HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-53 - Measure with NOERESOLUTION NO.2022-53
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA,
ORDERING THE SUBMISSION TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF A
CERTAIN MEASURE RELATING TO THE ADOPTION OF A PROPOSED ORDINANCE AT
THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2022,
AS CALLED BY RESOLUTION NO.2022-27
WHEREAS, a General Municipal Election on Tuesday, November 8, 2022 has been
called by Resolution No. 2022-27, adopted on June 7, 2022; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa also desires to submit to the
voters at the election a question relating to the adoption of a proposed ordinance.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE, AND ORDER AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the City Council, pursuant to its right and authority, does order
submitted to the voters at the General Election on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, the following
question:
Measure _: Ordinance to Revitalize Commercial and
Industrial Areas and Protect Residential Neighborhoods
Response
Vote
To provide for future housing needs of workers, middle-class
families, and seniors; maintain the character of Costa Mesa's
Yes
single-family neighborhoods; protect the environment and
open space; attract new businesses; and maintain local
No
control; shall voters authorize the City Council to adopt
publicly -reviewed land use plans to revitalize outdated
commercial/industrial corridors such as Newport and Harbor
Boulevards, and expand affordable housing, while restricting
building heights, requiring developer -paid fees, and keeping
residential neighborhoods intact?
SECTION 2. That the proposed complete text of the ordinance to be submitted to the
voters is attached as Attachment A.
SECTION 3. That the vote requirement for the measures to pass is a majority (50% +1)
of the votes cast.
SECTION 4. That in all particulars not recited in this resolution, the election shall be held
and conducted as provided by law for holding municipal elections.
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SECTION 5. That notice of the time and place of holding the election is given and the
City Clerk is authorized, instructed and directed to give further or additional notice of the election,
in time, form and manner as required by law.
SECTION 6. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
Resolution No. 2022-53 Page 2 of 3
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 2"d day of August, 2022.
ATTEST:
Brenda Green, ity Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
John Stephens, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Kifnberly Frall Barlow, City Attorney
I, BRENDA GREEN, City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that
foregoing Resolution No. 2022-53 was duly passed and adopted by the City Council of the City
of Costa Mesa at a regular meeting held on the 2"d day of August, 2022, by the following roll
call vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: CHAVEZ, GAMEROS, HARLAN, REYNOLDS, MARR, AND
STEPHENS.
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: HARPER.
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereby set my hand and affixed the seal of the
City of Costa Mesa this 3rd day of August, 2022.
&'&4-4-1,
BRENDA GR EN, CITY CLERK
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CITY -SPONSORED INITIATIVE MEASURE TO BE SUBMITTED DIRECTLY TO THE
VOTERS
The City Council for the City of Costa Mesa submits the following measure to the voters
of the City for approval and enactment:
The People of Costa Mesa find:
(a) Past changes in the Costa Mesa Municipal Code had the unintended
consequence of severely constricting the production of new housing in Costa
Mesa, thereby contributing to a severe shortage of housing affordable to Costa
Mesa's working and middle-class families, young adults, seniors, and others.
(b) The requirement for a city wide vote on land use plans has had the effect of
stalling the normal process of renewal, change, and revitalization of the city's
commercial and industrial areas, contributing to the decline of local retail
centers and increase in vacant storefronts along the city's main commercial
corridors and industrial areas.
(c) Since 2016, the State of California has adopted new laws and regulations
requiring every city to plan for substantially increased numbers of housing units
at all affordability levels to meet the needs of its residents, including working
and middle class families and individuals, and imposing severe consequences
for the city's failure to zone sufficient parcels of land to meet the state -
designated housing need, including financial penalties and the loss of local
control over land use planning.
(d) The City of Costa Mesa has responded to these new laws and regulations
through the development of its Housing Element, which included significant
community input, a comprehensive analysis of the issues causing the lack of
housing production, and identification of proposed Housing Opportunities Sites
to meet the undeniable demand for new housing supply.
(e) Costa Mesa residents recognize the benefits of allowing a more efficient use of
land located near our job centers, and a greater variety of housing types,
including mixed -use housing, along certain commercial and industrial corridors
of the city and in the entire area north of the 405 freeway, specifically including
the South Coast Plaza metro area where multi -story apartments and
condominiums coexist with offices, restaurants, retail stores, and arts and
cultural spaces, to create a vibrant urban environment.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA DO ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Code Amendment.
