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 an ordinance amending Chapter 17.44 of the Orange Municipal Code providing a mechanism for the transfer of development rights, and finding of CEQA exemption. (Continued from April 15, 2024).
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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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Adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. 11-24 entitled:
A Resolution of the Planning Commission recommending that the City Council approve 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 creating opportunities for housing, open space, and trails.
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4. AUTHORIZING GUIDELINES
Orange Municipal Code (OMC) Section 17.08.020 authorizes the Planning Commission to review and make a recommendation to the City Council on Zoning Ordinance amendments.
5. PROJECT BACKGROUND
As a largely built-out community with constrained resources, Orange has limited opportunities to bring forward new parks, trails, and housing to address a long-standing community parkland deficiency, interest in recreational trails, and housing needs identified by the State of California. The General Plan Land Use, Circulation and Mobility, Natural Resources, Economic De...
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