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Home My Public Portal About89-091 (06-06-89)RESOLUTION NO. 89 -91 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD ADOPTING AN EXTENSION REQUEST TO THE STATE OFFICE OF PLANNING AND RESEARCH FOR TIME TO UPDATE THE CITY OF LYNWOOD 1977 GENERAL PLAN WHEREAS, the General Plan of the City of Lynwood has been amended from time to time to include adoption of various State mandated and discretionary elements, but has not substantially ' updated the plan since 1977; and WHEREAS, the City of Lynwood faces significant and continued growth in certain areas within the City which require the updating of the City General Plan in order to maintain internal consistency among the various Elements and to serve as a useful tool to plan for and manage growth into the next decade; and WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 88 -93 authorizing the formation of a General Plan Advisory Committee, the funds to update the General Plan and has obtained consultants to participate in the revision process; and WHEREAS, the City Council included in the update program the requirement of citizen participation to provide an additional form of policy direction in updating the General Plan and maximize public input and participation in the planning process; and WHEREAS, staff turnover has hindered the ability of the City to update its General Plan in the past, but with the assistance of consultant services the City anticipates adopting an updated General Plan in June of 1990; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 65361 of the California t Government Code, the Director of the Office of Planning and Research of the State of California, has the authority to grant extensions of time for completion or revision of the mandatory elements of the General Plan. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Lynwood does hereby find order, determine and resolve as follows: 1. The City Council hereby finds that, pursuant to California Government Code Section 65361 (a) (6), the following reasons exist to justify an extension of time to prepare the timely revision to the following elements: Land Use, Circulation, Open Space, Conservation, Safety, Noise, Housing and discretionary elements of the City of Lynwood General Plan. The above elements have not previously been updated because: A. The City of Lynwood is a small City (approximatey 5.0 square miles) which has experienced rapid growth through development over the last ten years. Because of statutory- imposed processing deadlines, and to avoid imposing a development moratorium, a large part of the City's available in -house staff resources have necessarily been devoted to current planning matters including subdivision, land use and circulation problems resulting from the aforementioned growth. ' B. The City of Lynwood Community Development Department, Planning Division, is composed of a Planning Manager, a Planning Associate, a Planning Technician and a Office Assistant II. In addition to the Division's small staff, high turn -over has affected the continuity of planning activities in the City. The City has had six (6) Community Development Directors in the past eight (8) years, and the current Planning Manager was only recently hired in September of 1988. DISK 49:GPRESO 1 C. Despite continued efforts by the City of Lynwood to update and expand its General Plan over the years to include various State mandated Elements, and to frequently revise its Housing Element, the City has not had the financial resources to comprehensively update its General Plan which was initially adopted by the City Council in 1977. D. Since the late 1970 a tremendous growth spurt has occurred in certain areas of the City and the population has increased from 45,100 to 53,700 As this growth continues, the 1977 General Plan (as amended over the years) is in need of significant updating to maintain internal consistency among the various elements, and to serve as a useful tool to plan for and manage growth into the next decade. 2. Based on the foregoing, the City that the Director of the California Research grant an extension of time complete the revisions of the Land Space, Conservation, Safety, Noise elements of the City of Lynwood extension, attached hereto and reference. Council is requesting Office of Planning and for an 18 month period to Use, Circulation, Open and other discretionary General Plan Element incorporated herein by 3. During the period of the extension, the City of Lynwood will follow the policies and procedures set forth in the Exhibit attached hereto relating to the approval of discretionary land use projects. