Placentia

City Council

March 18, 2025 Order of Business 2 #b

Agenda Item b

2.b Request for consideration of Planning Commission's Denial of Ordinance No. 2025-02\nAmending Specific Plan No. 5 (SP-5) to Reduce the Minimum Residential Density from 65\nto 15 Dwelling Units per Acre on Parcel No. 9\nFiscal Impact:\nNone.\nRecommended Action: It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions:\n1. Open Public Hearing, concerning Zoning Code Amendment No. ZCA 2024-01; and\n2. Receive the Staff Report and consider all Public Testimony; and\n3. Close the Public Hearing; and\n4. Adopt Ordinance O-2025-02, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Placentia,\nCalifornia, finding that the project is categorically exempt pursuant to the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) set forth in Title 14 CCR Section 15061(b)(3) and\nthe City of Placentia Environmental Guidelines, and waive full reading, by title only,\nand introduce for first reading Ordinance No. O-2025-02, an Ordinance of the City\nCouncil of the City of Placentia, approving Zoning Code Amendment No. 2024-01,\nmaking findings of approval for amending Placentia Municipal Code Chapter 23.105,\nSpecific Plan 5, revising Section 23.105.050, "Permitted Uses for Parcels 9 and 11",\nby reducing the minimum residential density requirement from 65 dwelling units per\nacre to 15 dwelling units per acre.\nAlternative to Recommendation 4:\nA. Modify Draft Ordinance No. O-2025-02 to reflect a lower or higher minimum residential\ndensity requirement; or\nB. Do not adopt Draft Ordinance No. O-2025-02, which would keep the minimum\nresidential density requirement at 65 dwelling units per acre.