For City Council Meeting [June 13, 2023]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Arron Brown, Acting City Manager
FROM: Colby Cataldi, Community Development Director
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Request City Council to (1) Adopt Resolution No. 8098 approving Specific Plan Amendment No. 2020-0002, a request to amend the Pepper Avenue Specific Plan to allow a new "Light Industrial" land use designation and development standards, divide Planning Area 1 into two (2) Planning Areas - Planning Area 1 (2.63 acres) and Planning Area 10 (11.64 acres), change the land use designations of Planning Areas 2, 3, and 10 from Community Commercial to Light Industrial, add various traffic circulation improvements, and textual and graphical amendments, (2) Adopt Resolution No. 8099 approving Conditional Development Permit No. 2020-0008, a request to allow the development and use of a 470,000 square foot industrial warehouse building on approximately 23.82 acres of land within Planning Areas 2 & 3 of the Pepper Avenue Specific Plan, (3) Adopt Resolution No. 8100 approving Precise Plan of Design No. 2020-0014, a request for site and architectural review for a proposed 470,000 square foot industrial warehouse building on approximately 23.82 acres of land within Planning Areas 2 & 3 of the Pepper Avenue Specific Plan, (4) Adopt Resolution No. 8101 certifying a Subsequent Environmental Impact Report (Environmental Assessment Review No. 2020-0010) prepared for the project, in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)., and (5) Adopt Resolution No. 8102 authorizing the Acting City Manager to Execute a Community Benefits Agreement with Howard Industrial Partners, LLC.
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APPLICANT:
Howard Industrial Partners, Inc., 2244 N. Pacific Street, Orange, CA 92865.
BACKGROUND:
Specific Plan Amendment No. 2020-0002, Conditional Development Permit No. 2020-0008, Precise Plan of Design No. 2020-0014, and Environmental Assessment Review No. 2020-0010 shall hereinafter be refer...
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