A. Application of the Specific Plan Concept. A specific plan and its function may be described by comparison with the general plan. The general plan expresses, in very broad terms, the city's planning of its future environment, generally on a long-term basis. Adopted by the city as a legislative act, the general plan may be amended, as required by changing circumstances. The specific plan, on the other hand, is a device used to implement the general plan by focusing on a particular parcel or parcels. The specific plan sets standards, against which developments can be reviewed and imposes controls on the use of the subject parcels. The specific plan is more detailed than a general plan and can be viewed as a bridge between the general plan and individual project submittals.
1. The intent and purpose of this subpart is to establish a specific plan to guide the physical development of a particular geographic area within the City of Signal Hill. In an effort to accommodate the city's diverse housing needs, the concepts, regulations and the conditions set forth in the special purpose housing specific plan, area eight is added to provide for the development of affordable multi-family housing for all types of households. A property management company shall be responsible for providing on-site property management, classes, and other social services to the residents.
2. The special purpose specific plan has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Cal. Gov’t Code (§§ 64540 through 65507) and addresses all of the issues and topics specified in that code.
B. Location and Boundary of Area VIII. Area VIII is approximately eight and six- tenths acres located between Orange Avenue and Gundry Avenue and E. 27th Street and E. 28th Street, designated as Assessor Parcel Numbers 7212-008-049, 051, 7212-010-010, -019, and -020, and shown on the Official Zoning Map.
C. Goals and Objectives. Goals for the development within the SP-7, Area VIII, Special Purpose Housing Specific Plan include the following:
1. Ensure that extremely low-, very low-income, and low-income households have access to adequate and affordable housing opportunities with units expressly designed for special needs residents and seniors.
2. Support the development of privately sponsored housing developments designed to be occupied by extremely low-, very low-, and low-income families.
3. Apply design standards which result in the highest quality development and achieve streetscapes with pedestrian scale and ambiance consistent with Signal Hill's small-town character.
4. Support development with units expressly designated as non-smoking to reduce impacts associated with second-hand smoke.
5. Provide architectural diversity and avoid uniformity of appearance.
6. Encourage village style developments with common spaces for gathering including outdoor areas pedestrian trails, with appealing landscaping, lighting, and seating. (Ord. 2022-07-1359 § 4 (Exh. D (part)))