HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 01 (1999)ORDINANCE NO. 01 (1999)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR ADOPTING A SUBDIVISION
ORDINANCE AND AMENDING THE DIAMOND BAR MUNICIPAL CODE
A.RECITALS.
1. On April 18, 1989 the City of Diamond Bar was established
as a duly organized municipal corporation of the State of
California. Thereafter, the City Council of the City of
Diamond Bar adopted its Ordinance No. 14 (1990), thereby
adopting the Los Angeles County Code as the ordinances of
the City of Diamond Bar. Title 21 of the Los Angeles
County Code contains the Subdivision Code of Los Angeles
County now currently applicable to the subdivisions
within the City of Diamond Bar.
2. On July 25, 1995, the City of Diamond Bar adopted its
General Plan. The General Plan establishes goals,
objectives and strategies to implement the community's
vision for its future.
3. The City of Diamond Bar has determined that the existing
subdivision regulations contained within the County of
Los Angeles Subdivision Code are outdated and ill-suited
to meet the City's needs in terms of the type of
development envisioned by the General Plan.
4. The Planning Commission of the City of Diamond Bar
conducted duly noticed public hearings with regard to the
Draft Subdivision Ordinance. The public hearings were
held on August 26, September 2, September 6, September 9,
September 23, October 14, October 27 and November 12,
1997; and January 27, and February 10, 1998.
5. The City Council of the City of Diamond Bar conducted
duly noticed public hearing with regard to the Draft
Subdivision Ordinance. The public hearings were held on
December 1, December 15, 1998 and January 5, 1999.
6. The City Council considered, individually and
collectively, the four draft articles comprising the City
of Diamond Bar's Draft Subdivision Ordinance established
pursuant to the Subdivision Map Act, Section 66410 et seq
of the California Government Code. The Subdivision
Ordinance consists of the following four draft articles:
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I. Purpose and Applicability of Subdivision Ordinance;
II. Subdivision Review Procedures;
III. Subdivision Design and Development; and
IV. Subdivision Ordinance Definitions.
The Subdivision Ordinance is intended to supersede Title
21 of the Los Angeles County Code now applicable to
subdivisions within the City of Diamond Bar.
7. The City Council, after due consideration of public
testimony, staff analysis and the Council's deliberations
has determined that the Subdivision Ordinance attached
hereto as Exhibit "A" implements the goals of the City
and is consistent with the Diamond Bar General Plan.
8. Notification of the public hearing for this project was
published in the San Gabriel Valley Tribune and Inland
Valley Daily Bulletin newspapers on November 10, 1998 in
a one eighth page legal advertisement.
9. All legal prerequisites to the adoption of this Ordinance
have occurred.
10. The City Council hereby finds that there is no
substantial evidence that the Subdivision Ordinance will
have a significant effect on the environment and
therefore Negative Declaration No. 97-3 has been
prepared, pursuant to the requirements of the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) of 1970, as amended, and
guidelines promulgated thereunder, pursuant to Section
15070 of Article 19 of Chapter 3, Title 14 of the
California Code of Regulations.
11. The City Council hereby specifically finds and determines
that, having considered the record as a whole, including
the finding set forth below, there is no evidence before
this City Council that the Subdivision Ordinance proposed
herein will have the potential of an adverse effect on
the wildlife resources or the habitat upon which the
wildlife depends. Based upon substantial evidence, this
City Council hereby rebuts the presumption of adverse
effects contained in Section 753.5 (d) of Title 14 of the
California Code of Regulations.
B.Ordinance.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Diamond Bar
does hereby ordain as follows:
1. The Subdivision Ordinance attached hereto as Exhibit "A"
is hereby adopted as Title 21 of the Diamond Bar
Municipal Code.
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2. The Los Angeles County Subdivision Code is hereby
repealed in it entirety.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 2ND DAY OF FEBRUARY,
1999, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR.
BY:
MAYOR
I, Lynda Burgess, City Clerk 85t� the City of Diamond Bar do hereby
certify that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Diamond Bar, California,
held on the 5th day of January, 1999, and was finally passed at a
regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Diamond Bar, held
on the 2nd day of February, 1999, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Ansari, Herrera, Huff,
MPT/O'Connor, M/Chang
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ATTEST:
Ly a Burgess, ,City Clerk
City of Diamond Bar
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