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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC Reso No 2015-49 (6.16.15)RESOLUTION NO. 2015-49 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE ADOPT FINDINGS THAT INDUSTRIAL DESIGN REVIEW NO. 2015-01 AND VARIANCE 2015-02 ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE WESTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY MULTIPLE SPECIES HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN WHEREAS, KLN Development, LLC, has filed an application with the City of Lake Elsinore and is requesting approval of Industrial Design Review No. 2015-01 and Variance 2015-02 to permit a five (5'-0") encroachment into the required 15'-0" landscape setback for parking lots adjacent to streets and approval of building design plans for a 12,926 square foot (SF) light industrial building on an approximately 31,905 SF site located at the Southwestern corner of Minthorn and Birch Streets., specifically referred to as APN: 377-430-060. The subject site has a General Plan Land Use designation of Limited Manufacturing and has a Zoning designation of M-1 (Limited Manufacturing); and WHEREAS, Section 6.0 of the Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan (MSHCP) requires that all discretionary projects within an MSHCP criteria cell undergo the Lake Elsinore Acquisition Process ("LEAP") and Joint Project Review ("JPR") to analyze the scope of the proposed development and establish a building envelope that is consistent with the MSHCP criteria; and WHEREAS, Section 6.0 of the MSHCP further requires that the City of Lake Elsinore adopt consistency findings demonstrating that the proposed discretionary entitlement complies with the MSCHP cell criteria, and the MSCHP goals and objectives; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Lake Elsinore Municipal Code (LEMC) Chapter 17.184 (Design Review) the Planning Commission has been delegated with the responsibility of making recommendations to the City Council pertaining to the residential design review, and WHEREAS, on June 16, 2015 at a duly noticed public hearing the Planning Commission has considered evidence presented by the Community Development Department and other interested parties with respect to this item. NOW THEREFORE, THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The Planning Commission has considered the Project and its consistency with the MSHCP prior to recommending that the City Council adopt Findings of Consistency with the MSHCP. SECTION 2. That in accordance with the MSHCP, the Planning Commission makes the following findings for MSHCP consistency: PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2015-49 PAGE 2 OF 4 The Project is a project under the City's MSHCP Resolution, and the City must make an MSHCP Consistency finding before approval. 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 lies is not located within a MSHCP Criteria Cell. Based upon the site reconnaissance survey there are no issues regarding consistency with the MSCHP's other "Plan Wide Requirements." The only requirements potentially applicable to the Project were the Protection of Species Associated with RiparianlRiverine Areas and Vernal Pool Guidelines (Section 6.1.2 of the MSHCP) and payment of the MSHCP Local Development Mitigation Fee (Section 4 of the MSHCP Ordinance). The Project site is located within ars industrial area, and has no habitat present on site, including riparian/riverine areas or vernal pools. 2. The Project is subject to the City's LEAP and the Western Riverside County Regional Conservation Authority's (RCA) Joint Project Review processes. As stated above, the Project is not located within a Criteria Cell and therefore the Project was not processed through the City's LEAP and a Joint Project Review. 3. The Project is consistent with the Riparian/Riverine Areas and Vernal Pools Guidelines. The site reconnaissance survey revealed that no riparian, riverine, vernal pool/fairy shrimp habitat or other aquatic resources exist on the site. As such, the Riparian/Riverine Areas and Vernal Pool Guidelines as set forth in Section 6.1.2 of the MSHCP are not applicable. 4. The Project is consistent with the Protection of Narrow Endemic Plant Species Guidelines. The site does not fall within any Narrow Endemic Plant Species Survey Areas. Neither a habitat assessment nor further focused surveys are required for the Project. Therefore, Protection of Narrow Endemic Plant Species Guidelines as set forth in Section 6.1.3 of the MSHCP are not applicable to the Project. 5. The Project is consistent with the Additional Survey Needs and Procedures. The MSHCP only requires additional surveys for certain species if the Project is located in Criteria Area Species Survey Areas, Amphibian Species Survey Areas, Burrowing Owl Survey Areas, and Mammal Species Survey Areas of the MSHCP. The Project site is not located within any of the Critical Species Survey Areas. Therefore, the provisions of MSCHP Section 6.3.2 are not PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2015-49 PAGE 3OF4 applicable. 6. The Project is consistent with the Urban/Wildlands Interface Guidelines. The Project site is not within or adjacent to any MSHCP criteria or conservation areas. Therefore, the UrbanAWildlands Interface Guidelines of MSHCP Section 6.1.4 are not applicable. 7. The Project is consistent with the Vegetation Mapping requirements. There are no resources located on the Project site requiring mapping as set forth in MSCHP Section 6.3.1. 8. The Project is consistent with the Fuels Management Guidelines. The Project site is not within or adjacent to any MSHCP criteria or conservation areas. Therefore, the Fuels Management Guidelines of MSHCP Section 6.4 are not applicable. 9. The Project will be conditioned to pay the City's MSHCP Local Development Mitigation Fee. As a condition of approval, the Project will be required to pay the City's MSHCP Local Development Mitigation Fee at the time of issuance of building permits. 10. The Project is consistent with the MSHCP. SECTION 3. Based upon all of the evidence presented, the above findings, and the conditions of approval imposed upon the Project, the Planning Commission hereby recommends that the City Council find that the Project is consistent with the MSHCP. SECTION 4. This Resolution shall take effect from and after the date of its passage and adoption. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of June 2015, by the following vote: Joh Gra , Chair an City f La a Elsinore PI ing Commission 11 PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2015-49 PAGE 4 OF 4 ATTEST. Richard J. ott, LEED Green Associate Planning Manager STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE SS CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE I, Richard J. MacHott, Planning Manager of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, hereby certify that Resolution No. 2015-49 as adopted by the Planning Commission of the City of Lake Elsinore at a regular meeting held on the 16th day of June 2015, and that the same was adopted by the following vote: AYES: CHAIRMAN GRAY, VICE CHAIR JORDAN, COMMISSIONER ARMIT COMMISSIONER FLEMING, COMMISSIONER RAY NOES: NONE ABSTAIN: NONE ABSENT: NONE J oelli Richard J. cHott, LEED Green Associate Planning Manager