10-18-2011 - General Plan Amendment No. 11-02Zone Change No. 11 - Item 8 Attach 5 (2).doc
ASSESSMENT OF CONSISTENCY WITH CITY’S GENERAL PLAN
RELATIONSHIP TO THE GENERAL PLAN
A Specific Pan must, by law, be in conformance or consistent with the General Plan for that area. The Governor’s Office of Planning and Research defines consistency with a General Plan
as “a program or project that will further the objectives and policies of the General Plan and not obstruct their attainment.” A specific plan is established through the authority granted
to the City of West Covina by California Government Code Section 65450 through 65457. The Project Site is currently designated Regional Commercial in the City’s General Plan. In conjunction
with the proposed Specific Plan, the proposed project requests a General Plan Amendment to designate the site to Mixed Use.
As required by state law, the second section provides an assessment of consistency with the City’s goals and objectives of the current General Plan. The framework for this assessment
is the list of the City’s goals and objectives drawn from the Land Use, Economic Development, Housing, Human Resources, and Community Design Elements of the General Plan. The goals
and objectives are presented in bold type and italics. The discussion following the goals and objectives (in non-bold print) outlines the Specific Plan’s conformance to these goals
and objectives.
Goal 1C: “Create cohesive neighborhoods with compatible land use patterns.”
Strategy – “Designate appropriate areas to meet the demand for diverse types of housing, with properly related amenities and facilities.”
The specific plan implements this goal by providing multi-family housing in an integrated project within walking distance to commercial uses and providing common recreational and open
space.
Goal 4A: “Provide for the continuation and development of sufficient land uses to serve the commercial, educational, recreational, industrial and social needs of existing residents
and projected population.”
Strategy – “Redesign industrial/commercial sites, or allow for adaptive reuse of industrial areas through the redesignation of land use to regional commercial or industrial/commercial
mixed-use designation.”
The specific plan implements this goal by allowing development of a former furniture store into a mixed-use development, consistent with the General Plan.
Goal 4C: “Ensure that nonresidential types of land use developed in the City complement and do not adversely affect the quality of life and health of West Covina’s residents and businesses.”
Strategies – “Apply special standards for infrastructure provision and location, site planning and land use compatibility where tracts of land are subdivided specifically for industrial/commercial
uses.”
“Maintain suitable and adequate standards for landscaping, sign control, site and building design, parking, reciprocal access, and provision of appropriate utilities and public infrastructure.”
The specific plan implements this goal by providing comprehensive development standards which ensure quality development and compatibility between the residential and commercial uses.
The project also provides appropriate utilities and infrastructure to support the project.
Goal 7: “Promote an economic development strategy that includes approaches for broadening the City’s economic base, creating residential employment opportunities and enhancing the City’s
tax base.”
The specific plan implements this goal by providing retail uses which enhance the City’s tax base while providing employment opportunities that are within walking distance to existing
and future residents.