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Home My WebLink About07-07-15 SIGNEDL E LSI HC )?;E. Tuesday, July 7, 2015 City of Lake Elsinore Meeting Minutes Planning Commission 6:00 PM LAKE-ELSINORE.ORG (951) 674-3124 PHONE CULTURAL CENTER 183 N. MAIN STREET LAKE ELSINORE, CA 92530 The City of Lake Elsinore appreciates your attendance. Citizens' interest provides the Planning Commission with valuable information regarding issues of the community. Meetings are normally held on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month. If you are attending this Planning Commission Meeting, please park in the Parking Lot across the street from the Cultural Center. This will assist us in limiting the impact of meetings on the Downtown Business District. Thank you for your cooperation. The agenda is posted 72 hours prior to each meeting outside of City Hall and is available at each meeting. The agenda and related reports are also available in the Community Development Department on the Thursday prior to the Planning Commission meeting. 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CALL TO ORDER Chairman Gray called the Planning Commission Meeting to order at 6:02 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Commissioner Armit led the Pledge of Allegiance ROLL CALL Cultural Center Present: Chairman Gray, Vice Chair Jordan, Commissioner Armit, Commissioner Fleming and Commissioner Ray Also Present: City Attorney Mann, Community Development Director Taylor, Planning Manager MacHott and Office Specialist Wells City of Lake Elsinore Page 1 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes PUBLIC COMMENTS — NON AGENDIZED ITEMS — 3 MINUTES None CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM(S) - None PUBLIC HEARING ITEM(S) 1) ID# 15-656 Conditional Use Permit No. 2014-05 and Minor Design Review -A Request By Spectrum Services, Inc., dba Verizon Wireless to Allow the Development of a New 50 -Foot Tall Mona alm Unmanned Wireless Antenna. Ee ui meat Facility. and Associated Improvements on a Vacant lot Located ApproximateIV 400 Feet South of the Intersection of Diamond Drive acid Mission Trail APN: 353-150-034). Staff recommends that the Planning Commission: 1. Take testimony from any interested parties in attendance. 2. Continue the subject project to the July 21, 2015 Planning Commission meeting. Motion by Commissioner Fleming, second by Commissioner Armit to continue this meeting to the July 21, 2015 Planning Commission Meeting. AYES: Chairman Gray, Vice Chair Jordan, Commissioner Armit, Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Ray NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN None 2) ID# 15-657 Minor Desi - n Review - A request to allow the development of a 3,800 s care foot garagelworkshop at the rear of an existincl residential dwelling unit located at 518 North Swing Street APN: 377-242-004). Staff recommends that the Planning Commission: 1. Take testimony from any interested parties in attendance. 2. Continue the subject project to the July 21, 2015 Planning Commission meeting. City of Lake Elsinore Page 2 July 7, 2015 J Planning Commission Meeting Minutes Motion by Vice Chair Jordan, second by Commissioner Fleming to continue this meeting to the July 21, 2015 Planning Commission Meeting. AYES: Chairman Gray, Vice Chair Jordan, Commissioner Armit, Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Ray NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None 3) ID# 15-658 Consistency Zoning Project - Phase VI including the following items: City of Lake Elsinore General Plan Amendment No. 2015-01 - "Cleanup" Amendments Related to Consistency Zoning, Which 1 Changes the Land Use Designation for Property Under Ownership by the Regional Conservation Authorit • 2 Changes the Designation of an Existing Industrial Complex• and 31 Changes the Designation of Vacant Property Fronting State Route 74 Already Zoned -R-3 High Density Residential; and Zane Change No. 2015-01, Known as the Consistency Zoning Project Phase VI Changing the Zoning of Various Parcels in the Lake Elsinore Hills. Historic and Alberhill Districts of the City to Zones Consistent with the General Plan Designations Therein. Staff recommends that the Planning Commission take the following action: 1. Adopt Resolution No. 2015- ; A Resolution of the Planning Commission of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, Recommending that the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore Approve General Plan Amendment No. 2015-01 2. Adopt Resolution No. 2015- ; A Resolution of the Planning Commission of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, Recommending that the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore Approve Zone Change No. 2015-01, Known as the Consistency Zoning Project - Phase VI. Page 3 July 7, 2015 