HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 16-11 Zone Change 1261-11ORDINANCE NO. 16 -11
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ORANGE APPROVING ZONE CHANGE
NO. 1261 -11 ESTABLISHING CONSISTENCY
BETWEEN THE LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL
GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATION AND
THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION IN PORTIONS OF
OLD TOWNE IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE
LAW.
ZONE CHANGE NO. 1261 -11
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 (2 -6
dwelling units per 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, a number of blocks and properties in the residential quadrants of Old
Towne that did not experience a land use change under the 2010 General Plan update have
had Low Density Residential General Plan designations for decades, but the zoning has not
been consistent with the General Plan; and
WHEREAS, the properties subject to Zone Change No. 1261 -11 have had zoning
classifications of Residential Duplex (R2), Multiple Family Residential (R3), Multiple
Family Residential (R4), Office Professional (OP), and Limited Business (Cl), and General
Commercial (C2), none of which are consistent with the Low Density Residential 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 zone
changes at a public hearing held on September 19, 2011, including review of the staff report
and having received public testimony, has determined the proposed amendments are justified
and recommended approval thereof, and
WHEREAS, the City Council held a duly advertised public hearing on October 25,
2011 for the purpose of considering Zone Change No. 1261 -11 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 1 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. 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.
ADOPTED this 28 day of February, 2012.
V. Vavecche, Ma)k; 'City of Orange
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ATTEST:
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Mary urp , City Cler Cit of 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 14`" day of February, 2012, and thereafter at the regular meeting of said
City Council duly held on the 28`" day of February, 2012, was duly passed and adopted by
the following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Smith, Cavecche, Dumitru, Bilodeau
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Whitaker
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
Mary y, City l . k it of Orange
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