Zoning Code Amendment/Zone Change (ZCA) No. 2022-05 and General Plan Amendment (GPA) No. 2022-02
Summary
SCH Number
2022110409
Public Agency
City of Placentia
Document Title
Zoning Code Amendment/Zone Change (ZCA) No. 2022-05 and General Plan Amendment (GPA) No. 2022-02
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
11/18/2022
Document Description
Project Area 1 includes a Zoning Code Amendment/Zone Change to assign a Zoning designation and establish development standards within the Placentia Municipal Code (PMC) Chapter 23 for the newly annexed Hamer Island. Project area 1 also includes a General Plan Amendment to establish a land use designation for the newly annexed Hamer Island and to recognize said area as an incorporated portion for the City of Placentia in the Land Use Element of the General Plan. Project area 2 includes a Zoning Code Amendment to amend the Placentia Municipal Code (PMC) Chapter 23.21, changing the allowable density of the R-3 Zone, increasing the allowable density from 25 to 30 units per acre. Project area 2 also includes a General Plan Amendment to amend the allowable density of the High-Density Residential land use designation within the Land Use Element, increasing the allowable density from 25 to 30 units per acre.
Contact Information
Name
Joseph Lambert
Agency Name
City of Placentia
Job Title
Director of Development Services
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Regions
Citywide, Countywide, Statewide
Cross Streets
Two project areas are affected: 1. The area of the City of Placentia previously known as Unincor
Zip
92807
Total Acres
76 acres
State Highways
California
Township
Placen
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15061(b) (3)
Reasons for Exemption
On November 15, 2022, the City Council approved the project and found that for both Project Areas 1 and 2 described above, that the proposed project and its implementation will not cause any physical changes to the City’s environment. A Common Sense Exemption (as defined in CEQA) applies to the approved Zoning Code Amendment/Zone Change and General Plan Amendment under Section 15061 (b) (3) of the State CEQA Guidelines, which states: “The activity is covered by the common sense exemption that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA.”). The project as described above has been determined to not fall under the jurisdiction of CEQA and the State CEQA Guidelines because this action will not result in any physical changes in the environment. Therefore, this action qualifies with the requirements for an Exemption, under Section 15061(b) (3) of the State CEQA Guidelines.
County Clerk
Orange
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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