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RESOLUTION NO. 11-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA ADOPTING GENERAL
PLAN AMENDMENT GP -11-02 AND NORTH COSTA
MESA SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT SP -11-01 FOR
SAKIOKA LOT 2 AT 14850 SUNFLOWER AVENUE.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS
FOLLOWS:
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, the Planning Commission of the City of Costa Mesa adopted the North
Costa Mesa Specific Plan by Resolution No. 94-57 in July 1994,
WHEREAS, the North Costa Mesa Specific Plan provides additional planning guidelines
and standards for several large development areas located in north Costa Mesa;
WHEREAS, by its very nature, the North Costa Mesa Specific Plan needs to be updated
and refined to account for current and future community needs;
WHEREAS, General Plan Amendment GP -11-02 and North Costa Mesa Specific Plan
Amendment SP -11-01 relate to textual changes to the General Plan Land Use Element and
North Costa Mesa Specific Plan for Sakioka Lot 2 at 14850 Sunflower Avenue to allow
development flexibility without changing trip budgets;
WHEREAS, General Plan Amendment GP -11-02 is reflective of the North Costa Mesa
Specific Plan, as amended by SP -11-01. These amendments involve land use discussions,
maximum allowable floor area ratios, maximum allowable building square footages,
development standards, and maximum allowable residential densities as identified in the
amended pages of the General Plan (Exhibit "A") and Specific Plan (Exhibit "B") and the table
summary of the proposed amendments below:
Table 1 — Proposed Amendments
WHEREAS, amendments to the General Plan Land Use Element and North Costa Mesa
Specific Plan are required to reflect increased development flexibility for Lot 2;
WHEREAS, the amendments promote diversity of development options on Sakioka Lot
2 in conformance with the objectives of the North Costa Mesa Specific Plan and General Plan,
including the following:
• North Costa Mesa Specific Plan - Recognize the development potential of the
plan area and the need to sensitively integrate new development with the
surrounding areas, and therefore, promote both resident and business
community confidence in the long-term vision for the plan area.
to
Trip Budget (1,062 AM 11,466 PM)
* * NO CHANGE
863,000 sq.ft. FAR
Establish 1.0 FAR limit to provide flexibility,
while using trip budgets to limit development
intensity.
.50 FAR for retail 10.60 FAR for office
Remove FAR limits for mixed-use
development and allow the retailloffice mix to
be driven by market forces.
20 dwelling units per acre for residential
Establish maximum 28 dwelling units per
(includes affordable housing 1 density bonus)
acre for residential component of a mixed-use
development;
No changes to the existing provisions for
affordable housing 1 density bonus projects
within independent residential communities
WHEREAS, amendments to the General Plan Land Use Element and North Costa Mesa
Specific Plan are required to reflect increased development flexibility for Lot 2;
WHEREAS, the amendments promote diversity of development options on Sakioka Lot
2 in conformance with the objectives of the North Costa Mesa Specific Plan and General Plan,
including the following:
• North Costa Mesa Specific Plan - Recognize the development potential of the
plan area and the need to sensitively integrate new development with the
surrounding areas, and therefore, promote both resident and business
community confidence in the long-term vision for the plan area.
to
• General Plan Land Use Objective LU -16 - Ensure the long term productivity and
viability of the community's economic base.
• General Plan Land Use Objective LU -2A -- Encourage new development and
redevelopment to improve and maintain the quality of the environment.
• General Plan Land Use Objective LU -1 E -- Ensure correlation between buildout
of the General Plan Land Use Plan Map and the Master Plan of Highways.
WHEREAS, a duly -noticed public hearing was held by the Planning Commission on
October 10, 2011 to allow for public comment on the proposed project and with all persons
having been given the opportunity to be heard both for and against the proposed project. The
Planning Commission recommended City Council approval of the proposal;
WHEREAS, a duly -noticed public hearing was held by the City Council on October
November 15, 2011 to allow for public comment on the proposed project and with all persons
having been given the opportunity to be heard both for and against the proposed project;
WHEREAS, the project has been reviewed for compliance with the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the CEQA Guidelines, and the City environmental
procedures. The proposal has been found to be less than significant with regard to the
development limitations in the General Plan and North Costa Mesa Specific Plan, including trip
budgets and development intensity. Therefore, the relevant environmental analysis contained
in the following previously -approved environmental documents has been found to be valid, and
no further environmental review is required:
• North Costa Mesa High -Rise Residential Projects, SCH No. 2006011077,
January 2007
• City of Costa Mesa General Plan Environmental Impact Report, SCH No.
2000031120, January 2002.
• South Coast Plaza Town Center EIR No. 1045, SCH No. 2000041100, March
2001.
• City of Costa Mesa Negative Declaration for the South Coast Metro Center:
SCH No. 1999021095, April 2000.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that, based on the evidence in the record, and
the findings contained herein, the City Council HEREBY ADOPTS General Plan Amendment
GP -11-02 and North Costa Mesa Specific Plan Amendment SP -11-01 for Sakioka Lot 2. These
amendments relate to textual changes of the Land Use Element of the General Plan as set
forth in Exhibit "A" and the Specific Plan as set forth in Exhibit "B" attached to this resolution.
BE IT ALSO RESOLVED that North Costa Mesa Specific Plan Amendment SP -11-01
shall be expressly predicated on the General Plan Amendment being final and effective.
ATTEST:
PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of
2011.
GARY MONAHAN
Mayor of the City of Costa Mesa
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa City Attorney
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
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I, JULIE FOLCIK, City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of the City Council of the
City of Costa Mesa, hereby certify that the above foregoing Ordinance No. 11- as
introduced and considered section by section at a regular meeting of said City Council
held on the day of , 2011, and thereafter passed and adopted as a whole
at the regular meeting of said City Council held on the day of , 2011,
by the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereby set my hand and affixed the Seal of the
City of Costa Mesa this day of , 2011.
City Clerk
City of Costa Mesa