HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/22/1990 - Adjourned City Council MeetingADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF COSTA MESA
MARCH 22, 1990
The City Council of the City of Costa Mesa, California,
met in adjourned regular session March 22, 1990, at
6:30 p.m., in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 77
Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. The meeting was duly and
regularly ordered adjourned from the adjourned regular
meeting of February 27, 1990, and copies of the Notice
of Adjournment were posted as required by law. The
meeting was called to order by the Mayor, followed by
the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, and Invocation by
Vice Mayor Hornbuckle.
ROLL CALL COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Peter Buffa
Vice Mayor Mary Hornbuckle
Council Member Ory Amburgey
Council Member Sandra Genis
Council Member Ed Glasgow
COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT: None
OFFICIALS PRESENT: City Manager Allan Roeder
City Attorney Thomas Kathe
Public Services Director
William Morris
City Clerk Eileen Phinney-
Senior Planner Alice Angus
MINUTES On motion by Council Member Amburgey, seconded by Vice
March 7, 1990 Mayor Hornbuckle, and carried 5-0, the minutes of the
adjourned meeting of March 7, 1990, were approved as
distributed.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS There were no speakers under Oral Communications.
PUBLIC HEARING the Mayor opened the public hearing, continued from the
GP -89-02 meeting of March 7, 1990, to discuss the General Plan
General Plan Review Program:
Review Program
General Plan Amendment GP -89-02:
Proposed land use building intensity standards.
Proposed land use element map amendments.
Amendments to the Master Plans of Highways and
Bikeways.
Final recommendations on remaining General Plan
topics.
Intersection Shares The Senior Planner reported on a memorandum from the
Analysis Principal Planner dated March 14, 1990, which addresses
two issues raised at the March 7 Council meeting. She
referred to'Item No. 1, Intersection Shares Analysis,
and the report dated March 2, 1990, from the City's
transportation consultant, Austin -Foust Associates,
Incorporated, 2020 North Tustin Avenue, Santa Ana,
which contains the relative contribution attributed to
new development in each identified subarea of the City.
At the request of Council Member Genis, the Public
Services Director explained the correlation between
Intersection Capacity Utilization (UCI) and the data
contained in the Austin -Foust report.
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Employment the Senior Planner advised that the figures shown for
Generation Rates/ Employment Generation Rates/Projections in staff's
Projections memorandum must be recalculated and will be resubmitted
to Council.
Urban Center The Senior Planner referred to a memorandum from the
Designations Principal Planner dated March 19, 1990, which addresses
questions raised at the meeting of March 7, 1990,
regarding Urban Center Residential and Urban Center
Mixed Use designations. She reported on staff's
conceptual proposals:
Retain Urban Center Mixed Use for properties east of
Bristol Street and north of the I-405 Freeway: Town
Center, The Lakes, Transpacific Metro Center, and
Sakioka Farms; South Coast Plaza, Arnel Metro Pointe,
and Home Ranch were excluded.
Retain Urban Center Residential and apply it to the
existing Villa Martinique project site; or, a second
option would be to redesignate the site to High
Density Residential, which would create a nonconform-
ing situation for the project.
In order to recognize the unique use of South Coast
Plaza and the special vesting status of Metro Pointe,
staff recommended creating a new land use designation
of "Regional Commercial/Office" which could allow the
special type and intensity of uses originally assumed
for these sites in the General Plan Traffic Model.
Staff recommended another new designation of "Business
Park Mixed Use" for the Home Ranch site which would
allow a mix of commercial and residential uses as
suggested by the property owners. An alternative
would be to call the new designation "Business Park"
and apply this designation to the southern portion of
the site, and designate all or part of the northern
portion of the site (east of the Susan Street exten-
sion) to either Low or Medium Density Residential.
George Sakioka, Sakioka Farms, 14850 Sunflower Avenue,
Santa Ana, supported staff's proposals.
