2010/11/16 Planning Commission Resolution (10)PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2OIO.37
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF ROHNERT PARK RECOMMENDING TO THE CITY COUNCIL THE
ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION OF APPLICATION TO THE SONOMA
LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION F'OR REORGANIZATION OF
PROPERTY LOCATED NORTHEAST OF BOD\ryAY PARK\ryAY AND
VALLEY HOUSE DRIVE (APN'S 47-11r-030 and 47-111-051) AND VALLEY
HOUSE DRIVE
\THEREAS' the City of Rohnert Park adopted its General Plan in 200Q;
WHEREAS, the citizens of the City of Rohnert Park approved an Urban Growth
Boundary (UGB) in 2000 which defrnes the limits of future development;
WHEREAS' the City of Rohnert Park General Plan includes properties outside of
the curent City limits and within the City's Sphere of Influence (SOI) and UGB that are
intended to be annexed to the City upon preparation of Specifrc Plans for these
properties;
WHEREAS, the approximately 80 acre area located northeast of Bodway
Parkway and Valley House Drive is identified in the General Plan as the Southeast
Specifrc Plan Area;
\ryHEREAS, the applicants for the Southeast Area project have prepared the
required Specific Plan for the Southeast Area and the City has prepared a Final
Environmental Impact Report for the project;
\ilHEREAS, the Southeast Specific Plan property is intended to be annexed to
the City and is proposed to be prezoned "Specific Plan District (SP)" in conformance
with the City's General Plan;
WHEREAS, Califomia Government Code Section 56744 prohibits any
annexation that would result in the creation of an unincorporated island or islands
(unincorporated territory substantially suruounded by a city);
WHEREAS, limiting the annexation subject territory to the Southeast Specifrc
Plan Area and Valley House Drive would create an unincorporated island (APNs 047-
I l1-051) comprised of a one-foot strip approximately 2,600 feet in length along the north
edge of Valley House Drive;
WHEREAS, APN 047-111-051 intended to be annexed to the City in conjunction
with the annexation of the Southeast Specific Plan Area and is proposed to be
incorporated into Valley House Drive right-of-way;
\ilHEREAS, all unincorporated right-of-way on Valley House Drive that lies
adjacent to the Southeast Specific Plan Area is intended to be annexed to the City;
WHEREAS, annexation of the tenitory described herein and depicted generally
in the attached Exhibit A will necessitate concurrent detachment of the same from the
Rancho Adobe Fire Protection District and County Service Area 4l1'
\ryHEREAS, a reorganization is defined by California Government Code Section
56073 as a single proposal involving two or more changes of organization, such as
annexation and detachment;
\ryHEREAS, pursuant to California State Law and the Rohnert Park Municipal
Code, public hearing notices were mailed to all property owners within an area exceeding
a 300 foot radius of the subject property, public hearing notice signs were posted on the
property, and a public hearing was published for a minimum of l0 days prior to the first
public hearing in the Community Voice;
WHEREAS, on November 16, 2010, the Planning Commission held a public
hearing at which time interested persons had an opportunity to provide public testimony
either in support of or opposition to the proposal; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission reviewed the Final Environmental Impact
Report prepared for the project which includes annexation within its project description;
recommended its certification by the City Council; and has otherwise canied out all
requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act.
NO\il, THEREFORE, THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
ROHNERT PARK DOES RESOLVE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS
FOLLO\ilS:
Section 1. That the above recitations are true and correct.
Section 2. Environmental Clearance. A resolution of application to the
Sonoma Local Agency Formation Commission for reorganization of the tenitory
depicted in Exhibit A is in accordance with applicable provisions of the California
Environmental Quality Act, pursuant to the Final Environmental Impact Report for the
Southeast Specific Plan. The Planning Commission has recommended approval of the
Final EIR, which includes annexation within the project description, as well as the
adoption of CEQA Findings, Statement of Ovemiding Considerations and the Mitigation
Monitoring Program, as described in Planning Commission Resolution No. 2010-30,
approved on November 16, 2010.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Planning Commission does
hereby recommend approval to the City Council of Adoption of a Resolution of
Application to the Sonoma Local Agency Formation Commission for Reorganization of
Tenitory located northeast of the Bodway Parkway and Valley House Drive (APN 047-
111-030 and047-111-051) and including Valley House Drive.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that in accordance with the policies of the
Sonoma Local Agency Formation Commission, the recommended title of this proposal is
"Rohnert Park Reorganization 10-1 involving Annexation to the City of Rohnert Park and
EXHIBIT A
ANNEXATION MAP
SEE EXHIBIT 8 ATTACHED TO THE STAFF REPORT
detachment from the Rancho Adobe Fire Protection District and County Service Area
No, 41 (Multi-services)n' and the recommended short from designation is o'Southeast
Area Reorgani zatioÍt."
DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED. on this l6th day ofNovember, 2010 by
the Cþ of Rohnert Park Planning Commission by the following vote:
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