RES-8042 Approving Pre-Zone Chane No. 1150-92RESOLUTION NO. 8042
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ORANGE UPHOLDING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE
PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ORANGE AND
APPROVING THE RECLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTY
SITUATED AT THE NORTH-EAST CORNER OF
ALMOND AVENUE AND PIXLEY
STREET.PRE-ZONE
CHANGE 1150-92 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 30-92, that certain
property situated on the northeast corner of Almond Avenue
and Pixley street, be reclassified from the M-l District
to the R-3 District, 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 in 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-l (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 porch cover is a 21 ft. wide expanse,
which is approximately 25 percent of
6. That the proposed project is approximately 11,000 squarefeetinsize, 2 stories, and approximately 29 ft. in overallheight. The individual units are each one bedroom and 550 sq. ft.
n s~ze. The units contain full kitchen, living\dining room,closet space, and bathroom facilities. All toilet and shower/tubfacilitiesareprovidedwithgrabbars. Additional health and
safety features consist of an emergency light and buzzer systemwhichisactivatedfromwithintheunitsincaseofanemergency.Smoke detectors and alarms will also be installed throughout thebuilding.
7. That amenities provided with the project includes a
community recreation room with a fire place, a community kitchen,
a front porch, a second porch on the upper floor, laundryfacilitiesonthefirstandsecondfloor, an elevator, and afencedfrontyardrecreationarea. All areas within the complexarehandicapaccessibleincludingtheinsideoftheindividualunits.
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 OCTO 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 less
per year. 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 sole
pUrpose of constructing and managing affordable housing units.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 theCityofOrangethattherecommendationofthePlanningCommissionbeupheldandthatZoneChange1150-92reclassifyingthesubjectpropertytotheR-3 District be approvedforthe
following reasons:Reso No.
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 the
property is compatible with the uses in the surrounding areabecauseitprovidesabufferbetweentheindustrialusestothenorthandeast, 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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hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularlyadoptedbytheCityCouncilofthecityofOrangeataregular
meeting thereof held on the 23rd of June , 1992,bythefollowingvote:AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
COUNCIL
MEMBERS:COUNCIL
MEMBERS:COUNCIL
MEMBERS:NONE
NONE
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Lot 5 in Block "A" of the Kordes Tract, as shown on a map recorded in Book 18.
Page 2 of Miscellaneous Maps, records of Orange County. California, togetherwiththeNorth36.00 feet of Lots 6 and 7 in Block "A" of said Kordse Tract.
RESO 8042
Lots 6 and 7 in Block "A" of the Kordes Tract, as shown on a map rec~ed inBook18, Page 2 of Miscellaneous Maps. records of Orange County. California.
ALSO EXCEPTING THEREFROM a po~tion of said lot 6 described as follows:
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OF BEGINNING, thence West 10.00 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING.
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