SR - ORD-07-17 - SECOND READINGORDINANCE NO. 07-17
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ORANGE APPROVING ZONE CHANGE
NO. 1284 -16 REZONING PROPERTY LOCATED
AT 1725 WEST KATELLA AVENUE TO URBAN
MIXED USE TO ESTABLISH CONSISTENCY
BETWEEN THE URBAN MIXED USE GENERAL
PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATION AND ZONING
CLASSIFICATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH
STATE LAW
ZONE CHANGE NO. 1284 -16
APPLICANT: BRANCH WEST
WHEREAS, on March 9, 2010 the City adopted its 2010 General Plan, including
changes to land use designations along the Katella Corridor General Plan Focus Area from
Commercial Recreation to Urban Mixed Use to establish land use policy that encourages:
economic development; diversification of allowable land uses; property reinvestment and
redevelopment for underutilized property or development conditions that are no longer suited
for present -day business needs; and opportunities for the creation of housing in proximity to
employment, services, public transportation, and existing hubs of activity; and
WHEREAS, since the 2010 General Plan adoption, the City has received its first
application for a residential project in the Katella Avenue Focus Area that proposes to redevelop
an existing light industrial complex with a 94 -unit apartment complex with podium parking and
requires a zone change to Urban Mixed Use in order to develop the property with apartments,
consistent with the General Plan; and
WHEREAS, the property subject to Zone Change No. 1284 -16 has a zoning
classification of Commercial Recreation, which is not consistent with the Urban Mixed Use
General Plan land use designation; and
WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 65860 requires consistency between
a city's General Plan and zoning designations; 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, the Planning Commission, having considered the proposed Ordinance and
Zone Change at a public hearing held on September 6, 2017, including review of the staff report
and having received public testimony, has determined the proposed amendment is justified and
recommends approval thereof; and
WHEREAS, the City Council held a duly advertised public hearing on November 14,
2017 for the purpose of considering Zone Change No. 1284 -16 as it pertains to property located
at 1725 West Katella Avenue shown in the attached Exhibit "A ".