HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd. No. 1989-854AN0. 854
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE
COTTONWOOD HILLS SPECIFIC PLAN.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY -0F LAKE ELSINORE,
CALIFORNIA, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: That the Cottonwood Hills Specific Plan
is hereby approved and adopted by the City Council based on the
following findings:
1. The Specific Plan- is anticipated to result in
several significant adverse environmental impacts
which are described in the project Environmental
Impact Report. For each significant impact,
measures are imposed by the Plan or its
conditions of approval which eliminate or
substantially lessen their effect. A number of
significant impacts are unavoidable and a
statement of overriding considerations is
recommended to address these (see Finding #2).
Specific findings for each significant impact are
as listed in Exhibit A (attached). A Mitigation
Monitoring Program is hereby adopted. A list of
persons and agencies commenting and further
responses to to comments are hereby adopted as
part of the Final E.I.R.
Based upon project documents and evidence in the
public record, the significant environmental
effects of this project associated with the loss
of on-site biological habitat, traffic impacts on
area roads, degradation of local air quality and
a substantial contribution to cumulative impacts
of area-wide urban development, although
partially mitigated or reduced by the project,
remain significant and are unavoidable based upon
rejection of project alternatives or additional
mitigation measures necessary to reduce these
impacts to less than significant levels. These
impacts are found to be acceptable due to
benefits derived by the project, 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 project.
The Cottonwood Hills Specific Plan meets the
Specific Plan criteria for contents and
systematic implementation of the General Plan
established by Section 65450 of the California
Government Code and Section 17.99 of the City of
Lake Elsinore Municipal Code.
4. The Specific Plan is consistent with the City of
Lake Elsinore 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
community-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 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.
Community Desian Element
n) .Design features are provided to improve the
visual quality of the community.
Housing Element
o) Major segments of the local housing market
will be accommodated, including moderate
income persons. The project will compliment
existing housing opportunities elsewhere in
the community for low income persons.
5. The Specific Plan establishes pre-zoning of the
project area in anticipation of its annexation to
the City of Lake Elsinore.
6. The Specific Plan shall be effective at such time
as annexation of the project area to the City of
Lake Elsinore is approved by the City and the
Local Agency Formation Commission and recorded.
7. The Specific Plan shall expire and be of no
effect whatsoever seven years after the date of
annexation recordation (as specified in #6
above), unless an implementing Final Tract Map
has been recorded prior to the end of the seven
year period.
8. The Specific Plan will not be detrimental to the
health, safety, comfort or general welfare of the
persons residing or working within the
neighborhood of the project area, not will it be
injurious to property or improvements in that
area or the City as a whole, based upon the
provisions of the Plan, mitigation measures and
Conditions of Approval.
9. A General Plan 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. The developer shall convey all
development rights of all project open space to
the City to be retained in perpetuity and to
insure provision of Railroad Canyon Road and
parks as specified in this finding and Specific
Plan Condition of Approval.
SECTION 2: That the City Clerk of the City of Lake
Elsinore shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
ordinance and shall cause the same to be published in the Sun
Tribune, a newspaper of general circulation, serving the City of
Lake Elsinore, in accordance with provisions of the Government
Code.
INTRODUCED AND APPROVED UPON FIRST READING this 14th
day of March, 1989, upon the following roll call vote:
AYES: CpUNCILMEMBERS: BUCK, DDMINGUEZ, STAR KEY, WASHBURN,
WINKLER
NOES: CDUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: CDUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSTENTIONS: CUUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED UPON SECOND READING this
28th day of March, 1989, upon the following roll call vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: DUMINGUEZ, STARKEY, b1ASHBURN, 4JINKLER.
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: BUCK
ABSTENTIONS: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ATTEST:
Deputy City Clerk
(SEAL]
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
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John R. Harper, 'ty Attorney
(FINDING #1 SP 88-1)
SIGNIFICANT SMPACTS 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-
. went 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 tfie 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.
EXHIBIT "A"
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) SS:
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE )
I, Vicki Lynne Kasad, City Clerk of the City of Lake Elsinore,
DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance had its first reading
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was passed by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: DOMINGUEZ, STARKEY, WASHBURN,
WINKLER
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: BUCK
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
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VICKI LYNN KASAD, CITY CLERK
CITY OF LAK ELSINORE
(SEAL)
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) SS:
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE)
I, Vicki Lynne Kasad, City Clerk of the City of Lake Elsinore,
DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full, true and
correct copy of Ordinance No. 854, of said Council, and that the same
has not been amended or repealed.
DATED: April 4, 1989
VICKAI~L-`Y-NNE SAD, CITY CLERK
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE
(SEAL)