TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Tom Kisela, City Manager
FROM: Russell Bunim, Community Development Director
1. SUBJECT
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Public Hearing to consider rezoning of public parks to Recreation-Open Space to establish consistency with the Open Space and Open Space-Park General Plan Land Use Designations and introduction and First Reading of the associated Ordinance No. 15-24 (Zone Change No. 1314-24).
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2. SUMMARY
Public parks have a General Plan Land Use Designation of Open Space or Open Space-Park yet several have a long-standing residential or commercial zoning, or are un-zoned. The Zoning Classification that corresponds to the Open Space and Open Space-Park General Plan designation is Recreation Open Space. 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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Continue to the July 23, 2024, Regular City Council meeting.
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4. FISCAL IMPACT
None.
5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
Goal 3: Enhance and promote quality of life in the community
a: Renovate, maintain, develop, and/or expand public use places and spaces.
6. DISCUSSION AND BACKGROUND
Several public parks in Orange have had long-standing residential and commercial zoning or are un-zoned despite having established General Plan Land Use Designations of Open Space (OS) or Open Space-Park (OS-P). The Zoning Classification that corresponds to the OS and OS-P General Plan Land Use Designations and that is appropriate for the public parks is Recreation Open Space (R-O). State law requires zoning to be consistent with the General Plan designation. The subject Zone Change is part of the ongoing reconciliation of scattered citywide General Plan and Zoning inconsistencies, which has become a priority based on Council direction and changes in the law. Detailed information about relevant legislative requirements is provided in Attachment 3.
Belmont, Fred Barrera, Santiago Hill...
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