HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 96-57 RESOLUTION NO. 96 57
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH ENCOURAGING APPLICATIONS FOR
COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT ON LARGE PARCELS OF LAND
ADJACENT TO MAJOR ARTERIAL HIGHWAYS OR
OTHER VACANT OR UNDER UTILIZED PARCELS IN THE CITY
W AREAS, the City desires to increase the commercial development opportunities at the
few remaining vacant or underutilized parcels in the city; and
A top priority of the City Council is to improve the City's revenue base; and
In pursuit of this goal, the City has analyzed commercial land use opportunities to expand
the city's retail sales tax, reduce retail sales tax leakage, and improve its overall economic base;
and
There are a limited number of large parcels adjacent to major arterials, including
vacant/surplus school sites or any other vacant or underutilized sites which may lend themselves
to commercial/retail development and which can accommodate the types of sales tax generators
desired,
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the city of Huntington Beach does hereby
resolve as follows:
1: That the City shall review any commercial site plan that mitigates the potential
impacts to the surrounding neighborhood to the greatest extent possible, while still allowing for a
market driven development.
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2. That the City Council acknowledges and supports the required land use review and
public hearing process, the professional recommendations of City staff and the advisory role and
recommendations of the Planning Commission.
3, That the City Administrator is requested to work toward the pursuit of commercial
development opportunities on large parcels adjacent to major arterial highways, including
vacant/surplus school sites, or any other vacant or underutilized sites or parcels in the City of
Huntington Beach.
4. That the property owner/applicant for any such commercial/retail project shall pay
all entitlement fees necessary for the processing of the project.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a
regular meeting thereof held on the 3st day of Jug 1995.
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ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO NORM:
City Clerk Attorney , 61z-rhiL
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INITIATED AND APPROVED: REVIEWED AND APPROVED:
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Director of Comnufnity Development 7XC Administrator
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Res. No. 96-57
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE } ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, CONNIE BROCWAY, the duly elected, qualified City Clerk of
the City of Huntington Beach, and ex-ofl"icio 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 at least a majority of all the members of said
City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the Ist of July, 1996 by the
following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Harman, Leipzig, Bauer, Sullivan, Dettloff,
Garofalo
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: Green
City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the
City Council of the City of Huntington
Beach, California
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