HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2025-45 - Amendments to the Land Use Elemement of the General PlanRESOLUTION N0. 2025-45
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA,
CALIFORNIA, TO ADOPT AMENDMENTS TO THE LAND USE ELEMENT OF THE
GENERAL PLAN TO BRING THE CITY'S GENERAL PLAN INTO INTERNAL
CONSISTENCY WITH THE ADOPTED HOUSING ELEMENT AND ASSOCIATED
ENVIRONMENT AL DETERMINATION
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA HEREBY FINDS AND
DECLARES AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, the City of Costa Mesa is processing a focused amendment to the
Land Use Element of the City's General Plan (PCTY-25-0004) for internal consistency
with the adopted Housing Element;
WHEREAS, under California law, every city must adopt a general plan, which
must include specified mandatory elements, and may include additional optional
elements, in furtherance of State policy to provide a comprehensive, long-term plan for
the physical development and use of property within the City's jurisdiction;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code Section 65350 et. seq., and Public
Resources Code this Land Use Element Update constitutes a General Plan
Amendment;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code Section 65300.5, a General Plan
Amendment to the Land Use Element is necessary to maintain internal consistency with
the adopted Housing Element;
WHEREAS, the City's Sixth Cycle (2021-2029) Housing Element was adopted by
the Costa Mesa City Council on February 1, 2022, through Resolution No. 2022-06 and
amendments adopted on November 15, 2022, through Resolution No. 2022-67, and as
revised as recently as March 1, 2023, to incorporate non-substantive changes as
authorized by City Council;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code Sections 65352 - 65352.5 the City
mailed a public notice to all California Native American tribes provided by the Native
American Heritage Commission and other entities listed;
WHEREAS, the public notice indicated that a public review draff of the Housing
Element was available for public review and comment from August 17, 2021, and
September 15, 2021;
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WHEREAS, the Land Use Element amendments are necessary updates to the
City's administrative record which should have been incorporated into the process with
the adoption of the Housing Element;
WHEREAS, on October 13, 2025, the City of Costa Mesa Planning Commission
held a duly noticed public hearing and approved Resolution No. PC-2025-21
recommending that the City Council adopt the amendments to the Land Use Element of
the General Plan for consistency with the adopted Housing Element with minor updates
to Figure LU-4 and Figure LU-6 to replace "reductions" with "modifications" in the
proposed text amendments, including the associated environmental determination;
WHEREAS, on November 4, 2025, the City Council held a duly noticed public
hearing to consider the Planning Commission's recommendation, with all persons
having the opportunity to speak for and against the proposal at the public hearing;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
Guideline Section 15162, staff reviewed the previously adopted Mitigated Negative
Declaration for the Sixth Cycle Housing Element and determined that a subsequent
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) or a Negative Declaration (ND) is not required for
the update to the City of Costa Mesa Land Use Element in that the circumstances to
which the Housing Element was adopted have not changed, and no new information of
substantial importance or new impacts have arisen since the prior environmental
documents have been certified. The updates to the Land Use Element are for internal
consistency with the Housing Element. The Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) for
the Housing Element was circulated for the 30-day public review and comment period
from October 29, 2021, to November 29, 2021. On February 1, 2022, the Costa Mesa
City Council adopted Resolution No. 2022-06, certifying and adopting the Mitigated
Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) that
analyzed the candidate housing sites on 352 acres for the Sixth Cycle (2021-2029)
Housing Element. The MMRP requires mitigation for hazards and hazardous materials,
biological resources, cultural resources, noise and tribal cultural resources. Standard
conditions are also included within the MMRP and the housing opportunity sites must
comply with the adopted MMRP. As such, additional environmental review is not
required for the focused update of 'the Land Use Element.
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WHEREAS, the CEQA environmental determination for this project reflects the
independent judgement of the City of Costa Mesa.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA
HEREBY RESOLVES as follows:
BE IT RESOLVED that the foregoing recitations are true and correct and are
incorporated by reference into this action.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Costa Mesa City Council does hereby find
and determine that adoption of this Resolution is expressly predicated upon the activity
as described in the staff report, and compliance of all applicable federal, state, and local
laws.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council Finds that the amendments to
the Land Use Element attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit A, are
consistent with the General Plan, and that the amendment will not be detrimental to or
adversely impact the public health, safety, and welfare of the community and hereby
adopts the amendments to the Land Use Element.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that if any section, division, sentence, clause,
phrase or portion of this resolution, or the document in the record in support of this
resolution, are for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any
court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the
remaining prOVISIOnS.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this 4'h day of November, 2025.
ATTEST:
isna i,rk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Ki berly II Barlow, City Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY' OF ORANGE )
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
SS
I, BRENDA GREEN, City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa, DO HEREBY
CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is the original of Resolution No. 2025-45 and
was duly passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa at a regular
meeting held on the 4'h day of November, 2025, by the following roll call vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: BULEY, GAMEROS, MARR, REYNOLDS, CHAVEZ,
AND STEPHENS.
NOES:
ABSENT:
COUNCIL MEMBERS: PETTIS.
COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereby set my hand and affixed the seal of the
City of Costa Mesa this 5'h day of November, 2025.
B'\ram(!'en:'"'yClerk