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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Reso No 2008-104 I RESOLUTION NO. 2008-104 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AMENDMENT NO.2 TO THE MURDOCK ALBERHILL RANCH SPECIFIC PLAN WHEREAS, Castle & Cooke Alberhill Ranch, Inc., has filed an application with the City of Lake Elsinore requesting approval of Amendment No. 2 to the Murdock Alberhill Ranch Specific Plan (the "Project"); and WHEREAS, the 511-acre Murdock Alberhill Ranch Specific Plan site is generally bounded by the 1-15 Freeway to the north, Terra Cotta Road/Nichols Road to the south, EI Toro Road/Collier Avenue to the east, and Lake Street to the west; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore has been delegated with the responsibility of making decisions regarding specific plans and any amendments thereto; and WHEREAS, public notice of the Project 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 November 25, 2008. I NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE I DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Prior to making a decision, the City Council has reviewed and analyzed Amendment No.2 to the Murdock Alberhill Ranch Specific Plan pursuant to the Planning and Zoning Laws (Cal. Gov. Code 99 65000 et seq.) and Chapter 17.99 of the Lake Elsinore Municipal Code ("LEMC"). SECTION 2. That in accordance with State Planning and Zoning Laws and the Lake Elsinore Municipal Code, the City Council makes the following findings for the approval of Amendment NO.2 to the Murdock Alberhill RanchSpecific Plan: 1. The location and design of the proposed development shall be consistent with the goals and policies of the City's General Plan and with any other applicable plan or policies adopted by the City. The Murdock A/berhi/l Ranch Specific Plan Amendment No. 2 meets the City's Specific Plan criteria for content and required implementation of the General Plan established by Section 65450 et sea. of the California Government Code and Section 17.99 of the City of Lake Elsinore Municipal Code. Accordingly, the proposed Specific Plan Amendment No. 2 complies with the objectives of the General Plan and the purpose of the planning district in which the site is located. I" PAGE20F5 2. The proposed location shall allow the development to be well-integrated with or adequately buffered from its surroundings, whichever may be the case. The Project is appropriate to the site and surrounding developments in that implementation of the Project wif( result in the re-configuration of the neighborhood park site. The modified park area does not alter the number of dweffing units, land uses or density within the Specific Plan. Instead, the modification of the park site as proposed in Amendment No. 2 wif( enable a more efficient and desirable subdivision design for VTTM 30836, while fuffiffing the requirements for a neighborhood park site pursuant to the Specific Plan. 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. The width and type of pavement needed to carry the type and quantity of traffic generated that wif( result from implementation of the Murdock Alberhif( Ranch Specific Plan Amendment No. 2 has been reviewed and accounted for. The City has conditioned the Project to be served by roads of adequate capacity and design standards to provide reasonable access by car, truck, transit, and bicycle. 4. The Specific Plan Amendment shall identify a methodology(s) to allow land uses to be adequately serviced by existing or proposed public facilities and services. In appropriate circumstances, and as provided elsewhere by City Code, the City may require that suitable areas be reserved for schools, parks and pedestrian ways; or public open spaces shall be dedicated or reserved by private covenant for the common use of residents, establishments or operations in the development. The Murdock Alberhif( Ranch Specific Plan Amendment No. 2 identifies methodologies to af(ow land uses to be adequately serviced by existing or proposed public facilities and services. The Specific Plan Amendment No. 2 identifies necessary streets and circulation to support the proposed land use af(ocations, as wef( as af( necessary wet and dry utifities for proper and adequate infrastructure services. In addition, the Final Specific Plan Amendment No. 2 identifies community and neighborhood parks for common use of the residents, public schools, and open space for dedication and preservation. 5. The overall design of Specific Plan Amendment No. 2 will produce an attractive, efficient and stable development. - PAGE 3 OF 5 ,. I I The proposed Murdock Alberhill RanchSpecific Plan Amendment No. 2 has been designed in consideration of the size and shape of the property, thereby, strengthening and enhancing the immediate areas. The Project will complement the quality of neighboring existing and future uses by creating visually-pleasing development. The Murdock Alberhill RanchSpecific Plan Amendment No. 2 will not be detrimental to the health, safety, comfort or general welfare of the persons residing or working near the Project or within the City, nor will it be injurious to property or improvements in the project area or within the City. In addition, staff has substantiated that all applicable City Departments and Agencies have been afforded the opportunity for a thorough review of the Specific Plan Amendment No. 2 and have incorporated all applicable comments and/or conditions related to installation and maintenance of landscaping, street dedications, regulations of points of vehicular ingress and egress and control of potential nuisances, so as to eliminate any negative impacts to the general health, safety, comfort, or general welfare of the surrounding neighborhood or the City. 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 must be adopted to justify the merits of project implementation. In accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15063, the City prepared an Initial Study for the Murdock Alberhill Ranch Specific Plan Amendment No. 2. The Initial Study revealed that the project would not have potentially significant environmental impacts. It was determined appropriate to prepare and circulate Negative Declaration No. 2008-12 for the Project (State Clearinghouse No. 88090517) to address the proposed park changes under Specific Plan Amendment No. 2 Negative Declaration No. 2008-12 is adequate and is prepared in accordance with the requirements of CEQA. SECTION 3. Based upon all of the evidence presented, the above findings, the attached conditions of approval, and the recommendation of the Planning Commission, the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore hereby approves Murdock Alberhill Ranch Specific Plan Amendment No.2. SECTION 4. This Resolution shall take effect from and after the date of its passage and adoption. I PAGE 4 OF 5 - PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED on this 25th day of November 2008. ~/) IiJ/ DARYL HICKMAN MAYOR " - ~ARQL COWLEY ~:- INTERIM CITY CLERK - ' APPROVED AS TO FORM: Ii.~ );IldJ2 B BARA ZEID LEIBOLD CITY ATTORNEY CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE r I r PAGE 5 OF 5 STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE ) ) ) ss. I, Carol Cowley, Interim City Clerk of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, hereby certify that Resolution No. 2008-104 was adopted by the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, at a regular meeting held on the 25th day of November 2008, and that the same was adopted by the following vote: AYES: Mayor Daryl Hickman, Mayor Pro Tem Genie Kelley, Councilmember Thomas Buckley, Councilmember Robert Magee, Council member Robert Schiffner NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None CAROL C LEY INTERIM CITY CLERK