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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 11-13 Zone Change 270-13 Eckhoff St Orangewood AveORDINANCE NO. 11 -13 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ORANGE APPROVING ZONE CHANGE NO. 1270 -13 REZONING PROPERTIES IN THE ECKHOFF STREET /ORANGEWOOD AVENUE 2010 GENERAL PLAN LAND USE FOCUS AREA TO OFFICE PROFESSIONAL (OP) AND LIGHT MANUFACTURING (MI) TO ESTABLISH CONSISTENCY BETWEEN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OFFICE PROFESSIONAL AND LIGHT INDUSTRIAL GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATIONS AND ZONING CLASSIFICATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW. ZONE CHANGE NO. 1270 -13 APPLICANT: CITY OF ORANGE WHEREAS, on March 9, 2010 the City adopted its 2010 General Plan, including re- designation of certain properties of the Eckhoff Street /Orangewood Avenue 2010 General Plan Land Use Focus Area, including a change in the name of the land use designation from Industrial" to "Light Industrial." This change also included an adjustment to the allowable floor area ratio (FAR) from a possible 0.4 or 0.6 to a single, higher FAR of 1.0, and application of a uniform three -story height limit for all properties falling under the Light Industrial General Plan designation. The change was made to reflect on- the - ground conditions, accommodate growth and support the long -term viability of the Light Industrial Zone; and WHEREAS, a portion of the Eckhoff Street/Orangewood Avenue 2010 General Plan Land Use Focus Area was changed from Industrial to Neighborhood Office Professional to bring the land use designation and long -term use of these parcels into alignment; and WHEREAS, certain properties subject to Zone Change No. 1270 -13 have had a zoning classification of Heavy Manufacturing, which is not consistent with the Light Industrial General Plan land use designations; and WHEREAS, certain properties subject to Zone Change No. 1270 -13 have had a zoning classification of Light Manufacturing, which is not consistent with the Neighborhood Office Professional General Plan land use designations; and WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 65860 requires consistency between a city's General Plan'and zoning designations; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Orange is authorized by Government Code Section 65850 to adopt ordinances amending the City's zoning code; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission, having considered the proposed Ordinance and Zone Change at a public hearing held on August 19, 2013, including review of the staff report and having received public testimony, has determined the proposed amendment is justified and recommends approval thereof, and WHEREAS, the City Council held a duly advertised public hearing on October 9, 2013 for the purpose of considering Zone Change No. 1270 -13 as it pertains to the Eckhoff Street/Orangewood Avenue 2010 General Plan Land Use Focus Area upon the properties shown in the attached Exhibit "A "; 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. SECTION 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. 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 Councilmembers 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. 2 ADOPTED this 22 day of October, 2013. Teresa . S ith, Mayor, City of Orange ATTEST: Mary E. , City Clerk, Orange 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 Stn day of October, 2013, and thereafter at the regular meeting of said City Council duly held on the 22 day of October, 2013, was duly passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Alvarez, Smith, Murphy, Bilodeau NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None ABSTAIN (RECUSED): COUNCILMEMBERS: Whitaker Mary E. urp y, City Clerk, Ci f Orange 3