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Home My WebLink AboutPC Reso No 2018-71 (ZC 2018-02)RESOLUTTON NO.2018-71 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, RECOMi'IENDING APPROVAL OF ZONE CHANGE NO. 201442. Whereas, the City of Lake Elsinore initiated Zone Change No. 2018-02 to amend the zoning on certain properties identified as Assessor's Parcel Nos. 377 -242-003 through -007, -O12, -013, - O23, -O28 and -029 from Gateway Commercial (GC) to Limited Manufacturing (M-1); properties identified as Assessor's Parcel Nos. 377-242-014 through -016, -018, -020 through -022, and - 030; and 377 -243-001 through -01 1, -013, -015 through -019 from Gateway Commercial (GWC) to General Commercial (C-2); anO properties located from Flint Street along its northern edge, southwesterly to the edge of the Lake and generally bounded by Riley Street and the Lake Elsinore Outlet Channel on the west and Ellis Street and Chestnut Street on the east from Business Professional (BP), Commercial Mixed Use (CMU), Downtown Recreation (DR), Floodway (F), General Commercial (C-2), High Density Residential (R-3), Medium Density Residential (MD), Open Space (OS), Public lnstitutional (Pl), and Residential Mixed Use (RMU) to the Specific Plan Zone (SP); and Whereas, pursuant to Lake Elsinore Municipal Code (LEMC) Chapter 1 7.1 88 (Amendments) the Planning Commission (Commission) has been delegated with the responsibility of reviewing and making recommendations to the City Council (Council) regarding zone changes, and, Whereas, on September 4, 2018, 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. NOW, THEREFORE, THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DETERMINE AND RECOMMEND TO THE CITY COUNCIL AS FOLLOWS: Section l: The Commission has reviewed and analyzed proposed Zone Change No. 2018-02, pursuant to the California Planning and Zoning Laws (Cal. Gov. Code Sec 65000 et. seq.), the Lake Elsinore General Plan (GP) and the LEMC and finds that the proposed Zone Change is consistent with the requirements of California Planning and Zoning Law and with the goals and policies of the GP and the LEMC. Section 2: That in accordance with the California Government Code, Title 7, Division 1, Article 8, Sections 65450 through 65457, California Planning and Zoning Law, and the LEMC, the Commission makes the following findings for the approval of Zone Change (ZC) No. 2018-02: 1. The proposed ZC will not be a) detrimental to the health, safety, comfort or general welfare of the persons residing or working within the neighborhood of the proposed amendment or within the City, or b) injurious to the property or improvements in the neighborhood or within the City. a. The proposed ZC has been analyzed relative to its potential to have detrimental effects, and land use designations and regulations have been imposed to ensure that the health, safety and welfare of affected residents will be protected. b. The rezoning of the existing business professional uses along Spring Street from the 2011 Downtown Master Plan's Gateway Commercial zone to Limited Manufacturing (M- Reso No. 2018-71 Page 2 of 4 1) will ensure that all Limited Manufactuing uses along Spring Street witl be treated fairly and equitably. c. The rezoning of commercial properties along Main Street between lnterstate 15 and Ftint street from 201 1 Downtown Master ptan's Gateway commercial zone to General Commercial (C-2) will ensure adequate buffering and screening of any residential uses within the area. 2. The proposed zone change is consistent with the Gp. a. zone change No. 2018-02 ls conslstenl with the Gp as amended by Generat plan Amendment No. 2018-02. b. General Plan Amendment No. 201a-02 changes the land use designation of parcels along spring street that have existing buslress professional uses from Gateway Commercial (GWC) to Busrness Professional (Bp). c. General Plan Amendment No. 2018-02 changes the land use designation of parcels along Main Street between lnterstate 15 and Flint Street from GatLway Commercial (GWC) to General Commerciat (cC). 3. The proposed ZC will permit reasonable development of the area consistent with its constraints and will make the area more compatible with adjacent properties. a. Adjacent propefties along spring street have been developed under the Ml-Limited Manufacturing Zone development standards. The proposed zc will make the parcels subject to this proposed zone change to the Ml-Limited Manufacturing Zone more consistent with adjacent properties. 