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CHAPTER V AMENDMENTS TO THE VILLAGE ONE SPECIFIC PLAN ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- Chapter Outline V. Amendments to the Village One Specific Plan Page A. Purpose V-1 B. Specific Plan Amendment Process V-1 1. Description of Amendment V-1 2. Presentation of Need for Amendment V-1 3. Criteria for Analysis of Amendment V-1 4. Environmental Review V-2 5. City Staff Analysis of Amendment V-2 6. Public Hearings V-2 ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- Chapter V Amendments to the Village One Specific Plan A. Purpose Over time, various sections of the Village One Specific Plan may need to be revised. The policies presented in the Village One Specific Plan contain some degree of flexibility, but any Specific Plan Amendments must be judged by relatively fixed criteria. B. Specific Plan Amendment Process The following process must be followed in reviewing proposed Specific Plan Amendments: 1. Description of Amendment Proposals to amend the Village One Specific Plan must be accompanied by detailed information to document the change requested. This information should include a revised Specific Plan Text (or excerpt therefrom) and revised Land Use Diagram, where relevant, depicting the Amendment requested. 2. Presentation of Need for Amendment Any proposals to amend the Specific Plan must document the need for such changes. The applicant should indicate the economic, social, or technical issues which generate the need to amend the Specific Plan. 3. Criteria for Analysis of Amendment Any proposal to amend the Village One Specific Plan must be accompanied by an analysis of the Amendment’s effects, compared to the adopted Specific Plan and any adopted Precise Plans, on the following issues: a) Conformance with Specific Plan Guiding Principles in Chapter I of this Specific Plan. b) Compatibility with any adopted Precise Plans, which will be affected by the Specific Plan Amendment. c) Consistency with the Comprehensive Policies presented in Chapter II of this Specific Plan. d) Compatibility with surrounding existing and planned land uses. V - 1 ---PAGE BREAK--- e) Visual impacts, on-site and off-site. f) Traffic impacts. g) Preservation of Open Space. h) Public Utilities, documented in Chapter II of this Specific Plan, as well as any adopted Public Facility Master Plans. 4. Environmental Review The proposed amendment must receive environmental review to determine if it is within the scope of the previous EIR of if further environmental analysis is required. The applicant must provide an analysis of the Amendment’s impacts relative to the adopted Environmental Impact Report. Depending on the nature of the Amendment, supplemental environmental analysis may be necessary, according to the California Environmental Quality Act (Section 15162). 5. City Staff Analysis of Amendment The City staff will review all of the above submitted material and provide a staff report for presentation to the Planning Commission and the City Council. Staff may also request further clarification of the above studies, if necessary. The staff report will analyze whether the proposed Specific Plan Amendment is consistent with the General Plan and whether the need to amend the Specific Plan (Section V(B)-2) can be supported by the conclusions of the supplemental studies reference din Section V 6. Public Hearings Both the Planning Commission and the City Council must hold Public Hearings on the Specific Plan Amendment, in accordance with Section 65453 of the State Government Code. V - 2