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FROM: Nelson Miller, Director of Community Development
Prepared By: John Libiez, Principal Planner
DATE: February 18, 1999 (For Meeting of March 3,1999)
SUBJECT: CONSIDER GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT PRE - SCREENING
PROCEDURE
BACKGROUND:
On September 2, 1998, City Council considered a report from
staff related to the General Plan Amendment Screening process.
Council referred the matter to the Affordable Housing/ Community
Development Committee for further recommendations.
DISCUSSION•
The Committee reviewed this item on January 27, 1999, and
requested staff to prepare final procedures for the review and
approval of General Plan Amendment Pre - screening requests that
incorporated the following key points: 1)Establish two review
cycles /periods per year; 2)Establish deadlines for application
submittals for review cycles; 3) Provide for review by the
Affordable Housing /Community Development Committee and City
Council; 4) Consolidates all applications received for
simultaneous consideration 5)Requires Affordable
Housing /Community Development Committee to report on each
application and forward the consolidated cycle period
applications as one package to City Council; 6)Requires there be
a Hearing with public notice before the City Council; 7)Requires
that Pre - screening applications be accompanied by preliminary
project plans, particularly site plan and development plan;
8)Requires all applications to be evaluated for consistency
with General Plan standards, such as hillside management; 9)
Advises applicants that Affordable Housing /Community Development
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Committee would intend to review applications over a sixty day
period.
The final draft procedures, recommended by the Affordable
Housing /Community Development Committee, are attached to a draft
resolution (Resolution No. 99- ) for City Council
consideration.
The revised procedure would require significantly more
information, analysis, processing and public hearings than the
current process and therefore a revised fee and submittal
requirements would be appropriate.
STAFF RECO14MLNDATIONS•
1) Adopt Resolution 99- to rescind the previously adopted
process contained in Resolution No. 94 -1055, and to adopt
the new procedures attached to Resolution 99- as Exhibit
"'W'. (Attachment 1)
2) Direct staff to prepare a resolution amending the fee
schedule for adoption of a new fee for General Plan
Amendment Pre - screening applications, and to prepare
application materials for the revised process.
Attachment:
1. Resolution No. 99- , with attached Exhibit
"A General Plan Amendment Pre- screening
Procedure
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RESOLUTION 99-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA, RESCINDING
RESOLUTION NO. 94 -1055, AND ADOPTING NEW
GUIDELINES FOR THE SCREENING OF GENERAL PLAN
AMENDMENT REQUESTS
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 94 -1055 established guidelines for the
screening of General Plan Amendments; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that Resolution 94 -1055
should be rescinded; and,
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 65300 directs adoption of a
comprehensive, long term General Plan for the physical
development of the City, and any land outside its boundaries
which in the planning agency's judgement 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 establish a
procedure for the pre- screening review of General Plan
Amendments, and to determine, based upon adopted criteria, those
requests for General Plan Amendment which the City will accept
as formal General Plan Amendment applications;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.
its entirety.
Resolution 94 -1055 is hereby rescinded in
SECTION 2. The City Council hereby adopts the
administrative procedure set forth in Exhibit "A ", attached
hereto and incorporated by reference, as the procedure for
the processing, review, and determination of General Plan
Pre - screening Review requests received by the City of
Moorpark.
SECTION 3. The City Council hereby declares that General
Plan Pre - screening reviews shall be subject to full cost
accounting practices of the City and shall be subject to
deposits, fees and charges as established by City
resolution.
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SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of
this resolution, and shall cause a certified resolution to
be filed in the book of original resolutions.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED THIS 17th DAY OF March, 1999.
Mayor of the City of Moorpark
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
ATTACHMENT: Exibit A: General Plan Amendment Pre - screening Review
Procedure
CITY OF MOORPARK
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT
PRE - SCREENING PROCEDURE
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, CITY OF MOORPARK, 799 MOORPARK RD., MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA, 93021
PURPOSE:
To provide a process that property owners, or their agents, may use
to present information to the City Council related to proposals for
changes in land use designations on property under the applicants'
control.
SUBMISSIONS:
A General Plan Pre- Screening application is submitted to the City
on the forms and with the prescribed deposits and exhibits to
support the application. Any application submitted without
appropriate deposits or required attachments will be considered
incomplete and will not be scheduled for review until proper and
complete documentation is received. An incomplete submittal will
cause the application to be postponed until the next cycle.
Attachments to the application shall include a site plan, grading
analysis, diagrams to define current and proposed General Plan and
zoning designations, and any draft diagrammatic or textual changes
to existing General Plan Elements or Specific Plans affected by the
application. Applications and information materials may be obtained
from the Community Development Department, Moorpark City Hall, 799
Moorpark Ave. Moorpark, California, 93021. Completed applications
must be submitted to the Community Development Department.
APPLICATIONS•
Two application review periods are provided each calendar year for
which General Plan Pre - screening Reviews may be submitted.
APPLICATION DUE DATES:
Cycle 1 complete applications must be filed not later than November
30 preceding the review cycle.
Cycle 2 complete applications must be filed not later than May 30
preceding the review cycle.
APPLICATION REVIEW HEARINGS:
All complete applications for General Plan Pre - Screening shall be
reviewed by the Affordable Housing /Community Development Committee
who shall provide a recommendation to the City Council. The City
Council shall conduct a Public Hearing on each application and
shall make a determination to approve or deny the filing of a
formal General Plan Amendment.
