HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Reso No 2007-091RESOLUTION NO. 2007-91
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING FINDINGS
THAT THE PROJECT IS CONSI5TENT WITH THE
MULTIPLE SPECIES HABTTAT CONSERVATION PLAN
(MSHCP)
WHEREAS, Creative Design Architects has filed an application with the
City of Lake Elsinore requesting approval of Conditional Use Pernut No. 2006-08,
Tentative Parcel Map No. 34591 and Residential Design Review 2006-02 for the
project identified as Lake Elsinore Condominiums (the "Project"); and
WHEREAS, the Project Site is located on the north side of Riverside Drive
between Roberston Street and Lakeview Avenue (the "Project Site"); and
WHEREA5, Section 6.0 of the MSHCP indicates that projects which are
proposed for development in an area not covered by an MSHCP criteria cell shall
be analyzed pursuant to the MSHCP "Plan Wide Requirements" and that the City
of Lake Elsinore shall make findings that the Project is consistent with those
requirements; and
WHEREAS, the Project Site is not located within a criteria cell, but was
reviewed pursuant to the MSHCP "Plan Wide Requirements"; and
WHEREAS, on March 20, 2007, the Planning Commission considered the
Project's consistency with the MSHCP "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 June 12, 2007.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LAKE ELSINORE DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DETERMINE AND
ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council has considered the Project and its
consistency with the MSHCP "Plan Wide Requirements" prior to adopting
Findings of Consistency.
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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":
1. The Project is a project under the City's MSHCP Resolution, and the Ciry
must make an MSHCP Consistency finding before approval.
Pursuant to the City's MSHCP Resolution, because the Project Site is not
located within an MSHCP Cr^iteria Cell, the Project is required to be
reviewed for consistency with the following MSHCP "Plan Wide
Requirements ": Section 6.1.2 Protection of Riparian/Riverine Areas and
Vernal Pools, Section 6.1.3 Protection of Narrow Endemic Plant Species,
Section 6.1.4 Guidelines Pertaining to Urban/Wildlands Interface, Section
6.3.1 Vegetation Mapping, Section 6.3.2 Additional Survey Needs and
Procedures, and Section 6.4 Fuels Management.
2. The Project is subject to the City's LEAP and the County's Joint Project
Review processes.
The Project Site is not located within an MSHCP Criteria Cell. Therefore,
the Project was not processed through a LEAP or Joint Project Review.
3. The Project is consistent with the Riparian/Riverine Areas and Verna1
Pools Guidelines.
No Riparian/Riverine Areas or Vernal Pools are present on the Project
Site. The Project is therefore consistent with the Riparian/Riverine Areas
and Yernal Pool Guidelines set forth in Section 6.1.2 of the MSHCP. No
further action regarding this section of the MSHCP is required.
4. The Project is consistent with the Protection of Narrow Endemic Plant
Species Guidelines.
The Project is not subject to the Narrow Endemic Plant Species Guidelines
set forth in Section 6.1.3. No further action regaYding this section of the
MSHCP is required.
5. The Project is consistent with the Urban/Wildlands Interface Guidelines.
The Project is surrounded by existing and/or- approved development.
TheYefore, the Urban/Wildlands Interface Guidelines set forth in Section
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6.1.4 of the MSHCP are not applicable to the Project. No further action
regarding this section of the MSHCP is required.
6. The Project is consistent with the Vegetation Mapping requirements.
There are no resources existing on the Project 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.
7. The Project is consistent with the Additional Survey Needs and
Procedures.
The Project is not subject to Critical Area Species Sui-vey Area Guidelines
as set forth in Section 6.3.2 of the MSHCP. No further action regarding
this section of the MSHCP is required.
8. The Project is consistent with the Fuels Management Guidelines.
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.
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.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 12th day of June, 2007, by
the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS
BUCKLEY, HICKMAN,
KELLEY, SCHIFFNER, MAGEE
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS:
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Michelle Soto, Interim City Clerk
City of Lake Elsinare
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~filrbara Zeid 1.eibold, City Attorney
City of Lake Elsinare