RES-8664 Approving General Plan Amendment No. 4-95RESOLUTION NO. 8664
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ORANGE OVERRULING THE
RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ORANGE AND
APPROVING THE GENERAL PLAN CLASSIFICATION
OF PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF
TAFT AVENUE, 400 FEET WEST OF TUSTIN STREET.
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 4-
95 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PRESBYTERIAN
HOMES
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 1-96 that
certain property situated on the north side of Taft Avenue, 400 feet west of Tustin Street
not be redesignated from the low density residential designation to the
low/medium density residential designation, and overruled 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:Being a subdivision of portion of Lot 1 of the Fletcher Tract, as
per Map recorded in Book 3, Page 320, of miscellaneous records, in the
office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, in the City
of Orange,County of Orange, State
of California.Upon the public hearing before the City council, the following
facts
were established:The applicant, Southern California Presbyterian Homes, is
proposing to construct a 48 unit residential care facility for the elderly. The
proposed facility is being designed for the elderly (defined by state law as anyone over
62 years of age) who are healthy, but need assistance in handling the basic
living needs.The applicant will be providing transportation, laundry, health
oversight, food preparation services, etc. The facility will not include medical
care or diagnostic services. The proposed facility would be designed and
priced for the more affiuent elderly. The proposal does not include
subsidies to low income households. The project will have one bedroom and
studio apartment units.
The subject site is approximately 1 acre in size and is located on the north side
of Taft Avenue 400 feet west of Tustin Street.
To implement the project described above, the following applications would
have to be approved:
General Plan Amendment 4-95 requests a change to the site's land
use designation from Low Density Residential, 2 to 6 dwelling units per acre,
to Low/Medium Density Residential, 6 to 15 dwelling units per
acre.Zone Change 1178-95 requests a change to the site's zoning
classification from R-I-8 (Residential, single family, minimum lot size 8,000
sq. ft.)
to R-3 Residential, Multi-family):Conditional Use Permit 2130-
95 requests approval of the residential care facility use
on property (proposed to be) zoned R-3.The Planning Commission
held two public hearings on the proposal. The applicant, in response
to concerns raised by the Planning Commissioners and the public during the
first public hearing, revised the original proposal to reduce the number of units from 60
to 48, reduced the height of the building,from 3 to 2 stories and increased the
number of parking spaces from 20 to 21.The Planning Commission
recommended denial
of the revised project due to the following:The proposed residential
density
could have an adverse impact on surrounding residents.The proposed use is not appropriate
on Taft Avenue because of high speed and volume of traffic which
will
adversely affect potential future residents of the site.The integrity of the surrounding
land uses could be adversely impacted by the higher density uses allowed
by the change to Low/Medium density residential.NOW, THEREFORE, BE
IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Orange
that the recommendation of the Planning Commission be overruled and
that
property to the low/medium density residential district be approved for be
approved for the following reasons:
1. The amendment is in the public interest.
2. The proposed designation is compatible with surrounding land uses and
is appropriate on Taft Avenue.
3. The applicant has stipulated to recording a restriction against title to the
real property which restricts use of said real property to a residential care
facility for the elderly.
Adopted this 25th day of June, 1996.
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ATTEST:
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City Clerk of th ity 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 25th day of
June, 1996, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
COUNCIL MEMBERS: Murphy, Barrera, Coontz, Spurgeon, Slater
COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
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