HomeMy WebLinkAbout02_037 PC ResolutionPC RESOLUTION NO. 2002-037
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF TEMECULA APPROVING PLANNING APPLICATION NO. 02-
0355 - A SUBSTANTIAL CONFORMANCE REQUEST TO AMEND
THE DESIGN GUIDELINES OF THE CROWNE HILL SUBDIVISION
FOR VESTED TRACT MAP NO's 23143-5 THROUGH - 12 AND
APPROVAL OF THE CONCEPTUAL LANDSCAPE PLAN ALONG
PAUBA ROAD, LOCATED EAST OF BUTTERFIELD STAGE ROAD
AND SOUTH OF PAUBA ROAD.
WHEREAS, Pacific Century Homes and KB Home Coastal, Inc., filed Planning Application
No. 02-0355, in accordance with the City of Temecula General Plan and Development Code;
WHEREAS, Planning Application No. 02-0355 was processed including, but not limited to
public notice, in the time and manner prescribed by State and local law;
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission considered Planning Application No. 02-0355 on
September 18, 2002, at duly noticed public hearings as prescribed by law, at which time the City
staff and interested persons had an opportunity to and did testify either in support or in opposition to
this matter;
WHEREAS, at the conclusion of the Commission hearing and after due consideration of the
testimony, the Commission approved Planning Application No. 02-0355;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA DOES
RESOLVE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.
by reference.
That the above recitations are true and correct and are hereby incorporated
Section 2. Findinqs. The Planning Commission, in approving Planning Application No.
02-0355 hereby makes the following findings as required by Section 17.05.010.F of the Temecula
Municipal Code:
A. The proposed use is in conformance with the General Plan for Temecula and with all
applicable requirements of state law and other ordinances of the city.
The proposal is consistent with the land use designation and policies reflected for Low
Medium Residential (LM) development in that it is establishing consistent design standards for a
large development area as required in the City of Temecula General Plan, as well as incorporating
the intent of the Residential Performance Standards found in the City of Temecula Development
Code. The amendment of the Crowne Hill Design Guidelines is therefore properly planned and
found to be suitable for future development.
B. The overall development of the land is designed for the protection of the public
health, safety, and general welfare.
The amended Design Guidelines will assure that well designed homes appropriate to the
area will be built consistent with the Residential Performance Standards found in the City of
Temecula Development Code. The project has been reviewed, and as conditioned, can be found to
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be consistent with, all applicable policies, guidelines, standards and regulations intended to ensure
that the development will be constructed and function in a manner that will enhance the physical
character, integrity, and quality of the residential areas for the protection of the public health, safety
and welfare.
Section 3. Environmental Compliance. A Notice of Exemption for Planning Application
No. 02-0355 was made per the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15162. This
section applies when an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) has been certified or negative
declaration adopted for a project, no subsequent EIR shall be prepared for that project unless there
are substantial changes not discussed or examined in the EIR.
Section 4. Conditions. That the City of Temecula Planning Commission hereby
conditionally approves Planning Application No. 02-0355, a Substantial Conformance request to
amend the Design Guidelines of the Crowne Hill subdivision for Vested Tract Map No's. 23143-5
through -12 and the conceptual Landscape Plan along Pauba Road, east of Butterfield Stage Road
and south of Pauba Road, and known as all lots within Vested Tract Map No's. 23143-5 through -
12. The Conditions of Approval are contained in Exhibit A.
Section 5. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City of Temecula Planning
Commission this 18th day of September 2002.
"'c-'"Denni~ Chiniaeff, Chairpersc~(I,~.-~
ATTEST:
Debbie Ubnoske, Secretary
{SEAL}
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss
CITY OF TEMECULA )
I, Debbie Ubnoske, Secretary of the Temecula Planning Commission, do hereby certifythat
PC Resolution No. 02-037 was duly and regularly adopted by the Planning Commission of the City
of Temecula at a regular meeting thereof held on the 18th day of September, by the following vote:
AYES: 5
NOES: 0
ABSENT: 0
ABSTAIN: 0
PLANNING COMMISSIONERS:
PLANNING COMMISSIONERS:
PLANNING COMMISSIONERS:
PLANNING COMMISSIONERS:
Guerriero, Mathewson, Olhasso, Telesio,
and Chairman Chiniaeff
None
None
None
Debbie Ubnoske, Secretary
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EXHIBIT A
CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL
SUBSTANTIAL CONFORMANCE
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EXHIBIT A
CITY OF TEMECULA
CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL
Planning Application No. 02-0355 (Substantial Conformance)
Project Description:
A Substantial Conformance request to amend the Design
Guidelines of the Crowne Hill subdivision for Vested
Tract Map No's. 23143-5 through -12 and approval of the
Conceptual Landscape Plan along Pauba Road, east of
Butterfield Stage Road and south of Pauba Road.
