HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Ord 1326 1991-02-25
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ORDINANCE NUMBER~~~
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA, CALLING
AND GIVING NOTICE OF THE HOLDING OF A
SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN
THE CITY ON TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 1991, FOR
THE SUBMISSION TO THE VOTERS OF
QUESTIONS RELATING TO A HELLMAN RANCH
INITIATIVE ORDINANCE.
WHEREAS,
pursuant to authority provided by statute, an
initiative petition has been filed with the City
Clerk of the legislative body of said City signed
by more than fifteen percent of the number of
qualified registered voters of said City; and
the City Clerk of said City has caused said
petition to be duly examined and from the records
of registration ascertained that the petition is
signed by the requisite number of voters, and has
so certified: and
WHEREAS,
WHEREAS,
the City Council of said City has not voted in
favor of said initiative ordinance: and
WHEREAS,
the City Council of said City is thereupon
authorized and directed by statute to submit said
initiative ordinance to the qualified voters,
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THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA DOES
HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That pursuant to the Charter of the City of Seal
Beach and the requirements of the laws of the
State of California, there shall be, and there
is hereby called and ordered held in the City of
Seal Beach, County of Orange, State of
California, on Tuesday, June 4, 1991, a Special
Municipal Election of the qualified electors of
said City for the purpose of submitting the
following Initiative Ordinance:
Measure A-9l
Shall the Hellman Ranch Specific YES
Plan Initiative Ordinance calling
for 329 single family residential
u~its, 26 acres of parkland, and
4~,4 acres of wetlands be adopted? NO
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Section 2. The summary of the Initiative Ordinance submitted
to the voters is attached hereto as Exhibit nAn,
Section 3. Furthermore, the City Council of the City of Seal
Beach hereby orders that the following Advisory
Measure be submitted to the voters at the
Ordinance Number /JJ.t,
aforesaid Special Municipal Election as provided
by California Elections Code section 5353:
Measure B-9l
Advisorv Vote Onlv
In the event Measure A-9l on this
ballot (the Hellman Ranch Specific
Plan Initiative Ordinance) does not
receive a majority vote, should the
City adopt a specific plan for the YES
Hellman Ranch calling for a public
golf course, parkland, recreational
areas, wetlands, and a combination
of the following elements to be
located only in areas to be
seismically safe for habitable
structures: country club, NO
restaurant, conference center,
retail, or small scale hotel?
This is an advisory measure that is
. not binding on the City Council,
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Section 4, That the ballots to be used at the election shall
be in form and content as required by law,
Section 5, That the City Clerk of the City is authorized,
instructed and directed to procure and furnish
any and all official ballots, notices, printed
matter and all supplies, equipment and
paraphernalia that may be necessary in order to I
properly and lawfully conduct the election,
Section 6, That the polls for the election shall be open at
seven (7:00) o'clock a,m. of the same day of the
election and shall remain open continuously from
that time until eight (8:00) o'clock p.m. of the
same day when the polls shall be closed, except
as provided in Section l430l of the Elections
Code of the State of California,
Section 7, That in all particulars not recited in this
Ordinance, the election shall be held and
conducted as provided by law for holding
municipal elections,
Section 8. That notice of the time and place of holding the
election is given and the City Clerk is
authorized, instructed and directed to give such
further or additional notice of the election, in
time, form and manner as required by law.
Section 9. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage
and adoption of this Ordinance, shall cause the
same to be published as required by law, shall I
make a minute of passage and adoption thereof in
the records of the proceedings of the City
Council of said City in the minutes of the
meeting at which the same is passed and adopted,
Section 10. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon
adoption,
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PASSED,
of Seal
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APPROVED AND ADOPTED by
Beach, ,.falifornia, at a
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ATTEST:
I, Joanne M. Yeo, City Clerk of the City of Seal Beach,
California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance
was pa d, approved and adopted by the City Council of ~e
City 0 e 1 Beach at a meeting thereof held on the O?~- day
of , 1991, by the following vote:
Councilmembers
AYES:
NOES:
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ABSTAIN: Councilmembers
ABSENT: Councilmembers
and do hereby further certify that Ordinance Number~~~ has
been published pursuant to the Seal Beach City Charter and
Resolution Number 2836.
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PROPOSED SEAL BEACH INlT1ATIVE
1. D~. This act aba11 be known and may be cited as "The Hellman Ranch
Resideotial, Part, Open Space Ind Wcdands Preservation Ordinance,.
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n, Findinl!S And Declarations. The people of the Ciry of Seal Beach hereby find and
declare all of the following:
A. In December, 1987. the Ciry of Seal Beach adopted a specific plan for the
developmeot of the 149-acre area kno'W IS the Hellman Ranch (hereinafter the
"1987 Specific Plan"). The 1987 Specific Plan currently provides for the
development of 773 high-dcnsiry residendal units (660 condominiums and 113
single-family homes), a golf coune, and a severely reduced Gum Grove Park. An
Environmentallmpact Report, SCHII87022Sl0, was certified by the Ciry Council .
in July 1987 with respect to the 1987 Specific Plan (h~reinafter the "1987 EJR"),
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B. The 1987 Specific Plan would provide for the destnlcdon of a large portion
of degraded wetlands. and a substantial reduction in the size of Gum Grove Park,
an imponant urban forest. This type of high-dcnsiry development is incompatible
with the small-town atmosphere of Seal Beach.
C. Beginning in late 1988, after receiving extensive input from various
community groups, the proposed developer began to consider various altematives
to the 1987 Specific Plan. 'lbc developer desired to substantially reduce the
impIc:ts ISlOCiatcd wicb cbe 1987 SpecifIC Plan, to provide far a project compatible
with the smalllOWD IUDOSpbere of the City of Seal Beach and to provide desirable
public IDICDides, AI a n:su1t of the community input, the developer ultimately
redesigned cbe project to (I) substantially reduce the densiry of the 1987 Specific
Plan by 54% to 3SS units, (2) restore and preserve Gum Grove Park and offer it
for dedication to the Ciry of Seal Beach, (3) n:store and preserve 36.4 acres of
wetlands, and (4) dedicate to the ~ty an additional 14,7.acrc community park
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(hereinafter the -1989 Specific Plan"), A Supplemental Environmental Impact
Rcpon, S~ "022510, was prepared to address the impacts associated with the
1989 Specific Plan and to propose mitigation measures (hcrcinaflCr the -1989
Supplemental m-). The 1989 Supplemental EIR was certified by the City
Council on luly 17, 1989, The 1989 Specific Plan was approved by the City
Council on August 8, 1989, after the City Council made findings as ~uircd by
~blic Resomces Code 21081 that all adverse environmental impacts had been
mitigated to acC:Cpllble levels, (The 1987 EIR and 1989 Supplemental EIR arc
hereinafter collectively nlfCJmlIO as the "EIRs.")
