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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: A:.'-<~~~~CityCle0 h ity of Orange I 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 STEINER, BARRERA, MAYOR BEYER, COONTZ,SPURGEON 7> t-..o~~ tl ~~......-~City Cler of t~ CPy of Orange Reso No. 8042 3-SSH/dg r f I, C PARCE:L i.EXHIBIT A 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: 1'\P'(:INNING at the Pouthwest corner of said lot. thence along the Wester.ly lineQfsaidlotNorth10.00 feet, thence Southeasterly 14.14 feet to a point01\ 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. l'III'Hh'/,.... IIIIJ~ \.(>..N 0 t;;.',-:"V;)<<; . - ' 9,t!=.l G. $ (<'~f fi ~'" ~~ 1~~J eND. 4683 ::c ;>;J EX, P. 9!}o!1I)lfte of ca'i\' O~~if!l'"" I"Jt' t'"T' , I\ r' &;L vr;,J.1> ARCEL 2.EXCXPTING THEREFROM theNorth 36. 00 feet.