MOTION Council Member Amburgey made a motion, seconded by
Adopted Urban Council Member Glasgow, to adopt the designation of
Center Mixed Use Urban Center Mixed Use for _the area east of Bristol
at 1.15 FAR and Street and north of the I-405 Freeway, with an FAR
50 Units/Acre (Floor Area Ratio) of 1.15, and a maximum of 50 units
per acre for residential.
Council Member Genis was concerned with development
intensities and contended that Council had two choices:
(1) find the impacts acceptable; or (2) find the docu-
ment that specifies those impacts to be defective. She
asked whether the decisions which are being made are
preliminary, and if intensities will be reexamined.
Mayor Buffa responded that his understanding is that
these are preliminary decisions which provide staff
with some guidance.
The motion to adopt Urban Center Mixed Use as proposed
by Council Member Amburgey carried 3-2, Council Members
Hornbuckle and Genis voting no.
South Coast Plaza, The Senior Planner stated that the next issue to con -
Crystal Court, and sider would be the proposed designation of "Regional
Metro Pointe Commercial/Office" for South Coast Plaza, Crystal Court,
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A Arnel Metro Pointe, with separate FAR's to reflect
the existing intensity level in the Development Agree-
ment with Arnel Metro Pointe, and to reflect the
intensity level in the Traffic Model for South Coast
Plaza and Crystal Court.
Malcolm Ross, C. J. Segerstrcm and Sons, 3315 Fairview
Road, Costa Mesa, commented that although the Traffic
Model calculated more traffic for South Coast Plaza
than presently exists, it does fit within the total
modeling for the area north of the freeway and suggested
retaining the calculations as shown. Mr. Ross reported
that according to their traffic counts, which are more
accurate than any Traffic Model could ever be, traffic
is decreasing because the character of the Plaza is
changing from lower end to higher end retail, the latter
of which produces less traffic. Mr. Ross predicted that
the Plaza traffic would continue to decrease in the next
few years.
Gene Hutchins, 1808 Kinglet Court, Costa Mesa, stated
that his personal opinion was that South Coast Plaza and
Arnel Metro Pointe should not have the same designation
because the uses are quite different from one another.
Mr. Hutchins mentioned that the General Plan Steering
Committee concluded that the Villa Martinique develop-
ment was a mistake and that it has adversely impacted
traffic at Harbor Boulevard and Adams Avenue.
Council Member Genis preferred having separate designa-
tions for South Coast Plaza and Arnel Metro Pointe
particularly because they have different traffic gener-
ating characteristics. Mr. Ross, C. J. Segerstrom and
Sons, agreed.
MOTION/South Coast Council Genis made a motion to designate South Coast
Plaza Designated Plaza as Regional Ccmmercial at the intensity shown
Regional Commercial; in the Traffic Model; and to designate Arnel Metro
Metro Pointe Desig- Pointe as Urban Center at the intensity contained in
nated Urban Center the Traffic Model and Development Agreement. The motion
was seconded by Vice Mayor Hornbuckle, and carried 5-0.
Urban Center At the request of Mayor Buffa, the Senior Planner
Residential explained that Council could retain the Urban Center
Residential designation for the Villa Martinique site,
or redesignate the property to High Density Residential
which would create a nonconforming use for the project.
MOTION A motion was made by Vice Mayor Hornbuckle, seconded by
Villa Martinique Council Member Genis, and carried 5-0, to delete Urban
Designated High Center Residential, and to designate Villa Martinique
Density Residential as High Density Residential.
Home Ranch The Senior Planner referred to the recommendations made
by staff in the memorandum of March 19: change Home
Ranch to Business Park Mixed Use, or change the southern
portion to Business Park and the northern portion to
either Low or Medium Density Residential.
Malcolm Ross, C. J. Segerstrom and Sons,.wanted a
separate land use designation for Home Ranch; however,
he opposed a designation of Urban Center Mixed Use
because of the property's .47 FAR.
