HomeMy WebLinkAbout16-50 - Adopting 2015-2035 General PlanRESOLUTION NO. 16-50
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA,
CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE COSTA MESA 2015-2035
GENERALPLAN
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS
FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, Government Code section, 65350 et seq. authorizes local
governments to prepare, adopt and amend general plans; 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, the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa adopted the 2000 General
Plan by Resolution No. 02-08 on January 23, 2002; 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, the 2015-2035 General Plan, as an update to the 2000 General Plan,
includes revisions to nine elements of the City's existing General Plan (Land Use,
Circulation, Growth Management, Conservation, Open Space and Recreation, Noise,
Safety, Community Design, and Historical and Cultural Resources Elements) and will
incorporate the 2013-2021 Housing Element, which was adopted in 2014 (the "General
Plan Amendments"); and
WHEREAS, the 2015-2035 General Plan has also been referred to as the "General
Plan Update" and "General Plan Amendments"; and
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WHEREAS, the General Plan Amendments will revise the following densities in
the Land Use Element:
• Site specific FAR with a maximum of 0.64 on the 44 -acre subarea of Segerstrom
Home Ranch.
• Site specific FAR a maximum of 0.64 for office development and 0.54 for
commercial/retail on the 23.5 -acre former LA Times site.
• Site specific density of 80 du/acre for the 33 -acre Sakioka Lot 2 site.
• Anew "Multi -Use Center" land use designation for Fairview Developmental Center
site allowing: a maximum 0.25 FAR for institutional & recreational uses, a minimum
25 percent for park and open space purposes (approximately 25.6 acres), and a
maximum cap of 582 dwelling units for the entire site. This cap includes 250 single
family low density housing units at 6 du/acre and 332 multi -family dwelling units. A
minimum of 50 acres of the site shall be used for single family, low density dwelling
units.
• A new `Residential Incentive Overlay' land use designation for five nodes along
Harbor Boulevard (total 27.4 acres) allowing a residential density of up to 40
du/acre.
• A new "Residential Incentive Overlay" land use designation for ten nodes along
Newport Boulevard (total 30.3 acres) allowing a residential density of up to 40
du/acre.
• A revision to the SoBECA Urban Plan allowing a site specific density of 40 du/acre
and maximum of 450 units.
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• A new "Harbor Mixed Use Overlay" land use designation for specific areas (24.6
acres) north of 19th Street allowing a mixed use development with maximum
density of 20 du/acre and 1.0 to 0.25 FAR; and
WHEREAS, the General Plan Amendments will update the Land Use Policy Map
to reflect the land use changes described immediately above. A copy of the updated
Land Use Policy Map is attached hereto as Exhibit "A'; and
WHEREAS, the General Plan Amendments include revisions to the Circulation
Element to ensure that it comports with the amended land use plan, incorporates
"complete streets" strategies, and addresses all current planning laws; and
WHEREAS, the General Plan Amendments update all other elements of the City's
existing General Plan, except for the 2013-2021 Housing Element, to incorporate
provisions that respond to State laws adopted since 2002, and to refine goals, policies
and objectives in order to reflect local conditions and circumstances; and
WHEREAS, the primary objectives of the General Plan Amendments are to
provide development alternatives for approximately 4 percent of the land within the City,
update technical information and projections, incorporate the Housing Element certified
by the California Department of Housing and Community Development on January 21,
2014; and
WHEREAS, the General Plan Amendments and all of the General Plan Elements
comprise a logical, integrated, internally consistent and compatible statement of goals,
policies and objectives; and
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WHEREAS, the General Plan Amendments were sent to affected public entities,
including the Orange County Airport Land Use Commission, for their review and comment
in accordance with Government Code section, 65352; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Government Code section, 65352.3, the City
contacted California Native American tribes that are on the contact list maintained by the
Native American Heritage Commission to invite these tribes to consult on the proposed
General Plan Amendments, and the City did not receive a response from the listed tribes;
and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Government Code section, 65355, the Planning
Commission held four duly noticed public hearings on March 14, March 28, April 11, and
April 25, 2016, to review and consider the General Plan Amendments, Errata to the
General Plan Amendments, and the accompanying Draft Program Environmental Impact
Report, State Clearinghouse No. 2015111068; and
WHEREAS, all persons wishing to speak were given an opportunity to testify both
for and against the General Plan Amendments, Errata to the General Plan Amendments,
and the accompanying Draft Program Environmental Impact Report (SCH#2015111053)
at the Planning Commission public hearings on March 14, March 28, April 11, and April 25,
2016; and
WHEREAS, on April 25, 2016, the Planning Commission recommended that the
City Council approve and adopt the General Plan Amendments, as modified by the Errata
presented to it; and
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WHEREAS, the Orange County Airport Land Use Commission considered the
proposed General Plan Amendments on May 19, 2016, and unanimously found the
proposed amendments consistent with the Commission's Airport Environs Land Use Plan
for John Wayne Airport, with the inclusion of specific policies that have been added to the
General Plan Amendments, as reflected in the Errata to the General Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City Council held three duly noticed public hearings on May 24,
June 14, and June 21, 2016, during which the City Council considered the Planning
Commission's recommendation, the Final EIR, and the General Plan Amendments with
the Errata. During these public hearings all persons wishing to testify in connection with
the Final EIR and the General Plan Amendments were heard, and the City Council fully
studied the Final EIR and the General Plan Amendments and corresponding Errata
documentation: and
WHEREAS, prior to taking action, the City Council has heard, been presented with,
reviewed and considered all of the information and data in the administrative record,
including the Planning Commission's recommendation, the Errata to the General Plan
Amendments, and the Final EIR, and all oral and written evidence presented to it during
all meetings and hearings, all of which is incorporated herein by this reference; and
WHEREAS, on June 21, 2016, the City Council certified a Final Environmental
Impact Report (State Clearinghouse # 2015111068) for the General Plan Amendments
that fully analyzes and discloses the potential environmental impacts associated with the
City Council's approval of the project; and
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WHEREAS, the City has not received any comments or additional information that
produced substantial new information requiring recirculation or additional environmental
review under Public Resources Code sections, 21166 and 21092.1 and State CEQA
Guidelines, section, 15088.5. No further environmental review is required for the City to
adopt this Resolution; and
WHEREAS, all other legal prerequisites to the adoption of this Resolution have
occurred.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DETERMINE, FIND AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The above recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein
by reference as substantive findings of this Resolution.
