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LAFCO Documents
o B.1 - LAFCO 2006-105-1 Sphere of Influence Amendment Staff Report
o B.2 - Annexation Plan of Services
o B.3 - Resolution No. 120-06 Approving the Proposed Sphere of Influence Amendment to the City
of Lake Elsinore (Addition) and Removal from the Wildomar UC, LAFCO No. 2006-105-1
Appendix B.1
LAFCO 2006-105-1 Sphere of Influence Amendment Staff Report
4.x.
10/26/2006
TO: Local Agency Formation Commission
FROM: George J. Spiliotis, Executive Officer
SUBJECT: LAFCO 2006-105-1—AMENDMENT TO SPHERE OF INFLUENCE OF THE CITY
OF LAKE ELSINORE (ADDITION) AND REMOVAL FROM THE WILDOMAR UC
PRIOR AGENDAS/RELATED ACTIONS: Wildomar UC established May 22,1997.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY-
This report addresses an application to add approximately 246 acres to
the City of Lake Elsinore sphere of influence (SOI) . The amendment is
being requested in anticipation of a single annexation proposal for the
proposed Canyon Hills Estates Specific Plan. Although the staff
preference would be to address the City' s SOI in a comprehensive manner,
delays in the update of the City' s General Plan have caused staff to
defer comprehensive review of the City' s SOI. The applicant, with the
City' s support, desires to proceed with a separate SOI amendment
request. Alternatives available to the Commission include denial,
approval with or without modifications, deferral to the comprehensive
review of the SOI, or deferral to consideration of the Wildomar
Incorporation. Based on the topography of the site and the minimal
impact on the Wildomar community, the staff recommendation is for
approval.
GENERAL INFORMATION:
APPLICANT: Trumark Companies, TN Vicinity Map
landowner representative.
LOCATION: The SOI amendment
would expand the City' s sphere
south of the Canyon Hills area,
approximately between Lost Road
and Cottonwood Canyon Road. City of Canyon Lake
City of Lake Elsinore
POPULATION: The population is
approximately four. h
REGISTERED VOTERS: There are no
registered voters within the
subject area.
AREA: Approximately 246 acres. Mlildomar
CEQA DETERMINATION: The City of Lake Elsinore, as lead agency, has
adopted a Negative Declaration for the proposal. The City, in adopting
the Negative Declaration, has complied with the provisions of the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and all appropriate State
LAFCO 2006-105-1&3 PAGE 2 October 26, 2006
Lake Elsinore SOI Amnd.
Guidelines . It should be noted that the City' s CEQA analysis for the
SOI amendment does not consider the current development proposals.
Those proposals are currently under evaluation by the City and will
have a separate CEQA document.
PROPERTY TAX EXCHANGE: Not applicable to a SOI amendment.
EXISTING CONDITIONS: With the exception of one dwelling unit and
appurtenant structures, the site is vacant. Much of the central,
southern and eastern sections of the site are mountainous. The northern
and western portions are characterized by gentler sloping and rolling
terrain. The Canyon Hills Specific Plan, which includes standard
residential subdivisions, is adjacent to the subject territory to the
north, within the City. Rural residential uses on 21-� to 5-acre lots are
to the west and south. East of the proposal is an old subdivision with
substandard lots and scattered homes.
LAND USE PLANS: The County' s
General Plan designates most
` - of the site as Rural
Mountainous, with a Rural
Residential designation on
the northern and western
• " portions. County zoning is
primarily Rural Residential
and Rural Agriculture,
allowing lot sizes of one to
five acres.
The current City General
Plan assigns designations
similar to that of the
County, Very Low Density
t Residential and Mountainous
5 to 1 du per acre) . The
City recently prezoned the
�= _ area with a generic Specific
Plan designation, with no
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specific uses or densities
identified. The City is currently processing a General Plan Amendment,
the Canyon Hills Estates Specific Plan and a Tentative Tract Map for the
site. The requested approvals would allow approximately 300 homes to be
constructed on approximately 47 percent of the site.
SIGNIFICANT ISSUES:
BOUNDARY ISSUES: This site is currently within the Wildomar
Unincorporated Community (UC) , as designated by the Commission in 1997,
and the proposed boundaries of the Wildomar Incorporation. This is the
first formal request for a property to be removed from any UC.
Although not formally specified in Commission Policy, an applicant
should provide justification for removal from the UC area. In other
words, why should the subject territory not be considered part of the
identified community? The applicant has provided information, though
limited, on two significant issues, access and topography.
Access: As proposed, access to the site from the City will be from Lost
LAFCO 2006-105-1&3 PAGE 3 October 26, 2006
Lake Elsinore SOI Amnd.
Road via Navajo Springs Road, west of the site, and Cottonwood Canyon
Road in the northeast corner of the site. The portions of Lost Road and
Navajo Road that would provide access to the site are not included
within the sphere amendment area and, as currently contemplated, would
remain outside the City.
Both routes lead north into the Canyon Hills SP within the City of Lake
Elsinore and eventually to Railroad Canyon Road. Railroad Canyon Road
provides access to both Interstate 15 and Interstate 215. The distance
from the site to Railroad Canyon Road is approximately 1.7 miles and
another 2 .3 miles to I-15. As currently proposed, Navajo Springs Road
and the unimproved portions of Lost Road and Cottonwood Canyon Road
leading into the City would be improved in conjunction with future
development. It should be noted that the offer of dedication of Navajo
Springs Road has never been accepted by the County. The portions of
Lost Road and Cottonwood Canyon Road south of the site would remain in
their current unimproved condition.
The Wildomar Land Development Review Committee argues that the segments
of Lost Road and Cottonwood Canyon Road that will remain unimproved will
be heavily impacted. The shortest route for travelers from the site
heading south on I-15 would be via Lost Road (approximately 2.5 miles) .
Although this is a secondary access and would require travel over a
winding dirt road, some percentage of commuters from this future
development will choose this route over the fully improved but longer
route. The impact is unknown at this time. If the SOI amendment is
approved or deferred by the Commission, more detailed traffic analyses
would be available with an annexation application.
Geography: Approximately 75 percent of the site slopes toward Lake
Elsinore and the entire site is within the Cottonwood Creek drainage
area, which drains through the City. The site is separated from the
Wildomar valley floor, which comprises nearly the entirety of the
Wildomar population, by mountains rising 1, 000 feet and more above the
valley (see aerial, p.2) . Proposed development on the site itself would
be visible to approximately two dozen existing homes in the immediate
area and none in the valley floor.
Incorporation: The site is within the proposed Wildomar Incorporation
boundaries. Removal of this area from the incorporation territory is
unlikely to have any significant fiscal impact on the incorporation.
Given the remoteness of the site from the core of Wildomar and the
planned residential uses, inclusion of this area within the
incorporation boundaries would likely be a net drain on resources.
SERVICES: Lake Elsinore provides a wide range of municipal services to
its inhabitants, exclusive of water and sewer services, which are
provided by Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District. The City
contracts with the County of Riverside for both police and fire
protection services. Fire protection would be provided from the same
facilities regardless of jurisdiction. Fire Station 94 was recently
constructed near the intersection of Railroad Canyon Road and Cottonwood
Hills Road, approximately 1 .5 miles from the subject site.
Municipal contracts with the Riverside County Sherriff call for the
deployment of a discrete police patrol department serving the contract
city. The City of Lake Elsinore currently contracts for the equivalent
of approximately one patrol deputy per 1, 000 population. Based on
information provided for recent fiscal analyses, the level of service
LAFCO 2006-105-1&3 PAGE 4 October 26, 2006
Lake Elsinore SOI Amnd.
within the Wildomar area is approximately .5 deputies per 1, 000 .
