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Home My WebLink About07 2004 CDD Year in Review ITEM #7 DATE: JANUARY 24, 2005 HONORABLE CHAIRMAN NEILSEN AND MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING TO: COMMISSION FROM: ~BETH A. BINSACK, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR SUBJECT: 2004 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT YEAR IN REVIEW RECOMMENDATION: That the Commission receive and file. DISCUSSION: Throughout the year staff provides the Planning Commission with a status of projects that the Planning Commission, Zoning Administrator, or Community Development Director approved; major improvement projects; and, other items of interest. The Community Development Department Activity - Year in Review briefly describes the total number of discretionary projects (Le., Conditional Use Permits, Design Reviews, Subdivision Maps, etc.), major accomplishments for various functional areas within the Community Development Department, and Building Division activity. Attachment: Community Development Department Activity 2004 -- Year in Review CITY OF TUSTIN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY 2004 THE YEAR IN REVIEW Community Development Department Activity Report 2004 The Year In Review MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2004 ~ Prepared General Plan Amendment and Zone Change amending the General Plan land use and Zoning Maps regarding the site at 14552 Newport Avenue from Public and Institutional to High Density Residential and from Commercial General (CG) Zoning District to Multiple Family Residential (R-3) for the construction of 63 condominium units of which 10 units are set aside for affordable housing. ~ Prepared Zone Change for Prospect Village from "Central Commercial and Parking Overlay" to "Planned Community P-C" and approved the Prospect Village and Heritage Place projects in Old Town Tustin. ~ Prepared Code Amendment regarding massage regulations and appeal provisions. ~ Applied for and received $977,000 in federal CDBG funding for Fiscal Year 2004-05. ~ Approved sign program for the Tustin Barn project located at 1621 Edinger Avenue. ~ Approved John Laing Homes, Phases I and II; 376 and 189 residential units, respectively, at Tustin Legacy. ~ Approved the Forum Capital project located at 137 West First Street for a new commercial center. ~ Approved the Vestar project, the first commercial development at Tustin Legacy. ~ Approved the Walgreens project at NEC Newport/Irvine Boulevard. ~ Approved the Makenna project for a new commercial center at 14001-14011 Newport Avenue. ~ Approved the Pacific Business Center and Tustin Gateway projects, totaling 527,064 square feet of commercial/industrial development. ~ Reviewed and monitored several regionally significant projects including: the City of Irvine Business Center residental projects, the Tustin Ranch Road extension, the Jamboree Road reorganization, the Irvine Ranch Water District NTS program, the Lennar detachment and General Plan Amendment/Pre-zoning, the Water Facilities environmental, the Santiago Hills II and East Orange planned communities, Irvine Planning Area 1, and the High Speed Rail project. 2 Community Development Department Activity Report 2004 The Year In Review ~ Monitored and reviewed the John Wayne Airport Noise Abatement Report and Program to ensure compliance with airport/city noise standards. ~ Opened 550 Code Enforcement cases; 50 of those cases remain open. ~ Performed 239 Water Quality inspections. ~ Plan checks for conformity with the Uniform Construction Codes were performed on 936 plans. ~ Processed two new Mills Act contracts. ~ Issued 6,500 business licenses; collected $327,575 in business license revenue; collected alarm permit revenue in the amount of $15,005; issued 788 new business licenses in the City and 825 new business licenses out of the City. 3 Community Development Department Activity Report 2004 The Year In Review CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS Applications Received Presented before Zoning Administrator Presented before Planning Commission 32 08 24 CERTIFICATES OF APPROPRIATENESS Approved 16 DESIGN REVIEW Applications Received Presented before Zoning Administrator Presented before Planning Commission 31 02 10 GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTS Applications Received Presented before Planning Commission Presented before City Council 01 00 00 TENTATIVE TRACT/PARCEL MAPS Applications Received Presented before Planning Commission Presented before City Council 12 03 03 TEMPORARY USE PERMITS Issued 51 4 Community Development Department Activity Report 2004 The Year In Review BUILDING ACTIVITY IN 2004 New Residential Construction Permits Units Valuation 137 253 $37,865,072 New Non-Residential Construction Permits Valuation 32 $9,369,027 Residential Additions and Alternations Permits Valuation 548 $5,427,203 Non-residential Additions and Alterations Permits Valuation 178 $11,453,667 Total Permits 895 Total Valuation $64,114,969 5