City Council

4-B. PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE EXTENSION OF URGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 2245,\nPROHIBITING PERMITS FOR LAND USE ENTITLEMENTS WITHIN THE MCCASLIN\nBUSINESS PARK (AKA “SATURN PARK”) FOR AN ADDITIONAL 10 MONTHS AND 15\nDAYS.\nIt is recommended that the City Council consider:\n(1) Adopting an Interim Ordinance, extending Urgency Ordinance No. 2245, a moratorium on\nnew development within Saturn Park for 10 months and 15 days pursuant to Government\nCode § 65858;\n(2) Receiving a filing a public report to describe the measures taken to alleviate the condition\nwhich led to the adoption of Ordinance No. 2245 pursuant to Government Code §\n65858(d); and\n(3) Taking such additional, related, action that may be desirable.\nCEQA (California Environmental Quality Act):\nAdopting the extension of the Urgency Ordinance is exempt from further environmental review\nunder the California Environmental Quality Act (California Public Resources Code §§ 21000, et\nseq., “CEQA”) and CEQA Guidelines (14 California Code of Regulations §§ 15000, et seq.)\nbecause it establishes rules and procedures for operation of existing facilities; minor temporary\nuse of land; minor alterations in land use; new construction of small structures; and minor\nstructures accessory to existing commercial facilities. The Urgency Ordinance, therefore, is\ncategorically exempt from further CEQA review under CEQA Guidelines §§ 15301; 15303,\n15304(e); 15305; and 15311. Further, the adoption of the Urgency Ordinance is also exempt\nfrom review under CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines § 15061(b)(3) because the Ordinance is\nfor general policies and procedure-making. This Ordinance does not authorize any new\ndevelopment entitlements, but simply establishes policies and procedures for allowing the\npreviously approved project to be constructed. Any proposed project that will utilize the changes\nset forth in this Ordinance will be subject to CEQA review as part of the entitlement review of the\nproject. The Ordinance will not adversely impact the environment and is therefore exempt from\nthe provisions of CEQA.