HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 17 - Written Communication1_RedactedFrom:Jim Winkler
To:Candice Alvarez
Cc:
Subject:[External]public comment for 5/25/2022
Date:Tuesday, May 24, 2022 6:16:42 PM
Attachments:Lake Elsinore City Council Meeting 5 25 22.pdf
2020-0473102.pdf
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Good evening,
Please include both documents attached as public comment in regards to Development Agreement
No. 2022-01 slated for the City Council Meeting 5/25/2022.
Please confirm receipt either by email or text. Thank you,
James Winkler
Sent from my iPhone
5/24/2022
To: City Council Lake Elsinore and all concerned parties
From: James and Tracy Winkler (owners of plots 26 and 27 of the Tract 2910. Canyon View
Estates formerly known as Rancho San Jacinto) 32200 Crooked Arrow Dr Wildomar
RE: Development Agreement No. 2022-01 (Canyon Hills Estates).
Lake Elsinore City Council Meeting 5/25/2022
This letter is inform the council and all interested parties that I object to the City of Lake
Elsinore and TRU MARK moving forward with Development Agreement No. 2022-01 (Canyon
Hills Estates) I respectfully request that the current project, Tentative tract Map and entire
Environmental Impact Report be reviewed for accuracy and veracity and that the entire project
be terminated until such time that accurate information can be obtained and reviewed by the
City of Lake Elsinore and all concerned citizens.
There are several reasons to object to any part of this project moving forward, but I personally
am most concerned with the project's third phase which would directly border my properties
within 50 feet from my property lines. The same third phase plans in their current form would
gravely impact our entire community adversely by giving secondary vehicle access to Canyon
Hills Estates third phase Via Navajo Rd. a private unmaintained dirt road within Canyon View
Estates in the City of Wildomar.
1. It is my opinion that the City of Lake Elsinore (via the planning office) and the developer
are both aware that the current published plans cannot be put into place due to the
significant change in access needed to accommodate the third phase. Navajo Road
cannot be used as access per the City of Wildomar.
This would denote a significant change in the scope of the project and
would trigger a need to complete a Supplemental Environmental Impact Report
after new tract plans are completed and pass through the review process before
moving forward with any aspect of the project as it would no longer be in
compliance with CEQA standards.
2. It is my opinion that during the initial EIR 2006-02, adopted by the City of Lake Elsinore
1/23/2007, never addressed the probable well water contamination to the rural
communities bordering the proposed project. Canyon View Estates homes all depend
on well water not only for human consumption, but also for livestock and agricultural
needs.
This would denote a new environmental impact, not previously reviewed
and would require that a Supplemental Environmental Impact Report be completed
before moving forward with this project. CEQA guidelines
3. It is my opinion that sufficient time has passed 15.5 years that the entire EIR is no
longer valid. The report was completed for a project that was due to be completed
within 4 yrs and did not take into account a 15.5 year passage of time nor significant
changes in the environment prior to the start of the project
This extended period of time from completion of the EIR and the beginning
of the project in itself triggers the need for a completely new EIR to be done
before any aspect of this project can move forward. CEQA guidelines
4.It is my opinion that significant environmental changes have occured within the scope
of the project to warrant updated surveys to be completed for
a. Fire safety and emergency services access and availability due to a huge
change in population, increased traffic circulation and an increasingly
severe drought all worsened during this 15.5 year time frame. CEQA
guidelines
b. Traffic circulation (massive local traffic issues on Canyon Hills Rd at Lost
Rd and where Canyon Hills Rd becomes Holland Rd, Menifee) due to
population growth during this time and the improvements to Canyon Hills
Rd creating a better access from Southern Menifee via Holland Rd to
Interstate 15 access. The traffic volume capacity ratio is no longer
anywhere near the projected 0.90. The explosion of growth in Lake Elsinore
(2006-41,239 to 2022-72,979 up 75%) and in the surrounding communities
of Wildomar and Menifee has led to dangerous traffic conditions in this
area and past mitigation ideas are no longer viable. CEQA guidelines
c. Water Quality Management Plan due to significant drought issues and with
special focus of the water table and how the project will affect the well
water patency and potability for local residents depending on it for human
and animal consumption and the irrigation of crops.
5. It is my opinion that the current EIR did not appropriately document nor mitigate
significant aesthetic issues in regards to the rural communities bordering this project. In
the EIR an artist's rendering of the view from Canyon Hills Estates towards the project is
from the farthest property from the project and in no way represents the 10 plus
properties that will directly border the third phase of the project. If the current
plans,without appropriate agreed upon mitigation, move forward 10 of the properties
within Canyon Hills Estates will have homes within 50 feet of their property boundaries.
Each of these properties within Canyon View Estates is 2.5 acres with only one allowed
home per parcel. There is a potential for multiple new homes to border property lines
with the current TRU MARK plans to have on average 2.9 homes per developed acre.
This would denote a new environmental impact, not previously reviewed
and would require that a Supplemental Environmental Impact Report be
completed before moving forward with this project. CEQA guidelines
6. It is my opinion that by allowing this project to move forward it would significantly
devalue all the rural, Very Low Density, homes and properties within Canyon View
Estates. The fire safety, vehicle circulation (traffic), change in aesthetics, potential for
well water contamination all as a result of this project will put an undue financial burden
on this entire community.
7. It is my opinion that the City of Lake Elsinore did not properly notify all concerned
citizens during the planning review phase prior to the 5/2/2022 meeting, recently
undertaken by the Planning Committee. No members of our community were notified of
this event (many fall within the 300 feet range and this community and HOA have
strongly objected to this project on numerous occasions and are known as interested
parties. At the 5/2/2022 meeting I was told that the next phase would be a review by the
City Council in late June 2022. I was notified by mail (received 5/16/2022) that this
review was moved up to 5/25/2022 giving me less than 10 days to prepare a response.
The notice itself was sent with a significant error in regards to the date of the meeting
(Tuesday the 25th vs Wednesday the 25th)When I called to verify the date with Ms
Damaris Abraham, the City Planning Manager, she informed me that this project
and Development Agreement had been given preferential treatment and expedited
focus due to a pending deadline in July 2022 and that the City Council review had
to be moved up to ensure the deadline was met. In my opinion the Developer and
possible city revenue should not infringe on the rights of individual citizens to
participate in this matter.
The seven areas listed above each individually require that the City of Lake Elsinore and TRU
MARK, the developer, must take action to ensure the safety of the environment is paramount if
the proposed project is to move forward in the future.The seven areas combined together,
especially the 15.5 year span of time (a decade and a half) screams the need for a
complete re-evaluation of this project.
We appreciate your time and consideration of these issues and look forward to
speaking with you in person at the meeting.
James and Tracy Winkler
(very concerned citizens)
Attached please find
1. Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions dated 9/15/2020 for Tract
No. 2910 Rancho San Jacinto Property Owners AKA: Canyon View Estates
Wildomar