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RESOLUTION NO. 3997
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF TUSTIN RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY
COUNCIL APPROVE GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 02-
001 AMENDING THE GENERAL PLAN LAND USE
DESIGNATIONS FROM A MIXTURE OF LAND USE
DESIGNATIONS TO PU BLiCII NSTITUTIONAL TO
ACCOMMODATE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW
LIBRARY AT 345 E. MAIN STREET.
The Planning Commission does hereby resolve as follows:
I.
The Planning Commission finds and determines as follows:
A.
That the City-initiated General Plan Amendment 02-001 has been filed to
amend the General Plan Land Use designations of the following properties
as follows:
Assessor Existing Proposed
Parcel No. Property Address General General
Plan* Plan*
401-592-10 300-304 E. Third St. HDR P&I
401-592-11 325-329 S. Preble Dr. HDR P&I
401-592-12 335-339 S. Preble Dr. HDR P&I
401-592-13 325 E. Main St. CC P&I
401-592-14 315 E. Main St. CC P&I
401-592-15 305 E. Main St. CC P&I
401-593-01 280-284 E. Third St. HDR P&I
401-593-02 320-324 S. Preble St. HDR P&I
401-593-03 330-334 S. Preble St. HDR P&I
401-593-04 285-295 E. Main St. CC P&I
N/A Portion of S. Preble Dr. ROW P&I
401-592-16 345 E. Main St. P&I P&I
*
HDR: High Density Residential
P&I: Public and Institutional
cc: Community Commercial
ROW: Right of Way
B.
That a public hearing was duly called, noticed, and held on said application
on September 12, 2005, by the Planning Commission.
C.
That General Plan Amendment 02-001 is consistent with and implements
the following Land Use Element goals and policies of the General Plan:
1)
Goal 1 : Provide for a well balanced land use pattern that
accommodates existing and future needs for community facility and
services.
2)
Policy 8.1: Encourages a wide range of accessible public facilities
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D.
E.
F.
(2)
(3)
and community services including educational, cultural, and
recreational opportunities and other governmental and municipal
services.
3)
Policy 1.5: Encourage compatible and complementary infill of
previously by-passed parcels in areas already predominantly
developed.
4)
Policy 2.2: Maintain consistency between the Land Use Element,
Zoning Ordinances, and other City ordinances, regulations and
standards.
That the proposed amendments to the land use designation are in the best
interest of the public and ensure consistency between the General Plan and
the Zoning Ordinance.
That a Final Negative Declaration was prepared and adopted on May 6,
2002, in accordance with the provisions of the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA).
That pursuant to Section 15162 of the Guidelines for the California
Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"),
(1 )
No substantial changes are proposed in the project which will
require major revisions to the previous Final Negative Declaration
due to the involvement of new significant environmental effects or a
substantial increase in the severity of a previously identified
environmental effect;
No substantial changes have occurred with respect to the
circumstances under which the project is undertaken which will
major revisions to the previous Final Negative Declaration due to
the involvement of new significant environmental effects or a
substantial increase in the severity of a previously identified
environmental effect; and,
No new information of substantial importance, which was not
known and could not have been known with the exercise of
reasonable diligence at the time the prior Final Negative
Declaration was adopted shows (a) the project will have one or
more effects not discussed in the previous Final Negative
Declaration; (b) significant effects previously examined will be
substantially more severe that shown in the previous Final Negative
Declaration; (c) mitigation measures or alternative previously found
not be feasible would in fact be feasible and would substantially
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reduce one or more significant effects, but the City declines to
adopt such measures or alternatives; or (d) mitigation measures or
alternatives which are considerably different from those analyzed in
the previous Final Negative Declaration would substantially reduce
a significant effect, but the City declines to adopt the measure or
alternative.
II.
The Planning Commission hereby recommends that the City Council approve
General Plan Amendment 02-001 amending the General Plan Land Use
Designation of the project site from a mixture of land use designations to
"Public/Institutional," as identified in Exhibit A attached hereto.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Planning Commission of the City of Tustin, at a regular
meeting on the 12th day of September, 2005.
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ffÆ- J HN NIELSEN
Chairperson
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ELIZABETH A. BINSACK
Planning Commission Secretary
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 City of Tustin, California; that Resolution No. 3997 was
duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Tustin Planning Commission, held
on the 1 ih day of September, 2005.
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LIZABETH A. BINSACK
Planning Commission Secretary
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