RES-8003 Denying Pre-Zone Change No. 1112-89RESOLUTION NO. 8003
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ORANGE UPHOLDING THE RECOMMENDA-
TION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF ORANGE AND DENYING THE RECLASSI-
FICATION OF PROPERTY SITUATED ON THE EAST
SIDE OF CRAWFORD CANYON ROAD APPROXIMATELY
00 FEET SOUTH OF CHAPMAN AVENUE.
PRE-ZONE CHANGE
1112-89 APPLICANT: A'
A
VENTURES 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-59-91, that certain
property situated on the east side of Crawford Canyon Road,
approximately 400 feet south of Chapman Avenue be reclassified from
the County AR-20,000-SR District to the
R-1-6 District, and denied said reclassification
after finding and determining the hereinafter described facts.The real property
which is the subject of the reclassification is more
particularly described on Exhibit "A" which is attached.Upon
the Public Hearing before
the City Council, the following facts were established:1. The site is an
irregular shaped parcel 3.9 acres in size located 400 feet south of
Chapman Avenue and
on the east side of Crawford Canyon Road.2. The
applicant is requesting approval of a General Plan Amendment to change
the land use designation of the property from Open Space
to LoW/Medium Density Residential, 6-15 dwelling units per acre, and
a Zone Change to pre-zone the site R-
3 (Residential MUltifamily). The site is presently under County
of Orange jurisdiction and is zoned AR-
20,000-SR (Agriculture, minimum lot size 20,000
square feet, sign restricted).Section 65358 of the California Government Code permits the
City to amend its General Plan a maximum of four times
per year.Section 17.90.080 of the Oranqe Municipal
Code permits a property owner to initiate proceedings for
a zone change and requires that the
Planning Commission and City Council hold public hearings prior
to reclassifying any property.3. The subject property is presently
undeveloped, although the site had previously been developed with a residence
which has since been demolished. The
site has several large trees, none of which are native to
the site.4. site topography consists of natural slopes ranging from 2:
1 to 1.8:1 (horizontal to vertical ratio), and cut
the center of the site, at the location where the house once
stood the site contains a flatter area. Elevations within the
site range from 360' to 460'. The terrain of the adjacent
property to the east continues to rise to an elevation of 720'.
5. The site fronts on, and will access Crawford canyon Road.
Crawford Canyon Road is designated on the city's Master Plan of
streets and Highways as a secondary highway with an ultimate
right-of-way width of 80 feet. Crawford Canyon
Road presently has a right-of-way width of 70 feet and
is developed with a travel lane in both
directions. Additional dedication and improvement of Crawford Canyon Road will
be required
with any subsequent development.6. The surrounding land uses and
zoning include single family residence under County of Orange
jurisdiction and zoned AF-20 Agriculture, minimum lot size 20,000
square feet) to the south,a townhouse development in the
City of Orange zoned R-3 Residential, Multifamily) to
the west, and a restaurant and vacant land
under County jurisdiction zoned CC (community commercial) and B1 (Buffer)
respectively to the north. To the east of the site is vacant
land that is designated permanent open space for the Rocking Horse
Ridge Development and zoned R1-20 PUD Residential, Single Family,
minimum lot size
20,000 square feet,Planned unit Development).7. The subject site has
been designated as "Open Space" on the City's General Plan Land Use
Policy Map since 1975 (The City's first General Plan Map).
Staff's research through past files did not reveal specific
discussion regarding this site at the time the 1975 General Plan
Map was adopted. Staff assumes the site was originally designated
as "Open space" due to it severe topography. Furthermore,
staff did not find any records to indicate the site was
considered for active or passive park use.8. The applicant submitted
an initial request for a zone change and General Plan amendment
several years ago. Since that time, a number of
different development concepts have been proposed and reviewed by staff.
These proposals ranged from an lOP (Office Professional)
designation with a medical office building, to residential development
at ten units per acre. One proposal included an adjacent parcel
south of the subject property as part of the development.
In each case, the Environmental Review Board raised concerns with
project conformance with the city's Manual of Grading,
Guidelines for Landform Grading and Planting, Zone
regulations, site access and emergency access provisions.9. The applicant is proposing
to amend the City's General Plan Land Use Element by
changing the land use designation of the subject site from Open Space
to Low Density Residential, 2 to 6 dwelling units per acre,
and to pre-zone the site to R-1-6.10.
The subject property will be considered for annexation to the
city of Orange by the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo)
on November 6, 1991. From a discussion with
a LAFCo representative, the Commission is expected to continue
the annexation request until
council on proposed General Plan Amendment 3-91-B,
Zone Change 1112-89, and Negative Declaration 1376-89.
If the City Council finds that Negative Declaration 1376-
89 is complete, LAFCo will consider adopting the
same Negative Declaration as providing complete environmental analysis
of the proposed development of the site and may file
Negative Declaration 1376-89 as
the environmental documentation for the annexation.BOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED
by the city Council fo the City of Orange that
the recommendation of the Planning Commission be upheld and
that Pre-Zone 1112-89 reclassifying the subject property to
the
R-1-6 District be denied for the following
reasons:1. The proposed pre-zoning would permit development at a
density and scale that would have a detrimental affect on
the surrounding residences due
to the increase in density and the creation of
unsightly slopes.2. The negative declaration does not address the environmental
impacts
the project will have on the
future
residents of the
site.ADOPTED
this 12th day of May ATTEST:
1'.....Jl'~-<:1' 4'~city ~erk th~rty 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
12th
of May ,
1992, by
the following
vote:AYES:NOES:ABSENT:COUNCIL
MEMBERS:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:STEINER, BARRERA, MAYOR BEYER,
Id referred to in this repo,'t is situated in the St~te of California,
y of Orange, and is described as follows:
EXHIBIT "A"
PARCEL 1:
That portion of Lot 42 of the El Modena Citrus Lands, in the County ofOrange, State of Cal Horllla, as shown on map recorded In [loor, 6, P~ge 32of11iscellaneousMaps, recor'ds of Orange County, California, bound>ed asfo11OliS:
Bounded Northerly by the most Northerly Southerly line and the Westerlyprolongationthereof, of the land described in that certain deed tuHil1topInvestmentCo., recorded April 10,1973, In fluok 10654, Page 269ofsaidOfficIalRecords; bounded Easterly by the most Easterly West lineofsaidlanddescribedindeedtoHilltopInvestmentCo., and the mostWesterlylineofTractNo. ]0775 as shown on a map recorded In (loor. 49],Pages ]9 to 25 of saId Miscellaneous Maps; bounded Southerly by theSoutherlyIineofsaidLot42; and bounded Westerly by the cClllcrl in. eflhatcerlainunnamedroad, as shown belween Lots 42 ~nd Lots 2, 4 "ncl 5 ofsaidElModenaCitrusLands.
EXCEPT THEREFROM that portIon lying within the land described In thalcenainFinalOrderofCondr,mnation, recorded August ]fl, ]97], in 110DI.9767, Page 467 of sa Id Official Records.
PARCEL 2:
Lot fl of Tract No. ]0775, In the Cfly of Orange, County of Or'"n9., SlateofCalifornla, per map recorded in (loeY. 49], Pages 19 lo 25, inclus Ive, ofMiscellaneousMaps. In the offlcr of the County Recorder of said Or.n~eCounty.
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