Resolution - 2005-80RESOLUTION NO. 2005-80
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCUL OF THE CITY OF WEST
COVINA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT
NO. 05-05 AND WESTSIDE AREA PLAN AMENDMENT NO.4
• GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 05-05
WESTSIDE AREA PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 4
CATEGORICAL EXCEPTION
APPLICANT: Joseph Lan Due Vu & Anh Nguyen Vu
LOCATION: 2207 West Merced Avenue
WHEREAS, the applicant has requested that the City Council consider the redesignation
of land use as set forth in the General Plan and Westside Area Plan from:
"Service & Neighborhood Commercial" to "Low Medium Residential" (4.1 to 8.0
dwelling units per acre) as indicated on Exhibit A, on that certain property generally described
as:
Assessor Parcel No. 8468-001-001, as shown on the latest rolls of the Los Angeles
County Tax Assessor; and
WHEREAS, the existing "Single -Family Residential' (R-1), Area District I zoning
classification is consistent with the proposed "Low Medium Residential' (4.1 to 8.0 dwelling
units per acre) General Plan designation; and
WHEREAS, consistent with this request, a parcel map has been submitted for the
subdivision of the site into two single-family residential lots; and
WHEREAS, the proposed development will result in a density of 5.8 dwelling units per
acre, overall; and
WHEREAS, it is a stated goal of the Housing Element of the General Plan "to provide all
residents of West Covina with opportunities to live in decent, safe, sanitary and energy efficient
housing at costs they can reasonably afford"; and
WHEREAS, it is a stated goal of the Housing Element of the General Plan to "identify all
sites, vacant or developed with a potential for residential development, and encourage their
efficient and attractive use"; and
WHEREAS, it is a stated policy of the Housing Element of the General Plan to
"encourage the construction of a wide variety of new housing to meet the needs of all residents";
and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission upon giving the required notice did on the 251h day
of October, 2005, conduct a duly advertised public hearing as prescribed by law to consider said
application; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did adopt Resolution No. 05-5074 approving the
• tentative parcel map; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did adopt Resolution No. 05-5073 recommending
that the City Council adopt a resolution approving General Plan Amendment No. 05-05 and
Westside Area Plan Amendments No. 4; and
WHEREAS, the City Council did, on the 15`h day of November, 2005, conduct a duly
advertised public hearing as prescribed by law, and considered evidence presented by the
Planning Commission, Planning Department, and other interested parties; and
Resolution No. 2005-80
December 6, 2005
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NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of West Covina does hereby resolve
as follows:
SECTION 1: Based on the evidence presented, both oral and documentary, the City
Council approves General Plan Amendment No. 05-05 and Westside Area Plan Amendment No.
4, amending the land use designation for the subject property as set forth on the Land Use Map
of the Land Use Element as depicted on Exhibit A.
SECTION 2: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the
proposed project is considered to be categorically exempt (Class 15, Section 15315 — Minor
Land Divisions) in that it consists of a subdivision of a certain property in an urban area into two
parcels.
SECTION 3: The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this Resolution.
PASSED AND APPROVED on this 61h day December 2005.
Mayor Shelley Sanderson
ATTEST:
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City Clerk L ie Carrico
I, LAURIE CARRICO, CITY CLERK of the City of West Covina, California, do hereby certify
that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of West Covina,
California, at a regular meeting thereof held on the 6`h day December 2005, by the following vote
of the City Council:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Herfert, Hernandez, Touhey, Sanderson
None
None
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney Arnol Alvarez-Glasman
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City Cler Laurie Carrico",.
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GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 05-05
WESTSIDE AREA PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 4
EXHIBIT A
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From: "Service and Neighborhood Commercial"
To: "Low Medium Residential" (4.1 to 8.0 units per acre)