Resolution Number 01-8-7-11RESOLUTION NO. 01-8-7-11
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JUAN
CAPISTRANO, CALIFORNIA, INITIATING A GENERAL PLAN
AMENDMENT PROCESS RELATED TO TEXT MODIFICATIONS TO THE
LAND USE ELEMENT (GPA 01-03)
Whereas, the City Council at its meeting of July 17, 2001 in considering an
agenda item to initiate a General Plan amendment process, received public testimony from
a Mr. Mark Nielsen, presenting Citizens Against Uncontrolled San Juan Expansion
submitted a request to modify a numberof existing policies and goals to the adopted Land
Use Element of the City's General Plan; and,
Whereas, the City Council at its meeting of July 17, 2001 directed staff to
prepare a report on the proposed modifications to consider the possible initiation of an
amendment to the Land Use Element of the General Plan; and,
Whereas, staff also recommends that consideration of text amendment for
the floor area ratio (FAR) be considered for the immediate area around the Mission that
is directly related to the historic downtown core in orderto maintain design consistency and
intensity of development with this historic area; and,
Whereas, the Municipal Code proscribes the process for consideration of
amendments to the City's adopted General Plan; and,
Whereas, in accordance with the Municipal Code, the City Council is the only
body that may consider and initiate consideration of an amendment to the General Plan.
Now, Therefore, Be, It Resolved, the City Council for the City of San Juan
Capistrano, California does hereby initiate the formal review process to consider an
amendment to the Land Use Element of the City's adopted General Plan; and,
Be, It Further Resolved, that prior to initiating the amendment study, staff
of the Planning Services Department shall submit a report to the City Council on the work
program, financial costs to prepare the study and a tentative; and,
Be, It Further Resolved, that the initiation of the proposed amendments to
the Land Use Element shall not be construed as future approval of the potential
amendments. This action only initiates the formal hearing process to conduct public
hearings and received public testimony on the proposed amendments.
Passed, Approved, And Adopted, this 7`h day of August 2001.
Attest: /
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO )
I, MARGARET R. MONAHAN, appointed City Clerk of the City of San Juan Capistrano,
do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 01-8-7-11 was duly adopted by the
City Council of the City of San Juan Capistrano at a regular meeting thereof, held the
7th day of August 2001, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NOES COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
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Bathgate, Gelff, Swerdlin and Mayor Hart
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Clerk