SR - - SECOND READING ORDINANCE NO 01-17ORDINANCE
SECOND READING
February 14, 2017
1. SUBJECT
Second Reading and adoption of an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Orange approving
Zone Change No. 1282 -16 to change the zone of property located at 2050 and 2140 West Chapman
Ave. from office professional (O -P) to general business (C -2) consistent with the existing General
Plan land use designation of general commercial (Max 1.0 FAR) (GC).
2. SUMMARY
The introduction and First Reading of the above - entitled Ordinance was approved at a Regular
Council Meeting on January 10, 2017.
The Ordinance is now presented for Second Reading by title only, and adoption.
Vote at First Reading: AYES: Alvarez, Whitaker, Smith, Murphy, Nichols
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
3. RECOMMENDATION
Adopt Ordinance No. 01 -17.
4. ATTACHMENTS
Ordinance No. 01 -17
ITEM 9.1 1 2/14/17
ORDINANCE NO. 01-17
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
APPROVING ZONE CHANGE NO. 1282 -16 TO
CHANGE THE ZONE OF PROPERTY LOCATED
AT 2050 AND 2140 WEST CHAPMAN AVENUE
FROM OFFICE PROFESSIONAL (O -P) TO
GENERAL BUSINESS (C -2) CONSISTENT WITH
THE EXISTING GENERAL PLAN LAND USE
DESIGNATION OF GENERAL COMMERCIAL
(MAX 1.0 FAR) (GC).
ZONE CHANGE NO. 1282 -16
APPLICANT: WITNESS INTERNATIONAL LLC
(TOMMY CHIN HO LIN) AND LIVING BRANCHES
LLC (EDDY CHIN YU LIN AND EVE KUO WAN
LIN).
WHEREAS, the existing zoning designation for the subject site is Office
Professional (O -P) as shown on Exhibit A of this Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the Applicant proposes to change the zoning to General Business (C -2)
as shown on Exhibit B of this Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the General Plan Land Use Element designation for the site is General
Commercial (Max 1.0 FAR) (GC); and
WHEREAS, in accordance with State planning law (Government Code §65860), the
City must establish consistency between the General Plan and its zoning. Both existing and
proposed zoning would be consistent with the General Commercial (Max 1.0 FAR) (GC)
General Plan Land Use designation of the site. Furthermore, Implementation Program I -1 of
the General Plan Implementation Plan calls for consistency between General Plan and zoning
designations to be established. Therefore, the General Plan EIR already contemplated and
evaluated the proposed Zone Change and the associated reasonably foreseeable development
of the site; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Orange is authorized by Government
Code Section 65850 to adopt ordinances amending the City's zoning code; and
WHEREAS, Zone Change No. 1282 -16 was filed by Witness International LLC
(Tommy Chin Ho Lin) and Living Branches LLC (Eddy Chin Yu Lin and Eve Kuo Wan Lin)
in accordance with the provisions of the City of Orange Municipal Code; and