HomeMy WebLinkAbout97_032 PC Resolution PC RESOLUTION NO. 97-032
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF TEMECULA APPROVING PLANNING
APPLICATION NO. PA97-0234 (DEVELOPMENT PLAN) TO
CONSTRUCT AND OPERATE A 14,548 SQUARE FOOT
OFFICE, LIGHT MANUFACTURING AND WAREHOUSE
BUILDING, ASSOCIATED PARKING AND LANDSCAPING
ON A PARCEL CONTAINING 1.16 ACRES LOCATED ON
THE NORTH SIDE OF RIO NEDO, EAST OF THE
INTERSECTION OF RIO NEDO AND CALLE EMPLEADO
AND KNOWN AS ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NO. 909-290-026
WHEREAS, Harry and Ruth Cartwright filed Planning Application No. PA97-0234 in
accordance with the City of Temecula General Plan and Development Code;
WHEREAS, Planning Application No. PA97-0234 was processed in the time and manner
prescribed by State and local law;
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission considered Planning Application No. PA97-0234
on October 20, 1997, at a duly noticed public hearing as prescribed by law, at which time
interested persons had an opportunity to testify either in support or in opposition;
WHEREAS, at the public hearing, upon hearing and considering all testimony and
arguments, if any, of all persons desiring to be heard, the Commission considered all facts relating
to Planning Application No. PA97-0234;
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.
Section 2. Findings. The Planning Commission, in approving a Minor Exception for
Planning Application No. PA97-0234 makes the following findings; to wit:
1. Granting of the Minor Exception will not impact the public health, safety and
general welfare of adjacent properties and the City of Temecula as a whole.
2. The reduction in the amount of parking is less than 15% of what is required by the
Development Code.
3. The reduction in the amount of parking is required due to the presence of a
topographic constraint on site. As a consequence the project has been designed so that two
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parking spaces have been eliminated in order to provide space within the parking area to
accommodate emergency vehicle turn-around distances.
4. A practical difficulty exists on site due to the presence of a topographic constraint.
The Minor Exception does not represent the granting of a special privilege which is not otherwise
available to surrounding properties and will not be detrimental to the public welfare or to the
property of other persons located in the vicinity.
5. The granting of the Minor Exception to reduce the amount of required parking will
not permit uses which are otherwise not allowed in the zone and adequate safeguards have been
built into the approval of the project to protect surrounding properties.
Section 3. Fins dings, The Planning Commission, in approving Planning Application No.
PA97-0234 makes the following findings; to wit:
1. The proposed land use is consistent with the General Plan and the Development
Code. The site has a General Plan designation Business Park (BP) and zoning classification of
Light Industrial (LI). Staff has determined that the project is consistent with the goals and policies
contained within the General Plan and the development standards contained in the Development
Code. The project is consistent with all City Ordinances including: the City's Development
Code, Ordinance No. 655 (Mt. Palomar Lighting Ordinance), and the City's Water Efficient
Landscaping provisions.
2. The proposed 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. Similar industrial uses either currently exist or will be developed
to the east, south and north of the site.
3. The site for the proposed use is adequate in size and shape to accommodate the
project. Staff has reviewed the project and has determined that the project is consistent with the
standards of the Development Code and the Design Guidelines.
4 The nature of the proposed use is not detrimental to the health, safety and general
welfare of the community. The project is consistent with the goals and policies contained within
the General Plan and the development standards contained in the Development Code. These
documents were adopted by the City Council to assure that projects are is not detrimental to the
health, safety and general welfare of the community. Compliance with these documents will
assure this is achieved.
5. An Initial Study was prepared for the project and it has been determined that
although the proposed project could have a significant effect on the environment, these effects are
not considered to be significant due to mitigation measures contained in the project design and in
the Conditions of Approval added to the project.
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6. The project will not result in an impact to endangered, threatened or rare species
or their habitats, or to wildlife dispersal or migration corridors. The project site has been
previously disturbed and rough graded in the past, and street improvements installed on site.
There are none of the standard indicators (obligate species) that might suggest that there are
wetlands on site. The site does not serve as a migration corridor. A DeMinimus impact finding
can be made for this project.
Section 3. Environmental Compliance, An Initial Study prepared for this project indicates
that although the proposed project 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 Conditions
of Approval have been added to the project, and a Negative Declaration, therefore, is hereby
granted.
Section 4. Condifions. That the City of Temecula Planning Commission hereby approves
Planning Application No. PA97-0234 to construct and operate a 14,548 square foot office,
warehouse and manufacturing building on a 1.16 acre parcel located on the north side of Rio
Nedo, west of the intersection of Rio Nedo and Calle Empleado and known as Assessor's Parcel
No. 909-290-026 subject to Exhibit"a", attached hereto, and incorporated herein by this reference
and made a part hereof.
Section 5. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 20th day of October, 1997.
Linda F ey, Chairman
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the Planning
Commission of the City of Temecula at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 20th day of
October, 1997 by the following vote of the Commission:
AYES: 4 PLANNING COMMISSIONERS: Guerriero, Fahey, Miller, Slaven
NOES: 0 PLANNING COMMISSIONERS: None
ABSENT: 0 PLANNING COMMISSIONERS: None
ABSTAIN: 1 PLANNING COMMISSIONERS: Soltys' c
Debbie Ubnoske, Secretary
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