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 6th_ day of Ju ne i&01* JP ATTEST: ANDREA L. HOO ER, City/Clerk City of Lynwood W061 rbosa, ty Attorney EVELYN 14. WELLS, Mayor City of Lynwood APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: zfI. /__ - V ente L. M , Director Community Development Dept. DISK 49:GPRESO REASONS FOR WHICH AN EXTENSION IS REQUIRED The General Plan of the City of Lynwood has been amended from time to time to include adoption of various state mandated and discretionary elements, but has not substantially updated the plan since 1977. However, since the late 1970's, a tremendous growth spurt has increased the population of the City of Lynwood from 45.100 in 1973- to 53,700 in 1989 (based on the latest Department of Finance forecast for January 1, 1989). As this growth continues, the 1977 General Plan (as amended over the years) is in need of significant updating to maintain internal consistency among the various Elements, and to serve as a useful tool to plan for and manage growth into the next decade. As an example of the current development trend, the Planning Staff of the City of Lynwood has recently processed four (4) General Plan Amendments to reflect current trends in development in certain areas of the City, considering that the Planning Staff is composed of a Planning Manager, Planning Associate, Planning Technician and a office Assistant II, the processing of these General Plan Amendments takes significant time away from time required to update the General Plan. In addition to the Departments small staff, there has been a high turn -over rate which has affected the continuity of planning activities in the City. The City has had six (6) Community Development Directors in the past eight years, and the current Planning Manager was only recently hired in September of 1988. Recognizing the need to update the 1977 General Plan and considering the staffing situation of the Planning Division, the City Council has approved a Resolution authorizing the formation of a General Plan Advisory Committee, the funds to update the General Plan and RFP (Request for Proposal) to obtain a consultant to participate in the revision of the General Plan; the City of Lynwood is applying for this General Extension to ensure the process will continue as proposed leading to adoption of a new General Plan in June of 1990. 1 DISK 40:Reason INTERIM POLICIES AND PROCEDURES' The following polices and procedures' will. apply to,. every application for a subdivision, rezoning,, use permit, variance or zoning permit to which one or more.. elements of the' general plan would apply during the extension of time granted pursuant to Government Section 65361 for Revision of these,, elements. • (1) The City will retain a planning: consultant to assist in revising the elements. (2) No application will be accepted unless and unt'i'l ` an initial report has been submitted to-the City by the planning consultant on the element or elements that would apply to the application. (3) After submission of initial reports, An Application may be approved if the proposed land use is consistent with 'the• applicable report or reports or, if subsequent- reports received by the City, with the most. recent applicable report or reports. ' (4) The determination of whether the, proposed landr - use is consistent with the applicable general., . plan element report or reports shall be made b'y: the City Council, Community Redevelopment Agency. or Planning Commission or individual authorized by City ordinance to act upon the application The decision - making body or individual shall make findings based on substantial evidence to; support its determination. u (5) The policies and procedures stated herein shall be adopted by a resolution of the City Council'. t, s 5; 5 F F -5 1 : •1 S f� REQUEST FOR GENERAL PLAN ELEMENT EXTENSION JURISDICTION AUTHORIZED CONTACT PERSON TITLE City of Lynwood Aubrey D. Fenderson Planning Manager ADDRESS PHONE NUMBER DATE OF APPLICATION Community Development Dept. (213) 11330 Bullis Rd., Lynwood 9026 603 -0220 June 6, 1989 INDICATE THE ELEMENTS(S) FOR WHICH EXTENSION IS REQUESTED AND ANTICIPATED ADOPTION DATES(S) Latd C1se, Circulation, Open Space, Conservation, Safety; Noise, and Housing -- to be adopted June of 1990. LIST THE EXISTING ELEMENTS OF YOUR GENERAL PLAN, AND DATES OF ADOPTION Land Use 1977, Circulation 1977, Open Space 1977, Conservation 1977, Safety 1977, Noise 1977, and Housing 1985. EXPLAIN IN DETAIL THE REASONS FOR WHICH AN EXTENSION IS REQUIRED (SECTION 65361(a)) See attached Exhibit A Attach: ® Resolution of the governing body (the Office of Planning and Research should be contacted prior to the adoption of the resolution). DATE OF ADOPTION: April of 1977 Q Budget and schedule for general plan preparation and adoption. Proposed policies and procedures which would ensure consistency between land use decisions, and proposed policies of the general plan element(s) in progress. ( -I General plan elements, zoning, and subdivision ordinances. {._ ^J A DISCUSSION OF THESE REQUIREMENTS IS ATTACHED. Revised 3/86 t Y S G F f 1: STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) ss. ' COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Lynwood at a regular meeting held on the 6th day of June , 1985. AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS HEINE, HENNING, MORRIS, RICHARDS, WELLS NOES: NONE ABSENT: NONE a'4" U ANDREA L. HOOPER, CiAwr City of Lynwood