HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-43 - Approving GP-07-01 that Amends Master Plan of HighwaysRESOLUTION NO. 07-43
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA APPROVING GP -07-01
THAT AMENDS THE MASTER PLAN OF HIGHWAYS,
CONTAINED IN THE CITY OF COSTA MESA 2000
GENERAL PLAN TO REDESIGNATE GARFIELD
AVENUE/GISLER AVENUE BRIDGE OVER SANTA ANA
RIVER AND GISLER AVENUE FROM SECONDARY
ARTERIAL TO RIGHT-OF-WAY RESERVE STATUS.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA HEREBY RESOLVES
AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa adopted the 2000
General Plan on January 22, 2002.
WHEREAS, the City Council certified Final Program Environmental Impact
Report (EIR) No. 1049 for the 2000 General Plan on January 22, 2002.
WHEREAS, the General Plan is a long-range, comprehensive document
that serves as a guide for the orderly development of Costa Mesa.
WHEREAS, by its very nature, the General Plan needs to be updated and
refined to account for current and future community needs.
WHEREAS, General Plan Amendment GP -07-01 involves the following:
(1) amendment to the Master Plan of Highways contained in 2000 General Plan
to redesignate Garfield Avenue/Gisler Avenue bridge over Santa Ana River and
Gisler Avenue from Secondary Highway to a Right -of -Way Reserve status; and
(2) a text amendment to the Circulation Element to include a description of the
Right -of -Way Reserve designation. The General Plan amended pages are
shown in Exhibit "A".
WHEREAS, the Cities of Costa Mesa, Fountain Valley, and Huntington
Beach in association with OCTA entered into a Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU) in December 2006, following the conduct of a detailed traffic study titled
"Circulation Feasibility Study and Cost Estimate." This study sets forth
implementation strategies and circulation improvements required to redesignate
Gisler Avenue and Gisler Bridge as Right -of -Way Reserve.
WHEREAS, General Plan Amendment GP -07-01 is consistent with 2000
General Plan Policies CIR-1A.21 and 1A.22, which specifically address the
Garfield Avenue/Gisler Avenue bridge.
WHEREAS, the environmental review for the project was processed in
accordance with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA), the State CEQA Guidelines, and the City of Costa Mesa Environmental
Guidelines. The 2000 General Plan Final Program EIR suffices as environmental
documentation since the proposed project is considered a minor revision to the
Circulation Element and does not involve any new significant impacts or
mitigation measures. Specifically, the proposed project involves circulation
improvements that would maintain Level of Service "D" at all affected
intersections. Subsequent project -specific environmental review shall be
required, as applicable, for the circulation improvements mandated by the
Memorandum of Understanding.
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on March 26, 2007 by the Planning
Commission in accordance with Section 65355 of the Government Code of the
State of California, with all persons having been given the opportunity to be
heard both for and against said Amendment GP -07-01 to the General Plan and
the Planning Commission recommended the City Council adopt GP -07-01.
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on May 1, 2007 by the City Council
in accordance with Section 65355 of the Government Code of the State of
California, with all persons having been given the opportunity to be heard both for
and against said Amendment GP -07-01 to the General Plan.
WHEREAS, this Council deems it to be in the best interest of the City that
said Amendment to the General Plan be adopted.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF COSTA MESA that the Costa Mesa City Council does hereby adopt
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General Plan Amendment GP -07-01 that amends the 2000 General Plan as set
forth in Exhibit "A", which is attached to this resolution.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 1St day of May, 2007.
ATTEST:
C I i L.- e- -) � ��D
JuW9 Folcik, Ci y Clerk
Allan R. Mansoor, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Kimberly Hall Barlow, City Attorney
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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 the above and foregoing is the original of Resolution No. 07-43
and was duly passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa
at a regular meeting held on the 1st day of May, 2007, by the following roll call
vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: MANSOOR, BEVER, DIXON, FOLEY, LEECE
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 2nd day of May, 2007.
