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NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING AND INTENT TO CERTIFY A FINAL PROGRAM ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT GENERAL PLAN UPDATE AND AMENDMENT NO. 6 TO THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN OF THE REVISED GRAND TERRACE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT

DATE: Thursday, April 1, 2010
PLACE: Council Chambers, 22795 Barton Road, Grand Terrace, California 92313
TIME: 6:30 P.M.

THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF GRAND TERRACE IS SCHEDULED TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AT THE ABOVE TIME AND PLACE REGARDING THE FOLLOWING ITEM PROPOSED BY THE CITY OF GRAND TERRACE, APPLICABLE CITY-WIDE:

Project: Certification of the Final Program Environmental Impact Report
prepared for the General Plan Update and Amendment No. 6 to the Redevelopment Plan for the Revised Grand Terrace Community Redevelopment Project, and adoption of the General Plan Update and Redevelopment Plan Amendment.

General Plan Update: A comprehensive update of the 1988 City of Grand Terrace General Plan has been prepared. The new General Plan will contain the following General Plan Elements: Land Use, Circulation, Open Space and Conservation, Public Health and Safety, Noise, Public Services and Facilities, Housing, and Sustainable Development, including the re-designation of the Land Use designations for 13 locations within the City.

Amendment No. 6 to the Grand Terrace Community Redevelopment Project Redevelopment Plan: The Redevelopment Plan for the Grand Terrace Community Redevelopment Project was originally adopted by the City Council in 1979. The Redevelopment Plan has since undergone five amendments. The proposed sixth amendment to the Redevelopment Plan is primarily aimed at maximizing the Redevelopment Agency’s financial ability to implement the Redevelopment Plan.

Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) a Draft Program Environmental Impact Report (“Draft EIR”). The Draft EIR (State Clearinghouse Number 2008071017) discusses the proposed Project’s environmental impacts associated with the Project. All significant effects of the proposed project have been reduced to less than significant levels with implementation of mitigation measures with the exception of long-term permanent noise levels associated with roadway traffic at build-out of the General Plan and long-term air emissions associated with build-out of the General Plan. These cumulative impacts remain significant and unavoidable. Written responses to comment letters received during circulation of the Draft EIR have been prepared and together with the DEIR and comment letters, comprise the Final Environmental Impact Report (“Final EIR”). The Final EIR has been prepared in accordance with, and pursuant to the CEQA, Public Resources Code, 21000 et seq. and the Guidelines for the Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act (State CEQA Guidelines), California Code of Regulations, Title 14, 15000 et seq.

At the public hearing, the Planning Commission will consider all evidence and testimony for the Project and make a recommendation to the City Council.

Anyone wishing to speak in favor of or in opposition to the above listed item will be given the opportunity to do so before the Planning Commission. Pursuant to Government Code Section 65009(b)(2): “If you challenge the nature of the proposed action in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the public entity conducting the hearing at or prior to the public hearing.”

If you have any questions regarding the Project, the public hearing or this notice, please contact Senior Planner Sandra Molina, in the Community and Economic Development Department offices, via telephone at (909) 430-2247, or via email at smolina@cityofgrandterrace.org. Copies of all relevant material, including the Project specifications, the draft EIR, and supporting documents, are available for review at the City of Grand Terrace Community Development Department in City Hall, 22795 Barton Road, during normal business hours. If you plan to attend the public hearing and need a special accommodation because of a sensory or mobility impairment/disability, please contact the City Clerk’s office at (909) 430-2212 to arrange for those accommodations to be made.

Published: One-eighth page legal advertisement on March 18, 2010 in the San Bernardino County Sun.