AgdaPkt 2014-07-28 Closed, Special and Joint SA

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8.B. - Page 76 ATTACHMENT 14 WHEREAS, on February 18, 2014, Applicants filed a timely appeal; and WHEREAS, on July 28, 2014, the City Council conducted a duly noticed public hearing to consider the appeal and the Project, in accordance with all applicable requirements of the State Planning and Zoning Law and the Redwood City Zoning Ordinance, received and considered oral and documentary evidence on the application, considered and certified the Final EIR for the Project prepared in accordance with the requirements of CEQA, the CEQA Guidelines, and the Redwood City Municipal Code and Zoning Ordinance, adopted the Statements of Overriding Consideration the CEQA Findings of Fact, and the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan; and WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that approval of Use Permit Application No. UP2012 -18 would further the purposes of and appropriately implement the City of Redwood City General Plan, applicable provisions of the Redwood City Municipal Code and Zoning Ordinance, and approved Use Permit Application No. UP2012 -18 for the Cambridge Academy Project. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City Council finds that the above recitals are accurate and constitute findings in this matter and, together with the Staff Report and the application materials, including without limitation the Final EIR, development plan, and all other documents, reports, studies, memoranda, maps, oral and written testimony, and materials in the City's file for the application and the Project, and all adopted City planning documents relating to the Project and the property including the City's General Plan, Municipal Code, Zoning Ordinance, and other applicable City laws and regulations, and all associated approved and certified environmental documents, have together served as an adequate and appropriate evidentiary basis for the findings and actions set forth in this Resolution. The City Council, having independently heard, considered, and weighed all the evidence in the record, including evidence presented by City staff, the Applicant, and members of the public, and being fully informed of the Project as modified, the Planning Commission's decision, and the appeal, in the exercise of its independent judgment, hereby grants the appeal and overturns the Planning Commission Resolution No. 13 -30. Section 2. Use Permit UP2012 -18: The City Council finds that: ATTY /RESO.3004 /CC RESO APPROVAL OF UP FOR 180 STUDENTS REV: 07 -22 -14 VR Page 2 of 8