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RES-8547 Approving General Plan Amendment No. 2-95RESOLUTION NO. 8547 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 NORm AND soum OF KATELLA AVENUE BElWEEN GLASSELL STREET WEST TO THE CITY LIMITS. GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 2- 95 CITY OF ORANGE. APPLICANT 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 39-95 that certain property situated north and south of Katella Avenue between Glassell Street west to the City limits be redesignated from the Industrial, Maximum 0.4and 1.5 FAR designation to the Commercial Recreation 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 on Exhibit" A ".Upon the public hearing before the City Council, the following facts were established:1. The City of Orange is proposing the creation of a Commercial Recreation designation along the Katella Avenue Corridor. The Katella Avenue Corridor project area includes 150.25 acres ofland north and south of Katella Avenue between Glassell Street west to the City's limit (Santa Ana River). The area is parcelized into 81 properties. The Commercial Recreation designation is intended to provide for commercial and office uses with a specific focus upon entertainment and recreation uses, regional and community-serving retail and service uses, and higher intensity office developments. Approval of the following requests is needed:General Plan Amendment 2-95 - Amendment to the City's General Plan Land Use Element changing the existingIndustrial, Maximum 0.4 Floor Area Ratio (FAR),designation between Glassell and Batavia Streets to Commercial Recreation,Maximum 0.5 FAR. Between Batavia and the Santa Ana River, the existing Industrial,Maximum 1.5 FAR, designation will be changed to Commercial Recreation 1.5 FAR.Commercial Recreation is proposed as a new designation within the General Plan Land Use Element that allows for entertainment and recreational community-service and higher intensity office developments. The proposed land use intensity assumptions are shown in the table below:Proposed General Plan Land Use Intensity Assumptions General Plan Zoning Area Max. Use Mixture Avg.Land Use Designation FAR FAR Desi2Dation COMMERCIAL Commercial "57 Impact Area" Katella l.S Office (20"/0) 1. 00 RECREATION Recreation Avenue, west of Batavia Commercial Recreation (40%) 0. 30 CR) Regional Retail (40%) 0. 30 Katella Avenue, between 0.5 Office (20"/0) 0. 40 G1assell & Batavia Commercial Recreation (40%) 0. 25 Regional Retail (40%) 0. 25 Ordinance Amendment 4-95 - Amendment to the City's Zoning Ordinance, Chapter 17.18 - Commercial Districts to include use and development provisions for the Commercial Recreation District, as shown in the annotated copy of Chapter 17.18 attached to this report. . Zone Change 1177-1)5 - RedesiBIllitim: of the Katella Avenue Corridor from its existing zoning of M-l, Light Ma:l'.uacturing, M-2, Industrial, and C-l, Limited Business District, to the proposed Commercial Recreation zone.Mitigated Negative Declaration 1478-95 has been prepared by LSA Associates, Inc.,to evaluate the potential environmental impacts of this project and is attached to this report. The implementation of the proposed project results in a development intensification similar to the existing Geneul Pllm and, thus, the -effects upon the environmentare no greater tha.'l those previously identified in the environmental documentation adopted with the City's GeneralPlan. .2. The Katell!1 Avenue Conidcr project was initiated in April, 1995, when the City Council requested staff to re-focus eITorts from completing the Northwest Specific Plan to implementing a re-zoc.e of Katella Avenue. The Northwest Specific Plan proposed achangeinland use an<! ~;:velopmeI:.t for the entire 1,560 acre Northwest Industrial Redevelopment Project Arec, wmca is the area bounded by the Santa Ana River tothe west, Fletcher Avenue ta n9r1;h, Glassell