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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 141RESOLUTION NO. 141 A RESOLUTION OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF AZUSA RECEIVING THE PRELIMINARY PLAN, LEGAL DESCRIPTION AND MAPS DESIGNATING THE BOUNDARIES FOR THE AMENDMENT NO. V TO THE AZUSA CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AND AUTHORIZING TRANSMITTAL OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS TO THE AFFECTED TAXING AGENCIES, STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION, AND THE AUDITOR, ASSESSOR AND TAX COLLECTOR OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 33323 of the California Health and Safety Code, the Redevelopment Agency and the Planning Commission of the City of Azusa have cooperated in the selection of the Project Area and in the preparation of the Preliminary Plan for the Amendment No. V to the Azusa Central Business District Redevelopment Project; and WHEREAS, Section 33327 requires the transmittal of certain documents to the affected taxing agencies, State Board of Equalization, and the Auditor, Assessor and Tax Collector of Los Angeles County. NOW, THEREFORE, the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Azusa does resolve as follows: SECTION 1. That the Redevelopment Agency hereby acknowledges receipt of the Preliminary Plan, Legal Description and Maps designating the boundaries for the Amendment No. V to the Azusa Central Business District Redevelopment Project. SECTION 2. That the Redevelopment Agency hereby directs the Secretary to transmit to the affected taxing agencies, State Board of Equalization and the Auditor, Assessor, and Tax Collector of Los Angeles County the following: SUBSECTION A. A description of the boundaries of the Amendment No. V to the Azusa Central Business District Redevelopment Project. SUBSECTION B. A statement that a Plan for Redevelopment of the Project is being prepared. SUBSECTION C. A map indicating the boundaries of the Amendment No. V to the Azusa Central Business District Redevelopment Project. SUBSECTION D. A statement indicating the last equalized assessment role to be used for tax allocation purposes. SECTION 3. The Secretary of the Agency shall certify to the adoption of this resolution. ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 18th day of June, 1984. CHAIJ I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Azusa at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 18th dat of June, 1984, by the following vote of the Agency: AYES: DIRECTORS: CRUZ, COOK, CAMARENA, LATTA, MOSES NOES: DIRECTORS: NONE ABSENT: DIRECTORS: NONE SECRETARY PRELIMINARY PLAN FOR REDEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. V TO THE AZUSA CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT May 1984 Prepared By: CITY OF AZUSA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY 213 E. Foothill Boulevard Azusa, CA 91702 and MUNICIPAL SERVICES, INC. 712 N. Diamond Bar Boulevard Diamond Bar, CA 91765 0 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION H. PROJECT AREA BOUNDARIES 0 Page 1 3 III. PROPOSED LAND USES, LAYOUT OF PRINCIPAL STREETS, 4 POPULATION AND BUILDING INTENSITIES AND STANDARDS IV. CONFORMANCE TO THE GENERAL PLAN 5 V. GENERAL IMPACT OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT ON 6 SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS VL ATTAINMENT OF THE PURPOSES OF CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY 7 REDEVELOPMENT LAW Appendix Exhibit A Project Area Map Exhibit B Legal Description 0 0 I. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND The Azusa Central Business District Redevelopment Project was adopted by the City Council on September 18, 1978. The Redevelopment Plan has since been amended three times: Amendment No. I in 1979, Amendment No. II in 1981, and Amendment No. III in 1983. The primary purpose of these amendments was to add additional properties suffering from blight to the Project Area. The Project Area consists of the historical central business district and several non-contiguous commercial, industrial and residential properties. Amendment No. II to the Redevelopment Plan for the Azusa Central Business District Redevelopment Project added six parcels totaling 93 acres to the Project Area. The former Miller Brewery site, representing 38.5 acres, was one of the parcels added. Although the Miller site comprised only 41.4 percent of the total Amendment No. II Project Area acreage, it accounted for 78.7 percent of the Project Area's base year assessed valuation of $23,200,380. After Miller Brewery relocated its production facilities, the site was cleared and the property diminished in value to just $2,874,806 or 12.4 percent of the initial base year assessed valuation. In short, because the base year for tax allocation purposes was established before the plant relocated to Irwindale, the subsequent removal of plant and equipment resulted