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CITY OF HunT,,,1inG,Ton1. BEACH
d 1rMENT EPAt • � � � OF pLANNI� NG AND ONViRONMENTAL RESOURCES
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P. O. BOX 190, HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA 92rAS 710 536.5271
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TO: Honorable Mayor and City,Council
AT, Fl16yd G. Belsito, City Administrator
FROri: James W. Paln, Acting Plar.,ing Director
DATE: April 11, 1979
SUBJECT: BOLSA CHICA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
Subsequent to ,the 'City Council action at its March 5, -,1979 meeting at
which ti"me a motion was made ; to 'defer the rez"o" , re are a ne E.. •
p g annexation of
the Bolsa Chica until the sta
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. r:a].ternativealanddusese p p" mprehensive
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`j� r 'on lan (suchfstud `�to be undertaken oncerthe fiseale m�`actntto tmo
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general � p Y ., " - , P model
direction' 'given'
lento continue coo ere a�ed and is in"use �� for these alte d uses has been pr p r ) and
g p is with, the County
n to staff ative ,e f fir
y,.-. may:. •- , ••.. ,L. ^� .." i�sr" • - r,� =,a. ,; .
of Orange on alternative land uses in the ,preparationof the. County's
:cal coastal plan, a communication was ,` s,ubmitted, to the Couric'i1 at
to
your April 2 meeting on alternative Iac�ions for the Balsa Chica.
phi sitem .�:as 4ontinuEd at that rial, 2 meeting pending ;information 'from;
as al Co - on '.
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For_ the Local, oast•alnPaaa tosthe , City prior eb an ;al d`
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tacted Ca taro Mel Carp enter, Executive Director of tithe 'S' 6U . Cdast Regional
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Coiiim'isesanWorksProsramt+.for thetBrfr;with,'him. I was informed that'the
!. Count'
Orang'y g q� olsa Chica was y approved 1?y the „State
,• 'the contractual arrangements : are
exaectedCto besfLnaliiedFebruary
20, 1979,.
Count of tti. LCP . Mr. . Car mid, May of this year for the ;preparation by the
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enter lnalcated that. there was no possibility
of the City taking over the responsibility for the preparation of the LCP
at this time.
to continueato prehareOalcomnrehensiveAj }stud" �forttkle ion:
" lanning ty Were
P P .:.. P. .�..,,�-,. ,,. � Y g ,. P g of .the
� ice and iirsuant_ to the study were to eneral plan, ;prezone, and
Balsa Ch
arinex the, area prior to the Count completing its .:r.,CP,. w6Uld "the Coastal
as well as the res onsibilit to the city of Huntington Be the -monies
Commmission 'be willin to transfer the remai.nin portion o
P y , y Beach?"
h wo l.d have no f t,.
Hestated that ., • u. eelin 'for that yet phis Jaime ,`but hat
the would be g
to • ursue its "laving to address that; situationvr,- 'u13 the City "continue
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p p ning in the area. We then contacted the Co my an, the
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g :d were in .�r,: Y P.. a. �65 e
'� formed :that the were ro ectir a draft LCP for th
north coast area to be completed "on or around August 1980. Certification
by the Commission then would follow some time in'November 1980.
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It shou ld die noted that . the March 14 ccmmunication
to the Cit Counca.
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on compre2ensive
'incl�tlde
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planning for the Balsa
Ch. (attached
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he hP with) ould
also as a
p ossible alternat,.we
act •ca
��ion the
action already `taken
by the Council at
its Aiarch 5 meeting.
Also that,
although Alternative 1
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Boisa dhica,domiprehen' 46 Plan
April 11, 1979
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sEat7ds thcit t n'ty's LCP effort will take,precedence and be �he,,Iplan
approved, this I is not necessarily c. 61rriect if I the City we
tio•continue with
out own compkehensive pla j nn I ing eff6r efforts for tiid Bolsa Chica. 'area, ,,as. by
tflbse efforts the, City may be able to infibence the Co"Un"ty ' through the
cooperative atmosphere as outlined in the original motion on Mar'dh 5, 1979.
