HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-76 - Approving GP-05-05 that Amends the Master Plan of Highways in the City (2000 General Plan)RESOLUTION NO. 05-76
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING GP -05-05 THAT
AMENDS THE MASTER PLAN OF HIGHWAYS, CONTAINED
IN THE CITY OF COSTA MESA 2000 GENERAL PLAN TO
DOWNGRADE ARLINGTON DRIVE, FROM A PRIMARY
ARTERIAL TO A COLLECTOR STREET, AND TO
DOWNGRADE RED HILL AVENUE, FROM A MAJOR
ARTERIAL TO PRIMARY ARTERIAL.
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; and
WHEREAS, the General Plan is a long-range, comprehensive document that
serves as a guide for the orderly development 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 -05-05 amends the Master Plan of
Highways contained in 2000 General Plan as shown in Exhibit "A" to downgrade
Arlington Drive, from a Primary Arterial to a Collector street, and to downgrade Red Hill
Avenue, from a Major Arterial to Primary Arterial; and
WHEREAS, General Plan Amendment GP -05-05 is consistent with 2000
General Plan Policies CIR-1A.21 and 1A.22, which specifically address both
downgrades; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on September 26, 2005 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 -05-05 to the General Plan and the
Planning Commission recommended the City Council adopt GP -05-05; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on October 18, 2005 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 -05-05 to the General Plan; and
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; and
WHEREAS, GP -05-05 was addressed in Final Environmental Impact Report
No. 1049 which the City Council certified on January 22, 2002 by separate
resolution; 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 Costa Mesa City Council does hereby adopt General Plan
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Amendment GP -05-05 that amends the 2000 General Plan as set forth in Exhibit
"A", which is attached to this resolution.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 18" day of October, 2005.
ATTEST:
Dep City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa May a City of Costa Mesa
APPROVED -AS' TO FORM
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City Attomey
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
I, JULIE FOLCIK, 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. 05-76
was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the said City Council at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 18`h day of October, 2005, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Mansoor, Bever, Dixon, Foley
NOES: None
ABSENT: Monahan
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of
the City of Costa Mesa this 19th day of October, 2005.
Dep0q City Cie c and ex -officio Clerk of
the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa
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EXHIBIT "A"
CIRCULATION ELEMENT -FACE CIR4I
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