HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC RES 3879RESOLUTION NO. 3879
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
TUSTIN RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT CODE
AMENDMENT NO. 03-005, AMENDING THE DENSITY BONUS
ORDINANCE ARTICLE 9, CHAPTER 1 OF THE TUSTIN CITY CODE.
The Planning Commission of the City of Tustin does hereby resolve as follows:
I. The Planning Commission finds and determines as follows:
That it is necessary for the City to establish a policy to comply with the
California Planning and Zoning Law (Government Code Section 65915
through 65918).
That said policy shall comply with Section 65915 of the Government Code
by either granting a density bonus and a concession or incentive, providing
other incentives of equivalent financial value or a combination thereof,
whichever is deemed by the City Council to be appropriate and as required
by State law.
Any additional incentives of non-monetary value shall be determined and
stipulated by the City Council upon recommendation by the Planning
Commission as it deems reasonable and appropriate to the case.
That the provision of bonus units shall not exempt a project from complying
with all applicable development standards of the zoning district in which it is
located, unless development standards are relaxed as additional incentives.
That such development proposals shall be designed to be consistent with
the character of the surrounding neighborhood and shall be processed in
the manner described by the Density Bonus Ordinance.
That provision of affordable housing units shall be assured through
recordation of a Development Agreement as required by the Density Bonus
Ordinance.
That the proposed density bonus ordinance is consistent with the Tustin
General Plan Housing Element in that it provides for new affordable
housing, encourages incentives to assist in the development of affordable
housing, and encourages the availability of affordable housing for large Iow
income families.
That a Public Hearing was duly noticed, called, and held on bY the
Planning Commission on August 25, 2003.
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The project is exempt pursuant to Section 21080(b)(10) of the California
Environmental Quality Act.
II.
The Planning Commission hereby recommends that the City Council adopt
Ordinance No. 1279 attached hereto as Exhibit A.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Tustin Planning Commission, held
on the 25th day of August, 2003.
ELIZABETH A. BINSACK
Planning Commission Secretary
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Chairperson ~' '"
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
CITY OF TUSTIN )
I, ELIZABETH A. BINSACK, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am the Secretary of the
Planning Commission of the City of Tustin, California; that Resolution No. 3879 was duly
passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Tustin Planning Commission, held on the
25th day of August, 2003.
ELIZABETH A. BINSACK
Planning Commission Secretary