HomeMy WebLinkAboutRedevelopment Agency - 322 RESOLUTION NO. 322
A RESOLUTION OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH APPROVING THE
PRELIMINARY PLAN FOR THE
SOUTHEAST COASTAL REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT
WHEREAS, on February 5, 2001, the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach
adopted Resolution No. 2001-3, designating a survey area for redevelopment study purposes; and
On June 12, 2001, the Planning Commission of the City of Huntington Beach selected the
boundaries of the Southeast Coastal Redevelopment Project Area, adopted a Preliminary Plan for
the Southeast Coastal Redevelopment Project ("Preliminary Plan"), and authorized submission
of the Preliminary Plan to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Huntington Beach by
Resolution No. 1563; and
The public health, safety, and welfare would be furthered by the redevelopment of the
proposed Southeast Coastal Redevelopment Project.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Huntington Beach
hereby accepts and approves the Preliminary Plan for the Southeast Coastal Redevelopment
Project as submitted herewith and attached hereto as Exhibit A; and
Staff is authorized and directed to make such transmittals as may be required pursuant to
Sections 33327 and 33328 of the California Community Redevelopment Law (Health and Safety
Code Section 33000 et se .), including advising appropriate officials and agencies that it
proposes to use the 2001-02 equalized assessment roll as the base year assessment roll for the
Southeast Coastal Redevelopment Project; and
Staff is authorized and directed to prepare a proposed Redevelopment Plan for the
Southeast Coastal Redevelopment Project.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Huntington
Beach at the meeting of the 16th day of July, 2001.
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EXHIBIT A
PRELIMINARY PLAN FOR THE
SOUTHEAST COASTAL REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT
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Southeast Coastal Redevelopment Project
Prellminw Plan
June 12, 2001
Redevelopment Agency of the City of Huntington Beach
2000 Main Street, 5th Floor
Huntington Beach, Califomia 92648
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Rosenow Spevacek Group, Inc.
540 North Golden Circle, Suite 305
Santa Ana, California 92705
Phone: (714)541-4585
Fax: (714)836-1748
E-Mail: info@webrsg.com
Res. No. 322
Preliminary Plan
Southeast Coastal Redevelopment Project
Table of Contents
Introduction...............................................................................I
Project Area Location and Description .....................................2
General Statement of Proposed Planning Elements .................3
LandUses........................................................................................................3
General Statement of Proposed Layout of Principal Streets.....................3
General Statement of Proposed Population Densities...............................4
General Statement of Proposed Building Intensities .................................4
General Statement of Proposed Building Standards .................................4
Attainment of The Purposes of the Redevelopment Law..........4
Conformance to the General Plan of.the City............................5
General Impact of the Proposed Project Upon the Residents of
the Project Area and Surrounding Neighborhoods....................5
Exhibit A - Proposed Project Area Boundaries .........................7
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Res. No. 322
Preliminary Plan
Southeast Coastal Redevelopment Project -
Introduction
This document is the Preliminary Plan ("Plan") for the proposed Southeast
Coastal Redevelopment Project (`Project'). Its purpose is to designate the
boundaries of the proposed Southeast Coastal Redevelopment Project
Area ("Project Area"), and provide a general description of the
contemplated redevelopment initiative. This Plan supercedes and
replaces an earlier version approved by the City of Huntington Beach
Planning Commission on February 13, 2001. This Plan has been revised
to exclude from the proposed Project Area boundaries properties that
include a mobile home park, industrial uses, and other properties west of
Newland Street, as well as four parcels located at the northwest corner of
Magnolia Street and Pacific Coast Highway.
If this Plan is approved by the Planning Commission and Redevelopment
Agency of the City of Huntington Beach ("Agency"), the Agency will
commence a 12-month process to prepare and adopt a Redevelopment
Plan for the Project Area. The Project Area is comprised of approximately
17.0 acres. It is generally bound to the north by Hamilton Avenue, to the
south by Pacific Coast Highway, to the west by Newland Street, and to the
east by Magnolia Street.
