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Home My WebLink About120792 PC MinutesMINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA PLANNING COMMISSION DECEMBER 7, 1992 A regular meeting of the City of Temecula Planning Commission was called to order Monday, December 7, 1992, 6:00 P.M., at Vail Elementary School, 29915 Mira Loma Drive, Temecula, California. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Linda Fahey. PRESENT: 4 COMMISSIONERS: Chiniaeff, Ford, Hoagland, Fahey ABSENT: 1 COMMISSIONERS: Blair Also present were Assistant City Attorney John Cavanaugh, Planning Director Gary Thornhill, Senior Planner John Meyer and Minute Clerk Gail Zigler. PUBLIC COMMENT None Commissioner Blair arrived at 6:05 P.M. COMMISSION BUSINESS 1. Approval of Aqenda It was moved by Commissioner Chiniaeff, seconded by Commissioner Hoagland to approve the agenda. 2. Minutes Approve the minutes of October 19, 1992. Chairman Fahey requested Page 5, paragraph eight, to read "....the language addressing the transition between the different types of developments". It was moved by Commissioner Chiniaeff, seconded by Commissioner Ford to approve the minutes of October 19, 1992 as amended. The motion carried as follows: AYES: 5 COMMISSIONERS: NOES: 0 COMMISSIONERS: Blair, Chiniaeff, Ford, Hoagland, Fahey None pcminl 2/07/92 -1- 12/21/92 PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS 3. DECEMBER 7, 1992 Transportation Demand Management/Air Quality Ordinance Ray Casey presented the staff report. Chairman Fahey opened the public hearing at 6:10 P.M. It was moved by Commissioner Blair, seconded by Commissioner Ford, to close the public hearing at 6:10 P.M. and recommend to the City Council adoption of the Transportation Demand Management/Air Quality Ordinance, and consider establishment of a corresponding review fee not to exceed $250. The motion carried as follows: AYES: 5 NOES: 0 COMMISSIONERS: COMMISSIONERS: Blair, Chiniaeff, Ford, Hoagland, Fahey None General Plan The Commission continued its discussion on parcel specific land use requests. Group 1 Request 28, 29 and 40: The overall consensus of the Commission was to approve staff recommendation. Request 32: The overall consensus of the Commission was to approve staff recommendation and support mixed uses through the specific plan process. Request 36' Gary Thornhill advised the Commission a letter was received prior to the meeting from David James, the applicant's representative. Chairman Fahey asked if staff had any answers to address the concerns expressed by the school district regarding this project. Gary Thornhill stated that many of the concerns would be addressed in the design phase of the project. pcmin 12/07/92 -2- 12/21/92 PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES DECEMBER 7, 1992 Lettie Boggs stated that the school district has reviewed the design guidelines and is not as concerned as they previously have been. Commissioner Ford expressed the concern that if the creel< gets widened then the building setbacks and parking lot areas would be constricted. Chairman Fahey stated she feels that commercial was not an appropriate transition to large low/low density residential. A majority vote by the Commission approved a commercial designation with Chairman Fahey voting against the commercial designation. Request 37: The overall consensus of the Commission was to approve staff recommendation. Request 45: The overall consensus of the Commission was to approve staff recommendation. Request 52: The overall consensus of the Commission was to make the land use consistent with council action on the specific plan zone. Request 54: The overall consensus of the Commission was to approve staff recommendation. Group II (Chaparral) Paul Silverstone, 28828 Via Roja, Murrieta, addressed request 4, a neighborhood commercial designation. Mr. Silverstone advised that his intent was to develop the property with a resthome and/or professional office and related temporary uses. Request 4: The overall consensus of the Commission was to approve staff recommendation. Request 14: The overall consensus of the Commission was to approve staff recommendation pending a special overlay study zone. pcminl 2/07/92 -3- 12/21/92 PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES DECEMBER 7, 1992 Request 17: The overall consensus of the Commission was to approve staff recommendation. Request 15: The overall consensus of the Commission was to approve staff recommendation. Request 19: The overall consensus of the Commission was to approve staff recommendation. Request 24: The overall consensus of the Commission was to approve staff recommendation. Request 25: The overall consensus of the Commission was to approve staff recommendation. Request 26: Commissioner Bleir stepped down due to a conflict of interest. The overall consensus of the Commission was to approve staff recommendation. Commissioner Blair abstained. Request 38: The overall consensus of the Commission was to approve staff recommendation. Group III (Urban Core) Larry Markham, 41750 Winchester Road, Suite 100, Temecula, representing the owner on Request 20 and 33, concurred with staff recommendation. Curtis Lively, 27450 Ynez Road, Suite 200, Temecula, representing Request 6, advised that the owner had submitted a request for zone change since the City's incorporation and prior to that with the County, based on the SWAP designation. Bill Johnson, 27450 Ynez Road, Suite 200, Temecula, addressed Request 6, asking for the Commission's support of the request for zone change. John Meyer read into the record a letter received by Jane Vernon opposing the high density designation on the Dixon property. pcmin 12/07/92 -4- 12/21/92 PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES DECEMBER 7, 1992 Barry Burnell, T & B Planning Consultants, 3242 Halladay Street, Santa Ana, representing Request 30 and 42.2 - 42.9 on behalf of the owner in support of the request. Chairman Fahey declared a recess at 7:45 P.M. The meeting reconvened at 7:55 P.M. Request 5: The overall consensus of the Commission was to approve a Professional Office designation. Request 6: The overall consensus of the Commission