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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. -2- 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 /, /. / /7/7 CITY CLERK