HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Reso No 2017-110 Approving Planning Application No. 2017-44 (Summerly Development)RESOLUTION NO. 2017 -110
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE,
CALIFORNIA, APPROVING PLANNING APPLICATION NO. 2017 -44
(RESIDENTIAL DESIGN REVIEW NO. 2017 -18) PROVIDING BUILDING DESIGN
AND RELATED IMPROVEMENTS FOR 65 SINGLE - FAMILY RESIDENTIAL UNITS
LOCATED WITHIN TRACT 31920 -15 OF THE SUMMERLY DEVELOPMENT OF
THE EAST LAKE SPECIFIC PLAN (APN: 371 - 270 -020)
Whereas, RSI Communities, LLC has filed an application with the City of Lake Elsinore (City)
requesting approval of Planning Application No. 2017 -44 (Residential Design Review No. 2017-
18) for the design and construction of 65 single - family residential units, preliminary plotting,
conceptual wall and fence plan, including a new model home complex and related improvements
(Project). The Project is located in Tract Map No. 31920 -15 (APN: 371 - 270 -020) of the Summerly
Development of the East Lake Specific Plan (ELSP); and,
Whereas, pursuant to Lake Elsinore Municipal Code (LEMC) Chapter 17.184 (Design Review)
the Planning Commission (Commission) has been delegated with the responsibility of making
recommendations to the City Council (Council) pertaining to the residential design review; and,
Whereas, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (Cal. Pub. Res. Code §§ 21000
et seq.: CEQA) and Guidelines for Implementation of CEQA (14 C.C.R. §§ 15000 et seq.: CEQA
Guidelines), 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 establishes the standard to be used in determining
whether subsequent environmental documentation is necessary and says that when an
environmental document has already been adopted for a project, no subsequent environmental
documentation is needed for subsequent entitlements which comprise the whole of the action
unless substantial changes or new information are presented by the project; and,
Whereas, a Supplemental Environmental Impact Report was approved and adopted in 2004 for
the ELSP, Amendment No. 6 (ELSP No. 6) (SCH No. 2003071050) and evaluated environmental
impacts that would result from maximum build -out of the specific plan, which contemplated
development of single - family residential development; and,
Whereas, the Project does not present substantial changes or new information regarding the
potential environmental impacts of development; and,
Whereas, on September 5, 2017, at a duly noticed Public Hearing the Commission has
considered evidence presented by the Community Development Department and other interested
parties with respect to this item; and,
Whereas, pursuant to Section 17.184.090 of the LEMC the Council has the responsibility of
making decisions to approve, modify, or disapprove recommendations of the Commission for
residential design review applications; and,
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Whereas, on September 26, 2017, at a duly noticed Public Meeting, the Council has considered
the recommendation of the Commission as well as evidence presented by the Community
Development Department and other interested parties with respect to this item.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE DOES HEREBY
RESOLVE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Council has reviewed and analyzed the proposed Project pursuant to the
California Planning and Zoning Laws (Cal. Gov. Code §§ 59000 et seq.), the Lake Elsinore
General Plan (GP), the ELSP No. 6, and the LEMC and finds and determines that the proposed
Project is consistent with the requirements of California Planning and Zoning Law and with the
goals and policies of the GP, ELSP No. 6, and the LEMC.
Section 2. The Council finds and determines that no new CEQA documentation is necessary.
The Project comprises the whole of an action that was analyzed in the previously approved and
certified Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (SCH No. 2003071050) for the ELSP No. 6.
Approval of the Project will not change density or intensity of use; it simply establishes standards
for color palettes, articulation, orientation, and design of single - family residential development.
Therefore, no further environmental review is necessary.
Section 3. That in accordance with LEMC Chapter 17.184, the Council makes the following
findings regarding Planning Application No. 2017 -44 (Residential Design Review No. 2017 -18):
The Project, as approved, will comply with the goals and objectives of the General Plan
and the zoning district in which the project is located.
The Project is located within the ELSP No. 6 and has a Land Use designation of
Residential -1 (RES -1). The proposed Project constitutes build out of a previously
approved tract map that was found to comply with the goals and objectives of the General
Plan and the ELSP No. 6. The proposed Project does not propose an increase in density
of development than what was previously approved. Further, the single- family homes will
assist in achieving the development of a well - balanced and functional mix of residential,
commercial, industrial, open space, recreational and institutional land uses.
2. The Project complies with the design directives contained in the ELSP No. 6 and all
applicable provisions of the LEMC.
The Project is appropriate to the site and surrounding developments and is a continuation
of a previously approved residential product in the adjacent area. The three (3)
architectural styles proposed will create a distinctive street scene within the Project site.
Sufficient setbacks and onsite landscaping have been provided thereby creating interest
and varying vistas. In addition, safe and efficient circulation has been achieved onsite.
3. Conditions and safeguards pursuant to Chapter 17.184.070 of the LEMC, including
guarantees and evidence of compliance with conditions, have been incorporated into the
approval of the Project to ensure development of the property in accordance with the
objectives of Chapter 17.184.
Pursuant to Section 17.184.070 of the LEMC, the Project was considered by the Planning
Commission at a duly noticed Public Hearing held on September 5, 2017. The Project, as
reviewed and conditioned by all applicable City divisions, departments and agencies, will
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not have a significant effect on the environment. Approval of the Project will not result in
a substantial change to the previously adopted Supplemental Environmental Impact
Report. Therefore, no additional environmental review is necessary.
Section 4. Based upon all of the evidence presented and the above findings, the Council hereby
approves Planning Application No. 2017 -44 (Residential Design Review No. 2017 -18).
Section 5. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
Section 6. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution and enter it into the book
of original Resolutions.
Passed and Adopted on this 26th day of September 2017.
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obert E. Magee
Mayor
Attest— — )
Susan M. Domen, MMC
City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE )
I, Susan M. Domen, MMC, City Clerk of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, do hereby certify
that Resolution No. 2017 -110 was adopted by the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore,
California, at the Regular meeting of September 26, 2017, and that the same was adopted by the
following vote:
AYES: Council Members Hickman, Manos and Tisdale; Mayor Pro Tern Johnson and Mayor Magee
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
Susan M. Domen, MMC
City Clerk