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Honorable Mayor and City Council
Director of Cmmunity and Administrative Services
GENERAL PLAN N~ENDMENT 84-40
RECREATION ELEMENT OF THE TUSTIN GENERAL PLAN
RECOI~ENDATZON:
Adopt General Plan Amendment 84-4D, Recreation Element of the Tustin General Plan.
BACKGROUND:
The Recreation Element of the General Plan was presented to the City Council and
the Planning Commission during a joint study session on September 10, 1984. On
September 24, the Planning Commission held a Public Hearing regarding the Element;
reviewed and discussed it; and has recommended adoption to the City Council.
The Recreation Element represents the dedicated efforts of a citizens committee
which worked with staff and an expert consultant over a twelve-month period to
develop the philosophy and direction in the Element. The Element provides a
long-range .plan for the development of parks and recreation in the entire City of
Tustin. Extensive meetings, research, and discussions have been held with the
public, The Irvine Company, the Tustin Unified School District, and a varietY of
community organizations in order to incorporate input from all groups and members
of the community.
The Recreation Element establishes goals, objectives, priorities and philosophies
for the development of existing and future park and recreation facilities in the
City of Tustin. It is a policy document. The Element sets criteria for community
and neighborhood parks, private and public parks, and describes their various
functions in an overall park and recreation system.
When considering the Recreation Element, it is important to remember several
important factors:
A. The document is a~statement of philosophy intended'to guide the
City in its future~opment; it is not a specific plan -- it is
designed to give policy direction to specific plans.
B. The Element reflects the needs and unique character of Tustin. We are
not Irvine or Newport Beach. We do not require 5 acres of parkland
dedication per 1,000 population; we can only require 3 acres per 1,000
population. The Element reflects this fact by scaling down the criteria
used for community parks from 20 acres to 8 acres. In reality, Hat we
term community parks would be designated large neighborhood parks in
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RECREATION ELEMENT OF THE TUSTIN GENERAL PLAN
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October 10, 1984
nearby communities.
C. The Element reflect~ a desire of the community and staff to maintain the'
efficient use of the City's resources through the use of joint school
park sites, creative financing, and the provision of'100% Credit for
qualified private park and recreation facilities.
Extensive meetings have been held with The Irvine Company staff to discuss and
finalize the format of the Element. Wherever possible, staff has attempted to
maintain the original content and intent of the Recreation Element as developed
by the Citizens Committee, consultant, and City staff. The Irvine Company
obviously has a different point of view than the City; however, staff has
attempted to mitigate the Company's c6ncerns where feasible. The City is faced
with the difficult task of allowing profitable development, while insuring that
the needs of its citizens will be met now and in the future. Staff feels that the
Recreation Element incorporates both of these concerns and provides policy
direction for a well-balanced, quality park and recreation system.
The Element is not attached, as Council received copies for the workshop
September 10, 1984. One revision was made by Planning Commission, on pa~e IV-14.
The wording on Item #7 shall indicate that the appraiser be an MAI appraiser.
Royleen A. White, Director
Community and Administration Services
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RESOLUTION NO. 84-85
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING A
RECREATION ELEMENT OF THE TUSTIN AREA
GENERAL PLAN
The City Council of the City of Tustin does hereby resolve as follows:
The City Council finds and determines as follows:
That Section 65303 of the Government Code of the State of
California authorizes cities to adopt a recreation element of
the General Plan showing a comprehensive system of areas and
public sites for recreation and Section 66477{d) requires the
adoption of a Recreation Element as a condition for the adoption
of an ordinance requiring the dedication of land or the payment
of fees for local parks.
Be
That an Open Space, Conservation and Recreation Element was
adopted by the City Council by Resolution No. 72-50 on July 24,
1972.
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That the Recreation Element has become obsolete due to changes
in territory and State enabling legislation and warrants
consideration as a separate element of the General Plan.
De'
That a revised Recreation Element has been prepared through the
joint actions of consultant services, city staff, Planning
Commission and citizen's advisory committee.
That the Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on the
revised element and by Resolution No. 2164 recommends that the
City Council adopt the revised Recreation Element of the Tustin
Area General Plan.
That a Negative Declaration has been prepared in accordance with
the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act.
That a public hearing was duly advertised and conducted by the
City Council on the revised Recreation Element of the General
Plan.
II.
The City Council of the City of Tustin hereby approves a Negative
Declaration and adopts the revised Recreation Element of the General
Plan for the purpose of establishing goals, policies and standards
for the development of park and recreational facilities for the City
of Tustin.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Tustin on the day of , 1984.
Attest:
URSULA E. KENNEDY,
Mayor
Mary E. Wynn, City Clerk