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ORDINANCE NO. 984
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AN. URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
3 OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING A MORITORIUM ON THE
PROCESSING, APPROVAL OR ISSUANCE OF PERMITS FOR
4 SUBDIVISIONS, CHANGES IN LAND USE OCCUPANCY AND ZONE
CHANGES ON PROPERTIES IN THE RESIDENTIAL AREA OF OLD
5 TOWN TUSTIN
G The City Council of the City of Tustin, California, does ordain as follows:
? I. The City Council finds and determines as follows:
8 A. The Community Development Department is currently conducting a
study to determine the feasibi. lity of estab.lishing architectural
,9 guidelines, zoning requirements and regulations to maintain the
existing single family character and to preserve historic
10 resources located in the residential area of "Old Town" as shown
on Exhibit. A attached hereto.
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B. Many existing properties' and structures within the "Old Town"
12 residential area are of substantial historical character and
absence of proper zoning and architectural historic preservation
]3 guidelines is injurious to the public health,. safety and
welfare.
' C. The Community Development Department has received a prelimi.nary
1,5 subdivision proposal which could significantly impact the
character of the "Old Town" residential area.
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D. The integrity of the planning process and any resulting
l? recommendation for the residential. area of "Old Town" could be
significantly jeopardized if individual development proposals
18 within the residential area are 'processed before new zoning
provisions are negotiated and adopted.
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II. The City Council hereby declares a moritorium on the processing,
o0 approval or issuance of permits for any subdivision of land, zone
change or change in land' use occupancy {from residential use to any
31 other use) on properties located within the residential area of "Old
Town" as shown on Exhibit A attached~hereto 'pending completion of the
22 study and report of the Community Development Department and Planning
Commission and action thereon by the City Council. The moritorium
93 shall extend for a period of 45 days from the date of adoption of
· this ordinance, unless duly extended or terminated.
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i III. This ordinance .is adopted to protect the public h.ealth, safety and
welfare and is adopted as an urgency measure by a four-fifth (4/5)
5 vote punsuant to the provisions of Section 65858 of the California
Government Code and shall take effect immediately. The urgency is
G based on the fact that the City Counci 1 hereby finds that the
processing or approval of certain projects on the subject property
? prior to completion of the study would have an adverse effect on the
character of the "Old Town!' residential area and exisl~ing development
8 and uses within the area and upon the proper planning of the City of
Tusti n.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
10 Tustin held on the 20th day of Apri1, 1987.
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ORDINANCE NO. 984.
EXHIBIT "A"
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NOT TO SCALE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) §
CITY OF TUSTIN )
MARY E. WYNN, City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of
Tustin, California, does hereby certify that the whole number of the members of
the City Council of the City of Tustin is five; that the above and foregoing Ordi-
nance No. 984 was duly and regularly introduced and read at a regular meeting of
the City Council held on the 20th day of April, 1987, and was given its second
reading and duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting held on the 20th day of
September, 1987, as an urgency measure by the following vote:
AYES : COUNCILPERSONS: Edgar, Hoesterey] Kelly, Kennedy
NOES : COUNCILPERSONS: Prescott
ABSENT: COUNCILPERSONS: None
City Cal i forni a
PUBLISH TUSTIN NEWS:
April 30, 1987