HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 3496 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) RESOLUTION NO. 3496
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CITY OF SAN JACINTO
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SAN JACINTO, CALIFORNIA GRANTING AN ADDITIONAL
TWO YEAR TIME EXTENSION TO CONDITIONAL USE
PERMITS AND SITE PLAN AND DESIGN REVIEW
APPROVALS WHICH ARE ACTIVE AND DUE TO EXPIRE ON
OR BEFORE APRIL 19, 2015, AND MAKING FINDINGS IN
SUPPORT THEREOF
WHEREAS, existing City regulations establish, pursuant to the San Jacinto
Zoning Ordinances, a regulatory framework for controlling the development and use of land,
which in some cases require a developer to submit and have approved by the City a
Conditional Use Permit or Site Plan and Design Review approval (collectively,
"Discretionary Entitlements"). City regulations further provide for the expiration of
Discretionary Entitlements after an initial two (2) year term with two (2) additional one (1)
year extension terms granted at the Planning Director's and City Planning Commission's
discretion, respectively; and
WHEREAS, on April 19, 2011, City Council approved Resolution No. 3374
granting an automatic two (2) year term extension to all active discretionary entitlements,
which were active and due to expire on or before April 19, 2012; and
WHEREAS, even with the automatic two (2) year term extension, the City
continues to experience a slow recovery in the economy, and developers and land and
business owners face the prospect of having their Discretionary Entitlement approvals
expire before they can obtain financing or have their projects make any sort of economic
sense to build; and
WHEREAS, the proposed measure is necessary to support the future
economic recovery of the City. Over the past few years, the building industry has been
mired in a deep recessionary trough and, because of the difficulty of securing financing,
many projects for which Discretionary Entitlements have already been approved, will expire
within the next year, thereby requiring developers to go through the entitlement process
again, if a time extension is not granted; and
WHEREAS, the building industry wants to be in a position to take full
advantage of any economic resurgence; and
WHEREAS, this measure is proposed in order to spare developers, land
owners, and business owners within the City the added time and expense of obtaining new
approvals when the economic picture brightens in the future; and
WHEREAS, the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378 of the
California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") Guidelines, California Code of Regulations
Title 14, Chapter 3 ("CEQA Guidelines"); and
WHEREAS, all other legal prerequisites to the adoption of this Resolution
have occurred.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, ordered, and determined by the City
Council of the City of San Jacinto:
SECTION 1. The City Council finds that this Resolution is not subject to
CEQA pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines because it can be seen with
certainty that there is no possibility that the activity set forth in this Resolution may have a
significant effect on the environment and Section 15060(c)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines
because the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines.
SECTION 2. Based upon the substantial evidence presented to the City
Council, the City Council concludes that:
A. The proposed measure is necessary to the support of the future
economic recovery of the City, as the building industry has been hindered by recession
followed by a slow economic recovery, and because of the difficulty of securing financing,
many projects for which Discretionary Entitlements have already been approved will soon
expire within the next year, thereby requiring developers to go through the entitlement
process again, if a time extension is not granted; and
B. The proposed measure will spare developers, land owners and
business owners within the City the added time and expense of obtaining new approvals
when the future economic picture brightens, thereby aiding the City in a rapid economic
recovery.
SECTION 3. Based upon the findings and conclusions in Section 2, the City
Council hereby grants an additional two (2) year time extension to all active Discretionary
Entitlements, which are active and due to expire on or before March 4, 2015.
SECTION 4. Effective Date. This Resolution shall become effective upon its
adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council on
the 4th Day of March, 2014 by the following vote:
Ayes: Bartel, Kotyuk, Miller, Ledezma
Nays: None
Absent: Ruiz
Abstain: None
City of San Jacinto
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by Alonzo Ledezma, Mayor
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Richard Miller, City Clerk