RES-8041 Approving General Plan Amendment No. 2-92RESOLUTION NO. 8041
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 APPROVING A GENERAL PLAN AMEND-
MENT TO REDESIGNATE PROPERTY LOCATED AT THE
NORTHEAST CORNER OF ALMOND AVENUE AND PIXLEY
STREET.
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 2-
92 APPLICANT: ORANGE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION
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-29-92 that certain property
situated on the northeast corner of Almond Avenue and
Pixley street be redesignated from the industrial designation
to the medium denisty resideential designation
and approved said recommendation 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"attached hereto.Upon the pUblic hearing before the
City Council, the following
facts were established:1. That the applicant,
Orange Housing Development Corporation, is proposing the development of a
15 unit affordable senior citizen housing project located at the
northeast corner of Almond Avenue
and Pixley Avenue.2. That requested is an Amendment to the
City's General Plan Land Use Element to change the designation
of the entire property from Industrial to Medium Density Residential (
15 to 24 dwelling
units per acre).3. That requested is a Change of
zoning classification of the northerly portion of the property
from M-1 (Light Manufacturing District) to R-
3 (Residential - Multiple Family District). The southerly portion
is already zoned R-3.4. That requested is a Conditional
Use Permit to allow the development of an affordable
senior citizen housing project in accordance with Chapter 17.35 of
the Orange Municipal Code, which provides for an increase in density from
only 8 units allow on this site under the General Plan to 15
units, and also to allow for deviations in parking requirements
from 15 parking spaces as required by code
to 14 spaces as provided.5. That also
requested is an Administrative Adjustment Permit to allow a 4 ft. encroachment of
a front porch cover into the required front yard setback area. The
ft. wide expanse, which is approximately 25 percent of the entire85ft. of building elevation frontage.
6. That the proposed project is approximately 11,000 squarefeetinsize, 2 stories, and approximately 29 ft. in overalleig~t. The individual units are each one bedroom and 550 sq. ft.1n S1ze. The units contain full kitchen, living dining room,closet space, and bathroom facilities. All toilet and shower/tubfacilitiesareprovidedwithgrabbars. Additional health andsafetyfeaturesconsistofanemergencylightandbuzzersystemwhichisactivatedfromwithintheunitsincaseofanemergency.Smoke detectors and alarms will also be installed throughout thebuilding.
7. That amenities provided with the project includes acommunityrecreationroomwithafireplace, a community kitchen,a front porch, a second porch on the upper floor, laundry facili-ties on the first and second floor, an elevator, and a fencedfrontyardrecreationarea. All areas within the complex arehandicapaccessibleinCludingtheinsideoftheindividualunits.
8. That nearby services in the area located only a fewblocksawaywithinwalkingdistanceoftheprojectsiteincludestheSeniorCenteronOliveStreet, the Satellite Market on AlmondAvenue, and an assortment of retail and commercial serviceswithintheOldTownePlazaarea. The nearest OCTD bus stop islocatedjust3blockwestatthecornerofAlmondAvenueandBataviaStreet. A major bus transfer point is also located just5blockseastatthecornerofGlassellStreetandAlmondAvenue.
9. That the units will rent for $339.00 per month toqualifyingpersons62yearsofageorolderwhoearnnomore than35percentofmedianincome. The current median income forOrangeCountyisapproximately $36,500 per year, therefore,resident's annual income will be approximately $12,800 or lessperyear. These dollar figures are established by the U.S.Department of Housing and Urban Development and is available fromthelocalHUDofficesinSantaAna. The persons residing in thisprojectmustalsobecapableofindependentliving, and notrequireanytypeofspecialcareorsupervision.
10. That the project will be owned and managed by the OrangeHousingDevelopmentCorporation (OHDC), which is a nonprofitcorporationbasedintheCityofOrange, created for the solepurposeofconstructingandmanagingaffordablehousingunits.This project will be kept affordable and exclusively for seniorcitizensinperpetuity. This project is subsidized by RentalHousingProgram, Tax Credit, and the City of Orange RedevelopmentAgency.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the city Council of theCityofOrangethattherecommendationofthePlanningCommissionbeupheldandthatGeneralPlanAmendment2-92 redesignating the subject property to the mediumdensityresidentialdesignationbeapprovedforthefollowing
reasons:Reso No. 8041
1. The proposed project is consistent with the goals andpoliciesofthecity's General Plan Housing Element in providingthecommunitywith15unitsofaffordableseniorcitizenhousing.
2. The proposed medium density residential use of thepropertyiscompatiblewiththeusesinthesurroundingareabecauseitprovidesabufferbetweentheindustrialusestothenorthandeast, and the single family and duplex residential usestothesouthandwest.
3. Conditions have been imposed with this project to assurethecontinuedoperationandmaintenanceoftheprojectasaffordableseniorcitizenhousingforthelifeoftheproject.
ADOPTED this 23rd day of June 1992.
ATTEST:
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CJ.ty Cler of t C' "0 Orange I
hereby certify that the foregoing regularlyadoptedbytheCityCouncilofregular
meeting thereof held on the 23rd 1992,
by the following vote: ----Resolution
was
duly and the City
of Orange at a day of
June ,AYES:NOES:
ABSENT:
COUNCIL
MEMBERS:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NONE STEINER,
BARRERA,
MAYOR BEYER, COONTZ,SPURGEON NONE
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EXHIBIT A
Lot 5 in Block "A" of the Kordes Tract, as shown on s map recorded in Book 18,
Page 2 of Miscellaneous Maps, records of Orange County, California, together
with the North )6.00 feet of Lots 6 and 7 in Block "A" of said Kordes Tract.
REsa 8041
Lots 6 and 7 in Block "A" of the Kordes Tract, 8,S shown on 8, map recG+ded in
Book 18, P~e 2 of Miscellaneous Maps, records of Orange County, Californi8,.
ALSO EXCEPTING THEREFROM a po~tion of said lot 6 described as follows:
RF.GINNING at the Fouthwest corner of said lot, thence along the Wester.1y line
qf said lot North 10.00 feet, thence Southeasterly 14.14 feet to a point
on. the Southerly line of said lot distant East 10.00 feet from the POINT
OF BEGINNING, thence West 10.00 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING.
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