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0, The developer then filed an application for a Coastal Development Permit
with the California Coastal Co?Jmission. During California Coastal Commission
staff review, the State Department of Fish and Game and the United States Fish
and Wildlife Service also nlviewcd the 1989 Specific Plan project and
recommended. approval of the Coastal Development PemUt to the California
Coastal Commission. On January 12. 1990, the California Coastal Commission
approved Coastal Development Permit No, 5.89.1087 for the 1989 Specific Plan
project, which provided for a further reduction of nlsidential units and an increase
in nlstored wetlands, That Coastal Development Permit allows for the
construction of 329 nlsidential units (an average density of 2.2 units per acre) and
increases the nlstored wetlands to 41.4 acres, The January 12, 1990 Coastal
Development Permit also includes the provision of a 14,7 acre community park
and the preservation and expansion of Gum Orove Park to 11.3 acres, for a total
of 26 acres of public paries,
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E, Despite the CIlifomia Coastal l"Nt.mi"ion approval, the Wetlands
ReStoration Society nevcnhcless ini~ a lawsuit challenging the August 8, 1989
City approval of the 198~ Specific Plan, Ir did not, however, challenge the
California Clti21 Commission approval. Although the Coun rejected the direct
cha1lcnges nlgarding the 1989 Specific Plan, it nevenheless jnvalidated the City
app~val of the 1989 Specific Plan on the lole technicality that the City's General
Ordinance Number 13,2tp
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Plan Housing Element had not been updated in a timely fashion as required 'by
Srare law. By invalidating the City approval of !be 1989 Specific Plan. the Coun
thus deprived the City of the numerous public benefits of the 1989 Specific Plan
described above,
F, Aflt:r numerous public bearings before the Planning Commission and the
City Council, and review by the California Srare Depanmcnt of Housing and
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Community Development, the City Council on May 10, 1990 approved an updated
Housing Element to its Genen.l Plan by adopting Resolution No. 3933.
Q, The 1989 Specific Plan project, as ~fined. modified and approved by the
California Coastal Commission. was p~sented to the City Planning Commission
which recommended approval on May 10, 1990 (he~inwr the "1990 Specific
Plan"), Thereafter, on May 14, 1990 the City Council indicated its inrention to
approve the 1990 Specific ~lan by app~ving the fITSl ~ading of the Ordinance
to adopt the 1990 Specific Plan consisrent with the California Coasral Commission
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approval and Srare law,
H, Despite ~e California Coastal Commission's approval, the approval of the
Planning Commission, and the approval by the City Council at the first reading
of the Ordinance, the newly elected City Council, following the May 1990
election. nevertheless refused to approve the 1990 Specific Plan largely because
it was inconsistent with the 1987 Specific Plan allowing for 773 residential units,
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Appendix A (hereiDafrer "Initiative Specific Plan Amendment"), which I
inc:orporatcs the California Coastal Comminion modified and approved
development plan which was rejected by the new City Council, The Initiative
Specific Plan (1) authorizes me consaucli~n of 329 residential units, and (2)
provides for 41.4 acres of restored wetlands and 26 acres of publicly-owned
community park. ,
Ordinance Number /~2h
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J, The c:enIfied Ems adequately address all impacts associated with
development audlorized by die laitiative Specific Plan Amendment, since dlat
project hu lelser impacts than the 1989 Specific Plan as a result of the reduction
in density.
Ie. In Iddition to the dedication of the 26 acres of parkland consisting of Gum
Grove Park and the new community park within the laitiative Specific Plan
Amendment, the propeny ownen have flllther offered the Cit)' the opponunity to
purchue at a reasonable price a five-acre park area for the purpose of conslrUcting
much-needed bueball diamonds; but the City Council has rejected this offer to
acquire the propeny for the use and enjoyment of the People of Seal Beach,
Should the people approve this Initiative. the City will continue to have the
upponunity to purchase this five-acre parcel at the same reasonable price offered
previously,
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L, The public parks available to the People of the City of Seal Beach are
presently inadequate. The City of Seal Beach currently owns only 16.9 acres of
parkland, with remaining City parkland leased and subject to loss and future
development The People of the City of Seal Beach require additional recreational
facUities for their use luch as play areas for their children, baseball and softball
diamonds. tennis and basketball couns, IOCCcr fields, and a new community
center, If enacted, this laitiativc Specific Plan Amendment would take a major
step forward in providing adequate recreational opportunities, as mentioned above.
for Seal Beach residents by increasing the amount of City-owned improved
parkland by 26 acres. a 153% increase, In addition, the developer will be required
to conlribute 51 million to the City of Seal Beach's general fund reserve, as
apecified in die Initiative Specific Plan Amendment. ~s will increase the size
of the general fund reserve by more than 93%.
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M. This Initiative Specific Plan AmendmlSnt is consistent with the City of Seal
Beach General Plan,
Ordinance Number /3.2'
N. This Initiative Specific Plan Amendment will, if adopted by the voters,
rtpcaI the City's 773.unil 1987 Specific Plan and, by adopting the Initiative
Specific Plan Amendment, require a substantial rccluction in housing density, and
provide for wedands restoration and preservation, and park development.
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m ?\Jroose And IntenL The People of the City of Seal Beach hereby declare their
purpose and intent in adopting the Initiative Specific Plan Amcndmcs:u and related provisions
proposed herein to be ~ follows:
A. To set forth appropriate seismic. archaeological, park.. wetlands. noise,
density and o!her zoning and development srandards far !he proposed Hellman
Ranch residential, open space. parle and w~l1ands preservation projcct, in
accordance wi!h !he provisions of Chapter 28 of !he Seal Beach Municipal Code,
B. To ensure !hat residential development in !he 149-acrc Hellman Ranch area
of the City of Seal Beach shall be compatible wi!h the City's low-density,
small-town atmosphere. and wi!h the laws and regulad,ons of the State of
California,
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C, To require restoration and dedication of 41.4 acres of the Hellman Ranch
wel1ands area from their existing degradc4 condition and to preseNe !hem in
pclpCtuity for wildlife preservation purposes, IS approved by the California
Coastal Commiss!on. and supported by the Uniled Slates Fish and Wildlife Service
and the California Depanmenl of Fish and Game.