'�h
it should al's'o be pointed,out that the Coastal.Act of 1976 sets for
provisions to amend the L6d&I Coastal Plans after certific'a"'tion as,, like
any general plan element, they are not intended to be engraved in ccnicri6te.
checking:"with. tilie
d like to
As a, side note I., would also inform you that in our
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d6dnty we were informed that SI.4�al Lanidmihrk Iii-6.1 owner's of the Boiba -Jii ba,
have filed on April.2j,19749 'a re , quest for -a 'gefieral pi6n amendment , for the
development `'of approximately 218 acres of the Bolsa Chica mesa. The requesL
is for the following mix of uses:
65
acres
of
m6dAi�' density reside'fitial at 3.5/6.5U'nits peracre
87.6
I—,
acres
�-04
of
high density residential at 6.5/18 units per acre
20.2
acres
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citio'n
tourist recreational al commercial
45.7
acres
of
open space
218.5
acres
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796 to 1898 units
This amendment cdq.sta s not been ormally accepted -8y the county;how-
ever, if it i's, tWe'ie will be 'a 'need -fo"r an EIR which is,. io be t4ri:fte"n by
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�Igoal and 41ii6h s�-Ould be, read in Approximi tely two, months. .;Pursuant.,
to I ... I,Z; I h -kf- 1,
to the Government'Code it will be necessary for th�6 C6ufity t it this
0 the City, for 6ur review, as well as soliciting c S'from
6o
Ch-e city"Oh the'g-dheral plan amendment. It is tentatively e uled for
review or I hearing by the Board of Sui-p'ervisors on November 21, 1979.
ReSpe'dtfully sabmitted,
ames 11. Palin
Acting Planning Director
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Attached: 3/14/79 Commuhication to Council
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DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND ENVI'R"O JMENTA! RESOURCES
P. O. BOX 190. HUNTINGTON BEACH, CACIFORNIA 92640 11141 536 5_71
TO City Council
Attention: Fl_oYd G..Belsito, City
Administrator
FROM: James W. Pali'n, Actiiig Planning Director
DATE: March 14, 1979
SUBJECT: COMPREHENSIVE FLAN FOR BOLSA CHICA
STATEMENT OFISSUE:
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On March 5 , 1979 the City. i Council
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comprehensive plan -for Bolsa Chica
lieu of AP rezoninq Bolsa Cti ca with
'rye following analysis summarizes
on the City.
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determined to pursue a
prior to prezonin'y in
.the..Ui4ted Use District.
the impact of that decision
The major ,i.mpact 'of the. decision to do:. a comprehensive. plan
prior to .prezoiiing is the use of City Staff time and money
P ion ;to d comprehensive flan b thegCc astahe
to do a ' 1a"n i n' an area where the Count has been given
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Commission Copse t'e t .ty' ,r.,. .. : ,,, ,. l
le�' al oiili at�' ntl Cthe Cit s lannin effort will
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not produce a comprehensive plan with legal status. In
Eact:: riot only will the plan not have legal status, ,but
the Ci;:y will be responsible for all costs.of developing such
G plan whereas the County planning effort will be subsidized
by the Cbast-al Commission.
to r. .( +i,. p .. pursuing p' p '
An additions :. im act, of ursuin a mom reh�.nsive lap prior
p r Of hope that the Coastai Come is'sionxwould yeyond any
ezonin is to effects y
mint give the
i-esponsi'b'i? it •. for ,,"the Local Coastal Pro`q`ram in Bolsa Chi"ca
to t1le 1 e't ion o f.ta • comprehensive plan, .'the County will b ry r'
y By the;,time the City were to annex after comp
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in its LC planning effort. donsegt_ent1y,., Coastal Com,miss bon
Comm i tnie`n t i n terms of time ad money to the County will be
too n rea t to overcome
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Comprehensive Plan fo4.sa Chica
March 14 1979
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ratb"M-►1CNDATION:
The f.ollowir.-t are possible alternative actions:
1) P'u--sue, a comprehensive plan for, Bd sa Chica prior toypr,ezonir
add rice and wd�.n that the Crn �t
LCP annexation tit w th the �nderstan g y
b the ..oas'tal1Commi�ssion2. furtherill be the plan approved -�-- ffort-wi p
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y more th6t cost inqurred J
for the. Cit} pla., ring of fort Ptre• a city liability for which
the Coastal. Commission has no responsibility. �+
2) Do :not pursue a • comprehen'sive..•plan,, rather wait until the
Count has c:o y, mpletod the LCP for .Bolsa Chica, then prezolie
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according to 'that plan prior to annexation.
3)
Prezone eolsa
an attempt to
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Chica, LUD, pursue annexation immediately in
acquire responsibility for the LCP.
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