Resolution Number 10-03-16-02RESOLUTION NO. 10-03-16-02
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JUAN
CAPISTRANO, CALIFORNIA, INITIATING A GENERAL PLAN AND
LAND USE CODE AMENDMENT (GPA AND CA) TO ENCOURAGE
HOTEL DEVELOPMENT
WHEREAS, economic development is about creating monetary programs which
increase community wealth through increased tax base and employment opportunities;
and,
WHEREAS, the travel and tourism industry in the U.S. alone, generates $555
billion in annual visitor spending and employs 7.9 million workers with an annual payroll
of $174 billion; and,
WHEREAS, a strategy of capturing travel activity can create an infusion of new
cash into a local economy thereby enhancing community wealth and one of the more
desirable methods for capturing travel and tourism dollars is providing for lodging and
overnight accommodations; and,
WHEREAS, Section 9-2.307 entitled "Amendment of the General Plan" of Title 9,
Land Use Code grants the City Council sole authority to initiate consideration of General
Plan and Municipal Code Amendments; and,
-- WHEREAS, the City Council desires to recruit certain types of hotel development
and finds it necessary to initiate an amendment to the General Plan and Municipal Code
to incorporate development standards more conducive to attracting appropriate Hotel
development; and,
WHEREAS, the initiation of a General Plan Amendment (GPA) constitutes a
planning study and is exempt from review under the provisions of California
Environmental Quality Act Guidelines (Section 15061 (b)(3)).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of San
Juan Capistrano does hereby initiate consideration of a General Plan and Municipal
Code Amendment study process for adopting development standards which encourage
desired Hotel development. tj
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this
, 2010.
DR. LONDRES USO, MAYOR
3-16-2010
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO )
I, MARIA MORRIS, appointed City. Clerk of the City of San Juan Capistrano, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 10-02-02-02 was duly adopted by the Cit
Council of the City of San Juan Capistrano at a Regular meeting thereof, held the 16
day of March 2010, by the following vote:
AYES: / U CIL MEMBERS
NOES: LYNCIL MEMBER:
ABSE NCIL MEMBER:
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Allevato, Hribar, Nielsen, Freese and Mayor Uso
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3-16-2010