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[PROPOSED] ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF
COSTA MESA AFFIRMING THE FAIRGROUND LAND USE
DESIGNATION IN THE LAND USE ELEMENT OF THE
2000 GENERAL PLAN RELATING TO DESIGNATION OF
THE ORANGE COUNTY FAIR AND EVENT CENTER
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 88 FAIR DRIVE, COSTA MESA,
CALIFORNIA AND MAKING IT SUBJECT TO CHANGE
ONLY BY A VOTE OF THE PEOPLE
WHEREAS, the Orange County Fair and Event Center is a large parcel of
property consisting of over 150 acres located in the City of Costa Mesa and has served
an important public purpose for over sixty years; and
WHEREAS, the Orange County Fair and Event Center property is currently
owned by the State of California and thus not subject to the City's zoning code; and
WHEREAS, the State of California has placed the Orange County Fair and Event
Center property up for sale, and the property could become privately owned and thus
subject to the City's zoning code; and
WHEREAS, the City Council approved Resolution 10-8 on February 2, 2010
adopting a General Plan Amendment for the Orange County Fair and Event Center
property to more completely describe the existing and approved uses for the property;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council approved Resolution 10-12 on February 16, 2010
adopting a General Plan Amendment for the Orange County Fair and Event Center
property to more completely describe the existing and approved uses for the property
following a duly noticed public hearing; and
WHEREAS, the electors of the City of Costa Mesa wish to confirm and approve
the land use designation for the Orange County Fair and Event Center property located
at 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, California, in the City's General Plan adopted by the City
Council by Resolution 10-12 on February 16, 2010; and
WHEREAS, the electors of the City of Costa Mesa further wish to require that
any future general plan amendments relating to the Orange County Fair and Event
Center property be accomplished only with a vote of the electorate of Costa Mesa and
that no such change to the General Plan designation for the Orange County Fair and
Event Center property shall be effective unless confirmed and approved by a majority
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vote of the electorate at a properly noticed and called election; and
WHEREAS, confirmation of the City's General Plan designation for the Orange
County Fair and Event Center will not result in any impact to the environment as it will not
increase or decrease the types of uses or buildable space for the property from what
currently exists, and is therefore determined to have no potential environmental impact. In
addition, The General Plan Final Program Environmental Impact Report (Final EIR) was
certified by City Council in January 2002. The OCFEC Master Plan Final EIR was certified by
the 32nd District Agricultural Association in September 2003. These two environmental
documents constitute the required environmental documentation for the proposed General
Plan amendment. Confirmation by the Voters of the General Plan designation for the Fair and
Event Center property and requiring voter approval of any future general plan amendment for
this property is determined to be within the original scope of the General Plan Final EIR and
OCFEC Master Plan EIR, and no additional environmental documentation is required.
NOW, THEREFORE, the people of the City of Costa Mesa do ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Article 17 of Chapter IX of Title 13 of the Costa Mesa Municipal
Code is hereby added:
Article 17. ORANGE COUNTY FAIR AND EVENT CENTER
Section 13-200.75 General Plan Designation.
The general plan designation for the Orange County Fair and Event Center property
located at 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, California shall be as set forth in General Plan
Amendment GP -09-01 adopted by the City Council pursuant to Resolution 10-12 on
February 16, 2010.
Section 13-200.76 Amendment of General Plan Designation.
The general plan designation for the Orange County Fair and Event Center property
located at 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, California shall not be further amended except by
ordinance approved by a majority vote of the electorate of the City of Costa Mesa.
SECTION 2. Should any section, subsection, clause or provision of this
ordinance for any reason be held to be invalid, then the remainder of the ordinance shall
be deemed valid, it being hereby expressly declared that this ordinance, and each and
every section, subsection, sentence, clause and phrase hereof would have been
prepared, proposed, approved, adopted and/or ratified even if any other section,
subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance were declared invalid.
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SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
ordinance and shall cause the same to be published in the manner required by law.
This ordinance shall become effective thirty days from and after its passage.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this day of , 2010.
ATTEST:
City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa
ALLAN MANSOOR, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
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