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RESOLUTION NO. 93-35
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE CITY OF
COSTA MESA 1990 GENERAL PLAN AS SPECIFIED IN
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT GP -93-02.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA DOES HEREBY
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, the 1990 General Plan was adopted by the City Council of the City of Costa
Mesa by Resolution No. 92-27 on March 16, 1992; and
WHEREAS, the General Plan is a long-range comprehensive document which serves as
a guide for the orderly development of Costa Mesa; and
WHEREAS, certain policy amendments shown in Exhibit "A" are necessary to ensure
consistency with regional efforts for transportation system management; and
WHEREAS, based on evidence in the record a Negative Declaration and DeMinimis
Finding have been prepared and are adopted in conjunction with General Plan
Amendment GP -93-02;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IS RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Costa
Mesa hereby amends the 1990 General Plan as shown in Exhibit "A".
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 3rd day of May, 1993.
ATTEST:
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Deputy Citylerk of the City of
Costa Mesa
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE } ss
CITY OF COSTA MESA }
Mayor of the City of Costa Mesa
I, MARY T. ELLIOTT, Deputy City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of the City Council of
the City of Costa Mesa, hereby certify that the above and foregoing Resolution No. 93-35 was
duly and regularly passed and adopted by the said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held
on the 3rd day of May, 1993.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the City
of Costa Mesa this 4th day of May, 1993.
r.
Deputy City Perk and ex -officio Clerk of
the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa
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EXHIBIT A
GP -93-02
These policies, as shown below, shall be incorporated onto pages
414.6 and 457 of the City of Costa Mesa 1990 General Plan:
309. Circulation improvements, required to provide or
attain the established traffic level of service
standard at an intersection to which a development
project contributes measurable traffic shall be
completed within three years of issuance of the
first building permit for said project, unless
additional right-of-way or coordination with other
government agencies is required to complete the
improvement. Improvements may be required sooner
if, because of extraordinary traffic generation
characteristics of the project or extraordinary
impacts to the surrounding circulation system, such
improvements are necessary to prevent significant
adverse impacts.
309A. Construction of circulation improvements for phased
development projects may be constructed
commensurate with the project construction based
upon the findings of a traffic study approved by
the City of Costa Mesa.
Exhibit "A"
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Policies:
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The following policies have been established to implement Objective
XIV -A:
306. The established traffic level of service shall be level
of service (LOS) D or better for all intersections under
the sole control of the city, except for the
intersection of Harbor and Gisler which shall have an
established level of service (LOS) E or better.
307. The established level of service standard shall not
apply to intersections under the jurisdiction of another
city, the County of Orange or the State of California or
to intersections included on the Deficient Intersection
List established by the Inter -Jurisdictional Planning
Forum for the Growth Management Area in which the city
participates.
308. The traffic level of service will be measured by the
Traffic Level of Service Policy Implementation Manual
established by the Local Transportation Authority.
Obiective XIV -B:
To ensure that the transportation related impacts of development
projects are mitigated to the fullest extent possible, in
conformance with the established traffic level of service policies.
Policies:
The following policies have been established to implement Objective
XIV -B:
309. Circulation improvements required to provide or attain
the established traffic level of service standard at an
intersection to which a development project contributes
measurable traffic shall be completed within three years
of issuance of the first building permit for said
project, unless additional right-of-way or coordination
with other government agencies is required to complete
the improvement. Improvements may be required sooner if,
because of extraordinary traffic generation
characteristics of the project or extraordinary impacts
to the surrounding circulation system, such improvements
are necessary to prevent significant adverse impacts.
309A. Construction of circulation improvements for phased
development projects may be constructed commensurate
with the project construction based upon the findings of
a traffic study approved by the City of Costa Mesa.
310. Every new development project shall pay its share of
costs associated with the mitigation of project
generated impacts, including regional traffic
mitigation.
311. A traffic mitigation fee shall be established for
circulation system improvements to the Master Plan of
Highways within the community.
414.6
Exhibit "A"
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"` 4OAL XIV: GROWTH MANAGEMENT
It is the goal of the City of Costa Mesa to reduce traffic
congestion and to ensure that adequate transportation facilities
are provided for existing and future residents of the community
through effective and comprehensive growth management practices
consistent with the Land Use Element.
Ob "active XIV -A:
To provide and maintain a circulation system that operates within
established traffic level of service standards.
Policies:
The following policies have been established to implement Objective
XIV -A:
306. The established traffic level of service shall be level
of service (LOS) D or better for all intersections under
the sole control of the city, except for the
intersection of Harbor and Gisler which shall have an
established level of service (LOS) E or better.
307. The established level of service standard shall not
apply to intersections under the jurisdiction of another
city, the County of Orange or the State of California or
to intersections included on the Deficient Intersection
List established by the Inter -Jurisdictional Planning
Forum for the Growth Management Area in which the city
participates.
308. The traffic level of service will be measured by the
Traffic Level of Service Policy Implementation Manual
established by the Local Transportation Authority.
Objective XIV -B:
To ensure that the transportation related impacts of development
projects are mitigated to the fullest extent possible, in
conformance with the established traffic level of service policies.
Policies:
The following policies have been established to implement Objective
XIV—B:
309. Circulation improvements required to provide or attain
the established traffic level of service standard at an
intersection to which a development project contributes
measurable traffic shall be completed within three years
of issuance of the first building permit for said
project, unless additional right-of-way or coordination
with other government agencies is required to complete
the improvement. Improvements may be required sooner if,
because of extraordinary traffic generation
characteristics of the project or extraordinary impacts
to the surrounding circulation system, such improvements
are necessary to prevent significant adverse impacts.
309A. Construction of circulation improvements for phased
development projects may be constructed commensurate
with the project construction based upon the findings of
a traffic study approved by the City of Costa Mesa.
457
Exhibit "A"
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