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.
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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 increasing housing density and creating open space 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 privately owned property with Open Space zoning and residentially zoned abandoned railroad right-of-way identified in the City’s General Plan Circulation Element as a future recreational trail.
3. Recommended Action
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Continue the Public Hearing to the May 6, 2024, Regular Planning Commission meeting.