GARDEN GROVE CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GARDEN GROVE ADOPTING
A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND AN ASSOCIATED MITIGATION
MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM FOR THE NEWHOPE AND GARDEN GROVE RESIDENTIAL PROJECT AT 12828 NEWHOPE STREET, ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NO. 090-671-07.
WHEREAS, Olson Urban Housing, LLC., the applicant, submitted a request to develop a 0.88-acre site with a new multiple -family residential project consisting of fifteen (15) detached condominiums, along with associated site improvements, on a property located on the east side of Newhope Street, north of Garden Grove Boulevard, at 12828 Newhope Street , Assessor’s Parcel No. 090-671-07 (the “Property”); and
WHEREAS, the applicant has requested the following approvals to facilitate the proposed development: (i) zoning map amendment to re-zone the subject property from R -1 (Single -Family Residential) to residential Planned Unit Development (PUD-019-2024) zoning with an R -3 (Multiple -Family Residential) base zone; (ii) residential Planned Unit Development to facilitate the development of the project; (iii) Site Plan approval to construct fifteen (15) three-story detached homes along with associated site improvements; (iv) a Vesting Tentative Tract Map to create a one-lot subdivision for the purpose of selling each dwelling unit as a condominium; and (v) a Variance to deviate from the minimum property size to establish a residential Planned Unit Development (collectively, the “Project”); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act, California Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq. ("CEQA") and CEQA's implementing guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15000 et seq., an initial study was prepare d for the proposed Project and it has been determined that the proposed Project qualifies for a Mitigated Negative Declaration as the proposed Project with the proposed mitigation measures cannot, or will not, have a significant effect on the environment; and
WHEREAS, a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program has been prepared and is attached to the Mitigated Negative Declaration listing the mitigation measures to be monitored during Project implementation; and
WHEREAS, the Mitigated Negative Declara tion with mitigation measures was prepared and circulated in accordance with CEQA and CEQA's implementing guidelines; and
WHEREAS, concurrent with its adoption of this Resolution, the City Council introduced an Ordinance and conducted the first reading of an Ordinance approving Amendment No. A-040-2024 and Planned Unit Development No. PUD-019-2024, and adopted a Resolution contingently approving Site Plan No. SP -136-2024, Variance No. V-042-2024, and Tentative Tract Map No. TT-19298; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Garden Grove held a duly noticed public hearing on April 18, 2024 regarding the Project, including the Initial Study, the Mitigated Negative Declaration, and the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Garden Grove recommended approval of the Mitigated Negative Declaration and the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program during its meeting on April 18, 2024; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to a legal notice, a Public Hearing was held by the City Council on May 14, 2024, and all interested persons were given an opportunity to be heard; and
WHEREAS, the City Council gave due and careful consideration to the matter during its meeting of May 14, 2024.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, FOUND AND DETERMINED as follows:
1. The City Council of the City of Garden Grove has considered the proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration and an associated Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the Project along with public comments regarding the Mitigated Negative Declaration.
2. The City Council of the City of Garden Grove finds on the basis of the whole record before it, the conditions of approval and mitigation measures, including the initial study and comments received, that the Project’s impacts can be mitigated so that there is no substantial evidence in light of the whole record that the Project may have a significant impact.
3. The City Council further finds that the adoption of the Mitigated Negative Declaration and an associated Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the Project reflects the City Council’s independent judgment and analysis.
4. Therefore, the City Council of the City of Garden Grove adopts the Mitigated Negative Declaration and an associated Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the Project.
5. The record of proceedings on which the City Council of the City of Garden Grove’s decision is based is located at the City of Garden Grove, 11222 Acacia Parkway, Garden Grove, California. The custodian of the record of proceedings is the Director of the Community Development Department.