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APPLICATION HEARING SCHEDULE:
ACTION
CYCLE 1
CYCLE 2
Application Deadline
November 30
May 30th
Community Development
January Meeting(1)
July Meeting(1)
Committee Review
City Council Public
March to May,
September to
Hearing
Depending on
November, Depending
Committee Review
on Committee Review
(1) The Affordable Housing /Community Development Committee may take
up to 60 days to complete review and recommendations.
APPLICATION DECISIONS:
AFFORDABLE HOUSING /COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE:
The Affordable Housing /Community Development Committee will review
the application and supporting materials. The Committee shall make
a recommendation to the City Council and identify any issues and
concerns regarding the request that the City Council may wish to
consider in its deliberations.
All applications filed for any cycle shall be scheduled for hearing
before the Affordable Housing /Community Development Committee on
the same date within the cycle review period. The Committee may
review these items over a sixty period.
The Committee shall present a recommendation to the City Council on
all pre- screening applications it reviews. In developing a
recommendation the Committee shall determine the extent to which
each application conforms to adopted General Plan element goals and
policies for each element upon which the pre- screening application
may have an effect. In developing a recommendation, the Committee
shall use the same criteria which the City Council shall utilize in
reaching its decision.
The Committee may recommend approval, denial, or modifications to
the pre- screening request the Committee feels shall be necessary to
insure compatibility with adjacent uses and in such a way as may
implement General Plan goals and policies. The report of the
Committee to the City Council shall present findings in support of
the recommendation for City Council consideration.
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CITY COUNCIL:
City Council shall conduct a noticed Public Hearing on each General
Plan Amendment Pre - screening application. After the close of the
review item, City Council will provide the applicant with a
determination upon the General Plan Pre - screening Review request.
Council will normally render one of the following decisions:
APPROVAL- Approval means that the applicant is allowed to
prepare and submit a formal application for General
Plan Amendment to be reviewed and heard by the
Planning Commission and City Council at a
subsequent point in time. Council may prescribe
additional considerations, materials, and /or
studies to be included within the formal
application as a condition to approving the pre-
screening review.
Approval of the pre- screening review is not an
approval of the General Plan Amendment and does not
guarantee or imply that approval of the formal
application for General Plan Amendment will occur
once filed.
DENIAL- Denial of the pre- screening review means that no
formal General Plan Amendment application for the
project site will be accepted. Denial of any pre-
screening shall disqualify the property from
consideration for any additional General Plan
Amendment application submittal for a period of one
year from the denial date.
ACTIONS FOLLOWING DECISIONS:
After the City Council has rendered its decision on a pre- screening
review, the following actions will occur:
APPROVAL- Applicant will be advised in writing of the decision
of the City Council. Thereafter, applicant shall
file the necessary forms, fees, environmental
information and materials to complete a formal
General Plan Amendment application with the
Community Development Department. Additionally, an
applicant shall be required to submit formal
applications for a new specific plan, or amendments
to an existing specific plan, and /or applications
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for any change of zoning necessary to ensure
consistency of the requested land use designations
of the proposed General Plan Amendment.
DENIAL- Applicant will be advised in writing of the decision
of the Council and advised of the limitation on any
further General Plan Amendment requests. A new
pre- screening review submittal will be required for
any subsequent filings as permitted by this
procedure.
CONTINUANCE- Applicant will be advised verbally at the pre-
screening review of the date and time for
continuance and the materials or requirements
necessary to aid the Council in its final decision.
Failure of the applicant to provide any required
material or data may result in a denial at the
appointed continuance hearing date.
CRITERIA FOR DECISIONS ON PRE - SCREENING REVIEWS:
In reaching a decision on any General Plan Pre - Screening Review,
the following criteria will be used in making determinations.
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1. Request demonstrates conformity with the adopted
goals, policies and implementation strategies of
the adopted General Plan.
2. Request provides potential for compatibility with
existing and planned uses in the area.
3. Requests which facilitate a significant contribution
to the provision of affordable housing.
4. Projects submitted by other public agencies which
will enhance the public health and safety of the
community.
5. The proposed amendment is in conformity with other
City Council adopted policies.
6. The proposed amendment 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.
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DENIAL:
1. The request does not demonstrate or is in conflict
with any of the criteria for approval.
2. Marked similarities between the application and
previously considered requests denied within the
last twelve months in the same general area, or on
the same property or portion thereof.
3. Requests for intensification or densification within
the boundary area of any project, specific plan or
planned development approved less than one year
prior to the application date.
4. Creation of an island of substantially higher urban
density, inconsistent with the goals and policies
of the General Plan, in an area of more rural
character.
4. Requests which are incompatible with adjacent uses
or may induce conflict and /or other
incompatibilities.
5. Requests clearly in conflict with any urban
restriction limitations criteria adopted by local
ordinance or initiative.
6. Requests that induce significant impacts upon
viable agricultural uses or diminish prime
agricultural lands.
7. Requests that significantly impact prime habitat
areas for endangered, threatened or protected
species.
8. When the request site is located in an area where
the Council has initiated a General Plan
Amendment, zone change, or land use study
scheduled for a public hearing within the next
twelve months.
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