against the benefits of
this project. In making this determination, the factors and pubic benefits provided below were
considered.
1. The proposed project is consistent with and implements the City of Huntington Beach
Resolution No. 96-57. On July 1, 1996,the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach
adopted a resolution encouraging consideration of applications for commercial
development on large parcels of land adjacent to major arterial highways or other vacant
or underutilized parcels in the City, including vacant/surplus school sites, or any other
vacant or underutilized sites or parcels in the City of Huntington Beach.
2. The proposed project provides for extensive enhancements to the existing OVHS
recreational facilities. The project also includes the development of 12 tennis courts
which will be available to the general public before and after school hours. These
improvements will allow for greater recreational opportunities for residents of Huntington
Beach.
3. The proposed project provides enhanced vehicular and pedestrian access to the shopping
center on the north side of Warner through the provision of a new traffic signal. The
project provides improvements at the intersection of Golden West Street and Warner
Avenue to mitigate a current non-project baseline condition. The project will contribute
approximately $519,000 in Traffic Impact Fee for the City of Huntington Beach.
4. The proposed project will increase employment opportunities in the City of Huntington
Beach including short-term construction employment associated with the construction of
a 106,548 square feet Home Depot Store and 24,337 square feet administrative offices.
5. The proposed project will have a positive fiscal effect on the City of Huntington Beach. It
will generate a total annual tax revenue of $529,100 to the City of Huntington Beach.
This is a net increase of$104,100 from the existing Home Depot revenue of$425,000.
6. The proposed project will provide improved site drainage through the oversizing of on-
site detention facilities for the Home Depot site and the administrative office site and by
the construction of a drainage swale that will intercept street flow runoff and direct the
drainage to the existing detention basin.
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Res. No. 97-30
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
1, CONNIE BROCKWAY, the duly elected, qualified City Clerk of
the City of Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of said City,
do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach is seven; that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted
by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of said City Council
at an regular meeting thereof held on the 19th day of May, 1997 by the following
vote:
AYES: Julien, Harman, Dettloff, Bauer, Sullivan, Green, Garofalo
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the
City Council of the City of Huntington
Beach, California
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