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Home My WebLink About070197 CC/PC Jnt. AgendaIn compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the office of the City Clerk (909) 694-6444. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting I28 CFR 35.102.35.104 ADA Title II] AGENDA TEMECULA CITY COUNCIL A SPECIAL MEETING HELD JOINTLY WITH THE TEMECULA PLANNING COMMISSION TEMECULA CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 43200 BUSINESS PARK DRIVE JULY 1, 1997 - 8:00 PM CALL TO ORDER: Flag Salute ROLL CALL: Mayor Patricia H. Birdsall presiding Chairperson Linda Fahey COUNCILMEMBERS: Birdsall, Ford, Lindemans, Roberts, Stone COMMISSIONERS: Fahey, Guerriero, Miller, Slaven, Soltysiak PRESENTATIONS/ PROCLAMATIONS: Swear in Newly Appointed Commissioner, Ron Guerriero By City Clerk June Greek PUBLIC COMMENTS A total of 15 minutes is provided so members of the public can address the Council on items that are not listed on the Agenda or on the Consent Calendar. Speakers are limited to two (2) minutes each. If you desire to speak to the Council about an item not listed on the Agenda or on the consent Calendar, a pink "Request To Speak" form should be filled out and filed with the City Clerk. When you are called to speak, please come forward and state your name and address. For all other agenda items a "Request To Speak" form must be filed with the City Clerk before the Council gets to that item. There is a five (5) minute time limit for individual speakers. COUNCIL/COMMISSION REPORTS Reports by the members of the City Council and the Planning Commission on matters not on the agenda will be made at this time. A total, not to exceed, ten (10) minutes will be devoted to these reports. COUNCIL/COMMISSION BUSINESS 1. Joint City Council/Planning Commission Issues RECOMMENDATION: 1.1 General Plan Status; 1.2 Brown Act; 1.3 Code Enforcement Issues. ADJOURNMENT: Next meeting: City Council, July 8, 1997, City Council Chambers, 43200 Business Park Drive, Temecula, California Planning Commission, July 7, 1997, 6:00 PM, City Council Chambers, Temecula, California Agenda/070197 06/26/97 ITEM NO. I APPROVAL CITY ATTORNEY CITY OF TEMECULA AGENDA REPORT FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: City Council/City Manager Gary Thornhill, Community Development Director~-'~ July 1, 1997 Joint City Council\Planning Commission Workshop Prepared By: Debbie Ubnoske, Planning Manager RECOMMENDATION: Provide Direction to staff on Code Enforcement Issues and on the Status of the City's General Plan. BACKGROUND: At the request of Councilman Roberts, this Workshop is being held to provide information to the City Council and Planning Commission on the status of the City's General Plan, appropriateness of Council\Commission meetings with applicants and citizens outside of the public hearing process, as well as to provide direction to staff on code enforcement issues. General Plan Status The City's first General Plan was adopted on November 9, 1993. Since the adoption of the General Plan, the City has processed one cleanup amendment to the General Plan and four specific plan amendments which have resulted in a reduction of approximately 1138 dwelling units citywide. In addition, the City has processed three development plans which were approved at a lower density than that called for in the General Plan (reference Table 1). Based on Temecula's annual growth rate of approximately 6.5 percent, our projected future population will be below that anticipated in the General Plan. At the Workshop, staff will request direction from the City Council on our emerging land use patterns, circulation, etc. R:\DEBBIE\STFRPT.WOR 6/27/97 cad Joint City Council and Planning Commission Workshop July 1, 1997 Page 2 Code Enforcement Issues The Code Enforcemere Division's enforcement activities are currently performed in reaction to complaint referrals. This method of addressing code enforcement issues has historically been sufficient to address a majority of the complaint referrals received. On two (2) occasions during the past six (6) years, in an effort to control the proliferation of non- permitted signage, Code Enforcement Officers have begun comprehensive sign enforcement programs only to be halted upon reaction from the business community. Out of respect for the position of the City Council, and their concern for the economic climate that existed in the City at that time, the reactive approach to enforcement was established. Citations have been one method used in the effort toward obtaining compliance with sign regulations. To date, the issuance of citations has been used very conservatively. This method has only been used in extreme cases when compliance has not been achieved after exhausting all efforts available to staff. This approach has been good from a public relations aspect, but as the problems get more intense, the conservative approach to citation issuance only serves to prolong the display of non- complying, non-permitted signage. This does, at times, detract from the code enforcement officers credibility and that of their enforcement programs. The Community Development Department and the Planning Commission spend many hours working with applicants to assure the highest quality development for the City. However, without adequate code enforcement, situations may occur where landscaping is allowed to deteriorate, excessive signage occurs, operations change, etc. City Code Enforcement Officers are expending excessive time and money responding to repeat offenders. One example is a complex in the City where Code Enforcement has responded 25 times for over 50 violations in the last year. A letter was finally sent to all the businesses and property managers in the complex warning of pending citations and legal action. Shortly after the letter was sent out to these businesses, one of them installed five (5) iilegal signs. Citations would assist the Code Enforcement Officers in achieving compliance. In summary, it is critical that the City's Code Enfomement Division have the support of the City Council to begin a comprehensive program of enforcement to assure continued high quality development in the City. At the Workshop, staff will talk about methods to achieve this compliance. R:\DEBBIE\STFRPT.WOR 6/27/97 cad Joint City Council and Planning Commission Workshop July 1, 1997 Page 2 Site Visits and Citizen Comments Outside of the Public Hearing Currently, both the Planning Comnaission and City Council meet with applicants and citizens, at their request, on issues scheduled for Public Hearing. It is common practice in California for members of city planning commissions and city councils to visit the site of a pending land use application before the hearing is held or to hear from the applicant or members of the public on the proposed project. Oftentimes, it is difficult to visualize some of the issues involved in an application without actually visiting the site. On large projects, it is almost impossible for commission and council members who are active members of a community not to hear from constituents on proposed projects. There are, however, a number of important rules which have been developed by the courts concerning the manner in which these activities must be conducted and reported so as to preserve a fair hearing for the project applicant and the project's neighbors. At the Workshop, the City Attorney will discuss these concerns and the appropriate manner in which they should be handled. R:\DEBBIE\STFRPT.WOR 6/27/97 cad TABLE1 RESIDENTIAL LAND USE CHANGES SINCE THE ADOPTION OF THE GENERAL PLAN GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTS (OUTSIDE OF AN APPROVED SPECIFIC PLAN) Project Description Units Before Units After Change General Plan Cleanup No. 1 193 2 -191 Specific Plan Name Campos Verdes Margarita Village (Temeku Paloma Del Sol Westside Specific Plan (as compared to previous underlying General Plan Designation) SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENTS OriginSUnits RevisedUnits Change 308 165 -143 4381 4047 -334 5604 5328 -276 460 266 -194 OTHER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS Project Description Margarita Apartments (Spanos) Proposed Tuscany Ridge Apartments (Spanos) TM 28309 ~ OffNicolas Road Total Units Actual Density General Plan 3 12 16.7 20.0 (High) 220 16.0 20.0 (High) 46 4.0 4.5 (Low- Medium) R:LHOGANDXRESLAND.INV 6/27/97 cad