HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES CC 1994 1055 1994 0817RESOLUTION NO. 94-1055
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA, RESCINDING RESOLUTION
NO. 85 -209 AND ADOPTING NEW GUIDELINES FOR THE
SCREENING OF GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT REQUESTS
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 85 -209 established guidelines for the
screening of General Plan amendments; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that Resolution No.
85 -209 should be revised; and
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 65300 directs the adoption of
y a comprehensive, long -term General Plan for the physical
development of the City and of any land outside its boundaries
which in the planning agency's judgment bears relation to its
planning; and
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 65358 provides for the
amendment of the General Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City Council deems it desirable to continue to
pre - screen all requests for General Plan amendments and determine,
based on adopted criteria, those requests for which the City shall
accept a formal General Plan amendment application.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK,
CALIFORNIA, RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Resolution No. 85 -209 is hereby rescinded in its
entirety.
SECTION 2. The following criteria will be used by the City
Council as justification to deny the processing of a General Plan
amendment request:
1. The proposed amendment request shares significant
similarities with other amendment requests for properties
located in the same general area of the City or its Area
of Interest, and those other amendments have been
previously considered and denied by the City Council
within the preceding twelve- (12) month period.
2. The proposed amendment request site is located in an area
or is the site for which the City Council has initiated
a General Plan amendment, zone change, or land use study
scheduled for a public hearing within the next twelve -
(12) month period.
3. The proposed amendment request would create a spot land
use designation inconsistent with the planned land use
for the surrounding properties and inconsistent with the
goals and policies of the General Plan.
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SECTION 3. The following criteria will be used by the City
Council as justification to approve the processing of a General
Plan amendment request:
1. The proposed amendment request is consistent with or has
a potential for consistency with the City's General Plan,
including applicable goals and policies.
2. The proposed amendment request is compatible with or has
a potential for compatibility with either existing or
planned uses for the surrounding properties.
3. The proposed amendment request has the potential for
conformity with other City Council adopted policies.
4. The proposed amendment request has the potential to
provide, through the project approval process, public
improvements, public services, public amenities, and /or
financial contributions that the City Council determines
to be of substantial public benefit to the community.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and
adoption of this resolution and shall forward a certified copy
of said resolution to the Planning Commission.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED THIS 17th DAY OF AUGUST ,
1994.
Mayor of the ity of Mqhbpark
ATTEST:
MOORPARK
799 Moorpark Avenue Moorpark, California 93021 (805) 529.6864
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF VENTURA ss.
CITY OF MOORPARK )
I, Lillian E. Hare, City Clerk of the City of Moorpark,
California, do hereby certify under penalty of perjury that
the foregoing Resolution No. 94 -1055 was adopted by the
City Council of the City of Moorpark at a meeting held on
the 17th day of AlicIIS'l— , 1994, and that
the same was adopted by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS HUNTER, MOINIGOMERY, PEREZ, AND MAYOR LAWRASON
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBER WOZNIAK
ABSTAIN: NONE
WITNESS my hand and the official seal of said City
this _ 18th day of AUGUST 1 1994.
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1. �t
`Lillian E. Hare
City Clerk
(Seal)
PAUL W. LAWRASON JR. PATRICK HUNTER SCOTT MONTGOMERY BERNARDO M. PEREZ JOHN E. WOZNIAK
Mayor Mayor Pro Tem Councilmember Councilmember Condmember
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