Gene Hutchins, Steering Committee member, reported that
the committee recommended limiting the daily vehicle
trips to 14,000, limiting building heights to four
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MOTION/Home Ranch
Designated Business
Park Mixed Use
stories, designating the northern portion of the site
as residential, and designating the southern portion as
Industrial Park.
Malcolm Ross, C. J. Segerstrom and Sons, replying to
comments by Mr. Hutchins, stated that he had no objec-
tion to dividing .the property into two classifications,
but he believed it should be discussed in more detail
with staff.
Council Member Genis expressed her delight with the
dialogue taking place between the Segerstroms and the
citizens group. The City Manager stated that staff
would participate in these discussions with Council's
approval.
A motion was made by Vice Mayor Hornbuckle, seconded by
Council Member Amburgey, to designate the Home Ranch
site as Business Park Mixed Use at a .47 FAR.
Substitute Motion
A motion was made by Council Member Genis to defer this
to Continue the
item until after additional discussions take place
Item Died for Lack
between interested parties with staff participation as
of a Second
appropriate. The motion died for lack of a second.
The original motion carried 4-1, Council Member Genis
voting no.
Public and Semi-
The Senior Planner summarized the information contained
Public Use
in the March 19 memorandum regarding Public and Semi -
Public Use which addresses Council Member Genis's
concern that the designation did not differentiate
between pure open space and institutional uses. She
reported on staff's recommendation to amend the text
and Land Use Element maps to specify the intended use of
the sites as either parks, schools, institutional uses,
or resource conservation areas.
Ed Brown, representing First Church of Christ Scientist,
2880 Mesa Verde Drive East, Costa Mesa, stated that the
Church intended to use some of its excess parking area
to construct a HUD -financed home for seniors; however,
staff advised him that construction of the facility is
not permitted in Public and Semi -Public areas. Mr.
Brown requested a rezone to Planned Development Resi-
denntial. He advised that the proposed project would
be two stories, the apartments would contain between
350 and 450 square feet, and a recreation area would be
included.
The Senior Planner.suggested that Council first address
Public Use intensities and then deal with specific
sites. She reported that since the Institutional and
Recreational zone does not list housing as a use, staff
would recommend the Planned Development Residental zone
for the proposed project.
Franklin Cole, 2482 Fairview Way, Costa Mesa, mentioned
that the Orange County Fairgrounds is designated Public
and Semi -Public, yet the traffic generated from that
site exceeds the maximum for this designation. Mr. Cole
asked if it would be appropriate to change the land use
designation for the Fairgrounds because of the traffic
it generates.
Vice Mayor Hornbuckle asked whether the Fairgrounds
could be redesignated "Fairgrounds" since it does not
meet some of the standards for Public and Semi -Public
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Use; and whether the current Environmental Impact Report
(EIR) being circulated by the Fair Board could be incor-
porated into the City's EIR. The City Attorney replied
that it may be necessary to have a supplemental EIR
prepared dealing with impacts from the Fairgrounds.
MOTION A motion was made by Vice Mayor Hornbuckle, seconded by
Adopted Additional Council Member Genis, that in the case of Public and
Designations for Semi -Public Use, intended use of sites shall be desig-
Public Use Sites nated either parks, schools, institutional uses, or
resource conservation areas. The motion carried 5-0.
MOTION A motion was made by Vice Mayor Hornbuckle, seconded by
Intensities Adopted Council Member Genis, and carried 5-0, adopting a maxi -
for Public Use mum building intensity of .30 FAR for the Civic Center
Designations complex, schools, and colleges, with a lower FAR to be
designated for park sites, that the Golf Course designa-
tion be retained at a .01 FAR, and directing staff to
investigate the possibility of a new designation of
"Fairgrounds" for the Orange County Fairgrounds site.
Gene Hutchins, Steering Committee member, stated that
Costa Mesa residents indicated to the committee that
senior housing should be expanded, and since the project
proposed for the Mesa Verde Drive church site would meet
that objective, Council should support the request.
