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Tustin council approves housing rezone ordinances after split vote on Enderle Center

City of Tustin City Council and Tustin Housing Authority · January 7, 2025
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Summary

The City of Tustin approved multiple housing rezone ordinances tied to its 2021–2029 housing element, voting separately on ordinance 15 50 for the Enderle Center; the separate vote passed 3–1 with Council Member Fink dissenting after he proposed delaying action to verify a developer plan.

The City of Tustin voted to adopt a package of rezoning ordinances intended to implement parts of the city's sixth-cycle (2021—2029) housing element, but a separate, contested vote on ordinance 15 50 — the rezone affecting the Enderle Center — split the council. The council approved the remainder of the package and then adopted ordinance 15 50 by a 3—2 vote, with Council Member Fink dissenting.

The ordinances listed on the second reading and adoption agenda were numbered in the transcript as 15 47, 15 49, 15 50 and 15 51 and implement rezone programs identified in the housing element (programs 1.1a, 1.1b, 1.1f and 1.1g). Mayor Pro Tem Nielsen presided over the item after a recusal, and the council first approved the package excluding ordinance 15 50. The council then voted separately on 15 50.

Council Member Fink pressed the council to slow or condition action on ordinance 15 50 because of concerns that rezoning the Enderle Center site could, if the Burnham Ward…

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