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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA, PREZONING 7,153 ACRES BOUND BY AVENUE B, AVENUE G, 30TH STREET WEST AND SIERRA HIGHWAY/EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE AS RURAL RESIDENTIAL, MINIMUM LOT SIZE 2.5 ACRES (RR-2.5), MIXED USE – EMPLOYMENT (MU-E), LIGHT INDUSTRIAL (LI), PUBLIC (P), MOBILE HOME PARK (MHP), AND SPECIFIC PLAN (SP) AS IDENTIFIED IN EXHIBIT 1 AND KNOWN AS PRE-ZONE NO. 24-001
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 17.24.060 of the Lancaster Municipal Code, an application (“Pre- Zone No. 24-001”) has been initiated by the City of Lancaster (“Applicant”) to pre-zone 7,153 acres generally bound by Avenue B, Avenue G, 30 th Street West, and Sierra Highway/Edwards Air Force Base (see Exhibit 1) (hereinafter “Subject Property”) as Rural Residential, minimum lot size 2.5 acres (RR-2.5), Mixed Use – Employment (MU-E), Light Industrial (LI), Public (P), Mobile Home Park (MHP), and Specific Plan (SP); and
WHEREAS, a notice of intention to consider a pre-zone for the Subject Property was given, as required by Section 17.24.110 of the Lancaster Municipal Code (“LMC”) and Sections 65854 and 65905 of the Government Code; and
WHEREAS, on August 18, 2025, the City of Lancaster’s Planning Commission held a public hearing on Pre-Zone No. 24-001, notice of which was published and provided as required by law, and adopted Resolution No. 25-17 (the “Planning Commission Recommendation”) recommending to the City of Lancaster City Council (“City Council”) approval of Pre-Zone No. 24-001; and WHEREAS, on October 14, 2025, the City of Lancaster’s City Council held a public hearing, notice of which was published and provided as required by law; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code §21000 et seq.) and the State CEQA Guidelines (California Code of Regulations, Title 14, §15000 eq seq.) (“CEQA”), a Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (SCH# 2024081372) was prepared for the Westside Annexation Project in compliance with CEQA and circulated for a 45-day public review ending on July 7, 2025. Due to an omission in the Draft EIR, a two week extension was granted to the public review period until July 21, 2025 in order to provide the full 45-day review on the complete document; and WHEREAS, copies of the Draft EIR were available during the public review period at City Hall, the Lancaster Library, the City’s website; and the State Clearinghouse website; and WHEREAS, the public review period closed on July 21, 2025 with an additional comment letter received from an interested agency on July 25, 2025. All comments received from the public and responsible, trustee, and interested agencies were considered and responded to in writing in the Final EIR; and
WHEREAS, said Final EIR was released and provided to all commenting entities on August 8, 2025; and
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WHEREAS, three additional letters were received on August 15, 2025 and August 18, 2025. These comments were responded to in writing in a Revised Final EIR which was released and provided to all commenting entities on October 3, 2025; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission (a) certified that it had reviewed and considered the information in the Final EIR prepared for the proposed project in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (including its implementing regulations) prior to taking action; (b) found the Final EIR determined that the proposed project could have a significant effect on the environment; however, with incorporation of the identified mitigation measures all impacts with the exception of air quality, greenhouse gas, and noise impacts would be less than significant; and (c) recommended to the City Council certification of the Final EIR and adoption of the associated findings and Statement of Overriding Considerations.
WHEREAS, staff has performed the necessary investigations, prepared a written report, and recommended that the pre-zone be approved; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to approve the Applicant’s request as set forth herein.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The foregoing Recitals are true, correct and a substantive part of this Ordinance.
Section 2. The City Council hereby makes the following findings for Pre-Zone No. 24-001 in accordance with Section 17.24.120 of the LMC:
a. That modified conditions warrant a revision in the zoning plan as it pertains to the area or district under consideration; and b. That a need for the proposed zone classification exists within such area or district; and
c. That the particular property under consideration is a proper location for said zone classification within such area or district; and d. That placement of the proposed zone at such location will be in the interest of public health, safety and general welfare and in conformity with good zoning practice
Section 3. City Council hereby approves Pre-Zone No. 24-001 to pre-zone the subject property to RR-2.5, MU-E, LI, P, MHP, and SP as identified in Exhibit 1.
Section 4. Any ordinance previously adopted by the City Council shall be and hereby is repealed if and to the extent inconsistent with this Ordinance; provided, however, that each such ordinance shall otherwise remain in full force and effect.
Section 5. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this Ordinance is held for any reason to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The Ordinance No.
City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 6. The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause the same to be published and posted pursuant to the provisions of law in that regard and this Ordinance shall take effect 30 days after adoption.
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I, Andrea Alexander, City Clerk of the City of Lancaster, do hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading on the ________ day of ____________, ______, and placed upon its second reading and adoption at a regular meeting of the City Council on the _______ day of __________, ______, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
ATTEST: APPROVED:
____________________________ _________________________________ ANDREA ALEXANDER R. REX PARRIS
City Clerk Mayor
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CERTIFICATION OF ORDINANCE
CITY COUNCIL
I, ________________________________, ___________________________________ City of Lancaster, California, do hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of the original Ordinance No. , for which the original is on file in my office.
WITNESS MY HAND AND THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF LANCASTER, on this _________ day of ________________, ________.
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