MOTION A motion was made by Vice Mayor Hornbuckle to retain
Retained Low the present designation of Low Density Residential for
Density Residential the aforementioned church property pending approval of
for the Church Site the proposed senior housing project, and if the project
were not constructed, the land use designation would be
reconsidered by Council. The motion was seconded by
Council Member Genis, and carried 5-0.
RECESS The Mayor declared a recess at 8:20 p.m., and the meet-
ing reconvened at 8:35 p.m.
Intersection Dick Sherrick, 3146 Country Club Drive, Costa Mesa,
Shares Analysis referred to the Intersection Shares Analysis report of
March 2, 1990, from Austin -Foust Associates, the City's
traffic consultant, which was discussed at the beginning
of the meeting. Mr. Sherrick commented that the report
addressed only six of the nine intersections which are
deficient, and included only the traffic from the cities
of Newport Beach and Santa Ana, but not the traffic from
the City of Huntington Beach. Mr. Sherrick stated that
the information contained in the report indicates that
Harbor Boulevard and Fairview Road will be greatly
impacted at the I-405 Freeway by the growth within
Subareas C, Northwest; D, Central; and E, West. He
stated that the North Costa Mesa Specific Plan does not
guarantee that the increased traffic volumes can be
acccmmodated without impacting arterial highways to
unsatisfactory levels (above Level of Service "D"). Mr.
Sherrick suggested that in order to prevent motorists
from detouring to residential streets when intersec-
tions reach Level of Service (LOS) "D", that Council
consider using LOS "C" as a criteria.
Gene Hutchins, speaking for himself and not as a member
of the Steering Committee, questioned whether the
increased traffic levels shown for some of the intersec-
tions in the Austin -Foust report would be acceptable.
Mr. Hutchins mentioned that the Steering Committee had
recamended lower densities for multi -family areas to
offset State requirements for granting density bonuses.
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Malcolm Ross, C. J. Segerstrom and Sons, wanted to know
when the General Plan Review would be completed. The
City Manager responded that depending on the progress
made this evening, he estimated that all documents
would be ready for final discussion in June.
Mr. Ross stated that any proposed development will be
reviewed on the basis of that particular project, not
on the basis of the General Plan. He commented that
the General Plan can be fairly simple and can be amended
as Council sees fit.
Fire Station on The Senior Planner referred to the fire station site
Sakioka Property located on the Sakioka Farms property at the corner
of Anton Boulevard and Sakioka Way, which is one of
the sites proposed for redesignation to Public and
Semi -Public use. She stated that staff is considering
,alternative locations for the station and will submit
a follow-up amendment once the location has been
finalized.
Proposed Land Use The Senior Planner reported that numerous sites in the
Map Amendments City contain libraries, schools, parks, and other public
uses for which the General Plan designation is either
Commercial or Residential, and in order to ensure that
those public uses remain, staff recommended that the
General Plan be changed to Public and Semi -Public Use.
MOTION A motion was made by Council Member Genis, seconded by
Institutional and Council Member Amburgey, to change the land use desig-
Recreational Zone nation to Public and Semi -Public for those areas zoned
Designated Public Institutional and Recreational. The motion carried
and Semi -Public Use 4-1, Council Member Glasgow voting no.
Site 11 After polling the audience to determine the number of
Fair Drive and people wishing to speak on specific sites, Mayor Buffa
Fairview Road suggested starting with Site 11, southeast corner of
Fair Drive and Fairview Road.
The Senior Planner reported that the .54 -acre site
contains a service station and is zoned C1 with a
General Plan designation of High Density Residential.
She stated that since the zoning is inconsistent with
the General Plan, staff recommended either a General
Plan amendment to Neighborhood -Commercial since the site
is located on a major intersection; or, because of
Council's previous action indicating that Commercial
uses should not be permitted in residential areas,
retain the residential designation, in which case staff
will ccme back with a rezone to an appropriate resi-
dential designation, making the existing service station
a nonconforming use.
