Ordinance Fact Sheet
TO:
FROM:
CITY COUNCIL
CITY ATTORNEY
DATE: May 23, 2022
SUBJECT: AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE ZONING CODE AND MAP RELATED
TO THE EAST COLORADO SPECIFIC PLAN
TITLE OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASADENA AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF TITLE 17 (ZONING CODE) OF THE CITY OF PASADENA MUNICIPAL CODE TO
IMPLEMENT THE EAST COLORADO SPECIFIC PLAN UPDATE, AND AMENDING
THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP ESTABLISHED BY THE ZONING CODE, CHAPTER
17.20, SECTION 17.20.020 TO MODIFY THE BOUNDARIES OF THE EAST
COLORADO SPECIFIC PLAN, REDESIGNATE ZONES WITHIN THE SPECIFIC
PLAN AREA, AND REDESIGNATE ZONES FOR PARCELS LOCATED OUTSIDE OF
THE SPECIFIC PLAN AREA
PURPOSE OF ORDINANCE
This ordinance amends the Pasadena Municipal Code sections as directed by the Council on February 28, 2022, to update and amend the East Colorado Specific Plan.
REASON WHY LEGISLATION IS NEEDED
This legislation is needed to establish the vision for the East Colorado Specific Plan of a community for shopping , dining , learning, and living within a vibrant and well-connected mixed-use district that provides multi-family housing and neighborhood businesses accessible to transit, supporting new development that is contextually appropriate and enhances the area, stimulating economic development and balancing housing and employment opportunities in the area, and promoting sustainable neighborhoods. This legislation is further necessary to refine the boundaries of the East Colorado Specific Plan, in support of the Plan's vision , goals , policies, regulations, standards, guidelines and implementation actions.
MEETING OF 05123/2022
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PROGRAMS, DEPARTMENTS OR GROUPS AFFECTED
The Planning & Community Development Department, as well as the Department of Transportation and the Department of Public Works, will implement the proposed ordinance.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no direct fiscal impact to the City arising from the East Colorado Specific Plan adoption.
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION
On February 28, 2022, the Council adopted an Addendum to the 2015 Pasadena General Plan EIR, and found that the Addendum properly discloses only minor technical changes or additions to the EIR, and none of the conditions triggering a subsequent or supplemental EIR are present, as set forth in State CEQA Guidelines Section 15164 .
Prepared by:
Theresa Fuentes
Assistant City Attorney
Concurred by:
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Respectfully submitted,
chele Beal Bagneris
City Attorney