HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC RES 4304RESOLUTION NO. 4304
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF TUSTIN RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL
APPROVE GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 2015-01 TO CHANGE
THE GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATION FROM
COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL (CC) TO HIGH DENSITY
RESIDENTIAL (HDR) FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1051
BONITA STREET.
The Planning Commission of the City of Tustin does hereby resolve as follows:
The Planning Commission finds and determines as follows:
A. That a proper application for General Plan Amendment 2015-01, Tentative
Parcel Map 2015-139, Design Review 2015-10, and Conditional Use
Permit 2015-21 was filed by Yenny Ng Designs Architects on behalf of
Goliath F&M LLC requesting authorization to change the General Plan
Land Use Designation from Community Commercial (CC) to High Density
Residential (HDR) and subdivide an existing parcel located at 1051 Bonita
Street for condominium purposes to accommodate the construction of four
(4) dwelling units located within two (2) residential buildings;
B. That the subject property was pre -zoned as Multiple Family Residential (R3
2000) and designated as Multiple Family Residential (MF) under the General
Plan Land Use description prior to annexation to the City of Tustin from the
County of Orange in 1978;
C. That the subject property's designation of Multiple Family Residential was
then changed to Community Commercial (CC) during a comprehensive
General Plan Update which was approved by the Tustin City Council on
February 9, 1994, through the adoption of Resolution No. 94-19;
D. That the subject property has been used for residential purposes and the
proposed General Plan Amendment would be consistent with the current
use and zoning of the property and consistent with the use, zoning, and
General Plan Land Use designation of other properties on Bonita Street;
E. That the City conducted a ninety (90) day consultation period on the project
with California Native American Tribes pursuant to Government Code
Sections 65351 and 65352.3;
That City staff prepared an Initial Study to evaluate the potential
environmental impacts associated with the project which concluded there
is no substantial evidence that the project may have a significant effect on
the environment, and a Draft Negative Declaration (ND) was prepared;
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G. That a Notice of Intent to Adopt a Negative Declaration was published and
the Negative Declaration and Initial Study were made available for a 20 -day
public review and comment period from November 12, 2015, to December
1, 2015, in compliance with Sections 15072 and 15105 of the State CEQA
Guidelines;
H. That the Planning Commission continued the item from the December 8,
2015, meeting at the request of City staff in order to provide adequate time
to complete the required noticing of the project pursuant to State law. The
item was continued to a date certain of January 12, 2016, and all required
noticing of the project was completed;
I. That a public hearing was duly called, noticed, and held for General Plan
Amendment 2015-01, Tentative Parcel Map 2015-139, Design Review
2015-10, and Conditional Use Permit 2015-21 on January 12, 2016, by the
Planning Commission;
J. That the Planning Commission considered the Initial Study and the
Negative Declaration and recommended that the City Council find it
adequate for General Plan Amendment 2015-01, Tentative Parcel Map
2015-139, Design Review 2015-10, and Conditional Use Permit 2015-21;
and
K. That proposed General Plan Amendment 2015-01 is consistent with the
following General Plan Land Use goals and policies:
1. Policy 1.1: Permit compatible multi -family development to meet
regional housing needs where best suited from the standpoint of
current development, accessibility, transportation and public
facilities.
2. Policy 2.2: Maintain consistency between the Land Use Element,
Zoning Ordinances, and other City ordinances, regulations and
standards.
3. Policy 4.6: Maintain and enhance the quality of healthy residential
neighborhoods, and safeguard neighborhoods from intrusion by
non -conforming and disruptive uses.
4. Policy 6.2: Encourage and promote high quality design and
physical appearance in all development projects.
5. Policy 6.6: Improve the overall quality of Tustin's multi -family
neighborhoods through: a) improved buffers between multi -family
residences and adjacent freeway edges, commercial and industrial
uses; b) provision of usable private and common open space in
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multi -family projects; c) increased code enforcement; and d)
improved site, building, and landscape design.
II. The Planning Commission hereby recommends that the City Council approve
General Plan Amendment 2015-01 authorizing a change to the General Plan
Land Use Designation from Community Commercial (CC) to High Density
Residential (HDR) for the property located at 1051 Bonita Street as identified in
Exhibit A attached hereto.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Tustin Planning Commission held
on the 12th day of January, 2016.
Awauu�
d�VL02ABETH A. BINSACK
Planning Commission Secretary
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE
CITY OF TUSTIN
JEW 0JTHb_MPSON
Chairperson
I, Elizabeth A. Binsack, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am the Planning
Commission Secretary of the City of Tustin, California; that Resolution No. 4304 was
duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Tustin Planning Commission, held
on the 12th day of January, 2016.
PLANNING COMMISSIONER AYES: Lumbard, Kozak, Thompson (3)
PLANNING COMMISSIONER NOES:
PLANNING COMMISSIONER ABSTAINED: Altowaiji (1)
PLANNING COMMISSIONER ABSENT: mit
�E2BETH A. BINSACK
Planning Commission Secretary
EXHIBIT A,,,,
RESOLUTION NO. 4304
Existing General Plan -CC Proposed General Plan - HDR