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Home My WebLink AboutSR - GPA-2014-0001 - PART 1 TEXT & GRAPHIC UPDATES LIMITED CHANGES FOR DOCUMENT ACCURACYAGENDA ITEM December 8, 2015 TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council THRU: Rick Otto City Manager FROM: William Crouch Community Development Director ReviewedNerified B City Manager Finance Director To Be Presented By: Anna Pehoushek Cons Calendar City Mgr _ Rpts Council Reports _ Legal Affairs Boards /Crates X Public Hrgs Admin Reports Plan /Environ 1. SUBJECT General Plan Amendment 2014 -0001, an amendment to the Orange General Plan including text and graphic updates, and limited changes to City policies for document accuracy. 2. SUMMARY General Plan Amendment No. 2014 -0001 involves an accuracy review of the City of Orange 2010 General Plan. Since adoption of the General Plan a variety of City capital projects and plan updates anticipated in the General Plan have been completed. In addition, there have been changes in some of the outside agencies involved with the provision of City services, as well as the policy documents administered by regional and state agencies. The proposed revisions involve text and graphic updates, and limited non - substantive changes to City policies identified in the General Plan. The affected General Plan Elements include: Land Use, Circulation and Mobility, Natural Resources, Noise, Cultural Resources & Historic Preservation, Infrastructure, and Economic Development. Text revisions are also proposed to the General Plan Implementation Plan. 3. RECOMMENDATION (1) Find that the proposed General Plan Amendment is within the scope of the previously - approved 2010 General Plan, which was evaluated in certified Program EIR No. 1815 -09; and find that the Program EIR adequately addresses the document accuracy revisions for purposes of CEQA and no new environmental documents are required. (2) Adopt Resolution No. 10911 approving General Plan Amendment No. 2014 -0001 amending the Orange General Plan including text and graphic updates, and limited changes to City policies for document accuracy. ITEM JQ 1 12/8/15 4. FISCAL IMPACT None. 5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL(S) General Plan maintenance is in alignment with all five goals of the City's Strategic Plan. 6. GENERAL PLAN IMPLEMENTATION The proposed General Plan Amendment maintains the accuracy of the General Plan for purposes of effective implementation. 7. DISCUSSION and BACKGROUND :1 The City of Orange Comprehensive General Plan Update and its associated EIR were adopted in March 2010. The General Plan elements and Implementation Plan include a variety of text and graphic references to facilities, programs, City policy documents, and public agencies the City interacts with that represent a snapshot in time as of March 2010. Since adoption of the General Plan, a variety of changes have occurred that have caused certain content of the General Plan to become inaccurate. In some instances, policies and procedures of outside agencies that provide service to, or have jurisdiction over, the City of Orange have also changed resulting in the need to refresh General Plan content specific to those agencies. Due to the role the General Plan plays as a blueprint for growth and change in the community, and the lengthy and resource - intensive process associated with the 2010 General Plan Update effort, it is imperative that the content be reviewed on a regular basis and amended as needed to maintain the relevance and utility of the Plan. Effort devoted to regular document maintenance will afford the City the ability over time to perform more substantive element amendments in a targeted and strategic manner at a lower cost and shorter timeframe than a comprehensive update to a General Plan with an accumulation of deferred maintenance. General Plan Amendment No. 2014 -0001 involves an accuracy review of the City of Orange 2010 General Plan. Since adoption of the General Plan a variety of City capital projects and plan updates anticipated in the General Plan have been completed. In addition, there have been changes in some of the outside agencies involved with the provision of City services, as well as the policy documents administered by regional and state agencies. The proposed revisions involve text and graphic updates, and limited changes to City policies identified in the General Plan. The General Plan Amendment involves changes to the following sections of the General Plan: ITEM 2 12/8/15 • Land Use Element • Circulation and Mobility Element • Natural Resources Element • Noise Element • Cultural Resources & Historic Preservation Element • Infrastructure