D. To add 26 ac:rcs of parks. int:JQsing the City's publicly owned parkland
area by 1531f1, and to thereby enhance the number of .occcr and other baWields,
tennis courts and other athletic facilities, biking trails. picnic IJ'Cas, and other
r=rcational amenities available to the People of the City of Seal Beach; and to
prohibit any futUI'C development on these 26 acres, unless to improve or maintain
public recreational facilities,
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E, To Ilrictly limit the extent to which the approximately l49.acre Hellman
Ranch property subject to the Initiative Specific Plan AmeDdmcnt may be
c1cvcloped; to eusurc thalsuch development is consistent with the City's General
Plan, as die 0eDcral Plan existed on October 10.1990; to amend the Ocneral Plan.
only if DeClrllary, to enl1m consistency between the City's General Plan and the
Initiative Specific Plan Amendment; and to ensurc that wetlands zestoration in the
Hellman Ranch lIJ'ClI subject to the Initiative Specific Plan .A'"(''''''"('nt complies
with the environmental zegulations and zequiremenlS of the California Coastal
Commission, the California Deparunent of Fish and Game. and the United SlItes
Pish and Wildlife Service,
F, To ensure that zesidential development in the approximately 149-acre
Hellman Ranch area subject 10 the Initiative Specific Plan Amendment shall
enhance the pr:>peny tax bue of the City of Seal Beach without unduly burdening
ci ty services.
G, To promote the zesponsible development of the Hellman Ranch area
subject to the Initiative Specific Plan Amendment in a manner consistent with the
foregoing goals and purposes without undue: delay or obstruction from city
officials, and in compliance with the provisions of the City's General Plan
applicable on October 10. 1990.
IV. General Plan ADDlication, The Seal Beach General Plan provisions applicable 10
the Hellman Ranch development shall be interpreted in the maMer sel forth herein.
A, Development of the approximately 149-acre Hellman Ranch property
subject to the lnitiative Specific Plan Amendment shall be in accordance with the
provisions of the City of Seal Beach General Plan which were in effecI on
October 10, 1990; provided. however. that if said provisions shall for any zelSOn
be held inapplicable by a coun of competent jurisdiction. the provisions applicable
to said development shall be the provisions of the General Plan of the City of Seal
Ordinance Number /~6
Beach as it existed on the c1ate on which petitions for the initiative measure
encompassing dIis Act were filed with the City Clerk or other appropriate
elections officials,
B.' The City Council and all appropriate city agencies shall apply and enforce the I
aforesaid provisions of the General Plan, and applicable provisions of Chapter 28
of die Seal Beach Municipal Code, in a manner consistent with the application and
enforcement of such provisions in other simi1arly situated residential dl.velopments
in the City of Seal Beach.
1. The City Council and all appropriate City agencies shall apply and
enforce such provisions in such a manner as will facilitate
completion of the development at the earliesl possible date which
is consistent with orderly and safe construction sta"ndards of
cornmon application in the City of Seal Beach.
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Neither the City Council nor any city agency shall apply or enforce
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such provisions in an arbill'ar)', capricious, or unreasonable manner,
or in a manner which will obstruct, or' delay construction or other
dcvelopmenL
C, It is the intent of the People in adopting this initiative that the Specific
Plan be consistent with the City's Gcnczal Plan in lIl<cordance with applicable
State law, Although the People believe that the Initiative Specific Plan
Amendment as set fonh in Appendix A is clUTCntly c~nsistent with the current
City General Plan, the Pwplc nevertheless inlCDd thaI this Initiative mall also
constitute, only if IICCCSSIIJ)', an amendment to the City General Plan if in any
subsequent legal In..cecclillg this Illitiativc Specific Plan Amendment is found to
be inconsistent with the City General Plan,
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V, V_.l 0{ l!xiltinl! Hellman Snecific Plan and Adootion of Amended H~l1man Soeci&.
Elm. The People or die City of Seal Beach bcreby repeal the existing 1987 Specific Plan
Illopled IS Seal Belch Ordinance Number 1258. which provided for the c:oDIuucdcm of 773 units
(113 .ingle-family home. and 660 condominiums), together with all poUc:ies. reJUlations, or other
actions of the City penaining thereto, ~ the extent such policies. regulations or other actions are
inconsistent with this AcL The People of the City of Seal Beach funher adopt in its entirety the
Initiative Specific: Plan Amendment attaChed hereto as "Appendix A" and incorporated by
reference herein, and mandate that said Initiative Specific Plan Amendment be implemented by
the City without undue clclay or obstrUction. except as ~y be necessary to promote the goals
and pllIposes' set forth herein,
VI. General Provisions.
A, ~iberal ConstrUction. This Act shall be liberally consD'Ued to effect its
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affecting Planning Areas 8, 9, or 10 of the Initiative Specific Plan Amendment
attached hereto as "Appendix A" and incorporated herein by reference.
so long as such amendment does not reduce the number of units. or the acreage
of wetlands to be restored and preserved, or parldand to be restC?red, preserved or
otherwise dedicated.
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Any such amendment of this Initiative Specific Plan Amendment by the
City Council as provided. above. shall be in accordance with Government Code
Scaioos 65453 and Article 29.5 of Chapter 8 of the Seal Beach Municipal Code,
C, InalllllicabililV of Future Growth Control Ordinance. No ordinance
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hereinafter adopted by vote of the City Council or by VOle of the People ar a
fU.lUIe election purporting to regulate the rate. timing or lCquencing of
development or constrUction shall be applicable to this Inidative Specific Plan
Amendment or any development or constrUction authorized thereunder and in no
way shall be constrUed to be an amendment to the Initiative Specific Plan
Amendment adopted hereby.
D, SeverabilitY. If any provision of this Act shall for any reason be held
invalid or unconstitutional. the remaining sections or provisions of this Act shall
not be affected thereby. but shall be given full force and effect, and to this end the
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provisions of this Act arc severable.
("Appendix'A" is available in the office of the
City Clerk, City Hall, 211 - 8th Street, Seal Beach)
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CERTIFICATE OF EXAMINATION
I, Joanne Yeo, City Clerk of the City of Seal Beach, California,
do hereby certify that the Bellman Ranch Residential, Parks, Open
Space and Wetlands Preservation Initiative was filed in the
office of the City Clerk on December 17, 1990, and consisted of
four hundred forty-two (442) sections and contained an actual
total of four thousand fOUr hundred eighty-two (4,482) ~ignatures
affixed thereto. The number of registered voters of the City as
last reported to the Secretary of State by the Registrar of
Voters at the time the Notice of Intent to Circulate Petition was
published WAS l7,920,'that number verified by the Registrar of
Voters on January 16, 1991. The total number of valid signatures
is four thousand and five (4,005), approximately twenty-two (22)
percent of the number of registered voters. Such percentage
exceeds the requisite number of valid voter signatures required
to qualify said initiative petition pursuant to the California
Election9 Code.
