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Los Angeles Daily News, (DAILY NEWS) NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE FOR CITY ZONE TEXT AMENDMENT 2012-01 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of San Fernando Community Development Department (the "City") has prepared an Initial Study to provide a comprehensive assessment of any potential environmental impacts associated with the proposed text amendment to the city's zoning code ("Zone Text Amendment 2012-01") that would provide the appropriate definitions and regulations to allow the establishment of: Single Room Occupancy (SRO) residential units as a conditionally permitted use in the C-1 (Limited Commercial) and C-2 (Commercial) zones; Community Care Facilities with seven or more persons as a conditionally permitted use in all residential zones; Emergency Homeless Shelters as a permitted use in the M-2 (Light Industrial) zone; identification of manufactured housing as a permitted use in all residential zones; and, Transitional Housing and Supportive Housing as permitted uses in all residential districts subject only to those development standards that apply to other residential uses of the same type in the same residential district. The proposed amendments to the city's zoning code would allow the city to be in compliance with state housing law pursuant to California Government Code Section 65583, et al. In accordance with the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), this notice is intended to advise all interested individuals that the City as the "Lead Agency" has determined that the proposed Project will not have a significant adverse impact on the environment and therefore intends to adopt a Negative Declaration for the Project. Pursuant to the CEQA Guidelines, the Lead Agency is providing a 20-day public comment period during which all interested individuals can submit comments to the City of San Fernando Community Development Department on the Initial Study and Negative Declaration document. The 20-day public comment period for the Initial Study and Negative Declaration is from Monday, January 7, 2013 to Monday, 28, 2013. During the public review period the Planning and Preservation Commission will hold a public hearing to consider the proposed project's compliance with applicable local and state housing and zoning regulations and in order to make a recommendation to the City Council on the proposed zone text amendment and associated environmental assessment. Subsequent to the public review period, the City Council will hold a public hearing to consider the proposed Project that includes the zone text amendment, initial study and negative declaration. The following section provides detailed information about the scheduled public hearing date(s) and the Project: PUBLIC HEARINGS: Planning and Preservation Commission Public Hearing Date: Tuesday, January 8, 2013 Time: 7:00 p.m. Location: City of San Fernando City Hall - Council Chambers 117 Macneil Street San Fernando, CA 91340 City Council Public Hearing Date: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 Time: 6:00 p.m. Location: City of San Fernando City Hall - Council Chambers 117 Macneil Street San Fernando, CA 91340 PROJECT TITLE: Zone Text Amendment 2012-01, Initial Study and Negative Declaration APPLICANT: City of San Fernando, San Fernando, CA 91340 PROJECT LOCATION: City-wide PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The proposed project is a request for city adoption of a text amendment to the city's zoning code that would provide the appropriate definitions and regulations to allow the establishment of: Single Room Occupancy (SRO) residential units as a conditionally permitted use in the C-1 (Limited Commercial) and C-2 (Commercial) zones; Community Care Facilities with seven or more persons as a conditionally permitted use in all residential zones; Emergency Homeless Shelters as a permitted use in the M-2 (Light Industrial) zone; identification of manufactured housing as a permitted use in all residential zones; and, Transitional Housing and Supportive Housing as permitted uses in all residential districts subject only to those development standards that apply to other residential uses of the same type in the same residential district. The proposed amendments to the city's zoning code would be in compliance with state housing law pursuant to California Government Code Section 65583, et al. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT: The City of San Fernando is the designated Lead Agency overseeing the environmental review for the Project. As the Lead Agency, the City of San Fernando has prepared an Initial Study to determine the nature and extent of the environmental review required for the Project. On the basis of the Initial Study prepared for the Project, it has been determined that the proposed zone text amendment will not have a significant effect on the environment and therefore a Negative Declaration has been prepared. A copy of the Initial Study and Negative Declaration, and other materials used as baseline information by the Lead Agency to make the determination that the proposed project merits adoption of a Negative Declaration are available for review at the Community Development Department, 117 Macneil Street, San Fernando, CA 91340, the Los Angeles County Library located at 217 N. Maclay Avenue, San Fernando, CA 91340, Las Palmas Park, 505 S. Huntington Street, San Fernando, CA 91340, and at Recreation Park located at 208 Park Avenue, San Fernando, CA 91340. Documents are also available online at: www.sfcity.org/environmental. PUBLIC REVIEW PERIOD: The 20-day public comment period for the Initial Study and Negative Declaration is from Monday, January 7, 2013 to Monday, January 28, 2013. (Notice is pursuant to Section 21092.5 of the Public Resources Code.) If you wish to challenge the action taken on this matter in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearings described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of San Fernando at, or prior to, the public hearings. FRED RAMIREZ, City Planner Publish January 8, 2013