The Agency is considering the Project for the following reasons:
■ To assist with screening, design, or environmental improvements to
mitigate impacts on adjoining neighborhoods and environmentally
sensitive areas associated with modernization and reconstruction of
the power generating plant;
■ To advance the cleanup of environmentally contaminated properties;
■ To facilitate the reuse of other Project Area properties including the
Edison and tank farm properties, by monitoring and assisting
hazardous material cleanup activities and ensuring that any ultimate
development is compatible with surrounding neighborhoods and
properties;
■ To facilitate the protection and restoration of environmentally sensitive
wetlands in connection with proposed redevelopment activities;
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■ To permit the Agency to assist with park and trail improvements if any
Project Area properties are designated for such uses;
■ To ensure that Project Area revenues are pledged to projects that
directly benefit the area, and that the Project Area remains separate
and distinct from the Agency's existing Huntington Beach
Redevelopment Project Area; and
■ To restrict the use of eminent domain to any non-fee ownership
interests such as oil and gas leases.
In accordance with Section 33324 of the California Community
Redevelopment Law ("CRL"), this Plan must:
■ Describe the boundaries of the Project Area;
■ Contain a general statement of land uses and of the layout of principal
streets, population densities, building intensities and standards
proposed as the basis for the redevelopment of the Project Area;
■ Show how the purpose of the Preliminary Plan would be attained by
redevelopment;
■ Show how the Preliminary Plan conforms to the community's General
Plan; and
■ Describe, generally, the impact of the Project upon residents of the
Project Area and surrounding neighborhoods.
For the past several months, Agency staff has maintained an ongoing
dialogue with Project Area property owners, as well as neighboring
residents and homeowners associations. During the Redevelopment Plan
preparation process, the Agency will continue these discussions as a
means to inform the public about the development of the Redevelopment
Plan, and to solicit input from the community about potential
redevelopment activities. It is anticipated that a final Redevelopment Plan
could be considered by the City Council and Agency at a joint public
hearing in May 2002.
Project - Location -
The Project Area is located entirely within the corporate boundaries the
City of Huntington Beach, Orange County, California. The City is located
in west Orange County, and is the third largest city in Orange County, with
a population of approximately 189,594 persons, according to the 2000
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Census. The City incorporates a total of 27.7 square miles (approximately
17,700 acres) within its boundaries, and is adjoined by the City of Seal
Beach to the northwest, the City of Westminster to the north, the City of
Fountain Valley to the northeast, the Cities of Costa Mesa and Newport
Beach to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the south and west.
The proposed Project Area is located in the southeastern part of the City,
near the Pacific Ocean. The Project Area includes the area generally
located northeast of Pacific Coast Highway, between Newland and
Magnolia Streets, and south of Hamilton Avenue. (Exhibit A presents a
map depicting the boundaries of the proposed Project Area.) Preliminary
estimates place the total size of the,Project Area at 170 acres, which is
approximately 1.0% of the entire City.
Project Area land uses include the AES power generating plant, the
Ascon/NEST Landfill Superfund site, County Flood Control property, the
Edison tank farms, undeveloped wetlands, and light industrial uses.
The physical and economic blighting conditions include substandard
design, obsolete buildings and facilities, impaired investments, and
inadequate public improvements. These conditions will be further studied
and documented over the ensuing months to determine the nature and
extent of potential redevelopment activities in the Project Area.
ProposedGeneral Statement of - -
This Plan envisions that planning elements to be contained in the
redevelopment plan will be identical to the applicable provisions of the City
of Huntington Beach General Plan ("General.Plan") and all other state and
local codes and guidelines, as they may be amended from time to time.
Land Uses
Within the proposed Project Area, land uses shall be those permitted by
the General Plan, as they exist today or are hereafter amended.
