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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd. No. 2006-1190 ORDINANCE NO. 1190 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING RAMS GATE SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 89-1 FOURTH REVISION, LOCATED APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE EAST OF INTERSTATE 15, SOUTH OF STATE HIGHWAY 74, AND WEST OF GREENW ALD AVENUE. WHEREAS, an application has been filed with the City of Lake Elsinore by The Shopoff Group, 8951 Research Drive, Irvine, CA 92618, to amend the Ramsgate Specific Plan No. 89-1; 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 changes to approved specific plans; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission at a regular meeting held on August 1, 2006, made its report upon the desirability of the proposed project and made its recommendations in favor of the Ramsgate Specific Plan No. 89-1 Fourth Revision by adopting Planning Commission Resolution No. 2006-66 recommending to the City Council approval of the Ramsgate Specific Plan No. 89-1 Fourth Revision; 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 August 22,2006. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The City Council has considered the proposed Ramsgate Specific Plan No. 89-1 Fourth Revision prior to making a decision. The City Council certifies that Addendum No. 3 to the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Report, SCH # 88090525 prepared for this project is adequate and prepared in accordance with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) which analyzes environmental effects of the proposed project. CITY COUNCIL ORDINANCE NO. 1190 Page 2 of5 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 the Ramsgate Specific Plan No. 89-1 Fourth Revision have been made as follows: 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 Ramsgate Specific Plan. The proposed Revision 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 adopted by the City, by preserving habitat areas identified in the Conservation Plan. c. A marketing analysis by DDS Marketing dated June 2006 determined that there are insufficient households in the catchment area to support a retail grocer. 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 Revision integrates development of medium high density residential, as a buffer between apartment development to the west and the single family detached residential neighborhoods to the east. b. The proposed Revision increases the variety of housing types offered in the Ramsgate Specific Plan. 3. All vehicular traffic generated by the development, either in phased increments or at full build-out, is to be accommodated CITY COUNCIL ORDINANCE NO. 1190 Page 3 of 5 safely and without causing undue congestion upon adjoining streets. a. The environmental review of the Fourth Revision indicates that traffic generated by the proposed project will be significantly less than that generated by the previously approved specific plan. Project trip generation is reduced from 16,000 daily trips to 2, 775. b. The City of Lake Elsinore General Plan states that the objective of the City is to "strive to maintain a minimum Level of Service 'c' at all intersections during non-peak hours and Level of Service 'D' at all intersections during peak hours to ensure that traffic delays are kept to a minimum." Except for the intersection of River Road at State Route 74 in the County, all intersections within the study area will meet the City's level of service objective. 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 Revision has been reviewed and conditioned to provide adequate public services to the site. b. The proposed Revision provides recreational amenities, pedestrian pathways, and open space for residents in the medium high density residential development. 5. The overall design of the Specific Plan shall produce an attractive, efficient and stable development. a. The proposed Revision will allow the construction of a mix of residential units within Ramsgate. Design Guidelines have been included to establish a consistent design expression among site planning, architectural and CITY COUNCIL ORDINANCE NO. 1190 Page 4 of5 landscaping components while allowing reasonable flexibility in design. 6. In accordance with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), impacts have been reduced to a level of non-significance, or in the case where impacts remain, a Statement of Overriding Considerations is recommended for adoption to justify the merits of project implementation. SECTION 3. SEVERABILITY. If any provision, clause, sentence or paragraph of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other provisions of this Ordinance and are hereby declared to be severable. SECTION 4. 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. INTRODUCED AND APPROVED UPON FIRST READING this 22nd day of August, 2006 by the following roll call vote: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: BUCKLEY, HICKMAN, KELLEY, SCHIFFNER COUNCILMEMBERS: MAGEE NOES: ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE CITY COUNCIL ORDINANCE NO. 1190 Page 5 of5 - PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED UPON SECOND READING this 12th day of September , 2006, upon the following roll call vote: NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: BUCKLEY, HI CKMAN, KELLEY, SCHIFFNER, MAGEE COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE AYES: Robert E. Magee, Ma City of Lake Elsinor ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS: ONE Zv FrederiC~' City Clerk