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HomeMy WebLinkAbout85-72 - 5th Avenue-MacArthur Blvd Site Final EIRRESOLUTION NO. 85 -72 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH CERTIFYING AS COMPLETE AND ADEQUATE THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE FIFTH AVENUE /MAC ARTHUR BOULEVARD SITE. • WHEREAS, THE Draft Environmental ]Impact Report provided environmental impact assessment for the General Plan Amendment, Zoning Amendment and Tentative Tract Maps relative to the Fifth Avenue /MacArthur Boulevard Site; and WHEREAS, the DEIR was prepared in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) , the State EIR Guidelines and City Council Policy K -3; and WHEREAS, the DEIR was circulated to the public for comment and review; and WHEREAS, the DEIR was reviewed by the Citizens' Environmental Quality Advisory Committee ( CEQAC); and WHEREAS, written comments were received from the public and CEQAC during and after the public review period; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Newport Beach con- ducted public hearings to receive all public testimony with respect to the DEIR; and WHEREAS, such comments and testimony were responded to through Response to Comments (Attachment No. 1 to the DEIR) and staff reports submitted to the Planning Commission and City Council; and WHEREAS, such comments and testimony were fully and adequately responded to in the manner set forth in California Administrative Code Section 15146(b); and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Newport Beach has reviewed all environmental documentation comprising the EIR and has found that the EIR considers all environmental impacts of the proposed General Plan Amendment, and is complete and adequate and fully complies with all require- ments of CEQA and the CEQA Guidelines; and WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed all environmental documentation prepared to evaluate the proposed project, including all elements of the Final EIR and the recommendation of the Planning Commission; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council does hereby certify the Final EIR for the Fifth Avenue /MacArthur Boulevard General Plan Amendment as complete and adequate in that it addresses all environmental effects of the proposed project and fully complies with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act and the CEQA Guidelines. Said Final EIR is composed of the following elements: a) Volume I - Draft EIR and Technical Appendices b) Attachment 1, including comments, responses and additional information c) Planning Commission Staff Reports d) Planning Commission Minutes e) City Council Staff Reports f) City Council Minutes g) City Council Resolutions h) Comments and responses received prior to final action and not contained in a) through g) above. All of the above information has been and will be on file with the Planning Department, City of Newport Beach, City Hall, 3300 Newport Boulevard, Newport Beach, California 92658 -8915, (714) 644 -3225. ADOPTED THIS 23rd day of September , 1985. ATTEST: CITY CLERK / • - 2 -