Council Member Genis suggested designating the site as
Neighborhood Ccmmercial but not necessarily at the full
.45 FAR, and stipulating that the uses shall not exceed
the trip generation or intensity which now exists. The
City Attorney stated that this would amount to condi-
tional zoning, and the Neighborhood Commercial designa-
tion should be consistent.
Council Member Glasgow wanted to retain the residential
designation so that alcoholic beverages could not be
sold at the service station, a request made by the
property owner some time ago.
Responding to Council Member Genis's question, the
Senior Planner stated that the Municipal Code allows a
nonconforming use to continue but not to expand.
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Council Member Amburgey stated that this site is a prime
example for a Commercial Limited designation, and
suggested that Council change the policy concerning
commercial uses in residential areas.
Franklin Cole, representing the Fairview Village Home-
owners Association, recalled the time Exxon wanted to
add a 24-hour mini -market, including the sale of
alcoholic beverages. He suggested that by retaining the
residential designation, this type of operation would
not be permitted.
Gene Hutchins, Steering Committee member, reported that
the committee agreed with the recommendations for 11 of
the 24 sites; therefore, he would be commenting on the
other 13 sites.
MOTION A motion was made by Council Member Genis, seconded by
Retained Council Member Glasgow, to retain the residential
Residential designation for Site 11, making the service station
Designation nonconforming. The motion carried 4-1, Council Member
for Site 11 Amburgey voting no.
Site 18 The Senior Planner reported on Site 18 which contains
Valley Circle; 4.4 acres of residential subdivisions along Valley
Ridgecrest Circle; Circle and Ridgecrest Circle and several parcels on Sea
Sea Bluff Drive; Bluff Drive and Valley Road, which include 39 single -
and Valley Road family residences and a preschool. She stated that a
General Plan Amendment to Low Density Residential has
been recommended because of the existing subdivision
pattern and existing single-family residences.
Vice Mayor Hornbuckle recommended delaying discussion on
Site 18 until the Rezone Petition for property at 2109-
2115 Valley Road is considered at the meeting of April
2, 1990.
Ron Amburgey, 2736 Cibola Avenue, Costa Mesa, represent-
ing Dorie Gist, owner of the .90 -acre site on Valley Road
which contains,two single-family homes and a preschool,
stated that this is the only property within the area
which is undeveloped and most directly affected by the
change to Low Density Residential, a designation which
the owner opposes. He reported that in addition to the
rezone, a plan for the site will be presented at the
meeting of April 2.
Gene Hutchins, Steering Committee member, stated that.
the committee agreed with the change to Low Density
Residential and R1 zoning.
Roger Blanchard, 1144 Sea Bluff Drive, Costa Mesa,
agreed with the proposed change to Low Density Residen-
tial.
MOTION
A motion was made by Vice Mayor Hornbuckle, seconded by
Continued to
Council Member Amburgey, and carried 5-0, to continue
April 2, 1990
discussion on Site 18 to the meeting of April 2 when the
applications for the Gist property will be heard.
Alternative 2
The Senior Planner referred to Alternative 2 Land Use
Land Use Amend-
Amendments, Site 5, consisting of 80.6 acres located at
ments; Site 5;
the intersection of Harbor Boulevard and Adams Avenue,
Harbor Boulevard
stating that the -area consists of retail commercial
and Adams Avenue
uses, including the Mesa Verde Shopping Center. She
reported that the Planning Commission recommended that
the site be redesignated as General Commercial, but at
a 0.50 FAR as contained in the proposed General Plan.
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Malcolm Ross, C. J. Segerstrom and Sons, referred to a
:letter he submitted indicating that the Segerstroms
would like to develop the vacant portion of Site 5 as
a residential planned development and changed to Medium
Density Residential; and the developed portion of the
site, approximately 78 acres, changed to General Commer-
cial at a .50 FAR.
