Resolution No.
STOCKTON CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF AN APPLICATION WITH THE LOCAL FORMATION COMISSION FOR THE ANNEXATION OF ASSESSORS PARCELS NUMBERS 179-220-14; -15; AND -26; AND PREZONING OF SAID PARCELS TO INDUSTRIAL, LIMITED (IL) ZONING; AND ASSIGN ZONING TO PARCEL NUMBER 179-220-25 TO INDUSTRIAL, LIMITED (IL) ZONING (APPLICATION NO. P24-0104) On May 24, 2024, the applicant, Greenlaw Partners, LLC, submitted a request to, amongst other requests, Prezone Assessor’s Parcel Numbers APNs 179-220-14; -15; and -26, and Zoning of APN 179-220-25, to Industrial, Limited (IL) Zone; 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 APNs 179-220-14; -15; AND -26 to Industrial, Limited (IL) Zone; and The annexation action would also include the applicant’s requested detachment from the Montezuma 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 August 22, 2024, and prior to acting on this request, the Planning Commission considered, and recommended adoption of an Addendum to the approved Mariposa Industrial Park Environmental Impact Report (SCH #2020120283) prepared pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and, On September 7, 2024, a public notice for the subject application was published in the local newspaper in accordance with the Stockton Municipal Code (SMC) section 16.88.030; and On September 17, 2024, the City Council conducted a public hearing on the application, in compliance with SMC Section 16.216, at which point all persons wishing to be heard were provided such opportunity; and At the September 17, 2024, public hearing, and prior to acting on this request, the City Council considered and approved an Addendum to the Mariposa Industrial Park EIR (SCH #2020120283) prepared pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STOCKTON, AS FOLLOWS:
Annexation:
Pursuant to Stockton Municipal Code section 16.216.070(H)(2), the following findings of fact are made to support the annexation request:
a) The subject territory is located within the urban services area of the City, as shown in Exhibit 1: Prezone Map and Legal Description. b) APNs 179-220-14; -15; and -26 have been prezoned, as described above, as well as APN 179-220-25, which is presently unzoned and located within the City of Stockton city limits, in the State of California, are hereby reclassified, and upon annexation to the City of Stockton, to Industrial, Limited (IL) Zone. c) The subject territory is contiguous to the existing City limits, as shown in Exhibit 1: Prezone Map and Legal Description. d) The proposed annexation does not split a line of assessment and includes 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) acknowledgement 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. e) 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 (2) 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 Project shall also be required to join the City of Stockton Community Facilities District (CFD) No. 2024-01. f) The 2040 General Plan Land Use Map designates the subject site as Industrial. Pursuant to Table 2-1 (General Plan Relationship to Development Code) of the General Plan, the Industrial, Limited (IL) Zone is compatible with Industrial 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.
Consistency of the annexation proposed with these policies is demonstrated through its ability to enable development of a new industrial land use in a vacant and contiguous location to the existing City limits.
Detachment and Rural Fire Agreements:
The proposal is contiguous to existing County boundaries or other jurisdiction(s) party to the detachment or reorganization; The County Surveyor has determined that the boundaries of the proposal are definite and certain; The proposal does not split lines of assessment or ownership; The proposal does not create islands or areas in which it would be difficult to provide appropriate services; The proposal is consistent with the land uses, objectives, policies, and programs of the General Plan, any applicable specific plan or master development plan, and other adopted goals and policies of the City and other applicable jurisdiction(s); and Conclusion:
Consistency of the annexation proposed with these policies is demonstrated through its ability to enable development of a new industrial land use in a vacant and contiguous location to the existing City limits.
As referenced above, per SMC 16.216.070(H)(2), all findings of fact can be made to approve the annexation request.
The foregoing recitals are true and correct and incorporated here by reference.
The proposed Prezoning and Zoning action complies with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the City’s CEQA Guidelines, because an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Mariposa Industrial Park EIR (SCH #2020120283) and a subsequent Addendum has been prepared and the analysis included therein demonstrates where feasible, application of mitigation measures that would reduce the impacts to a level of less than significant, and a Statement of Overriding Considerations has been prepared to accommodate additional significant effects that are unable to be mitigated, from either the Prezoning and Zoning action or other related actions constituting the project.
The Project is consistent with the applicable general plan designation of IL and all applicable general plan policies.
The Project is required to join the City of Stockton Community Facilities District No. 2024-01.
The City Manager is authorized to file with the San Joaquin County Local Agency Formation Commission, as described in Exhibit 1 (Prezone Description and Annexation Boundary), Exhibit 2 (City Services Plan), and Exhibit 3 (Draft Detachment Agreement).
The San Joaquin County Local Agency Formation Commission is hereby requested to approve the above-noted annexation of territory to the City of Stockton as depicted on Exhibit 1.
The City Manager is authorized to take whatever actions are necessary and appropriate to carry out the purpose and intent of this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED September 17, 2024 .
KEVIN J. LINCOLN II
Mayor of the City of Stockton
ATTEST:
KATHERINE ROLAND, CMC, CPMC
Interim City Clerk of the City of Stockton