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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem No. 1cCITY OF LAKE ELSINORE PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES OF MARCH 19, 2013 CALL TO ORDER Chairman Morsch called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Commissioner Blake led the Pledge of Allegiance. ROLL CALL Present: Chairman Morsch Vice Chairman O'Neal Commissioner Blake Commissioner Gray Commissioner Jordan Absent: None Also present: Acting Planning Seumalo, Planning Consultant I Specialist Herrington None. None. 1. blic Works Director Leibold, and Office Project — Phase II, including the following items: a. General Plan Amendment No. 2013 -01 b. Zone Code Amendment No. 2013 -03 C. Zone Change No. 2013 -01 Planning Consultant Donahoe presented the staff report. She stated that staff held a community meeting on February 20, 2013, and had a good turn out. She reviewed changes /revisions to the zoning maps on PowerPoint and explained the revisions. Also she stated that staff received a lot of phone calls, front counter inquiries, and a -mails and she feels comfortable that property owners were notified of the change. PC April 16, 2013 Item No. 1c Page 1 of 9 City of Lake Elsinore Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of March 19, 2013 Page 2 of 9 Planning Consultant Donahoe noted that property owners, Michael Cargile, Said Cohen, Eric Lent of Time Warner Cable, and Michael Gordon currently have M -1 zoning and would like to retain the M -1 zone instead of going to a C -O zone. Planning Consultant Donahoe stated that after reviewing the Compatibility Matrix, the Business Professional designation had a limited number of possible zones in it. Therefore, she stated that staff is proposing that they expand the options by adding the M -1 and C -M zones, as compatible zones in the Business Professional Designation. She indicated that it would enable existing industrial uses in the Business Professional designation of the General Plan to continue. Planning Consultant Donahoe also stated that in a simlla instance, there was M- iiii 1 zoning originally on Flint Street on an existing set> �„ dustrial buildings and because staff wants to encourage industrial uses ,in" the siness District, they believe they should restore these properties beck fb an M "zone. Therefore, they are requesting that, as part of the clean Hof the General Amendment, they put this property back to the Limited Istrlal designation thereby allowing the M -1 zone on that property, as well. " %a, Planning Consultant Donahoe received an e- mail,and a phone call from George Koliber regarding his property located at the south', "est corner where Nichols Road intersects Collier. He requested / at staff confJ /Castle and Cooke's proposed realignment of Nichols Road ° use It goe through his property which will create some changes. However (ring Consultant Donahoe stated that staff feels it is premature at this gjb e to "make the requested changes because the realignment "d',gn has only, been proposed to staff but hasn't been implemented. She Roted that Staff can revisit this issue when the alignment does occur and when` they will have a better''means to determine the balance of uses in that particular z%ne:z Planning' `Consulta t Donahoe. also discussed the redistricting included in the ger efa1..,plan amendrne t, the proposed P -1 Public /Institutional Zoning, other proposed, changes to t" Compatibility Matrix, and Zone Change No. 2013 -01 that are described in the;�taff report. REQUEST TO SP...EAK;�f Michael Gordon, Eric Lent of Time Warner Cable, and Mike Cargile requested to retain the M -1 zoning applicable to their property. Chairman Morsch asked Planning Consultant Donahoe to explain why staff had originally proposed changing zoning to C -O. Planning Consultant Donahoe stated that during the consistency zoning, staff had to look at the General Plan's compatibility matrix to see what options were available. That is why Staff is recommending the change to the matrix to add the M -1 as a permitted zone in the Business Professional land use designation. PC April 16, 2013 Item No. 1 c Page 2 of 9 City of Lake Elsinore Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of March 19, 2013 Page 3 of 9 Commissioner Gray stated that he appreciated staffs work and thinks that it is well done. Commissioner Jordan seconded Commissioner Gray's comment and indicated that Planning Consultant Donahoe did a great job. Vice Chairman O'Neal stated that he had a question about the Public /Institutional zone and asked that as a courtesy, whether it is possible to get the Lake Elsinore School District to review the plans before the traffic jams happen. He indicated in particular, the problems at Rice Canyon Elementary. He asked if the City can get a response from the School District. Planning Consultant.149nahoe stated that she agreed that the problem is horrendous and although`Pt oniy lasts for an hour in the morning and an hour in the afternoon, it is stilt ve bad. She stated that asking that the City request of the School District tghelp tCi , with their planning, has not been well received in the past and note�;that the i ", 6,is that when the District receives funding for a site and a design they are stuck with that design and do not take into consideration what the City sees as possible conflicts. Vice Chairman O'Neal stated that the design is unsafe wi� regards to theentrances and exits, and when people are picking up t4r child "r6ft' they double park which is dangerous. Planning