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HomeMy WebLinkAbout83-16 - General Plan Amendment 81-3 - Marriott Hotel Expansion• .• Resolution No. 83- 16 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 -3 MARRIOTT HOTEL EXPANSION, NEWPORT CENTER WHEREAS, Draft Environmental Impact Report 81 -3 (DEIR 81 -3) provided environmental impacts of the proposed amendment to the Land Use Element of the Newport Beach General Plan; and WHEREAS, DEIR 81 -3 was prepared in accordance with CEQA, the State EIR Guidelines, and City Policy K -3; and WHEREAS, DEIR 81 -3 was circulated to the public for comment and review; and WHEREAS, DEIR 81 -3 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 -3; and WHEREAS, such comments and testimony were responded to through a series of response to comments documents (Attachments 1 and 2 to the Draft EIR) and various staff reports submitted to the Planning Commission and the City Coun- cil; 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 DEIR 81 -3 and has found that DEIR 81 -3 considers all environmental impacts of proposed General Plan Amendment 81 -3 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 recommended to the City Council in Resolution No. 1085 that DEIR 81 -3 be certified as ade- quate and complete; and 2 WHEREAS, this City Council has reviewed all of the environmental documen- tation prepared to evaluate the proposed GPA, including all elements of the Final EIR and the recommendations of the Planning Commission; 0 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that: • The City Council does hereby certify Final EIR 81 -3 - Marriott Hotel Expansion, as complete and adequate in that it addresses all environmental effects of the proposed General Plan Amendment and fully complies with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act and the CEQA Guide- lines. Said Final EIR 81 -3 is composed of the following elements: a) Marriott Hotel Expansion GPA 81 -3, including Technical Appendices. b) Attachments 1 and 2 to the Draft EIR, including comments and responses and additional information. c) Planning Commission Staff Reports from January 7, 1982 to August 7, 1982; November 18, 1982; and December 9, 1982, with attachments and exhibits. d) Planning Commission Minutes. e) City Council Staff Report of February 14, 1983 (with attachments and exhibits) . f) City Council Minutes. g) Comments and responses received prior to final action and not con- tained in a) through f) above. All of the above information has been and will be on file with the Plan- ning Department, City of Newport Beach, City Hall, 3300 West Newport Boule- vard, Newport Beach, CA 92663, (714) 640 -2197. ADOPTED THIS 14TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1983 ATTEST: (Deputy) City Clerk D Mayonr