Development proposals submitted to the City call for a subdivision that
would function as an extension of the existing Canyon Hills Specific
Plan. The number of units proposed would ultimately increase the demand
for patrol services by one deputy.
SPHERE OF INFLUENCE CRITERIA: A statement of determinations addressing
four factors is required by state law to be adopted by the Commission
when establishing or amending a sphere of influence. If the Commission
approves the request, a statement of determinations for the proposed
amendment is attached to this report.
COMMENTS FROM AFFECTED AGENCIES/INTERESTED PARTIES: One of the
landowners of the subject territory has submitted a letter in support of
the proposal, stating he has always identified the property with Lake
Elsinore rather than Wildomar. Numerous letters and emails have been
received in opposition to the proposed SOI amendment. All
correspondence is attached to this report.
CONCLUSIONS:
The geography of the subject site relates more to Lake Elsinore than to
Wildomar. The proposed development would function as an extension of the
existing adjacent Canyon Hills Specific Plan. Although there will be
visual impacts to some unincorporated residents in the immediate area,
the site is actually within the viewshed of more Lake Elsinore
residents. Traffic impacts on under-improved roads is a concern, but is
more appropriately addressed when specific impacts and any mitigation is
known. If impacts are not sufficiently mitigated at the time the
Commission reviews the annexation, it may deny that proposal.
While the staff preference has been to consider a comprehensive review
of the City' s SOI, a decision now in this single area will allow the
City and the developer to make some important decisions. If approved,
they can proceed with detailed land use planning efforts with a higher
degree of confidence. If denied, The City/developer can stop these
efforts and redirect their resources. Likewise, a decision now will
give the incorporation proponents direction with regards to this
property.
Alternatives available to the Commission include denial, approval with
or without modifications, deferral to the comprehensive review of the
SOI, or deferral to consideration of the Wildomar Incorporation. In
light of the strong geographic identification of the site with Lake
Elsinore and the minimal impact on the Wildomar community and
incorporation effort, the staff recommendation is to approve the
proposed amendment.
SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS:
Based on the factors outlined above, IT IS RECOMMENDED that the
Commission:
1. Find the City of Lake Elsinore, as lead agency, has adopted a
Negative Declaration for the SOI amendment. The City, in adopting
the Negative Declaration, has complied with the provisions of the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and all appropriate
State Guidelines, and the Commission has reviewed and considered
LAFCO 2006-105-1&3 PAGE 5 October 26, 2006
Lake Elsinore SOI Amnd.
the environmental documentation.
2 . Adopt the attached Statement of Determinations.
3. Approve LAFCO 2006-105-1&3—AMENDMENT TO THE SPHERE OF INFLUENCE
OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE (ADDITION) as proposed and depicted
in the attached exhibit, subject to the following: The City shall
defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Riverside County Local
Agency Formation Commission ("LAFCO") , its agents, officers, and
employees from any claim, action, or proceeding against LAFCO,
its agents, officers, and employees to attach, set aside, void,
or annul an approval of LAFCO concerning this proposal .
4. Remove the SOI amendment area from the Wildomar UC.
Respectfully submitted,
George J. Spiliotis
Executive Officer
STATEMENT OF DETERMINATIONS FOR
LAFCO 2006-105-1&3—SPHERE OF INFLUENCE AMENDMENT
TO THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE
1. THE PRESENT AND PLANNED LAND USES IN THE AREA,INCLUDING AGRICULTURAL AND
OPEN SPACE USES:
With the exception of one dwelling unit and appurtenant structures, the site is vacant. Much of the central,
southern and eastern sections of the site are mountainous. The northern and western portions are characterized
by gentler sloping and rolling terrain. The Canyon Hills Specific Plan, which includes standard residential
subdivisions,is adjacent to the subject territory to the north,within the City. Rural residential uses on 2'/s to 5-
acre lots are to the west and south. East of the proposal is an old subdivision with substandard lots and scattered
homes.
The County's General Plan designates most of the site as Rural Mountainous, with a Rural Residential
designation on the northern and western portions. County zoning is primarily Rural Residential and Rural
Agriculture,allowing lot sizes of one to five acres.
The current City General Plan assigns designations similar to that of the County,Very Low Density Residential
and Mountainous (.5 to 1 du per acre). The City recently prezoned the area with a generic Specific Plan
designation, with no specific uses or densities identified. The City is currently processing a General Plan
Amendment, the Canyon Hills Estates Specific Plan and a Tentative Tract Map for the site. The requested
approvals would allow approximately 300 homes to be constructed on approximately 47 percent of the site.
Approximately 126 acres would be designated as open space.
2. THE PRESENT AND PROBABLE NEED FOR PUBLIC FACILITIES AND SERVICES IN THE
AREA:
Under existing vacant conditions there is no demand for municipal services. The proposed development in the
SOI amendment area would require the full range of municipal services provided to the rest of the City.
3. THE PRESENT CAPACITY OF PUBLIC FACILITIES AND ADEQUACY OF PUBLIC SERVICES
WHICH THE AGENCY PROVIDES OR IS AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE:
The City Lake Elsinore provides a wide range of municipal services to its inhabitants, exclusive of water and
sewer services,which are provided by Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District. The City contracts with the
County of Riverside for both police and fire protection services. Fire protection would be provided from the
same facilities regardless of jurisdiction. Fire Station 94 was recently constructed near the intersection of
Railroad Canyon Road and Cottonwood Hills Road, approximately 1.5 miles from the subject site. Municipal
contracts with the Riverside County Sheriff call for the deployment of a discrete police patrol department
serving the contract city.The City of Lake Elsinore currently contracts for the equivalent of approximately one
patrol deputy per 1,000 population. Based on information provided for recent fiscal analyses, the level of
service within the Wildomar area is approximately.5 deputies per 1,000. Development proposals submitted to
the City call for a subdivision that would function as an extension of the existing Canyon Hills Specific Plan.
The number of units proposed would ultimately increase the demand for patrol services by one deputy.
4. THE EXISTENCE OF ANY SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC COMMUNTIES OF INTEREST IN THE
AREA:
The subject site is at the northern boundary of the Wildomar UC. Proposed development would have visual
impacts to residences in the immediate area and some traffic impact to the unimproved roads within northern
Wildomar. The Wildomar community is currently attempting to incorporate as the County's 25 h city.
Exclusion of this area from the incorporation is unlikely to have any significant fiscal impact on incorporation.
Appendix B.2
Annexation Plan of Services
CANYON HILLS ESTATES ANNEXATION REPORT
AND PLAN FOR PROVIDING SERVICES
LAKE ELSINORE,CALIFORNIA
PREPARED FOR:
Riverside County Local Agency Formation Commission
3850 Vine Street
Suite 110
Riverside, CA 92507
PREPARED BY:
RGP Planning& Development Services
8921 Research Drive
Irvine, California 92618
August 2006
1 PROJECT SETTING Canyon Hills
Estates
In 1989 and 1990, the City of Lake Elsinore (City) and Riverside County Local Agency Annexation
Report and
Formation Commission (LAFCO) approved the annexation of the 1,970 acre area Plan for
known today as Canyon Hills. Canyon Hills is located on the eastern edge of Lake Providing
Elsinore, east of the Interstate 15 freeway along Railroad Canyon Road and abutting Services
the southern boundary of the City of Canyon Lake. In 1989, Lake Elsinore also
approved the Canyon Hills Specific Plan, permitting 4,275 homes, 132 acres of
commercial and institutional development and school/park complexes. The Canyon
Hills development plan has since been modified to reduce the number of homes by
507 to 3,768 homes.
