HomeMy WebLinkAbout101499 DH MinutesMINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING
OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA
PLANNING DIRECTOR
OCTOBER 14, 1999
A regular meeting of the City of Temecula Planning Director was called to order on Thursday,
October 14,1999 at 1:30 PM, at the City of Temecula Main Conference Room, 43200 Business
Park Drive, Temecula, California. Senior Planner Matthew Fagan presiding.
Also present were Project Planner John DeGange and Minute Clerk Cathy Davis.
Senior Planner Matthew Fagan opened the public hearing for items not listed on the agenda at
1:32 PM. There were no requests to speak.
1. Planning Application No. PA99-0266 (Minor Conditional Use Permit~
Project Planner John DeGange presented the staff report for Planning Application PA99-
0266 to operate an indoor skateboard park located at 43300 Business Park Drive.
Senior Planner Matthew Fagan opened the public hearing at 1:34 PM.
Applicant Ron Korman, 40137 Patchwork Lane, Murrieta, CA, spoke in favor of the project. He
feels his project would be good for the youth of the commtmity. There is already a church with a
youth group in the same center. This is a $300,000 project with $170,000 of tenant improvements.
It will be one of the top skate parks in the country. There are 160 skate parks in America and 140
of them are in light industrial zones. Any problems with Intemational Rectifier should have been
raised when the church was allowed to come in. This location has good parking and their business
is primarily at 5:00 PM and will not cause any additional traffic.
Dan Dierken, International Rectifier, 41915 Business Park Drive, Temecula, CA 92590 spoke in
opposition to the project. He is concerned because International Rectifier must account for all
individual within 1,000 feet of their facility for safety reasons. He is concerned of a safety risk to
the children using the skateboard park. He is also concerned with traffic. He also expressed the
concern that International Rectifier has future plans for expansion, which may be affected by the
skateboard park. He feels that the site is not an appropriate place for the skateboard park.
Dave Beckman, 28835 Single Oak Drive, Temecula, CA 92590 spoke in opposition to the project.
He is concemed with the increased traffic and an increase in night-time activity. He feels that it is
not an acceptable use for the location and it is an area not conducive to having children around.
Dennis M. Burke, Rancho California Business Park Association, 6670 Alessandro Boulevard, Suite
B, Riverside, CA 92506 spoke in opposition to the project. He stated the Association had rejected
this use. There is an nnacceptable liability risk and it will interfere with the ability to attract quality
tenants or business for the vacant land within the industrial park. He feels the project's location is
not appropriate for the use.
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Mark Illsley, 41820 Rio Grande, Temecula, CA 92591 spoke in favor of the project. He told his
children about the project and they were very excited. There is nowhere for the kids to go to skate
right now. He was also concemed iflntemational Rectifier is so dangerous then need to look at the
risk as a commtmity. He also wanted to know if this location is not appropriate, where do you put
skate parks.
David G. Bailey, 38300 Mesa, Temecula, CA 92590 spoke in favor of the project. He is a Police
Officer for the City of Temecula and he sees the damage skateboarders cause to the community. He
stateed the skateboards need someplace to go and that we are limiting their skateboarding to the
streets.
Applicant Ron Korman, 40137 Patchwork Lane, Murrieta, CA concurred with the Conditions of
Approval.
Senior Planner Matthew Fagan closed the public heating at 2:05 PM.
Senior Planner Matthew Fagan referred Planning Application PA99-0266 to the Planning
Commission for their consideration. The project will be re-noticed for a Planning Commission
Hearing.
The meeting was adjourned at 2:10 P.M.
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