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CITY OF COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA
COUNCIL POLICY
POLICY EFFECTIVE
SUBJECT NUMBER DATE PAGE
PROCESSING OF GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTS 500-2 11/3/86
Rev. 8/1/94 2' of 2
property, and request shall be submitted to the City Council by
the Planning Staff in sufficient time to be heard by the City
Council at the second Council meeting following the application
deadline.
The following criteria shall be used as guidelines for the City
Council to determine which applications will be accepted for
processing. An application should be accepted if:
• A General Plan Amendment is necessary to resolve
inconsistency between General Plan designation and
zoning.
• A General Plan Amendment is necessary to provide a
uniform land use designation on a single parcel or
development site.
• A General Plan Amendment would result in decreased
traffic impacts from the property.
An application for amendment to the General Plan should not be
considered if:
• The request applies to a single small lot or a small
area, especially if the change would make the property
inconsistent with surrounding properties.
• The property is located in the Redevelopment Area
(requires action by the Redevelopment Agency to amend
the redevelopment plan).
No General Plan Amendment shall be accepted which would increase
the overall, City-wide development cap. However, General Plan
Amendments which would result in development exchanges or
transfers, may be considered.
As these are simply guidelines, the Council may deviate from
them if there are other important reasons for accepting or
rejecting a particular application.