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HomeMy WebLinkAbout82-40 - General Plan Amendment 81-1 Final EIRResolution No. 82 -40 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH CERTIFYING AS COMPLETE AND ADEQUATE THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR GPA 81 -1 - BANNING- NEWPORT RANCH. WHEREAS, Draft Environmental Impact Report 81 -1 (DEIR 81 -1) provided environmental impact assessment of proposed amendments to the Land Use, Residential Growth, Recreation and Open Space, Noise, and Circulation elements of the Newport Beach General Plan; and WHEREAS, DEIR 81 -1 was prepared in accordance with CEQA, the State EIR Guidelines, and City Policy K -3; and WHEREAS, DEIR 81 -1 was circulated to the public for comment and review; and WHEREAS, DEIR 81 -1 was reviewed by the Citizens Environmental Quality 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 conducted public hearings to receive all public testimony with respect to DEIR 81 -1; and WHEREAS, such comments and testimony were responded to through a series of response to comments documents (Attachments 1 through 7) and various staff reports submitted to the Planning Commission and the 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 EIR 81 -1 and has found that EIR 81 -1 considers all environmental impacts of proposed General Plan Amendment 81 -1 and is complete and adequate and fully complies with all requirements of CEQA and the CEQA Guidelines; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Newport Beach re- commended to the City Council in their Resolution No. 1068 that EIR 81 -1 be certified as adequate and complete; and WHEREAS, this City Council has reviewed all of the environmental documentation prepared to evaluate the proposed GPA, including all ele- ments of the final EIR and the recommendation of the Planning Commission; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that:: The City Council does hereby certify Final EIR 81 -1 - Banning- Newport Ranch as complete and adequate in that it addresses all environ- mental effects of the proposed General Plan Amendment and fully complies with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act and the CEQA Guidelines. Said Final EIR 81 -1 is composed of the following elements: a) Volume I - Draft EIR b) Volume II - Technical Appendices c) Volume III - Attachments 1, 2 and 3 including comments and responses; additional information, and Planning Commission minutes and staff reports. d) Volume IV - Attachments 4, 5, 6, and 7 including comments and responses, additional information and Planning Commission minutes and staff reports. e) City Council Minutes f) City Council Staff Reports (with attachments) g) Comments and responses received prior to final action and not contained in a) through f) above. All of the above information has been and will be on file with the Planning Department, City of Newport Beach, City Hall, 3300 West Newport Boulevard, Newport Beach, Ca. 92663, (714) 640 -2197. ADOPTED this 12th day of March 1982. j j'-L,. Mayor Pro Tem ATTEST: / ifs. �' , City Clerk