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes Planning Consultant Carole Donahoe presented the last Phase of Consistency Zoning. She announced it took three years but it was a good and worthwhile exercise for both the city and the staff and hopefully the residents. Donahoe explained that staff met many residents thru five Community meetings, listened to their dreams about what they wanted to do with their property and addressed their concerns as best as possible. She said that by the passage of the Zone Change for Phase VI every parcel in the city will be consistent with it's General Plan Designation. Donahoe said tonight they will be discussing three districts, the Elsinore Hills District, Historic District and Alberhill District. She stated this last phase includes a General Plan Amendment, basically clean up Items for three areas. She gave a brief description of her staff report and concluded by asking if there were any questions. Commissioner Fleming asked what was changed with regards to Developer Agreements, Donahoe replied she is not familiar with the Development Agreement for any of the Specific Plans. She explained that her task was to utilize the General Plan Designations and match them up to appropriate zoning. So she did not use Development Agreements in any of the Consistency Zoning Projects. Kevin Kohan got up and spoke, he introduced himself and said he was a Urban Planner with Planning Associates. He explained that he also represents Castle and Cooke. He prepared a letter that he presented to the Planning Commission. He explained the letter and said it states there are five issues that he has with this project. His first issue was with the M-3 overlay. Second issue, the agreement with OMOU and development agreement displaying a mining overlay that is not shown on the entire exhibit for existing zoning.The third issue, the general plan land use section of the exhibit does not correlate with the approved General Plan showing the depiction of the M-3 overlay. Kohan said they believe that the General Plan exhibit should changed to show this information. The fourth issue is the 600 acres of county -owned land above the Ridge property is part of a Tri -Valley Agreement and it is not shown in the exhibit as Alberhill Ranch Specific Plan. The fifth issue is with the Zoning Consistency from the General Plan to the proposed zone change, he said he caught an error in the proposed zone change to a residential estate lot. Kohan said that they believe that the lot falls into the single-family residential. He concluded that he feels that these issues are inconsistencies that need to be depicted on the exhibits and reviewed in regards with the Development Agreement and OMOU with Pacific Clay. They recommend that this Item be continued to another Planning Commission Meeting. Planning Manager Richard MacHott addressed Kohan's concerns. He said he doesn't believe that this matter needs to be continued to address these issues. Donahoe explained, if the Alberhill Village Specific Plan gets adopted then all of it becomes Specific Plan. She said, the reason why they have land uses here is that it enabled the Environmental Impact Report for the General Plan to be more specific and staff did not want to use "future SP's" as one of the Land Use Designations. J MacHotf asked Mr. Kohan to clarify if what he was requesting was that no changes be made City of Lake Elsinore Page 4 July 7, 2015 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes from the current zoning right now on this property, as opposed to changing exhibits and moving forward with the zoning. Community Development Director Grant Taylor added that Community Development has been working on Alberhill Village Specific Plan for quite awhile. He described it as 1,400 acres, it will accommodate up to 8,200 units and is a very detailed Specific Plan and the City feels it has a lot of merits but they still have to come to agreement on some key issues. He stated the General Plan was adopted and what is proposed here tonight is consistent with that General Plan at this time. He explained that Lake Elsinore Hills District and Historic District are ok with this. There are some concerns regarding Alberhill District but he does not think it would be right to hold up other property owners within the District who are looking for zoning consistency in order to move forward. Vice Chair Jordan questioned, if we went along with what Kohan requested do we have to update the General Plan again, to match what he wants to be done along with the zoning. Donahoe responded, that if he wants to delay the decision on that then her recommendation would be to remove everything that's M-3 in the first diagram and therefore it will retain the M-3, the extract overlay. It is consistent with the General Plan because the General