HomeMy WebLinkAbout17-87 CC Resolution RESOLUTION NO. 17-87
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TEMECULA APPROVING A GENERAL PLAN
AMENDMENT APPLICATION TO REVISE THE CURRENT
ALIGNMENT OF THE PROPOSED WESTERN BYPASS,
AND TO RECOGNIZE THE PROPOSED LAND USES
IDENTIFIED IN THE ALTAIR SPECIFIC PLAN BY
REPLACING INDUSTRIAL PARK (IP), OPEN SPACE (OS),
MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (M), HIGH DENSITY
RESIDENTIAL (H), AND HILLSIDE RESIDENTIAL (HR)
WITH SPECIFIC PLAN IMPLEMENTATION (SPI) ON
APPROXIMATELY 270 ACRES GENERALLY LOCATED
SOUTH AND WEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF RIDGE
PARK DRIVE AND VINCENT MORAGA; WEST OF PUJOL
STREET AND MURRIETA CREEK; AND NORTH OF
SANTA MARGARITA RIVER (APNS 922-210-049, 940-310-
013, 940-310-015, 940-310-016, 940-310-044 THROUGH
940-310-048, AND 940-320-001 THROUGH 940-320-007)
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE
AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Procedural Findings. The City Council of the City of Temecula does
hereby find, determine and declare that:
A. On November 24, 2014, Rob Honer, representing Ambient Communities
filed Planning Application Nos. PA14-0158, a General Plan Amendment; PA14-0159, a
Specific Plan; PA14-0160, a Tentative Tract Map; and PA14-0161, a Development
Agreement. These applications (collectively"proposed Project")were filed in a manner in
accord with the City of Temecula General Plan and Development Code.
B. The proposed Project consists of a change in the General Plan designation
on the proposed Project site from Industrial Park (IP), Open Space (OS), Medium Density
Residential (M), High Density Residential (H), and Hillside Residential (HR) to Specific
Plan Implementation (SPI) for the Altair Specific Plan. The Altair Specific Plan is a series
of standards and regulations that will govern all development in the proposed Project
area. These standards and regulations address land use standards, a form based code,
setbacks, building height, and parking requirements. Together, these regulations and
standards seek to ensure cohesiveness in the design and aesthetic appearance of the
proposed Project site, and compatibility with the surrounding community. In addition to
the proposed General Plan Amendment and Specific Plan, the proposed Project also
includes a Tentative Tract Map and a Development Agreement.
C. The proposed 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.
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D. An Environmental Impact Report(EIR), Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting
Program, and Statement of Overriding Considerations were prepared for the proposed
Project in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act and the California
Environmental Quality Act Guidelines ("CEQA"). Thereafter, City staff circulated a Notice
of Completion indicating the public comment period and intent to adopt the EIR as
required by law. The public comment period commenced via the State Clearinghouse
from May 2, 2016 through June 17, 2016. The City published a Notice of Availability for
the Draft EIR in the San Diego Union Tribune, a newspaper of general circulation within
the City. A Notice of Availability was also sent to adjacent property owners indicating a
review period of May 2, 2016 through June 17, 2016. Copies of the documents have
been available for public review and inspection at the offices of the Department of
Community Development, located at City Hall, 41000 Main Street, Temecula, California
92590; the Ronald H. Roberts Temecula Public Library located at 30600 Pauba Road;
Temecula Grace Mellman Community Library located 41000 County Center Drive; and
the City of Temecula website.
E. On November 15, 2017, the Planning Commission considered the Final
Environmental Impact Report ("EIR"), Planning Application Nos. PA14-0158, a General
Plan Amendment; PA14-0159, a Specific Plan; PA14-0160, a Tentative Tract Map; and
PA14-0161, a Development Agreement, 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 of, or in opposition to, this matter.
F. Following consideration of the entire record of information received at the
public hearing, the Planning Commission adopted Resolution No. 17-43
"A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA
RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT A RESOLUTION CERTIFYING
THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT, ADOPTING FINDINGS PURSUANT
TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT, ADOPTING A STATEMENT
OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS, AND ADOPTING A MITIGATION MONITORING
AND REPORTING PROGRAM FOR THE ALTAIR PROJECT, CONSISTING OF
APPROXIMATELY 270 ACRES GENERALLY LOCATED SOUTH AND WEST OF THE
INTERSECTION OF RIDGE PARK DRIVE AND VINCENT MORAGA; WEST OF PUJOL
STREET AND MURRIETA CREEK; AND NORTH OF SANTA MARGARITA RIVER
(APNS 922-210-049, 940-310-013, 940-310-015, 940-310-016, 940-310-044 THROUGH
940-310-048, AND 940-320-001 THROUGH 940-320-007)."
