HomeMy WebLinkAbout00-02 CC OrdinanceORDINANCE NO. 2000-02
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TEMECULA AMENDING THE ZONING MAP TO CHANGE THE
ZONING FROM SP (SPECIFIC PLAN) TO LOW MEDIUM (LM)
DENSITY RESIDENTIAL ON THE PROPERTY LOCATED ON
THE EAST SIDF= OF MARGARITA ROAD AT THE NORTHFRN
CITY LIMIT AND KNOWN AS ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NUMBER
911-640-003 (PLANNING APPLICATION PA 99-0245)".
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council hereby finds, determines and declares that:
A. Lennar Communities submitted Planning Application No. PA99-0245 in
accordance with the City of Temecula General Plan and Development Code;
B. Planning Application No. PA99-0244 Zoning Amendment was processed
including, but not limited to public notice, in the time and manner prescribed by State
and local law;
C Notice of the proposed Zoning Amendment was posted at City Hall, Temecula
Library, Pujol Street Community Center, and the Temecula Valley Chamber of
Commerce; and,
D. The Planning Commission considered Planning Application No. PA99-0245 on
December 8, 1999, 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;
E. At the conclusion of the Planning Commission hearing and after due
consideration of the testimony, the Planning Commission recommended approval of
Planning Application No. PA99-0245 Zoning Amendment;
F. The City Council conducted a duly noticed public hearing pertaining to Planning
Application No. PA99-0245 Zoning Amendment on March 28, 2000, at which interested
persons had opportunity to, and did testify either in support or opposition to Planning
Application No. PA99-0245 and Zoning Amendment;
G. The City Council received a copy of the Commission proceeding and Staff Report
regarding Planning Application No. PA99-0245 Zoning Amendment;
H. The Zoning Amendment is compatible with the health, safety and welfare of the
community. The proposed Zoning Amendment is not changing the General Plan land
use designation, density or permitted use types which might adversely effect the health,
safety and welfare of the community. The Zoning Amendment is simply reverting the
zoning back to the existing Land Use Designation of Low Medium Density Residential to
be consistent with the Land Use Map. Therefore, the project will not have an adverse
effect on the health, safety and welfare of the community.
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I. The Zoning Amendment is compatible with existing and surrounding uses. The
subdivision is compatible with the surrounding areas as the project is for single family
residential homes which are similar land uses in the immediate area. Furthermore, the
future homes will be developed pusuant to the General Plan, the Development Code and
all of which regulate residential parcels and development. In addition, the proposed
subdivision provides adequate access and circulation for emergenvy vehicles and will
not impact existing circulation or emergency vehicle access. The project as conditioned,
will comply with the City's Development Code, General Pland and subdivision
requirements upon approval of the corresponding General Plan Amendment (PA99-
0244) and Zoning Amendment (PA99-0245).
J. The Zoning Amendment will not have an adverse effect on the community and is
consistent with the goals and policies of the adopted General Plan. The proposed
subdivision and future residential development is a permitted use in the in the existing
SP (Specific Plan) and Land Use Designation of the Low Medium (LM) Density
Residential zoning classification. The project is being developed in conformance with
the General Plan Land Use Designation and Development Code standards of Low
Medium (LM) Density Residential. The proposed density of 3.9 du/ac. Therefore, the
amendment will not have an adverse effect on the community and is consistent with the
goals and policies of the adopted General Plan.
Section 2. Environmental Compliance. An initial Study prepared for the
project which indicates that although the proposed projects could have a significant
impact on the environment, there will not be a significant effect in this case because the
mitigation measures described in the Mitigation Monitoring Program and the Conditions
of Approval that have been added to the project. Therefore, a Mitigated Negative
Declaration is hereby adopted.
Section 3. The following change to the official zoning map for the City is hereby
approved and ratified for the parcel identified as APN 911-640-003: change the Zoning
Designation from Specific Plan (SP) to Low Medium Density Residential (LM) consistent
with General Plan Land Use Designation of Low Medium Density Residential (LM);
Section 4. The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this ordinance and shall
cause it to be published in the manner required by law.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 11 th day of April, 2000.
ATTEST:
Susan W, Jones,
[SEAL]
'~g"~tone, Mayor
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss
CITY OF TEMECULA )
I, Susan W. Jones, CMC, City Clerk of the City of Temecula, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Ordinance No. 2000-02 was dully introduced and placed upon its first reading at a
regular meeting of the City Council on the 28t~day of March, 2000 and that thereafter, said
Ordinance was duly adopted and passed at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 11th
day of April, 2000, by the following vote:
AYES:
3 COUNCILMEMBERS:
Comerchem, Naggar, Pratt
NOES:
0 COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: 2 COUNCILMEMBERS:
Roberts, Stone
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