O-010-17 Amend the Zoning Map Changing Zones to Certain Properties from R-1 to M-U N DAP-001-382

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Colton Ordinance No. 0-10-17 Page 3 of 5 1 applying zoning designations that will revitalize residential neighborhoods, preserve existing single family homes and eliminate to reduce conflicts between industrial 2 activity and residential neighborhoods. The proposed change of zones are consistent 3 with the following policies in the Land Use Element of the General Plan: Changing "Low Density Residential" and "Light Industrial" Land Use 4 designations to "Mixed Use Neighborhood" Land Use designation is supported by: 5 Policy LU -10.4: "Establish land use patterns and provide pedestrian amenities within 6 the mixed-use districts that minimize the need for vehicle travel among the uses within a district;" in that the proposed Map Amendment would permit mixed-use land use to 7 allow for convenience of neighborhood commercial uses in conjunction with residential uses re-establishing a land use pattern that provides neighborhood commercial uses in 8 a five minute walking distance of this South Colton neighborhood. 9 Goal LU -18: "Revitalize south Colton as a healthy, vibrant community with quality 10 housing and commercial and community services that meet residents' needs; "in that, there are several properties with former mixed-use development that has become 11 nonconforming because of former change of zone and vacancy periods that are now proposed to be re -used for commercial purposes along with maintaining a residential 12 use on property. This change would allow a vacant unoccupied nonconforming building 13 to be re -occupied, subject to conformance to building, fire, planning and other City, State and Federal code requirements. 14 Changing "Light Industrial" and "Heavy Industrial" Land Use designation to 15 "Low Density Residential" Land Use designation is supported by: 16 Policy LU -18.1: "Preserve and maintain established single-family homes in south 17 Colton;" in that, there are homes located on 248,-252 & 264 West K Street that are requesting the preservation of their existing single family homes. 18 Goal LU -19: "Minimize conflicts between industrial activity and residential 19 neighborhoods in south Colton." in that, changing the zone would minimize and 20 eliminate conflicts between industrial activity and residential neighborhoods in these specific South Colton neighborhoods. 21 Policy LU -19.3: "Prohibit through truck traffic on residential streets in South 22 Colton, and develop programs, such as traffic calming, to discourage use of neighborhood streets for commercial vehicle traffic;" in that, these properties are 23 located at the edge and within a South Colton neighborhood with no direct access to a 24 truck route. As designated, truck will have to travel through an established residential neighborhood is is prohibited for future industrial uses. Therefore, making these 25 properties limited industrial use because the General Plan Policy is mandatory and specific in prohibiting new through traffic on residential streets in South Colton. Truck 26 calming for existing uses may include a number of street design elements and changing the existing industrial zone to an R-1 (Low Density Residential) zone thereby 27 prohibiting further expansion of increasing through truck traffic on residential streets 28 _3_