Abutting the Canyon Hills community to the south is the Canyon Hills Estates 246.4
acre property (Project Site) for which this Annexation Report and Plan for Providing
Services has been prepared. The Canyon Hills Estates site is bounded by the existing
Canyon Hills Specific Plan development to the north, Cottonwood Canyon Road and
Pine Avenue to the east, and Crooked Arrow Drive and Crab Hollow Circle to the south
and west. Access to the Project Site is from Lost Road, Navajo Springs Road and
Cottonwood Canyon Road. Cottonwood Creek flows through the northeast corner of
the Project Site adjacent to Cottonwood Canyon Road. Regional and Vicinity maps are
shown in Figures 1 and 2 and an aerial of the site with adjacent roads labeled is
shown in Figure 3.
The City of Lake Elsinore's Sphere of Influence (S01) had previously included the
project site but in 1997 LAFCO removed it from the City's Sphere. Prior to that
removal the City's General Plan had designated the site as Very Low Density
Residential (VLDR) and Mountainous (M). With the initiation of annexation
proceedings in early 2006, the City acted to revise the City' boundary to incorporate
the project site and to Pre-zone the site as Specific Plan (SP), but left the existing City
land use designations of VLDR and Mountainous land use designations in place.
The Canyon Hills Estates site consists of relatively flat, developable valley areas with
pronounced hill forms to the south. The highest elevations are along the southerly
portion of the property with elevations ranging from about 2,000 feet down to 1,530
feet at the northeasterly corner of the property where Cottonwood Creek passes
through the Project Site. The Project Site generally slopes down from south to north
with a pronounced drainage course in the westerly half of the property. As shown in
Figure 4, Site Relationship to Lake Elsinore, along the northern property boundary,
the Project Site is generally at the elevation of the existing Canyon Hills community.
The project site is not subject to flooding and is not within an Alquist-Priolo Special
Studies Zone for earthquake faults.
The 246.4 acre Project Site is immediately adjacent to the existing southern
boundary of the Canyon Hills Specific Plan, outside of the Lake Elsinore City limits
and current Sphere of Influence ("S01") boundary' (see Figure 3, Aerial Photograph).
1 As shown in the 1990 Lake Elsinore General Plan (Study Area, Exhibit 1-2), the Canyon Hills Page 1
Estates site was previously in the City's Sphere of Influence; however, in 5/22/1997, the
City's S01 was amended to take the site and other areas out of the City's SOL
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The City of Lake Elsinore was incorporated in 1888 under a Council/Manager form of
government. The City encompasses 24,823 acres and its S01 encompasses 25,063
acres. Currently, the City employs 117 full-time workers and contractors, including
police (38) and fire (20) personnel. The City also employs 13 part-time workers. The
California Department of Finance (DOF) estimates the City's 2006 population at
40,985, which is a seven percent increase from the DOF's 2005 population
estimate.2 The estimated number of persons per household for the City is 3.331.3
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The Project Site is not currently served by public water or sewer systems, however,
these systems are located immediately adjacent to the property within the adjoining
Canyon Hills Specific Plan development in the City of Lake Elsinore to the north with
the Lost Road and Cottonwood Canyon Road rights-of-ways (ROW). The location of
these and other services, utilities and infrastructure, make it logical to annex the
Canyon Hills Estates site into the City of Lake Elsinore and Elsinore Valley Water
Municipal District (EVMWD). Water and sewer service in the area is provided by
EVMWD, which delivers water and provides sewer systems via distribution and
conveyance systems in streets within the city. Water system connection points exist
in both Cottonwood Canyon Road and Lost Road. Sewer conveyance would be
provided by tying into an existing gravity line within Cottonwood Canyon Road
adjacent to the northeast corner of the site. The site is currently not in EVMWD's
boundary; however, a request for annexation of the project site into EVMWD's
boundary will be submitted to LAFCO. The Project Site is within EVMWD's S0L
2 CURRENT USES
Presently, there is one existing dwelling unit on the northwestern area of the Project
Site. Additionally, there are numerous dirt roads transecting the site. An aerial of the
site taken in August, 2005, reveals that areas in the north and western portions of
the site were extensively used by heavy off-road vehicles.
Surrounding the site to the east, west and south are rural residential land uses. The Page 4
Canyon Hills Specific Plan abuts the project site to the north, where a range of land
uses have been built and are planned, including single- and multifamily residential,
commercial, institutional and active/passive parks (see Figure 5, Site in Relation to Canyon Hills
Canyon Hills). Estates
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Riverside County General Plan/Elsinore Area Plan/Zoning Report and
The County's General Plan land use designations for the Project site are Rural Plan for
Residential (1 DU/5 acres) and Mountainous Residential (1 DU/10 acres). Rural Providing
Residential is predominately in the flat valley on the northern portion of the site and Services
Mountainous Residential overlays the hillside area on the southern portion of the
site. These designations would allow the development of approximately 40 dwelling
units (DU) scattered throughout the Project site. The County zoning designations on
the site include:
o R-A-10 (Residential Agricultural/ 10 acre minimum)
o R-A-5 (Residential Agricultural/5 acre minimum)
o R-A-1 (Residential Agricultural/1 acre minimum)
o RR (Rural Residential - .5 DU/acre)
o R-1 (Residential - .5 to 2 DU/acre)
The County's existing zoning designations would allow approximately 260 DU on the
Project site. Therefore, there is inconsistency between the County's General Plan and
zoning land use designations.
City of Lake Elsinore General Plan and General Plan Update
In the current Lake Elsinore General Plan (adopted in 1990), the Project Site was
located in the City's S01 and was designated in the General Plan for Mountainous (1
DU/10 acres) and Very Low Density Residential (1-3 DU/acre) (see Figure 6, City
General Plan Land Use Map). However, in 1997, LAFCO amended the City's S01 to
take the Project Site and other areas out of the City's SOL The City's current General
Plan was not amended subsequently to remove these areas from the General Plan;
therefore, the Project Site and other unincorporated land to the south of Canyon Hills
have retained their residential General Plan designations. These existing General
Plan land use designations would allow approximately 57 units on the Project Site.
Pre-zoning was not established for the Project site while under the City's SOL
3 PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The Proposed Project includes several components. They are:
o General Plan Amendment to change the Project Site land use designation
from Very Low Density Residential (VLDR) and Mountainous (M) to Low
Density Residential (LDR);
o Annexation to complete the annexation and Sphere of Influence (S01)
boundary change;
o Zone Change/Pre-Zone to adopt the Canyon Hills Estates Specific Plan in
conformance with pre-zoning; and
o Tract Map to permit subdivision of the Project Site.
o Annexation of Project Site into EVMWD's boundaries.
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3.1 General Plan Amendment Canyon Hills
Estates
The proposed General Plan Amendment (GPA) will change the City of Lake Elsinore's Annexation
Report and
General Plan designation for the Project site from VLDR and M to LDR. The LDR Plan for
designation would allow the development of up to 738 dwelling units (DU) at a Providing
density of 3 DU/acre on the ±246 acre site; however, the proposed Specific Plan Services
limits the number homes to 302 DU or 1.23 Du/ac.
3.2 Annexation
Following adoption of the Canyon Hills Estates Specific Plan by the City, the LAFCO
application will be submitted for annexation of the Specific Plan area into the City
and territory of EVMWD. Following annexation to the City, the Canyon Hills Estates
Specific Plan would serve as the zoning for the Project Site.
3.3 Canyon Hills Estates Specific Plan
Pre-zoning is required for annexation proceedings through LAFCO. The Zone
Change/Pre-Zone establishes the prezoning (SP-Specific Plan) as City zoning for the
Project site. The Canyon Hills Estates Specific Plan will become the zoning rather
than pre-zoning for the site.