I do hereby further certify that the results of the examination
of said petition are as fOllows,
Total Petition Sections Examined
442
Total Signatures Affixed Thereto and
Subject to Examination
Total Valid Signatures as Determined
From the Records of Registration
Total Number of Signatures Deemed to
be Invalid
4,482
4,005
477
Pursuant to the above stated facts, I, Joanne Yeo, City Clerk of
the City of Seal Beach, California, do hereby declare and certify
the Initiative Petition was signed by the requisite number of
voters.
Dated this 23rd day' of January, 1991.
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Anne YeO~Ci'ty..~lerk
C ~y of Sear-Biach
Attachment:
Orange County Registrar of Voters Certification of
Examination
Ordinance Number /~~
CERTIFICATE AS 10 VERIFICATION OF
SIGNATURES FOR INITI~TIVE PETITION
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State of ca'ifornial
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County of Orange
I. Dona'd Tanney. Reg1strar of Voters of the County of Orange. do
hereby certify that 1 all the county officer having charge of the
regfstration of voters in the County of Drange. and 1 have IXUlfned. or
caused to be IXUlfned. the attached petition entitled "HELLMAN RANCH
RESIDEIITIAL. PARK. OPEN SPACE AND WETLANDS PRESERVATION ORDINANCE" for the
City of Sea' Beach.
1 further cert1fy that ff'Olll said exuinat10n 1 have determined the
fo'lowing facts regarding these documents:
Number of signatures submitted:
4.482
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Number of signatures eXllllfned: 4.482
Number of sfgnatures verfffed: 4.005
Ilulllber of signatures found invalid: -51L
Number of signatures found invalid
because of be1ng duplicate sfgnatures: 124
IIITNESS II\Y hand and Official Seal this 16th da,y of January. 1991.
W'1lti.Rt:Q {4
DONALD TANNEY
Registrar of Voters
Orange County
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PROOF OF PUBLICATION
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
County of Orange
I am a citizen of the United States
and a resident of the County afore-
said; I am over the age of eighteen
years, and not a party to or inter-
ested In the above-entilled matter,
I am the principal clerk of the printer
of the SEAL BEACH JOURNAL. a
newspaper of general circulation,
printed and published weeklv in the
City of Seal Beach. County of Orange
and which newspaper has been
adjudged a newspaper of general
circulation by the Superior Court of
the County of Orange, State of
California, under the date of 2/24n5.
Case Number A82583; that the nollce
of which the annexed Is a printed
copy (set In type not smaller than
nonpareil), has been published in
each regular and entire Issue of said
newspaper and not In any supplement
thereof on the follow!ng dated, to-wit:
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all In the year 19..iL 'fh ~ Ci
I certify (or declare) under penalty of
perjury that the foregoing Is true and
correct.
Dated at Seal Beach, California,
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ORDINANCE
NUMBER 1326
AN OROINANCE OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL
BEACH, CALIFORNIA, CAlliNG,
AND GIVING NOTICE OF THE
HOLDING OF A SPECIAL MUNIC-
IPAl. ELECTION TO BE HaD IN
THE CITY ON lUESOAY, JUNE 4,
1991, FOR THE SUBMISSION TO
THE VOTERS OF QUESTIONS
RELATING TO A HELLMAN
'RANCH IN111ATlVE ORDINANCE.
WHEREAS, pursuanllo authority
provided by slalute, an inhialive
pelilion has been riled with the Chy
Cler1< of the legislalive body of said
Cily signed by more than fifteen
percent of lhe number 01 qualified
regislered voters of said City; and
WHEREAS, \he City Clerfi of said
C~y has caused said pelhion to be
duly examined ami from the
reoords 01 registration ascertained
lhal the pethion is signed by the
requishe number of volers, and
his so certified; and
WHEREAS, the Chy Council of
said City has nol voled in favor of
said inhialive ordinance; and
WHEREAS, Ihe City Council of
said Cily is Ihereupon aulhorized
and dorected by slalUte 10 submh
said inilialive ordinance 10 the
quelified VOI8lS,
Ordinance Number
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE I
CITY OF SEAL BEACH, CALI.
FORNIA, DOES HEREBY'
ORDAIN AS FOLLa.vs:
ScH:tlon 1.
ThaI pulllUant to ... Qlar1ar 01...
CIIy 01 Seal Beach and !he require-
menls 0I1he laws 0I1he Stat8 01
CaIIamIe, 1here shall be, and 1Il8I8 ,
18 heI8by called and ordel8ll held. I
In II)Il CiIy 01 Seal Beach, County
01 Orange, SlaI8 01 CaIIIomla, on
Tuesday, Ju1ll4, 1991, a Special
, Munlcipal Election 01 lie qualified
electors 01 said CIty lor \he pur-
pose 01 submitting the Io"owing
InIIa1Ml OrdInance:
yeasure A.sn
Shllll!he Hellman Ranch SpecIIc
Plan Iniliallve Ordinance caJIilg Illr
329 lingle family re&1denIIaI unllll,
26 acr.. 01 parkland, and 41.4
&elll 01 W8IIandI be lIdopIed?
Yes_ No
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The sumlllllY 01... Ini11a11v8 Ord~
nance submlt1lld to the VOlllll is
a1lached her81D as Eldlibll'A'.
SectIon!.
Fur1hirmors, the CIty Counc" 01
the City 01 Seal Beach hereby
orders that 1he following AdvIIcxy
Measure be submi1llld to 1he \'O~
III at \he aforesaid SpeclalIo\lnIc.!
ipaI Election as provided by CaI-
lornla Elections Code '..ctlon ,
5353:
Mww:I.H1
~
In !he lMlI1t MeasUIll A-91 on 1hIs
baIbl (the HaRman Ranch SpecllIc
Plan Inllla1lve OrdInance) d08ll not
~ a majority vo18. should Ihe
CIty adopt a specific plan lor Ihe
Hallman Ranch calling lor a public
golf COUII8, parkland, recrea1lonal
ar.... wellands. and a comblna.
tIon 01... IoIIowi1g elemen1s to be
located only In areas to be I81sm~
cally sale for habitable 1li'\GJ1II:
country club, r8ltauran~ conler.
ence cenlar, 1lllaII, or small scale
hoIeI? This is 111 advisory m.....e
thaI is not binding on the City
CouncL
Yes_ 110
SIdIon &.
