HomeMy WebLinkAbout74-61 Preserve the Status Quo of Land Use in the Civic Center AreaORDINANCE NO. 74-61
AN INTERIM ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA,
ENACTED TO PRESERVE THE STATUS QUO OF LAND
USE IN THE CIVIC CENTER AREA; ADOPTING THE
SAME AS AN URGENCY ORDINANCE AND STATING
REASONS THEREFOR.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA DOES HEREBY
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Costa Mesa
finds and declares that it is necessary to adopt as an
urgency measure this Interim Ordinance prohibiting any use
in the Civic Center area which may be in conflict with a
contemplated zoning proposal under consideration by the City
Council.
Accordingly, the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa
enacts the following sections:
SECTION 2. (A) All uses are prohibited in an area
described in a plot plan attached to this Ordinance marked
Exhibit "A" and by this specific reference made a part
hereof, and no building permit shall be issued for construc-
tion within said area for the duration of this Ordinance.
SECTION 3. The City Council finds and declares that to
protect the public's safety, health, and welfare, this
Ordinance is adopted as an urgency measure.
SECTION 4. The reasons in support of the urgency
actions of the City Council are as follows:
(A) It is the intention of the City Council to
encourage development in the Civic Center area
that would preserve and enhance environmental
quality and promote the attainment of the
economic and social objectives of the General
Plan.
(B) A pending sale of a portion of the vacant land
included in the Civic Center Area has caused
to occur considerable speculation as to how
the entire area will be developed.
Because no comprehensive, long term plan exists
for the Civic Center Area, development decisions
must be made on a piecemeal basis. As a result,
the opportunity to develop a strong community
focal point will be lost. Additionally, the lack
of a comprehensive plan increases the likelihood
of land use conflicts between existing and incre-
mental developments. Finally, the Civic Center
complex constitutes a substantial public invest-
ment which should be protected from the encroach-
ment of incompatible land uses.
(C) The City Council of the City of Costa Mesa does
hereby direct the staff to study the subject area
and identify for public discussion, development
options.
(D) In order to protect the public safety, health,
and welfare, changes in land use and intensity
of use are prohibited for the duration of this
ordinance.
SECTION 5. This Interim Ordinance shall take effect
and be in full force and effect immediately after its
passage, and before the expiration of fifteen (15) days
after its passage, shall be published once in the Orange
Coast Daily Pilot, a newspaper of general circulation,
printed and published in the City of Costa Mesa, together
with the names of the members of the City Council voting for
and against the same.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 5th day of November, 1974.
Mayor of the City of Costa Mesa
ATTEST:
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City Clerk of the City of Co Syr
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
I, EILEEN P. PHINNEY, City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk
of the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa, hereby certify
that the above and foregoing Ordinance No. 74-61 was intro-
duced and considered section by section, and thereafter
passed and adopted as a whole, at a regular meeting of said
City Council held on the 5th day of November, 1974, by the
following roll call vote:
AYES: Council Members: Wilson, Hammett, Pinkley,
Raciti, Hertzog
NOES: Council Members: None
ABSENT: Council Members: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereby set my hand and
affixed the Seal of the City of Costa Mesa this 6th day of
November, 1974.
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Cit Clerk and ex -officio Cle of the
City Council of the City of Vsta Mesa
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