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RESOLUTION NO. 85-66
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
THE CITY OF COSTA MESS,, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT GP -85-2C, AMENDING POLICY
NO. 61 WITH REGARD TO BLUFF -TOP DEVELOPMENTS.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS
FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, the General Plan was adopted by the City Council of the City
of Costa Mesa by resolution No. 81-67 on July 20, 1981; and
WHEREAS, the General Plan is a long-range, camprehensive document
which serves as a guide for the orderly develognent of Costa Mesa; and
WHEREAS, by its very nature, the General Plan needs to be updated and
refined to account for current and future community needs; and
WHEREAS, General Plan Amendment GP -85-2C, an application to amend
General Plan Policy No. 61 with regard to bluff -top develognents, has been
recommended for approval by the Costa Mesa Planning Ccomission; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing was duly held on July 1, 1985, in accord-
ance with Section 65355 of the Groverrmnt Code of the State of California,
all persons having been given the opportunity to be heard both for and
against said amendment to the General Plan; and
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 General Plan is hereby amended by the adoption of
General Plan Amendment GP -85-2C by amending General Policy No. 61 to read
as follows:
Develop standards, review criteria, or other methods to ensure that
structures on or adjacent to bluffs are set back sufficiently to
preserve the natural contour and aesthetic value of the bluff line
and to provide sufficient access for fire protection.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the requirements of the California Environ-
mental Quality Act, as they relate to the subject amendment, have been
satisfied by the General Plan/Environmental Impact Report adopted by the
City Council on July 20, 1981.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this lst day of July, 1985.
ATTEST:
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y Clerk of the City of Costa 17.
Ma or of the City of Mesa
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 Resolution No. 85-66 was duly and regularly passed and adopted
by the said City Council at a regular meeting thereof, held on the lst day
of July, 1985.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal
of the City of Costa Mesa this 2nd day of July, 1985.
ZW Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of
ity Council of the City of Costa sa