Streetto the east and generally Orangewood/Walnut Avenue to the south. The Northwest Specific Plan's primary focus was to change the land use clpn3 Kl1tella Avenue Corridor and, given such, theCity Council felt it was importa.'lt to streamline the planning and to expedite the re-zoneofthe Corridor rather than continui.."g vlit~ the broader specific plan project. The interest in moving the re-zon,e forw~;d is e1w heightened by the aggressive planning underway in neighboring 3. Focus has been placed upon the Katella Avenue Corridor because it represents the greatest economic development opportunity in the Northwest Area due to its status as a regional "smart street" and its proximity and access to the 57 Freeway. These conditions have already helped promote the commercial redevelopment of properties along the Corridor from the existing industrial land use and zoning designation. It is estimated that 30 percent of the Katella Corridor is developed with industrial uses, 30 percent developed with office developments and 40 percent developed with commercial uses. The Katella Avenue Corridor also receives attention because it contains several large undeveloped and underdeveloped parcels (notably west of Batavia Street) that increase the economic development opportunities. 4. Concurrent with the planning and land use efforts for the re-zone of the Katella Corridor was the preparation of a Vision Statement, which articulates the existing opportunities for change in the foreseeable future. The Vision Statement incorporates recommendations from a Citywide Retail Marketing Study prepared for the Economic Development Department by Economic Development Strategies, Inc., and an all-day design charette attended by local architects, designers and City staff. The pwpose of the Vision Statement was to generate ideas about eventual redevelopment of Katella Avenue and to envision the land use possibilities that could evolve. It will be a very useful marketing tool to Economic Development Department staff in their efforts to attract Commercial Recreation uses to the Katella Corridor. The Vision Statement has been attached to this report.5. Prior to bringing the project to the Planning Commission as a public hearing item, staff held three public meetings. The general public and property owners and tenants located within the project area were notified of the meetings. On August 7th a study session was held with the Planning Commission and attended by 17 interested persons, and on August 15th a study session was held with the City Council and attended by approximately 5 people. A comniunity workshop was held on September 18th with the property owners and tenants located in the project area. Approximately 13 interested persons attended the workshop. Public input received at the meetings has been attached to the City Council's report. At the Planning Commission' s public hearing, 7 people spoke about their concerns, which primarily focused upon the potential impact to existing industrial businesses along the Katella Avenue Corridor.6. The Planning Commission considered the project at a public hearing held on October 2, 1995, and recommended that the City Council approve General Plan Amendment 2-95, Ordinance Amendment 4-95 and Zone Change 1177-95. The Planning Commission's recommendation included revision to the nonconfonning provisions for the proposed Commercial Recreation zone, which have been incorporated in the text before the Council are found under Section17.18.050 attached. SSH: 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 2-95 redesignating .