That \he baIIoI8 lD be used II \he
eIecIIon lIhaII be In farm and con-
lIInlasrequllldbylllw.
IMIan I.
Thal1he CIty Clark 0I1he CIIy ls
auDIaIIzIId, Ins1ni:Illd and dIrecIlld
lD lJIIlCUI8 and IImIsh any and aD
B. The 1987 Specllic
Plan wou\d pIlIVida lor ... clestuc.
lion 01 a large portion of daglllded
W81Iands, and a subs1an1lallllduo-
lion In 1I1e size 01 Gum Gruve Patte,
an Important urban lorest This
PASSED APPROVED AND Ilype 01 hlgh-denslly development
: ADOPTED by the CIIy CouncD 01 III incompatible willi ... small-1DWn
.... CiIy 01 Seal Beach. CaIiIomia. I almosphere 01 Seal Beach,
II a IlgUIar m8llling 1hereol held, I
2SIh..... 01 February, t991. C, Beginning In late
on the . -/ 1'988, aher receiving extensive
SIGNED: I inputlroCl various community
Edna L Wilson, Mayor groups. the proposed developer
I began to consider various aJIema-
lives 10 the 1987 Speclllc Plan.
~': I~ Yeo. CIty Clerk ' I The developer desired to subotan-
, tiaIIy /8llUce !he impacts assor:taI.
, STATE OF CALIFORNIA) " ed willi \he 1987 Speclftc Plan, lD
, courm OF ORANGE ) SS II provide lor a project compatible
CI1Y OF SEAL BEACH ) wfIh \he smaIIlDWn atmosphere of
- I the C'ny 01 Seal Beach and " pro.
~ Joanne M. Yea, CIIy Cleft 01 !he I vide desirable public amenllfe&. As
CIty 01 Seal Beach, Callomla; do I' a lIIul 01 \he cornmunlly ilput, \he
hereby cel1fly lhatthe foregoing d.veloper ultimately redesigned
10000mance was "passed, approved I the pro)ectto (1) substantially
and adopllel by the CI\y CouncJ 01 I reduce the density 01 the 1987
i'1I1e CiIy 01 Seal Beach at a m88l- I SpeclIIc I'Isn by 54% to 355 units,
!'Ing thereof held on the 2SIh ~ 01 i (2) rlltore and prellrve Gum
February, 1991, by the 101l0Wlng I GlllYll Park and olIeI ft lor decfrca-
vo18: I lion to \he CI\y 01 Seal Beach, (3)
,""re IIld preselYe 36.4 eclll 01
we1Iands, and (4) dedicata " \he
CIIy an addilional14.7-ac1ll COIn-
munity park (hereInaIIIlr 1he '1989
Specific Plan'). A Supplemental
,Environmentel Impact Report,
'SCHl87~10, was prepared to
address'the impscts ..soclated
wfIh the 1989.Spec1ftc I'Isn and lD
propoll mitigalion measurll
i /herelnafter ... '1989 Suppiemsn.
: tal EIR"!. The 1989 &lpplemen1al
13oZ1P
olllclel ballo18, notices, printed I
~ and aI supplies, equipment :
and paraphllnella tlJal may be
-..y In onler lD properly and
IIwldy CClnducI\he eIsctIcn
~I.
1baI the pols Illr ... eIec1Ion shall
be opIII at _en (7:00) o'clock
Lift. 01 the same day 01 the elee-
lion and shall RIIII8In CIp8/I COIlIilu-
ously trom thaI time until eight
(8:00) o'cloclr p.m. of !he same day
when the polls shall be closed,
except as provided in Section,
14301 01 the ElectIons Code of !he
StalIl 01 CalIfDmIa.
~w.7. I
That 1\ aD particulars not reci1lld in ~
this Ordinance, \he election shall I
be held and conducl8d as provided
by law lDr holding municipel eIec.
lions.
~Ion R.
" That notice 01 \he time and piece
01 holding !he eIoction is given and
Ithe CIl)' Clerk is authorized,
I Instructed and directed 10 give
such IuIlher 01 additional noIice 01
\he election, in tims, lorm and
manner.. required by IlM I
SectIon I. .
ThaI \he CIty Clark shall cerliIy to.
the passage and adoption ollhis '\
. Ordinance, shall cause \he same
III be published as required by law, I
shaD make a minute 01 passage
and adoption 1henloI in ... records I
01 tlJe proceedings olth~ City i
Councl 01 seId CI\y In the milWlllS I
01 \he meeting at which \he same
Is passed and adop1ed.
9Actlon 10.
This Ordinance shall take eIlect
immedIaIIIly upon adoption.
AYES:
Forsylhe, Hunt;
Laszlo, WIson
'NOES:
None
:,ABSTAlN: HllIIilgs
ABSENT:
None
. and do hereby'lullher C8IIlIy lhat
I Ordinance Number 1326 has been
I published pursuanl to the Seal
! Beach CIty Charlar and AesolJlIon
I Number 2836.
i
Joanne M. Yea. CI\y Cleft
EXHIBIT "A"
PROPOSED SEAL BEACH
INITIATIVE
L lIIIt. This &t shaD be
known and may be cI1ad as 'The
Hallman Ranch Resldenlal, Patte,
Open SI*>> and WelIands Plller-
vation 0rdInIIlce. '
i II. Flndll'lftll and fWoI.Ira.
IIa. The people of \he CIIy 01
Seel Beach hereby find and declare II 01 the tDIowIng:
A. In December, 1987,
the CIty 01 Seal Beach edopIed a
speclfic plan Illf \he dllveIopm8lll
01 the 149-acn1 _ known as1lie
Hellman Ranch (hereinafter the
'1987 Specllic Plan'), The 1987
SpecIIc Plan curran1ly prtNIdes Illf
'!he ~ 01773 hIgh_.
slly residen1lal unllll (660 condo.
mlnlums and 113 slng!8.lamlly
homes), a goll cours~, and a
severelv reduced Gum Grove
Park, An Environmental Impact
Report, SCH#87022510, was cerf..
fled by tlJe City Council in July
'1987 wllh respect to the 1987 Spe-
cific Plan (hereinaher the '1987
SR').
E1R wai certified by the CIty Coun-
cil on July 17, 1989. The 1989
SpecIftc Plan was appRNld by !he
City CouncR on August 8, 1989.
after Ihe City CouncD made find.
Ings as required by Public
Resources Code 21081 that a"
adverse envlronmentallmpac18
I had been mitigated to acceptalJ/e
levels. (The 1987 EIR and 1989
&lpplsmental SR are hersineher ,
collectively relerred to as the!
