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<br />Ordinance No. NS -XXXX
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<br />disadvantaged communities, including lead risk in soil and housing, diesel particulate
<br />matter from idling trucks, toxic release from facilities, traffic impacts, noise pollution, and
<br />airborne particulate matter or fine inhalable particles of 2.5 (PM2.5) microns or less in
<br />diameter. CalEnviroScreen reports higher environmental effects from active facility
<br />cleanup sites, hazardous waste facilities, and solid waste locations. Cumulative health
<br />impacts in the area include asthma, cardiovascular disease, and low birth weight, in this
<br />overburdened disadvantaged community factored by socioeconomic indicators of
<br />poverty, linguistic isolation, housing burden, and education; and
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<br />WHEREAS, in the Lacy neighborhood, 76 industrial facilities (autom otive,
<br />warehouse/storage, towing yards, construction) are presently in close proximity to
<br />sensitive uses monitored by external regulatory agencies such as South Coast AQMD,
<br />Orange County Health Care Agency – Certified Unified Program Agencies (OC CUPA),
<br />Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Board (SARWQB), Orange County Fire Authority.
<br />Industrial facilities have caused significant pollution onto disadvantaged communities,
<br />including lead risk exposure, diesel particulate matter from idling trucks, toxic release
<br />from facilities, traffic impacts, noise pollution, vibration impacts, and airborne particulate
<br />matter or fine inhalable particles of 2.5 (PM2.5) microns or less in diameter.
<br />CalEnviroScreen reports higher environmental effects from active facility cleanup s ites,
<br />hazardous waste facilities, and solid waste locations. Cumulative health impacts in the
<br />area include asthma, cardiovascular disease, and low birth weight, in this overburdened
<br />disadvantaged community factored by socioeconomic indicators of poverty, l inguistic
<br />isolation, housing burden, and education; and
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<br />WHEREAS, there is a recent surge in residential development activity in the TZC
<br />that is exacerbating the irreconcilable land use conflicts between residential and
<br />industrial land uses. Examples include the Lacy Crossing residential development with
<br />over 100 ownership units directly adjacent to existing industrial land uses, for which the
<br />City receives regular complaints from residential occupants of disturbances from noise,
<br />vibrations, odors, and truck traffic; and the Rafferty mixed-use development with 218
<br />residential units, including 11 onsite units for very-low income households, which is
<br />located less than one-fifth of a mile from industrial land uses; and
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<br />WHEREAS, there is a marked increase in the pending and active development
<br />applications for industrial land uses in the TZC, including for contractor’s yards,
<br />construction debris storage yards, manufacturing operations, expansion of existing
<br />industrial businesses, and storage and warehousing operations, stemming from shifting
<br />economic demands for goods and services emerging from the Covid-19 pandemic; and
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<br />WHEREAS, The City Council approved a contract with Moore, Iacofano,
<br />Goltsman, Inc. (MIG) on October 17, 2023. To ensure the City’s Zoning Code and
<br />General Plan are consistent, and to maintain compliance with state law, comprehensive
<br />amendments to the Zoning Code are required; and
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<br />WHEREAS, MIG and City staff have conducted extensive community outreach,
<br />stakeholder interviews, and reviews of existing zoning-related codes and policies in
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