DIFCategory:
Residential
Vested Tract Map:
Approval Date:
Expiration Date:
All lots of VTM No's. 23143-5 through - 12
September 18, 2002
September 18, 2004
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
Within Forty-Eight (48) Hours of the Approval of this Project
The applicant shall deliver to the Community Development Department - Planning Division a
cashier's check or money order made payable to the County Clerk in the amount of Sixty-
four Dollars ($64.00) for the County administrative fee, to enable the City to file the Notice of
Exemption as provided under Public Resoumes Code Section 21108(b) and California Code
of Regulations Section 15062. If within said forty-eight (48) hour period the applicant has
not delivered to the Community Development Department - Planning Division the check as
required above, the approval for the project granted shall be void by reason of failure of
condition (Fish and Game Code Section 711.4(c).
General Requirements
The permittee/applicant shall indemnify, protect and hold harmless, the City and any agency
or instrumentality thereof, and/or any of its officers, employees, and agents from any and all
claims, actions, or proceedings against the City, or any agency or instrumentality thereof, or
any of its officers, employees, and agents, to attack, set aside, void, annul, or seek monetary
damages resulting from an approval of the City, or any agency or instrumentality thereof,
advisory agency, appeal board or legislative body including actions approved by the voters
of the City, concerning the Planning Application which action is brought within the
appropriate statute of limitations period and Public Resources Code, Division 13, Chapter 4
(Section 21000 et seq., including but not by the way of limitations Section 21152 and 21167).
The City shall promptly notify the permittee/applicant of any claim, action, or proceeding
brought forth within this time period. The City shall estimate the cost of the defense of the
action and applicant shall deposit said amount with the City. City may require additional
deposits to cover anticipated costs. City shall refund, without interest, any unused portions
of the deposit once the litigation is finally concluded. Should the City fail to either promptly
notify or cooperate fully, permittee/applicant shall not, thereafter be responsible to indemni~,
defend, protect, or hold harmless the City, any agency or instrumentality thereof, or any of its
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10.
officers, employees, or agents. Should the applicant fail to timely post the required deposit,
the Director may terminate the land use approval without further notice to the applicant.
This approval shall be used within two (2) years of the approval date; otherwise, it shall
become null and void. By use is meant the beginning of substantial construction
contemplated by this approval within the two (2) year period which is thereafter diligently
pursued to completion or the beginning of substantial utilization contemplated by this
approval.
The Landscape Guideline text within the Design Guidelines shall be revised so that:
a. All residential front yard landscaping conforms to the Landscape Standards found
in the City of Temecula's Development Code Section 17.06.060.
b. Street trees shall be planted in or immediately adjacent to the public right-of-way
with placement being consistent along the street frontage.
c. All podions of the front yard, forward of side yard fences, shall be landscaped
prior to issuance of an occupancy permit.
The Project Monumentation Plan within the Design Guidelines shall include enhanced
intersection treatments at the interior crossroad locations of Crowne Hill Drive at: Royal
Crest Place, Wolf Street, and Fox Road, in compliance with the underlying conditions
requiring that the landscape plans incorporate the use of specimen accent trees at key
visual focal points with the project in preparation of the landscape construction plans.
Landscaping installed for the project shall be continuously maintained to the reasonable
satisfaction of the Director of Planning. If it is determined that the landscaping is not being
maintained, the Director of Planning shall have the authority to require the property owner to
bring the landscaping into conformance with the approved landscape plan. The continued
maintenance of all landscaped areas shall be the responsibility of the developer or any
successors in interest.
The Director of Planning will be entitled to ask for additional enhancing accent elements
such as rock and brick veneer, wood siding, exposed eves, and/or window accenting during
the review of applications for the product review for the actual homes, if it is deemed
necessary.
A line of sight assessment shall be prepared that assess the visibility of homes in the tract
from Pauba Road east of Crowne Hill Drive looking southward. Should it be determined that
homes are visible from Pauba Road then they shall include enhanced architectural
treatment.
Within seven (7) days of final approval, the applicant shall sign both copies of the final
conditions of approval that will be provided by the Community Development Department -
Planning Division staff, and return one signed set to the Community Development
Department - Planning Division for their files.
