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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Reso No 1989-05RESOLUTION NO. 89-5 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, MAKING AN AMENDMENT TO THE LAND USE ELEMENT OF THE LAKE ELSINORE GENERAL PLAN FOR THE FIRST CYCLE OF THE CALENDAR YEAR OF 1989. THE CITY COUNCIL AF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALI- FORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: WHEREAS, Section 65361(a) of the Government Code provides that no mandatory element of a General Plan shall be amended more frequently than four times during any calendar year; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held public hearings on this round of General Plan Amendments on January 17, 1989, and that this publio hearing was advertised as required by law. The Planning Commission made a recommendation to the City Council concerning this General Plan Amendment and has filed with the City Council copies of map and report; and WHEREAS, notice was duly given of the public hearing on the Amendment, which public hearing was held before the City Council on the 14th day of March, 1989, at the hour of 7:00 p.m., with testimony received being made a part of the public record; and WHEREAS, the City Council certifies that the Final Environmental Impact Report has been completed in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act and that the information contained within the Environmental Impact Report has been reviewed and considered by the Council prior to approving the project. ' NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the evidence received at the hearing and for the reasons discussed by the Council members at said hearing, the City Council now finds that the Lake Elsinore General Plan be amended as follows: A. GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 88-1 APPLICANT: Pardee Construction Company PROPERTY OWNER: Clyde C. Christiansen; Corona Foothill Company LOCATION: Along Railroad Canyon Road, Cottonwood and Holland Roads, one-half mile south of Canyon Lake. Change approximately 1,968.7 acres from Riverside County Category 2I and Mountainous to Specific Plan Area, with a density of 2.17 dwelling units per acre. Approval is based on the following: This request is anticipated to result in several significant adverse environmental impacts associated with the development of the site as allowed under the General Plan. These impacts are described in the Cottonwood Hills Environmental Impact Report for the proposed Specific Plan. For each significant impact, measures are imposed to eliminate or substantially lessen their effect. A number of these significant impacts are unavoidable and a statement of overriding consideration is recommended as Finding #2. Specific findings on each significant impact are as listed in Table 1 attached hereto as Exhibit A. 2. This request will result in significant environmental impacts associated with loss of habitat, traffic circulation, degradation of air quality and a substantial contribution to the cumulative impacts of area-wide urban development which may be partially mitigated but are anticipated to remain significant upon development of the site as allowed under the General Plan. These impacts are found to be acceptable due to due to benefits derived by development under the General Plan, specifically the provision of quality housing opportunities by the City, the anticipated increase in local government revenues generated by project residents and the provision of significant improvements to Railroad Canyon Road, all of which are expected to support local commercial and industrial development efforts and generate measurable benefits to the local economy and fiscal integrity of City government. The foregoing overriding considerations provide the rationale for a decision to approve this request. 3. The General Plan Amendment is found to be in conformity with the General Plan as follows: Land Use Element a) The Specific Plan (Plan) would provide for residential support of City commercial and industrial development thereby promoting a comruunity-wide balance of land uses. b) Services and facilities could be delivered as needed under provisions of the Plan. c) Quality site development would be promoted under provisions of the Plan. Circulation Element d) The regionally important link of Railroad Canyon Road west to I-15 would be provided. Opportunities for future linkage improvements to the south and east are preserved. e) Transit parking and bike lanes are accommodated. Environmental Resource Element f) Major areas of open space/wildlife habitat are preserved. g) No important mineral resources are impacted. h) Adverse air quality impacts are partially mitigated. i) Prime agricultural lands are being converted to urban uses in a timely manner, based upon surrounding land use and economic conditions. j) Recreation opportunities are accommodated. k) Cultural- resources are anticipated to be adequately mitigated based upon their significance. 1) Health and safety threats are mitigated by design measures and service delivery mechanisms. Noise Element m) Design measures are anticipated to be imposed during project development. Communitv Desian Element n) Design features are provided to improve the visual quality of the community. Housina Element o) Major segments of the local housing market will be accommo dated, including moderate income persons. The project will compliment existing housing opportunities elsewhere in the community for low income persons. 