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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A Public Hearing to consider an amendment to the Orange General Plan including substantive updates to the Safety Element to comply with new State law, minor non- substantive text and graphic updates to additional Elements of the General Plan, and finding of CEQA exemption (General Plan Amendment No. 2024-0002). Resolution No. 11589.
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2. SUMMARY
General Plan Amendment No. 2024-0002 will amend the Orange General Plan including both a substantive Safety Element amendment to comply with changes to State law and non-substantive revisions to other General Plan elements to refresh policies, text, and graphics for purposes of accuracy.
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
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1. Conduct and close Public Hearing.
2. Adopt Resolution No. 11589. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Orange approving General Plan Amendment No. 2024-0002 amending the City of Orange General Plan Safety Element to comply with State law, and making non-substantive updates to City policies, text, and graphics to the remaining General Plan Elements and implementation plan to maintain document accuracy.
3. Find the proposal exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15061(b)(3), 15168(c), and 15162.
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4. FISCAL IMPACT
None.
5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
Goal 1: Provide for a Safe Community
d: Assure the development of the City occurs in a fashion that maximizes public safety.
6. DISCUSSION AND BACKGROUND
Safety Element Update:
Staff is proposing to amend the General Plan, including the Safety Element to respond to State laws related to wildland fires and fire hazard severity zones, and inter-agency coordination among agencies responsible for fire protection. These amendments include revised goals, policies, and objectives that help protect the community from risk o...
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