RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MARIA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE GENERAL PLAN LAND USE
POLICY MAP FOR 16.84 NET ACRES FROM CC (COMMUNITY
COMMERCIAL) AND LI (LIGHT INDUSTRY) TO HDR (HIGH DENSITY
RESIDENTIAL) AND CC (COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL)
WHEREAS, the applicant, MBK Rental Living, Bradley Land Company, and Community Health Centers of the Central Coast, initiated a General Plan Land Use amendment and zone change (GPZ2021-0002) to amend the General Plan Land Use Map and Zoning Map FROM CC (Community Commercial) and LI (Light Industry) TO HDR (High Density Residential) and CC, and corresponding zoning FROM PD/C-2 (Planned Development/General Commercial) and PD/M-1 (Planned Development/Light Industrial) TO PD/R-3 (Planned Development/High Density Residential) and PD/C-2 on
16.84 net acres of property at Lots 1 and 4 of Tract 6008 (APNs 117-990-001 and 117- 990-004, respectively), comer of South Blosser Road and Dan Blough Drive, 2050 South Blosser Road (APN 117-330-084), and 2100 South Blosser Road (APN 117-330-100), herein referred to as the Project; and
WHEREAS, on December 7, 2022, with a 4-0-0-1 vote, the Planning Commission recommended that the City Council adopt an Addendum to the Betteravia Plaza Final Environmental Impact Report in accordance with the Califomia Environmental Quality Act of 1970 (CEQA), Public Resources Code Section 21000 et. seq., as amended (Resolution No. 2816); and
WHEREAS, on December 7, 2022, with a 3-0-1-1 vote, the Planning Commission made its recommendation in writing that the City Council amend the Official Zoning Map of the City of Santa Maria for the Project site (Resolution No. 2817); and WHEREAS, a duly noticed public hearing was held on this amendment to the General Plan Land Use Policy Map by the City Council on February 7, 2023; and WHEREAS, the City Council made no substantial modification of the proposed amendment to the General Plan Land Use Policy Map which had not been previously considered by the Planning Commission; and
WHEREAS, the City Council considered all written and oral testimony; and WHEREAS, the City Council considered and relied on the Planning Commission's recommendations to adopt an Addendum to the Betteravia Plaza Final Environmental Impact Report for the Project, in making its decision on the amendment to the Land Use Policy Map of the City's General Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Santa Maria, Califomia, that:
SECTION 1. The above recitals are true and correct and incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 2. The City Council finds that:
(a) The Project is consistent with applicable goals, policies, and objectives of the Land Use Element of the City of Santa Maria General Plan. The proposed residential project will benefit the City by providing for: 1) the provision of a variety of home sites, housing types, and lifestyles; 2) the promotion of neighborhood integrity; and 3) the protection of individual property values by encouraging compatible uses and proper standards for design and development (OBJECTIVE L.U.1 a). The Project will help the City to assure that adequate housing is provided for all economic segments of the population through a diversity of housing types, sizes, and density (POLICY L.U.9), and will provide a balance of areas for all housing types and sizes which are compatible with the surrounding land uses (OBJECTIVE L.U.9d). The proposed Commercial land use designations will benefit the City by providing areas in which business may be conducted, merchandise sold and distributed, and public and private services rendered in an efficient, convenient, and effective environment with minimal impacts to adjacent land uses (OBJECTIVE L.U.1b). The Project will further the goal of encouraging new employment generating clean and low water demand industry and commercial uses to locate in Santa Maria, and activities of this type presently located in the City will be encouraged to remain (GOAL L.U.4); and
(b) The Project would not significantly disrupt any of the various land uses in the vicinity because the Project will establish a residential and commercial mixed - use area compatible with the residential and commercial intensity and land use pattern in the area, which is consistent with POLICY L.U.6a, to resolve conflicts between existing and proposed land uses, particularly residential and industrial uses, and prevent such conflicts in the future; and
(c) The proposed Land Use Classification and Zone District Designation change is afforded the appropriate services and facilities in that all infrastructure is currently available to serve the project site because the project vicinity has been previously developed with infrastructure to accommodate commercial and residential projects of a similar size. If deficiencies in services and facilities are identified during the review of future proposed Planned Developments, infrastructure improvements to accommodate the proposals shall be required.
The Project will be consistent with OBJECTIVE L.U.2g as the conditions applied to the project will assure that development "pays its own way" by minimizing publicly financed and maintained facilities, that development will be phased with construction and provision of supporting infrastructure and applicable development fees and enrollment into applicable maintenance districts occurs so that adequate community facilities are provided as development occurs.
2 SECTION 3. The City Council of the City of Santa Maria approves an amendment to the General Plan Land Use Policy Map for 16.84 acres FROM CC (Community Commercial) and LI (Light Industry) TO HDR (High Density Residential) and CC as shown on Attachment B of the Council Agenda Report dated February 7, 2023, incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 4. The Director of Community Development, or designee, is hereby authorized and directed to make corresponding changes on the Land Use Policy Map of the General Plan in conformity with this Resolution.
SECTION 5. The Chief Deputy City Clerk is hereby authorized to make minor changes herein to address clerical errors, so long as substantial conformance of the intent of this document is maintained. In doing so, the Chief Deputy City Clerk shall consult with the City Manager and City Attomey conceming any changes deemed necessary.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Santa Maria, Califomia, held this 7th day of February 2023.
ATTEST:
Chief Deputy City Clerk
3 Mayor
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: