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75B. PUBLIC HEARING - ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT NO. 2014 -01, <br />GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 2014 -02, ZONING ORDINANCE <br />AMENDMENT NO. 2014 -01 AND AMENDMENT APPLICATION NO. 2014 -02 <br />FOR THE HARBOR MIXED USE TRANSIT CORRIDOR SPECIFIC PLAN <br />{Strategic Plan No. 3, 2; 5, 3 and 4) - Planning and Building Agency <br />Planning Commission approved MOTION on August 25, 2014 by a vote of 7 -0. <br />Legal Notice published in the Orange County Reporter on September 5, 2014; <br />the Nguoi Viet on September 10, 2014; and the La Opinion on September 11, <br />2014. Notices were mailed out September 5, 2014. <br />Interim Director of Planning and Building Agency, Karen Haluza presented the <br />staff report. <br />Project Introduction <br />• 2 -miles of Harbor Boulevard <br />• Westminster /17th Street to just north of Edinger Avenue <br />• Many people use the corridor by car, bus, bike, and on foot <br />Context <br />• Neighborhoods <br />• Riverview West Santa Anita <br />• School District <br />• Garden Grove Unified <br />• Access <br />• 22 Freeway <br />• Santa Ana River <br />• Public Facilities <br />• Local parks and schools <br />• 2 regional parks <br />Harbor Corridor <br />■ 50- 60,000 vehicles per day, but more than just a road for cars and trucks <br />• Homes, shops, businesses, schools, churches, and parks <br />• Bikes and pedestrians, individuals and families <br />■ Regional and local transit improvements <br />Corridor History <br />• 1994 creation of North Harbor Specific Plan <br />• 87% of land developed <br />• Less than I% agricultural <br />• About equal parts residential, open space, and non - residential <br />• Five focus areas <br />CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 10A25n� SEPTEMBER 16, 2014 <br />