4. The proposed ZC would establish a land use density, intensity and usage more in character with the subject property's location, access and constraints. a. Properties along sping street have developed as an enclave of manufacturing uses, which the City encourages in order to provide jobs and a batance of tand use{ for the community. b. The subject properties along Main street are adjacent to lnterstate ls and its southbound off-ramp and southbound on-ramp. As such, busrnesses and seNices that aftract freeway motoists, such as ,hose allowed by the General Commerciat (C-2) zone, are the highest and besl use of propefiies with quick access from the freeway. c. The Specific Plan (SP) zoning designation identifies that area that witl be governed by the Downtown Elsinore Specific Plan fhal r.s respons ive to the unique location and development potential of the downtown area. 5. ln accordance with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEOA), impacts have been reduced to a less than significant level, or in the case where impacti remain, a statement of overriding considerations must be adopted to justify the merits of project implementation. Reso No. 2018-71 Page 3 of 4 a. The DESP retains the overall development potential or recommends /ess rnfense ases as the existing 2011 DMP. ln 2011, the councit of the cw of Lake Elsinore (city) ceftified the Pggram Environmentat lmpact Repoft (pEtR) (scH No. 2oos121o1q a;d adopted the city's 201 1 General plan update, 2008-2014 Housing Element, ctimate Action Plan, and the 2011 Downtown Master plan (DMp). The pElR anatyzed the scope and nature of development proposed to meet the goats of downtown development as set out in the DMP along with identifying measures to mitigate, to the extent feasibte, the significant adverse project and cumulative impacts associated with downtown development under the DMP. b. ln addition to serving as the environmentat document for the approvat of the 2011 General Plan Update, Housing Element, Ctimate Action plan, and DMp, the pElR was intended by the Cfi to be the basrs for comptiance with CEQA for future discretionary actions. under jEQA guidelines for using program ElRs with tater activities, if a proposed later activity involves no new or substantially more severe significant effects and no new mitigation measures would be required, a program EIR is deemed to have adequately analyzed the later activity for CEQA purposes and no further review under CEQA is required. c. The Downtown Elsinore Specific Plan (DESP) represents a reimagining of the DMp rather than a substantial revision. The PEIR included an analysis of the environmental effects and sets oul mitigation measures needed to minimize or etiminate any identified impacts related to downtown development under the DMp. The overalt development potential within the boundaries of the original DMP remains substantiatty unchanged under the DESP such that there are no new or substantially more severe significant effects and no new mitigation measures are necessary. Accordingly, pElR serves as the required environmental documentation for the DESP, the General Plan Amendment and Zone Change. section 3: Based upon the evidence presented, both written and testimonial, and the above findings, the Commission hereby recommends approval of Zone Change No. 2018-02, making the following zone changes to the City Official Zoning Map, as shown in attached Exhibit 1. a. ln accordance with Exhibit 1; change the City of Lake Elsinore Official Zoning Map designation from Gateway Commercial (GWC) to Limited Manufacturing (M-1) for Assessor's Parcel Nos. 377 -242-003 through -007, -012, -013, -023, 028 and -029; and b. ln accordance with Exhibit 1; change the change the City of Lake Elsinore Official Zoning Map designation from Gateway Commercial (GWC) to General Commercial (C- 2) for Assessor's Parcel Nos.377-242-014 through -016, -018, -020 through -022, and - 030; and 377-243-001 through -01 1, -013, -015 through -0'19; and c. ln accordance with Exhibit 1; change the change the City of Lake Elsinore Official Zoning Map designation from Business Professional (BP), Commercial Mixed Use (CMU), Downtown Recreation (DR), Floodway (F), General Commercial (C-2), High Density Residential (R-3), Medium Density Residential (MD), Open Space (OS), Public lnstitutional (Pl), and Residential Mixed Use (RMU) to the Specific Plan Zone (SP) for properties located from Flint Street along its northern edge, southwesterly to the edge of the Lake and generally bounded by Riley Street and the Lake Elsinore Outlet Channel on the west and Ellis Street and Chestnut Street on the east. Section 4: This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption. Reso No. 2018-71 Page 4 of 4 Passed and Approved this 4s day of September, 2018, by the following vote: Assistant Development Director COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE ) ) ss. ) l, Justin Kirk, Assistant Community Development Director of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, do hereby certify that Resolution No. 2018-71 was adopted by the Planning Commission of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, at the Regular meeting of September 4,2018, and that the same was adopted by the following vote: AYES: Commissioner's Gray, Armit and Klaarenbeek; Vice-Chair Carroll and Chairman Ross NOES: None ABSENT. None ABSTAIN: None STATE OF CALIFORNIA L