'ElRa.'
I
D: The dMIoper then
lied an epp~aIIon lor a Coastal
IlMIopmsnl'Fwmft with \he Cd.
IornIa Coanii liommlsalon. During
Celllornla Coastal Commission
... review, !he Slal8 Deparlmen!
01 FIsh and Game and .. Unlled ,
Steles FIsh and Wildlife SeJVice I
also reviewed the 1989 Specllic ,
Plan project and recommended ,
approval 01 the Coastal Oevelop-
menl Permit to the CaIHorn!a:
Coastal Commlsalon. On January .
12, 1990, 1he CalHornla Coastal ~
Comml8l10n approved Coastal'
Development Permit No, 5-89.
1087 for the 1989 Specllic Plan
projecI, whlcll provided Illf a !UJ'. ,
ther reduc1lon 01 reslden1lalll1l1l1
and an Increase In re&lored WIll-
lands. ThaI. CoasIaIlleveIopmenl
Permft aIowa lor \he CGIlalIUClloII ,
01 329 residen1lal unlla (an aver: ,
age densl\y 01 2.2 unIls per acre) I
and Incre_s the restol8ll wet- ,
Iar1ds lD 41.4 8Cl88. The January ,
12, 1990 Coastal Development
PennIt eIso IncbIes ... prMlorJ .
01 a 14.7 acre community park and
1he pI8I8WIIon and expansion of
Gum GIllVI Partlto 11.3 _, lor
.W 0126 _ 01 pubic pa1IL
eo Oesp/lIIthe CaIiIor.
nIa CoasteI Commission approval.
!he Wetlands Re$1Dratlon Soclely
never1hele.. Initiated a lawsuft
chellenglng the August 8, 1989
CIty approveI 01 \he 1989 ~Iftc
f~aii: Ii did not oo-er, chalenge I
, the CarIlomi4 Coaslal Commission
. approval. Although tlJe Court
rejected the direct challenges
regarding 1he 1989 SpecIftc Plan, n
n8Ver1hel818 Invallda1ed the City
approval 01... 1989 SpecItic PIsn
on the sole technicality that tlJe
CIIy's General Plan Housing E1e-
menl had not been updated In a
timely fashion as required by Slal8
law. By invalidating the City
appruyal 01 \he 1989 SpecIfic Plan,
1he Courllhus deprived the CIIy 01
11he numarous public benefits ollhe
i 1989 Specific Plan dllcribed
: above.
i
I F. Aller numerous pull-
I Dc hearings belore !he Planning i
! Commission and the CIty CouncR,
! and review by \he CaIIomIa SIale
I Departmenl 01 HousIng and Com.
. munlty Development, the City
Councl on May 10, 1990 approved ,
an updPd HousIng 8emenlllllts '
Generall'lsn by adopting Resolu.
lion No. 3933,
Q, The 1989 SpeclfIC
Plan project, as lllIinad, modified
and approved by the C!llnornia
Coastal Commission, was present-
I
I
Ordinance Number ~~~
tit to !he CIly Planning COmmis-
sion which recommended epprovBl
on May 10. 1990 (herelnallllr !he
, '1990 Speclftc Plan'). Thereafter,
Ion May 14, 19l1O... CIIy ColIlcII
1nd1ca18d I1s Intention to approve
I !he 1990 SpecitIc Plan by eppnlY'
Ing 1IIe firsl reading 01 !he Ordl.
nence III adopt1he 19l1O SpecItIc
Plan CClIIIls1Inl~ ... CaIIornia
Coesllll Commisalon 8I'PfO'/IlI and
Slate law. .
,.. II. Desplle 1he CaIIIar.
! n:a Coa.tal Comml,,'on'.
i epprovaJ, lie appwaI ollie P1an-
: nlng Commilllon. and llie
approYBI by 1he CIIy Councl at1he
tht I8adI1g of1he Ordhance, 1he
newly elec1Bd CIIy CoII1cI, 1oIIow-
ing 1he May 1990 elecffon, nMr-
!heless refu.ed to approve 1IIe
1990 SpecitIc Plan Iargetf because
ft was inconsistent wI1h lhe '987
Specitlc Plan allowing ilr 773 ,..;.
denIIaJ unllB. I
L This Initiative would :
adoPt !he Speclflc Plan 'Amend-
ment attached a. "'ppendlx ...
(hereinafter 'tlltillllve Specllc: Plan
! Amendmen1'), which k1corpora1ea
: lie CaIItlmla Coeslal Cornml8aton
: modltled and approved develop~ '
: ment plan whk:h _ re/8cled by ,
lie new cay CoIIICI. ~ InftlalIVe
I Speclllc Plan (1) aulhorlzea the
con8truc1lon 01 329 realdenll~
unlls, 8Ild (2) provides for 4'.4 :
_,oIl18l11r8d WIand8 and ~ J
acres of pubIcIy-owned 0llIIIIIUIIIy :
~ I
J, The cer1llled EIR8
adecjuately IIddre8s aU ImpaCll
a8soclaled wltll developmenl
auIIIorIzlId by 1he InllIalIve SpecitIc
Plan Amendment, 8Inee 1I1at pro-
)eel has lesser Impacta than the
1989 Spec:ltlc Plan B8 a resull 01
lie reducIlon In den8IIy,
K. In addlllon to the
dedIcatlon ",... 26 acres 01 perIl-,
land consI8lIng 01 GtIn Grove PaJt
lIId 1he new COIMIlIIIIy peril will.
In llie Initiative Specific Plan
Amendment, ... property _
~~~~r otIered 1IIe City the
~ III 'puIchase at a rea.
IIOIIaliIli PrIce a IvHr:re perIl_
lor I/l8 purpoae 01 con8truct1ng
muclHlesded bB8ebaI diamonds;
buI!he CIlf CouncD has reJeded
Ills olI8r to acqun lie property tlr
lie ... and 8!IlOl'-- ollie I'llo.
pie 01 SeeJ Baach. Should 1he peo.
ple ~ ~ InIIlIdlve, 1he CIIy
will CXlIIlInue to h1M11he opporiInI-
!'t..~ I1Ia IIvHcI8Il81C81
it the same reasonable price 1
olIarad previously,
L. The public parks
available to 1he People of1he CIIy
of Seal Beach are pI8S8IIIy iJade..
quale. The CIlf 01 Seal Beach cur.
rently owns only 16.9 acres of
parklend, wflh remahilg CIIy.park-
land leased and .ubject to loss
end fu1ure development. The Pe0-
ple 01 the City 01 Seal Beach
requn eddItIonaJ recrea1IaneIl8cII-
11Ie. lor their u.e .uch as play
areB8 lor 1I1elr chUdren, baseball
and sofIIlaI1 diamonds, l8nnis and
basketball courts, soccer fields,
and a new community center. If
~enacled, 11118 Inltiallve Specific
.Plan Amendmenl would take a
1 major slep lorward In providing
\ portu .
