City Council Minutes December 14, 2021
10.4. An Urgency Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Orange amending Titles 16 and 17 of the Orange Municipal Code to enact definitions and development standards applicable to splits and second dwelling units in single-family residential zones allowed as a result of Senate Bill 9. Ordinance No. 18-21.
Senior Planner Chad Ortlieb provided a brief overview of the proposed urgency • explained that having
ordinance. He explained that having urgency standards and procedures in place before SB 9 goes into effect on January 1, 2022, will allow the City to immediately impose reasonable and objective regulations on SB 9 applications in order to prevent the many negative and deleterious effects on the public health, safety and welfare that would occur if unrestricted lot splits and second units occurred in R1 neighborhoods.
Mayor Murphy opened the Public Hearing at 8:46 p.m.; there being no speakers, Mayor Murphy closed the Public Hearing at 8:46 p.m.
A motion was made by Councilmember Monaco, seconded by Councilmember Barrios, to adopt Ordinance No. 18-21 and the findings of urgency. The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Nichols, Monaco, Barrios, Dumitru, Tavoularis, Gutierrez, and Murphy Noes: None
Absent: None
Ordinance No. 18-21. An Urgency Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Orange amending Title 16 and Title 17 of the Orange Municipal Code by enacting ministerial standards applicable to lot splits in single-family residential zones allowed as a result of SB 9, enacting ' ministerial standards applicable to the location, access size and setback of second dwelling units in single-family residential zones allowed as a result of SB 9, and revising definitions to clarify said development standards.
11. ITEMS RELATED TO THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
11.1. Report from the Finance Director of the Industrial Development Authority of the City of Orange.
A motion was made by Councilmember Dumitru, seconded by Mayor Murphy, to receive and file the report. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aves: Nichols, Monaco, Barrios, Dumitru, Tavoularis, Gutierrez, and Murphy Noes: None
Absent: None
RECESS: The City Council recessed at 8:48 p.m. and reconvened at 9:01 p.m. with all Members present.