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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Reso No 2007-148RESOLUTION NO. 2007-148 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CTTY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 2007-O1 WHEREAS, the Shopoff Group has filed an application with the City of Lake Elsinare to amend the City's General Plan Land Use designation ("General Plan Amendment") for the properties located at Assessor's Parcel Nos. 347-330- 001, -002, -022, -023, -065, -067 through -074; 347-360-001 and -002; 377-100- 006, -009, and -010 (the "Properties") from County Very Low Density Residential, 1 acre minimum lot size (VLDR) and from the City's Low-Medium Density Residential and Freeway Business, to Ramsgate Specific Plan ("Ramsgate SP"); and WHEREAS, Government Code Section 65358 empowers the legislative body to amend all or part of an adopted general plan if to do so would be in the public interest and so long as no mandatory element of the general plan is amended mare frequently than four times during any calendar year; and WHEREAS, this General Plan Amendment is part of the City's Second (2"a) cycle of amendments to the Lalce Elsinore General Plan Land Use Map for the 2007 calendar year; and WHEREAS, after considering the General Plan Amendment at a regular meeting held on July 17, 2007, the Planning Commission of the City of Lake Elsinare recommended that the City Council approve General Plan Amendment No. 2007-01; and WHEREAS, public notice of the General Plan Amendment has been given and the City Council has considered the Planning Commission's recommendation and evidence presented by the Community Development Department and other interested parties at a public hearing held with respect to this item on August 14, 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 proposed General Plan Amendment priar to making a decision. The City Council finds and determines that the General Plan Amendment comports with the goals and policies of the Lake Elsinore General Plan and the Lake Elsinore Municipal Code. Moreover, the CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 2007-148 PAGE 2 OF 4 General Plan Amendment comports with the requirements of the California Planning and Zoning Law. SECTION 2. That in accordance with the California Planning and Zoning Law and the Lake Elsinore Municipal Code, the City Council hereby makes the following findings for the approval of General Plan Amendment No. 2007-0 l: 1. The proposed General Plan Amendment will not be: a) detrimental to the health, safety, comfort ar general welfare of the persons residing ar worlcing within the neighborhood of the proposed amendment or within the City, or b) injurious to the property or improvements in the neighborhood or within the City. a. The proposed General Plan Amendment has been analyzed relative to its potential to have detrimental effects and conditions have been imposed to ensure that the health, safety and welfare of surrounding residents will be protected. Indeed the development of the project of which General Plan Amendment 2007-01 is a part, will result in the installation of infrastructure (such as water, sewer, paving and drainage facilities) which will provide services to existing and future residents. b. Application of the "Ramsgate SP" land use designation to the Property will ensure that the new construction is developed in such a way as to blend into the surrounding development. 2. The proposed General Plan Amendment will permit reasonable development of the area consistent with its constraints and will make the area more compatible with adjacent properties. The proposed land use designation of "Ramsgate SP" to the Property will allow for the continuation of single family detached residential neighborhoods that have been built or are under construction to the east. The proposed designation will also provide flexibility in designing the site to be compatible with existing uses along its western boundary, which is proposed for higher density residential, light industrial and commercial uses in the General Plan Update. 3. The proposed General Plan Amendment would establish a land use density and usage more in character with the subject property's location, access, and constraints. CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 2007-148 PAGE 3 OF 4 The General Plan Amendment proposes a boundary adjustment to allow for an integration of the property into the adjacent Ramsgate Specific Plan. The accompanying Ramsgate Specific Plan Amendment provides for the opportunity to bring continuity between the established neighboring land uses to the west, land uses expected to result from the City's General Plan Update, and the development that will occur as a result of Annexation No. 79. Access to the development will utilize existing roadways from both the west and east. In addition, infrastructure to support future development on the Properry will tie into existing infrastructure. 4. The proposed General Plan Amendment will not have a significant effect on the environment. The General Plan Amendment may result in significant environmental impacts, all of which can be mitigated to below a level of significance through the implementation of appropriate mitigation measures. The Mitigation and Monitoring Program prepared in conjunction with the Mitigated Negative Declaration for the project outlines the appropriate mitigation for the site. SECTION 3. Based upon all of the evidence presented, both written and testimonial, and the above findings, the City Council hereby approves General Plan Amendment No. 2007-01. SECTION 4. This Resolution shall take effect from and after the date of its passage and adoption. CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 2007-148 PAGE 4 OF 4 PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 14`h day of August 2007, by the following roll call vote: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: suckley, xickman, xelley Schiffner, Magee NOES: COLJNCILMEMBERS: None ABSENT: COi7NCILMEMBERS: None ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS: ~i -;, ~ ,, Robert E. Magee, City of Lake Elsi~ ATTEST: ~,~a~~~p ~ _ Michelle Soto, Interim City Clerk , City of Lalce Elsinore AP ROVED A TO O ~~ arbara Zei Leibold, City Attorney City of Lake Elsinare