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WHEREAS, on October 4, 2022, the City Council held a public hearing at the City Council <br />Chambers and determined that approval of the proposed Project is in the best interests of the public <br />health, safety and general welfare. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />REDLANDS AS FOLLOWS: <br />SECTION 1. Compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act. In accordance <br />with City Council Resolution No. 8391, the Sustainable Communities Environmental Assessment <br />prepared for the project has been adopted in compliance with the California Environmental Quality <br />Act (CEQA). <br />SECTION 2. Determination of General Plan Consistency. The proposed Project is consistent <br />with the existing General Plan land use designation as `Commercial' and applicable policies <br />pertaining to the Downtown Redlands district as well as development of transit villages around the <br />three Redlands train stations. <br />SECTION 3. FINDINGS FOR APPROVAL OF TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP. Tentative <br />Parcel Map No. 20175 is hereby approved based upon the following findings, and subject to the <br />Conditions of Approval from the Development Services Department (Exhibit "A") and Development <br />Services Land Use Engineering Division (Exhibit "B") attached hereto: <br />1. That the proposed map is consistent with the general plan or any applicable specific <br />plan, or other applicable provisions of this code. <br />The proposed Tentative Parcel Map and 1.49 acres of the project site is designated for <br />Commercial land uses on the General Plan Land Use Map. The Commercial land use <br />category may permit residential uses consistent with the underlying zoning district (in this <br />case, the Downtown Specific Plan). The proposed Project is located within the Town <br />Center -Historic District of the Downtown Specific Plan (Specific Plan No. 45). Following <br />approval of the proposed Specific Plan Amendment No. 23 to the Downtown Specific <br />Plan (Specific Plan No. 45), the project will be consistent with the Specific Plan. Further, <br />the Floor -Area Ratio of 2.0 for the Project will be equal -to or less than the maximum <br />Floor -Area Ratio of 2.0 that is allowable in the Commercial land use category of the <br />Redlands General Plan and the Town Center -Historic District of the Downtown Specific <br />Plan (Specific Plan No. 45). <br />2. That the site is physically suitable for the type of development. <br />The project site is physically suitable for the type of development, which consists of a <br />multifamily residential building. The site has a generally flat and level topography, has <br />been previously graded and developed for urban development, and is suitable to be <br />developed in accordance with the Floor -Area Ratio and other requirements of the <br />applicable Town Center -Historic (TC-H) District of the Downtown Specific Plan (Specific <br />Plan No. 45). All on -site improvements and off -site improvements proposed as part of the <br />2 <br />I:\Resoludons Res 8300-8399\8391 Vantage One CRA 911 and TPM.doo <br />