was to approve a medium residential designation on Parcel 1 and 3, and a professional office designation on Parcel 2. Request 13: The overall consensus of the Commission was to approve staff recommendation. Request 20: The overall consensus of the Commission was to approve staff recommendation. Request 30: The majority vote of the Commission was to approve a Community Commercial designation. Chairman Fahey and Commissioner Blair were in support of a Business Park designation. Request 31: The overall consensus of the Commission was to approve staff recommendation. Request 33: The overall consensus of the Commission was to approve staff recommendation. Request 42.2, Request 42.3, Request 42.4, Request 42.5, Request 42.6, Request 42.7, Request 42.8, Request 42.9: The overall consensus of the Commission was to approve staff recommendation. pcmin 12107/92 -5- 1 2/21/92 PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES DECEMBER 7, 1992 Request 47: The overall consensus of the Commission was to approve staff recommendation. Request 48: The overall consensus of the Commission was to approve staff recommendation. Request 49: The overall consensus of the Commission was to approve staff recommendation. Request 50: The overall consensus of the Commission was to approve staff recommendation. Group IV- (Westside Foothills) Howard Omdahl, representing Request 43 and 44, advised that he would prefer a business park designation on his parcels, however would take an I-P land use designation. Larry Markham, representing Request 39, asked that the Commission consider approving 5 acres parcels. Request 15: The overall consensus of the Commission was to approve staff recommendation. Request 39: The overall consensus of the Commission was to approve staff recommendation. Request 42.1: The overall consensus of the Commission was to approve staff recommendation. Request 43: The overall consensus of the Commission was to approve staff recommendation. Request 44: The overall consensus of the Commission was to approve the business park, modifying the park/open space area by moving it closer to the existing multi-family to the south and the future alignment of the Western Bypass Corridor, but deny the request for high pcminl 2/07/92 -6- 12/21/92 DECEMBER 7, 1992 PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES density. Request 46: The overall consensus of the Commission was to approve staff recommendation. Request 51: The overall consensus of the Commission was to approve staff recommendation. Group V - (Nicolas Valley) David James, 27720 Jefferson, Temecula, representing Request 8, concurred with staff recommendation. Dennis Fitz, representing Request 23 (Hidden Hills), supporting a low density designation. Alicen Wong, P.O. Box 1137, Murrieta, requesting the Commission's support for a low density designation. Request 8: The majority vote of the Commission was to approve an Average 2 DU/AC. Commissioner Ford and Commissioner Chiniaeff were opposed. Request 16: The overall consensus of the Commission was to approve staff recommendation. Request 23: The overall consensus of the Commission was to approve staff recommendation. Request 27: The overall consensus of the Commission was to approve staff recommendation. Request 35: The overall consensus of the Commission was to leave the very low designation until the special study area defers otherwise. John Meyer advised that additional requests #55, 56, and 57 had been received requesting a land use designation to low density. John advised that staff would pcminl 2/07t92 -7- 12/21/92 PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES DECEMBER 7, 1992 recommend that the land use designation of very low remain until completion of the special study area. Group VI - (Meadowview) Melvin Southward, 40755 La Colima, Temecula, representing Request 53.1 and 53.2, requested the Commission's support for the change in land use designation. Paul Nelson, 40685 La Colima, Temecula, representing Request 53.1 and 53.2, requested that the hillside buffer area be retained to adequately buffer between Meadowview and the Campos Verdes Specific Plan. David James, representing Request 41, distributed a map exhibit of the project and requested the Commission's support for the change in land use designation. Request 12: The overall consensus of the Commission was to support a medium density designation. Request 41: The overall consensus of the Commission was to support the owners request for a Neighborhood Commercial designation. A straw vote was taken and Chairman Fahey and Commissioner Hoagland stepped down due to a conflict of interest. Request 53.1: The majority vote of the Commission was to approve staff recommendation. Chairman Fahey and Commissioner Hoagland abstained. Chairman Fahey and Commissioner Chiniaeff stepped down due to a conflict of interest. Request 53.2: The majority vote of the Commission was to approve staff recommendation and amend Table 2-9 to read "and transition from the very low densities to the low medium densities with appropriate buffers". Chairman Fahey and Commissioner Chiniaeff abstained. The overall consensus of the Commission was to adopt the Land Use Element and changes in the maps. pcmin 12/07/92 -8- 12/21/92 PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES AYES: 5 COMMISSIONERS: NOES: 0 COMMISSIONERS: DECEMBER 7, 1992 Blair, Chiniaeff, Ford, Hoagland, Fahey None PLANNING DIRECTOR REPORT Gary Thornhill asked the Commission to vote on whether or not to hold a meeting on December 21, 1992. It was moved by Commissioner Blair, seconded by Commissioner Ford to cancel the meeting of December 21, 1992. The motion was unanimously approved. Gary Thornhill advised of the outcome of the Storefront Open House held in Old Town to present the Old Town Specific Plan to merchants and the community. PLANNING COMMISSION DISCUSSION None OTHER BUSINESS None ADJOURNMENT Chairman Fahey declared the meeting adjourned at 10:30 P.M. The next regular meeting of the City of Temecula Planning Commission will be held on Monday, January 4, 1993, 6:00 P.M., Vail Elementary School, 29915 Mira Loma Drive, Temecula, California. Secretary pcminl 2/07/92 -9- 12/21/92