G. Following consideration of the entire record of information received at the
public hearing, the Planning Commission adopted Resolution No. 17-44
"A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA
RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT A RESOLUTION ENTITLED A
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA APPROVING A
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT APPLICATION TO REVISE THE CURRENT
ALIGNMENT OF THE PROPOSED WESTERN BYPASS, AND TO RECOGNIZE THE
PROPOSED LAND USES IDENTIFIED IN THE ALTAIR SPECIFIC PLAN BY
REPLACING INDUSTRIAL PARK (IP), OPEN SPACE (OS), MEDIUM DENSITY
RESIDENTIAL (M), HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (H), AND HILLSIDE RESIDENTIAL
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(HR) WITH SPECIFIC PLAN IMPLEMENTATION (SPI) ON APPROXIMATELY 270
ACRES GENERALLY LOCATED SOUTH AND WEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF
RIDGE PARK DRIVE AND VINCENT MORAGA; WEST OF PUJOL STREET AND
MURRIETA CREEK; AND NORTH OF SANTA MARGARITA RIVER (APNS 922-210-
049, 940-310-013, 940-310-015, 940-310-016, 940-310-044 THROUGH 940-310-048,
AND 940-320-001 THROUGH 940-320-007)."
H. On December 12, 2017, the City Council of the City of Temecula considered
the proposed Project and the EIR, Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, and
Statement of Overriding Considerations, at a duly noticed public hearing at which time all
interested persons had an opportunity to and did testify either in support or in opposition
to this matter. The Council considered all the testimony and any comments received
regarding the proposed Project and EIR, Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program,
and Statement of Overriding Considerations prior to and at the public hearing.
I. Following the public hearing, the Council adopted Resolution No. 17-43
"A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA CERTIFYING
THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT, ADOPTING FINDINGS PURSUANT
TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT, ADOPTING A STATEMENT
OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS, AND ADOPTING A MITIGATION MONITORING
AND REPORTING PROGRAM FOR THE ALTAIR PROJECT, CONSISTING OF
APPROXIMATELY 270 ACRES, GENERALLY LOCATED SOUTH AND WEST OF THE
INTERSECTION OF RIDGE PARK DRIVE AND VINCENT MORAGA; WEST OF PUJOL
STREET AND MURRIETA CREEK; AND NORTH OF SANTA MARGARITA RIVER
(APNS 922-210-049, 940-310-013, 940-310-015, 940-310-016, 940-310-044 THROUGH
940-310-048, AND 940-320-001 THROUGH 940-320-007)." Resolution No. 17-43
and the findings therein are hereby incorporated by this reference as set forth in full.
J. All legal preconditions to the adopting of this Resolution have occurred.
Section 2. The City Council in approving the General Plan Amendment hereby
finds, determines and declares that:
A. The General Plan Amendment is in the public interest.
The existing General Plan Land use designations to be replaced include
Industrial Park (IP), Open Space (OS), Medium Density Residential (M),
High Density Residential (H), and Hillside Residential (HR). The revised
General Plan Land Use designations proposed in the Altair Specific Plan
will be Specific Plan Implementation (SPI) to include Active Open Space
(AO), Natural open Space (NO), Residential(R), Mixed-Use (M), Mixed-Use
Residential (MR), Educational (E), and Institutional (1). The General Plan
Amendment is in the public interest because it diversifies the City's housing
stock and provides options besides single family dwelling units, builds
regional infrastructure (western bypass), provides parks and trails, and a
civic site for public use.
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B. The General Plan Amendment is compatible with the health, safety and
welfare of the community.
The General Plan Amendment is compatible with the health, safety, and
welfare of the community. The General Plan Amendment will ensure
compliance with all Building, Fire and Development Code requirements.
These codes set policies and standards that protect the health, safety, and
welfare of the community. In addition, the General Plan Amendment is tied
to a Specific Plan, which establishes specific design guidelines and
standards that ensure compatibility with the surrounding area.
