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AN ORDINANCE OF CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BALDWIN
PARK, CALIFORNIA AMENDING CHAPTER 153 OF THE MUNICIPAL
CODE (ZONING ORDINANCE) AS IT PERTAINS TO
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BALDWIN PARK DOWNTOWN
SPECIFIC PLAN
WHEREAS, directing new growth to the downtown area where public, civic, and
transit infrastructure exists and reinvestment is desirable, protects existing stable
neighborhoods in Baldwin Park; and
WHEREAS, downtown development is the best opportunity to increase property
and sales tax revenue and to maintain and enhance the retail and small business core
for Baldwin Park; and
WHEREAS, specific plan can streamline the development of affordable housing
within the downtown area consistent with Baldwin Park's legal obligation to provide its
fair share of affordable housing need in the region; and
WHEREAS, specific plan can provide a balance between predictable
development review process, development outcomes that add to and reinforce the
downtown vibrancy and sense of place, while offering flexibility for all types of
development; and
WHERAS, adopted specific plan and their associated environmental
documentation can provide potential developers with a sense of security when pursuing
a development project at the same time ensure high quality architecture, landscape
architecture, and urban design outcomes for the downtown area; and
WHEREAS, the Specific Plan will provide consistency between the Zoning
designations and General Plan Land Use designations, as required by State Law, on
the various properties within previously approved specific plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BALDWIN PARK
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The foregoing recitations are hereby adopted by the City Council as
findings. Based on those findings, the City Council determines the public health, safety
and general welfare of the City of Baldwin Park, its residents, property owners,
businesses and visitors can be enhanced by amending the zoning map to reflect the
subject changes as shown in Attachment "A" is in the best interest of the community to
amend the Official Zoning Map of the City; and
SECTION 2. Based on the foregoing findings and determinations, City Council
adopts the findings of fact as follows relating to zone map amendments:
1) The zoning map amendments are consistent with the goals, policies, and
objectives of the General Plan.
The zone change would be consistent with the goals, policies, and objectives
of the General Plan. The adoption by ordinance of the specific plans and the
associated zone changes for the identified properties implements two
General Plan goals: Goal 1.0 of the Land Use Element states that that the
City should maintain a balanced mix and distributions of land uses throughout
Baldwin Park. Goal 2.0 of the Land Use Element directs the City to
accommodate new development that is compatible with and complements
existing conforming land uses. The amendments furthermore provide
consistency between the zoning map and the General Plan land use map.
2) The amendment would not adversely affect surrounding properties.
The Specific Plan includes a form -based code that carefully considers
existing development and facilitates context sensitive new development. A
variety of new and existing parks and open space are weaved together with
walkable streets within a contextual development framework that would
complement and enhance adjacent residential, commercial, and mixed -use
areas.
3) The amendment promotes public health, safety, and general welfare.
Safe streets, crime prevention strategies through environmental design, and
various places of gathering would improve the overall safety, physical and
mental health, and social and economic welfare of the downtown area and
the larger community surrounding the downtown.
4) The amendment serves the goals and purposes of the zoning code.
The zone change provides for the orderly and compatible development of
new uses that will enhance the character of the community while creating
additional affordable housing, commercial, and mixed use development
options. Adoption by ordinance of the zone designation changes also
provides the City with additional enforceability with regard to specific zoning
regulations.
SECTION 3. Potential impacts associated with the Specific Plan are consistent
with potential impacts characterized and mitigated for in the 2016 approved Specific Plan
EIR. No new significant impacts or impacts of substantially greater severity than
previously described would occur as a result of the proposed Specific Plan. Pursuant to
CEQA Guidelines Section 15164(c), an Addendum is included in the public record for the
approved Specific Plan.
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall go into effect and be in full force and
operation from and after thirty (30) days after its final reading and adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 6t" day of April, 2022.
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ATTEST:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
CITY OF BALDWIN PARK
I, MARLEN GARCIA, City Clerk of the City of Baldwin Park, do hereby certify that the
foregoing ordinance was introduced and placed upon its first reading at a regular meeting
of the City Council on March 16, 2022. Thereafter, said Ordinance No. 1469 was duly
approved and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council on April 6, 2022 by the
following vote to wit:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Avila, Damian, Estrada, Garcia,
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ATTACHMENT A: Zoning Map