~e subject property to the Commercial Recreation District be approved for the follo~g reasons:1. The Katella Avenue Corridor represents the greatest economic development opportunity in the Northwest area due to its status as a regional "smart street"transportation facility and its proximity and access to the 57 Freeway. Further, it contains several large underdeveloped and underdeveloped parcels that increase the economic development opportunities.2. The proposed redesignation is in response to the change that has already occurred through market conditions which promoted the commercial redevelopment of properties along the Katella Avenue Corridor from the existing industrial land use and zoning designation.3. The new Commercial Recreation zone will promote greater compatibility among businesses along Katella Avenue byensuri.:..lg the transition from industrial uses to commercial uses over time.ADOPTED this 28 th day of November 7 1995.r-it( /.>--,..c~.. (:<''''7 ?of(;M1lYor of the City of Orangt ATfEST: fZ~ f'~~City Clerk of e City of Orange I hereby certify that the foreeoin'g Re&::~c1ion was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of the City of o.Langeat a r.egular meeting thereof held on the 28 th of November. 1995, by the following vote:AYES: NOES: ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: MURPHY, BARRERA, MAYOR COONTZ, SPURGEON, SLATER COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE JMA'~ 1':I (' ~"'''d.Clerk of City of Orange Reso. No. 8547 Reso. No. 8547 1 EXHIBIT - . A Properties Within the Katella Avenue Corridor Rezone Project Area II- Assessor Parcel No. Pro e s Address II- Assessor Parcel No. Pro . Address 1 375-371~5 1600 W. Struck Ave. 44 375-261-36 525 W. Katella Ave.2 375-371~7 1030 N. Main Sl 45 375-261- 45 805 W. Katella Ave.3 375-371-08 1040 N. Main Sl -..., 375- 261-49 thru 53 431-435 W. Katella Ave.4 375-371- 09 1096 N. Main SI. 47 375-262-08 303 W. Katella Ave. 5 375-371-10 1746 W. Katella Ave. 48 375-262-15 & 16 211 W. Katella Ave. &1330 N. Gla.sell Sl 6 375-371-12, 14, 15 1740-42 & 1748 W. 49 375-291~3 1223 N. Batavta Sl Katena Avenue 50 375-302~1 1715 W. Katella Ave.7 375-371-16 1744 W. Katena Ave. 51 375-302~7 1700 W. Katella Ave.8aJb 375-374-02 & 03 1085 & 1095 N. Main st. 52 375-302- 10 1523 & 1547 W. Struck 9 375-29141 1211 N. Batavia SI. 53 375-302-11 1130 N. Main st.10 375-291-00 1214 N. Parker Sl 54 375-302-14 1619 W. Struck Ave.11 375-291~7 1250 N. Parker SI. 55aIb 375-302-15 1624 W. Struck Ave.12 375-291~8 1280 & 1282 N. Parker Sl 56 375-302- 16 & 20 1234 N. Main st. & 1430-1500 W. Katella Ave.13 375- 291~9 650 W. Katella Ave. 57 375-302-18 & 19 1170 N. Main Sl & 1520-16OOW. Katena Ave.14 375-291-10 1245 N. Parker SI. 58 375-271~8 210 W. Katella Ave.15 375- 291-11 1215 N. Parker Sl 59aIb 375-291~1 1255 N. Main Sl 16 375-291-12 428-024 W. Katena Ave. 60 375-291-02 1247 N. Main Sl 17 375-- 011-14 1044 W. Katena Ave. 61 375-011~7 1135 N. Main Sl 18 375-011-17 1140 W. Katena Ave. 62 375-011-11 & 13 1050-1100 W. Katella 19 375-011-18 1207-1221 W. Struck Ave. 63 375-271-12 -property i. developed with bldg..held under multiple ownership a. listed below 20 375-021~1 1188 & 1196 N. Batavia 930-521-51 302 W. Katella Ave. ;IIla 21 375-021~2931 & 945 W. Hoover 930-521-52 330 W. Katella Ave. #2a 22 375-021~ 3 1005 & 1015 W. Hoover 930-521-53 306 W. Katella Ave. ;II3a23 375-051~1 1800 W. Katella Ave. 930-521-54 306 W. Katella Ave. lt3b 24 375-361~1 1800 W. Katella Ave. 930-521-55 326W. Katella Ave. # 4a 25 375-361-02 1944 W. Katella Ave. 930-521-56 326 W. Katella Ave. #4b 26 375-01141 1220 N. Batavia Sl 930-521-57 326 W. Katella Ave. lJ.4c 27 375-011..os 1210 N. BatavIa Sl 930-521-56 326 W. Katella Ave. lJ.4d 28e 375-011-00 & 07 1350 W. KateIIa Ave. 930-521-59 326 W. Katella Ave. If.4e 29aIb 375-232-08, 22-24 1045 thru 1251 W. Katella 930-521~ 326 W. Katella Ave. #4f 30 375-232-17 thru 20 1317-1319 & 1325 W. 930-521-61 326 W. Katella Ave. lJ. 4g Katella Ave.31 375-301~5 1501 W. Katella Ave. 930- 521-62 326 W. KatelIa Ave. #4h 32 375-301-00 1725-1741 W. Katella 930-521-63 326 W. Katella Ave. #41 33 375-301~7 & 08 1709 W. Katella Ave. 930-521-64 326 W. Katella Ave. #4j 34 375-301-12 1501 W. Katella Ave. 930-521-65 326 W.