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A G E N D A R E P O R T
C I T Y O F N O O R P A R K
The Honorable City Council
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Jaime Aguilera, Director of Community Developmen4
Deborah S. Traffenstedt, Senior Planner
August 5, 1994 (CC Meeting of August 17, 1994)
SUBJECT: CONSIDER ADOPTING A RESOLUTION RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO.
85 -209 AND ESTABLISHING NEW GUIDELINES FOR THE SCREENING
OF GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT REQUESTS
Background
Resolution No. 85 -209 was adopted by the City Council on June 27,
1985, and revised guidelines for the screening of General Plan
amendments (Attachment 1). Staff is proposing minor amendments to
the criteria used by the City to deny or approve the processing of
a General Plan amendment request, as discussed below.
Discussion
The revisions proposed by staff to General Plan amendment request
screening criteria are primarily editorial. Attachment 2 to this
report is a proposed draft resolution which contains staff's
recommended screening criteria. The revised criteria are shown
below in legislative format to identify the changes made to the
screening criteria. Proposed new language is shown by a shaded
"redline" format, and text proposed to be deleted is identified by
the "strikeout" format.
The following criteria will be used by the City Council
<.. i ::: the processing of
Hera ah** Amendment reques $ :' "` "'''�
1• When - -he proposed amendment request shares
si nificant similarities with other amendments
located in the same general
area '< : ; whleh kx >:
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ave been* previou y
consi ered an enie the City Council within
the Est :::r ...... y...:.
months :.
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The Honorable City Council
August 5, 1994
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When a proposed amendment
located in an area
the Council has
within the next !I mega
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inconsistent with
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spot land use
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would create
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The following criteria will be used b the City Council
y the processing
9"hWera"an Amendment requester
1• When t he proposed amendment request
has a potential for eenfam
goals
2• "W,63� e proposed amendme When
has a potential
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3. ;:hem —the proposed amendment request has the
potential for conformity with other City Council
adopted policies.
As can be seen by the proposed text revisions identified above, the
only substantive change is the addition of approval screening
criterion No. 4. It is staff's opinion that the proposed
additional approval criterion is consistent with language in the
City's General Plan Land Use Element, and would allow the City
Council greater flexibility in determining whether a General Plan
amendment request should proceed through the project planning and
environmental impact assessment phase, based on potential public
benefit.
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The Honorable City Council
August 5, 1994
Page ,3
Recommendation
Adopt a resolution rescinding Resolution No. 85 -209 and approving
new guidelines for the screening of General Plan amendment
requests.
Attachments:
1. Resolution No. 85 -209
2. Draft Resolution
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ATTACHMENT 1
RESOLUTION NO. 35 -209
A RESOLUTION OF THZ CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING GUIDELINES
FOR THE SCREENING OF GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTS
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 65300 directs the
adoption of a comprehensive, long term General Plan for the
physical development of the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has adopted two of the nine
mandated elements of the General Plan; and
WHEREAS, Section 65351 provides for the amendment of
the General Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City Council.' deems it desirable to screen
requests for amendments to the General Plan and to adopt criteria
for such screening;
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NOW THERF,FORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK,
CALIFORNIA, RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION" 1. The'following criteria will be used by the City
Council in denying the processing of General Plan Amendmenu
requests:
1_ When the proposed amendment request shares significant
similarities with other amendments located in the same
;general area which have been previously considered and
denied by the City Council within the last 12 months.
2. When the proposed amendment request site is located in
an area where the Council has directed the preparation
of a land use study scheduled for a public hearing
within the next 11 months.
3. When the proposed amendment request would create an
"island" or spot land use designation inconsistent with
-the intent and policies of the General Plan, and density
or land uses of surrounding properites.
SECTION 2. The following. criteria will be used by the City
Council in improving the processing of General Plan Amendment
requests:
1- When the proposed amendment request has a potential for
— - conformity with applicable gt)al -s and po -licies of the
General Plan. - — - - - -
2. When the proposed amendment request has a potential
( for compatibility with either existing or planned
uses in the area.
3. When the proposed amendment request has the potential
for conformity with other City Council adopted policies.
SECTION 3. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and
adoption of this resolution.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 17th day of June , 1985.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK