HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC RES 4514RESOLUTION NO. 4514
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA, DETERMINING
THAT THE LOCATION, PURPOSE, AND EXTENT OF THE
PROPOSED DISPOSITION OF LOTS 11, 12 AND 13 OF
TRACT 18197, AN APPROXIMATELY 19.4-ACRE SITE
WITHIN PLANNING AREA 13 AND 14 (NEIGHBORHOOD
D) OF THE TUSTIN LEGACY SPECIFIC PLAN, FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF 1,336 APARTMENT HOMES, A 0.66-
ACRE PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE PARK AND CAFÉ OTHER
RESIDENT AMENITIES IS IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE
APPROVED GENERAL PLAN AND TUSTIN LEGACY
SPECIFIC PLAN
The Planning Commission of the City of Tustin does hereby resolve as follows:
I. The Planning Commission finds and determines as follows:
A. That proper application has been submitted by Irvine Company for the
construction and operation of 1,336 apartment homes that includes 334
affordable units on a 19.4-acre site. The site is currently owned by the City of
Tustin within Planning Area 13 and 14 (Neighborhood D) of the Tustin Legacy
Specific Plan.
B. That the City wishes to dispose of Lots 11, 12 and 13 of Tract 18197, an
approximately 19.4-acre site within Planning Area 13 and 14, to accommodate the
development of 1,336 apartment units, a 0.66-acre publicly accessible park and
café, and amenities such as three swimming pools and a network of pedestrian
promenades.
C. That Section 65402(a) of Government Code provides that no real property shall
be disposed of until the location, purpose, and extent of the project has been
reported upon by the local planning agency as to the conformity with the adopted
general plan.
D. The proposed disposition supports several General Plan Land Use and Housing
Element goals, including the following:
1. Land Use Element Goal 1: Provide for a well-balanced land use pattern that
accommodates existing and future needs for housing, commercial, and
industrial land, open space and community facilities and services, while
maintaining a healthy, diversified economy adequate to provide future City
services.
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2. Land Use Element Goal 3: Ensure that new development is compatible with
surrounding land uses in the community, the City’s circulation network,
availability of public facilities, existing development constraints, and the City’s
unique characteristics and resources.
3. Land Use Element Goal 4: Assure a safe, healthy and aesthetically pleasing
community for residents and businesses.
4. Land Use Goal 6: Improve urban design in Tustin to ensure development that
is both architecturally and functionally compatible, and to create uniquely
identifiable neighborhoods.
5. Land Use Goal 8: GOAL 8: Ensure that necessary public facilities and
services is available to accommodate development proposed on the Land
Use Policy Map.
6. Land Use Goal 14: Continue to implement the Tustin Legacy Specific Plan,
which maximizes the appeal of the site as a mixed use and master planned
development.
7. Housing Element Goal 1: Provision of an adequate supply of housing to meet
the need for a variety of housing types and the diverse socio-economic needs
of all community residents commensurate with the City’s identified housing
needs in the RHNA allocation.
8. Housing Element Goal 2: Promote fair housing opportunities for all people
regardless of their special characteristics as protected under state and
federal fair housing laws.
E. That Section 65402 (a) of the Government Code authorizes the Planning
Commission to determine whether the location, purpose, and extent of the
proposed disposition of real property is consistent with the General Plan.
F. That the general plan conformity determinations required by Government Code
Section 65402(a) 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 Lots 11, 12 and 13 of Tract 18197 to Irvine Company for the
development of 1,336 apartment homes, a 0.66-acre publicly accessible park and café,
and amenities such as three swimming pools and a network of pedestrian promenades
is in conformance with the approved General Plan.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Planning Commission of the City of Tustin at a regular meeting
held on the 14th day of January 2025.
ERIC HIGUCHI
Chairperson
JUSTINA L. WILLKOM
Planning Commission Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
___________________________
MICHAEL DAUDT
Assistant City Attorney
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
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. 4514 was duly passed and
adopted at a regular meeting of the Tustin Planning Commission, held on the 14th day of
January 2025.
PLANNING COMMISSIONER AYES: Douthit, Higuchi, Kozak, Mason, Mello (5)
PLANNING COMMISSIONER NOES: _________________________________
PLANNING COMMISSIONER ABSTAINED: _________________________________
PLANNING COMMISSIONER ABSENT: _________________________________
___________________________
JUSTINA L. WILLKOM
Planning Commission Secretary