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PC RESOLUTION NO. 06-01
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF TEMECULA, CALIFORNIA,
RECOMMENDING THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TEMECULA ADOPT A RESOLUTION ENTITLED "A
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TEMECULA CERTIFYING THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT REPORT PREPARED FOR THE TEMECULA
REGIONAL HOSPITAL AND RELATED ACTIONS, AND
ADOPTING THE FINDINGS PURSUANT TO THE
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT, A
STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS, AND
A MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING
PROGRAM IN CONNECTION THEREWITH FOR THE
TEMECULA REGIONAL HOSPITAL PROJECT, LOCATED
APPROXIMATELY 700 FEET WEST OF MARGARITA
ROAD," AND KNOWN AS ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NOS.
959-080-001 THROUGH 959-080-004 AND 959-080-007
THROUGH 959-080-010 (PA04-o462, PA05-0302, PA04-
0463, PA04-0571
THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA DOES HEREBY
FIND, DETERMINE AND DECLARE THAT:
Section 1. Recitals and Procedural Findings. The Planning Commission
hereby finds and determines that:
A. This Resolution constitutes the Statement of Findings of Fact Pursuant to
CEQA Guideline Section 15091 for the Temecula Hospital Project described herein.
B. The Temecula Regional Hospital Project and related actions ("Projecr),
initiated and prepared on behalf of the City of Temecula consists of the development of
a 35.31-acre planned Regional Medical Center in the City of Temecula. The Project site
is located adjacent to and ,north of State Highway 79 South in the City of Temecula,
California, in southwest Riverside County, south of the City of Los Angeles and north of
the City of San Diego; from the 1-15, access to the Project site is provided by Highway
79 S()uth; the proposed Project includes a General Plan Amendment (PA04-0462) to
remove the project area from the Future Specific Plan "Z" Overlay District from the Land
Use Element of the General Plan which will permit new construction to exceed two-
stories in height; a Zone Change (PA05-0302) from PO (Professional Office) and PDO-
8 (De Portola Road Planned Development Overlay District - 8) to PDO-9 (Planned
Development Overlay District-9) and to create height standards which would allow a
maXimum building height of 115 feet; a Conditional Use Permit (P A04-0463) for the
Hospital facility and private helipad; a Development Plan (PA04-0463) to permit the
construction of a 408,160 square foot, 320-bed hospital, a helipad, two medical office
buildings totaling 140,000 square feet, a 10,000 square foot cancer center and an 8,000
square foot fitness rehabilitation center all totaling 566,160 square feet; and a Tentative
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Parcel Map (PA04-0571) to consolidate eight (8) lots into one (1) parcel on 35.31 acres,
also known as Assessor's Parcel Nos. 959-080-001 through 959-080-004 and 959-080-
007 through 959-080-010.
C. Universal Heath Services of Rancho Springs, Inc., filed Planning
Application Nos. PA04-0462, General Plan Amendment; PA05-0302, Zone Change to
PDO-9 (Planned Development Overlay-9); PA04-0463 Conditional Use Permit and
Development Plan; and PA04-0571, Tentative Parcel Map in a manner in accord with
the City of Temecula General Plan and Development Code, which applications are
hereby incorporated by reference, for the property consisting of approximately 35.31
acres generally located on the north side of Highway 79 South, approximately 70 feet
west of Margarita Road, known as Assessors Parcel No(s). 959-080-001 through 959-
080-004 and 959-080-007 through 959-080-010 ("Project").
D. The Project was processed including, but not limited to, public notice in
the time and manner prescribed by State and local law, including the California
Environmental Quality Act; and,
E. The Planning Commission considered the Project on April 6, 2005, at a
duly noticed public hearing 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.
F. The Planning Commission, based on testimony presented by the general
public, determined that an Environmental Impact Report would be required for this
Project.
G. On April 20, 2005, a scoping session was held before the Planning
Commission to determine the extent of issues to be addressed in the Environmental
Impact Report for the Project.,
H. Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"), the City is
the lead agency for the Project as the public agency with both general governmental
powers and the principle responsibility for implementing the Project;
I. Notice of Preparation of a Draft Environmental Impact Report ("Draft EIR")
was issued on August 3, 2005, inviting comments from responsible' agencies, other
regulatory agencies, organizations and individuals pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines
section 15082.
J. Written statements were received by the City in response to the Notice of
Preparation, which assisted the City in narrowing the issues and alternatives for
analysis in the Draft EIR.
K. Draft EIR was prepared by the City pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines
section 15168 to analyze potential adverse environmental impacts of the Project
implementation pursuant to CEQA.
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L. On September 2S, 2005 the State Office of Planning and Research
approved a 30 day public review period for the Temecula Regional Hospital EIR
(SCH#2005030017) for this Project determining that such a review period is consistent
with the criteria set forth in the written guidelines of the Office of Planning and Research
for shortened reviews, and Section 21091 of the Public Resources Code.
M. Therefore, upon completion of the Draft EIR dated September 2S, 2005,
the City initiated a 30-day public comment period by filing a Notice of Completion with
the State Office of Planning and Research on September 2S, 2005.
N. The City also published a Notice of Availability for the Draft EIR in a
newspaper of general circulation within the City. Copies of the Draft EIR were sent to
public agencies, organizations, and individuals. In addition, the City placed copies of
the Draft EIR in public libraries in Riverside County and made copies available for
review at City offices.
O. Before, during and after the official public review period for the Draft EIR,
the City received eighteen (18) written comments, all of which were responded to by the
City. Those comments and the responses are included as part of the Final
Environmental Impact Report/Response to Comments document (Final EIR).
P. Pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21092.5, the City provided its
responses to all commentors on and before November 22, 2005, including those
received after the end of the public review period. Responses to public agency
commentators were provided on or before November 12, 2005.
Q. On AprilS, 2005, April 20, 2005, November 1S, 2005, and January 5, 200S
the Planning Commission of the City of Temecula held duly noticed pUblic hearings on
the Project and the Draft EIR at which time all persons interested had the opportunity to
present oral and written evidence on the Project and the Draft EIR.
R. Section 15091 of the State CEQA Guidelines prevents the City from
approving or carrying out a project for which an EIR has been completed that identifies
any significant environmental effects unless the City makes one or more of the following
written finding(s) for each of those significant effects accompanied by a brief
explanation of the rationale for each finding:
1. Changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated into,
the project which avoid or substantially lessen the significant
environmental effects as identified in the Final EIR; or,
2. Such changes or alterations are within the responsibility and
jurisdiction of another public agency and not the agency making the
finding. Such changes have been adopted by such other agency or
can and should be adopted by such other agency; or,
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3. Specific economic, legal, social, technological, or other
considerations, including provision of employment opportunities for
highly trained workers, make infeasible the mitigation measures or
project alternatives identified in the final EIR.
T. Section 15093 of the State CEQA Guidelines requires that if the Project
will cause significant unavoidable adverse impacts, the City must adopt a Statement of
Overriding Considerations prior to approving the project. A Statement of Overriding
Considerations states that any significant adverse project effects are acceptable if
expected project benefits outweigh unavoidable adverse environmental impacts.
U. Environmental impacts identified in the Final EIR which the City Council
finds are less than significant and do not require mitigation are described in Section 3 of
the proposed City Council Resolution.
V. Environmental impacts identified in the Final EIR as potentially significant,
but which the City Council finds can be mitigated to a less than significant level through
the imposition of mitigation measures and/or conditions identified in the Final EIR and
set forth herein are described in Section 4 of the proposed City Council resolution.
W. Environmental impacts identified in the Final EIR as potentially significant
but which the Planning Commission finds cannot be fully mitigated to a less than
significant level despite the imposition of all feasible mitigation measures described in
Section 5 of the proposed City Council resolution.
X. Alternatives to the Project that might eliminate or reduce significant_
environmental impacts are described in Section 6 of the proposed City Council
resolution.
Y. A discussion of the project benefits identified by City staff and a Statement
of Overriding Considerations for the environmental impacts that cannot be fully
mitigated to a less than significant level are set forth in Section 7 of the proposed City
Council resolution.. Public Resources Code section 21081.6 requires the City to
prepare and adopt a mitigation monitoring and reporting program for any project for
which mitigation measures have been imposed to assure compliance with the adopted
mitigation measures; and,
Z. Prior to taking action, the Planning Commission has heard, been
presented with, reviewed and considered all of the information and data in the
administrative record, and all oral and written testimony presented to.it during meetings
and hearings. In making the recommendation to the City Council as set forth in this
resolution, findings contained herein and in the proposeq City Council Resolution
reflects the independent judgment of the Planning Commission and is deemed
adequate for purposes of making decisions on the merits of the Project and related
actions. No comments or any additional information submitted to the City have
produced any substantial new information requiring circulation or additional
environmental review of the Draft EIR under CEQA require additional public review
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because no new significant environmental impacts were identified, no substantial
increase in the severity of any environmental impacts would occur.
Section 2. Recommendation to the City Council. The Planning Commission
of the City of Temecula, California, hereby recommends that the City Council for the
City of Temecula adopt a Resolution entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA CERTIFYING THE FINAL
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT PREPARED FOR THE TEMECULA
REGIONAL HOSPITAL AND RELATED ACTIONS, AND ADOPTING THE FINDINGS
PURSUANT TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT, A
STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS, AND A MITIGATION
MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM IN CONNECTION THEREWITH FOR
THE TEMECULA REGIONAL HOSPITAL PROJECT, LOCATED APPROXIMATELY
700 FEET WEST OF MARGARITA ROAD, AND KNOWN AS ASSESSOR'S PARCEL
NOS. 959-080-001 THROUGH 959-080-004 AND 959-080-007 THROUGH 959-080-
010 (PA04-o462, PA05-o302, PA04-0463, PA04-o571)" certifying the Final
Environmental Impact Report, adopt the Statement of Overriding Considerations,
approve the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, and approve the Draft City
Council Resolution for certification of the above, substantially in the form contained in
Exhibits A,attached to this Resolution and incorporated herein as though set forth in
full.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTION by the City of Temecula Planning
Commission this 5th day of January, 200S. ~ ~
D~d Mathewson, Chairman
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Debbie Ubnoske
Secretary
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE) ss
CITY OF TEMECULA )
I, Debbie Ubnoske, Secretary of the Temecula Planning Commission, do hereby
certify that PC Resolution No. OS-01 was duly and regularly adopted by the Planning
Commission of the City of Temecula at a regular meeting thereof held on the 5th day of
January, 200S, by the following vote:
AYES: 5 PLANNING COMMISSIONERS: Chiniaeff, Guerriero, Harter, Mathewson,
Telesio
NOES: 0 PLANNING COMMISSIONERS: None
ABSENT: 0 PLANNING COMMISSIONERS: None
ABSTAIN: 0 PLANNING COMMISSIONERS: None
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Debbie Ubnoske, Secretary
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