Gene Hutchins, Steering Committee member, reported that
the committee supported the Planning Commission's
recommendation for a General Commercial designation
but with a lower FAR. As to the vacant portion of the
site, Mr. Hutchins believed that Medium Density Residen-
tial would have less traffic impacts than the commercial
use.
MOTION A motion was made by Council Member Genis, seconded by
General Commercial Vice Mayor Hornbuckle, and carried 5-0, approving a
and Medium Density designation of General Commercial for the developed
Residential portion of Site 5 at an FAR of .50, and a designation
Approved of Medium Density Residential for the undeveloped
portion.
Santa Ana 'Ilse Senior Planner stated that should the Santa Ana
Heights Area Heights area bordered by Santa Ana Avenue, Mesa Drive,
Bristol Street, and the eastern limit of the City's
sphere of influence (Figure 2 in staff's memorandum
dated October 16, 1989) be annexed to the City at a
later date, the proposed land use designations reflect
the density and use classifications included in the
Santa Ana Heights Specific Plan adopted by the County
on March 30, 1988.
MOTION On motion by Vice Mayor Hornbuckle, seconded by Council
Approved Staff's Member Glasgow, and carried 5-0, staff's recommendation
Recommendation for the Santa Ana Heights area was approved.
Gene Hutchins, Steering Committee member, stated that
the committee agreed with the recommendations made for
Sites 1, 5, 6, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, and 23.
Site 1 The Mayor opened discussion for Site 1, 6.43 acres
Harbor Boulevard located at the southwest corner of Harbor Boulevard
and South Coast and South Coast Drive.
Drive
Franklin Cole mentioned that when it was first made
known to the public that these sites would be placed
on the Agenda, there were quite a few people in the
audience; however, since it has taken so long to
finally address these properties, public interest has
waned.
George Sakioka, Sakioka Farms, asked if the property
north of the I-405 Freeway would be addressed. The
Senior Planner responded that the following areas will
be discussed at a later date: Site 2, Home Ranch; Site
3, Town Center/South Coast Plaza; Site 1, Alternative
2, 98 acres north of the I-405 Freeway and east of
Harbor Boulevard; Site 2, Alternative 2, 30 acres
containing The Lakes development and associated retail
uses; Site 3, Alternative 2, 41 acres located northeast
of the intersection of Sakioka Way and Anton Boulevard;
and Site 7, Alternative 2, 52.5 acreas containing Phases
1, 2, 3, and 4 of Metro Pointe and Crystal Court. She
also mentioned that Council has already dealt with Site
6 of Alternative 2, 30 acres in the southwest area of
the City west of Whittier Avenue.
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MOTION/Approved A motion was made by Council Member Amburgey to approve
Reccmendations for the recommendations contained in the report dated Octo-
Sites 1, 5, 6, 14, ber 16, 1989, for Sites 1, 5, 6, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19,
15, 16, 17, 19, 21, and 23. The motion was seconded by Vice Mayor
21, and 23 Hornbuckle.
AMENDED MOTION At the request of Council Member Genis, Council Member
Site 6 Exempted Amburgey amended his motion by exempting Site 6 from the
from the Motion motion. The amended motion was seconded by Vice Mayor
Hornbuckle, and carried 5-0.
MOTION A motion was made by Vice Mayor Hornbuckle, seconded by
Approved Recom- Council Member Amburgey, to approve the recommendation
mendation for contained in the aforementioned report for Site 6. The
Site 6 motion carried 4-0, Council Member Genis abstaining.
Site 4 The Mayor opened discussion for Site 4, 8.23 acres
Gisler and located at the southwest corner of Gisler and College
College Avenues Avenues.
Gene Hutchins, Steering Committee member, reported that
the committee opposed redesignation of the site to
Medium Density Residential.
MOTION A motion was made by Council Member Amburgey, seconded
Approved Medium by Council Member Glasgow, approving Medium Density
Density Residen- Residential for Site 4. The motion carried 3-2, Council
tial for Site 4 Members Hornbuckle and Genis voting no.
