RES-8004 Denying General Plan Amendment No. 3-91-BRESOLUTION NO. 8004
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ORANGE UPHOLDING THE RECOMMENDA-
TION OP THE PLANNING COMMISSION OP THE
CITY OP ORANGE AND DENYING THE GENERAL PLAN
AMENDMENT OP PROPERTY SITUATED ON THE EAST
SIDE OP CRAWFORD CANYON ROAD APPROXIMATELY
400 PEET SOUTH OP CHAPMAN AVENUE.
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 3-
91-B 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 the
General Plan designation for that certain property situated on the
east side of Crawford Canyon Road, approximately 400 feet south
of Chapman Avenue be changed to low density residential and
denied said request 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 Municioal 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 slopes adjacent to Crawford
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 Rl-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.NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED
by the City Council fo the City of orange that
the recommendation of the Planning Commission be upheld and that General
Plan Amendment 3-
91-B be denied for the following reasons:1.
The requested Low/Medium Residential Density is not
compatible with the existing low density residential
developments to the site's east and south.2. The site, due
to its rocky and steep terrain, is not consistent with
the East Orange General Plan Amendment of 1978,which required
that residential densities of 6 to 15 dwelling units per acre to be
located within the flat land areas
of the project and not within
the
hillsides.
ADOPTED this 12th day of May ATTEST:a;'.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:
STEINER, BARRERA, MAYOR BEYER,
SPURGEON COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NONE COUNCIL MEMBERS: COUNCILWOMAN COONTZ Y
d referred to in this report is situated in the Slate of Cal ifon'ia.
y of Orange, and is described as follows:
EXHIBIT "A"
PARCEL I:
That portion of Lot ~2 of the E1 Modena Citrus Lands, in the County ofOrange, State of California, as shown on map recorded In [loOY. 6. Page 32oft1isce11aneousMiJps, records of Orange County, California. bouncl>:e1 asfollo\ys:
Bounded Northerly by the moq Northerly Southerly line and the Westerlyprolon9dtionthereof, of the land described in that certain dced tuHilltopInvestmentCo., recorded April 10,1973, 1n flook 106S~. Page 26gofcaielOff:icial Records; bounded Easterly by the most Easterly West lineofsaidlandd~scribed tn deed to Hilltop Investment Co., and the must1estcrlyJineofTractNo. 10775 as shown on a map recordeel in 000" ~9I.Pages 19 to 25 of said MisceJJaneous Maps; bounded Southerly by theSoutherJyJineofsaidLot ~2; and bounded Westerly by the cellle,.l inc oflhatcertainunnamedroad, as shown belween Lots ~2 and Lots 2, ~ "nel S ofsaidElModenaCitrusLands.
EXCEPT THEREFROM that portion lying within the land de'cri!J~d ill lllalcertainFinalOrderofCondr'mnation, recorded ^u~ust 18, 1~7J. ir, nllo!.9767, rage ~67 of said Official Records.
PARCEL 2:
Lot [J of Tract No. 10775, in the City of Orange, County of Or ''''UI'. SlaLeofCalifornia. per map record.d in [Jook ~9I. Pages 19 La 2S. illclur.ivc. offllScell.1lleous Map,. In tile office of Lhe Coullty Recorder uf q III Or,11lUr,County.
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