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REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
To: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Planning Commission
From: Justin Kirk, Assistant Community Development Director
Prepared by: Damaris Abraham, Senior Planner
Date: March 17, 2020
Subject: Tentative Parcel Map No. 37364 – Proposal to convert the 5.45-acre lot into a
one (1)-condominium lot with five (5) units for condominium purposes.
Applicant: Murrey Seidner, RSM Properties, Inc.
Recommendation
adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE,
CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING ADOPTION OF FINDINGS THAT TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP
NO. 37364 IS CONSISTENT WITH THE WESTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY MULTIPLE SPECIES
HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN (MSHCP); and,
adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE,
CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP NO. 37364 FOR
A ONE-LOT SUBDIVISION OF A 5.45-ACRE LOT FOR CONDOMINIUM PURPOSES LOCATED
AT APNS: 377-070-035 AND 036.
Project Description and Location
Tentative Parcel Map No. 37364 is proposing to convert the 5.45-acre lot into a one (1)-
condominium lot with five (5) units for condominium purposes. The subject property consists of
five, one-story retail buildings that are attached by common walls. The Project is located within
the Lake Elsinore Square Shopping Center, northeasterly corner of Collier Avenue and Central
Avenue, more specifically 18294 and 18298 Collier Avenue. (APNs: 377-070-035 and 036).
Environmental Setting
EXISTING
LAND USE
GENERAL PLAN ZONING
Project Site Retail Building General Commercial (GC) General Commercial (C-2)
North I-15 Freeway I-15 Freeway I-15 Freeway
South Retail Buildings General Commercial (GC) General Commercial (C-2)
East Retail Buildings General Commercial (GC) General Commercial (C-2)
West Retail Buildings General Commercial (GC) General Commercial (C-2)
Table 1: Environmental Setting
TPM 37364 (Condominium Map)
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Analysis
General Plan Consistency
The Project has a General Plan Land Use designation of General Commercial (GM) and is located
within the Business District. The GM Land Use designation provides for retail, services,
restaurants, professional and administrative offices, hotels and motels, mixed-use projects, public
and quasi-public uses, and similar and compatible uses. The Project site contains an existing
retail shopping center with five, one-story retail buildings that are attached by common walls. The
Tentative Map is proposing to convert the 5.45-acre lot into a one (1)-condominium lot with five
(5) units for condominium purposes. Therefore, the Project is consistent with the General Plan.
Municipal Code Consistency
The current zoning for the subject site is General Commercial (C-2). Retail centers are permitted
uses in the C-2 zone. The Project site contains an existing retail shopping center with five, one-
story retail buildings that are attached by common walls. The Tentative Map is proposing to
convert the 5.45-acre lot into a one (1)-condominium lot with five (5) units for condominium
purposes. The Tentative Map complies with Chapter 16.24 (Tentative Map) of the Lake Elsinore
Municipal Code (LEMC) and the Subdivision Map Act.
The Design Review Committee that includes staff from Planning, Building and Safety, Fire, and
Engineering have reviewed the proposed Project, and have conditioned the Project to mitigate
any potential concerns.
Environmental Determination
The proposed Project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (Cal. Pub. Res.
Code §§21000 et seq.: “CEQA”) and the CEQA Guidelines (14 C.C.R. §§ 15000 et seq.) pursuant
to Section 15301 (Class 1: Existing Facilities). Class 1 consists of the operation, repair,
maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private
structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no
expansion of use beyond that existing at the time of the lead agency’s determination. The
Tentative Parcel Map is proposing to convert the 5.45-acre lot into a one (1)-condominium lot with
five (5) units for condominium purposes. In accordance with Section 15301(k), the Tentative Map
is proposing a subdivision of an existing commercial retail building consisting of five (5) units that
are attached by common walls. No physical changes will occur as part of this project and no
expansion of use will result.
The Project is consistent with the Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat
Conservation Plan (MSHCP). The Project has been completely disturbed for the development of
the existing retail center. The Tentative Map is proposing to convert the 5.45-acre lot into a one
(1)-condominium lot with five (5) units for condominium purposes. The Project site is not located
in a Criteria Cell and was not required to be processed through the Lake Elsinore Acquisition
Process (LEAP) and Joint Project Review (JPR) processes. The Project complies with all other
applicable requirements of the MSHCP.
Exhibits
A – MSHCP Resolution
B – TTM Resolution
C – Conditions of Approval
TPM 37364 (Condominium Map)
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D – Vicinity Map
E – Aerial Map
F – Tentative Parcel Map