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Home My WebLink About11-35 - Approving General Plan Amendment GP-11-01 to change Land Use DesignationRESOLUTION NO. 11- 35 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA, ADOPTING THE INITIAL STUDY/MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND APPROVING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT GP -11-01 TO CHANGE THE LAND USE DESIGNATION FROM GENERAL COMMERCIAL TO MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2626 HARBOR BLVD. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS: WHEREAS, an application was filed by Waterpointe Homes LLC on behalf of, owner of real properties located at 2626 Harbor Boulevard, requesting approval of the following: • Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND). • General Plan Amendment GPA -11-01 to change the land used designation from General Commercial to Medium Density Residential. • Rezone R-10-01 to rezone the property located at 2626 Harbor Boulevard from C-1 and P zone to R2 -MD zone; • Planning Application PA -11-06 for development of a 33 -unit detached residential common interest development, including minor modifications to reduce rear yard setbacks for the second story (20 feet required; 16 feet proposed) and perimeter wall height (6 feet required; 8 feet proposed) • Tentative Tract Map 17423 for residential subdivision of the property for fee ownership. 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, an amendment to the General Plan. Land Use Element is proposed to allow for development of the proposed residential common -interest development (44 units as. allowed in the Medium. Density Residential Land Use designation; 33 units proposed); WHEREAS, duly noticed public hearings were held by the Planning Commission on August 8 and August 22, 2.011 with all persons provided an opportunity to speak for and against the proposed project. The Planning Commission adopted Resolution No. PC 11-35 recommending that the City Council adopt the environmental document and approve the General Plan amendment; WHEREAS, a duly noticed public hearing was held by the City Council on September 6, 2011 with all persons provided an opportunity to speak for and against the proposed project; WHEREAS; the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) was prepared and identified potentially significant impacts related to air quality, hazards and hazardous materials, hydrology and water quality, and noise; WHEREAS, the IS/MND identified appropriate measures that will mitigate the identified impacts to a level that is less than significant; WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the environmental review for the project was processed in -accordance with. the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the State CEQA Guidelines, the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act, and the City of Costa Mesa Environmental Guidelines, and the IS/MND was available for public review from July 15, 2011 to August 15, 2011; WHEREAS the Costa Mesa City Council finds that proposed residential project will not have a significant negative impact on the environment with the incorporation of the mitigation measures identified in the IS/MND; WHEREAS, the General Plan Amendment involves an amendment to the Land Use Map of the City of Costa Mesa (Exhibit "A") and a text amendment to TABLE LU -1 of the Land Use Element of the City's General Plan (Exhibit "B"); 1 1 WHEREAS, approval of the project is pending adoption of Ordinance No. 11 -8' - for Rezone 11-01; BE IT RESOLVED that, based on the evidence in the record, the City Council hereby ADOPTION of the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration and APPROVE of General Plan Amendment GPA -11-01 which amends the General Plan Land Use Map as set forth in Exhibit "A" and Land Use Element as set forth in Exhibit "B", attached to this resolution with respect to the property described above. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 6th day of September 2011. ATTEST: Juli olcik, City Clerk Gary Monahan, Y ayor APPROVED AS TO FORM: Tom D arte, y Attorney 1 1 1 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) CITY OF COSTA MESA ) ss I, JULIE FOLCIK, City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that foregoing Resolution No. 11-35 was duly passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa at a regular meeting held on the 6th day of September, 2011, by the following roll call vote, to wit: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: MONAHAN, RIGHEIMER, LEECE, MENSINGER. NONE. BEVER. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereby set my hand and affixed the seal of the City of Costa Mesa this 7th day of September, 2011. (SEAL) _ JULIV FOLCIK, C Y CLERK } � 4 T. i Project wzm _ -.�� . � • ,rrt' ti yam• + '`R�bit.. `.i n 1 1 EXHIBIT "B" Text Amendment to Land Use Element %y TABLE LU -1: LAND USE DESIGNATIONS masm i 1i LAND USE ELEMENT o PAGE LU -6 I I I . Ac* Aler" Tota I %of D esigji pqn,§jiy f loor Area Rato ros Ppy#lom4 2,143.4 A, esl� 2,146.2 City 26.6% Same as (.1 99 s), 1.6 Low -Density Residential Neighborhood Commercial Medium Density <12 Some as 777 3 �4_4 3017 8111.7 &111�.411 10.0% Residential" Neighborhood Commercial High -Density Same as 624.1 42.0 866.1 1.0.7% Residential', 6 Neighborhood Commercial Commercial- P.2011-ligh Traffic . Residential <17.4 0.301Modeirat e Traffic 42.6 0.9 43.6 0.5% 0.4611 -ow Traffic 0.15/High Traffic Neighborhood 0.2.5/146dPratetraffic, 42.4 2.5 44.9 0.6% Commercie 0..35/Low Traffic 0,75[Very Low Traffic 0.20/1-1i gh Traffic 60"I'A 622,2 General <20 0.30/Moderate Traffic i:5�15 .1 20.8 625�S 7,7% Commerciae 0.40 Low Traffic 0.75/Very Low Traffic :<SP 0.25/High Traffic <40 site- 0.35IModerate Traffic Commercial s specific 0.45 Low Traffic 29.4 63,3 9217 1,1% Center density for 0.75AIe.ry Low Traffic ,96, N - . ewport 0.70 Site -Specific FAR for 1901 Newport Blvd3 IV B co, Regional <20 0.652/0.894 1141 0,0 114.7 1.4% Commercial - <2a <100 Site- 0.50 Retail Urban Center Specific 0.60 Office 134.2 26.2 160.4 2.0% Commercial Density for 0,79 Site -Specific FAR foe South Coast South Coast Metro Centers enter Metro Center Cultural Arts Center Varies' 1.777 49.0 5.0 54:0 03% 0,20ffoh Traffic Industrial Park <20 0.30/Moderate Traffic 696,5 17.7 714.2 8.80/0 0.40/Low Traffic 0.75/Very Low Tra ffic I 0.15/High Traffic Light Industry* : 20 0.25/Moderate Traffic 375.5 6.6 382.1 4.7% 0.36/Low Traffic 0J51Very Lo, w Traffic Public/ - 0.25 1,281.3 0.6 1,281.8 15.9% Institutional Golf Course <0.01 560.1; 0,0 56011 6.9% Fairgrounds <010 146,4 0.0 146.4 1.13% Total 7,822.0 218.0 78,04q.0 100.% 1. Within the Medium- and High -Density Restdontlat designation; existing residential Units legally built laakcass of the dwelling units per acre standard may be rebuilt at the same. higher density subject to other zoning code standands,:The allowable density or num,ber. of units to be redeveloped Would be limited to the 1 990 General Plan density with a 25% incentive bonus for Medium -Density or a b0% incentive bonus for High- Density; or the existing number of units, whichever is less. 2.'.See High -Density Residential text regarding areas in North Costa Mesa where the. density allowance exceeds 20 units per acre. 3. See Commercial. Center text.. See Regional Commercial text. 5. See Urban Center Commercial . text. 6. Sea text for Mixed -Use Development provisions. 7, Sep. Cultural Arts Center text for additional discussion. LAND USE ELEMENT o PAGE LU -6 I I I