HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 2359 ORDINANCE NO. 2359
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF AZUSA ADDING CHAPTER 19.39 TO THE AZUSA
MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING THE SPECIFIC PLAN
ZONE (SP) (CODE AMENDMENT NO. 157)
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA DOES ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of
Azusa does hereby find, determine and declare that :
A. An amendment and addition to the zoning
ordinance set forth below was duly initiated,
notices of public hearings thereon were duly
given and published in accordance with
applicable law.
B. Public hearings were duly held by the Planning
Commission of the City of Azusa on September
9, 1987 and October 7, 1987, and by the City
Council of the City of Azusa on November 2,
1987.
C. On October 7, 1987, the Planning Commission of
the City of Azusa by Resolution No. 2503
recommended to the City Council that the
amendment to the City' s zoning ordinance set
forth herein be adopted by the City Council.
D. The City Council has considered all of the
information presented to it at the public
hearing held on November 2, 1987, and finds
and determines that the public necessity,
convenience, general welfare and good zoning
practice require that the following amendment
be made, and specifically finds that creating
the Specific Plan Zone is necessary to
implement the goals, policies and standards of
the General Plan and to alleviate blight in
certain areas of the City.
E. In taking this action the City Council
considered the effects of the decision on the
housing needs of the region in which the City
is located and balanced those needs against
the public service needs of the City residents
and available fiscal and environmental
resources.
F. The proposed amendment to the zoning ordinance
is consistent with the General Plan of the
City of Azusa and the elements thereof in that
Specific Plans are a recognized tool to
implement General Plan goals and objectives
and to guide the development of a particular
area.
G. The proposed amendment to the zoning ordinance
is consistent with and furthers the
Redevelopment Plan of the City of Azusa in
that Specific Plans will help guide the
redevelopment and revitalization of particular
areas.
SECTION 2. Chapter 19. 39 is hereby added to the
Azusa Municipal Code to read as follows :
"Chapter 19.39
SPECIFIC PLAN ZONE (SP)
Sections :
19. 39. 010 Purpose.
19. 39. 020 Contents of Specific Plan.
19. 39. 030 Standards .
19. 39. 040 Applicability.
19. 39. 050 Numerical Designations .
19. 39. 060 Specific Plan Zone 1 (SP-1 ) .
19.39.010 PURPOSE. Specific plans are a
recognized planning tool to systematically implement
a City' s general plan for part or all of the area
covered by the general plan. The Specific Plan
Zone (SP) is created to provide maximum flexibility
in the use of specific plans and to establish
uniform procedures for the adoption and implementing
of specific plans which will aid the coordination
of future development within the City of Azusa.
19.39.020 CONTENTS OF SPECIFIC PLANS. A specific
plan adopted to apply to a particular Specific
Plan Zone shall be prepared and adopted in
accordance with Government Code Sections 65450
et seq. and any successor statutes .
19.39.030 STANDARDS. When a specific plan is
adopted pursuant to this Chapter, the specific
plan' s land use designations, standards and
requirements shall supersede and control over
any contrary provisions of Title 19. Unless
otherwise established in an adopted specific plan,
all development within a Specific Plan Zone shall
be implemented pursuant to the development standards
and procedures described in Title 19.
19.39.040 APPLICABILITY. The provisions of this
Chapter do not apply to the following:
(a) Any valid tentative map, conditional
use permit, precise plan of design or
any other entitlement approved or in
effect prior to the effective date of
this chapter; and
(b) Zone changes, parcel maps and other
entitlements required for annexation
of property to the City of Azusa.
19.39.050 NUMERICAL DESIGNATIONS. Specific plans
adopted to apply to a particular Specific Plan
Zone shall be numbered consecutively, beginning
with Specific Plan Zone 1 (SP-1 ) .
19.39.060 SPECIFIC PLAN ZONE 1 (SP-1) . The SP-1
zone designated on the official zoning map shall
refer to the West End Specific Plan. "
SECTION 7. The City Clerk shall certify to the
passage of this Ordinance and shall cause the same to be
published as required by law.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 7th day of December,
1987.
-14CAYOR
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS.
CITY OF AZUSA )
I, ADOLPH A. SOLIS, City Clerk of the City of Azusa, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 2359 was
regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a
regular meeting of the City Council on the 16th day of November,
1987. That thereafter, said Ordinance was duly adopted and
passed at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 7th day
of December, 1987, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: AVILA, COOK, CRUZ, LATTA, MOSES
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
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CITY CLERK