HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-36 - Approving General Plan Amendment GP-08-01 for Residential Development at 320 E. 18th StreetRESOLUTION NO. 08-36
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT GP -08-01 FOR THE
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AT 320 E. 18TH
STREET.
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 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, the proposed project involves the construction of two single family
common interest residential units by Newport Investments Strategies at 320 E. 18th
Street consisting of the following: (1) General Plan Amendment GP -08-01 to change
the general plan land use designation from Public/Institutional to Medium Density
Residential; (2) Rezone R-08-01 for a rezone of the property from I&R (Institutional and
Recreational) to R2 -MD (Multiple -Family Residential — Medium Density); and, (3)
Planning Application PA -08-06 for a Design Review for a 2 -unit two-story, single-family,
detached small -lot common -interest development;
WHEREAS, an amendment to the General Plan Land Use Element is required to
allow for development of the proposed residential development at a maximum 12
dwelling units per acre;
WHEREAS, duly noticed public hearings were held by the Planning Commission
on April 28, 2008 and by the City Council on May 20, 2008 to allow for public comment on
the proposed project and with all persons having been given the opportunity to be heard
both for and against the proposed project;
WHEREAS, the proposed project has beenreviewed for compliancewith the.
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the CEQA Guidelines, and the City.
environmental procedures, and Js considered an exempt activity under CEQA
Guidelines Section 15332, Class 32, related to infill development;
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission adopted Resolution PC -08-38 which
recommended the following actions to City Council:' (1) approve GP -08-01; (2) approve ,
Ordinance for Rezone R-08-01 to change the zoning classification of the 0.2 -acre subject
site from I&R to R2 -MD (Multiple Family Residential — Medium Density); and, (3) approve
Planning Application PA -08-06, subject to conditions;
WHEREAS, City Council gave first reading to the Ordinance for Rezone R-08-01
by separate motion;
BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council does hereby find and determine that
adoption of this Resolution is expressly predicated upon the activity as described in the
Staff Report for General Plan Amendment GP -08-01, which amends the Land Use
Element as set forth in Exhibit "A" attached to this resolution;
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 20th day of May, 2008.
ATTEST:
J ie Folcik, C ty Clerk
Eric R. Bever, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Kimberly Hall Barlow, City Attorney
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. 08-36 and was duly passed and
adopted by the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa at a regular meeting held on the
20th day of May, 2008, by the following roll call vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: BEVER, MANSOOR, 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 21 st day of May, 2008,
JUL19 FOLCIK, dITY CLERK
EXHIBIT "A"
Costa Mesa 2002 General Plan
Amended Land Use Element