in a substantial decline in Project Area assessed valuation, thereby eliminating the Amendment No. II Project Area's contribution to Redevelopment Agency tax increment revenues. Under California Redevelopment Law, new development in the Project Area would have to increase assessed values by almost $16 million before the Redevelopment Agency would receive any tax increment revenues. The public costs necessary to redevelop the former Miller Brewery site are extraordinary. The private sector has been unable to develop the site without significant Redevelopment Agency assistance. The site suffers from economic blight, meaning that there are inadequate public improvements which cannot be remedied by the public or private sectors acting alone. As a result, the property remains stagnant depriving the City of new jobs and municipal revenues and thereby imposing an increasing burden upon the City to provide public services to its citizens. The Redevelopment Agency cannot effectively redevelop the site due to the limited tax increment revenues available. To increase tax increment revenues and remedy the problem - 1 - 0 0 cited above, the Redevelopment Agency proposes to reduce the base year assessed value on the Miller site by first detaching the property from the Amendment No. II Project Area and then reattaching it to the Azusa Central Business District Redevelopment Project Area. Amendment No. IV pertains to the detachment action and Amendment No. V pertains to the reattachment action. This Preliminary Plan is for Amendment No. V to the Redevelopment Plan for the Azusa Central Business District Redevelopment Project. The Preliminary Plan presents a general indication of how the Redevelopment Agency and Planning Commission intend to utilize the tools available under redevelopment. It is not a specific plan for development, but rather the Preliminary Plan presents the goals and policies for the Project Area as identified in the community's General Plan. The Preliminary Plan does not supersede existing planning documents , rather it reiterates those land uses, development standards and policies applicable to the Project Area and generally describes how redevelopment can be used to implement development goals described in the planning documents. The Preliminary Plan must be prepared in accordance with Section 33324 of the California Health and Safety Code which states: 1133324. A preliminary plan need not be detailed and is sufficient if it: a. Describes the boundaries of the Project Area. b. Contains a general statement of the land uses, layout of principal streets, population densities and standards proposed as the basis for the redevelopment C. Shows how the purposes of this part would be attained by such redevelopment. d. Shows that the proposed redevelopment conforms to the master or general community plan. e. Describes generally, the impact of the project upon residents thereof and upon the surrounding neighborhood. -2- II. PROJECT AREA BOUNDARIES The Project Area boundaries are indicated on Exhibit A, Project Area Map. The Project Area encompasses approximately 38.5 + acres on Vernon Avenue, north of Eighth Street. The legal description is attached as Exhibit B. -3- 9 0 III. PROPOSED LAND USES, LAYOUT OF PRINCIPAL STREETS, POPULATION DENSITIES AND BUILDING INTENSITIES AND STANDARDS A. Proposed Land Uses The General Plan designates the Project Area for heavy industrial land uses. The General Plan identifies these areas as suitable for manufacturing oriented industries, including sand and gravel operations. B. Proposed Layout of Principal Streets The Project Area is presently served by Vernon Avenue, Georgia Avenue, Coney Avenue, Loren Avenue, and Eighth Street. Improvements to the circulation system may be necessary to accommodate development of the Project Area. This may include right-of-way acquisition, construction of streets, curbs, gutters, and sidewalks, or other circulation system improvements in the area such as traffic lights. All circulation system improvements will be consistent with the Circulation Element of the General Plan. C. Population and Building Intensities and Standards No residential units are proposed; therefore, population densities will not be affected. The building intensities and standards reflect the applicable Zoning Code and General Plan requirements for the property and site plans will address specific issues associated with the proposed uses. Typical development controls include the type of use allowed, density, space, height and setback requirements, and other appropriate development and performance standards. All development will comply with the applicable planning, subdivision, and building codes of the City of Azusa. Standards for the proposed Redevelopment Plan shall conform to or exceed applicable federal, state, and local codes including standards for street layout, design, land subdivision, setbacks, parking, and undergrounding of