Consultant Donahoe stated ",that the City at one time had a relationship with the Planning Department of the Lake Elsinore Unified School District who on occasion, coordinated with the City regarding planning and approval of maps. She suggested that the Gkcan approach them again. Chairman O'Neal stated that someone`is going to get'hurt or killed there. Public Works Director Seumalo respnded that the City h "s a good working relationship with the School District but When it comes to building a school, if the funding is there, they want it to be completed rlgil away. He stated that they have coordinated with a utes to School" funding grants but the City is on the verge of losm outes to School" grant because the School District wasn't, prepared to�helr share of the work and all the City can do is offer our held and noted tha o e City will' work with the School District as much as Vice Chairma,A'Neal stated that the Public Works Department adjusted traffic lights for left tums;at Machado. Public Works Director Seumalo stated that are looking into re- stripping the road on Lincoln to provide a left turn pocket. Chairman Morsch asked if the School District's participation is mainly financial. Public Works Director Seumalo stated no and explained that it requires them to do some construction as well. He indicated that they are going to reconfigure their on -site circulation and widen their driveway and the City's portion is to widen the entrance in the right -of -way, as well as reduce the size of the median and put in an additional signal. Linda Ridenour stated that there is no safe way for the kids at Lakeshore High School to walk to the Lakeland Village area and indicated that someone has PC April 16, 2013 Item No. 1c Page 3 of 9 City of Lake Elsinore Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of March 19, 2013 Page 4 of 9 already been killed there. Public Works Director Seumalo stated that the City has been working on a project for almost a year and noted that the City has been trying to process an encroachment permit through Caltrans to allow them to start work on that project. He stated that the City received word that the contractor will be receiving the encroachment permit from Caltrans later in the week. Work will begin within two weeks. The project will provide a pathway on Riverside Drive and Grand Avenue to Lakeside High School. He indicated that there will be a Phase II to the project which is currently in design but there is no construction funding at this time. He stated that there will be a signal light at Grand Avenue and Riverside Drive which will facilitate pedestrian crossing and at the lake side of the intersection. Chairman Morsch asked if a sidewalk will be part of the "S,afe Routes to School. Public Works Director Seumalo stated that the City apply or "Safe Routes to School in that area but were not successful. Therefore, th !may applied for the Senate Bill 821 grant funding which was successful <'�u Commissioner Blake stated that the report""[raj was very impressive and thanked her for he'P was for determining Public /Institutional zones stated that staff took a look at the, existing b in Public /Institutional uses and they kept th it e them into a Public /Institutional zones Citt was a Public /Institutional General Plan design consistency. She statedJ1 at if those parcels property, they woul�liaveQo through'a Gen change and noted � t staff "djid make surohat the General Pla6 desi nations Planning Consultant Donahoe did ork;-,asked what the process Planning Consultant Donahoe uildrngs;, that may not remain as xisting "zoning rather than forcing omey Leibold stated that if there atior� „then it changed for zoning w to change the use of the eraf' Plan Amendment and a zone the zoning designations matched Chairman Morsch ;askecfanning'Consultant Donahoe to explain why under Zone Code AmeWT'° t 2013 -03, where staff is adding Chapter 17.106 9 p Public /Institutional t to th 'Municipal Code. The Motion states that an appropriate zone is nQt, currently available but is entirely consistent and compatiblo�, ith the Pj'blic /Institutional designation. Planning Consultant Donahoe expl' ined that 'the City didn't have a Public /Institutional zone and the only current options w�o'uld be Recreation or Open Space and neither of those applied. She stafed;ahat the City needs a zone that clearly states that these are public uses, or institutional uses that generally are not governed by the Municipal Code. Chairman Morsch asked that when the City adopts a Specific Plan for an area, why there isn't a zone change concurrently processed with that Specific Plan adoption. City Attorney Leibold stated that the Specific Plan is the zoning designation and noted that zoning provides for specific land use designations and the alterative to zoning is a Specific Plan which also provides for specific land use designations. PC April 16, 2013 Item No. 1c Page 4 of 9 City of Lake Elsinore Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of March 19, 2013 Page 5 of 9 Planning Consultant Donahoe clarified the changes that will be made to the General Plan /Zoning Compatibility Matrix to the Commission, as noted in the staff report. Motion by Commissioner Jordan and seconded by Commissioner Gray to approve Resolution No. 2013 -45, a Resolution of the Planning Commission of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, recommending that the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore approve General Plan Amendment No. 2013 -01, modifying the General Plan Compatibility Matrix (Appendix B) by adding the "Floodway" Designation, the "L Lakeshore" and "P -1 Public /Institutional' zones, adding the °M -1 Limited Manufacturing" zone as a compatible zone in the "Business Park" designation, and changing the Compatible zone In t from "R -1 Single - Family Residential' to "L Lakes Residential areas of Annexation No. 81 from the North C the Business District; relocating the Residential Areas of A the North Central Sphere District to the Lake Elsinore Hills Commercial Area on the west side of Lak�3treet.. betwe Mountain, from the Lake View District tom Use designation of Non - Cemetery pro( "Limited Industrial ;" and changing the Land Properties on the south side of Flat Street "Limited Industrial. "; Motion passed /O/Q Motion by Commissioner Gray ands approve Resolution No 2,Q13 -46, a R the City of Lake Elsinore GZ�lifornia, rec City of Lake Elslno eCalifopla approve modifying the Clty of 1ake gsinore Mu Chapter 17.106 P/I P611111 histltiAional D the Clt ake Elsin( �\,\ City of La ,,'"'Elsinore, the Consist e�d�!, Zoni parcels in the Bu "sine; Plan designation BUSINESS ITEM(S) None. DISCUSSION ITEMS) akeside" designation relocating the Non - ral Sphere District to 1exption No. 81 from list , relocatina the and Land 'Public /Institutional' to on of existing industrial Density Residential' to ,d ,by, Commissioner Jordan to of, the Planning Commission of tding that the City Council of the I Code Amendment No. 2013 -03, Code, Title 17 — Zoning, adding ": Motion passed 5 -0. moray and seconded by Commissioner Jordan to 013 -47; a Resolution of the Planning Commission of California, recommending that the City Council of the ifornia approve Zone Change No. 2013 -01, known as 'roject — Phase II, changing the zoning of various strict of the City to zones consistent with the General and as amended in Area 2; Motion passed 5 -0. Presentation by Historic Preservation Ad Hoc Committee regarding establishment of a Historic Preservation Commission PC April 16, 2013 Item No. 1c Page 5 of 9 City of Lake Elsinore Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of March 19, 2013 Page 6 of 9 Acting Planning Manager MacHott stated that at the beginning of last year, the Planning Commission held several workshops regarding historic preservation and as a result, a recommendation was made to the City Council to create an Ad Hoc Committee to consider historic preservation within the City and to come back to the City Council with recommendations. As part of their motion to create the Ad Hoc Committee, the City Council directed the Ad Hoc Committee to make a presentation before the Planning Commission with regards to their recommendations and to obtain the Commission's comments; which they could forward to the City Council. Since the Ad Hoc Committee reports directly to the City Council, the Planning Commission will have no action with regards to the recommendation and will just have a discussion and offer, their comments. He indicated that the Chairperson of the Ad Hoc Committee' /Wis Joyce Hohenadl and she will be making a presentation on behalf of the Ad„1,/A0,Committee. �U/ Joyce Hohenadl, Chairman of Historic Preservation "Ad Ho %;�,�nmittee thanked the Historic Preservation Ad Hoc Committee members for volunteering their time in attending meetings and conducting research for„ the Committee. She also gave a special appreciation to Richard MacHott for helping the Com "p'M ee reach the goals established in the Resolution. Ms. Hohenadl stated that Lake Elsino properties of architectural and histori Committee wants the City to prornot tourists and visitors to enjoy Main S historical buildings an �in the Clty Resolution No . adopted establishing a ffistt Preservation appointed. She disc ased the Commit Historical Preservation 'Commission,.. is rich in history and there are many >ignificance': She indicated that the ustoric preservation, which will bring Ed,iandwether areas where there are e statettiat on September 28, 1982, y the Lake Elsinore City Council, emission. However, one was never f sw recommendations and stated that a needed to monitor the continuing ling historical in the City and sphere of Ms Hot nadl recom Mend ec�` `that another survey regarding the historical buildings 1) done because that last survey was done in 1991. She indicated that this is a huge" endeavor' and explained that new pictures have to be taken; information needs:,; to oe given to the Assessors Office, etc. Commissioner Jordan asked if Ms Hohenadl has an estimate of how many more buildings she thinks need to be added vs. the survey done in 1991. Ms. Hohenadl stated that there are a lot of homes in the City that are now over 45 years old since the 1982 and 1990 surveys were done, and many more homes need to be looked at and added onto the survey, as well as taken off, possibly because they are no longer in existence. Vice Chairman O'Neal stated that his house was built in 1928 and he wants to modify his own house and knows what he wants but it may not be what the Commission wants. He asked how he reconciles this kind of situation. Ms. Hohenadl stated that he never designated his house as being historical and she PC April 16, 2013 Item No. 1c Page 6 of 9 City of Lake Elsinore Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of March 19, 2013 Page 7 of 9 discussed their proposed Certificate of Appropriateness procedures. Acting Planning Manager MacHott added that the Certificate of Appropriateness programs that have been implemented by other cities only address those properties that the owner has voluntarily