HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 13-12 Zone Change 1266-12ORDINANCE NO. 13 -12
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ORANGE APPROVING ZONE CHANGE
NO. 1266 -12 REZONING PROPERTIES IN THE
KATELLA CORRIDOR 2010 GENERAL PLAN
LAND USE FOCUS AREA BETWEEN GLASSELL
STREET AND BATAVIA STREET GENERAL
BUSINESS (C -2) TO ESTABLISH CONSISTENCY
BETWEEN THE GENERAL COMMERCIAL
GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATION AND
ZONING CLASSIFICATION IN ACCORDANCE
WITH STATE LAW.
ZONE CHANGE NO. 1266 -12
APPLICANT: CITY OF ORANGE
WHEREAS, on March 9, 2010 the City adopted its 2010 General Plan, including
changes to land use designations in the Katella Corridor General Plan Focus Area to establish
land use policy in greater alignment with on- the - ground uses and potential future uses, and to
provide greater flexibility for property owners in the long -term use of their property; and
WHEREAS, the land use designation for the portion of the Katella Corridor General
Plan Focus Area between Glassell Street and Batavia Street was changed from Commercial
Recreation to General Commercial to reinforce the stable commercial environment that exists
along this segment of the Katella Corridor that supports a variety of home improvement,
motorcycle sales, automotive supply and services, light industrial and small -scale
warehousing uses that contribute to the economic stability and diversity of the City; and
WHEREAS, the properties subject to Zone Change No. 1266 -12 have had a zoning
classification of Commercial Recreation, which is not consistent with the General
Commercial General Plan land use designation; 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 20, 2012, 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,
2012 for the purpose of considering Zone Change No. 1266 -12 as it pertains to the portion of
the Katella Corridor 2010 General Plan Land Use Focus Area between Glassell Street and
Batavia Street 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.
ADOPTED this 23 day of October, 2012.
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ATTEST:
Mary E. ity Clerk i 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 9th day of October, 2012, and thereafter at the regular meeting of said City Council duly
held on the 23 day of October, 2012, was duly passed and adopted by the following vote, to
wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Smith, Cavecche, Bilodeau, Dumitru
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN (RECUSED): COUNCILMEMBERS: Whitaker
Mary E. City Clerk, City o nge