The City has engaged in extensive studies and review of the potential
impacts of the General Plan Amendment and concluded that the General
Plan Amendment is in the best interest of and is compatible with the health,
safety and general welfare of the City. The development that will be allowed
by the General Plan Amendment is located directly adjacent to Old Town
Temecula and its added residential population base will support the
commercial uses of Old Town. There are few housing opportunities in Old
Town currently, limiting the clientele of Old Town's shops and restaurants
to visitors who arrive primarily by car. Old Town businesses are therefore
dependent on tourism, which can fluctuate dramatically. The General Plan
Amendment will allow up to 1,750 new homes for a range of household
sizes, income, and demographics.
C. The General Plan Amendment is compatible with existing and surrounding
uses.
The General Plan Amendment is compatible with existing and surrounding
uses. The Specific Plan that is tied to the General Plan Amendment
conforms to the City's effort to manage growth through the use of, among
other things, comprehensive planning and design, Project-wide continuity
of landscaping and architectural design, design standards and layout
concepts exceeding the City's standards for residential development, and
the village-center concept. The Specific Plan is based on a "Smart Growth"
design, which aims to enhance the quality of life, preservation of the natural
environment, and save public funds over time through efficient utilization of
infrastructure. Among other things, smart growth principles include, without
limitation, a mix of land uses, well-designed compact neighborhoods, a
variety of transportation choices, preserve open spaces, natural beauty,
and environmentally sensitive areas, and unique neighborhood identities.
This area has been planned for extensively as evidenced by the General
Plan, Old Town Specific Plan, and Westside Specific Plan. The proposed
Altair Specific Plan is consistent with the community vision for
complementary uses to Old Town. These uses include single family, multi
family, mixed use (residential, office and retail), parks, trails, civic uses and
infrastructure.
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D. The General Plan 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 General Plan Amendment is consistent with the direction,
goals and policies of the General Plan. The General Plan Amendment will
implement the goals and policies of the City's General Plan specific to
residential development west of Old Town, and implementation of the
Western Bypass Corridor. The Environmental Impact Report (EIR)
prepared for the project includes Table 3.9-4, which identifies General Plan
Goals and Policies with a comparison of Consistency, Non-Consistency, or
Not Applicable. The proposed Project is consistent with all applicable goals
and polices of the adopted General Plan.
Section 3. Services Deficit Fiscal Impact Payments
A. The City and owners estimate that the increased costs to the City of
providing public safety and other municipal services to the area resulting from the General
Plan Amendment, adoption of the Specific Plan, and change of zone for the Project will
substantially exceed the municipal revenue from the proposed Project ("City Services
Deficit"). The City has received a Fiscal Impact Analysis, dated as of September, 2017
("FIA"), documenting the City Services Deficit. The owners of the property within the
proposed Project, and their successors of interest, shall pay the City the sum of Two
Hundred Thirty-Seven Dollars ($237.00) per residential dwelling unit within the proposed
Project area that is an Occupied Residential Property, each year as mitigation for the City
Services Deficit, with an increase in such payment each fiscal year in an amount of five
and six-tenths percent (5.6%) of the previous year's payment.
B. The owners and their successors to the property within the proposed Project
may fulfill this obligation through the levy of an annual special tax of a community facilities
district established by the City pursuant to the Mello-Roos Community Facilities District
Act of 1982, Government Code Section 53311, et seq.; provided, however, the obligation
of each owner and their successors to pay the City Services Deficit payment under this
obligation remains an obligation of the owners and their successors regardless of the
financing mechanism used to pay it and regardless of whether there is a financing
mechanism to pay it.
C. This requirement is set forth in Section 11.8 of the Specific Plan.
Section 4. Annual Wildlife Conservation Fee
A. In order to facilitate local wildlife conservation efforts, each Occupied
Residential Property in the Specific Plan area shall pay Forty-Three Dollars ($43.00) per
dwelling unit per year, to be increased each fiscal year by a percentage equal to two
percent (2%) of the prior year's payment, to fund the Annual Wildlife Conservation Fee
for Wildlife Conservation Costs.
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B. For the purposes of this provision, "Occupied Residential Property" means
an assessor's parcel in the Specific Plan area for which a building permit for residential
construction and a certificate of occupancy or final inspection has been issued.
