Glendora Municipal Code Art. VIII Appendices. This article provides background material related to the…

A. The Route 66 Corridor specific plan has been prepared in compliance with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Pursuant to state and local CEQA guidelines the city prepared an initial study/environmental checklist. The city determined that the specific plan could result in additional environmental impacts, and therefore, required environmental analysis. As a supplement to this specific plan, an environmental impact report (EIR) has been prepared to respond to the potential impacts as indicated in the initial study.

B. The Route 66 Corridor specific plan EIR is a program-level EIR and includes an introduction, project description, description of existing environmental conditions, assessment of impacts and mitigation measures as directed by the city, in accordance with CEQA.

(Ord. 2019 § 2, 2017)

A. The Route 66 Corridor specific plan is established through the authority granted to the city of Glendora by California Government Code, Title 7, Division 1, Chapter 3, Article 8, Sections 65450 through 65457 (specific plans).

B. As expressed in California law, specific plans may be adopted either by ordinance or by resolution. This allows jurisdictions to choose whether their specific plans will be policy driven (adopted by resolution) or regulatory in nature (adopted by ordinance). This specific plan is a regulatory document, adopted by ordinance.

C. As set forth in the Government Code, Section 65451, a specific plan must contain the following information:

1. A description of the general distribution, location, and extent of the uses of land within the area covered by the plan.

2. The proposed distribution, location, extent, and intensity of major components of public and private transportation, sewage, water, drainage, solid waste disposal, energy and other essential facilities proposed to be located within the area covered by the specific plan and needed to support the land uses described in the plan.

3. Standards and criteria by which development will proceed and standards for the conservation, development, and utilization of natural resources, where applicable.

4. A program of implementation measures, including regulations, programs, public works projects and financing measures necessary to carry out the above information.

5. The specific plan shall include a statement of the relationship of the specific plan to the general plan.

(Ord. 2019 § 2, 2017)