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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd. No. 2005-1151 ORDINANCE NO. 2005- 1151 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AMENDMENT NO.3 TO THE CANYON CREEK SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 85-1, LOCATED NORTHEAST OF INTERSTATE 15, APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE WEST OF CANYON LAKE, WEST OF SUMMERHILL DRIVE, SOUTH OF GREENWALD AVENUE, AND SOUTH OF THE EXTENSION OF LA STRADA ROAD, ADJACENT TO THE EXISTING TUSCANY HILLS COMMUNITY TO THE EAST, AND KNOWN AS ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NO. 363- 020-008. WHEREAS, an application has been filed with the City of Lake Elsinore by La Strada Partners, LLC to amend the Canyon Creek Specific Plan No. 85-1; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Lake Elsinore at a regular meeting held on June 21, 2005, made its report upon the desirability of the proposed project and made its recommendation in favor of Amendment No.3 to the Canyon Creek Specific Plan No. 85-1 by adopting Planning Commission Resolution No. 2005-61 recommending to the City Council approval of Amendment No. 3 to the Canyon Creek Specific Plan; and WHEREAS, public notice of said application has been given, and the City Council has considered evidence presented by the Community Development Department and other interested parties at a public hearing held with respect to this item on June 28, 2005; NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore DOES HEREBY RESOLVE as follows: SECTION 1. The City Council has considered proposed Amendment No.3 to the Canyon Creek Specific Plan No. 85-1 prior making a decision. The City Council adopts the Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared for this project, by determining that the Initial Study is adequate and prepared in accordance with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) which analyzes environmental effects of the proposed proj eel. SECTION 2. That in accordance with State Planning and Zoning law and the City of Lake Elsinore Municipal Code, the following findings for the approval of Amendment No. 3 to the Canyon Creek Specific Plan No. 85-1 have been made as follows: ORDINANCE NO. 1151 AMENDMENT NO.3 TO CANYON CREEK SP JUNE 28, 2005 PAGE 2 OF 4 1. The location and design of the proposed development is consistent with the goals and policies of the City's General Plan and with any other applicable plan or policies adopted by the City, or in the process of being prepared and adopted. a. The General Plan supports the development of the Canyon Creek Specific Plan, which has been partially constructed. The proposed Amendment has been reviewed and conditioned to enhance and update the original Specific Plan. b. The proposal has been designed to support the objectives of the Multi-Species Habitat Conservation Plan recently adopted by the City, by donating approximately 75.5 acres of natural open space within its boundaries that link habitat to the north and southwest of the project site. 2. The proposed location allows the development to be well-integrated with or adequately buffered from its surroundings, whichever may be the case. a. The proposed Amendment integrates development of Planning Area 2 of the Specific Plan with the existing community of Tuscany Hills, by extending a vital roadway, by the provision of additional infrastructure facilities and by introducing a unique, gated community of quality architecture, amenities, landscaping and monumentation. b. The proposed Amendment provides a buffer between the existing Tuscany Hills community and the La Strada homes with the provision of landscaped open space along its eastern boundary that ranges in width from nearly 100 feet to 350 feet. 3. All vehicular traffic generated by the development, either in phased increments or at full build-out, is to be accommodated safely and without causing undue congestion upon adjoining streets. a. A Traffic Impact Analysis was prepared for this project by Urban Crossroads dated February 7, 2005, and the project has been conditioned to implement the recommendations set forth in the Analysis. b. Furthermore, the City's Traffic Engineer has required that additional circulation measures be imposed upon the project. c. The project has been conditioned to utilize Greenwald and Bella Vista if available as access for construction vehicles to avoid entering existing Tuscany Hills neighborhoods. ORDINANCE NO. 1151 AMENDMENT NO.3 TO CANYON CREEK SP JUNE 28, 2005 PAGE 3 OF4 4. The Final Specific Plan shall identify a methodology to allow land uses to be adequately serviced by existing or proposed public facilities and services. a. The proposed Amendment has been review and conditioned to provide adequate public services to the site. b. The proposed Amendment provides a neighborhood park, pedestrian pathways, and a recreational facility for its residents. 5. The overall design of the Specific Plan shall produce an attractive, efficient and stable development. a. The proposed Amendment will allow the construction of compatible residential units in a design that promotes neighborhood identity and "Great Neighborhood" design concepts, such as outdoor rooms or courtyards, offsetting garages, curb- separated sidewalks, cantilevered or recessed second stories. b. The proposed Amendment will provide recreational amenities and natural open space for its residents. 6. In accordance with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), impacts have been reduced to a level ofnon-signitlcance. a. The Initial Study identified several significant environmental effects resulting from implementation of the project. However, these significant effects can be fully avoided/mitigated through the adoption of feasible mitigation measures. SECTION 3: This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after the date of its final passage. The City Clerk shall certify as to adoption of this Ordinance and cause this Ordinance to be published and posted in the manner required by law. NOW, THEREFORE, based on the above findings, the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore DOES HEREBY APPROVE Amendment No. 3 to the Canyon Creek Specific Plan No. 85-1 per attached Exhibit 'E.' INTRODUCED AND APPROVED UPON FIRST READING this 28th day of June, 2005 by the following roll call vote: ORDINANCE NO. 1151 AMENDMENT NO.3 TO CANYON CREEK SP JUNE 28, 2005 PAGE40F4 AYES: BUCKLEY, HICKMAN, KELLEY, SCHIFFNER, MAGEE None NOES: ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED UPON SECOND READING this 12th day of July, 2005, upon the following roll call vote: AYES: HICKMAN, KELLEY, SCHIFFNER, MAGEE NOES: NONE ABSENT: BUCKLEY ABSTAIN: NONE Robert E. Magee, Ma r City of Lake Elsinore ~ rederick Ray, . ity Clerk ~~ (SEAL)