HomeMy WebLinkAbout97_026 PC Resolution ATTACHMENT NO. 6
PC RESOLUTION NO. 97-026
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF TEMECULA APPROVING PLANNING
APPLICATION NO. PA97-0142 (TENTATIVE TRACT MAP
NO. 23371 REVISED) GENERALLY LOCATED SOUTH OF
LA SERENA WAY, EAST OF MARGARITA ROAD, WEST
OF MEADOWS PARKWAY, NORTH OF RANCHO
CALIFORNIA ROAD, WITHIN THE MARGARITA
VILLAGE SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 199
WHEREAS, Temeku Hills Development Partners, L.P. filed Planning Application No.
PA97-0142 in accordance with the City of Temecula General Plan and Riverside County Land Use
and Subdivision Ordinances, which the City has adopted by reference;
WHEREAS, Planning Application No. PA97-0142 was processed in the time and manner
prescribed by State and local law;
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission considered Planning Application No. PA97-0142
on September 8, 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, said Commission considered all facts
relating to Planning Application No. PA97-0142;
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. That the Temecula Planning Commission hereby makes the
following findings:
A. Pursuant to Section 7.1 of County Ordinance No. 460, no subdivision may be
approved unless the following findings are made:
1. The proposed land division and the design or improvement of the project
is consistent with the City's General Plan and Specific Plan No. 199. The site is physically
suitable for the type and density of development. The project proposes residential densities
consistent with the General Plan Land Use designations for Planning Areas 34, 35, 37, 41, 42 and
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43. Tentative Tract Map No. 23371 was originally approved in 1988; the revision proposes
increased lot sizes and a new 12.5 acre park site.
2. The design of the proposed land division or proposed improvements is not
likely to cause substantial environmental damage or substantially and unavoidably injure fish or
wildlife or their habitat. The project site has been previously graded and partially developed.
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.
3. The design of the proposed land division or the type of improvements is not
likely to cause serious public health problems. The project has been reviewed for conformance
with Specific Plan No. 199, the City's General Plan, Development Code, Subdivision and
Landscaping Ordinances. The project is consistent with these documents and conditions of
approval have been placed on the project accordingly to assure that the development conforms to
Specific Plan and/or City Standards.
4. The design of the proposed land division or the type of improvements will
not conflict with easements, acquired by the public at large, for access through, or use of,
property within the proposed land division. The project will take access from La Serena Way,
Rancho California Road, Meadows Parkway and Margarita Road, and will not obstruct any
easements.
5. The map as proposed conforms to the logical development of the proposed
site, and is compatible with the health, safety and welfare of the community.
Section 3. Environmental Compliance, Environmental Impact Report No. 202 was
prepared for Specific Plan No. 199 and was certified by the Riverside County Board of
Supervisors. In conjunction with Amendment No. 2 to the Specific Plan, a number of additional
studies were undertaken to update and complement the original EIR. The additional studies, a
geotechnical study, traffic study and a Kangaroo Rat trapping and update study, confirmed the
validity of the original analysis.
It has been eleven (11) years since the original environmental analysis was
performed for this project. Therefore, Staff prepared another Initial Environmental Assessment
to examine the question of whether any impacts beyond those analyzed in the previous EIR and
subsequent studies would result from the proposed project, changes in circumstances, or new
information. In areas where there was a potential change in circumstances, specifically traffic,
noise, and lighting, staff requested additional information from the applicant. Based upon Staff's
analysis, the project is consistent with the information contained in the previously certified EIR.
Due to the limited scope of the proposed changes to the specific plan, there will be no effect
beyond that which was reviewed in the previous analysis.
Under California Public Resources Code Section 21166 and Section 15162 of the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, no additional EIR is required unless
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additional impacts not previously considered, or substantial increases in the severity of impacts,
may result from: substantial changes in the circumstances under which the project is undertaken
which would require a major revision in the EIR, or new information that could not have been
known at the time the EIR was prepared becomes available. None of these situations has
occurred; therefore, no further environmental analysis is required.
Section 4. Conditions. That the City of Temecula Planning Commission hereby approves
Planning Application No. PA97-0142 (Tentative Tract Map No.23371 Revised) located south of
La Serena Way, east of Margarita Road, west of Meadows Parkway, north of Rancho California
Road, within the Margarita Village Specific Plan, subject to Exhibit A, attached hereto, and
incorporated herein by this reference and made a part hereof.
Section 5. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 8th day of September, 1997.
Linda Fahey, C airman
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 8th day of
September, 1997 by the following vote of the Commission:
AYES: 5 PLANNING COMMISSIONERS: FAHEY, GUERRIERO, MILLER,
SLAVEN, SOLTYSIAK
NOES: 0 PLANNING COMMISSIONERS: NONE
ABSENT: 0 PLANNING COMMISSIONERS: NONE
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Debbie Ubnoske, Secretary
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