Element • Economic Development Element • General Plan Implementation Plan All proposed revisions are straight - forward in nature as presented in Attachment 2. It should be noted that revisions to the Public Safety Element will be brought forward under a separate General Plan Amendment due to the fact that the California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection (BFFP) has established criteria since adoption of the 2010 General Plan for Public Safety Element content. Community Development and Fire Department staff are working together to review BFFP Public Safety Element requirements in relation to the City's General Plan. This process will continue for an extended period of time; therefore, staff is moving forward with a refresh of the remaining General Plan and Implementation Plan content. Planning staff worked closely with representatives from the Community Services, Economic Development, Library, Fire, Police, and Public Works Departments on the review of the General Plan content and identification of text and graphics warranting revisions. Formal review by the Staff Review Committee or other decision - making bodies was not required. Public Notice A City Council public hearing notice was published in the Orange City News on November 25, 2015. Due to the citywide nature of the General Plan document and the fact that the proposed accuracy revisions do not affect individual properties, no direct mailing of notices occurred. Hearing notices were also posted at City Hall, City Library, and City Fire Department posting locations. Planning Commission Review The Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on the proposed General Plan Amendment on August 17, 2015. There were no speakers for the item. The Commission adopted Resolution No. PC 25 -15, recommending approval to the City Council by a vote of 4 -0. The Planning Commission Minutes and Staff Report are provided as Attachments 3 and 4. ITEM 3 12/8/15 8. ATTACHMENTS 1. City Council Resolution No. 10911 (including quick page reference guide to tracked change revisions) 2. Planning Commission Resolution No. PC 25 -15 (Attachments to Resolution provided in Attachment 1 of this report) 3. Planning Commission Minutes, August 17, 2015 4. Planning Commission Staff Report, August 17, 2015 (excluding Attachments to Resolution) N: \CDD\PLNGWpplications \General Plan Amendment \GPA 2014 -0001 General Plan Maintenance \CC\CC_Rpt_12_8_15.docx ITEM 4 12/8/15 RESOLUTION 10911 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ORANGE APPROVING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 2014 -0001 AMENDING THE ORANGE GENERAL PLAN INCLUDING TEXT AND GRAPHIC UPDATES, AND LIMITED CHANGES TO CITY POLICIES FOR DOCUMENT ACCURACY. APPLICANT: CITY OF ORANGE WHEREAS, the City of Orange adopted a comprehensive update to the General Plan on March 9, 2010; and WHEREAS, since adoption of the General Plan a variety of City capital projects and plan updates anticipated in the General Plan have been completed; and WHEREAS, since adoption of the General Plan there have been changes in some of the outside agencies involved with the provision of City services, as well as the policy documents administered by regional and state agencies; and WHEREAS, since adoption of the General Plan the Orange Redevelopment Agency was dissolved as a result of state legislative actions; and WHEREAS, since adoption of the General Plan individual development projects involving General Plan land use amendments have been approved; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission, having considered the proposed changes to the General Plan contained herein at a public hearing held on August 17, 2015, including review of the staff report and receiving public testimony on the item, has determined that General Plan Amendment No. 2014 -0001 is justified and recommended City Council approval thereof; and WHEREAS, the City Council having considered the proposed changes to the General Plan contained herein at a public hearing held on December 8, 2015, including review of the staff report and receiving public testimony on the item, has determined that General Plan Amendment No. 2014 -0001 is justified. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council approve General Plan Amendment No. 2014 -0001, and associated text and graphic revisions as depicted in Exhibit "A" (Amended Text and Graphics, shown in tracked changes), `B" (Amended Text and Graphics, clean) attached hereto and incorporated by this reference based on the following findings: ATTACHMENT NO. I CC RESOLUTION 10911 (INCLUDING QUICK PAGE REFERENCE GUIDE TO TRACKED CHANGE REVISIONS GPA 2014 -0001 DECEMBER 8, 2015 CC MTG.