PLANNING AND HOUSING COMMISSION
STAFF REPORT
DATE: 02/26/2024
TO: Honorable Chair and Commissioners
FROM: Planning & Development Department
APPLICATION REQUEST:
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GPCD2024-0001: Request for a General Plan Consistency Determination regarding the acquisition of 0.13 acres of property located at 402 Corona Mall. (Applicant: Jessica Gonzales, City of Corona Economic Development Department, 400 S. Vicentia Avenue, Corona, CA 92882)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the Planning and Housing Commission adopt Resolution No. 2628 determining that the acquisition of 0.13 acres of property located at 402 Corona Mall is in conformance with the City's General Plan.
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ANALYSIS
Subject Property
The City is seeking a General Plan Consistency Determination for a 0.13-acre property located at 402 Corona Mall (APN 117-143-033). A site map of the property is attached as Exhibit 2. The property is zoned Downtown and is developed with an approximate 4,000-square-foot restaurant building. The property is surrounded by the Corona Mall parking lots to the north and west which are city-owned, and by the Corona Mall promenade to the east which is also city-owned. To the south is a privately-owned commercial building.
The property owner, Las Artes Corona, has listed the property on the open market. Given the property's proximity to abutting city-owned properties, it is in the City's interest to acquire the property in order to facilitate potential and cohesive development of the abutting city properties.
General Plan Consistency
California Government Code Section 65402 requires that when a local agency plans to acquire, dispose of or vacate real property or easements for public purposes, the Planning Agency of the city in which the property is located must first issue a report addressing whether the activity is in conformity with the General Plan.
The City's plan to acquire the property at 402 Corona Mall is in conformance with the follow...
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