agreed to designate their house as a historical structure. Therefore, the City is not going to designate his site as historic and then impose the requirements without his concurrence. Commissioner Jordan asked about the Mills Act. Ms. Hohenadl stated that if a resident wants to sign up for the Mills Act to get the tax benefit, the house has to be registered as a historical site first. Ms. Hohenadl clarified that just because your house is 45 years or older does not necessarily make t'historical. Ruth Atkins, a member of the Historical Society, st open program that anyone in the City can do and decide how many properties they want to do duti the residents have to do what the Mills Actjotijuii MacHott clarified that the Mills Act is a c.I tract property owner and the City to preserve the japer Commissioner Blake thanked the Historical Sociei and appreciates all of the work they have done knows that historical value of a bull0 °g Is conslde be too soon, and suggested that a yllding; 100 as historical. He suggested as a considerion;; serve a one year develops. Ms. He was established I of a foul .� ar terr I that the'» "5 years e Countyastorica fh�t the Mills Act is not an ainetlthat the City has to given= period of time, and Acting Pi, aIfing Manager irrangemen between the for taking the task seriously °'� stated that although he re5,;,y�ars and older, it may yea(s >and older to be valued �be Historical Commission o see how this Commission )r older for historical buildings Commission. Commissioner Gray stated °'that I1eg ppre'iates the Committee's enthusiasm in getting this moved long It d noted''' A 0 years seems like a long time to have waited1dr a Histoer��ommi§'sibn to be established. work that Ms. Hohenadl and the Historic done. Tim Fleming, resldentdf °Lake Elsinore and a member on the Ad Hoc Committee stated that the purse of the Ad Hoc Committee is to come up with an inventory of historic buildingshat Lake Elsinore has. As a Commission, their goal is to get the inventory set up so that the staff and the public can have access to these lists and a resident will be able to see if their property is on this list. He emphasized that it is the Historic Preservation Commission that will be doing the work. He thanked Ms. Hohenadl and Acting Planning Manager MacHott for all of their work establishing the Historic Preservation Ad Hoc Committee and bringing it to Council within a year. Chairman Morsch indicated that the recommendation states that they are either leaving it up to the City Council to adopt a Certified Local Government Program PC April 16, 2013 Item No. 1 c Page 7 of 9 City of Lake Elsinore Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of March 19, 2013 Page 8 of 9 or adopt a Historic Preservation Ordinance and wanted to know if there is one preference or another, or can they do both. Ms. Hohenadl stated it will be one or the other and the Committee would like a certified program because that entitles the City to apply for grants. Acting Planning Manager MacHott stated that in order to have a certified program, the City needs to meet certain criteria which include having an ordinance. Commissioner Morsch asked Ms. Hohenadl if they have an estimated annual cost budget for this Commission. Ms Hohenadl stated that it is not their task and they are leaving it up to the City Council to decide the annual cost budget and also to decide how many Commissioners they would like to have on the Commission. City Attorney Leibold stated that under the City Committee is a Special Purpose Committee that c of its task. Vice Chairman O'Neal stated that he was m1 the buildings in Lake Elsinore and It Is ort'I knowledge of specific historic buildings' M *I�j that he published two books with photographs is aware of the importance of having a suh Commission can review but also t;a the public I�I /M. i p the historic buildings. , , Policy, the Ad Hoc upon the completion ;sted in a;;survey of all of the Commission, to have dl stated that she knows Isinore and noted that he it not only the Planning view with a description of Commissioner Blake` thanf7 7 Fred Lod , the City's Code Enforcement officer for being on top of:itpgs in the City. \ O, Chairman Morsch stited,4 MOIR�a, few weeks ago, four of the Planning Commissioners tided tLeagu'e of California Cities' Planning Commission Acadepty and Inchitad that tie 3 -day academy was very informative and he thanked the City Clerk, rgi i Bloom, for recommending to the City Council that they relon the League�of California Cities. He stated that it offers a valuable resource. Also, he stated1hat there was a great presentation from about mixing pedestrian and, bicycle n'paths with the traffic elements and indicated that it is important that the'Clt ,astays on top of the current philosophy on developing our community so thaf =:if is safe for pedestrians, for the bicycle riders, and for everyone that lives in the City. STAFF COMMENTS None. CITY ATTORNEY'S COMMENTS None. PC April 16, 2013 Item No. 1c Page 8 of 9 City of Lake Elsinore Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of March 19, 2013 Page 9 of 9 ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Planning Commission, Chairman Morsch adjourned the meeting at 7:47 p.m. The Lake Elsinore Planning Commission will adjourn to a regular meeting to be held on Tuesday, April 2, 2013, at 6:00 p.m. to be held at the Senior Activities Center located at 420 E. Lakeshore Drive, Lake Elsinore, CA 92530. Lake Attest: Richard J. MacHott Acting Planning Manager rman PC April 16, 2013 Item No. 1c Page 9 of 9