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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.           Resolution No. 4514 Page 2 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.           Resolution No. 4514 Page 3 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            Resolution No. 4514 Page 4 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