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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF HUNTINGTON BEACH ADOPTING THE OBJECTIVES
AND PRINCIPLES OF THE DEVELOPMENT SECTION 'OF
THE POLICY PLAN
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Huntington
Beach desires to adopt the Objectives and Principles of
the Development Section of the Policy Plan; and
The Citizen's Steering Committee for Goals and Objectives
have submitted a Policy Plan to the City of Huntington Beach;
and
The Planning Commission held a public hearing on April
17, 1973 on the Development Section of said Policy Plan report
which includes a statement of Objectives and Principles in each
of the following sections :
1 . Residential Development
2 . Commercial Development and Tourism
3. Industrial Development
4 . Transportation and Circulation
5 . Annexation
6 . Fiscal Planning
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Objectives and
Principles as set forth in these sections as amended by the
Citizen' s Steering Committee and Planning Commission are hereby
adopted for inclusion as a part of the Master Plan for the
City of Huntington Beach.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach at a regular meeting thereof held on the 7th
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day of May, 1973
Mayor
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Res. No. 3687
s ris OF CAMFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGI. ) SS:
CITY OF HUNTINCTON BiACFI )
I, ALICIA M. WENTWORTH, the duly appointed, qualified City
Clerk ofthe City of Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the
City Council of said City, do hereby certify that the whole number of
members of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach is seven;
that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted by the affirmative
vote of more than a majority of all the members of: said City Council
at a regular meeting thereof held on the 7th day
of May 19 73 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen:
Shipley, Bartlett, Gibbs, Green, Coen, Duke, Matney
NOES: Councilmen:
None
ABSENT: Councilmen:
None
City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk
of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California
(As adopted by Resolution 3687
of the City Council - 5/7/73)
SECTION I
A POLICY PLAN FOR HVNTINGTON BEACH
C. DEVELOPMENT ECTION
Residential Delolopment
OBJECTIVE
Encourage and maintain a well ba anced variety of residential
densities and uncrowded living a vironments to provide the
highest quality of life for resi ents of the city.
PRINCIPLES
1 . Reduce the projected population at saturation in residential
zones by a reduction of densities within those zones .
2 . Increase open space require ants in all new developments .
3. Provide for a distribution of population by diversity
of densities throughout the ity .
4 . Provide strict legal enforce `ent of zoning regulations ,
use permits and building cod s .
S . Accomplish the above principles through implementation
of a growth pal icy.
Commercial Development
and Touris
OBJECTIVES
1 . To establish and maintain a well -planned program of
commercial development which �.would be aesthetically
pleasing, ecologically sounds and economically feasible
to both consumer and supplied.
2 . To promote and encourage the development of services`
and facilities oriented tows d the tourist industry .
PRINCIPLES
1 . Redevelop the downtown area a d provide adequate parking .
2 . Strive to maintain rapport , u derstanding, and good public
relations with commercial dev lopers and businessmen.
3 . Encourage and integrated hote and tourist retail oriented
development program.
4 . Control general commerical sh pping centers through
zoning reduction,
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Industrial Development
OBJECTIVE
Seek and encourage industrial development to broaden the city's
economic base .
PRINCIPLES
1 . Work with industry to provide proper site planning that will
provide for expansion and future needs
2 . Encourage industrial development in several dispersed
industrial parks
3. Provide for proper location of land uses both within and
adjacent to industrial areas . Buffer and transition
standards should be established .
4 . Establish rigid environmental standards .
S . Provide access to industrial areas by all available forms
of transportation without disturbing surrounding land
uses .
6. Carefully re-evaluate the location of areas zoned for
industrial development .
Transportation and Circulation
OBJECTIVES
Provide an efficient transportation system that considers city
and regional master planning and anticipated growth .
PRINCIPLES
1 Develop a system of streets and highways that will :
a. Provide safe access to and circulation within
neighborhoods .
b . Provide for miniaum disturbance to residential areas
from through traffic .
c . Be coordinated with the county' s master plan of arterial
streets and highways .
d. Be coordinated with trails and greenbelts .
e . Control pedestrian access to the arterial streets .