;idequata recreational op m.
.. as mer\lOl18d abow, lor SeeJ
iIe.!.:h '86laenIs by i'laNsJng lie
famounlol CIty-ownad Improved
parkland by 26 acre., a 153%
Increase. In addlllcn, 1he diveIoper
will be required to contribute $1
milJon tl'1he CIIy 01 Seal 'Beach'll I
general bld -. as Ipacmed
In the Initiative Specific Plan I
Amendment ThIs wi mrease 1he i
size 0I1he general fund N;S8Ml by i
mora Ilan m. , I
II. ThI8 InIIIalIve Spe- I
ciIIc.PIan Amendment is consistent I
with the Cily 01 Seal BaacIt Gener-
a Plan.
I I,
; N, This Inlllatlve Spe- I
cflIc Plan Amendment wfII, ff adopt-
ad by 1he vaI8ra, repeal the CIIy'8 F, To ens... IhaI reel-
773-unff 1987 Speclftc Plan and, , den1la/ development In 1he approlCf-
by adopting 1IIe Inltlallw SpecIfic I'mately 149.acre Hellman Ranch
Plan Amendm8l!f. requile a sub- area subject to 1he InifialMo SpecK-
! stantiall8ducIori ki housing clen8l-111c Plan Amendment shall enhance
lty, and proville Cor l"'etlan~ ,1hepiopertylaxbaseol1he~oI
i resllll'atIon and prese~n, and I ~ SealIleach wtIIout unduly burden-
i p~rJIlIaV8~1l.: _ _ __:__ Ing clIy seMces.
I~'- 'PurDOII And Intent.
The Paople ollha City 01 Seal
Belch hereby daclare their pur-
pelle and InIentlriiilopung 1he Inl.
tialiva S~ Plan Amendmant
and relalecf provision. proposed
herein tD be as 1ilIIows: :
,
, acras, unless b improVe -cifmain.
, lain public recreatlonallacili1ies,
" The CIty ,
Council and aD appropriate CIty
agencIee altai ~ and enlIlIi:e
such provIsIonS In such a IlBlner
as wlllII:iIIatt comp/ellall 01 the
dalrllapilen! at .. 8IIIIeat pclIBI-
bIe dati whlclt Ia conslaIent wflft
ordeIty and safa 'oonatUclton .....
dards 01 common _don 11...
CIty 01 SeeJ Baach. .
E, To stric1ly limn the
eXlentlD which the appro.dmal8ly
US.acre HaRman Ranch prCIperty
.ubjecl to Ihe Inlllallve SpacJfic
Plan Amendmanl may ba devel.
oped; lD _1haI1UCh deve1op-
ment Is consistent wI1h 1I1a CIty..
General Plan, as 1he GerwaJ Plan
exls18d on October 10, 1990; to
amend 1he General Plan, only ff
necessary, to ensure ~ncy
between the CIly" General f'1an
and Ihe Inlllative Specific Plan
Amendment; and to ensure that
watlands restoration In 1I1e Hell.
man Ranch _ subject tl1he Jnj.
flalfve Spec:lIlc Plan Amendmenl
complies with llts environmental
regulations 8Ild requirements 01
Ihe California Coastal Commls.
slon, 1he Callklmla Depar1ment of
Fish and Game, and the United
S1aIlls ,ISh end Wldllle SeMce.
2, Meltller
lie CJlV Councl nor any cIy 1Ig8I1'
~ lIIiiJI m or enforce such ~_
vIaIons In an arblIrary, capricious, I
or unreasonable manner, or In a ,
manner which wII obstnJct or delay i
conatrucIon or o1her development I
,
I
C. II is '" I1IBnt ~ 1he I
People in adopting this inl1falfve I
1ha11he Specilic Plan be consistent ,
with 1I1a Clty'8 General Plan in
accordance wI1h applicable S1a1e
law, AIIhough 1he People believe
that the InftlatlYa Specific Plan
Amendment a8 sel lorth In
Appendbc A Is cllll8rlly consisllnt
with the cuil8nt ClIy General Plan,
the Paople neverthelesa Intend
1ha11hIa InIIaIIve shaI also consti-
tute, only ff -.y. .. amand- i
mentlD 1he CIty General Plan n In I
any aubeequellllegaJ procaedlng ,
1hIa InIllaIw SpeciIIc Plan Amand-
mentis found to be /nconsl8fenl
wllh .. CIty General Plan.
v. RID..I ~f EI(ltlnl1'
Hellmen I",,","" III.n .nd I
Adonllon l'If Amlndld MlliUmln !
- 1IIIn. The People 0I1he
CIty of SeeJ Beach hereby repeal
1IIe exlsUng 1987 Speclllc Plan
adcpted as Seal Beach 0nlInance
Number 1258, which provided tlr
, 1ha col\llrUC1lon 01 773 unIIs (113
slngle-lamBy 11011I86 and 680 con.
domlnUns), 1Dge1her wflh aI poll- ,
: cIes, JeguJatIons. or other acton. ,
oI1he' CIlf pertainIng tIIereto, to !
1he eXlent 8uch policies, reguja. ('
ffons or o1her acffon8 are InconsIs-
lBnt wI1h !his Act. The People 01
tha City 01 Seal Beach further
lIdopt In 1\6 antirety lie Inltialfve
Specillc Plan Amendment aIIached
heI8Io as 'AppendIx A' and Incor.
poratad by relerence herein, and
mandate IhaI aakllnillatiw SpeciI. I
Ic Plan Amendment be mplement.
ad by the City wIIhouI undue delay
or ob8truction, except as may be
necelSBJy to promote 1IIe goals
and PUlJXlllBS 681!oItI heren
VL G...rPmViiJiJIii..-
I
Q, To promole Ihe
I responsible developmanl 01 the
HeHman Ranch area subjec! 'l:1ha
Inllia1lV8 SpecItIc Plan Amendment
, In e manner consistent wI1h the
, foregoing goals and purpoees with-
, out undue dalay or obstruction
!rom city olllclals, and In compO-
ance with the. provisions 01 the
CIIy'8 Geftl!ra! Plan applicable on
: OcIDber 10,1990.
