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Home My WebLink AboutPC Reso No 2009-12 II II n RESOLUTION NO. 2009-12 RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO. 30495 WHEREAS, Pardee Homes has filed an application with the City of Lake Elsinore requesting approval of Tentative Tract Map No. 30495, which subdivides approximately :t117 acres of land within the Canyon Hills Specific Plan into 275 single-family residential lots (the "Subdivision"); and WHEREAS, the Subdivision is located within the Canyon Hills Specific Plan (Planning Areas 25, 26 & 37), which is located within the eastern boundaries of the City of Lake Elsinore, east of the 1-15 Freeway. Direct access to the Specific Plan area is from the 1-15 Freeway to Railroad Canyon Road, which crosses the northeast corner of the Specific Plan area. Tentative Tract Map No. 30495 is located near the northeast portion of the Specific Plan along the south side of Canyon Hills Road; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Lake Elsinore has been delegated with the responsibility of making recommendations to the City Council pertaining to the subdivision of land; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (Cal. Pub. Res. Code SS 21000 et seq.: "CEQA") and the CEQA Guidelines (14 C.C.R. SS 15000 et seq.), public agencies are expressly encouraged to reduce delay and paperwork associated with the implementation of CEQA by using previously prepared environmental documents when those previously prepared documents adequately address the potential impacts of the proposed project (CEQA Guidelines Section 15006); and WHEREAS, CEQA Guidelines Section 15162(a) states that 'When an EIR has been certified or negative declaration adopted for a project, no subsequent EIR shall be prepared for that project unless the lead agency determines, on the basis of substantial evidence in the light of the whole record, one or more of the following: 1. Substantial changes are proposed in the project which will require major revisions of the previous EIR or negative declaration due to the involvement of new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects; 2. Substantial changes occur with respect to the circumstances under which the project is undertaken which will require major revisions of the previous EIR or negative declaration due to the involvement of new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects; or 3. New information of substantial importance, which was not known and could not have been known with the exercise of reasonable diligence at the time the n n n PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION 2009.12 PAGE 2 OF 5 previous EIR was certified as complete or the negative declaration was adopted, shows any of the following: (A) The project will have one or more significant effects not discussed in the previous EIR or negative declaration; (8) Significant effects previously examined will be substantially more sever than shown in the previous EIR; (C) Mitigation measures or alternatives previously found not the be feasible would in fact be feasible and would substantially reduce one or more significant effects of the project, but the project proponents decline to adopt the mitigation measure or alternative; or (D) Mitigation measures or alternatives which are considerably different from those analyzed in the previous EIR would substantially reduce one or more significant effects on the environment, but the project proponents decline to adopt the mitigation measure or alternative."; and WHEREAS, Addendum No.2 to the certified Final Environmental Impact Report, State Clearinghouse No. 87111606 (the "FEIR") for the Cottonwood Hills Specific Plan was prepared and approved by the City Council in March 2007 to address minor changes associated with Specific Plan Amendment No. 2 to the Cottonwood Hills Specific Plan (renamed the Canyon Hills Specific Plan as part of Specific Plan Amendment No.2); and WHEREAS, the Subdivision was contemplated by Specific Plan Amendment No. 2 and does not present substantial changes or new information regarding the potential environmental impacts that were analyzed in the FEIR or the changes addressed in Addendum No 2; and WHEREAS, public notice of the Subdivision has been given, and the Planning Commission has considered evidence presented by the Community Development Department and other interested parties at a public hearing held with respect to this item on February 3, 2009. NOW THEREFORE, THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The Planning Commission has considered the Subdivision prior to making a decision to recommend that the City Council approve the application. The Planning Commission hereby finds and determines that the Subdivision complies with the requirements of Title 16 of the Lake Elsinore Municipal Code. SECTION 2. The Planning Commission finds and determines that in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15162, the Subdivision does not present a substantial change or new information that would require further CEQA analysis. The II II n PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION 2009-12 PAGE 3 OF 5 environmental impacts associated with Subdivision were contemplated by the FEIR and were fully analyzed and mitigated therein. No new CEQA documentation is necessary for the Subdivision. SECTION 3. That in accordance with the Subdivision Map Act and requirements of the Lake Elsinore Municipal Code, the Planning Commission makes the following findings for the approval of Tentative Tract Map No. 30495: 1. The Subdivision, together with the provisions for the design and improvement, are consistent with the General Plan; Zoning Code; Title 16 of the Municipal Code relating to Subdivisions; and the State Subdivision Map Act. Canyon Hills Specific Plan Amendment No. 2 designates the Subdivision site as Planning Area 25 single-family residential (SF2), and Planning Area 37 multi-family residential (MF2). Consistent with the designations, the Subdivision will accommodate a single-family residential project with a density of up to four (4) dwelling units per acre. Planning Area 26 is currently vacant and is designated as a future school site within the Menifee School District. The Subdivision is consistent with the designated land uses, development and design standards, and all other appropriate requirements contained in the General Plan, Canyon Hills Specific Plan Amendment No.2, and Subdivision Map Act. 2. The Subdivision is compatible with the objectives, policies, general land uses and programs specified in the General Plan (Government Code Section 66473.5). The Subdivision is consistent with the land use plan, development and design standards and programs, and all other appropriate requirements contained in the General Plan and Canyon Hills Specific Plan Amendment No.2. Tentative Tract Map No. 30495 is consistent with the SF2 and MF2 designations and applicable development and design standards. 3. The effects this Subdivision is likely to have upon the housing needs of the region, the public service requirements of its residents, and the available fiscal and environmental resources have been considered and balanced. The Subdivision is consistent with the City's General Plan, Zoning Code, and the Canyon Hills Specific Plan Amendment No.2. The Subdivision will provide necessary public services and facilities, will pay all appropriate fees, and will not result in any adverse environmental impact. 4. The design of the Subdivision provides to the greatest extent possible, for future passive or natural heating or cooling opportunities in the subdivision (Government Code Section 66412.3). The Subdivision will comply with all appropriate conservation requirements of the City and Uniform Building Code. rl n n PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION 2009-12 PAGE 4 OF 5 SECTION 4. Based upon all of the evidence presented, the above findings, and the conditions of approval imposed upon the subdivision, the Planning Commission hereby recommends that the City Council approve Tentative Tract Map No. 30495. SECTION 5. This Resolution shall take effect from and after the date of its passage and adoption. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 3rd day of February 2009, by the following vote: ~WN' Axel Zanelli, Ctiairman City of Lake Elsinore ATTEST: -=J pM LJ.. ~ Tom Weiner Acting Director of Community Development II n n PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION 2009-12 PAGE 5 OF 5 STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF RIVERSiDE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE ) )ss. ) i, TOM WEINER, Acting Director of Community Development of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, hereby certify that Resolution No. 2009-12 was adopted by the Planning Commission of the City of Lake Elsinore at a regular meeting held on the 3rd day of February 2009, and that the same was adopted by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ZANELLI, FLORES, O'NEAL, GONZALES, MENDOZA NONE NONE I . NONE ~ L,.J' Tom Weiner Acting Director of Community Development