HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 3374 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) RESOLUTION NO. 3374
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE )ss
,.. CITY OF SAN JACINTO
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SAN JACINTO, CALIFORNIA GRANTING A TWO
YEAR TIME EXTENSION TO CONDITIONAL USE
PERMITS AND STAFF REVIEW APPROVALS WHICH
ARE ACTIVE AND DUE TO EXPIRE ON OR BEFORE
APRIL 19, 2012, 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 staff review approval (collectively, "Discretionary
Entitlements"). City regulations further provide for the expiration of Discretionary
Entitlements after an initial two (2) year term with an additional one (1 ) year extension
term granted at the City Planning Commission's discretion; and
WHEREAS, with the slow recovery in the economy, 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.
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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
Vow economic recovery.
SECTION 3. Based upon the findings and conclusions in Section 2, the
City Council hereby grants a two (2) year time extension to all active Discretionary
Entitlements, which are active and due to expire on or before April 19, 2012, other than
those located in the Gateway Specific Plan area.
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 19th Day of April, 2011 by the following vote:
Ayes: Bartel, Di Memmo, Kotyuk, Ledezma, Miller
Nays: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
City of San Jacinto
quw by Scott Miller, Mayor
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.� ATTEST:
Richard Miller, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Best Best & Krieger
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effr�SBalling6r, City Attorney
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