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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Continued 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 associated Ordinance No. 15-24 (Zone Change No. 1314-24). (Continued from June 11, 2024)
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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.
This public hearing was continued by the City Council on June 11, 2024 to the July 23, 2024 City Council meeting
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
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1. Conduct and close Public Hearing.
2. Introduce and conduct First Reading of Ordinance No. 15-24. An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Orange approving Zone Change No. 1314-24 re-zoning public park sites to recreation open space to establish consistency with the Open Space and Open Space-Park General Plan Land Use designation of the park sites in accordance with State law.
3. Find that Zone Change No. 1314-24 is within the scope of the previously certified Final Program Environmental Impact Report (EIR) No. 1815-09 for the Comprehensive General Plan Update certified on March 9, 2010.
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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-zo...
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