HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-14-25 CC GP2024-0002 Safety Element Update and GP Maintenance PH Notice CITY OF ORANGE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT:
SAFETY ELEMENT UPDATE AND LANGUAGE
CLEANUP THROUGHT ENTIRE GENERAL PLAN
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Orange will hold a Public Hearing at a
Regular Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at 6:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as
the matter may be heard, at the City Council Chamber, 300 E. Chapman Avenue, Orange to consider the
following request:
SUBJECT: An amendment to the Orange General Plan Safety Element and minor text and graphic updates
throughout the entire General Plan for document accuracy (General Plan Amendment 2024-0002).
APPLICANT: City of Orange
LOCATION: Citywide
ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION:
The proposed General Plan Safety Element update and General Plan language clean-up do not have the
potential to cause new significant effects on the environment. The proposed updates would amend the Safety
Element to reflect state law, and minimize wildfire impacts to the city. The accuracy language clean up
throughout the remainder of the General Plan, including text and graphic updates and limited non-substantive
changes to City policies for document accuracy, will not have a significant effect on the environment; and,
therefore, no additional analysis is required pursuant to CEQA.
In addition, the Final Program Environmental Impact Report (EIR) No. 1815-09 (SCH#2006031117) for the
Comprehensive General Plan Update was certified on March 9, 2010 and prepared in accordance with the
CEQA. The proposed General Plan amendment reflects updates to text and graphic revisions that are not
substantive but more accurate references to outside agencies and related policy documents, current City and
inter-agency practices, and dissolution of the Redevelopment Agency. As such, the proposed GPA makes
non substantive edits to the General Plan, making the General Plan content consistent with the technical
analysis provided in the EIR.
Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15168(c), the City finds that the effects of the General Plan
updates/amendment were contemplated in the General Plan Program EIR and the associated Findings and
Statement of Overriding Considerations. The City also finds that pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section
15162, the text and graphic amendments will not cause new significant environmental impacts or require new
mitigation measures, which were not already identified in the General Plan Program EIR. The City finds that
the proposed activity is within the scope of the project covered by the previously certified Program EIR and
nothing further is necessary or required to comply with CEQA.
FURTHER INFORMATION:All interested persons may be heard on any relevant matter relating to the
proposed action by attending the public hearing in person; or by submitting written comments as set forth in
the January 14, 2025, City Council agenda. To obtain further information about the project, please contact
Arlen Beck, Associate Planner, City of Orange, 300 East Chapman Avenue via telephone (714) 744-7272 or
e-mail at abeck@cityoforange.org.
Dated: December 18, 2024 CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ORANGE
PHONE: (714)744-5500 BY: PAMELA COLEMAN, CITY CLERK