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RESOLUTION NO. 3931
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF TUSTIN DETERMINING THAT LOCATION, PURPOSE,
AND EXTENT OF THE PROPOSED DISPOSITION OF THE
PROPERTY AT 14011 NEWPORT AVENUE FOR
REDEVELOPMENT PURPOSES CONFORMS WITH THE TUSTIN
GENERAL PLAN.
The Planning Commission does hereby resolve as follows:
I.
E.
The Planning Commission finds and determines as follows:
A.
That the Tustin Community Redevelopment Agency proposes to dispose of
the former Caltrans surplus property at 14011 Newport Avenue within the
City of Tustin for the purpose of assembling a larger site for development of
a commercial building at 14001 Newport Avenue, pursuant to a Disposition
and Development Agreement between the Tustin Community
Redevelopment Agency and Makena Great American Newport Company
LLC, a California Limited Liability Company.
B.
That California Government Code Section 65402 (c) provides that no real
property shall be disposed until the location, purpose, and extent of the
project has been reported upon by the local planning agency as to the
conformity with the applicable, adopted general plan.
C.
The Tustin Community Redevelopment Agency has identified the
redevelopment of the site at the southwest corner of EI Camino Real and
Newport Avenue as a top priority.
That the development of the site with a commercial building would be
permitted within the Old Town Commercial General Plan Land Use
designation.
D.
The proposed disposition of property supports and is consistent with the
Tustin General Plan. The Land Use Element includes the City's goals and
policies for the long-term growth, development, and revitalization of Tustin.
Based on the summary of issues, needs, opportunities, and constraints
described in the Tustin Land Use Element, ten goals are identified. The
goals which are applicable to the proposed disposition of property include
the following:
1.
2.
Achieve balanced development.
Revitalize older commercial, industrial, and residential
development.
Improve City-wide urban design.
Promote economic expansion and diversification.
Coordinate development with provision of adequate public facilities
and services.
3.
4.
5.
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6.
Strengthen the development character and mixture of uses in the
Old Town/First Street area.
These goals establish the framework for policies related to allocation of
land use in the City, and the implementation policies reflect the direction
and image the City seeks for the future. The proposed disposition of
property for the proposed commercial development support several
General Plan Land Use Element goals and policies, including the
following:
1.
The project will implement policies under the goal to achieve
balanced development including:
a.
b.
Policy 1.2 - Provide for and encourage the development of a
neighborhood serving commercial uses in areas
underserved and encourage the integration of retail or
service commercial uses on the street level of projects.
Policy 1.5 - Encourage compatible and complementary infill
of previously by-passed parcels in areas already
predominately developed.
2.
The project will implement policies under the goal to revitalize older
commercial, industrial, and residential properties including:
3.
4.
a.
Policy 5. 1 - Encourage and continue the use of
redevelopment activities, including the provision of
incentives for private development, public-private
partnerships, and public improvements in the Town Center
and South Central redevelopment project areas.
Policy 5.2 - Provide development incentives to facilitate the
consolidation of individual parcels along the City's
commercial corridors.
b.
The project will implement policies under the goal to improve City-
wide urban design including:
a.
Policy 6.2 - Encourage and promote high-quality design and
physical appearance in all development projects.
The project will implement policies under the goal to promote
economic expansion and diversification including:
a.
Policy 7.1 - Broaden the City's tax base by attracting
businesses which will contribute to the City's economic
growth and employment opportunities while ensuring
compatibility with other General Plan goals and policies.
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5.
F.
b.
Policy 7.5 - Focus retail development into consolidated,
economically viable, and attractive centers of adequate size
and scale which offer a variety of retail goods and amenities.
The project will implement policies under the goal to develop
character in the Old Town/First Street area including:
a.
Policy 10.3 - Encourage outdoor pedestrian spaces, such as
courtyards, arcades, and open landscape passages, to be
integrated into new development. Encourage high-quality
pedestrian oriented building frontages which open onto
these pedestrian spaces and public sidewalks.
Policy 10.7 - Encourage the consolidation of individual
parcels/consolidated site planning and parking and access
along First Street and in Old Town through utilization of
development incentives such as reduced parking, height
bonus, lot coverage relaxation, and allowance for secondary
uses, fee waivers, and/or financial assistance in land
acquisition and/or infrastructure improvements.
b.
That general plan conformity determinations required by Government Code
Section 65402(b) are not "projects" requiring environmental review pursuant
to the California Environmental Quality Act.
II.
The Planning Commission hereby determines that the location, purpose, and extent
of the disposition of the former Caltrans surplus property at 14011 Newport Avenue
for redevelopment purposes is in conformance with the Tustin General Plan.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Planning Commission of the City of Tustin at a regular
meeting held on the 2ih day of September, 2004.
JO IELSEN
Chairperson
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ELIZABETH A. BINSACK
Planning Commission Secretary
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
COUNTY OF ORANGE)
CITY OF TUSTIN )
I, ELIZABETH A. BINSACK, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am the Planning
Commission Secretary of the Planning Commission of the City of Tustin, California; that
Resolution No. 3931 was duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Tustin
Planning Commission, held on the 2ih day of September, 2004.
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ELIZABETH A. BINSACK
Planning Commission Secretary