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RESOLUTION NO. 4421
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF TUSTIN RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL
APPROVE GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 2019-00001 TO
CHANGE THE GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATION FROM
COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL (CC) TO HIGH DENSITY
RESIDENTIAL (HDR) FOR THE PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 1042
SAN JUAN STREET AND 1052 SAN JUAN STREET.
The Planning Commission of the City of Tustin does hereby resolve as follows:
I. The Planning Commission finds and determines as follows:
A. That a proper application for General Plan Amendment (GPA) 2019-00001
and Design Review (DR) 2019-00019 was filed by Baray Karim of 7
Design+Development on behalf of Christopher Kellstrom requesting
authorization to change the General Plan Land Use Designation from
Community Commercial (CC) to High Density Residential (HDR) and to
allow the construction of two (2) duplex buildings, one (1) detached single
family residence and preserve an existing single family residential historic
resource on a 18,857 square foot site located at 1042 San Juan Street.
1052 San Juan Street is included in this application by the City of Tustin for
General Plan consistency and amendment only; no construction is
proposed at 1052 San Juan Street;
B. That the subject properties were pre-zoned as Multiple Family Residential (R3
2000) and designated as Multiple-Family Residential (MF) under the General
Plan Land Use description prior to annexation to the City of Tustin from the
County of Orange in 1978;
C. That the subject properties' designation of Multiple-Family Residential was
then changed to Community Commercial (CC) during a comprehensive
General Plan Update which was approved by the City Council on February 9,
1994, through the adoption of Resolution No. 94-19;
D. That the subject properties have been used for residential purposes, and the
proposed GPA would be consistent with the current use and zoning of the
property and consistent with the use, zoning, and General Plan Land Use
designation of other properties on San Juan Street;
E. That the City conducted a ninety (90) day consultation period on the project
with California Native American Tribes pursuant to Government Code
Sections 65351 and 65352.3;
F. That City staff prepared an Initial Study to evaluate the potential
environmental impacts associated with the project. Since it identified
potential significant impacts can be reduced to a level of insignificance with
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mitigation measures, a draft Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) was
prepared;
G. That a Notice of Intent to Adopt an MND was published and the MND and
Initial Study were made available for a 20-day public review and comment
period from January7, 2021 to January 27, 2021, in compliance with Sections
15072 and 15105 of the State CEQA Guidelines;
H. That a public hearing was duly called, noticed, and held for GPA 2019-00001
and DR 2019-00019 on February 9, 20217 by the Planning Commission;
I. That the Planning Commission considered the Initial Study, the MND, and
Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program and recommended that the City
Council find them adequate for GPA 2019-00001 and DR 2019-00019; and
J. That the proposed GPA 2019-00001 is consistent with the following General
Plan Land Use goals and policies-
1.
olicies:1. Policy 1.1: Permit compatible multi-family development to meet
regional housing needs where best suited from the standpoint of
current development, accessibility, transportation and public
facilities.
2. Policy 1.7: As part of the City's attraction to business and industry,
provide adequate sites to house future employees.
3. Policy 2.2: Maintain consistency between the Land Use Element,
Zoning Ordinances, and other City ordinances, regulations and
standards.
4. Policy 4.6: Maintain and enhance the quality of healthy residential
neighborhoods, and safeguard neighborhoods from intrusion by non-
conforming and disruptive uses.
5. Policy 6.2: Encourage and promote high quality design and physical
appearance in all development projects.
6. Policy 6.6: Improve the overall quality of Tustin's multi-family
neighborhoods through: a) improved buffers between multi-family
residences and adjacent freeway edges, commercial and industrial
uses; b) provision of usable private and common open space in
multi-family projects; c) increased code enforcement; and d)
improved site, building, and landscape design.
7. Policy 10.3: Encourage outdoor pedestrian spaces, such as
courtyards, arcades and open landscaped passages, to be
integrated into new development.
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II. The Planning Commission hereby recommends that the City Council approve GPA
2019-00001 authorizing a change to the General Plan Land Use Designation from
Community Commercial (CC) to High Density Residential (HDR) for the properties
located at 1042 San Juan Street and 1052 San Juan Street as identified in Exhibit
A attached hereto.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Tustin Planning Commission held
on the 9th day of February, 2021.
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JUSTINA L. WILLKOM
Planning Commission Secretary
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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CITY OF TUSTIN )
I, JUSTINA L. WILLKOM, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am the Planning
Commission Secretary of the City of Tustin, California; that Resolution No. 4421 was duly
passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Tustin Planning Commission, held on the
9th day of February, 2021.
PLANNING COMMISSIONER AYES: Chu, Jha, Kozak, Mason (4)
PLANNING COMMISSIONER NOES:
PLANNING COMMISSIONER ABSTAINED:
PLANNING COMMISSIONER ABSENT:
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JUSTINA L. WILLKOM
Planning Commission Secretary
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EXHIBIT A
RESOLUTION NO. 4421
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