Resolution - 2021-82RESOLUTION NO.2021-82
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING GENERAL
PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 20-04 CHANGING THE
GENERAL PLAN LAND -USE DESIGNATION OF 1600-1616
W. CAMERON AVENUE FROM NEIGHBORHOOD -
MEDIUM TO NEIGHBORHOOD -HIGH
WHEREAS, there was filed with the City a verified application to change the General Plan
land -use designation of 1600-1616 W. Cameron Avenue from "Neighborhood Medium" (9 to 20
unks/acre) to Neighborhood High (21 to 54 units/acre); and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission, upon giving the required notice, did on June 22,
2021, conduct a duly advertised public hearing as prescribed by law and voted to recommend the City
Council's approval of the above stated application; and
WHEREAS, the City Council upon giving the required notice, did on July 20, 2021,
conduct a duly noticed public hearing to consider the general plan amendment application; and
WHEREAS, studies and investigations made by the City Council and on its behalf reveal
the following:
1. The project includes a general plan amendment requesting to amend the land use
designation of the property located at 1600-1616 W. Cameron Avenue from
"Neighborhood Medium (NM)" to "Neighborhood High (NH)" to allow for
development to occur as indicated by the Precise Plan and the Downtown Specific
Plan.
2. The project includes a Vesting Tentative Tract Map to allow for the subdivision of
the property and sale of the dwelling units.
3. The project includes a precise plan to demolish all existing buildings/uses on the
site and construct 84 dwelling units (84 attached three-story townhome style units,
ranging from 1,210 sq. ft. to 1,796 sq. ft.), internal drive aisles, common open space,
guest parking spaces, and other associated incidental improvements on the 3.25-
acre site. The project also includes a tree removal permit to remove 5 significant
trees on the site (Ficus trees).
4. Pursuant to the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
of 1970, a MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT has been prepared indicating the project will not have a significant effect
on the environment.
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The above recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein as if set
forth herein in full.
SECTION 2. The City Council of the City of West Covina hereby adopts General Plan
Amendment No. 20-04, amending the land use designation for the subject property as set forth on
the Land Use Map of the Land Use Element as shown on Exhibit "A.
SECTION 3. Should any provision of this Resolution, or its application to any person or
circumstance, be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unlawful, unenforceable or
otherwise void, that determination shall have no effect on any other provision of this Resolution
or the application of this Resolution to any other person or circumstance and, to that end, the
provisions hereof are severable. The City Council of the City of West Covina declares that it would
have adopted all the provisions of this Resolution that remain valid if any provisions of this
Resolution are declared invalid.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution and shall enter
it into the book of original resolutions.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED on this 20th day of July, 2021.
APPROVED TO FORM
Thomas P. Du rte
City Attomey
ATTEST
Lisa S ick
Assis City Clerk
I, LISA SHERRICK, Assistant City Clerk of the City of West Covina, California, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 2021-82 was duly adopted by the City Council of
the City of West Covina, Cafdornia, at a regular meeting thereof held on the 20th day of July,
2021, by the following vote of the City Council:
AYES:
Castellanos, Diaz, Lopez-Viado, Tabatabai, Wu
NOES:
None
ABSENT:
None
ABSTAIN:
None
Lisa She ick
Assista City Clerk