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RESOLUTION NO. 04-78
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TEMECULA APPROVING AN INTERIM POLICY GUIDING
DEVELOPMENT IN THE CHAPARRAL AREA
WHEREAS, Section 65300 of the Government Code (State Planning and Zoning Law)
requires that local agencies adopt a General Plan;
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Temecula adopted the General Plan on
November 1993;
WHEREAS, the adopted General Plan contained special design and density provisions
for the Chaparral Special Study Area that is generally bordered by Pauba Road on the north,
Margarita Road to the east, Santiago Road to the south, and Ynez Road to the west;
WHEREAS, the City of Temecula is currently in the process of updating its General
Plan;
WHEREAS, the City has recently received several applications for subdivision maps and
zone changes in the Chaparral Area;
WHEREAS, the City Council has requested that staff work with member of the City
Council and the Community Advisory Committee to develop an interim policy concerning
development in the Chaparral Area;
WHEREAS, the draft policy was presented to the City Council on March 23, 2004 and
the matter was referred to the Planning Commission for their consideration;
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission, at a regular meeting, considered the Interim
Chaparral Area Policy on April 21, 2004, at a duly noticed public hearing as prescribed by law,
at which time interested persons had an opportunity to testify either in support or opposition to
this matter;
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission, at the April 21, 2004 meeting, considered the
Interim Chaparral Area Policy and recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution
approving the Interim Policy; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, at a regular meeting, considered the Interim Chaparral
Area Policy on June 22, 2004, as prescribed by law, at which time the City staff and interested
persons had an opportunity to, and did, testify either in support or opposition to this matter;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council:
Section 1. That the above recitations are true and correct and are hereby
incorporated by reference.
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Section 2. Interim Policv. The City Council hereby adopts the following Interim
Policy for Development in the Chaparral Area to further guide development activity in this area.
This policy shall remain in effect until the adoption of the updated Community Design Element of
the General Plan.
A.
The gross density in the Chaparral Area shall be one dwelling unit per acre,
except for the tier of lots adjacent to and approximately seven hundred feet east
of Ynez Road, where two dwelling units per acre may be allowed.
In areas with one unit per acre gross density, half-acre (20,000 square feet) lots
may be allowed when the remaining property is set aside and preserved for open
space and habitat purposes. All project approvals shall include conditions of
approval and requirements to ensure the long term protection and maintenance
of these open space and habitat areas.
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In areas with two units per acre gross density, project shall incorporate and
support, to the maximum extent feasible, an internal road network intended to
minimize internal vehicle trips using, and vehicular turning movement conflicts
along, Ynez Road.
D.
As part of the design review process, all future developments shall provide trail
right-of-way dedications and/or easements for, as well as construct or agree to
fund the future construction of, the approved citywide trail network in and
adjacent to particular development project.
E.
All the other requirements for the Chaparral Area shall continue to apply.
Section 3. Sunset Provision. This interim policy shall remain in effect until the
effective date of the revised and updated General Plan that is currently being prepared.
Section 4. Environmental Compliance. The Interim Policy is consistent with the
previously certified FEIR for the following reasons: the interim policy represents an elaboration
of the policy direction in the existing General Plan, the interim policy will not allow residential
densities beyond what is currently allowed, interim policy does not modify the adopted
Circulation Map, the interim policy maintains the current trails planned through the area, and the
interim policy provides another mechanism to set aside permanent open space consistent with
the Chaparral Special Study Area and other requirements in the adopted General Plan. The City
Council hereby determines that no additional environmental review is required for the adoption
of this policy because the Interim Policy is consistent with the requirements in the existing
General Plan and the previously Certified Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) for the
November 1993 General Plan.
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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED, by the City Council of the City of Temecula
this 22nd day of June, 2004.
ATTEST:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE
CITY OF TEMECULA)
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I, Susan W. Jones, CMC, City Clerk of the City of Temecula, California, do hereby certify that
Resolution No. 04-78 was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of the City of
Temecula at a regular meeting thereof held on the 22nd day of June, 2004, by the following vote:
AYES: 4 COUNCILMEMBERS: Comerchero, Roberts, Stone, Naggar
NOES: 0 COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Washington
ABSTAIN: 0 COUNCILMEMBERS: None
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