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 an ordinance re-zoning certain properties in the historic Cypress Barrio neighborhood to establish consistency between the Low Density Residential General Plan Land Use Designation in accordance with state law; and finding that Zone Change No. 1267-12(B) is within the scope of the previously certified Final Program Environmental Impact Report No. 1815-09 for the Comprehensive General Plan Update certified on March 9, 2010. Ordinance No. 06-25.
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2. SUMMARY
State law requires the zoning of property to be consistent with the General Plan. Re-zoning of certain properties in the historic Cypress Barrio neighborhood from Residential Duplex to Residential Single Family is necessary to achieve consistency with the Low Density Residential General Plan land use designation for the properties.
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
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1. Conduct and close Public Hearing.
2. Introduce and conduct First Reading of Ordinance No. 06-25. An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Orange approving Zone Change No. 1267-12(B) re-zoning certain properties in the historic Cypress Barrio neighborhood to establish consistency between the Low Density Residential General Plan Land Use Designation in accordance with State law.
3. Find that Zone Change No. 1267-12(B) is within the scope of the previously certified Final Program Environmental Impact Report 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 6: Ensure the Preservation of Historic Resources
6. DISCUSSION AND BACKGROUND
Zoning of properties in the historic Cypress Barrio neighborhood have had long-standing Duplex Residential (6,000 sq ft min. lot size) (R-2-6) and Light Industrial (M-1) zoning despite havin...
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