Plan has the overlay on it. So for all intents and purposes, it's consistent. The pending Specific Plan has a Zone Change and General Plan Amendment accompanying it. It will change everything that is affected by Alberhill Village to Specific Plan. MacHott restated that the M-3 Zoning is consistent with the mining/extractive overlay on all this property, so therefore we could conclude that retaining the existing M-3 Zoning is consistent with the General Plan because of the overlay. As opposed to changing the Zoning to match the underlying land use designations. That way if Alberhill Villages Specific Plan does not happen then at the time that the owners choose to develop the property other then what is consistent with the reclamation plan, they would have to come in with their own Zone Change and possibly General Plan Amendment. He said that maybe the solution is to remove the area that is currently zoned M-3 from the Consistency Zoning, approve action and the last exhibit would be modified to take all that property off the exhibit. Then move foward with the consistency zoning and recognize that zoning would not be changed for the property that is currently zoned M-3 and it would stay what it is now and would still be consistent due to the extractive overlay that is part of the General Plan. Commissioner Fleming asked Mr. Kohan if it would benefit him and the City to speed up the process by taking them out of the Resolution. Kohan replied that he believes that it is necessary for them to meet with planning staff and it would be great to have Commissioners involved in that meeting. Commissioner Armit questioned if leaving it as existing M-3 doesn't solve the problem. Kohan replied, no because that's just one issue and there are a number of other issues regarding the General Plan land use and proposed Zone Changes that they would like to go over with staff. Commissioner Armit explained to Kohan that they have a decent plan in front of them that is consistent with the General Plan and the Planning Commission is trying to find a work around so they consistently zone everything. City of Lake Elsinore Page 5 July 7, 2015 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes Motion by Vice Chair Jordan, second by Chairman Gray to adopt Resolution No. 2015-52; A Resolution of the Planning Commission of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, Recommending that the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore Approve General Plan Amendment No. 2015-01. AYES. Chairman Gray, Vice Chair Jordan, Commissioner Armit, Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Ray NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None *Substitute motion by Commissioner Fleming, second by Commissioner Ray to adopt Resolution 2015-53; A Resolution of the Planning Commission of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, Recommending that the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore Approve Zone No. 2015-01, Known as the Consistency Zoning Project - Phase VI with the deletion of the references to the Exhibit C Alberhill. AYES: Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Ray NOES: Chairman Gray, Vice Chair Jordan, Commissioner Armit ABSENT: None ABSTAIN None Motion by Vice Chair Jordan, second by Commissioner Armit to adopt Resolution No. 2015-53; A Resolution of the Planning Commission of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, Recommending that the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore Approve Zone Change No. 2015-01, Known as the Consistency Zoning Project — Phase VI. AYES: Chairman Gray, Vice Chair Jordan, Commissioner Armit NOES: Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Ray ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None 4) 1 a# 15-559 Conditional Use Permit No. 2015-07 - A Reg gest by Familia Nacida de Nuevo for Approval of a Conditional Use Permit to Allow the Establishment of a Church Located in a Previously Constructed 24,220 Square Foot Building Located at 575 Chaney Street CAPN: 377-430-076 Staff recommends that the Planning Commission take the following action: 1. Adopt Resolution No. 2015-_; A Resolution of the Planning Commission of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, Finding that Conditional Use Permit No. 2015-07 Is Consistent With The Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan. 2. Adopt Resolution No. 2015-_; A Resolution of the Planning Commission of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, Approving Conditional Use Permit No. 2015-07 for the Establishment and Operation of a Church Facility within an City of Lake Elsinore Page 6 July 7, 2015 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes Existing Vacant Building. Senior Planner Justin Kirk presented Planning Commission with a brief presentation and