This ordinance amends the Costa Mesa Municipal Code as follows, and supersedes any
provisions that are inconsistent with this ordinance, and shall be known as "An Ordinance
to Revitalize Commercial and Industrial Areas and Protect Residential Neighborhoods",
and shall be referred to herein as the "Measure."
SECTION 2. Purpose.
The purpose of the Measure is to revise the Costa Mesa Municipal Code to allow the City
Council to establish land use plans, including general plan and/or zoning code
amendments, through a public hearing and visioning process, including any related
amendments to City Ordinances, as needed, for specifically defined areas of the City to
encourage development of affordable housing for working and middle class families and
boost commercial revitalization, while keeping intact current residential neighborhoods
and maintaining local control.
SECTION 3.
Section 13-200.106 of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code is amended to add the following
subsection (g):
(g) This article shall not apply to any amendment, change, or replacement of the General
Plan, or of Costa Mesa's zoning ordinance (as defined and contained in Title 13 of the
Costa Mesa Municipal Code) or any Specific Plan or Overlay Plan, or adoption of a new
Specific Plan or Overlay Plan, applicable to property located in the following areas, as
depicted in Exhibit A, to provide for the development of housing and/or mixed use and/or
revitalization of existing commercial and/or industrial corridors therein:
(1) Newport Boulevard/Old Newport Boulevard from Mesa Drive to the City limit
and Superior from Newport Boulevard to the City limit;
(2) Harbor Boulevard from Baker Street to West 19th Street;
(3) Baker Street between SR-73 and SR-55, generally referred to as the
SoBECA area;
(4) South side of Baker Street from Fairview to Mendoza;
(5) Bristol Street, south of the 405 freeway to the City limit;
(6) West 17th Street from Newport Boulevard west to Monrovia, West 18th
Street from Placentia west to Monrovia, and 19th Street from Harbor
Boulevard west to Federal;
(7) Placentia Avenue from Victoria Street to West 16th Street;
(8) The site located at 3150 Bear Street; and
(9) North of the 405 freeway as bordered by the City limits.
All city -sponsored land use plans adopted or amended for any part of the defined areas
eligible for this exemption shall include a public community visioning process (e.g.,
workshops, design charrettes, community surveys) prior to adoption or amendment by
the City Council at any required public hearing.
All land use plans approved for the areas described above shall include restrictions on
building heights. Development impact fees shall be required to be paid to mitigate
impacts of any permitted development, including traffic and parks and open space, and
all required environmental and public review shall precede any decisions.
Nothing herein shall be deemed to exempt major changes in allowable land use of any
existing residentially developed properties or public parkland from the provisions of this
article.
SECTION 4.
Section 13-200.106(e) of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code is hereby amended to read:
The provisions of this article shall not apply to affordable housing proposals required by
state or federal law, or to any housing or mixed used development proposals located in
the areas listed in subsection (g) as depicted in Exhibit A that comply with a City Council -
adopted affordable housing ordinance(s) or City Council -approved development
agreement.
SECTION 5. Inconsistencies.
Any provision of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code or appendices thereto inconsistent with
the provisions of this Ordinance, to the extent of such inconsistencies and no further, is
hereby repealed or modified to that extent necessary to affect the provisions of this
Ordinance.
SECTION 6. Severability.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason
held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction,
such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The
People of the City of Costa Mesa hereby declare that they would have adopted this
ordinance, and each and every section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not
declared invalid or unconstitutional, without regard to whether any portion of the
ordinance would be subsequently declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 7. Effective Date.
This ordinance shall take effect according to law ten days after certification of the election
at which it is adopted.
