HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-66 - Adopting Amendments to Streetscape and Median Development StandardsRESOLUTION NO. 06-66
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING
AMENDMENTS TO THE STREETSCAPE AND MEDIAN
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
WHEREAS; the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa adopted the Streetscape
and Median Development Standards on September 7, 1999; and
WHEREAS; a further amendment to the Streetscape and Median Development
Standards would amend Section 1.0, to authorize the Parks and Recreation
Commission to approve future amendments to the Streetscape and Median
Development Standards without City Council action,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Costa
Mesa that the amended Streetscape and Median Development Standards, as reflected
in Section 1.0 as shown on Attachment "A", attached hereto.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 15th day of August, 2006.
ATTEST:
-,Pulie Folcik, City Clerk
Allan R. Mansoor, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Kimberly Nall Barlow, City Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
I, JULIE FOLCIK, City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa, DO HEREBY CERTIFY
that foregoing Resolution No. 06-66 was duly passed and adopted by the City Council
of the City of Costa Mesa at a regular meeting held on the 15th day of August, 2006, by
the following roll call vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: MANSOOR, BEVER, DIXON, AND
MONAHAN
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: FOLEY
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereby set my hand and affixed the seal of the
City of Costa Mesa this 16th day of August, 2006.
ULIE FOLCIK, CITY CLERK
(SEAL)
The foregoing is the original of Resolution No. 06-66 duly passed and adopted by the
Costa Mesa City Council at the regular meeting held August 15, 2006.
JULIE FOLCIK, CITY CLERK
(SEAL)
Attachment "A"
1.0 INTRODUCTIONIEXECUTIVE SUMMARY
These Streetscape and Median Development Standards represent the adopted
"Vision" (City Council, 1999) for the future of the City of Costa Mesa
streetscapes. Costa Mesa's heritage is predominately agricultural, with
unobstructed open space. The urbanization of Orange County in the last 30
years has resulted in the replacement of this open quality with residential,
commercial, and industrial structures and uses, connected by miles of streets.
In order to recapture some of the agrarian element of the City's past and to
preserve and enhance it for the City's future, Costa Mesa rededicates itself to
an urban design emphasizing an extensive tree and landscaping program within
the public rights-of-way, and on private properties.
The Streetscape and Median Development Standards have been created to
meet the goal of providing this special urban design for the City, to enhance
recreational opportunities, and to improve and protect the future visual quality
of Costa Mesa. The standard design details illustrate the approved "Blueprint"
for all new streetscape corridor/parkway projects administered by the City's
Development Services and Public Services departments. In addition, the
Standards address policies in the General Plan (Transportation Element, Policies
166 and 200; land use element, policies 245 through 250).
Costa Mesa has met the requirements for and has the privilege of being
designated "Tree City USA." Consequently, these Standards focus particularly
on increasing and improving the inventory of trees in the community.
Consideration and attention have been given to the preservation and protection
of existing healthy trees, especially in the residential parkways. The Standards
also encourage the use of appropriate species of canopy trees along the
parkways, in the street medians, and in the street setback landscaped area on
private commercial, industrial, and residential (multi -family) property.
Consistent, yet distinct streetscape corridors will be created through the use of
cohesive median and side parkway development along with city-wide
standardized street furniture: entry signs, bus benches, streetside rest
benches, trash receptacles, and specialized furniture (i.e., Downtown Costa
Mesa).
The Streetscape and Median Development Standards (Standards) encompass
established criteria for the selection of plants, site furnishings, medians or other
improvements located within the public rights-of-way throughout the City. It is a
dynamic document intended as a framework to guide the installation of certain
public right-of-way improvements and the preservation of those already
existing. However, when changes are proposed specific to a particular project
or community issue, changes to the Standards may become necessary. The
Parks and Recreation Commission is authorized by the City Council to consider
and approve changes to the Standards without further consideration by the
Council.