HomeMy WebLinkAbout51 - PH-1 - Attachment 2 - 6/17/2014RESOLUTION NO. 14-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA
APPROVING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT GP -14-02, SUBJECT TO
APPROVAL OF THE FINAL GENERAL PLAN CYCLE RESOLUTION,
MODIFYING THE LAND USE DESIGNATION OF THE 14 -ACRE COUNTY
ISLAND COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE SANTA ANA/COLLEEN ANNEXATION
AREA FROM MDR (MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL) TO LDR (LOW
DENSITY RESIDENTIAL).
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA HEREBY RESOLVES AS
FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, the Unincorporated Islands Program codified in Government Code
Section 56375.3 streamlines the procedural requirements to encourage annexation of
small unincorporated county islands within adjacent cities; and
WHEREAS, a goal of the City of Costa Mesa 2000 General Plan, adopted by the
City Council in January 2002, is to encourage annexation of county islands to the City
that are within its sphere of influence; and
WHEREAS, the General Plan is a long-range, comprehensive document that
serves as a guide for the orderly development of the City of Costa Mesa subject to update
and revision to account for current and future community needs; and
WHEREAS, the City has filed an application with the Local Agency Formation
Commission to annex approximately 14 acres of unincorporated territory referred to as
the Santa Ana/Colleen Island to the City; and
WHEREAS, the proposed annexation of the Santa Ana/Colleen Islands to the City
requires a General Plan Designation of the property; and
WHEREAS, the General Plan Designation of Low Density Residential (LDR) is
most consistent with the surrounding area; and
WHEREAS, the General Plan Designation of Low Density Residential (LDR) to the
Santa Ana/Colleen Islands requires a General Plan Amendment GP -14-02 changing the
land use designation of the 14 -acre site from MDR (Medium Density Residential) to LDR
(Low Density Residential); and
WHEREAS, General Plan Amendment GP -14-02 also requires an amendment to
the Land Use Map of the City of Costa Mesa (Exhibit A); and
WHEREAS, approval of the project is pending adoption of Ordinance No. 14 -
for Rezone R-14-02 and adoption of the General Plan Cycle Resolution; and
WHEREAS, a duly noticed public hearing was held by the Planning Commission
on May 12, 2014, with all persons having the opportunity to speak and be heard for and
against the proposal; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the
Planning Commission determined that the project is exempt from further review under
Section 15319(a) Annexation of Existing Facilities and Lots for Exempt Facilities; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission, on a 5-0 vote, recommended that City
Council find the project exempt from further CEQA review under Section 15319(a),
approve General Plan Amendment GP -14-02, and Rezone R-14-02; and
WHEREAS, a duly noticed public hearing was held by the City Council on June
17, 2014, with all persons having the opportunity to speak and be heard for and against
the proposal; and
BE IT RESOLVED that, based on the evidence in the record, THE CITY COUNCIL
HEREBY ADOPTS GP -14-02 and amends the Land Use Map of the City of Costa Mesa
(Exhibit A) subject to adoption of the Final General Plan Cycle Resolution and Rezone R-
14-02.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the General Plan Amendment GP -14-02 and
amendment to the Land Use Map is categorically exempt pursuant to Section 15319(a)
of the California Environmental Quality Act -Annexation of Existing Facilities and Lots for
Exempt Facilities.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 17TH day of June, 2014.
ATTEST:
JIM RIGHEIMER
Mayor, City of Costa Mesa
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
CITY OF COSTA MESA
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
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COUNTY OF ORANGE )
I, BRENDA GREEN, City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of the City Council of
the City of Costa Mesa, hereby certify that the above Council Resolution Number 14_
as considered at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the 15th day of April,
2014, and thereafter passed and adopted as a whole at the regular meeting of said City
Council held on the 15th day of April, 2014, by the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereby set my hand and affixed the Seal of the
City of Costa Mesa this day of 12014
Exhibit A
General Plan Designation Rezone
Existing (County): 1B (Suburban Residential) Existing (County): R-1 — Minimum 7,200 Sq. Ft. Lots
Current (City SOI): MDR (Medium Density Residential)
Proposed City: LDR (Low Density Residential) Proposed City: R-1— Minimum 6,000 Sq. Ft. Lots