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2 . Consider the applicability of sass transportation systems to
Huntington Beach in coordination with regional mass transit
systems
3. Ensure adequate parking areas throughout the city.
4 .. Provide for adequate maintenance and protection of water-
ways as transportation and recreation facilities .
S . Provide for adequate truck and rail service to industrial
and commercial areas while providing minimum disturbance
to residential areas .
6. Minimize penetration of the City by freeways and Trailways .
Annexation
OBJECTIVES
Encompass within city boundaries only those areas with common
interests and which can be efficiently and economically served
by city facilities .
PRINCIPLES
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1 . Approve and pursue only annexations which ,
a Will conttihute to the accomplishment of Huntington
Beach Master Plan Objectives .
b . Will "Square off" city limits at the San Diego
Freeway , Santa Ana River, Pacific Ocean , and the
Naval Weapons Station.
c . Will not dilute the existing tax base .
d : Will not place a burden on existing city facilities .
e . Will 'meet all municipal codes .
f . Wi 11 not over I oad (,isting gas , of (,,, t r I c and water resourccl5 .
2 . Use pre-planning of unincorporated territory to assure
that annexed areas
a . Are developed in compatibilit} with surrounding
neighborhoods,.
b. Do �iot create unnecessaryy hardships on property
owners in proximity to the annexed areas ,
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C . Provide sufficient tax base to assure that the
area will not cause tax increases for current
residents within the city.
d. That no area he permitted to be annexed to the City which
is contrary to the previously accepted 'Master Plan of the
area , of which the annexation is a part .
3. During pre-planning for annexation, developers of un-
incorporated areas should be regwired to show to the
public all their accumulated information on ecological
impacts of the whole area, including those studies
required by Federal , State, and County jurisdictions .
4. Historically important sites within an annexed area
should be considered for dedication to public use or
public ownership.
S. Federal and State grants should be southt to develop
property which is within the annexed area.
6. Discussions should be pursued with adjacent community
leadership to integrate their goals with those of
Huntington Beach,
1 Fiscal Planning
OBJECTIVES
Provide a fiscal planning process for Huntitioton Beach that
1 . Is directly related to the City' s objectives as
reflected in the master plan , and is recognized as
being the fundamental mean- of gaining those objectives .
The City budget is a shorter range budgeting process
consistent with 'the fiscal plan.
2 . The City , when developed in accordance with the master
plan, should be economically balanced . Growth in
specific uses should be balanced by comparable growth
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n other uses to assure that City services will at
all times he supported by adequate tax base .
PRINCIPLES
1 . Make the fiscal planning process and the City' s master plan
consistent . Both should be formally updated and reviewed
annually.
2 . Use the fiscal planning process to estimate the financial
impact of potential changes to the City' s master plan .
3 . The City' s Fiscal Plan should project the revenues and
expenditures , bath capital and operating , to be expected
given that the City develops at the prescribed (or assumed)
rate and in accordance with the master plan. Such projections
should be made for at least five (5) years into the future .
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4. Insofar as practicable , costs of services should be
offset by revenue generated from that service.
S . The Plan should, through properly designed programs
of taxation (includin incentives) and spending (in
some cases as subsidy, provide the proper combination
of incentives and disincentives to cause the City to
develop in the desired manner .
6. Ensure the continuing critical review of all expenditures ,
both operating and capital , to-ensure that they are both
needed and adequate using, for example, such techniques as
the Planning Programming Budgeting in addition to
departmental/functional budgeting and control .
7. Develop and maintain a 20 year or longer capital
requirements forecast . Assess the long term impact -
of proposed changes on the City' s operation. Capital
improvements should be funded by bonds or development
fees
9 . Ensure that the taxation plan always considers the four
basic cannons:
a. Revenue Adequacy
b . Ease of Administration
c. Consistency with Econom c Goals
d. Social. Justice and Equity
9. Is sufficiently flexible to adapt to changing conditions ,
yet sufficiently rigorous to ensure its integrity,
10. Use special assessment districts to implement local
objectives where the distract furthers master plan
provisions