RES-10506 Amending Circulation & Mobility ElementRESOLUTION NO. 10506
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ORANGE APPROVING GENERAL PLAN
AMENDMENT NO. 2010-0001 AMENDING
THE CIRCULATION AND MOBILITY ELEMENT
TO DOWNGRADE ROADWAY AND
INTERSECTION CLASSIFCATIONS LOCATED IN OLD
TOWNE ORANGE ON THE CITY'S MASTER PLAN
OF STREETS AND
HIGHWAYS.APPLICANT: CITY OF
ORANGE WHEREAS, the City Council has authority in accordance with State law to take
action on General Plan Amendment No. 2010-0001 downgrading the classification of
Glassell Street,Chapman Avenue, and the intersection of Glassell Street and Chapman Avenue in
the Plaza area of Old Towne
Orange; and WHEREAS, Glassell Street, Chapman Avenue, and their intersection at the
Plaza form the core physical framework for both the National Register-listed Old Towne
Orange and Plaza Historic
Districts, respectively; and WHEREAS, physical modifications to Glassell Street or Chapman
Avenue such as widening, and signalization of the intersection of these streets in the
Plaza would markedly diminish the integrity of the two National Register-listed
Historic Districts through potential demolition of historic buildings, changes to the historic
relationship between historic structures and the street, removal of historic trees, as well as demolition of the
historic traffic circle,
park and fountain; and WHEREAS, Pursuant to the authority and criteria
contained in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the Statement
of Overriding Considerations associated with adoption of Final Program Environmental Impact Report No.
1815-09, certified on March 9, 2010 (SCH#2006031117), which was prepared for
the comprehensive General Plan update in accordance with the provisions of the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per State CEQA Guidelines Section 15070 et seq and in
conformance with the Local CEQA Guidelines. The proposed General Plan amendment is within
the scope of the program approved earlier and the program EIR adequately describes the
activity
for purposes of CEQA;and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission conducted a
duly advertised public hearing on July 7, 2010, for the purpose of considering General
Plan Amendment No. 2010-0001 and recommended
WHEREAS, the City Council conducted a duly advertised public hearing on August
10, 2010 to consider the Planning Commission recommendation and public testimony in
support of or opposition to General Plan Amendment No. 2010-0001 upon property
described as
follows:Chapman Avenue and Glassell Street in the Old
Towne Orange Historic
District NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Orange that General Plan Amendment No. 2010-0001 and associated text and graphic
revisions shown in Attachment A, attached hereto and incorporated by this reference, is hereby
approved based on the
following findings:
SECTION 1-FINDINGS 1. The Comprehensive General Plan Update provides the City of
Orange and its citizens with a shared community vision, goals,
policies, and implementation programs that reflects its priorities for maintaining and improving the
quality of life for the citizens of Orange, rather than relying on the content of
the 1989 General Plan which has realized diminished relevance over the course of its
20 year lifespan.2. The circulation network promoted in the Comprehensive
General Plan Update provides a platform for pursuit of a more
complete multi-modal transportation network that takes advantage of the City's sidewalks,
trails, commuter rail service,bus service, bikeways, roadways, and freeways, to
provide the public with transportation options that have the potential to minimize
local and regional traffic congestion over time, provide enhancedconnections
between the City's neighborhoods, commercial districts, and recreational
amenities, and support
an active community lifestyle.3. Final Program Environmental Impact Report (EIR)
No. 1815-09 for the Comprehensive General Plan Update was certified on
March 9, 2010 and prepared in accordance with the California Environmental
Quality Act. The City Council finds that the proposed activity is within the
scope of the previously approved General Plan and is adequately described in
the previously certified General Plan Program EIR for purposes of CEQA.
The Statement of Overriding Considerations associated with adoption of the program EIR
addresses the environmental effects of the project. Therefore, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines
Section 15168(c), the City Council finds that the effects of the project were
examined in the General Plan Program EIR and the associated
findings and Statement of Overriding Considerations. The City Council also finds
that pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15162, the project will not cause new
effects or require new mitigation measures. As such, the City Council finds that the
proposed activity is within the scope of the project covered by the previously certified
Program EIR and no further analysis of the project is necessary or
required
4. The data and analysis upon which these findings of fact are based is set forth in the
staff reports and associated documents for Final PEIR No. 1815-09 and
General Plan Amendment No. 2009-0001, staff's oral presentation, public
testimony, and Planning Commissioner comments and recommendation which constitute
the City Council's review of
this project.ADOPTED this 10th day of
August,
2010 ATTEST:Mary E u ,City Clerk,
ity ge I, MARY E. MURPHY, City Clerk of the City of Orange, California, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of the
City of Orange at a regular meeting thereof held on the 10th day of August, 2010, by
the
following vote:AYES:COUNCILMEMBERS:Smith, Murphy, Cavecche,
Dumitru, Bilodeau NOES:
COUNCILMEMBERS:None ABSENT:
COUNCILMEMBERS:None ABSTAIN:
COUNCILMEMBERS:None Mary E. City