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A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF TUSTIN RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY
COUNCIL APPROVE GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 2012-
002 AMENDING THE GENERAL PLAN LAND USE
DESIGNATIONS FROM LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO
PUBLIC/INSTITUTIONAL TO ACCOMMODATE CHURCH
RELATED USES AT 13152, 13162, AND 13232 RED HILL
AVENUE AND 1532, 1542, 1552, AND 1562 MELVIN WAY.
The Planning Commission finds and determines as follows:
A. That a proper application has been submitted by Red Hill Lutheran Church
to change the General Plan land use designation from Low Density
Residential to Public/Institutional to accommodate church related uses;
B. That a public hearing was duly called, noticed, and held on said application
on September 11, 2012, by the Planning Commission.
C. That General Plan Amendment 2012-02 is consistent with and implements
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the following Land Use Element goals and policies of the General Plan:
1. Goal 1 of the Land Use Element provides for a well balanced land use
pattern that accommodates existing and future needs for a variety of
land uses.
2. Policy 2.2 of the Land Use Element requires maintaining consistency
among the Land Use Element, Zoning Ordinances, and other City
ordinances, regulations, and standards.
3. Goal 3 of the Land Use Element ensures that new development is
compatible with surrounding land uses in the community, the City's
circulation network, availability of public facilities, existing development
constraints, and the City's unique characteristics and resources.
4. Goal 6 of the Land Use Element which encourages improvement of
urban design in Tustin to ensure development that is both
architecturally and functionally compatible, and to create uniquely
identifiable neighborhoods, commercial, and business park districts.
D. That the irrevocable offer of dedication of right of way along Red Hill
Avenue to its ultimate primary arterial width in conjunction with Conditional
Use Permit 2004-008 is consistent with the City's Circulation Element of
the General Plan
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E. That the proposed amendments to the land use designation are in the best
interest of the public and ensure consistency between the General Plan and
the Zoning Ordinance.
F. That this project has been determined to be exempt pursuant to California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Section 15061(b)(3) in that CEQA
applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant
effect on the environment. If adopted, the proposed General Plan
Amendment, Zone Change, and Conditional Use Permit would ensure
consistency between the General Plan and Zoning designations and
would allow existing uses related to the Red Hill Lutheran Church. The
proposed project has no possibility for significant effect on the environment;
therefore, the project is not subject to CEQA.
II. The Planning Commission hereby recommends that the City Council approve
General Plan Amendment 2012-02 amending the General Plan Land Use
Designation of the project site from Low Density Residential to Public/institutional,
as identified in Exhibit A attached hereto.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Planning Commission of the City of Tustin, at a regular
meeting on the 11 th day of September, 2012.
ATE KOZAK
Chairperson
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ELIZABETH A. BINSACK
Planning Commission Secretary
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE
CITY OF TUSTIN
1, Elizabeth A. Binsack, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am the Planning
Commission Secretary of the City of Tustin, California; that Resolution No. 4202 was
duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Tustin Planning Commission, held
on the 11 th day of September, 2012.
EUzABETH A. BINSACK
Planning Commission Secretary
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Exhibit A
Resolution No. 4202