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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC RES 3626RESOLUTION NO. 3626 20 26 -t A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE ZONE CHANGE 98-002, WHICH AMENDS THE OFFICIAL TUSTIN ZONING MAP AND APPLIES THE CULTURAL RESOURCE OVERLAY DISTRICT TO THE PROPERTIES SHOWN IN EXHIBIT A. The Planning Conm~ission of the City of Tustin does hereby resolve as follows: I. The Planning Conunission finds and determines: mo That the original Cultural Resource District was approved by the City Council through the adoption of Ordinance No. 1001 on June 20, 1988 to recognize, preserve, protect and use culturally significant structures, natural features, sites and neighborhoods within the City of Tustin in the interest of the health, safety, prosperity, social and cultural enrichment and general welfare of City residents. g. That Tustin City Code Section 9252e provides desig-nation procedures for the establishment of cultural resource districts. Co That a Public Heating was duly noticed, called and held on Zone Change 98-02 by the Cultural Resource Advisory Committee on August 11, 1998. The Public Hearing was continued to September 8, 1998 by the Cultural Resource Advisory Committee. D. That a Public Hearing was duly noticed, called and held on Zone Change 98-02 by the Planning Commission on October 26, 1998. The Public Heating was continued to November 9, 1998 by the Planning Commission. Eo That a Negative Declaration has been recommended for approval by the City Council in conformance with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act. That the proposed Zone Change is consistent with the Tustin General Plan, including the General Plan policy to "Study the potential expansion of the Cultural Resource Overlay District north of First Street to Irvine Boulevard." G, That the proposed Zone Change will benefit the public health, safety and welfare by protecting historic resources. H. That the area to the north of the original Cultural Resource District between First Street and In, ine Boulevard lies within Tustin's original City limits and contains 74 of the 271 structures listed in the City's Historical Resources Sun, ey. [. That the City's Historical Resources Survey Report, dated July 1990, recommends 20 "4 26 29 Resolution No. 3626 Page 2 Ko Lo M° No O, Po Q° R. S, r. that the residential area between First Street and Irvine Boulevard be considered for two separate potential cultural resources districts. That the residential area bem'een First Street and Irvkne Boulevard contains a group of significant historic homes in excellent condition that would be an asset to the existing Cultural Resource District. That the proposed Zone Change would safeguard the City's heritage by preserving neighborhoods, structures, sites and features which reflect elements of the City's cultural, architectural, artistic, aesthetic, political, social, natural and engineering heritage. That the proposed Zone Change would foster public knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the City's past. That the proposed Zone Change would stren~hen civic and neighborhood pride and a sense of identity based on the recognition and use of cultural resources. That the proposed Zone Change would promote the private and public enjoyment, use and preservation of culturally significant neighborhoods, structures and sites appropriate for the education and recreation of Tustin's citizens and visitors. That the proposed Zone Change would enhance the City's visual and aesthetic character, diversity of architectural styles and aesthetic appeal. That the proposed Zone Change would assure that new construction and subdivision of lots in the expansion area are compatible with the character of the district. That the proposed Zone Change would provide for the early identification and resolution of conflicts between preservation of historic and cultural resources and alternative land uses. That the proposed Cultural Resource Overlay District exemplifies or reflects special elements of the City's cultural, architectural, aesthetic, social, economic, political, artistic, eng/neering and or architectural heritage. That the proposed Cultural Resource Overlay District is identified with persons, a business, use or events significant in local, state, or national history. That the proposed Cultural Resource Overlay District embodies distinctive characteristics of style, type, period, or method of construction, or is a valuable example of the use of indigenous materials or craftsmanship, in that the area contains a collection of Spanish Colonial Revival, California Bungalow, Craftsman, Colonial Revival, Period Revival and Victorian-Italianate residences, most of which were built between 1915 and 1928. Resolution No. 3626 Page 3 12 18 19 U. That the proposed Cultural Resource Overlay District is representative of the notable work of a builder, desig-ner, or architect. That the proposed Cultural Resource Overlay District's unique location represents an established and familiar visual feature of a neighborhood, community or the City, in that the area lies within Tustin's original City limits and is visually identified with Tustin's past. W, That the proposed Cultural Resource Overlay District's integrity as a natural environment or feature strongly contributes to the well being of residents of the City or the well being of a neighborhood within the City. Xo That the proposed Cultural Resource Overlay District is a geographically definable area possessing a concentration or continuity of site, buildings, structures or objects as unified by past events or aesthetically by plan or physical development in that the area contains a concentration of 55 historic residences of similar size and scale, most of which were built during a fourteen-year period. Yo That the proposed Cultural Resource Overlay District will not change the underlying zoning on any piece of property within the District. The proposed zone change extends the Cultural Resource Overlay District in a logical and orderly way, and does not create unnatural boundaries between land uses. The proposed extension of the overlay district does not create a small "pocket" or "island" of properties Mth more restrictive zoning regulations than the surrounding properties. The Planning Commission hereby recommends that the City Council approve Zone Change 98-02, amending the official Tustin Zoning Map and applying the Cultural Resource Overlay District to the properties shown and attached hereto as E 'xhibit A. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Planning Commission of the City of Tustin at a regular meeting 2~,,2° held on the 9th day of November, 1998. LESLIE PONTIOUS 23 Chaixman ")4 ELIZABETH A. BINSACK _,7 Planning Commission Secretary 29 28 Resolution No. 3626 Pate 4 20 29 STATE OF CALIFORz.,NIA ) COUNTY OF OtL~,NGE ) CITY OF TUSTIN ) I, ELIZABETH A. BINSACK, the undersized, hereby certify that I mn the Planning Commission Secretary of the Planning Commission of the City of Tustin, California; that Resolution No. 3626 was duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Tustin Planning Commission, held on the 9~h day of November, 1998. Planning Commission Secretary