Site 7 'Ihe Mayor invited comments on Site 7, 17.87 acres
Bristol Street located on the east side of Bristol Street between the
I-405 Freeway and Paularino Avenue.
Gene Hutchins reported that the Steering Committee
opposed redesignating the site to Commercial Center
with a maximum FAR of .75.
MOTION A motion was made by Council Member Amburgey, seconded
Approved Commercial by Council Member Glasgow, to approve the redesignation
Center for Site 7 of Site 7 to Commercial Center stipulating that the
intensity limits contained in Specific Plan SP -82-01
shall be incorporated into the General Plan. The motion
carried 4-1, Mayor Buffa voting no.
Harbor Boulevard Dave Ruffell, 1922 Harbor Boulevard, Costa Mesa, stated
Frontage he was speaking for himself; Larry Summers, owner of
property -at the northwest intersection of 19th Street
and Harbor Boulevard; and Curt Herberts and Mrs.
Stewart, owners of parcels in the same block on the
west side of Harbor Boulevard north of 19th Street.
Mr. Ruffell advised that he and the others represent 8
of the 9 parcels in that block and they all object to
the City's taking of 400 feet of their frontage because
they cannot afford to lose the parking spaces.
Site 8/Between The Mayor opened discussion for Site 8, 9.54 acres
Garfield, Coolidge, located west of Garfield Avenue and east of Coolidge
Baker and Paularino Avenue between Baker Street and Paularino Avenue.
Gene Hutchins reported that the Steering Committee
opposed the recommendation to redesignate 7.8 acres
from Medium to High Density Residential.
MOTION/Low Density A motion was made by Vice Mayor Hornbuckle, seconded
Residential by Council Member Genis, and carried 5-0, approving a
Approved for 1.74 designation of Low Density Residential for 1.74 acres
Acres in Site 8 along Garfield Avenue in Site 8.
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MOTION/High Density A motion was made by Council Member Glasgow, seconded
Residential by Council Member Amburgey, approving a designation of
Approved for 7.8 High Density Residential for 7.8 acres in Site 8. The
Acres in Site 8 motion carried 3-2, Council Members Buffa and Genis
voting no.
Site 9 The Mayor invited comments on Site 9, a .70 -acre site
E1 Camino Drive located on the southeast corner of El Camino Drive and
and Lorenzo Avenue Lorenzo Avenue.
Gene Hutchins advised that the Steering Committee agreed
,with staff's recommendation to redesignate this site
Neighborhood Commercial.
Motion to Approve
A motion was made by Vice Mayor Hornbuckle, seconded by
Neighborhood
Mayor Buffa, approving Neighborhood Commercial for Site
Commercial was
9. After discussion, the Vice Mayor withdrew her
Withdrawn
motion and the Mayor withdrew his second.
MOTION
A motion was made by Vice Mayor Hornbuckle, seconded by
Low Density Resi-
Council Member Genis, to retain Low Density Residential
dential Approved
for Site 9. The motion carried 3-2, Council Members
for Site 9
Amburgey and Glasgow voting no.
Site 10
Mayor Buffa opened discussion for Site 10, a .83 -acre
San Juan Lane
site located on San Juan Lane consisting of five lots.
Gene Hutchins reported that the Steering Committee
agreed with the recommendation for a designation of
Low Density Residential.
MOTION/Approved
A motion was made by Vice Mayor Hornbuckle, seconded by
Low Density Resi-
Council Member Genis, and carried 5-0, approving a Low
dential for Site 10
Density Residential designation for Site 10.
RECESS
The Mayor declared a recess at 10:45 p.m., and the meet-
ing reconvened at 10:55 p.m.
Site 12 The Mayor invited comments on Site 12, 7 acres located
Harbor Boulevard on the southeast corner of Harbor Boulevard and Fair
and Fair Drive Drive.
Gene Hutchins stated that the Steering Committee agreed
with staff's recommendation contained in the report
dated October 16, 1989.
