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 rezoning of public parks to Recreation-Open Space to establish consistency with the Open Space and Open Space-Park General Plan Land Use Designations (Zone Change No. 1314-24).
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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.
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
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Adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. 12-24. A Resolution of the Planning Commission recommending that the City Council approve Zone Change No. 1314-24 by adopting an Ordinance re-zoning public parks to establish consistency between the Open Space and Open Space-Park General Plan Land Use Designation and Zoning Classification in accordance with State law.
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4. AUTHORIZING GUIDELINES
Orange Municipal Code (OMC) Section 17.10.020 authorizes the City Council to approve changes to the Zoning map , and also establishes procedures by which the Planning Commission reviews such changes and makes a recommendation to the City Council.
5. PROJECT BACKGROUND
Several public parks in Orange have had long-standing residential and commercial zoning or are un-zoned despite having established General Plan Land Use Designations of Open Space (OS) or Open Space-Park (OS-P). The Zoning Classification that corresponds to the OS and OS-P General Plan Land Use Designations and that is appropriate for the public parks is Recreation Open Space (R-O). State law requires zoning to be consistent with the General Plan designation. The subject Zone Change is part of the ongoing rec...
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