The purpose of the Canyon Hills Estates Specific Plan is to provide for the orderly and
efficient development of the Project Site. Canyon Hills Estates will be a planned
residential community containing a maximum of 302 DU at an overall density of 1.23
DU/ac with a public park and open space areas. Canyon Hills Estates is designed to
conform to the topography of the site and to appear as an extension of the existing
Canyon Hills development immediately to the north. The Canyon Hills Estates Specific
Plan is designed as an extension of the existing Canyon Hills development for the
following reasons:
1. The Project site slopes downward from south to north, with the northern
portion of the site approximately at the same elevation as the Canyon Hills
development; and,
2. The existing infrastructure improvements (roads, water, sewer and dry
utilities) and community services (retail and service commercial, parks and
schools) which abut the site to the north in the City of Lake Elsinore provide
the most logical connection and are capable of serving the Project site.
Figure, Site Relationship to Lake Elsinore, shows the relationship of the
Project site to the City.
The property owners of the Project site have requested annexation to the City of Lake
Elsinore because of the proximity of existing public services and facilities (water,
sewer, utilities, schools, retail, etc.) to the north in the existing community of Canyon
Hills. As shown on Figure 7, Site Orientation & Local Topography, the Project Site is
topographically oriented toward the north. The Sedco Hills traverse the southern
boundary of the Cottonwood Canyon valley. The northern portion of the Project site is
part of this relatively flat, developable valley. The southern portion of the Project site
has the undulating foothills of the Sedco Hills. The developable area of the Project Page 9
site is adjacent to the developed Canyon Hills community and the hilly terrain on the
south separates the site from the rest of the Wildomar community.
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Canyon Road. Lost Road is currently a dirt road from the City limits south to the Canyon Hills
intersection with Lakeview Drive, as is Navajo Springs Road. Cottonwood Canyon Estates
Road is also a dirt road south of the City limits. As part of the Proposed Project, Lost Annexation
Road to the intersection with Navajo Springs Road, Navajo Springs Road, and Report and
Cottonwood Canyon Road to the southern boundary of the Project site will be paved. Plan for
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The existing community of Canyon Hills to the north provides residential, commercial,
institutional, schools, and recreational uses. The commercial, institutional, and
recreational uses will be accessible to the residents of Canyon Hills Estates via
improved paved roads. A new commercial center, Canyon Hills Marketplace, is under
construction at Railroad Canyon Road and Canyon Hills Road, approximately 1.7
miles from the Project site. In addition, other general and convenience commercial is
located at the intersection of 1-15 and Railroad Canyon Road, approximately 4.2
miles from the Project site. The closest grocery centers to the south in the community
of Wildomar via both dirt and paved roads (on approximately 2.2 miles of dirt road)
are also located over 4 miles (a gas station with a Mini-Mart at the 1-15 Bundy
Canyon Road intersection) and 5 miles (a grocery store at the 1-15 and Baxter Road
intersection) by existing roads from the Project site along the 1-15 corridor. Figure 8,
Proximity to Services, shows existing and under construction retail services and
schools within a 3.5-mile radius of the Project site. As shown on Figure 8, the closest
retail services and schools to the Proposed Project are located in Canyon Hills. In
addition, these services and schools will be accessible via improved paved roads.
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Residential; Public Park; and Open Space as shown on Figure 9, Land Use Plan. Report and
Table 1 shows the Specific Plan Land Use Statistical Summary. The Residential Plan for
category has two subcategories: Single Family Residential-1 (SF-1); and Single Family Providing
Residential-2 (SF-2). Services
Table 1
Canyon Hills Estates Specific Plan
Land Use Statistical Summary
Density Target
Plan Range Density Target
Land Use Designation Acres' (du/ac)2 (du/ac)2 Yield
RESIDENTIAL
Single Family- 1 SF-1 81.7 2-4 2.9 238 dus.
Single Family-2 SF-2 9.4 6-12 6.8 64 dus.
PUBLIC PARK
Neighborhood Park P 5.4
OPEN SPACE
Open Space OS 149.9
TOTAL ACREAGE 246.4
MAXIMUM RESIDENTIAL YIELD 1.23 302 dus.
Notes:
a Gross acreage.
b Dwelling units per acre.
Single Family Residential 1 (SF-1)
The SF-1 designation is allocated to the majority of the development area, comprising
42.5% of the Project site. The SF-1 area will contain a maximum yield of 238 single
family detached DU at a target density of 2.9 units per gross acre. The residential
products planned for this area are detached homes of one and two stories on a mix
of lot sizes ranging from a minimum of 7,200 SF to over 20,000 SF. The largest lot
sizes are located on the southwesterly and southerly portion of the Project site.
Single Family Residential 2 (SF-2)
SF-2 is allocated to a 9.4 acre area in the northeasterly portion of the Project site
adjacent to Cottonwood Canyon Road. The SF-2 use comprises approximately 4% of
the Project site. SF-2 will contain a maximum yield of 64 single family units at a
target density of 6.8 units per gross acre. Residential products may be made up of
detached homes compact lots or other similar residential products. The proposed
location of the SF-2 area in Canyon Hills Estates is reflective of the adjacent higher
density residential planned to the north in Canyon Hills and the SF-2 area's proximity
to the planned public park and major circulation routes. Page 12
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The public park designation is allocated to 5.4 acres or approximately 2% of the Canyon Hills
Project site. The park facility is located in the northeast corner of the Project site and Estates
the park will be focal point for neighborhood interaction and a natural and Annexation
aesthetically pleasing gateway feature for the Canyon Hills Estates development. The Report and
park concept is to preserve and enhance the oak tree and riparian character of the Plan for
Cottonwood Creek corridor which passes through the park area while blending in Providing
active and passive park facilities. The Public Park will have public street frontage Services
along Cottonwood Canyon Road to provide high visibility and access as well as on-
street parking. The public park will include active and passive park facilities that will
be constructed to City standards. Facilities may include, but are not limited to a tot
lot and children's play area, picnic tables and barbeques, turf play areas, a half
basketball court, pedestrian paths and passive areas.
Open Space
The open space designation is allocated to approximately 149.9 acres or 60.8% of
the Project site. The open space stretches east to west through the central portion of
the Project site. This area will provide a natural appearing visual backdrop to the
lower residential development area and the community of Canyon Hills.
3.4 Tentative Tract Map
The conceptual Tentative Tract Map, is shown on Figure 10. This map shows 302 DU,
consistent with the Specific Plan. The Tract Map will be submitted for review and
approval by the City concurrently with the Canyon Hills Estates Specific Plan.
4 REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
Riverside LAFCO is authorized by State law as the agency responsible for approving
annexations. Initial public hearings on an annexation proposal are held by LAFCO
where the matter is either approved, disapproved or modified. If, after reviewing the
annexation application, LAFCO determines the annexation process should continue,
LAFCO will be designated the conducting authority to proceed with the annexation
process. Prior to acceptance of an application, LAFCO requests pre-zoning by the
affected local agency and completion of environmental review. Evidence these
actions were completed must be provided to LAFCO in the form of a Resolution of
Approval from the local agency. Pursuant to California Government Code Section
56553, a plan for providing services within the subject area must also be submitted
to LAFCO with an annexation application. This report addresses this requirement,
including the necessary plan components as follows:
1. An enumeration and description of the services to be extended to the
affected territory.
2. The level and range of those services.
3. An indication of when those services can feasibly be extended to the affected
territory.
4. An indication of any improvement or upgrading of structures, roads, sewer or
water facilities, or other conditions the local agency would impose or require
within the affected territory if the change of organization or reorganization is
completed.
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interested parties with the information concerning government functions and
services in order to facilitate the decision making process. The report includes a brief Canyon Hills
description of the current level of services and facilities with those that would be Estates
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provided and estimates of revenues, costs and expenditures where possible.
