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HomeMy WebLinkAbout17 ORD 1369 - OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF COT 12-01-09TUSTIN Agenda Item V � Reviewed: AGENDA REPORT City Manager z _91� Finance Director NIA BUILDING OUR FUTURE HONORING OUR PAST MEETING DATE: DECEMBER 1, 2009 TO: WILLIAM A. HUSTON, CITY MANAGER FROM: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT SUBJECT: ORDINANCE NO. 1369, RECOMMENDING ADOPTION OF THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN SUMMARY: The boundaries of the zoning districts designated and established in the City of Tustin's adopted Zoning Code are required by Tustin City Code Section 9213c to be illustrated on a map entitled "Zoning Map of the City of Tustin." Staff has finalized the GIS version of the "Zoning Map of the City of Tustin" and is proposing Ordinance No. 1369 for the Tustin City Council to formally adopt that map as the official illustrative "Zoning Map of the City of Tustin." The proposed Zoning Map is clearer, more accurate, uses color gradations to depict land use intensity, and now includes a legend that identifies the location of all Specific Plan neighborhoods approved within the City. RECOMMENDATION: That the Tustin City Council introduce and have first reading of Ordinance No. 1369 designating the official Zoning Map of the City of Tustin. (Attachment C). FISCAL IMPACT: Ordinance No. 1369 is a City -initiated project. There are no direct fiscal impacts anticipated as a result of adopting this ordinance. BACKGROUND: California Government Code Section 65800 et seq. requires each city to adopt, administer and implement zoning laws, ordinances, rules and regulations to implement the community's adopted general plan. Zoning laws preserve the health, safety and welfare of the community by regulating the use of buildings, structures, and land within the city. To carry out this purpose, the City Council has divided the City of Tustin into zoning districts where uniform zoning regulations apply and differentiate one type of zone district from those in other types of zone districts. The boundaries of the zoning districts designated and established in the City of Tustin's adopted Zoning Code are required by Tustin City Code Section 9213c to be illustrated on a map entitled "Zoning Map of the City of Tustin." Tustin's official Zoning Map City Council Report Ordinance No. 1369 Page 2 appears to have been adopted in its entirety only twice in the history of the City; once with the original adoption and enactment of the City's first Zoning Code in 1947, and again in 1961 through a comprehensive Zoning Code update. However, Tustin's official Zoning Map has been amended over 140 times through numerous, Tustin City Council - approved Zone Changes, Planned Communities, Specific Plans, annexations, etc. Each change has been physically recorded on the official Zoning Map by City staff using pen and ink on a vellum map that is preserved and maintained by the Community Development Department (Attachment A). Black -line prints of the Zoning Map are available to the public at a minimal cost. The City of Tustin has recently developed a computerized Geographic Information System (GIS) that allows users to develop maps, create interactive queries (user created searches), analyze land use information, link and edit parcel data and maps, and colorfully present the results of all of these operations. The GIS is extremely flexible and computer generated maps can be easily and seamlessly updated. The GIS has recently become an increasingly important tool utilized by planners, engineers, police and other City staff. Staff has finalized the GIS version of the "Zoning Map of the City of Tustin" and is proposing Ordinance No. 1369 for the Tustin City Council to formally adopt that map as the official illustrative "Zoning Map of the City of Tustin." The proposed Zoning Map is clearer, more accurate, uses color gradations to depict land use intensity, and now includes a legend that identifies the location of all Specific Plan neighborhoods approved within the City. The new Zoning Map proposes no zoning district designation changes, but simply presents previously approved zoning information in a better, clearer, electronic format rather than the current vellum/black line print format. Because of its digital, electronic format, the new Zoning Map can be viewed at any scale on any personal computer with access to the internet, enabling the public, realtors, and others to independently and accurately determine the zoning of a property without visiting with or phoning Community Development staff at City Hall. The proposed Zoning Map can be viewed as Exhibit 1 to proposed Ordinance 1369 (Attachment C), or an enlarged version can be viewed by visiting the "Planning and Zoning Documents" link on the City of Tustin Community Development Department's web page, and by using the following web link: http://www.tustinca.org/departments/commdev/documents/Plan ninq%20and%2OZonin.q/Zoning-MAP. pdf On October 27, 2009, the Tustin Planning Commission adopted Resolution No. 4125, recommending that the Tustin City Council adopt Ordinance No. 1369 designating the GIS Zoning Map as the official illustrative "Zoning Map of the City of Tustin" (Attachment B). The Community Development Department will continue to administer and maintain this map. ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS Ordinance No. 1369 is exempt from environmental review under CEQA pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines. This section provides that a project is exempt from environmental review where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment. City Council Report Ordinance No. 1369 Page 3 Proposed Ordinance No. 1369 would formally designate the GIS Zoning Map as the official illustrative "Zoning Map of the City of Tustin. The proposal would not change any development or use standards, cause any development to occur, or otherwise directly or indirectly affect the environment. Dana L. Ogdon V Elizabeth A. Binsack Assistant Director Community Development Director Attachments: A. Photograph of the Current Official Zoning Map B. Planning Commission Resolution 4125 C. Proposed Ordinance No.1369/Zoning Map S1Cdd\CCREP0RT\2009\0rdinance 1369 (Zoning Map).doc Attachment A N Tl TUSTI M-�-Mffl Attachment B RESOLUTION NO. 4125 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 1369 DESIGNATING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN. The Planning Commission does hereby resolve as follows: The Planning Commission finds and determines as follows: A. That California Government Code Section 65800 et seq. requires each city to adopt, administer and implement zoning laws, ordinances, rules and regulations to implement the community's adopted general plan. B. That the Tustin City Council has adopted zoning laws that divide the City of Tustin into zoning districts where uniform zoning regulations apply and differentiate one type of zone district from those in other types of zone districts. C. That the boundaries of the zoning districts designated and established in the City of Tustin's adopted Zoning Code are required by Tustin City Code Section 9213c to be illustrated on a map entitled "Zoning Map of the City of Tustin." D. That since 1947, the Zoning Map has been amended over 140 times through numerous Tustin City Council -approved Zone Changes, Planned Communities, Specific Plans, annexations, etc. E. That a computerized Geographic Information System (GIS) version of the "Zoning Map of the City of Tustin" has been prepared that is clearer, more accurate, uses color gradations to depict land use intensity, and is easier to use and understand. F. That on October 27, 2009, a meeting was held on proposed Ordinance No. 1369 by the Planning Commission. G. That proposed Ordinance No. 1369 is exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines. This section provides that a project is exempt from environmental review where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment. The proposed amendment deals only with procedural matters and would not change any development or use standards, cause any development to occur, or otherwise directly or indirectly affect the environment. Resolution No. 4125 Page 2 H. That proposed Ordinance No. 1369 is reasonably necessary to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the City of Tustin. II. The Planning Commission hereby recommends that the City Council adopt Ordinance No. 1369 designating the GIS Zoning Map as the official "Zoning Map of the City of Tustin." PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Planning Commission of the City of Tustin at a regular meeting on the 27th day of October, 2009. ATE�OkZ=AK= Chairperson ELIZABETH A. BINSACK Planning Commission Secretary STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) City of Tustin ) I, Elizabeth A. Binsack, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am the Planning Commission Secretary of the City of Tustin, California, that Resolution No. 4125 was duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Tustin Planning Commission, held on the 27th day of October, 2009. ELIZABETH A. BINSACK Planning Commission Secretary Attachment C ORDINANCE NO. 1369 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN, DESIGNATING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN. The City Council of the City of Tustin does hereby ordain as follows: The City Council finds and determines as follows: A. That California Government Code Section 65800 et seq. requires each city to adopt, administer and implement zoning laws, ordinances, rules and regulations to implement the community's adopted general plan. B. That the Tustin City Council has adopted zoning laws that divide the City of Tustin into zoning districts where uniform zoning regulations apply and differentiate one type of zone district from those in other types of zone districts. C. That the boundaries of the zoning districts designated and established in the City of Tustin's adopted Zoning Code are required by Tustin City Code Section 9213c to be illustrated on a map entitled "Zoning Map of the City of Tustin." D. That a computerized Geographic Information System (GIS) version of the "Zoning Map of the City of Tustin" has been prepared that is clearer, more accurate, uses color gradations to depict land use intensity, and is easier to use and understand than the current pen and ink version of the Zoning Map. E. That on October 27, 2009, the Tustin Planning Commission adopted Resolution No. 4125 recommending that the City Council adopt Ordinance No. 1369 designating the GIS Zoning Map as the official "Zoning Map of the City of Tustin." F. That proposed Ordinance No. 1369 is exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines. This section provides that a project is exempt from environmental review where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment. The proposed amendment deals only with procedural matters and would not change any development or use standards, cause any development to occur, or otherwise directly or indirectly affect the environment. G. That proposed Ordinance No. 1369 is reasonably necessary to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the City of Tustin. II. The City Council of the City of Tustin hereby ordains the GIS Zoning Map dated December 1, 2009, as shown in Exhibit 1 and displayed before the City Council on this Ordinance No. 1369 Zoning Map of the City of Tustin Page 2 date as the Official "Zoning Map of the City of Tustin" to be administered and maintained henceforward by the Community Development Department. PASSED AND ADOPTED, at a regular meeting of the City Council for the City of Tustin on this day of , 2009. DOUG DAVERT, Mayor PAMELA STOKER, City Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss. CITY OF TUSTIN ) ORDINANCE NO. 1369 PAMELA STOKER, 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 5; that the above and foregoing Ordinance No. 1369 was duly and regularly introduced at a regular meeting of the Tustin City Council, held on the 1St day of December, 2009, and was given its second reading, passed, and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the _ day of , 2009, by the following vote: COUNCILMEMBER AYES: COUNCILMEMBER NOES: COUNCILMEMBER ABSTAINED: COUNCILMEMBER ABSENT: PAMELA STOKER City Clerk Published: . l f