RES-8748 Approving General Plan Amendment No. 3-96RESOLUTION NO. 8748
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ORANGE UPHOLDING THE RECOMMENDATION OF
THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
ORANGE AND APPROVING THE GENERAL PLAN
CLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTY SITUATED SOUTH OF
THE INTERSECTION OF HEWES STREET AND RANCHO
SANTIAGO BOULEVARD.
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 3-
96 POLYGON COMMUNITIES,
INC.
RECITALS:After due public hearings as required by law, the City Council of the City
of Orange considered a recommendation of the Planning Commission of the City
of Orange recommending, by Resolution No. PC 65-96 that certain
property situated south of the intersection of Hewes Street and Rancho Santiago
Boulevard be redesignated from the OS-P designation to the low
density residential designation,and approved said recommendation after finding and
determining the hereinafter described facts. The real property which is the subject of
the redesignation is particularly
described as follows:A portion of Lots 13 and 14 of Lotspeich and Company'
s Tract as per Map recorded June 12, 1876, as No. 186-R in
the Office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State
of California, and a portion of Lots 15 and 16 in Block "B" of the
land of Oge and Bond, in the County of Orange, State of
California, as per Map recorded in Book 3 Pages 430 and 431
of miscellaneous records, in the Office of the County Recorder
of
Los Angeles County,California.Upon the public hearing before the City council, the
following facts were established:1. The applicant, Polygon, Inc., is proposing to develop a
vacant parcel with 100 detached, single family residences. The site is approximately 28.5 acres
in size and is located south of the intersection of Hewes Street and
Rancho Santiago Boulevard. The site is owned by the County and was formerly
used for growing strawberries.2. The proposed development will have public streets and
will have an entrance off both Hewes Street and Rancho Santiago Boulevard. The
applicant is not proposing gated entries. The lot sizes will range from 8,000 sq. ft. to 16,000 sq.
ft., with most lots being either 8,000 sq. ft. or 10,000 sq. ft. The proposed
range in size from approximately 3,100 to 3,500 sq. ft. The project does not include a
communal recreational facility or open space.
3. In summary, the applicant's requests are as follows:
General Plan Amendment 3-96 - to change the site's land use designation from
OS-P (Open Space - Park) to Low Density Residential; 2 to 6 dwelling units per acre.
Zone Change 1184-96 - to change the site's zoning classification from R-
O Recreational- Open Space) to Rl-8 (Residential, single family, minimum lot size
8,000 sq. ft.) and RI-IO (Residential, single family, minimum lot size 10,000 sq.
ft.). The lots proposed to be zoned RI-I0 are located on the south and east portions
of the site while the lots proposed to be zoned RI-8 are located on the west and
north portions of the site.Approximately 60% of the site is proposed to be zoned RI-
8
and 40% to be zoned RI-I0.Tentative Tract Map 15371 - to
subdivide the property
into approximately 100 single family lots.Minor Site Plan Review 23-96 - to create lots
without
direct access to a public street.Variance 2026-96 - to waive the
required 20' front setback
for residential structures on five lots.Administrative Adjustment 96-9 - to allow up
to a 20% reduction III the required front yard setback on
up to 30% of the lots.4. The Planning Commission recommended
approval of the applicant's requests because the proposal would allow the orderly development
of the subject site in a manner compatible with surrounding residential uses,
and the development of the site would include improvements to the alignments
of Hewes Street and Rancho Santiago Boulevard. The Planning
Commission further recommended approval of Variance 2026-96 and Administrative Adjustment 96-9 due
to the site's irregular shape and the adverse impact to the
site caused by the realignment of Hewes Street.5. On December 17, 1996, the
County Board of Supervisors approved a plan that allocated proceeds from the sale of the
subject site to fund park improvements within the City of Orange and to fund the
acquisition of additional
regional
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Orange that the recommendation of the Planning Commission be upheld and that
General Plan Amendment 3-96 redesignating the subject property to the low
density residential designation be approved for the following
reasons:1. The proposed residential land use is compatible with existing
residential uses surrounding the subject
site.2. The reduction in recreational uses is mitigated by the dedication by
the County of Orange of funds from the proceeds from the sale of the subject site to
be spent on additional park land and recreational facilities in the City of
Orange.Adopted this 25th day of Mar~h
1997.
ATTEST:I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted
by the City Council of the City of Orange at a regular meeting thereof held on the ~
th day of MRrr.h ,1997, by the following
vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:COUNCIL MEMBERS:
MURPHY COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NONE COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NONE COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NONE SLATER, COONTZ, SPURGEON,
ALVAREZ G.~~~J~City Clerk of t City of
Orange SSH:
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