Within thirty (30) days of final approval, the applicant shall revise Exhibits "D", (Crowne Hill
Design Guidelines) to reflect the final Conditions of Approval and submit five (5) full size
copies amended as follows:
a. The design Guidelines shall modify the building elevations as described by the
Planning Commission with regard to: consistency to accent elements, additional
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f.
g.
h.
stone accenting on front elevations, more emphasis on architecture forward and side
and rear enhancements, stucco finish variations, and other enhancing elements.
Page 39 references "Interior Slope Landscaping" - If this is to reference HOA or
private party maintained slopes the comments are fine, but Figure 16 on page 38
illustrates landscaped slopes along Pauba and Butterfield Stage Roads as well as
Crowne Hill Drive. Within this exhibit some TCSD standards are noted, tree
setbacks and top of slope benches. These areas are to be maintained byTCSD and
therefore need to conform to TCSD standards as well as City standards.
Note: On Page 38the cross-section of Pauba Road does not show TCSD bench or
tree setback. Our standard for the equestrian fence is a two rail fence instead of a
three rail. A channel ditch would need to be provided between the equestrian fence
and the slope.
Page 41 -
i. References neighborhood park (Park A) located on Pauba Road...as
depicted in Figure 18 (Conceptual Park Plans) to be constructed to
standards (not TCSD) even though this is a future public park site.
ii. The last sentence in the 2nd paragraph states no conceptual park plan is
included for Park F since it is not covered by these design guidelines.
Neither should Park A.
iii. Note: That while TCSD will maintain Parks A and F, in addition to the
parkways along Pauba, Buttedield Stage Road and Crowne Hill Drive
adjacent to Crowne Hill, we will not maintain any entry monumentation areas.
Page 42 shows Parks C & D as "Neighborhood Park". The majority of this area is
Natural Open Space/Mitigation Area.
Page 43 includes Park A as to be constructed under'~hese guidelines". Park A is to
be constructed to TCSD standards.
Page 44 Note: All fencing will be located and maintained by the HOA or private
property owner.
Page 46, Figure 20A shows the "2 ' Bench, Per T.C.S.D.", shows the 2-foot bench
starting in the middle of the fence. TCSD requires the entire two-foot bench area
adjacent to the fence. Also, this exhibit shows an HOA or TCSD "side". Delete the
reference to the "TCSD side". TCSD will not maintain any fencing, fencing will need
to be maintained by the HOA or private property owner.
Prior to the Issuance of Building Permits
11.
Three (3) copies of Construction Landscaping and Irrigation Plans prepared in conjunction
with the Design Guidelines shall be submitted to the Community Development Department -
Planning Division for approval. These plans shall conform substantially with the approved
Exhibit "F", or as amended by these conditions. The location, number, genus, species, and
container size of the plants shall be shown. The plans shall be consistent with the Water
Efficient Ordinance. The cover page shall identify the total square footage of the
landscaped area for the site. The plans shall be accompanied by the following items:
a. Appropriate filing fee (per the City of Temecula Fee Schedule at time of submittal).
b. One (1) copy of the approved grading plan.
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Water usage calculations per Chapter 17.32 of the Development Code (Water
Efficient Ordinance).
Total cost estimate of plantings and irrigation (in accordance with the approved
plan).
A landscape maintenance program shall be submitted for approval, which details the
proper maintenance of all proposed plant materials to assure proper growth and
landscape development for the long-term esthetics of the property. The approved
maintenance program shall be provided to the landscape maintenance contractor
who shall be responsible to carry out the detailed program.
Prior to the Issuance of Occupancy Permits
12.
All required landscape planting and irrigation shall have been installed consistent with the
approved construction plans and shall be in a condition acceptable to the Director of
Planning. The plants shall be healthy and free of weeds, disease, or pests. The irrigation
system shall be properly constructed and in good working order.
13.
Performance securities, in amounts to be determined by the Director of Planning, to
guarantee the maintenance of the plantings, in accordance with the approved construction
landscape and irrigation plan shall be filed with the Community Development Department -
Planning Division for one year from final certificate of occupancy. After that year, if the
landscaping and irrigation system have been maintained in a condition satisfactory to the
Director of Planning, the bond shall be released upon request by the applicant.
14.
All of the foregoing conditions shall be complied with prior to occupancy or any use allowed
by this permit.
By placing my signature below, I confirm that I have read, understand and accept all the above
Conditions of Approval. I further understand that the property shall be maintained in conformance
with these conditions of approval and that any changes I may wish to make to the project shall be
subject to Planning Commission approval.
Applicant's Signature
Name printed
Date
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