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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Reso No 2007-008RESOLUTION NO. 2007-OS A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING FINDINGS THAT TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO. 32481 IS CONSISTENT WITH THE WESTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY MULTI- SPECIES HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN WHEREAS, Randy Ziegler, Lake Elsinore Real Estate Development Group, has filed an application with the City of Lake Elsinore requesting approval of Tentative Tract Map No. 32481, which subdivides 1.7 acres of land within the Cape of Good Hope Specific Plan area into five (5) residential lots (the "Project"). The Project Site is located on the narth side of Spruce Street, east of Mountain Avenue, and commonly identifiable as APN 389-412-027 (the "Project Site"); and WHEREAS, Section 6.0 of the Western Riverside Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan (the "MSHCP") requires that for those discretionary projects that are not within an MSHCP criteria cell the City of Lake Elsinore adopt consistency findings demonstrating that the proposed development is consistent with the other "Plan Wide Requirements" of the MSHCP; and WHEREAS, action taken by the Planning Commission and City Council with regard to the tentative tract map application is a discretionary action subject to the MSHCP; and WHEREAS, because the Tentative Tract Map 32481 is not within a criteria cell, the project is reviewed far consistency with the MSHCP other "Plan Wide Requirements"; and WHEREAS, on January 2, 2007, the Planning Commission considered the Project's consistency with the MSHCP other "Plan Wide Requirements" and recommended that the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore find the Project consistent; 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 January 23, 2007. CITY COiJNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 2007-08 PAGE 2 OF 4 NOW, THEREFORE, THE CTTY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The City Council has considered the proposed application and its consistency with the MSHCP other "Plan Wide Requirements" prior to making a decision to adopt Findings of Consistency. SECTION 2. That in accordance with the MSHCP, the City Council hereby makes the following findings regarding consistency of the Project with the MSHCP other "Plan Wide Requirements": MSHCP CONSISTENCY FINDINGS 1. The Project is a project under the City's MSHCP Resolution, and the City must make an MSHCP consistency finding before approving the Project. Pursuant to the City's MSHCP Resolution, the Project is required to be reviewed for MSHCP consistency, including consistency with other "Plan Wide Requirements. " The Project Site is not located within an MSHCP Criteria Cell; however, based on requirements of the MSHCP, the Project is required to be consistent with Section 6.1.2 Riparian/Riverine Areas and Vernal Pool Guidelines and Section 6.3.2 Critical Area Species Survey Area Guidelines and other applicable Sections of the MSHCP. 2. The Project is subject to the City's LEAP and the County's Joint Project Review processes. Because the Project is not located within an MSHCP Criteria Cell, it was not processed through a LEAP or Joint Project Review. 3. The Project is consistent with the Riparian/Riverine Areas and Vernal Pools Guidelines. No riverine/riparian areas or vernal pools are present on the Project Site. The Project is therefore consistent with the Riparian/Riverine AYeas and Vernal Pool Guidelines set forth in Section 6.1.2 of the MSHCP. No further action regarding this section of the MSHCP is required. CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 2007-08 PAGE 3 OF 4 4. The Project is consistent with the Protection of Narrow Endemic Plant Species Guidelines. Per MSHCP requirements, the Project is not subject to the Narrow Endemic Plant Species Guidelines set forth in Section 6.1.3. No further action regarding this section of the MSHCP is required. 5. The Project is consistent with the Additional Survey Needs and Procedures. The Project is not subject to Critical Area Species Survey Area Guidelines as set forth in Section 6.3.2 of the MSHCP. No further action regarding this section of the MSHCP is required. 6. The Project is consistent with the Urban/Wildlands Interface Guidelines. The Project is surrounded by existing development to the east, west, and south. Further, the area to the north is currently being processed for development. TheYefore, the Urban/Wildlands Interface Guidelines set forth in Section 6.1.4 of the MSHCP are not applicable to the project. No further action regarding this section of the MSHCP is required. 7. The Project is consistent with the Vegetation Mapping requirements. There are no resources ~isting on site that would be subject to the requirements of Vegetation Mapping set forth in Section 6.3.1 of the MSHCP. No further action regarding this section of the MSHCP is required. 8. The proposed project is consistent with the Fuels Management Guidelines. As stated above, the Project is surrounded by existing and planned development. Therefore, the Fuels Management Guidelines as set forth in Section 6.4 of the MSHCP are not applicable to the Project. No further action regarding this section of the MSHCP is required. 9. The Project will be conditioned to pay the City's MSHCP Local Development Mitigation Fee. The developer will be required to pay the City's MSHCP Local Development Mitigation Fee. CITY COiTNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 2007-08 PAGE 4 OF 4 10. The Project is consistent with the MSHCP. The Project is consistent with all applicable provisions of the MSHCP. No further actions related to the MSHCP are required. SECTION 3. This Resolution shall take effect from and after the date of its passage and adoption. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 23rd day of January, 2007, by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: BUCKLEY, HICKMAN, KELLEY, SCHIFFNER, MAGEE NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE Robert E. Magee, City of Lake Elsi~ AT ST: ~ ~ Frederick Ray, CMC, 'ty Clerk City of Lake Elsinore APP OVED D ~ O c B bara Zei Leibold, City Attorney City of Lake Elsinore