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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 91-44 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RESOLUTION NO. 91-44 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA REQUESTING AN EXTENSION OF TIME TO REVISE THE CITY OF TUSTIN GENERAL PLAN. The City Council of the City of Tustin does hereby resolve as follows: Whereas, the various elements of the General Plan of the City of Tustin were adopted as follows: Housing, 1978; Land Use, 1973; Noise, 1975; Open Space/Conservation, 1972; Recreation, 1972; Circulation/Scenic Highways, 1970; Safety, 1978 and have been expanded and amended from time to time to include adopt(on of various state-mandated and discretionary elements; and Whereas, the City of Tustin faces significant and continued growth pressures which require the updating of the City General' Plan in order to maintain internal consistency among the elements and to serve as a useful tool to plan for and manage growth into the next century; and Whereas, recognizing that preparation of a General Plan is a multi-year endeavor, 1990-91 costs for preparation were budgeted at $102,500; and as part of the City's three-year financial plan, the remainder of the funding is to be allocated to the 1991-92 budget and possibly the 1992-93 budget. Whereas, the City Council authorized the City Manager to execute a contract with Cotton-Beland Associates, Inc. on February 4, 1991; and Whereas, in spite of sufficient budgetary provisions and substantial recruiting efforts, the city has not been able to obtain necessary staff or consultant assistance; however, with the assistance of consultant services the City anticipates adopting an updated General Plan in September, 1992; and Whereas, pursuant to Section 65361 of the California Government Code, the Director of the Office of Planning and Research of the State of California has the authority to grant extensions of time for completion or revision of the mandatory elements of the General Plan, Whereas, the City Council finds that, pursuant to California Government Code Section 65361(a) (2), the following reasons exist to justify extensions of time to 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Resolution No. 91-44 Page 2 prepare timely revision to the elements of the General Plan. The above has not been updated because: ao The City of Tustin is a city which has experienced rapid growth through development and annexations. Due to statutory-imposed processing deadlines, and to avoid imposing a development moratorium, a large part of the City's available in-house staff resources have been devoted largely to current planning. Staff turn-over has affected the continuity of general plan preparation activities in the City. Despite continued efforts by the City of Tustin to update the General Plan over the years to include various state-mandated elements and to frequently revise the Housing Element (City was first city in Orange County with a 1989 Housing Element), the City did not previously have the financial resources to comprehensively update the General Plan. de Due to rapid growth, the General Plan is in need of significant updating to maintain internal consistency among the elements and to serve as a useful tool to plan for and manage growth. Now, Therefore Be It Further Resolved By the City Council of the City of Tustin as follows: Based on the foregoing, the City of Tustin requests that the Director of the California Office of Planning and Research grant an extension of time for a 12-month period to complete the revision of all of the elements of the General Plan, as set forth on the Request for General Plan Extension attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. During the period of the extension, the City of Tustin will follow the policies and procedures set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto. 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 19_ 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 9.2 9.3 9_4 9_5 9_6 9.7 28 i, Resolution No. 91-44 Page 3 PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of Tustin this 6th day of May, 1991. / .,' ~'CHARLES E. PUCKETT, Mayor MARY WYSe, City Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) CITY OF TUSTIN ) SS CERTIFICATION FOR RESOLUTION NO. 91-44 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 5; that the above and foregoing Resolution No. 91-44 was duly and regularly introduced, passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 6th day of May, 1991, by the following vote: COUNCILMEMBER AYES: COUNCILMEMBER NOES: COUNCILMEMBER ABSTAINED: COUNCILMEMBER ABSENT: Puckett, Pontious, Edgar, Ports, Prescott None None None Mary E. · City. ~,Clerk 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 28 0 EXHIBIT A RESOLUTION NO. 91-44 INTERIM DISCRETIONARY LAND USE POLICY The City, including the City Council, Planning Commission, and all other boards delegated individual land use decision-making authority under City ordinances, shall apply this Interim Discretionary Land Use Policy to review and process all discretionary land use projects. During the effective period of this extension, no discretionary permits (parcel maps, tentative subdivision maps, zone changes, special use permits, variances, etc.) shall be approved by the City unless the City Council, and all other applicable decision-making authority under City ordinances, make formal findinqs, based on substantial evidence, that the proposal is consistent with the qoals, policies and proqrams of the existinq General Plan and the zoning and subdivisions ordinances of the City of Tustin; with the exception that properties outside the City limits, which are not currently within the City's sphere of influence, shall be processed consistent with the goals and policies of the City's General Plan. Ail discretionary permits and projects shall be consistent with the adopted Housing Element of the General Plan. Section 9213(e) of the Tustin City Code states that any territory included within the City, which, at the time of its annexation does not have a zone designated by prezoning, shall be designated by the zone which the territory bore under the County Zoning Ordinance, provided there is a district bearing the same designation. Any land which does not bear a designation which is also contained in the City Code, shall be designated as being in the "U" - Unclassified District. All properties with the zoning designation of Unclassified shall first secure a use permit prior to any new uses being established. The City shall observe and meet CEQA requirements for Environmental Impact Report preparation, review and certification. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28~ Exhibit A - Resolution No. 91-44 Interim Discretionary Land Use Policy Page 2 Se The City shall observe and meet any applicable requirements for minimum processing time for the General Plan revision. Ail draft elements and draft environmental documents shall be submitted to OPR for review and comment prior to the City Council taking final action on the General Plan revision. BBS:nm~91-44.res