utilities. All new buildings and structures, and any existing structures which are expanded, modified, or rehabilitated would still be subject to the City's normal review process. This includes Planning Commission and City Council review and approval. Additionally, developments may require approval by the Redevelopment Agency to assure conformity with the the Redevelopment Plan. -4- TV. CONFORMANCE TO GENERAL PLAN The Preliminary Plan conforms to the General Plan for the City of Azusa. It conforms to the land use designations as well as the goals and policies. The final Redevelopment Plan must also conform to the General Plan. The Redevelopment Agency intends to actively implement the General Plan program for the Project Area. By encouraging quality industrial development, the City will create needed jobs and tax revenues. -5- 0 0 V. GENERAL IMPACT OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT ON SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS A successful project will result in the removal of deterrents to development and, consequently, facilitate growth in the Project Area. Although this growth will occur within the established guidelines of the General Plan, it is possible that not all impacts will be positive. Currently, there are residential uses to the northeast of the Project Area. The development of new industrial uses will increase traffic, noise, and air pollution levels in the vicinity; however, the impacts can be minimized by imposing performance standards and mitigation measures already included in the General Plan. These standards and measures include providing for adequate parking, separating industrial traffic from residential areas, and land use bufferring with walls, landscaping and/or setbacks. The positive Project Area impacts include upgraded public improvements, development of underutilized land, and an increase in employment opportunities. - 6 - 0 0 VL ATTAINMENT OF THE PURPOSE OF CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT LAW The major purpose of the California Community Redevelopment Law is the elimination of blighting conditions and the promotion of sound development. The Agency's objective with Amendment No. V to the Azusa Central Business District Redevelopment Plan is to provide public improvements which cannot be provided by the property owners of pertinent governmental agencies acting alone. Other redevelopment assistance will also be necessary to convert unproductive land into productive urban uses. This clearly fulfills the purpose of redevelopment legislation. -7- Amendment No. 5t'o the Azusa Centra•BU*iness, District ;.Redevelopment Project Area ' - - - I I i L 4 263.402 NORTHERLY, 60.00 I r I W 57 6 ��. cc TWEI F TH W H W % W VISTA So' 41 56 0 68 Q C / LE EILI w D N89°53'10 672.5+ T9NT64 17• Q TENTH V CY � )RTHERIY F Z 1 DESCENT T„' 3 s0 ■\\\ Amendment No. 51 i WLO< Q O O C 43 �J WL FOOTHILL BLVD. J RLY 8 Project Area Map Exhibit A EXHIBIT B The following is a legal description of the former Miller Brewery Property in the City of Azusa, California: That portion of Lot 42, 54 and 55 of Subdivision No. 2 Azusa Land and Water Company in the City of Azusa, County of Los Angeles, State of California, as per map recorded in Book 43, Page 94 of Maps in the Office of the County Recorder of said County described as follows: Beginning at the northwest corner of the intersection of the west- erly right-of-way line of Vernon Avenue (65 feet wide) and the northerly right-of-way line of 8th Street (30 feet wide); thence westerly along the northerly right-of-way line of 8th Street 963 feet more or less to a point, said point being the intersection of the northerly right-of-way line of 8th Street and the easterly right-of-way line of Georgia Place (30 feet wide); thence northerly along said easterly right-of-way line of Georgia Place 35.64 feet to the southerly lot line of Lot 55 of Subdivision No. 2 Azusa Land and Water Company; thence westerly 1246.29 feet more or less along the southerly lot lines of Lots 42 and 55 of Subdivision No. 2 Azusa Land and Water Company, to a point, said point being on the easterly right-of-way line of Loren Avenue (60 feet wide); thence northerly along said easterly right-of-way line of Loren Avenue 60 feet thence easterly 263.40 feet along a line parallel to and 60 feet from the northerly line of Lot 2 of Tract No. 14072 in the City of Azusa, as shown on a map recorded in Book 282, Pages 20-21 of Maps in the Office of the Los Angeles County Recorder; thence due north 1000 feet more or less to a point, said point being on the southerly right-of-way line of the Southern Pacific Transportation Company right-of-way (100 feet wide); thence southeasterly along said southerly right-of-way line to its intersection with the westerly right-of-way line of Vernon Avenue (65 feet wide); thence southerly along said westerly right-of-way line through all its various courses to the Point of Beginning.