The council may approve a specific plan or amendment only if all of the following findings of fact can be made in a positive manner:
A. The proposed specific plan (or specific plan amendment) is consistent with the objectives, policies, general land uses, programs, and actions of all elements of the general plan;
B. The proposed specific plan (or proposed specific plan amendment) is necessary and desirable in order to implement the general plan;
C. The proposed specific plan (or specific plan amendment) would not adversely affect the public convenience, health, safety, or general welfare, or result in an illogical land use pattern;
D. The development standards contained in the specific plan (or specific plan amendment) would result in a
superior development to that which would occur using standard zoning and development regulations;
E. The proposed specific plan (or specific plan amendment) would be in compliance with the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and
F. For specific plan amendments only: In the case of a specific plan amendment, the following additional finding shall be made before its adoption: The proposed specific plan amendment would not create internal inconsistencies within the specific plan and is consistent with the purpose and intent of the specific plan it is amending.
(Ord. 182 § 2 (part), 1997)