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HomeMy WebLinkAbout93_031 PC ResolutionATTACHMENT NO. 1 PC RESOLUTION NO. 93-31 A RF~OLUTION OF THIr~ PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA APPROVING A THIRD ONE YEAR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR VESTING TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO. 23373, AMENDMENT NO. 1, A PROPOSAL FOR A RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUM SUBDIVISION OF 348 DWELLING UNITS ON 23.5 ACRES AND 7.$ ACRES COMMERCIAL LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF RANCHO CALIFORNIA ROAD AND MEADOWS PARKWAY AND KNOWN AS ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NO. 953-060-009. WHEREAS, Kemper Real Estate Development Company in the name of Margarita Village Retirement Community, Inc. f'ded an Extension of Time application for Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 23373, Amendment No. 1 in accordance with the Riverside County Land Use, Zoning, Planning and Subdivision Ordinances, which the City has adopted by reference; WHEREAS, said Extension of Time application was processed in the time and manner prescribed by State and local law; WHEREAS, the Planning Commission considered said Extension 0f Time on December 6, 1993; WHEREAS, at said hearing, the Commission considered all facts relating to the Third Extension of Time for Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 23373, Amendment No. 1; NOW, THEREFORE, THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA DOES RESOLVE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. That the above recitations are tree and correct. Section 2. Findings. That the Temecula Planning Commission hereby makes the following f'mdings, to wit: A. The f'mdings for the original approval for Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 23373, Amendment No. 1 are found to remain valid except as amended herein. B. No subsequent changes are proposed in the project which would require revisions to the previously Certified Environmental Impact Report (EIR) No. 202. The project does not include new significant, unmitigable environmental impacts that were not considered in the previously Certified Environmental Impact Report on the project. C. No new information of substantial importance to the project has become available. R:\S\STAFFRPT~23373-1.PC 12/30/93 klb 7 D. Vesting Tentative Parcel Map No. 23373, Amendment No. 1, Third Extension of Time is consistent with the City's General Plan. The Specific Plan land use designation for Planning Area No. 38 - Retiremem Community is very high density residential (Density range 14-20 d.u./acre). The land use designation for Planning Area No. 39 is commercial development The General Plan land use designation for Planning Area No. 38 is High Density Residential (13-20 d.u./acre) and Neighborhood Commercial for Planning Area No. 39. The . project as proposed is consistent with Specific Plan No. 199 - Margarita Village and the General Plan. E. The proposed use or action complies with State Planning and Zoning Laws. The proposed use complies with the Subdivision Map Act, and City of Temecula Ordinances No. 460 and 348. F. The site is suitable to accommodate the proposed land use in terms of the size and shape of the lot configuration, circulation patterns, access, and intensity of use, due to the fact that the proposed residential development complies with the standards of Ordinances No. 460 and 348. G. The project as designed and conditioned will not adversely affect the public health or welfare, due to the fact that the Conditions of Approval include mitigation measures. H. The project is compatible with surrounding land uses. The harmony in scale, bulk, height, intensity, and coverage creates a compatible physical relationship with adjoining properties. Medium density residential uses are proposed to the west and are buffered by a golf . course. Medium high residential uses are proposed to the north of the site and are buffered by a road. Existing low-medium density residential developmem is located across Rancho . California Road. The commercial portion of the site is adjacent to Meadows Parkway (identified . in the General Plan as a 4-lane major road) and Rancho California Road (identified in the . General Plan as a 4-lane arterial). I. The proposal will not have an adverse effect on surrounding property, because it does not represent a significant change to the present or planned land use of the area, due to the fact that the proposed use is compatible with the surrounding land uses. I. The project has acceptable access to a dedicated right-of-way which is open to, and useable by, vehicular traffic, because access will be off of Rancho California Road and Meadows Parkway, which are publicly maintained street. K. The design of the project and the type of improvements are such that they are not in conflict with easements for access through or use of the property within the proposed project. L. Said f'mdmgs are supported by maps and environmental documents associated with these applications and herein incorporated by reference. M. As conditioned pursuant to Section 4, the Tentative Tract Map is compatible with the health, safety and welfare of the community. R:\S\STAFFRPT~23373-1.PC 12/30/93 krb 8 Section 3. Environmental Compliance. Environmental Impact Report (EIR) No. 202 was previously adopted by Riverside County for Specific Plan No. 199. Staff has determined that said EIR still applies to this subdivision because no subsequent, unmitigable changes are proposed in the project which would require revisions to the previous Certified Environmental Impact Report. The project does not include new significant, unmitigable environmental impacts that were not considered in the previously Certified Environmental Impact Report on the project. Section 4. Conditions. That the City of Temecula Planning Commission hereby approves the Third One Year Extension of Time for Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 23373, Amendment No. 1, a proposal for a residential condominium subdivision of 348 dwelling units on 23.5 acres and 7.5 acres commercial located at the northwest comer of Rancho California Road and Meadows Parkway and known as Assessor's Parcel No. 953-060-009 subject to the following conditions: A. Exhibit A, attached hereto. Section 5. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADO//~/TED this 6th day of December, 1993. S VEN J. 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 6th day of December, 1993 by the following vote of the Commission: AYES: 4 NOES: 0 ABSENT: 0 PLANNING COMMISSIONERS:Blair, Fahey, Hoagland, and Ford PLANNING COMMISSIONERS: PLANNING COMMISSIONERS: GARY THORNHILL SECRETARY R:\S\STAFFRPT~23373-1.PC 1/3/94 idb 9