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MINUTE EXCERPTS FROM THE
AUGUST 29, 2016 SPECIAL PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
Regarding Public Hearing No. 2 — CO -16-03 and Rezone R-16-04
2. Application No.: CO -16-03 and Rezone R-16-04
Applicant: City of Costa Mesa
Project Planner: Dan Inloes
Environmental Determination:
EIR No. 2015111053 adopted in June 2016 for 2015-2035 General Plan.
Description: Code Amendment CO -16-03 to amend Title 13: Chapter II (Zoning
Districts Established), Chapter III (Planning Applications), Chapter IV (Citywide Land
Use Matrix), and Chapter V, Article 7 (Development Standards for Institutional and
Recreational and Institutional and Recreational School Districts) to include the
Institutional and Recreational -- Multi -Use District as adopted under the 2015-2035
Costa Mesa General Plan. The amendment will establish a new zoning district
and the associated standards for new development within this district. Rezone 8-
16-04 will rezone 2501 Harbor Boulevard, the current Fairview Developmental
Center, from Institutional and Recreational to Institutional and Recreational — Multi -
Use.
Dan Inloes, Senior Planner, presented the staff report.
Commissioner McCarthy and Mr. Inloes discussed the Land Use for Institutional and
Recreational- Multi -Use graph prepared by staff.
Chair Dickson asked how many units were in the Shannon's Mountain proposal. Gary
Armstrong, Economic Development & Development Services Director/ Deputy CEO,
explained that in the previous proposal for Shannon's Mountain 242 -unit multi -family
project was proposed and that there is currently no new proposal by the State.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Jay Humphrey, Costa Mesa resident, recommended to use the current facility at the
Fairview Developmental Center and not to replace it with something new.
Linda Tang, Kennedy Commission, recommended that the City prioritize the
development of low/very low income affordable three-bedroom units at the
Developmental Fairview Center site and thanked staff for their quick response to
questions she had.
Cynthia McDonald, Costa Mesa resident, suggested having housing for female
veterans at the Developmental Fairview Center site.
Johnathan Fletcher, Costa Mesa resident, suggested the Developmental Fairview
Center site to be used for mental health, homeless, and veterans. He stated concerns
with turning the site into new housing.
The Chair closed the public hearing.
Commissioner McCarthy thanked staff for their work on the Fairview Developmental
Center and will be in support of the amendment to the Zoning Code.
Chair Dickson asked staff if the State ever indicated that they would leave the
Fairview Developmental Center there. Mr. Armstrong responded no, the State has
not indicated they will but that the potential could occur. Mr. Inloes also responded
that in the newly updated City's Zoning Code the existing use on that site would be
allowed in the future.
MOTION: Hereby move that the Planning Commission recommend that the City
Council approve the ordinance and give first reading to Code Amendment CO -
16 -03 amendment to Title 13: Chapter II (Zoning Districts Established), Chapter
III (Planning Applications), Chapter IV (Citywide Land Use Matrix), and Chapter
V, Article 7 (Development Standards for Institutional and Recreational and
Institutional and Recreational School Districts) to include the Institutional and
Recreational -- Multi -Use District adopted under the 2015-2035 Costa Mesa
General Plan and to rezone 2501 Harbor Boulevard to Institutional and
Recreational — Multi -Use with the environmental determination of EIR No.
2015111053 which was previously adopted in June 2016 for the 2015-2035
General Plan.
Moved by Commissioner McCarthy, second by Chair Dickson.
The motion carried by the following roll call vote:
Ayes: Dickson, Mathews, McCarthy
Noes: None
Absent: Sesler, Andranian
Abstained: None