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.
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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
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