4. This General Plan Amendment would provide for residential support of City commercial and industrial development thereby promoting a community-wide balance of land uses. 5. This General Plan Amendment density designation of 2.17 units per gross acre provides for a transfer of density from all open space areas into adjacent developed areas, and for a density bonus of .17 dwelling units/acre in exchange for provision of Railroad Canyon Road infrastructure at a more extensive level than would otherwise be required by the project, and provision of complete turn-key neighborhood parks and partial community park infrastructure above that which would normally be required. 6. This Amendment will allow land uses in character with the subject property's location, access and constraints. 7. This Amendment will permit reasonable development of the property consistent with its constraints and compatible with adjacent properties and proposed development. 8. This General Plan Amendment permits development to the highest and best nature within mitigable means to insure maintenance of the general public health, safety and welfare. 9. The proposed Amendment will not adversely affect surrounding property with respect to value or precedent. PURSUANT TO THE ABOVE FINDINGS, IT IS RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, that the City of Lake Elsinore General Plan Land Use Map be amended for the first time in calendar year 1989 to reflect General Plan Amendment 88-1 PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 14th day of March, 1989, by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: BUCK, DOMINGUEZ, STARKEY, WASHBURN, WINKLER. NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ABSTENTIONS: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE Jim Winkler, yor ATTEST: dri . Br ing, Deputy City Clerk (SEAL) APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: \~,""-~'~iv ~ ~ ~_ John R. Harper, City Attorney TABLE 1 (FINDING #1 SP 88-1) SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS AND FINDINGS OF FACT a) Grading - substantially lessened by guidelines contained within the Plan and by existing City ordinances to less than significant levels. b) Visual Impacts - substantially lessened by the above guide- lines, grade and landscaping buffers to less than significant levels. c) Biological Impacts - substantially lessened by avoidance and compensation for riparian habitat losses. Remainder sensitive species habitat to be partially compensated by change in management status to less than significant levels. Stephens' kangaroo rat habitat losses to be partially compensated by an off-site plan which can be adopted and is within the responsibility of the City, County, US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and State Fish and Game (CFG) agencies. These impacts may not be reduced to less than significant levels and are therefore the subject of the attached statement of overriding considerations. d) Cultural Resources - substantially lessened by the study and documentation of each site as conditioned and preservation of significant resources such as the cemetery. These measures will reduce the impact to less than significant levels. e) Traffic Circulation - Substantially lessened by the develop- ment of on-site roads and Railroad Canyon Road and Holland Road as required by the Plan and conditions of approval. Expansion to Railroad Canyon Road is dependent upon actions which can and should be taken by USFWS and CFG related to wetlands mitigations. Traffic impact will not be reduced to less than significant levels by these measures and is therefore the subject of the attached Statement of Overriding Consideration. f) Services and Utilities - substantially lessened by the provision of services and utilities as required by the Plan and conditions of approval to less than significant levels for all impacts except elementary schools. Provision of schools facilities are dependent upon actions by the school districts and the state which can and should be taken related to funding and construction of needed facilities. g) Hydrology and Water Quality - substantially lessened by the guidelines and control measures required by the Plan and conditions of approval to less than significant levels. h) Geology and Soils - substantially lessened by application of the measures outlined in the Plan and geological report to a level of insignificance. i) Noise - substantially lessened by requirements of the Plan for grading design and sound attenuation barriers during construction phases to less than significant levels. j) Air Quality - substantially lessened by grading guidelines of the Plan and City ordinances for short-term impacts. Long-term traffic generated impact is expected to be significant and is therefore the subject of the attached Statement of Overriding Considerations. k) Energy Conservation - substantially lessened by design guidelines of tkle Plan and conditions of approval to less than significant levels. 1) Cumulative Impacts - substantially lessened by provisions of the Plan, but these impacts will not be reduced to less than significant levels and are therefore the subject of the attached Statement of Overriding Considerations. EXHSSIT "A'!