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HomeMy WebLinkAbout071504 DH Minutes MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA DIRECTOR OF PLANNING JULY 15, 2004 A regular meeting of the City of Temecula Director's Hearing was called to order on Thursday, July 15, 2004, at 1 :30 PM, in the Main Conference Room, located at 43200 Business Park Drive, Temecula, California. Principal Planner Donald Hazen presiding. Also present were Associate Planner Matthew Harris, Associate Planner Dan Long, and Minute Clerk Cynthia Lariccia. Principal Planner reversed the order of the agenda. Item No.2: PlanninQ Application No. PAA04-0255 A Minor Conditional Use Permit to establish a 6.450 square foot church facilitv. located at 32824 Wolf Store Road. Unit B Associate Planner Dan Long presented an overview and staff recommendations of the project, highlighting the requirement for parking. The site is currently zoned under the Vail Ranch Specific Plan; however, the development standards and zoning has been referred back to the Development Code since the development agreement has expired for that site. The total parking required for all the occupied space equals 163 spaces. The vacant suites with the assumed uses equals 58 spaces and the proposed churches would require 58 spaces for a total of 279 parking spaces. There are currently 271 parking spaces on the site; therefore, a parking agreement would be included as a condition of approval prior to Certificate of Occupancy. The applicant shall provide staff with the recorded parking agreement. Principal Planner questioned staff's assumption that 80% of the buildings are currently or will be utilized as warehouses. He also asked if this was a County approved project and if it was approved as retail development. Associate Planner believed it was approved as HighwayfTourist/Commerical. Principal Planner stated that if it is currently being used for commercial uses, and recognized that our current zoning doesn't allow that, as long as shop space does not become vacant for more than 6 months they can continue retail use forever. Associate Planner stated only the occupied suites can be commerical and that the vacant suites would have to comply with current City codes. Principal Planner requested the number of vacant suites. Associate Planner stated Building 2 & 3 are completely vacant and the remaining two buildings have a few vacant tenants. Associate Planner reviewed the Statement of Operations of the applicant stating that the use would be evening and weekend. Sunday services would be the maximum use of the site and that during the week there would be only 5 to 7 spaces used at one time. Condition #2 states that applicant is required to comply with the Statement of Operations as binding to the use permit. Any violations would revoke the CUP. Principal Planner opened the Public Hearing at 1 :37 PM Victor Lentz, 32848 Wolf Store Road, Suite A, Temecula, stated his objection to this use due to the parking situation. There are a number of establishments that are open on weekends. He P,IPLANNINGIDIRHEARIMINUTES\2004\07-15-04 minutes.doc felt that there would be more than 58 spaces utilized by the Church, creating a problem for the current tenants. Chris Rizzuti, President, Redhawk Business Park Property Owners Association, 32823 Highway 79 South, Temecula, stated that the Board is in support of the use. The Board has reviewed the parking analysis prepared by the architects. He is satisfied that based on the condition of weekend use, there should not be a parking issue with this use. Stan Orlaski, Church Treasurer, 31256 Corte Talvera, Temecula, stated that the Church concurred with the parking limitations specified by Associate Planner. Principal Planner asked if the Church had the opportunity to review the Conditions of Approval. Mr. Orlaski stated that they concur. Principal Planner asked if they consent to the limitations placed on the Church with the Statement of Operations. Mr. Orlaski stated yes, they were sound. No further requests to speak were presented. Principal Planner closed the Public Hearing portion on this item. Principal Planner asked again about the 80% assumption of warehouse use on the site. Associate Planner verified some of the warehouse uses at the site. Principal Planner requested to review the parking analysis mentioned previously. Principal Planner expressed his concern to get a realistic handle on the floor area usage. Chris Rizzuti spoke representing the developer of the project and gave an update of the leasing situation at the new buildings. Principal Planner continued the item to the Director's Hearing of July 22, 2004. He requested an itemized accounting of every tenant suite, square footage, and what it is currently used for. Item No.1: Plannina Application No. PA03-0464 A Development Plan to construct. establish and operate a 5.406 square foot. sinale-storv medical office buildina on .72 acres. located at 29748 Rancho California Road. Associate Planner Matthew Harris presented an overview and staff recommendation highlighting the new roof design, building base to break up elevation, enhanced painting at the entrance, an extension of the sidewalk, and parking issues. Principal Planner opened the Public Hearing at 1 :56 PM. Dean Davidson, Project Architect, 40023 Myrtlewood Court, Murrieta, requested clarification on one of the Conditions of Approval requiring a sprinkler system. As a Type II Building, this is not a requirement. He stated that he had spoke to Jason Neuman of the Fire Department. Staff concurred that Fire is not going to require sprinklers due to an existing on-site fire hydrant. No further requests to speak were presented. Principal Planner closed the Public Hearing portion on this item. Principal Planner commended applicant on working with staff on the design. P,IPLANNINGIDIRHEARIMINUTES\20O4\O7 -15-04 minutes.doc Principal Planner Donald Hazen approved PA03-0464 subject to the conditions outlined. There being no further business, meeting was adjourned at 2:03 PM. cipal Planner P,IPLANNINGIDIRHEARIMINUTES\20O4\O7-15-O4 minutes.doc