SECTION 2. In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (Pub.
Resources Code, § 21000 et seq.: "CEQA") and the State CEQA Guidelines (14 Cal.
Code Regs., § 15000 et seq.), the City Council certified a Final Environmental Impact
Report (State Clearinghouse # 2015111068), adopted findings pursuant to CEQA,
adopted a Statement of Overriding Considerations for air quality and greenhouse gas
emissions impacts (both direct and cumulative), and adopted a Mitigation Monitoring and
Reporting Program) for the General Plan Amendments. The City has not received any
comments or additional information that produced substantial new information requiring
recirculation or additional environmental review under Public Resources Code sections
21166 and 21092.1 and State CEQA Guidelines, section, 15088.5. No further
environmental review is required for the City to adopt this Resolution
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SECTION 3. Based on the entire record before the City Council, all written and
oral evidence presented to the City Council, and the findings made in this Resolution, the
City Council hereby approves and adopts the 2015-2035 General Plan, as modified by
the Errata to the General Plan.
SECTION 4. Based on the entire record before the City Council, all written and
oral evidence presented to the City Council, and the findings made in this Resolution, the
City Council hereby approves and adopts the updated Land Use Policy Map, which is
attached hereto as Exhibit "A".
SECTION 5. Based on the entire record before the City Council and all written
and oral evidence presented to the City Council, the City Council makes the following
findings with respect to the General Plan Amendments:
1. All of the Elements of the General Plan Amendments provide for and promote
overall goals, objectives and policies that are consistent with each other,
integrated, and internally consistent; and
2. The General Plan Amendments are integrated and each Element, as amended,
is compatible with all other Elements of the General Plan, including the Housing
Element, in that it will not conflict with, nor affect the implementation of, existing
policies and programs therein.
3. The General Plan Amendments are reasonably related to the public health,
safety and welfare because they guide and accommodate land uses, housing
and circulation infrastructure in accordance with current law, community need,
and future demand.
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SECTION 6. The location and custodian of the documents and any other material
which constitute the record of proceedings upon which the City Council based its decision
is as follows: City Hall, 77 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92627. The custodian for these
records is the Director of Development Services.
SECTION 7. In accordance with Government Code section, 65357, the City
Council hereby directs staff to make available at City Hall, within one working day
following the adoption of this Resolution, a copy of the General Plan Amendments,
including the diagram and text, and all Errata.
SECTION 8. This Resolution shall become effective upon its adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 21St day of June, 2016.
Stephen Ib9wWns16ger, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Brenda Green, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Thomas buarte, 6ify A torney
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
I, BRENDA GREEN, City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa, DO HEREBY CERTIFY
that the above and foregoing is the original of Resolution No. 16-50 and was duly passed
and adopted by the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa at a regular meeting held on
the 2151 day of June, 2016, by the following roll call vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: GENIS, MONAHAN, RIGHEIMER, MENSINGER
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: FOLEY
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereby set my hand and affixed the seal of the
City of Costa Mesa this 22nd day of June, 2016.
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Brenda Green, City Clerk
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EXHIBIT A
LAND USE MAP
Land Use Element
General Plan Land Uses
Land Use Overlays Boundaries
Low Density Residential (a du/ac)
Multi -Use Center 05 to 25 du/ac)
Residential Incentive Overlay (40 du/ac) --- City Boundary
-----•--- Sphere of Influence
Medium Density Residential (12 du/ac)
Urban Center Commercial
�__._
I_-:,__';
Harhor Mixed -Use Overlay (20 du/ac: 1.25 FAR)
- High Density Residential (20 du/ac)
Cultural Arts Center
_. _ - _ -_.'
SoBECA Mixed -Use Overlay (40 dulac)•
Commercial -Residential (17.4 du/ac)
Light Industrial
' Not to exceed 450 units
Neighborhood Commercial
Industrial park
Urban Plans and Specific Plan
® General Commercial
Golf Course _-
------
..____.
19 West Urban Plan
- Commercial Center
Fairgoinds
-----I
Mesa West BWHs Urban Plan
- Regional Commercial I♦
Public/Institutional
-^T--1
Mesa West Residential
Nath Costa Mesa Specific Plan
___� Feet
(i) Segerstrom Home Ranch
0 1,000 2,000 4,000 6.000
8,000
(2) Sakioka Site (Lot 2)
Source: City of Costa Mem, 2016.
Data March 2016
EXHIBIT A : Land Use Policy Map
Costa Mesa General Plan I LU -25