Report and
5 CITY/PUBLIC SERVICES Plan for
Providing
Services
The Canyon Hills Estates site is largely vacant, with the exception of one residence on
the northeast corner. However, the entire site is designated for residential
development by the County and City. Therefore, although few services are required to
serve the current residences onsite, an increased amount of services would be
required to serve the ultimate build out of the site under the current County land use
designation. Similarly, with the Canyon Hills Estates proposal to annex the site into
the City of Lake Elsinore and receive approval for a master planned residential
community, additional services would be necessary to serve the onsite uses.
Annexation of an area into a city requires the review of existing levels of services
provided by the city and the projection of services that will be necessary to serve the
area to be annexed. The projection must inventory and analyze the level and range of
those services and how they will be financed. This section will provide such detail and
will indicate that the extension of services to the site is feasible and will not result in
an increase of the cost of services to existing residents.
Lake Elsinore has no annexation acreage fee or special utility connection charges
required in conjunction with annexations. There are, however, processing fees of
$6,000 for the City, $12,000 for LAFCO, and State Board of Equalization annexation
processing fees of $2,000 required after LAFCO approval. These fees are required to
be paid by the annexation proponent and are subject to change. County Recorder
fees are paid by the City.
5.1 Transportation/Circulation
The roadway network within the City encompasses 137 miles. This is comprised of
95 miles of local streets, 9.7 miles of collector streets, and 32.3 miles of arterial
streets. There is a total of more than 26,300,000 square feet of pavement. In
addition, 1-15 and State Route 74 are two highways that traverse the City, carry
significant levels of traffic, and provide regional access.
The planned circulation concept consists of an internal street system with
connections to surrounding vehicular access streets and pedestrian linkages within
the project area. The conceptual circulation system shown in Figure 11, Conceptual
Circulation Plan, has been developed to support the land use allocations proposed in
the Specific Plan.
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Access Streets abutting the site and providing access to the property, and 2) Local Canyon Hills
Streets internal to the community. These circulation system components are Estates
discussed as follows:
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Access Streets Report and
Vehicular street access to the property is principally provided by streets which Plan for
currently connect to the site on two sides. These facilities include Cottonwood Providing
Canyon Road, on the north, and Lost Road via Navajo Springs Road on the west. Due Services
to its proximity to Canyon Hills Road, the entrance on Cottonwood Canyon Road is
considered the Canyon Hills Estates community's primary access. The project site's
entrance on Navajo Springs off of Lost Road will be a secondary access.
Design standards are described as follows:
o Cottonwood Canyon Road has a 48 foot pavement section with one 12 foot
travel lane in each direction and 12 foot auxiliary lanes on both sides, within
a total right-of-way of 70 feet. This configuration conforms to the existing
improvements to the north of the project site in the Canyon Hills
development.
o Lost Road, south of Canyon Hills is currently a two-lane dirt road. As a part of
the project's access improvements, Lost Road from its intersection with
Navajo Springs Road northerly to the existing Lost Road improvements in the
improved portion in Canyon Hills will be enhanced to a 32 foot pavement
section with a 4 foot sidewalk and 2 foot shoulders within the existing ROW.
This road section is designed to accommodate project traffic and bring a
significant access improvement to the surrounding area.
o Navajo Springs Road is an existing local street abutting the west side of the
project site, and provides a vehicular connection from the project to Lost
Road. This existing connector will have its existing pavement section
enhanced to 24 feet, providing one travel lane in each direction with a 4 foot
sidewalk and 2 foot shoulders.
These improvements will replace dirt roads and enhance emergency and resident
vehicular access and reduce dust in the area.
Local Streets
Lots within neighborhoods will be accessed from public local neighborhood streets.
These streets will be designed to minimize through traffic within neighborhoods but
will provide an indirect connection through the project from Cottonwood Canyon Road
on the east to Navajo Springs Road and Lost Road on the west. They will also provide
internal linkages to neighbors, and provide access to the park recreation/open space
amenity.
These local internal streets will have a special modified section with an expanded
parkway on one side to facilitate a public trail system throughout the project.
Design standards for Local Streets are described as follows:
o Local Streets will have a 40 foot pavement section with one 12 foot travel
lane in each direction and parking on both sides, within a total ROW of 60
feet. Page 18
o The pavement section will be off-set within the ROW to provide a 17 foot
expanded parkway on one side, which will accommodate the 8 foot public Canyon Hills
trail with landscaping on both sides.
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Private Local Streets Annexation
The Plan's SF-2 area will be serviced by an internal street system consisting of Report and
Private Local Streets, which will connect directly to the overall Canyon Hills Estates Plan for
community's primary access to Cottonwood Canyon Road. Private Local Streets will Providing
have a design ROW (46 foot) to ensure safe and adequate mobility to community Services
residents, visitors and emergency personnel. Curb adjacent sidewalks will be
provided along the Private Local Streets. The Homeowners Association (HOA) will
maintain these roads.
Emergency Access Road
Emergency Access Roads are gate controlled and intended for emergency personnel
only. As shown in the Conceptual Lotting Plan, a gated Emergency Access Road with
a 24 foot ROW is planned at the southern site boundary to the property line within
the public ROW of Turtle Creek Road. The Homeowners Association (HOA) will
maintain this road.
Proposed public streets within the annexation area include Cottonwood Canyon Road
and the internal local streets. Bicycles and transit buses will be accommodated on
the road system. Upon annexation, these streets will become the responsibility of the
City of Lake Elsinore. As development occurs along any of the streets, the developer
of the property will be responsible for dedication of ROW and installation of
improvements to meet the approved street standards. The City requires payment of a
traffic mitigation fee in addition to the County's required Transportation Uniform
Mitigation Fee (TUMF) to pay for increased demand for street upkeep and road
infrastructure improvements associated with new development. These fees amount
to $10,981 per unit.
5.2 Law Enforcement
Similar to many counties in California, the County Sheriff provides contract police
services to a number of incorporated cities in Riverside County. Lake Elsinore is one
of these cities that contracts with the County Sheriff for local law enforcement. The
County Sheriff operates from the Lake Elsinore station, which is located at 333
Limited Avenue, under the direction of Chief Louis Fetherolf for City and County police
services. The Lake Elsinore sheriff's station serves an area of 241 square miles, for
the City of Lake Elsinore and the unincorporated communities of Wildomar, Alberhill,
El Cariso, Glen Eden Hot Springs, Glen Ivy Hot Springs, Good Hope, Lakeland Village,
Quail Valley and Sedco Hills. This service area includes the Canyon Hills Estates
project site.4
The Sheriff's Department provides patrols with one officer within a designated
"beat area." Within each beat area, the Sheriff's Department has reporting districts
that are established for data collection purposes. The length of time necessary to
respond to emergency and non-emergency calls will vary depending upon the
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particular circumstances of each call and the proximity of the patrolling officer to that
particular location.5
Canyon Hills
Currently, the City's contract with the County Sheriff provides for 100 hours of daily Estates
patrol time. The City would prefer a police staffing of 1.5 officers per 1,000 Annexation
population. However, the current staffing equates to 1.0 officer per 1,000 Report and
population. This ratio only includes patrol time. The City also receives additional Plan for
services such as detectives, forensics, and administration. The number of deputies Providing
on patrol varies during the day, with higher numbers of deputies patrolling during the Services
afternoon and evening hours, when more calls for service are received. In addition to
the patrol time,the City also contracts for the following additional Sheriff personnel:5
o 1 lake sergeant
o 2 motorcycle officers
o Community service officers (non-sworn)
o 1 school resource officer
o 2 SET officers
o 1 narcotics task force officer(through a multi-agency agreement)
o 1 crime prevention officer
o 1 problem-oriented policing officer
In addition, the Sheriff's Department also provides lake patrol services to the City
eight months of the year, from April to November. To provide sufficient services, the
Department utilizes boats and personal watercrafts for lake patrol.