I
A. To 681 forth appro..
priale .......Ic, archeological, park,
~~, densI!y;and olher
zcning end development 81andards
i lor the proposed Hellman Ranch
resldan1lal, open space; park and :
wetlands' preservation projact In
accordance wflh lie prcMslons 01
Chapter 28 01 Ihe S~al Beach
Muidc!P8I Code.
! IV. Genttrld Plan ~"""ea..
i i1mI. The Seal Beach General
I Plan provisions applicable to the
I Hellman Ranch development shall
be lriterpreted In llts.roanner 8et
loIIhherein. '"
- - A.' -DMiiopment 0I1ha
approximately 149.acre Hellman
Ranch property subject ID the lri-
tiawa Speclllc Plan Amendmen1
shall be in accordance wl1l1 1I1e
prOVisions .olt~e City 01 Seal
Beach General Plan which were In
elIect on October 10, 1990; Provid'
ad, ~, 1haI ff saki provisIOns
ahalllor any IlllI80Il be held lnap-
: pDcable by e court 01 compel8nt
, jurladlction, lie pnMs/on6 applica-
ble to saki development shaD be
tle ~ of 1he General PlIn
01 tile City 01 Seal Beach as It
8ld8tIId on 1he daIt on whlch petl-
tions lor the InlUa\lve measure
ancompasslng Ihls Act were filed
wltl1he CIIy Clertc or o1her appro-
prIaII eIacIlons otIIclais. . '.,
B, The City Counc"
end ell approprtata ctty agencies
shall applY end enforce 1he afoI8.
8ald provisions 01 1IIe General
Plan, and applicable pnlYisIons 0(
Chapler,?8 01 tile Seal Beach
IoU1IcIpal Code, In a __ con-
8i8tent wttlltha application lIIId
etoColce..,e..1 d such pnMBIon8 In
olher s1mllarty .lIualed realdentlal.
developments In the CIlf 01 Seal
Beach.
&. :To ensure ~ resj.
'denllal development In tha 149-
lere Hellman Ranch area 0I111e
CIlf 01 Seal Beach ahaII be com-
jl8IIbIe w1t11he ClIy's kM'-denslty,
~mall-1DWn almo8pIIete, and wIlh
the laws and regulatlon8 01 the
/SIafa d CaIItlm/a.
, .
,
. C, To requlre res!lml'
lion end decllc8IIon 0141.4 _ 01
till Helman Ranch weIIando -
. !rom their IIXIsIng ~ condI-
1Ion end *' ptVSltMJllem In perpe-
tuity tor wIldll!8 preservation pur-
pose., as approved by the
I California Coastall:ommlsslon,
'and supported by the United
I State8 FIsh and WIldlife Service
! and 1he CaIfornIa otpartment 01
FIsh lIId Game,
A. ~bI!l'IIl eontdruc.
IImI. ThI8 Act .haD ba liberally
construed to eIlecIlts purposes; ,
provided. r-, 1hal notIlng in i
tIIis Acl 8hall be I~terpreted as
atIecting Planning Areas 8, 9, or
10 0I1he InltlalIve Specific Plan
Amendmenl allached hereto as
'Appendix .... and Incorporated
herein by reference.
I
D, To add 26 acres 01
par'G: ~creasIng!he Ct(s publicly
oY'naa parkland area by 153",
and to theI8by enhance 1he num-
ber 01 _ and otIer baIItIeIds,
'tennl8 'coUflB and 01ller athlellc
1ac1lltl8s, hlldng taII8; picnic -,
and other recreational amenllles
evaJlabla tl1he PeojlIe 0I1he CIIy
01 S881llesl:h; and to prohJbII any
future development on 1heH 26
I
,
B. Am""dnu!!ntl. The
InI1faIlw SjledlIc Plan Amendment
adcpted herein shel only be sub-
ject III amendment by m~ vote
0( 1he People at a IuIure e\aclion; ,
provided, how8ver. !hat Admlnls- :
tratlve RevIaIons as 181 IorIIIln
SecIon 6.4.1 0I1he InIIIdw Spe-
cIftc Plan Amandment and Admin-
Ordinance'Number
Isllllllvll Adjus1mllllls as s8l1ol1h In
Sllc1kln 6.4,3 0I1he InlIIaltle Spe-
cIIIc Plan Amendm8nl slid Illll be
c:onsldenld III be amendmenls III
the InlUetlve Speclllc Plan
Amendment; provided luilher,
howlMlr, tI1al1he CIIy CouncIl may
~ majorIIy volll amend 1he Inllla.
..... SpecIfic Plan Amendment for
the strict limll8d pUlpOSlS 01 fur..
therlng the purpose, spirit and
ntsnt 01 tlIs Inl1Ia1Ive SpecIfic Plan ,
Amendment as adopllld so long as :
such amendment does not reduce ' .
1he number 01 unils, or 1he acreage :
01 we1Iands 10 be IISbed and pre. :
S8lV8d, or perldend lD be restored'l'
preserved or o1herwIse dedicated.
... -- .
Any such emendment :
, 01 this Initiative Specific Plan'
~ Amendment ~ 1he CIIy CourIeR as
i provided, above, shall be in accor.
I dance wIl/I GcMlmment Code Sec.
, tions 65453 and Article 29.5 01
I Chapter 8 01 Ihe Seal Beach
IAmlelpaJ Code,
. '
,
! c. Initnnllelbllltv of :
Futur. Growth Control Ordl.. i
: llIIIliL No ordinence hireinaltsl \
i edopIIld by voIIl 01 the CIIy CourIeR
, or by vote 0I1he People at a Iu1unJ I
I election purpor1lrwJ lD regulalll the I
~ rate, timing or sequencing of'
, development or consruc1lon shall i
be appIIcabI81D thiI ~ Spe- :
clllc Plan Amendment or any I
development or construction I
: aulhorlzed thereunder and In no I
; way shall be construed 10 be an .
I. _ndmenIlD tle InitiatNe Specl1_1
Ie Plan Amendm8nl adoJ*ld here.
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D, _b111tv. ft arrr I
provision 01 this kt shall for any I
reason be held invalid or unconsli. !
tu1ionaI, 1he IllIIIaInIng sacIIor1s or I
orovisIons oIthiI kt shallllll be i
8trecIed Iheraby, but shaI be gi1l811 .
Iullon:e and efte.ct, and lD this end
lie provIIllone 01 tds kt," sev. '
erabIe. :
rAppendlx A' is avallablll in the
office ollhe CIIy Clerk, CiIy Hall,
211-8th She\ Se8I Beach,)
I Man:h 14, AprD 11, May 9,1991.
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