Currently, the General Plan permits the following uses in the Project Area:
Public, Industrial, and Residential Medium Density.
General Statement of Proposed Layout of Principal Streets
Exhibit A presents the principal streets within the Project Area; these
include Pacific Coast Highway, Magnolia Street, Newland Street, and
Hamilton Avenue. If a Redevelopment Plan is adopted for the Project
Area, existing streets within the Project Area may be widened or otherwise
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modified and additional streets may be created as necessary for proper
pedestrian and/or vehicular circulation pursuant to the General Plan.
The layout of principal streets and those that may be developed in the
future shall conform to the General Plan as currently adopted or hereafter
amended.
General Statement of Proposed Population Densities
If the Redevelopment Plan is adopted, permitted densities within the
Project Area will conform to the General Plan and Zoning Code, as
currently adopted or as hereafter amended, and other applicable codes
and ordinances. This Plan and the Project do not propose any changes to
population densities, development densities, or land use designations.
General Statement of Proposed Building Intensities
Building intensity shall be controlled by limits on the:
■ Percentage of the building site covered by the building (land
coverage);
■ Size and location of the buildable area on the building site; and
■ Height of the building.
The limits on building intensity shall be established in accordance with the
provisions of the General Plan and Zoning Code, as they now exist or are
hereafter amended. This Plan and the Project do not propose any
changes to population densities, land use designations, or building
intensities.
General Statement of Proposed Building Standards
Building standards shall conform to the building requirements of applicable
codes and ordinances.
Attainment of Thefurposes of the Redevelopment
The properties included in the proposed Project Area were selected
because a preliminary review of these properties in October 1999
indicated the existence of blight, as defined by the Community
Redevelopment Law (CRL). (These conditions will be more extensively
evaluated and documented during the redevelopment plan adoption
process.) Redevelopment of the Project Area would attain the purposes of
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the CRL by alleviating blighting conditions that to date the private sector,
acting alone, has not remedied. Blighting conditions include:
■ Structural deterioration and dilapidation;
■ Defective design;
■ Substandard design;
■ Incompatible adjacent uses;
■ Stagnating properly values; and
■ Impaired investments.
Additionally, public infrastructure such as streets, curbs, gutters, and
sidewalks are substandard and existing capacity is insufficient.
The purposes of the CRL would be attained by the proposed Project
through the:
■ Encourage modern, integrated development with improved pedestrian
and vehicular circulation;
■ Replanning, redesign and development of undeveloped or
underdeveloped areas which are stagnant or improperly utilized; and
■ Participation of owners and tenants in the revitalization of their
properties.
Conformance to the General
Because land uses, transportation, and other development standards
incorporate existing General Plan policies, this Plan conforms to the
General Plan. This Plan does not propose to institute additional land use
policies not otherwise permitted by the General Plan, or other applicable
codes and guidelines.
ProposedGeneral Impact of the . .
Project - Neighborhoods
Project impacts on residents within, and adjacent to, the proposed Project
Area will generally be improved environmental conditions. Through the
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Project, the Agency desires to facilitate the redevelopment of existing uses
to better suit surrounding areas.
Project development and implementation will be subject to further review
and approval by the City Council, Agency, Planning Commission, and
other non-City environmental and taxing agencies. Further, the
Commission will conduct a community outreach process during the Project
formation and implementation phases to gain the insight and perspectives
of affected property owners, business owners, residents, and other
interested parties.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, CONNIE BROCKWAY, Clerk of the Redevelopment
Agency of the City of Huntington Beach, California, DO HEREBY
CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the
Redevelopment Agency of the City of Huntington Beach at a regular
meeting of said Redevelopment Agency held on the 16th day of July,
2001 and that it was so adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Green, Boardman, Cook, Julien Houchen, Garofalo, Dettloff,
Bauer
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
Clerk of the Redevelopmen Agency
of the City of Huntington Beach, CA