HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-006 PC Resolution PC RESOLUTION NO. 10 -06
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF TEMECULA RECOMMENDING THAT THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA CERTIFY
THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT, ADOPT
FINDINGS PURSUANT TO THE CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT, ADOPT A
STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS, AND
ADOPT A MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING
PROGRAM IN CONNECTION WITH A COMPREHENSIVE
AMENDMENT TO THE OLD TOWN SPECIFIC PLAN
(LR10 -0011)
Section 1. Procedural Findings. The Planning Commission of the City of
Temecula does hereby find, determine and declare that:
A. On February 9, 1994, the City Council of the City of Temecula approved
the Old Town Specific Plan and on February 22, 1994 the City Council of the City of
Temecula adopted the Old Town Specific Plan.
B. Various amendments to the Old Town Specific Plan were adopted by the
City Council of the City of Temecula since February 22, 1994.
C. The proposed amendment to the Old Town Specific Plan is a
comprehensive amendment to replace all sections of the Old Town Specific Plan with
new and updated information. In addition, an amendment to the City's Zoning Map,
General Plan Land Use Policy Map and Specific Plan Area Map modifies the boundary
of the Old Town Specific Plan to incorporate an additional 2.4 acres into the Old Town
Specific Plan located south of First Street along the west side of Old Town Front Street
and excludes 2.3 acres from the Old Town Specific Plan located west of the intersection
of Sixth Street and Pujol Street. An amendment to the General Plan Land Use Policy
Map includes a new land use designation of "Specific Plan Implementation (SPI)"
applied to all properties within the Old Town Specific Plan area. An amendment to the
Land. Use Element of the City's General Plan defines the land use designation Specific
Plan Implementation (SPI) to ensure properties within the land use designation Specific
Plan Implementation (SPI) are regulated by the provisions of the Specific Plan. An
amendment to the Circulation Element of the City's General Plan adds a provision
allowing for intersection level of service as identified in a Specific Plan. ( "Project ").
D. The Project was processed including, but not limited to a public notice, in
the time and manner prescribed by State and local law, including the California
Environmental Quality Act.
E. A Draft Environmental Impact Report ( "EIR ") was prepared for the Project
in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act and the California
Environmental Quality Act Guidelines ( "CEQA ") and circulated for public review from
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March 1, 2010 through April 14, 2010 for a 45 -day public review. Copies of the
documents have been available for public review and inspection at the offices of the
Department of Planning, located at City Hall 43200 Business Park Drive, Temecula,
California 92590.
F. The Old Town Local Review Board, at a regular meeting, considered the
Project on April 12, 2010 at which time the public and the Old Town Local Review Board
provided comments to staff and recommended approval of the Project.
G. On April 21, 2010, at a duly noticed public hearing as prescribed by law,
the Planning Commission considered the Project, the draft Environmental Impact
Report, and any comments on the draft Environmental Impact Report and the Project
received prior to or at the public hearing on April 21, 2010, at which time the City staff
presented its report, and interested persons had an opportunity to and did testify either
in support or in opposition to the Project and the draft Environmental Impact Report.
Section 2. Recommendation. Pursuant to its obligations under 14 Cal. Code
Regs. § 15025(c), the Planning Commission has reviewed and considered the Project
and the draft Environmental Impact Report prepared for the Old Town Specific Plan,
and written comments thereon, and has considered the significant and unavoidable
environmental impacts of the Project. The Planning Commission finds that there are
Project benefits that would outweigh any of the adverse impacts identified in the Draft
Environmental Impact Report, and on this basis, recommends that the City Council of
the City of Temecula certify the Final Environmental Impact Report prepared for the Old
Town Specific Plan, adopt Findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality
Act, adopt a Statement of Overriding Considerations, and adopt a Mitigation Monitoring
and Reporting Program for the Old Town Specific Plan Project.
Section 3. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City of Temecula
Planning Commission this 21 st day of April 2010.
?"'I" arey, Chairman
ATTEST:
Patrick Richardson, Secretary
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I, Patrick Richardson, Secretary of the Temecula Planning Commission, do
hereby certify that the forgoing PC Resolution No. 10 -06 was duly and regularly
adopted by the Planning Commission of the City of Temecula at a regular meeting
thereof held on the 21 st day of April 2010, by the following vote:
AYES: 5 PLANNING COMMISSIONERS: Carey, Guerriero, Harter, Kight,
Telesio
NOES: 0 PLANNING COMMISSIONERS: None
ABSENT: 0 PLANNING COMMISSIONERS: None
ABSTAIN: 0 PLANNING COMMISSIONERS: None
Patrick Richardson, Secretary