RESOLUTION NO. ______ (N.C.S.)
A RESOLUTION OF THE SALINAS CITY COUNCIL DETERMINING AN ADMINISTRATIVE SITE PLAN REVIEW AS THE ALTERNATIVE REVIEW PROCESS FOR THE HEBBRON FAMILY CENTER PROJECT WHEREAS, the Parks, Recreation and Libraries Master Plan identified and ranked the Hebbron Family Center as the #1 facility needing improvements; and WHEREAS, the Hebbron Family Center Project (Project) is located on a 1.32-acre city-owned site containing six (6) separate and adjacent lots at 683 Fremont Street in the public/semipublic and residential low-density zoning districts (Site); and WHEREAS, staff is currently working with Anderson Brule Architects, Inc (ABA), on the design and the entitlement requirements for the new one-story 7,965 square-foot recreation facility with 43 off-street parking spaces, a mural, and associated site improvements; and WHEREAS, Chapter 37 Zoning Code, Section 37-30.390, Table 37-30.170, Park and Recreation Facilities uses require an administrative Site Plan Review (SPR) in the Public/Semipublic (PS) District; and WHEREAS, Chapter 37 Zoning Code, Section 37-30.060, Table 37-30.30, Park and Recreation Facilities uses requires a discretionary Conditional Use Permit (CUP) in the Residential Low Density (R-L-5.5) District; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Zoning Code Section 37-10.070, the City Council may determine an alternative review process if the Project is found to be proper and in the public’s interest; and WHEREAS, establishing one administrative review process for the Site will streamline the Project’s entitlement; and WHEREAS, the City of Salinas has determined that the proposed action of determining an administrative SPR as the review process for the Hebbron Family Center Project is not a project as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (CEQA Guidelines Section 15378); and WHEREAS, the Project, which includes the demolition and replacement of excising structures of substantially the same size, purpose, and capacity, qualifies as a Class 2 Categorical Exemption (Section 15302 Replacement or Reconstruction) under CEQA. The City of Salinas has also determined that the Project is of no significant impact under 24 CFR 58.32 – National Environmental Policy Act. No factors were found to be significant on a stand-alone basis.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Salinas City Council approves a resolution determining an administrative Site Plan Review as the alternative review process for the Hebbron Family Center Project based on finding the Project to be proper and in the interest of the public.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 5th day of March 2024, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
APPROVED:
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Kimbley Craig, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Patricia M. Barajas, City Clerk
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