TO: Chair and Members of the Planning Commission
FROM: Anna Pehoushek, Assistant Community Development Director
1. SUBJECT
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Public Hearing to consider rezoning of public school properties to Public Institution to establish consistency with the Public Facilities and Institutions General Plan Land Use Designation (Zone Change No. 1313-24).
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2. SUMMARY
Public school elementary, middle, and high school campuses have a General Plan Land Use Designation of Public Facilities and Institutions yet have a long-standing residential and Recreation Open Space zoning. The Zoning Classification that corresponds to the Public Facilities and Institutions General Plan Designation is Public Institution. State law requires zoning to be consistent with the General Plan. The subject zone change addresses this requirement.
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
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Adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. 09-24. A Resolution of the Planning Commission recommending that the City Council approve Zone Change No. 1313-24 by adopting an Ordinance re-zoning public school properties to establish consistency between the Public Facilities and Institutions General Plan Land Use Designation and Zoning Classifications in accordance with state law.
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4. AUTHORIZING GUIDELINES
Orange Municipal Code (OMC) Section 17.10.020 authorizes the City Council to approve changes to the Zoning map , and also establishes procedures by which the Planning Commission reviews such changes and makes a recommendation to the City Council.
5. PROJECT BACKGROUND
Public school campuses in Orange have had long-standing residential and recreational open space Zoning Classifications despite having established General Plan Land Use Designation of Public Facilities and Institutions (PFI). The Zoning Classification that corresponds to the PFI General Plan Land Use Designation and that is appropriate for the school sites is Public Institution (PI). State law requires zoning to be consistent with the General P...
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