SR - ORD-05-16 - SECOND READINGORDINANCE NO. 05-16
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ORANGE AMENDING TITLE 17 OF THE
ORANGE MUNICIPAL CODE TO DEFINE AND
STREAMLINE THE REVIEW PROCESS FOR
INSTRUCTIONAL USES, PROVIDING UPDATED
STANDARDS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF
SENIOR HOUSING IN COMMERCIAL ZONES,
ELIMINATING REFERENCE TO MIXED USE
DEVELOPMENTS IN COMMERCIAL ZONES, AND
ADDRESSING GENERAL OFFICE, MEDICAL
OFFICE, AND PRIVATELY OPERATED
RESIDENTIAL USES IN THE PUBLIC INSTITUTION
ZONE.
WHEREAS, the City desires to put in place clear policies and procedures that: avail the
public of efficient and expeditious review of instructional uses in support of entrepreneurism, the
business community, and economic vitality of the City; provide for efficient and effective
development standards for Senior Housing in strictly commercial zones, which support the City's
housing goals and places Senior Housing near commercial services; and, remove code references
to Mixed Use Developments in Commercial only zones to provide consistency with Ordinance 08-
15; and provide or clarify standards for private office and residential uses in the Public Institution
zone in support of the institutional uses they may serve, and
WHEREAS, the City desires to formalize instructional uses as permitted subject to
performance standards or, if performance standards are exceeded, to allow instructional uses to
apply for a Conditional Use Permit subject to a regulation that would require a parking analysis;
and
WHEREAS, the City desires to incentivize Senior Housing projects in commercial zones
by replacing adherence to density and minimum floor area ratio development constraints of the
Neighborhood Mixed Use 24 DU /AC zone with the base General Plan Land Use designation
density and floor area ratio because senior housing may be well suited uses in commercial districts
due to the convenience of goods and services, medical care, and public transportation to serve the
elderly citizens of Orange; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to maintain consistent codes that eliminate Mixed Use
Development in commercial only zones, consistent with Ordinance 08 -15; and.
WHEREAS, the City desires to accommodate limited privately owned and/or operated
residential, professional office, and medical offices to complement its major institutional uses to
increase convenience for its citizens, and encourage long -term viability of properties in the public
Institution zone.
ITEM: q. DATE OF MEETING: 5110