RES-8573 Approving General Plan Amendment No. 1-95RESOLUTION NO. 8573
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
RECLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTY SITUATED
AT 404 TO 490 NORm ORANGE STREET.
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 1-
95 CHAPMAN
UNIVERSITY
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 51-95 that certain property situated on the
west side of Orange Street, between Sycamore and Walnut Avenues be redesignated from
the low-medium density residential designation to the public facilities designation
and approved said recommendation after finding and determining the hereinafter described
facts. The real property which is the subject of the redesignation is more particularly
described
as follows:Lots 4 and 5 and the east one-half of lot 3 and all of lots 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,
11, 12, 13 and 14, Block "A" ofW.H.H. Clayton's Subdivision of part of Richland Farm
Lot 13, in the City of Orange, as per map recorded in Book 4, page 6
of Miscellaneous Maps,records
of Orange County.Upon the public hearing before the City Council, the
following
facts were established:1. Chapman University is proposing to develop a parking
lot to provide additional parking for future expansion plans. The Chapman
University campus is generally bounded by Glassell Street to the west, Rose Street to the north,
Shaffer Street to the east, and Palm Avenue to the south. Development within this boundary
is governed by the Chapman University Specific Plan. The project area, which is
currently outside the Specific Plan boundary, includes eleven parcels located on the west side
of Orange Street between Sycamore and Walnut Avenues; addressed 404-
490 N. Orange Street.2. The parking lot proposal requires the removal
of all structures, landscaping,and utility lines contained on 10 of the 11 properties (the property
located at the southwest comer of Orange Street and Walnut Avenue is included in
the general plan amendment and zone change request, but will not be redeveloped with a parking lot
grading of the site, and the installation of asphalt, hardscape, lighting, landscaping and
irrigation.
3. Approval of the following actions is requested:
General Plan Amendment 1-95 - Amendment to the City's General Plan
Land Use Element to change the existing designation from Low-Medium
Density Residential, 6-15 dwelling units per acre, to
Public Facilities.Zone Change 1175-95 - Redesignation of 6 parcels from R-
4 (SP), Multiple-Family Residential (Specific Plan), to P-l (SP), Public
Institution (Specific Plan). Five parcels are to be redesignated from R-4, Multiple-
Family Residential, to
P-l (SP), Public institution (Specific Plan).Chapman University Soecific
Plan Amendment - Amendment to include the project area within the Specific Plan boundary,
and to amend three provisions contained
within the Specific Plan, as follows:a) To change City Council
Resolution No. 7233, Specific Plan Chapter 3.0 (Development Regulations) and Chapter 5.0 (
Design Guidelines) in order to allow street front setbacks of less than 20 feet along the west side
of Orange Street and the north side of Sycamore Avenue for the open parking
lot development; specifically to 2' along Orange
Street and 8' along Sycamore Avenue;b) To change City Council
Resolution No. 7231 and Specific Plan Chapter 3.0 (Development Regulations) to
modify the provision regulating the maximum density and location of modular units on the campus; the
original request was to allow 6 units north of Walnut Avenue and 6 units south of
Walnut Avenue, but was modified at the Planning Commission hearing to include 3 units north of
Walnut and
6 units south of Walnut; and c) To waive the requirement
contained in City Council Resolution No.7231 in order to allow the Specific Plan boundary to
change prior to acquisition of the entire block on the west side of Orange Street; i.e., the project
area would be reduced to 10 parcels if the parcel located on the southwest comer
of Walnut Avenue and Orange Street
is not acquired by Chapman University.4. The Planning Commission considered the project
at a public hearing held on November 20, 1995, and recommended that
the City Council approve General Plan Amendment 1-95, Zone Change
1175-95, Amendment to the Chapman
University Specific Plan, and Mitigated
Negative
A number of issues were raised at the public hearing that the Planning Commission
addressed by either modifying or adding conditions of approval, as follows:
1. Public Notification - A number of people stated that they did not receive hearing
notices. The Commission added a condition (condition #12) recommending that the
Specific Plan be amended to require the University to hand deliver notices of any future
public hearings, to all properties within 300' of the Specific Plan boundaries. Such noticing
would be in addition to the notification provided by the City. Subsequent to the hearing,
staff rechecked the radius map and mailing list and found that there was an error in
the mailing list, that eight properties (out of a total of 229) were not notified. Staff also found
that a majority of the people who said they were not notified were on the mAiling list.
Staff corrected this omission for the City Council hearing.2.
Historic Resources - The Commission added provisions requiring that the University advertise
the availability of salvaged historic materials for sale (condition #9)and requiring
Chapman University to contribute an amount equal to the cost of demolition toward the
cost of relocation of any house bought for such purpose (condition #7). They also asked
for additional photo documentation of the block prior to demolition, with photographs to
be donated to the Orange Public Library historical archives (condition 10).3.
Modular
Units - The original application requested modification to the provisions for modular
units on campus, to allow an overall total of 12 such units, 6 north of Walnut, and
6 south of Walnut. At the hearing, the applicant stated that the University had a need
for only 3 units north and 6 units south of Walnut. There was some concern raised about the
future placement of modulars north of Walnut. The Planning Commission recommended that
the processing requirements for these units be modified,and that placement
be subject to Major Site Plan Review (rather than administrative review) to allow
for public input and review (condition #13).4. Traffic and
Parking Management - Concerns were raised relative to whether the parking lot proposed
for the property being added -to the specific plan would be adequate for future expansion
needs. Residents were also concerned that many students seem reluctant to utilize
University parking lots and prefer to park on City streets. The University summarized the measures
they have enacted in an effort to increase parking lot usage and minimi7e impacts
on the surrounding residential area. The Commission acknowledged the difficulty of
influencing student parking habits, and recommended that the University work with
City Traffic Engineers to develop a traffic management plan to achieve maximum parking lot
utilization (condition # 14).SSH:ld Reso. No.
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In their recommendation to approve the project, the Commission noted that this
project is a positive step by Chapman University and is an important improvement to the
community.
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 1-95 redesignated the subject property to the Public Facilities District
be approved for the following
reasons:1. The Public Facilities General Plan Designation is more appropriate for
the proposed use of the property as a University parking lot, than the existing
Low-Medium Density
Residential designation.2. A corresponding Zone Change is being processed to
assure consistency between the General Plan and zoning of
the property.ADOPTED this 9th day of
January . 1996.
1 /7~J'/
H/1/(.~~ ;/or of the City
of
Orange ATTEST:C~1L.M1~
d-~:T City Clerk of die City
of Orange 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 ---2...
th of January, 1996, by the
following
vote:
AYES:
NOES:ABSENT:COUNCIL MEMBERS BARRERA, MAYOR CCONTZ,
SPURGEON, SLATER COUNCIL
MEMBERS NONE COUNCIL
MEMBERSMURPHY rluu/but?iA-o t-- (}p
A-/'u'7t'City Clerk of the (
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