In 2003, the Department responded to 25,964 calls within the City. Response times
are divided by priority. Examples of each Priority call are as follows: priority 1 calls are
life-threatening service calls; priority 2 calls can be car accidents with unknown
injuries; priority 3 calls can be non-life-threatening burglary reports; and priority 4
calls can be delayed reporting of assault or injuries. The average response times
within the City in 2003 are as follows:
o Priority 1 (ie, life-threatening) 6 minutes
o Priority 2 (ie, car accidents with unknown injuries) 11 minutes
o Priority 3 (ie, non-life-threatening burglaries) 13.76 minutes
o Priority 4 (ie, delayed reporting of assault or injuries) 13.95 minutes
The City's crime rate has plunged dramatically in recent years. From 1993-2003, the
FBI reports that the City's crime rate fell by 69.0 percent. In this period, the number
of reported crimes decreased by 51.7 percent even though the City's population grew
by 12,337. In 2003, the City's crime rate was about average when compared to
surrounding large cities. Lake Elsinore's violent crime rate was lower than San
Bernardino and Pomona, but higher than Riverside. The City's property crime rate
was lower than San Bernardino, Riverside, Ontario, Moreno Valley and Pomona.
The Riverside County Sheriff's Department has mutual aid agreements with all of the
local law enforcement agencies within the entire County. In addition, the Department
coordinates with the State Office of Emergency Services to provide and receive
statewide mutual aid when necessary.
5 Final Draft Municipal Service Review for the Western Riverside County Area, Riverside
County Local Agency Formation Commission, LSA Associates, Inc., May 2005, pp. 4-8 through Page 20
4-10.
Capital needs are evaluated on an ongoing basis. Indicators of service levels and the Canyon Hills
need for new personnel and facilities are provided by analysis of the number of
service calls, response times and population growth. In addition, the Sheriff's Estates
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Department reviews proposed development projects and provides the approving
agency information regarding impacts of the new development upon law Report and
enforcement services. The Department uses the number of dwelling units and a Plan for
generation factor of three to four persons per household to project population Providing
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increases. The pattern of growth also impacts services. In response to changing
growth patterns, the Department changes "Beats" as necessary in order to meet the
service demands in different areas. In addition, operations of the Department are
routinely evaluated by the Station's Command Staff and the Department's Command
Staff.
Police protection needs are evaluated by the City and County of Riverside on an
ongoing basis. Indicators of service levels and the need for new personnel and
facilities are determined by analysis of the number of service calls, response times,
population growth, and growth patterns. In addition, Riverside County Sheriff's
Department reviews proposed development projects and uses the number of
dwelling units and a generation factor of 3-4 persons per household to project
population increases.6 Therefore, the projected population increase will range from
906 to 1,400.7 Police protection access to the site will be predominantly through the
existing Canyon Hills development (Lost Road and Cottonwood Canyon Road) to the
north.
Police protection for the Canyon Hills Estates community will continue to be provided
by the Riverside County Sheriff's Department Lake Elsinore station. However, with
annexation of the Canyon Hills Estates site into Lake Elsinore, law enforcement will
be provided on a dispatch basis under contract to the City of Lake Elsinore. The
Proposed Project would result in a slight increase in the demand for police services,
but doesn't create the need for additional police facilities.
Much of the demand for new police facilities and personnel in the area was
generated by the adjacent Canyon Hills community, which was approved for 4,275
homes and would result in a population of 14,240 people based on the 2006 DOF
estimated persons per household for Lake Elsinore. The County Sheriff's Department
participated in the review of the Canyon Hills project and has planned for facilities
and personnel expansion accordingly. As mentioned above, the anticipated number
of homes in the Canyon Hills community has since decreased by 507 homes, which
is greater than the number of homes proposed in the Canyon Hills Estates
community. Therefore, the increased demand for police services generated by the
Proposed Project is offset by the reduction in units in the Canyon Hills community.
The Proposed Project is required to participate in Community Facilities District (CFD)
#2003-1, and will be subject to an annual special tax in the amount of approximately
$325 per unit (FY 2007-08) .8 The purpose of CFD #2003-01 is to offset the increase
6 Final Draft Municipal Service Review for the Western Riverside County Area, Riverside
County Local Agency Formation Commission, LSA Associates, Inc., May 2005, pp. 4-8 through
4-10.
7 Range assumes a minimum of 908 persons (three times 302 DU) to a maximum of 1,400
persons(four times 350 DU). Page 21
8 Notice of Special Tax Lien, County of Riverside Recorded Document#2003-691691
in cost associated with the new development in Lake Elsinore for Law Enforcement,
Fire and Paramedic Services. In addition, the City charges a Development Impact Fee Canyon Hills
(DIF) of $2,481 per home to pay for new public facilities that would be required by Estates
new development.
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5.3 Fire Protection Report and
Plan for
The City of Lake Elsinore also contracts for fire services with the Riverside County Fire ProvidingServices
Department. All of the Riverside County fire stations, including those listed in Table 1,
are part of the Integrated Fire Protection System, under contract with the State, and
may have a mix of State, County, Contract City or volunteer staffed equipment. All
calls for service are dispatched by the same County Fire 9-1-1 Center.9
In addition to emergency and fire services, the City receives services such as
administration, personnel, finance, dispatch, fire prevention, hazardous materials,
training, emergency services and arson investigation from the Department. The fire
personnel and equipment that currently serve the City and surrounding area are
listed in Table 1. This includes the paramedic firefighters, which the City added to its
fire crews in 2003. These specially trained firefighters are equipped to respond to
medical emergencies and ride on all calls. Each fire engine carries nearly $35,000
worth of state-of-the-art emergency medic equipment. The California Department of
Forestry also provides additional fire protection services to assist the County Fire
Department on an as-needed basis.10
Table 1: Fire Stations and Equipment Serving the Lake Elsinore Arealo
Station Equipment Personnel
Station 10 2 triple combination 2 fire captains; 1 fire
410 W. Graham Avenue engines; 1 rescue captain paramedic; 9 fire
squad apparatus engineers'; 12
Station 85 1 triple combination firefighter II; 12 firefighter,
29405 Grand Avenue engine II paramedics and 30
active volunteers
Station 60 1 triple combination 1 fire captain, 6 fire
28730 Vacation Dr. engine apparatus engineers, 2
(Canyon Lake) 1 rescue squad firefighter I, and 15 active
volunteers
Station 94 Not yet determined Not yet determined
Railroad Canyon Road, east
of the I-15
Fire stations 10 and 85 responded to over 3,167 calls in 2003. Station 10
responded to 1,812 calls and Station 85 responded to 1,355 calls. However, not all
of these calls were regarding incidents within the City. The above stations also serve
County unincorporated areas adjacent to the City. Likewise, other nearby stations,
such as Station 60, also respond to service calls in Lake Elsinore. Additionally,
9 Final Draft Municipal Service Review for the Western Riverside County Area, Riverside
County Local Agency Formation Commission, LSA Associates, Inc., May 2005, pp. 4-10.
10 Final Draft Municipal Service Review for the Western Riverside County Area, Riverside
County Local Agency Formation Commission, LSA Associates, Inc., May 2005, pp. 4-10 AND Page 22
letter from Mr.Jorge Rodriguez dated August 30, 2006.
Riverside County Fire Department stations 11, 61 and 9 assisted in responding to
incidents within the City.