C. For the purposes of this provision "Wildlife Conservation Costs" means:
(1) An engineering feasibility study to be prepared by the City in conjunction
with the Western Riverside County Regional Conservation Authority within
the Interstate 15 freeway Special Linkage Area south of the proposed
Project whose purpose is to evaluate locations and initiate engineering for
a wildlife overcrossing or undercrossing across the Interstate 15 freeway in
order to allow wildlife (including mountain lions)to safely travel between the
Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve and the Palomar Mountain regions;
and/or
(2) Acquisition by the City of lands within the Special Linkage Area south of the
proposed Project for conservation; and/or
(3) Other wildlife conservation efforts, (i)within Riverside County; and (ii)within
ten (10) miles of the Specific Plan area.
D. The owners and their successors to the property within the Project may fulfill
this obligation through the levy of an annual special tax of a community facilities district
established by the City pursuant to the Mello-Roos Community Facilities District Act of
1982, Government Code Section 53311, et seq.; provided, however, the obligation of
each owner and their successors to pay the Annual Wildlife Conservation Fee payment
under this obligation remains an obligation of the owners and their successors regardless
of the financing mechanism used to pay it and regardless of whether there is a financing
mechanism to pay it.
E. This requirement is set forth in Section 11.9 of the Specific Plan.
Section 5. Amendment to the Land Use Policy Map and Circulation Element.
The Land Use Policy Map Figure LU-3 in the Land Use Element of the General Plan is
hereby amended to identify that the designation of APNS 922-210-049, 940-310-013,
940-310-015, 940-310-016, 940-310-044 through 940-310-048, and 940-320-001
through 940-320-007 are changing from Industrial Park (IP), Open Space (OS), Medium
Density Residential (M), High Density Residential (H), and Hillside Residential (HR) to
Specific Plan Implementation (SPI) as provided in Exhibit "A". The Circulation Element,
Figure C-2, Roadway Plan is hereby amended to identify the revised alignment to the
Western Bypass Corridor as provided in Exhibit "B", attached hereto incorporated herein
by this reference as thought set forth in full.
Section 6. City Manager Authorization. The City Manager is hereby authorized
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and directed to take all steps necessary to implement this General Plan Amendment.
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Section 7. Consistency with the General Plan. The Land Use Element and
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Circulation Element of the General Plan, as amended by this Resolution, are consistent
with the other elements of the General Plan, in conformity with Government Code Section
65300.5. Insofar as other portions of the General Plan need to be revised to effectuate
this General Plan Amendment, the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to make
all necessary revisions to effectuate this General Plan Amendment.
Section 8. Severability. If any portion, provision, section, paragraph, sentence,
or word of this Resolution is rendered or declared to be invalid by any final court action in
a court of competent jurisdiction, or by reason of any preemptive legislation, the remaining
portions, provisions, sections, paragraphs, sentences and words of this Resolution shall
remain in full force and effect and shall be interpreted by the court so as to give effect to
such remaining portions of the Resolution.
Section 9. Effective Date. This Resolution shall take effect upon the effective
date of Ordinance No. 18- 01 "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF TEMECULA APPROVING THE ALTAIR SPECIFIC PLAN#15 ON APPROXIMATELY
270 ACRES GENERALLY LOCATED SOUTH AND WEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF
RIDGE PARK DRIVE AND VINCENT MORAGA; WEST OF PUJOL STREET AND
MURRIETA CREEK; AND NORTH OF SANTA MARGARITA RIVER (APNS 922-210-
049, 940-310-013, 940-310-015, 940-310-016, 940-310-044 THROUGH 940-310-048,
AND 940-320-001 THROUGH 940-320-007)."
Section 10. Notice of Adoption. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of
this Resolution and cause it to be published in the manner required by law.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Temecula
this 12th day of December, 2017.
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Maryann Edwards, Mayor
ATTEST:
Randi Jo I, City Clerk
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss
CITY OF TEMECULA
I, Randi Johl, City Clerk of the City of Temecula, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 17-87 was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of the City of
Temecula at a meeting thereof held on the 12th day of December, 2017, by the following
vote:
AYES: 4 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Comerchero, Naggar, Rahn, Edwards
NOES: 1 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Stewart
ABSTAIN: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
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Adoltral
Niour Randi Johl, City Clerk
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