Resolution Number 11-06-21-04RESOLUTION NO. 11-06-21-04
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JUAN
CAPISTRANO, CALIFORNIA INITIATING CONSIDERATION OF A
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT FOR A 10 -ACRE PARCEL (4 NET
ACRES) IN THE WHISPERING HILLS ESTATES PLANNED
COMMUNITY LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF VISTA MONTANA
ABOUT 400 FEET EAST OF LA PATA AVENUE (VILLA
MONTANA)(ASSESSOR PARCEL NUMBER 664-25-011)
WHEREAS, Rancho San Juan Development, LLC has filed a pre -application
submission for the potential development of a 100 dwelling unit, affordable housing
project on an existing 10 -acre (4.0 net acres) parcel located in the Whispering Hills
Estates -Rancho San Juan Planned Community; and,
WHEREAS, on July 20, 2004, the City Council approved Vesting Tentative Tract
Map 16634 for Whispering Hills Estates and requested that the developer prepare and
submit an affordable housing project for the "4 acre remainder parcel" designated in the
Comprehensive Development Plan and subsequently, on August 3, 2004 adopted
Ordinance 896 approving Comprehensive Development Plan 04-01, Whispering Hills
Estates to regulate land uses and establish development standards within the Planned
Community; and,
WHEREAS, on September 16, 2008, the City Council denied General Plan
Amendment (GPA) 06-01 and Rezone (RZ) 06-01 for a proposed 163 dwelling unit,
multi -family residential project with an affordable housing component on the subject 4 -
acre remainder parcel based on findings that the project was inconsistent with the
policies of the General Plan Land Use Element, Housing Element and Community
Design Element; and,
WHEREAS, Comprehensive Development Plan 04-01, Whispering Hills Estates
establishes a 314 -acre residential planned community not including the 52 -acre San
Juan Hills High School site and the General Plan Land Use Element's Table LU -3
establishes a "100% Very Low Density Residential Designation" for Whispering Hills
Estates which allows consideration of the development of a maximum of 314 single-
family detached (SFD) dwelling units; and,
WHEREAS, the General Plan Land Use Element's Table LU -3 establishes a
"100% Very Low Density Residential Designation" for Whispering Hills Estates which
allows consideration of the development of single-family detached (SFD) dwelling units
but does not expressly allow the development of multi -family dwelling units which may
be permitted in the "2.4 -Medium High Density Residential (5.1-8.0 du/acre)", "2.5 -Nigh
Density Residential (8.1-18.0 du/acre)", and "2.6 -Affordable Family -Senior Housing
(18.1-25.0 du/acre)" General Plan land use residential designations, and,
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WHEREAS, Section 9-2.307 of the Title 9, Land Use Code of the Municipal Code
provides the City Council with sole discretion to initiate consideration of all General Plan
Amendments; and,
WHEREAS, the proposed project has potential merit with respect to meeting the
General Plan Housing Element's affordable housing production objectives established
by the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) adopted Regional
Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) and warrants further study.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of San
Juan Capistrano hereby initiates consideration of a General Pian Amendment and
directs to City staff to proceed with securing a General Pian Amendment (GPA)
application and the required developer deposit from the applicant, and proceed with
processing the General Plan Amendment (GPA) and the associated Rezone (RZ)
application amending Comprehensive Development Pian 04-01, Whispering Hills
Estates to include land use and development standards for the °4 -acre remainder
parcel."
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 21st day of June, 2011.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE )ss -
CITY
ss.CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO )
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I, MARIA MORRIS, appointed City Clerk of the City of San Juan Capistrano, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 11-06-21-02 was duly adopted by the City
Council of the City of San Juan Capistrano at a Regular meeting thereof, held the 21st
day of June 2011, by the following vote:
AYES: ! iUNCIL MEMBERS: Freese, Taylor, Kramer and Mayor Allevata
NOES: C UNCIL MEMBER: Reeve
ABSENT: OUNCIL MEMBER: None
MARIA M Rf S, City Cl
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