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HomeMy WebLinkAbout98_037 PC ResolutionPC RESOLUTION NO. 98-037 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA APPROVING PLANNING APPLICATION NO. PA98- 0350 (DEVELOPMENT PLAN) FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A 47,970 SQUARE FOOT, TWO-STORY DEALERSHIP AND A 3,126 SQUARE FOOT DEALERSHIP, WITH SHOWROOMS, OFFICES, PARTS INVENTORY, 50-BAY SERVICE CENTER WITH PAINT BOOTHS AND WASH BAYS ON 8.42 ACRES; AND (CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT) TO PERMIT THE OPERATION OF AN AUTOMOBILE DEALERSHIP, LOCATED ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF YNEZ ROAD AND SOLANA WAY AND KNOWN AS LOT 1 OF PARCEL MAP NO. 28809 WHEREAS, Paradise Chevrolet filed Planning Application No. PA98-0350, in accordance with the City of Temecula General Plan and Development Code; WHEREAS, Planning Application No. PA98-0350 was processed including, but not limited to public notice, in the time and manner prescribed by State and local law; WHEREAS, the Planning Commission considered Planning Application No. PA98-0350, on October 21, 1998, 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 in opposition to this matter; WHEREAS, at the conclusion of the Commission headng and after due consideration of the testimony, the Commission approved Planning Application No. PA98-0350; NOW, THEREFORE, THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA DOES RESOLVE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. That the above recitations are true and correct and are hereby incorporated by reference. Section 2. Development Plan Findin,qs. The Planning Commission, in approving Planning Application No. PA98-0350 (Development Plan) hereby makes the following findings as required by Section 17.05.010.F of the Temecula Municipal Code: A. The proposed use is in conformance with the General Plan for Temecula and with all applicable requirements of State law and other ordinances of the City. The project has been reviewed for consistency with these documents and staff has determined that the project, as conditioned, is consistent with the goals and policies contained within these documents. B. The overall development of the land is designed for the protection of the public health, safety and general welfare. The project is consistent with the goals and policies contained within the General Plan, Development Code and Design Guidelines. These documents were adopted by the City Council to assure that projects are not detrimental to the health, safety and general welfare of the community. Compliance with them assures that this end result is achieved. R:\staff~pt\350pa98 .STAFFRPT.IFC .doc 7 C. The design of the proposed improvements are not likely to cause substantial environmental damage or substantially and unavoidably injure fish or wildlife or their habitat. There is no fish wildlife or habitat on the project site, and the project will not affect any fish wildlife or habitat off-site. The project will not individually or cumulatively have an adverse effect on wildlife resources, as defined in Section 711.2 of the Fish and Game Code. Section 3. Conditional Use Permit Findin,qs. That the Temecula Planning Commission, in approving Planning Application No. PA98-0350 (Conditional Use Permit) hereby makes the following findings as required by Section ;17.04.010.E of the Temecula Municipal Code: A. The proposed conditional use is consistent with the General Plan, Ordinances, the Development Code and Design Guidelines of the City. The General Plan designation and zoning of SC Service Commercial allow automobile dealerships with the approval of a conditional use permit pursuant to Chapter 17.05 of the Development Code. The project, as designed and conditioned, complies with the requirements of the Development Code. B. The proposed conditional use is compatible with the nature, condition, and development of adjacent uses, buildings, and structures and the proposed use will not adversely affect the adjacent uses, buildings or structures. The project site is in proximity to the Temecula Auto Mall where automobile dealerships already line Ynez Road. The project design has utilized buffering techniques noted in the City's Design Guidelines to achieve compatibility with the adjacent multi-family apartment complexes to the east. C. The site is adequate in size and shape to accommodate the yards, walls, fences, parking and loading facilities, buffer areas, landscaping, and other development features prescribed in the Development Code and required in order to integrate the use with other uses in the neighborhood. D. The nature of the proposed conditional use is not detrimental to the health, safety and general welfare of the community. Service bays are within an enclosed building with limited accessways. Customer activities are oriented to Ynez Road which is a major roadway. E. That the decision to approve, conditional approve, or deny the application for a conditional use permit is based on substantial evidence in view of the record as a whole before the Planning Commission. The site plan, landscape plan, floor plan, elevations and grading plan are included in this staff report as exhibits. Furthermore, the Color and Materials Board and colored elevations are on display at the public hearing before the Planning Commission, and will be on file or a photograph of the document will be on file in the Planning Department. Section 4. Environmental Compliance. The project site and proposed use were subject to environmental review under the Initial Environmental Assessment dated May 26, 1998 conducted for Tentative Parcel Map No. 28809 (Planning Application No. PA98-0199) and Planning Application No. PA98-0143 (Conditional Use Permit). A Negative Declaration and the Mitigation Monitoring Program for these applications were adopted by the Planning Commission on June 17, 1998. Since the proposed project is within the thresholds established by these documents, staff has determined that no further environmental analysis is required at this time. R:\staffrpt\350pa98 .STAFFRF'r. Pc ,doc 8 Section 5. Conditions. That the City of Temecula Planning Commission hereby conditionally approves Planning Application No. PA98-0350 (Development Plan) for the design and construction of a 47,970 square foot, two-story dealership and a 3,126 square foot dealership, with showrooms, offices, parts inventory, 50-bay service center with paint booths and wash bays on 8.42 acres; and (Conditional Use Permit) to permit the operation of an automobile dealership, located on the southeast corner of Ynez Road and Solana Way and known as Lot I of Parcel No. 28809, and subject to the project specific conditions set forth on Exhibit A (Development Plan), and Exhibit B (Conditional Use Permit), attached hereto, and incorporated herein by this reference. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this twenty-first day of Octob,~ 1998. ~Marcia Slav~, Chairperson I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the Planning Commission of the City of Temecula at its regular meeting thereof, held on the twenty-first day of October, 1998 by the following vote of the Commission: AYES: 5 NOES: 0 ABSENT: 0 PLANNING COMMISSIONERS: PLANNING COMMISSIONERS: PLANNING COMMISSIONERS: GUERRIERO, NAGGAR, SLAVEN, SOLTYSIAK, WEBSTER NONE E , Debbie Ubnoske, Secretary R:\staffrpt~350pa98.STAFFRPT.PC .doc 9