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2022 ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT FILING FEE
CASH RECEIPT
DFW 753.5a (REV. 01101122) Previously DFG 753.5a
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RECEIPT NUMBER:
30 — 08/11/2022 — 0693
STATE CLEARINGHOUSE NUMBER (if applicable)
LEADAGENCY LEADAGENCY EMAIL DATE
CITY OF COSTA MESA 1 1 08/11/2022
COUNTYISTATE AGENCY OF FILING DOCUMENT NUMBER
Orange 202285000701
PROJECT TITLE
CITY OF COSTA MESA INITIATIVE ORDINANCE ENTITLED ORDINANCE: TO REVITALIZE COMMERCIAL AND INVU$TRIAL AREAS AND PROTECT RESIDENTIAL NEIGNBORN04OS• (BALLOT MEASURE)
PROJECT APPLICANT NAME PROJECT APPLICANT EMAIL PHONE NUMBER
CITY OF COSTA MESA (714)754-5617
PROJECT APPLICANT ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP CODE
77 FAIR DRIVE COSTA MESA CA 92626
PROJECT APPLICANT (Check appropriate box)
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❑ Private Entity
CHECK APPLICABLE FEES:
❑ Environmental Impact Report (EIR) $3,539.25 $
0.00
❑ MitlgatedlNegative Declaration (MND)(ND) $2,548.00 $
0.00
❑ Certified Regulatory Program (CRP) document - payment due directly to CDFW $1,203.25 $
0,00
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® Notice of Exemption (attach)
❑ CDFW No Effect Determination (attach)
❑ Fee previously paid (attach previously issued cash receipt copy)
❑ Water Right Application or Petition Fee (State Water Resources Control Board only) $850.00 $
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❑ County documentary handling fee $
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❑ Other $
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Et•oioct Title
CITY OF COSTA MESA INITIATIVE ORDINANCE ENTITLED "ORDINANCE TO REVITALIZE
COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL AREAS AND PROTECT RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS"
(BALLOT MEASEUR)
Check Document beina Filed:
0 Environmental Impact Report (EIR)
0 Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) or Negative Declaration (ND)
Notice of Exemption (NOE)
0 Other (Please fill in type):
AUG 11 2022
ORANGE CO NIT E K-RECORDER DEPARTMENT
BY: DEPUTY
I ,U 11 2022
ORANGE C N ICIERK-RECORDER DEPARTMENT
BY: DEPUTY
FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE ORANGE
COUNTY CLER1K.RE August 11, 2022
Posted August,11, 2022 Removed
Returned to agency on
DEPUTY SANDRA VALENCIA LOPEZ
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Project Title: City of Costa Mesa Initiative Ordinance entitled "Ordinance to Revitalize Commercial c�id friclustrial
Areas and Protect Residential Neighborhoods" (Ballot Measure) -+
Proiect Location: Citv-wide
Project Location — City: Costa Mesa Proiect Location — County: Oranae
Description of Nature, Purpose, and Beneficiaries of Project:
The Ballot Measure would revise the Costa Mesa Municipal Code to allow the City Council to establish land use plans,
including the amendment, change, or replacement of the General Plan, or of Costa Mesa's zoning ordinance or any
Specific Plan or Overlay Plan, or adoption of a new Specific Plan or Overlay Plan, applicable to property located in
specifically defined areas of the City through a public hearing and visioning process, in order to encourage the
development of affordable housing for working and middle class families and to encourage the revitalization of existing
commercial and/or industrial corridors therein, while keeping intact current residential neighborhoods and maintaining
local control.
Name of Public Agency Approving Project: City of Costa Mesa
Name and Address of Person or Agency City of Costa Mesa, 77 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626; c/o Jennifer
Carrying Out Project: Le, Director of Economic and Developme c 111!2�
Exempt Status: (Check One) ° v l l_ LJ
❑ Ministerial (See.21080(b)(1); 15268);
❑ Declared Emergency (Sec. 21080(b)(3); 16269(a)); AUG 11 2022
❑ Emergency Project (Sec. 21080(b)(4); 15269(b)(c)); oRANGEC YC-RECORDER
❑ Categorical Exemption. State type and section number: BY: DEPUTY
0 Statutory Exemptions. State code number: CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5) and
i!F.061(b)(3).
Reasons why project is exempt:
The Measure is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to the following Sections
of Title 14, Chapter 3, California Code of Regulations because:
A. The initiative ordinance is not a project under CEQA pursuant to section 15378 (b)(5), because it involves
organizational or administrative activities of government that will not cause or result in direct or indirect physical changes
in the environment as it will not approve any project or make any project subject to ministerial approval, and any such
changes would still require environmental review.
B. The initiative ordinance is exempt under Section 15061(b)(3) because it is covered by the general rule that CEQA
applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. In this case, it can
be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the proposed initiative ordinance may have a significant effect on
the environment and is therefore not subiect to CEQA.
Lead Agency Contact Person: Jennifer Le Phone: 714-754-5617
Signature:
Date: i t L 2- Title: Director of Economic and
Development Services
FISH & GAME. FEES: Pursuant to section 711.4(e)(2)(A) of the California Fish and Game Code, the project is exempt from fees since it is exempt from CEQA,
Filed with the County Clerk: ❑ Yes ❑ No
Date Filed: