Resolution No.
STOCKTON CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF AN APPLICATION WITH THE LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION FOR THE ANNEXATION OF ASSESSOR PARCEL NUMBERS 070-56-047, 070-57-013, 070-14-035, 070-14-010, 070-14-011, AND 070-14-034 39, ABUTTING PORTIONS OF WHISTLER WAY, GRIDER WAY, AND LOWER SACRAMENTO ROAD WITH RELATED CITY SERVICES PLAN, INCLUDING DETACHMENT OF THE LINCOLN RURAL FIRE DISTRICT Strategic Land Planning (hereafter “Applicant”) requests the annexation of six parcels totaling ±8.76-acres. Four of the parcels (APN 070-56-047, 070-57-013, 070-14-035, and 070-14-010) will be used to develop a new ±100,850 square foot 570-unit personal storage facility with 1,200 square-foot caretakers residential unit located at 692 Grider Way. The proposed personal storage facility requires an Administrative Use Permit (AUP) for processing and will include accompanying drive aisles, parking stalls, landscaping, lighting, and utility services. The proposed annexation also includes two developed parcels (APN 070-14-011 and 070-14-034) adjacent to the Grider Way and Lower Sacramento Way intersection; and The petition for annexation is for the purposes of obtaining general City services as outlined in the City Services Plan; and The subject territory will, upon annexation, be able to receive normal City services as required by section 56653 of the Cortese/Knox Local Government Reorganization Act of 1985; and In accordance with section 56375(a)(7) of the Cortese/Knox Local Government Reorganization Act of 1985 and the policies of the San Joaquin County Local Agency Formation Commission, the City Council has concurrently with this resolution adopted an ordinance to prezone APN 070-56-047, 070-57-013, 070-14-035, 070-14-010, 070-14-011, and 070-14-034 39 to Commercial, General (CG) Zone; and Per CEQA guidelines, it has been determined that the Project involves potential significant effects on the environment. Still, these effects could be reduced to a less-than-significant level with recommended mitigation measures. A Notice of Intent (NOI) to adopt the CEQA IS/MND was published in The Record on November 15, 2021. Since the review did not require State agency approval, the NOI provided notice of a 20-day public review/comment period on the draft CEQA IS/MND document. Members and other public agencies were allowed to review the draft CEQA IS/MND document. The review/comment period ended on December 6, 2021, with one comment received and incorporated into the final CEQA IS/MND; and The annexation action would also include the applicant’s requested detachment from the Lincoln Fire District. The detachment will be subject to an agreement by the developer to mitigate the District’s loss of property taxes. Future services will be provided by the City of Stockton; and On March 22, 2022, the City Council held a duly noticed public hearing pursuant to Stockton Municipal Code Section 16.216.070, at which time all interested parties had the opportunity to be heard. After consideration of the project, the City Council considered and found that potential effects on the environment due to the construction of the project could be reduced to a less-than-significant level with recommended mitigation measures and certified the project’s Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND); now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STOCKTON, AS FOLLOWS:
Pursuant to Stockton Municipal Code section 16.216.070(H)(2), the following findings of fact are made to support the annexation request:
The subject territory is located within the urban services area of the City, as shown in Exhibit 1: Annexation Boundary and Legal Description.
APN 070-56-047, 070-57-013, 070-14-035, 070-14-010, 070-14-011, and 070-14-034 39 has been prezoned, as described above.
The subject territory is contiguous to the existing City limits, as shown in Exhibit 1 and 2.
The proposed annexation does not split a line of assessment and would, as described in the hearing reports prepared for the overall project, include a future subdivision map application to ensure property ownership lines align with the City limit boundary established by the annexation. This finding is supported by San Joaquin County Local Formation Agency Commission Policy 10 (Definite and Certain Boundaries) which requires: (a) all boundaries shall be and certain and conform to lines of assessment or ownership; and (b) acknowledgment by the City of Stockton that the Commission may impose a condition on the annexation requiring the recordation of a parcel map to avoid creating remnants of legal lots.
The proposal does not create islands or areas in which it would not be easy to provide City services. The subject territory includes a corner parcel abutting two public roads within the requisite infrastructure (e.g., water, sewer, stormwater) located within or in immediate proximity. The proposal utilizes said services without creating a feature that may make their delivery difficult to other areas.
The 2040 General Plan Land Use Map designates the subject site Commercial. Pursuant to Table 2-1 (General Plan Relationship to Development Code) of the General Plan, the CG Zone is compatible with Commercial's Commercial General Plan Land Use Map designation.
The proposed annexation would further the following General Plan policies:
Goal LU-4: Attract and retain companies that offer high-quality jobs with wages that are competitive with the region and state.
Policy LU-4.2: Attract employment and tax-generating businesses that support the economic diversity of the City.
Policy LU-6.2: Prioritize development and redevelopment of vacant, underutilized, and blighted infill areas.
Consistency of the annexation proposed with these policies is demonstrated through its ability to enable the development of new commercial land use in a vacant and contiguous location to the existing City limits. Said commercial zoning can provide high-quality jobs and tax-generating business(es) now absent from the subject site.
The City Manager is authorized to file with the San Joaquin County Local Agency Formation Commission, as illustrated in Exhibit 1 (Annexation Boundary) and described in Exhibit 2 (City Services Plan), an annexation application. In connection with the annexation, the City Manager is also authorized to execute a Detachment agreement acknowledging the Agreement between the Applicant and Lincoln Rural Fire Protection District regarding detachment of property from the District to the City of Stockton.
The City Manager is authorized to take all necessary and appropriate steps to carry out the purpose and intent of this resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED March 22, 2022 .
KEVIN J. LINCOLN II
Mayor of the City of Stockton
ATTEST:
ELIZA R. GARZA, CMC
City Clerk of the City of Stockton