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 introduction and First Reading of Ordinance No. 19-24 amending Chapter 17.44 of the Orange Municipal Code providing a mechanism for the transfer of development rights, and finding that the ordinance has already been addressed in the scope of the City of Orange General Plan EIR and is also exempt from CEQA.
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2. SUMMARY
The proposed ordinance establishes provisions in the Orange Municipal Code for the transfer of development rights to sites with Urban Mixed Use zoning for purposes of creating open space and increasing housing supply in certain areas to serve the growing residential population in these zones. Additionally, the ordinance provides a mechanism for the transfer of development rights to Urban Mixed Use sites from private residentially zoned abandoned railroad right-of-way property identified in the City's General Plan Circulation Element as a future recreational trail.
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
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1. Conduct and close Public Hearing.
2. Introduce and conduct First Reading of Ordinance No. 19-24. An ordinance of the City Council of the City of Orange amending Chapter 17.44 of the Orange Municipal Code adding a new Section 17.44.210 to establish a mechanism for the transfer of development rights for purposes of creating opportunities for housing, open space, and trails.
3. Find the ordinance is within the scope of the previously approved Final Program Environmental Impact Report (EIR) No. 1815-09 for the Comprehensive General Plan Update which was certified on March 9, 2010, and prepared in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and also exempt from CEQA pursuant to, but not limited to, State CEQA Guidelines Section 15308.
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4. FISCAL IMPACT
None.
5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
Goal 3: Enhance and promote quality of life in t...
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