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JULIE FOLCIK, CITY CLERK
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GENERAL PLAN AMENDED PAGES
As of 2000, development within the City is comprised of 40,330 residential
dwelling units, 17,397,000 square -feet of commercial and office use, and
14,416,000 square -feet of industrial use. The "other" category' includes uses
such as colleges, schools, parks, agriculture, and uses quantified in units other
than dwelling units and square footage. The total average daily vehicle trips
generated by existing uses within the City is estimated at 1,061,000 ADT, 30
percent of which is attributed to residential uses, and the remaining 70 percent to
non-residential uses, primarily office and commercial. The 2000 General Plan
projects increases in dwelling units to 42,469 and industrial/
office/commercial/publicrinsiitudonal uses to just over 41 million square -feet by
2020. These increases result in a total trip generation within the City of an
estimated 1,278,000 ADT, an increase of 20 percent over the existing ADT
estimate. At the regional level, 20 year traffic volume forecasts for the portion of
Orange County within the vicinity of Costa Mesa area are also anticipated to
increase by approximately 20 percent over existing traffic conditions.
TRAFFIC VOLUME FORECASTS
Traffic volumes on the City circulation system were estimated for conditions
representing buildout of the City's 2000 General Plan. The long-range time
frame established for analyzing the 2000 General Plan is the year 2020. The
2020 circulation system assumed for the forecasts is based on the City's Master
Plan of Highways (discussed in the following section) and the Orange County
Transportation Authority's (OCTA) Master Plan of Arterial Highways (MPAH).
Exhibit CIR-3, 2020 ADT Volumes, illustrates the projected 2020 traffic volumes.
3.6 MASTER PLAN OF HIGHWAYS
With adoption of the 2000 General Plan, modifications to the roadway
classifications were rade to the City's Master Plan of Highways (MPH) to make
consistent with OCTA's Master Plan of Arterial Highways (MPAH). The change
in classifications did not result in any changes to the physical characteristics of
the roadway. The following table summarizes the change.
TABLE CIR 2
CITY AND COUNTY ARTERIAL DESIGNATIONS
000 General Plant
1990Classification
Designations County MPAH Designations
Major Arterial 6 lanes — 2 left tum lanes — median 6 lane divided roadway
Primary Arterial
6 lanes —1 left tum lane — median 4 lane divided roadway
Secondary Arterial
4 lanes — median optional 4 lane undivided roadway
Collector Arterial
2 lanes — no media; — no parking 2 lane undivided roadway
Richt of-WaV Reserve
The Right -of -Way Reserve classification allows local iurisdictions considering deletion
of a planned MPAH facility to request OCTA to redesignate the adopted facility as a
'Right -of -Way Reserve" corridor for a soecified length of time in order to assess the
actual need for it. If OCTA agrees to redesionate the subiect facility as a "Right -of -Way
Reserve corridor on the MPRH, then all appropriate City General Circulation Elements
shall be revised to reflect such redesignation. During the "reserve" period, the right-of-
way shall be preserved, however. the planned street shall not be considered as
mitigation for development planning purposes. At the end of the designated period, a
final decision shall be made regarding reinstatement or deletion of the street on the
MPAH.
Source: Costa Mesa General Plan Traffic Analysis, Austin -Foust Associates, Inc., March 2000.
PAGE CIR-8 • CIRCULATION ELEMENT �'
MASTED
HIGHWA
MAJOR (104' RNV)
PRIMARY (80' RNV)
....... SECONDARY(72'RIW)
-------- COLLECTOR (60' RNV)
Q GISLER AVENUE BRIDGE OVER
SANTA ANA RIVER AND GISLER
AVENUE DESIGNATED AS
"RIGHT-OF-WAY" RESERVE.
ON.T.S. Source: Austin -Foust Associates, Inc. EXHIBIT CIR-4
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