MOTION/General
Commercial and High
Density Residential
Approved for Site
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Site 13
Newport Boulevard
Between Mesa Drive
and Walnut Street
MOTION
General Commercial
and Residential
Approved for Site
13
A motion was made by Vice Mayor Hornbuckle, seconded
by Council Member Amburgey, and carried 5-0, approving
the following designations for Site 12: General Commer-
cial for the automobile dealership and commercial
center, and retaining High Density Residential for the
apartment complex.
Mayor Buffa asked for comments on Site 13, 51.4 acres
located on the east side of Newport Boulevard between
Mesa Drive and Walnut Street.
Gene Hutchins reported that the Steering Committee did
not agree with staff's recommendation to redesignate the
site General Commercial, and recommended retaining the
Neighborhood Commercial designation.
A motion was made by Council Member Genis, seconded by
Council Member Glasgow, and carried 5-0, to approve the
General Commercial designation for that portion of the
site which is largely commercial, with the larger
aggregates of residential uses to be designated resi-
dential at the densities staff finds appropriate.
MOTION A motion was made by Council Member Glasgow, seconded
General Commercial by Mayor Buffa, and carried 5-0, to approve the General
Approved for Site Commercial designation for Site 20, 16.5 acres located
20 at 16th Street at the southeast corner of 16th Street and Superior
and Superior Avenue Avenue.
Site 22 Mayor Buffa invited comments on Site 22, 14 acres
18th Street and located southwest of 18th Street and Santa Ana Avenue.
Santa Ana Avenue
Gene Hutchins reported that the Steering Committee
recommended that the site remain Medium Density Resi-
dential because of the surrounding residential uses.
Motion to Approve A motion was made by Council Member Genis, seconded by
Option 1 was Vice Mayor Hornbuckle, to retain Medium Density Resi-
Withdrawn dential (Option 1). After discussion, Council Member
Genis withdrew her motion; Vice Mayor Hornbuckle with-
drew her second.
MOTION A motion was made by Council Member Genis, seconded by
Option 2 Approved Vice Mayor Hornbuckle, to approve Option 2: As shown
for Site 22 in Figure 6, designate the Martinique Apartments and
portions of Cabrillo Street as High Density Residential
in recognition of existing land uses and densities;
designate the Rochester Street cul-de-sac as Low
Density Residential which would recognize the single-
family nature of the street and require a subsequent
rezone to Rl; and leave the remainder of the area as
Medium Density Residential.
Council Member Amburgey opposed the motion because he
believed that Rochester Street should be Medium Density
Residential.
The motion carried 3-2, Council Members Amburgey and
Glasgow voting no.
Site 24 The Mayor opened discussion on Site 24, 2.1 acres
19th Street and located on the southeast corner of 19th Street and
Vphlittier Avenue TiJhittier Avenue.
Gene Hutchins stated that the Steering Committee recom-
mended that the site be changed to Medium Density
Residential instead of High Density Residential as
recommended in staff's report.
Motion Made to A motion was made by Council Member Amburgey, seconded
Approve High by Council Member Glasgow, to redesignate Site 24 as
Density Residential High Density Residential.
SUBSTITUTE MOTION A substitute motion was made by Council Member Genis,
Medium Density seconded by Vice Mayor Hornbuckle, approving Medium
Residential Approved Density Residential for Site 24. The motion carried
for Site 24 3-2, Council Members Amburgey and Glasgow voting no.
Next General Plan Discussion was held regarding the date for the next
Meeting Scheduled General Plan Review meeting, and Council agreed on
for April 18, 1990 Wednesday, April 18, 1990, at 6:30 p.m. Council Member
Genis suggested publishing a press release to advise the
public when the next General Plan meeting is being held.
ADJOURNMENT The Mayor dbclared the meeting adjourned at 11:20 p.m.
Mayor of the City Costa Mesa
ATTEST:
City Clerk of the City of Costa M a