Canyon Hills
The County Fire Department's service standard is 1.0 full-time fire personnel per Estates
1,000 population, with a response time of five minutes for urban areas and six Annexation
minutes for rural areas. Approximately 75 percent of the City meets the criteria for an Report and
urban response from the Fire Department, and the remainder of the City is Plan for
considered rural or outlying. The current service provision to the City meets this Providing
response criterion. Fire protection for the Canyon Hills Estates site will continue to be Services
provided at an urban level of service by the County Fire Department via a contract
with the City of Lake Elsinore.
The Project site will be primarily served by the new Fire Station No. 94 located at
22770 Railroad Canyon Road, approximately two miles from the site and within a 5
minute emergency response time. The proximity of Fire Station No. 94 will allow
response times in accordance with the City and RCOFD's service standard for
response times.
Similar to police protection, fire protection for the Canyon Hills Estates community
will continue to be provided by the Riverside County Fire Department. However, with
annexation of the Canyon Hills Estates site into Lake Elsinore, fire protection will be
provided on a dispatch basis under contract to the City of Lake Elsinore. The
Proposed Project would result in a slight increase in the demand for fire protection
services, but doesn't create the need for additional fire facilities.
Much of the demand for new fire facilities and personnel in the area was generated
by the adjacent Canyon Hills community. As part of the approval of the Canyon Hills
community a new fire station (Station #94) was built to maintain an adequate level of
fire protection service. The County Fire Department participated in the review of the
Canyon Hills project and has planned for facilities and personnel expansion
accordingly. Therefore, although the proposed Canyon Hills Estates community
includes 302 new homes, this amount is less than the reduction in the number of
approved homes in the Canyon Hills community.
As mentioned in Section 5.3, the Proposed Project is required to participate in CFD
#2003-1, which will offset the increase in cost associated with the new development
in Lake Elsinore for Fire and Paramedic Services. In addition, the City charges a DIF
of $2,481 per home to pay for new public facilities that would be required by new
development. The City also adopted a new DIF for fire facilities in May 2006 in the
amount of $867 to provide funding for new fire stations to maintain adequate
response times."
5.4 Solid Waste
The City of Lake Elsinore has a franchise agreement with CR&R Disposal, Inc., to
provide solid waste services within the City. The solid waste that is collected within
the City is hauled to the Arvin Sanitary Landfill, Badlands Disposal Site, Colton Refuse
Disposal Site, El Sobrante Sanitary Landfill, Frank R. Bowerman Sanitary Landfill and
Lamb Canyon Disposal Site, which are operated by various waste management
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departments. These facilities are Class III landfills that accept construction/
demolition waste, dead animals and mixed municipal refuse.12 Canyon Hills
The Arvin Sanitary Landfill is located at 5500 North Wheeler Ridge Road, Estates
approximately one and one-half miles south of State Route 223 (Bear Mountain Annexation
Road). It is approximately 151 miles north of the City and encompasses 170 acres. Report and
The facility is permitted to accept 800 tons per day. The operator is the Kern County Plan for
Waste Management Department, and the estimated closure date of this facility is Providing
December 31, 2008. Services
The Badlands Disposal Site is located at 31125 Ironwood Avenue in the City of
Moreno Valley just north of the State Highway 60 and State Highway 79 junction. It is
approximately 33 miles northeast of the City and encompasses 1,093 acres. The
facility is permitted to accept 4,000 tons per day. The operator is the County of
Riverside Waste Management Department, and the estimated closure date of this
facility is January 1, 2018.
The El Sobrante Sanitary Landfill is located at 10910 Dawson Canyon Road in the
City of Corona, east of Interstate 15. It is approximately 12 miles north of the City and
encompasses 1,322 acres. The facility is permitted to accept 10,000 tons per day.
The operator is the USA Waste Services of California, Inc., and the estimated closure
date of this facility is January 1, 2030.
The Frank R. Bowerman Sanitary Landfill is located at 11002 Bee Canyon Access
Road in the City of Irvine just north of Portola Parkway and State Highway 241. It is
approximately 46 miles west of Lake Elsinore and encompasses 725 acres. The
facility is permitted to accept 8,500 tons per day. The operator is the County of
Orange Integrated Waste Management Department, and the estimated closure date
of this facility is December 31, 2022.
The Lamb Canyon Sanitary Landfill is located at 16411 State Highway 79 in the City
of Beaumont, west of State Highway 79. It is approximately 32 miles northeast of the
City and encompasses 353 acres. The facility is permitted to accept 3,000 tons per
day. The operator is the County of Riverside Waste Management Department, and
the estimated closure date of this facility is January 1, 2023.
In 2000, the City disposed of 28,670 tons of solid waste. The CIWMB shows that the
solid waste disposal generation factor for the City is 1 pound per resident per day
and 23.0 pounds per employee per day. Diversion rates are defined as the
percentage of total solid waste that a jurisdiction diverted from being disposed in
landfills through reduction, reuse, recycling programs, and composting programs.
In February 2002, the CIWMB adopted a diversion rate of 50 percent. Per the
CIWMB, the City has fallen short of this goal and had a 48 percent diversion rate in
2000, a 41 percent in 2001, and an 11 percent diversion rate in 2002, which is the
most recent data posted. However, the 2001 and 2002 diversion rates are based
upon preliminary data from the Biennial Review. Still, the City has not reached the
CIWMB diversion rate goal since 1996 (55% diversion rate).
12 Final Draft Municipal Service Review for the Western Riverside County Area, Riverside
County Local Agency Formation Commission, LSA Associates, Inc., May 2005, pp. 4-11 Page 24
through 4-12.
When the City and CR&R originally negotiated for provision of solid waste services,
the rates for services were part of the negotiation and were predetermined and set Canyon Hills
within the franchise agreement. The rate increases are based upon cost-of-living Estates
increases and landfill fees. Rates are revised annually on July 1, which is after landfill
fees are revised. Residential customers pay a flat rate for services, and commercial Annexation
rates are based on the size of the refuse bin and the number of pickups per week. Report and
Table 2 compares Lake Elsinore's solid waste rates and those of nearby jurisdictions Plan for
within Western Riverside County. Providing
Services
Table 2: Regional Solid Waste Rates
Lake Elsinore Riverside Corona Norco
Residential $19.03 $10.92 per $10.98 $18.33
apartment, + $4.94
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size of container depending upon 965.00 depending upon
and number of size of container size of container
pickups per and number of and number of
week pickups per week pickups per week
Solid waste generated by Canyon Hills Estates will be collected by the City's solid
waste contractor. Disposal is anticipated at Riverside County landfills within
reasonable proximity to the community. The cost for collection services will be
recovered through user fees with no impact on the City's General Fund.
5.5 Sewage Disposal
Sewage collection service for the Canyon Hills Estates annexation area is provided by
EVMWD in accordance with a proposed annexation into EVMWD's boundary.
Currently, the Project Site is within EVMWD's SOL The Project Site is also within the
boundaries of WMWD and Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD).
A proposed Sewer Service Agreement will be executed as part of the annexation
proceedings. The Plan of Service for sewage disposal will be provided separately by
WMWD.
Conveyance lines will be extended into the project area from the existing 15"
transmission main in Cottonwood Canyon Road at the southerly boundary of the
adjoining Canyon Hills Specific Plan. Sewer lines within the project will all be gravity
lines, consisting of primarily 8" lines and a short section of 12" line leading to the
connection to the existing line in Cottonwood Canyon Road. The backbone sewer
conveyance facilities for the project are depicted on Figure 12, Conceptual
Infrastructure Systems.
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costs and not result in an impact on the City's General Fund. Annexation fees amount Canyon Hills
to $10,364 plus $2,181 per acre for annexation into EVMWD. Sewer connection fees Estates
are currently$5,485 per unit; however, this fee typically changes on a yearly basis.
Annexation
5.6 Water Service Report and
Plan for
Similar to sewage disposal, potable and recycled water will be provided to the ProvidingServices
specific plan area by the EVMWD. The Plan of Service for water service will be
provided separately by WMWD.
