HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 01-13D Zone Change 1267-12D Old Towne Focus AreaORDINANCE NO. 1 -13(D)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ORANGE APPROVING ZONE CHANGE
NO. 1267 -12(D) REZONING CERTAIN PROPERTIES
IN THE OLD TOWNE "FOCUS AREA" WEST OF
GLASSELL STREET TO SINGLE FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL (R -1), IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH
CONSISTENCY BETWEEN THE LOW DENSITY
RESIDENTIAL GENERAL PLAN LAND USE
DESIGNATION AND THE ZONING
CLASSIFICATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH
STATE LAW.
ZONE CHANGE NO. 1267 -12(D)
APPLICANT: CITY OF ORANGE
WHEREAS, on March 9, 2010 the City adopted its 2010 General Plan, including
changes to land use designations in the residential quadrants of the Old Towne Focus Area to
establish more uniform Low Density Residential districts as presented in the Land Use
Element's Land Use Policy Map; and
WHEREAS, the land use designation change to Low Density Residential (LDR, 2 -6
dwelling units /acre) was intended to more accurately represent on- the - ground conditions, and
support the City's long- standing historic preservation objectives for Old Towne that include
protection of the predominantly historic single - family character of the residential quadrants;
and
WHEREAS, in addition to the properties that experienced a General Plan land use
designation change in 2010, there are also properties in Old Towne that have a long- standing
LDR General Plan land use designation; and
WHEREAS, the properties subject to Zone Change No. 1267 -12(D) are zoned
Duplex Residential (R -2 -6), Multi- family Residential (R -3), Multi- family Residential
Maximum (R -4), Office Professional (O -P) and Light Manufacturing (M -1), which are not
consistent with the LDR General Plan land use designation; and
WHEREAS, California Government Code §65860 requires consistency between a
city's General Plan and zoning; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission, having considered the proposed Ordinance
and Zone Change at a public hearing held on December 3, 2012 including review of the staff
report and having received public testimony on the item, has determined the proposed
amendment is justified and recommends approval thereof, and
WHEREAS, the City Council, having considered the proposed Ordinance and Zone
Change at a public hearing held on February 12, 2013 including review of the staff report and
having received public testimony on the item, has determined that the proposed amendment
is justified.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ORANGE
DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I
The existing zoning is depicted on the map attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and
incorporated herein by reference. The Orange Municipal Code is amended in order to
change the zoning classification by amending the zoning on the sites depicted on the map
attached hereto as Exhibit "B" and incorporated herein by reference.
SFCTION II:
The proposed zone changes described in Section I are related to the public welfare,
required by California Government Code Section 65860 and consistent with Final Program
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) No. 1815 -09 for the Comprehensive General Plan
Update, certified on March 9, 2010, and prepared in accordance with the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The proposed zone changes are within the scope of the
previously approved General Plan and are adequately described in the previously certified
General Plan Program EIR for purposes of CEQA. No further environmental documentation
is warranted.
SECTION III
A summary of this ordinance shall be published and a certified copy of the full text of
this ordinance shall be posted in the Office of the City Clerk at least 5 days prior to the City
Council meeting at which this ordinance is adopted. A summary of this ordinance shall also
be published once within 15 days after the ordinances passage in a newspaper of general
circulation, published, and circulated in the City of Orange. The City Clerk shall post in the
Office of the City Clerk a certified copy of the full text of such adopted ordinance along with
the names of those City Council members voting for and against the ordinance in accordance
of Government Code Section 36933. This ordinance shall take effect 30 days from and after
the date of its final passage.
ADOPTED this 26 day of March, 2013.
L
eres E. Smith, Mayor, City of Orange
fit,
ATTEST:
Mary E. Mu , "y Clerk, Ci e
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE
CITY OF ORANGE
I, MARY E. MURPHY, City Clerk of the City of Orange, California, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced at the regular meeting of the City
Council held on the 12 day of March, 2013, and thereafter at the regular meeting of said
City Council duly held on the 26 day of March, 2013, was duly passed and adopted by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES:COUNCILMEMBERS:Murphy, Smith, Alvarez
NOES:COUNCILMEMBERS:Bilodeau
ABSENT:COUNCILMEMBERS:None
ABSTAIN:COUNCILMEMBERS:Whitaker
Mary E. , City Cle i ge
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