RES-7823 Approving Amendments to 1988 Orange County Hazardous Waste Management PlanRESOLUTION NO. 7823
A RESOLUTION 01' THE CITY COUNCIL 01' THE
CITY 01' ORANGB APPROVING THE AMBNDMBNTS
TO THE 1988 ORANGB COUNTY HAZARDOUS WASTB
MANAGBMBNT PLAN.
WHEREAS, the California state Legislature has declared that the
safe and responsible management of hazardous wastes is one of the
most important environmental problems facing the state at the present
time; and
WHEREAS, The California state Legislature has declared that a
solution to the safe and responsible management of hazardous wastes
requires an effective planning process that involves local and state
governments, the public, and industry; and
WHEREAS, the California state Legislature mandated local
governments to develop comprehensive county hazardous water
management plans pursuant to Article 3.5, Chapter 6.5 of Division 20
of the California Health and Safety Code (AB 2948 Tanner, 1986); and
WHEREAS, on January 25, 1989,.. the County of Orange Board of
supervisors adopted the. 1988 O~ange County Hazardous Waste Management
Plan (OCHWMP), which provides countywide policy direction and action
programs to address current and future local hazardous waste
management issues and certified Final Program Environmental Impact
Report (EIR #490); and
WHBREAS, the City Council of Orange certified Final Program
Environmental Impact Report (EIR #4890) and ratified the 1988 Orange
County Hazardous Waste Management Plan at a public hearing held in
April, 1989; and
WHEREAS, on February 19,1991, the Orange County Board of
Supervisors adopted the amendments to the 1988 Orange County
Hazardous Waste Management Plan as prescribed by the state Department
of Health Services which provides interpretation, clarification, and
additional information on the existing plan; and
WHBREAS, on February 19, 1991, in accordance with the Orange
County Board of Supervisor's policies regarding implementation of the
California Environmental Quality Act of 1970, the County of Orange as
Lead Agency made a finding that Final Program EIR No. 490, previously
certified on January 25, 1989, was determined adequate to serve as a
program EIR for this project, and, therefore, satisfied all
requirements of CEQA; and
NOW, THBREI'ORE, the city Council of the city of Orange does
hereby resolve as follows:
SECTION 1: The amendments to the 1988 Orange County Hazardous
Waste Management Plan are hereby approved.
SECTXON 2: Ackowledge that the prov1s1ons set forth (as amended
by Assembly Bill 2295) in Subdivision C of section 25135.7 of the
California Health and Safety Code, required that within 180 days
after receiving written notification from the County that the County
Hazardous Waste Management Plan has been approved, each city within
that county shall do one of the following:
1. Adopt a city hazardous waste management plan containing all
of the required elements (per subdivision (D) of Section
25.15.1) which shall be consistent with the approved County
Hazardous Waste Management Plan.
2. Incorporate the applicable portions of the approved County
Plan, by reference into the City's General Plan.
3. Enact an ordinance which requires that all applicable
zoning, subdivision, conditional use permit, and variance
decisions are consistent with the portions of the approved
County Plan which identify general areas or siting criteria for
hazardous waste facilities.
ADOPTED this 28th day of May, 1991.
ATTEST:
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I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and
regularly adopted by the city Council of the City of Orange at a
regular meeting thereof held on the 28th day of May, 1991, by the
following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
COUNCIL MEMBERS: STEINER, BARRERA, MAYOR BEYER, COONTZ, SPURGEON
COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
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City Clerk t~c~ of Orange
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