HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem No. 06 - Notice of Decision - Planning Application No. 2018-64
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REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL
To:Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From:Jason Simpson, City Manager
Prepared by:Damaris Abraham, Assistant Community Development Director
Date:May 9, 2023
Subject:Notice of Decision - Planning Commission Approval of Planning
Application No. 2018-64 Approving Design Review for 344 Detached
Single-Family Residences and Related Improvements in Tract No.
28214-9 of the Murdock Alberhill Ranch Specific Plan
Recommendation
Receive and file the Notice of Decision for Planning Application No. 2018-64 approved by the
Planning Commission on April 18, 2023.
Background
Planning Application No. 2018-64 (Residential Design Review No. 2022-06) proposes the design
and construction of 344 single-family detached residential units, preliminary plotting, conceptual
landscaping, conceptual wall, and fence plan, and related improvements in Tract No. 28214-9 of
the Murdock Alberhill Ranch Specific Plan. The proposed development is configured into four
community groups, each containing three-floor plans (one- and two-story units). The floor plans
overall range in size from 1,959 to 3,337 square feet. The proposed development features three
architectural styles (Spanish, Prairie, and Craftsman).
The project site consists of Tract No. 28214-9 located on the south side of Nichols Road between
Alberhill Ranch Road and Terra Cotta Road in Planning Area 1 of the Murdock Alberhill Ranch
Specific Plan (APNs: 389-090-032–035; 389-790-001–048; 389-800-001–024; 389-801-001–
031; 389-802-001–020; 389-810-001–035; 389-811-001–011; 389-812-001–017; 389-820-001–
007; 389-821-001–007; 389-822-001–037; 389-830-001–022; 389-831-001–019; 389-832-001–
011; 389-840-001–024; 389-841-001–054).
PA 2018-64 (RDR 2022-06)
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On April 18, 2023, the Planning Commission, by a 3-0 vote:
1. Determined that under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section
15162, the project would not have a significant effect on the environment, and no new
environmental documentation is necessary because all potentially significant effects have
been adequately analyzed in a previously certified Addendum No. 2 to the Alberhill Ranch
Specific Plan Final Environmental Impact Report; and
2. Adopted A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LAKE
ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING RESIDENTIAL DESIGN REVIEW NO. 2022-06
PROVIDING BUILDING DESIGNS AND RELATED IMPROVEMENTS FOR 344 DETACHED
SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL UNITS IN TRACT 28214-9 OF THE MURDOCK
ALBERHILL RANCH SPECIFIC PLAN (APNS: 389-090-032–035; 389-790-001–048; 389-
800-001–024; 389-801-001–031; 389-802-001–020; 389-810-001–035; 389-811-001–011;
389-812-001–017; 389-820-001–007; 389-821-001–007; 389-822-001–037; 389-830-001–
022; 389-831-001–019; 389-832-001–011; 389-840-001–024; 389-841-001–054).
Discussion
The Planning Commission voted 3-0 to approve the project at its meeting on April 18, 2023. There
were no Commissioner concerns, and there were no public comments. Only the applicant
attended the hearing.
The Commission’s decision is final, and no action by the City Council is required unless the City
Council, by majority vote, elects to review and reconsider the Commission’s decision by ordering
the matter set for a future noticed public hearing according to Section 17.410.110.F of the Lake
Elsinore Municipal Code (LEMC), or the applicant or an interested person files a complete appeal
application within 15 days of this notice appearing on the City Council’s agenda.
Fiscal Impact
The time and costs related to processing this application have been covered by fees paid for by
the applicant. No General Fund budgets have been allocated or used in the processing of this
application. Project approval does not fiscally impact the City’s General Fund. Mitigation
Measures to protect the City fiscally have already been included in the Conditions of Approval.
Attachments
Attachment 1- Planning Commission Staff Report