City Council

22. SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 2483 AMENDING CHAPTER 17 OF THE MONTEBELLO MUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISH CHAPTER 17.41- VIEWSHED PRESERVATION OVERLAY RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council: 1. Waive Second Reading and adopt Ordinance No. 2483, amending Chapter 17 of the Montebello Municipal Code (“MMC”) to establish Chapter 17.41 - Viewshed Preservation Overlay to protect and preserve significant public and private views; and 2. DETERMINE AND FIND that the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to the “Common Sense” exemption set forth under Section 15061(b)(3), which provides that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment, considering that it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that adding a viewshed preservation overlay will have a significant effect on the environment and pursuant to CEQA Section 15303 related to construction and location of limited numbers of new, small facilities or structures, and the conversion of existing small structures that are consistent with the City’s general plan policies and zoning regulations; and 3. Take such additional, related, action that may be desirable.