location of project. He reported that a new Condition of Approval No. 17 was added requiring a review of the project after 1 year. He explained that this project is an action Item that would just be at the Planning Commission this is not a recommendation to the City Council so the action would be final pending a 15 -day appeal period and there are recommendations. The first recommendation is identifying that the project is consistent with the MSHCP and the second is approving the Conditional Use Permit and the Conditions. He concluded by asking Planning Commission if there were any questions. Vice Chair Jordan made a recommendation for Condition No. 12. She said she would like it changed to 5:30pm and to add 8:OOam on weekends, due to traffic. Applicant Steve Gamez introduced himself and stated they are not trying to do anything that is against the City. He said they are looking to grow, but they want to do it in the parameters that the City is willing to give. Planning Commission thanked Mr. Gamez. Motion by Commissioner Armit, second by Commissioner Fleming to Adopt Resolution No. 2015-54; A Resolution of the Planning Commission of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, Finding that Conditional Use Permit No. 2015-07 Is Consistent With The Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan. AYES- Chairman Gray, Vice Chair Jordan, Commissioner Armit, Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Ray NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN None Motion by Vice Chair Jordan, second by Commissioner Fleming to Adopt Resolution No. 2015-55; A Resolution of the Planning Commission of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, Approving Conditional Use Permit No. 2015-07 for the Establishment and Operation of a Church Facility within an Existing Vacant Building with an amended Condition of Approval No. 12 and added new Condition No. 17. AYES Chairman Gray, Vice Chair Jordan, Commissioner Armit, Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Ray NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN None City of Lake Elsinore Page 7 July 7, 2015 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes 5) ID# 15-660_ Commercial Design Review Mi 15-04 - A Request by Verizon ►riiireiess for the Construction of a 30 -Foot Tali Wireless Telecommunications Facility Designed as a Mono -Eucalyptus Tree Located at 17247 Sunn slo a Avenue. Staff recommends that the Planning Commission take the following action: July 7, 2015 1. Adopt Resolution No. 2015- ; A Resolution of the Planning Commission of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, Approving Commercial Design Review No. 2014-15 for a 30 -Foot Tall Wireless Telecommunications Facility Designed as a Mono -Eucalyptus Tree Located at 17247 Sunnyslope Avenue. This Item removed off Calendar BUSINESS ITEM(S) 6) ID# 15-661 Reorganization of the Planning Commission Staff recommends that the Planning Commission: 1. Reorganize and select a Chair and Vice Chair pursuant to City Council Policy No. 200-5A.G.1. Commissioner Fleming nominated Vice Chair Jordan to be Chairman of the Planning Commission. Commissioner Ray nominated Commissioner Armit to be Chairman of the Planning Commission. VOTING IN FAVOR OF VICE CHAIR JORDAN: Chairman Gray, Vice Chair Jordan, Commissioner Armit, Commissioner Fleming, VOTING IN FAVOR OF COMMISSIONER ARMIT: Commissioner Ray ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None Chairman Jordan nominated Commissioner Armit to be Vice Chairman AYES: Chairman Jordan, Commissioner Gray, Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Ray NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None City of Lake Elsinore Page 8 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes STAFF COMMENTS Community Development Director Grant Taylor thanked the Planning Commission and said, "Good deliberation." He advised PC that there will 5 Public Hearings for July 21, 2015 Planning Commission meeting. He said, a lot of good things coming, stay tuned. COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS Commissioner Gray said it's been a fast year and a enjoyable and educational one. He appreciated Mr. Taylor and Mr. MacHott has offered. He said both legal council has been very helpful and he is looking forward to continue as a Commissioner. Chairman Jordan concluded by saying Commissioner Gray did a great job. Vice Chair Armit thanked the Planning Commission. ADJOURNMENT Chairman Jordan adjourned the meeting to the next regularly scheduled Planning Commission meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 21, 2015, at the Cultural Center, 183 N. Main Street, Lake Elsinore, CA 92530. Jon Grdy, Chairm n t� City of Lake Elsinore Attest: Richard J. OfacHott, LEED Green Associate Planning Manager City of Lake Elsinore Page 9 July 7, 2015