Legislation Details

File #: 26-0252    Version: 2
Type: Public Hearings Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 4/23/2026 In control: Orange City Council
On agenda: 5/26/2026 Final action:
Title: Public Hearing to consider a proposal to redevelop a commercial property with 71 three-story single-family small lot homes at 2375 N. Tustin Street, the Introduction and First Reading of Ordinance No. 06-26 approving Zone Change No. ZC25-0002, and adoption of Mitigated Negative Declaration No. ENV25-0001 and associated Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. Attachment 1 Resolution No. 11685, 3. Attachment 2 Ordinance No. 06-26, 4. Attachment 3 Vicinity Map, 5. Attachment 4 Existing Site Photographs, 6. Attachment 5 Fiscal Impact Analysis, dated December 12, 2025, 7. Attachment 6 Project Plans, dated April 10, 2026, 8. Attachment 7 Final Mitigated Negative Declaration No. ENV25-0001 and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, dated March 2026, 9. Attachment 8 Mitigated Negative Declaration No. ENV25-0001 Appendices, 10. Attachment 9 Planning Commission Resolution Nos. PC 08-26, PC 09-26, and PC 10-26, dated April 6, 2026, 11. Attachment 10 Planning Commission Staff Report, dated April 6, 2026, 12. Attachment 11 Draft Planning Commission Minutes, dated April 6, 2026, 13. Attachment 12 Written Public Comments from the April 6, 2026 Planning Commission meeting, 14. Attachment 13 Applicant’s Summary of Plan Changes, 15. Attachment 14 Small Lot Subdivision Guidelines, 16. Attachment 15 Written Communications received after April 6, 2026 Planning Commission meeting
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council

THRU: Jarad Hildenbrand, City Manager

FROM: Russell Bunim, Community Development Director


1. SUBJECT
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Public Hearing to consider a proposal to redevelop a commercial property with 71 three-story single-family small lot homes at 2375 N. Tustin Street, the Introduction and First Reading of Ordinance No. 06-26 approving Zone Change No. ZC25-0002, and adoption of Mitigated Negative Declaration No. ENV25-0001 and associated Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program
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2. SUMMARY
Melia Homes proposes to redevelop an existing 4.23-acre vacant commercial site (former Best Buy) with 71 three-story single-family small lot homes, open space recreation area, guest parking, and related site improvements. To allow for residential development at this location, the proposal includes a request to amend the General Plan land use designation from General Commercial (Max. 1.0 FAR) (GC) to Medium Density Residential,15-24 dwelling units per acre (MDR) and a request to amend the zoning from Limited Business Tustin Redevelopment Project Area (C-TR) to Residential Multiple Family (R-3). A Tentative Tract Map is proposed for the small lot subdivision including establishment of private and common use areas.
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
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1. Conduct and close the Public Hearing.
2. Adopt Resolution No. 11685. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Orange adopting Mitigated Negative Declaration No. ENV25-0001 and associated Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, and approving General Plan Amendment No. GPA25-0003, Tentative Tract Map No. TTM25-0001, Major Site Plan No. MJSP25-0002, and Administrative Design Review No. ADR25-0018 for the redevelopment of a vacant commercial site with 71, three-story single-family small lot homes, open space recreation area, guest parking, and related site improvements on a 4.23-acre site located at 2375 N. Tustin Street.
3. Introduce and conduct First Reading...

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