HomeMy WebLinkAbout051001 DH MinutesMINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING
OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA
PLANNING DIRECTOR
MAY 10, 2001
A regular meeting of the City of Temecula Planning Director was called to order on Thursday,
May 10, 2001 at 1:30 PM, at the City of Temecula Main Conference Room, 43200 Business Park
Drive, Temecula, California. Director of Planning, Debbie Ubnoske presiding.
Also present was Project Planner, Rick Rush, Senior Engineer, Jerry Alegria and Minute Clerk Lesa
Riddle.
Director of Planning, Debbie Ubnoske opened the public hearing for items not listed on the agenda
at 1:35 PM. There were no requests to speak.
Planninq Application No. PA01-0105 (Minor Conditional Use Permit), a request to
expand Temecula Valley RV, the expansion will include RV sales, rental, stora,qe,
truck rental and a dump station.
Project Planner, Rick Rush presented the staff report.
Matthew Fagan, 42011 Avenida Vista Ladera, Temecula, CA 92591 spoke on behalf of the
applicant. Matthew Fagan advised the Director of Planning that his client, Temecula Valley RV is in
agreement with the Conditions of Approval.
Paul Dohrman, 38321 Shoal Creek, Murrieta, CA spoke in opposition of the project. Mr. Dohrman
brought fodh five requests from neighboring property owners to postpone the meeting due to the
short notice of the public hearing. Debbie Ubnoske verified with Project Planner Rick Rush that
this item was required by CEQA to have a ten day noticing period and was noticed in the proper
amount of time for this type of project in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act.
Mr. Dohrman does not feel that there is sufficient landscape at the project. He also feels that RV
Storage is not compatable with current neighboring uses. He feels that in the future, this area may
become one used car lot after another.
Vince Di Donato, Landscape Architect for the project, 28441 Rancho California Road, Suite G,
Temecula, CA verified that the total usage of the lot is approximately 38,919 sq. ft because much of
the lot is in a flood plain and considered << open space >> and based on that figure, the total
landscape covers approximately 40% of the lot. The applicant is using 24 inch box trees and five
gallon shrubs and the same type of trees on Front Street to continue the look ofthe street scape.
Richard Quaid, 28822 Old Town Front Street, Temecula CA asked how does the new landscaping
compare to the current landscape in font ?
Mr. DiDonato responded that the newsite will have more landscaping along Front Street.
Ms. Ubnoske, Director of Planning closed the public hearing at 1:55 PM
Debbie Ubnoske, Director of Planning approved the project subject to the current findings and
conditions of approval.
Dct,~bi~ Ubnoske, DirectoJ' of Planning
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