City Council

13.A. Rescission of Specific Plan Amendment No. SPA21-0001, previously approved by Resolution No. 2022-69 Recommendation: Conduct a public hearing and take the following actions: 1) Receive and file Resolution No. 2023-10 of the Planning Commission recommending rescission of Resolution No. 2022-69, only as to SPA21- 0001, and of Specific Plan Amendment No. SPA21-0001; and 2) Adopt Resolution No. 2023-62, rescinding Resolution No. 2022-69, only as to SPA21-0001, and rescinding Specific Plan Amendment No. SPA21- 0001 (Attachment A), which amended the definitions contained within the Uptown Whittier Specific Plan (UWSP), portions of the development and parking standards in the Specific Plan affecting properties within the entire Specific Plan, and specific standards for parcels in the Uptown Core and Uptown Center areas. Environmental Review Pursuant to the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), a project is exempt if it can be seen with certainty that the proposed action will not have an effect on the environment. (CEQA Guidelines § 15061(b)(3)) The proposed action to rescind the previously approved Specific Plan Amendment fits within this exemption because it would return development standards of the Uptown Core and Uptown Center areas of the Uptown Whittier Specific Plan to those previously existing prior to the adoption of the Specific Plan Amendment SPA21-0001. The return of these standards to those existing prior to the recent changes, and relating to those limited modifications, will not have any environmental impact, as discussed herein.