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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC Reso No 2015-26 (Pardee Homes-ttm 36682)RESOLUTTON NO. 2015-26 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA REGARDING ZONE CHANGE NO. 2014-01, TENTATIVE TRACT MAP 36682, AND RESIDENTIAL DESIGN REVIEW NO.2014-01 LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF HOLLAND ROAD, EAST OF HERMOSA DRIVE AND ON THE NORTH SIDE OF CORSON AVENUE, RECOMMENDING TO THE CITY COUNCIL OFTHE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE ADOPTION OF MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION NO. 20I543 WHEREAS, Pardee Homes, filed applications for Zone Change No. 2014-01, Tentative Tract Map 36682, and Residential Design Review No. 2014-01, also referred to as Meadow Ridge ll, (the "project") with the City of Lake Etsinore for a residential subdivision of 20.2+ acres of unimproved property located on the south side of Holland Road, east of Hermosa Drive and on the north side of Corson Avenue (ApN 358-.130- 020); and WHEREAS, the Project is subject to the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code SS 21000, etseq.: "CEQA") and the State lmplementation Guidelines for CEQA (14 California Code of Regulations Sections 15000, et seq.: "CEQA Guidelines") because the Project involves an activity which may cause either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, and involves the issuance of a lease, permit license, certificate, or other entitlement for use by one or more public agencies (Public Resources Code Section 21065); and WHEREAS, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15063, the City conducted an lnitial Study to determine if the Project would have a significant effect on the environment. The lnitial Study revealed that the project would have potentially significant environmental impacts but those potentially significant impacts could be mitigated to less than significant levels; and WHEREAS, based upon the results of the lnitial Study, and based upon the standards set forth in CEQA Guidelines Section 15070, it was determined that it was appropriate to prepare and circulate Mitigated Negative Declaration No. 2015-03 for the Project (the "Mitigated Negative Declaration"); and WHEREAS, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15072, on February 26, 2015 the City duly issued a nolice of intent to adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration; and in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15073, the lnitial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration was made available for public review and comment for thirty days beginning on February 26, 2015 and ending on March 30, 2015; and WHEREAS, a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program ("MMRP") for the Project has been prepared in accordance with Section 21081.6 of CEQA; and PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 20I5.26 PAGE 2 OF 4 WHEREAS, pursuant to Lake Elsinore Municipal Code (LEMC) the Planning Commission has been delegated with the responsibility of making recommendations to the City Council pertaining to the subdivision of land; zone changes and residential design reviews, and WHEREAS, on April 7, 2015 at duly noticed public hearings the Planning Commission has considered evidence presented by the Community Development Department and other interested parties with respect to this item. NOW, THEREFORE, THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS: SECTION '1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and are hereby incorporated into these findings by this reference. SECTION 2. The Planning Commission has evaluated all comments, wriften and oral, received from persons who have reviewed the Mitigated Negative Declaration, The Planning Commission hereby finds and determines that all public comments have been addressed. SECTION 3. The Planning Commission hereby finds that the Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Project is adequate and has been completed in accordance with CEQA, the State CEQA Guidelines, and the City's procedures for implementation of CEQA; and recommends to the City Council that it make the same finding. The Planning Commission has reviewed and considered the information contained in the Mitigated Negative Declaration and finds that the Mitigated Negative Declaration represents the independent judgment of the City. SECTION 4, The Planning Commission further finds and determines that none of the circumstances listed in CEQA Guidelines Section 15073.5 requiring an additional recirculation of the Mitigated Negative Declaration are present and that it would be appropriate to adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration as proposed. SECTION 5. The Planning Commission hereby makes, adopts, and incorporates the following lindings regarding the lack of potential environmental impacts of the Poect and the analysis and conclusions set forth in the Mitigated Negative Declaration: 1. Revisions in the Project plans or proposals made by or agreed to by the applicant before the Mitigated Negative Declaration and lnitial Study was released for public review and mitigation measures set forth in the lnitial Study would avoid the effects or mitigate the effects to a point where clearly no significant effects would occur. Based upon the lnitial Study conduded for the Proiect, there is substantial evidence suggesting that all potential impacts to the envircnment resulting from the Project can be mitigated to less than significant levels. All appropiate and feasible mitigation has been incorporated into the Project design. The Mitigation PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2015-26 PAGE 3 OF 4 Monitoing and Reporting Plan contains an implementation program for each mitigation measure. After implementation of the mitigation contained in the Mitigation Monitoing and Repofting Plan, potential environmental impacts are effectively reduced fo /ess than signiticant levels. 2. There is no substantial evidence, in the light of the whole record before the Planning Commission including the initial study and any comments received, that the Project will have significant effect on the environment. Pursuant to the evidence received, including comment lefters, and in the light of the whole record presented, the Project will not have a significant effect on the environment. SECTION 6. Based upon the evidence presented, the above findings, and the attached conditions of approval, the Planning Commission hereby recommends that the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore adopt Mitigated Negative Declaration No. 2015- 03 and the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for Zone Change No. 2014-01, Tentative Tract Map 36682, and Residential Design Review No. 2014-01. SECTION 7. This Resolution shall take effect from and after the date of its passage and adoption. PASSED, APPROVED AND following vote: ADOPTED this 7th day of April 2015, by the Commission STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE ).' Richard J. MacHott, LEED Green Associate ATTEST: Planning Manager PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 20,I5-26 PAGE 4 OF 4 l, Richard J. MacHott, Planning Manager of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, hereby certify that Resolution No. 2015-26 as adopted by the Planning Commission of the City of Lake Elsinore at a regular meeting held on the 7th day of April 2015, and that the same was adopted by the following vote: AYES: CHAIRMAN GRAY, VICE CHAIR JORDAN, COMMISSIONER ARMIT COMMISSIONER FLEMING, COMMISSIONER RAY NOES: NONE ABSTAIN: NONE ABSENT: NONE Planning Manager