Water service to the project will be extended into the project area from existing
transmission lines in Cottonwood Canyon Road and Lost Road at the southerly
boundary of the adjoining Canyon Hills Specific Plan. A system of 8" water service
lines will be provided within all local streets within the development area, looping off
of the 12" transmission lines. The backbone water service facilities within the project
are depicted on Figure 12, Conceptual Infrastructure Systems.
New development within the annexation area will be responsible for installing the
required water and sewer facilities, consistent with the requirements of EVMWD. The
applicant will be implementing the water use efficiency guidelines (i.e. water
conservation plan) to reduce water use over the long term. Annexation and
connection/user fees are charged, which will offset water service costs and not result
in an impact on the City's General Fund. As indicated in Section 5.5, annexation fees
amount to $10,364 plus $2,181 per acre for annexation into EVMWD. MWD also
collects a $30,000 water standby charge. Water connection fees are currently
$5,829 per unit; however, this fee typically changes on a yearly basis.
5.7 Stormwater Drainage
The City and its S01 areas are affected by three drainage basins: San Jacinto Basin,
Lake Elsinore Basin and Temescal Basin. Regional flood control facilities within the
City are owned and maintained by the Riverside County Flood Control District (FCD).
FCD's facilities are the backbone of the drainage system. FCD has prepared several
Master Drainage Plans (MDP) for the Lake Elsinore area. These facilities include
debris dams, storm channels, and storm drains. The City owns smaller flood control
facilities within the City that were generally constructed as part of development
projects. The City is responsible for the inspection and maintenance of the storm
drain system. This includes repairing grates, clearing blocked drainpipes, and
cleaning debris from the storm drain structures.13
The City's objective is to limit the number of flooding incidents by keeping the drains
clear with regular maintenance and cleaning. The City ensures that the construction
of these facilities is consistent with the plans and regulations of FCD. In addition, the
City reviews development proposals and associated drainage plans to ensure that
proposed drainage improvements are compatible with existing facilities.
13 Final Draft Municipal Service Review for the Western Riverside County Area, Riverside Page 27
County Local Agency Formation Commission, LSA Associates, Inc., May 2005, pp. 4-12.
Although the Project Site is within the San Jacinto River watershed, the Project Site is
located outside and southwest of the San Jacinto River Basin MDP14 boundary Canyon Hills
established by FCD. It is also outside of and just northeast of the Sedco MDP15 Estates
boundary. Additionally, no Area Drainage Plans (ADP) are applicable to the Project
Site. Annexation
Report and
Local storm drains will be necessary within the proposed annexation area to Plan for
adequately convey the storm flows. Capital costs for these local storm drains will be Providing
the responsibility of the developer. The Proposed Project is also required to pay a Services
Storm Drain Capital Improvement Fund fee as determined by the latest City of Lake
Elsinore Drainage Facilities Plan Map. Operation and maintenance costs for the
facilities will be the responsibility of the City, the Canyon Hills Estates HOA and/or
payment into an existing CFD. Maintenance costs will be offset by the formation or
incorporation of the Project Site into the existing CFD for parks, open space and
operation and maintenance of storm drain systems. This CFD requires the payment
of$248 per unit (FY 2006-07) per year.16
5.8 Gas and Electric Service
Southern California Edison presently provides the electric service to this area. Electric
service within the specific plan area will continue to be provided by the Southern
California Edison Company. All electrical distribution lines will be undergrounded,
usually within public street ROW.
Aboveground electrical vaults will be constructed and located in areas to reduce the
visual obtrusiveness of the cabinet to the extent possible, especially along public
thoroughfares and parklands. If visually intrusive,to the extent possible, vaults will be
screened by a solid wall; fencing in combination with landscaping; berming with
landscaping; or a dense planted hedge. Accessibility will be maintained as required
by the power company.
Annexation of the Canyon Hills Estates site will also automatically annex all property
owners into the City of Lake Elsinore Street Lighting and Maintenance District. The
responsibility of providing new street lights in the annexation area will be assumed by
the property owners at no cost to the City as development occurs.
Gas service will be provided to the community by the Southern California Gas
Company. Any gas lines will be undergrounded, generally within public street ROW,
also at no cost to the City.
14 RCFC & WCD. No date shown. Topography and Hydrologic Data Map, San Jacinto River
Basin.
15 Per detailed review of the Sedco Master Drainage Plan (RCFC&WCD 1982) and the
delineated Master Plan Boundary and Major Drainage Boundary,the Project Site is not in the
Sedco MDP Area. Measuring from the Section corner marker for sections 13, 14, 23 and 24
(located in the northernmost portion of the Master Plan Boundary), the southwest corner of
the Canyon Hills Estates site is located approximately 2,650 feet north and 1,400 feet east of
the marker. The site boundaries extend approximately 2,150 feet due north and 4,000 feet
due east from that southwest corner and do not coincide with any boundary that is delineated
on the Sedco MDP. Page 28
16 This CFD tax is subject to an annual escalation of 2%.
5.9 Communications Services
Franchise telephone and cable television services are expected to be provided by Canyon HillsEstates
General Telephone Company and other franchise operators. Development will be Annexation
served by lines installed underground concurrently with other utility distribution lines, Report and
generally within public street rights-of-way at no cost to the City. Plan for
Providing
5.10 Parks and Recreation Services
The City provides both park and recreational facilities and services to the residents of
the City. The City currently owns and maintains 12 parks in the City, totaling 104
acres of parkland, plus five acres of public beaches. The City's park standard is five
acres per 1,000 population.17
Canyon Hills Estates will provide a 5+ acre improved public park in the northeastern
corner of the property along with an extensive public walkway/trail system and
approximately 149.9 acres of natural and improved open space. The Community's
overall park and open space system includes:
1. Natural and naturalized open space, which consists of property in its natural
condition or graded and landscaped to appear natural.
The permanent natural open space serves multiple functions, including
preserving natural habitat, assisting the City in meeting Multiple Species
Habitat Conservation Plan (MSHCP) open space and habitat preservation
requirements providing a recreational resource; buffering land uses;
providing a landmark, scenic backdrop for roadways, or visual resource for
nearby development; pedestrian trail for residents to enjoy, and retaining
natural topography and rock outcrops.
2. Developed open space associated with proposed development projects and
streets, with grading and landscaping to achieve a designed aesthetic effect.
The developed open space creates an attractive visual setting; contributes to
an aesthetically cohesive community atmosphere; preserves and enhances
Cottonwood Creek as natural amenity in the proposed 5+ acre park; and
provides for active and passive recreation opportunities.
Operation and maintenance costs for the park and open space will be the
responsibility of the City, Resource Agency the Canyon Hills Estates HOA and/or
payment into an existing CFD. Maintenance costs will be offset by the formation or
incorporation of the Project Site into the existing City CFD for operation and
maintenance of parks, open space and storm drain systems. This CFD requires the
payment of $248 per unit (FY 2006-07) per year.18. The large open space area of the
site will likely be acquired and maintained by a Resource Agency via the $1,801 per
unit MSHCP fees. Additionally, the project site will be annexed into a citywide
Landscape and Street Lighting District (LIVID) and Lake Elsinore Landscape Street
Lighting Maintenance District Number 1, which will assess the future homeowners
17 Final Draft Municipal Service Review for the Western Riverside County Area, Riverside
County Local Agency Formation Commission, LSA Associates, Inc., May 2005, pp. 4-14
through 4-15. Page 29
18 This CFD tax is subject to an annual escalation of 2%.
for maintenance of the public landscaping areas and lighting costs along public
roadways.
Canyon Hills
5.11 Animal Control Estates
Annexation
Animal Friends of the Valleys, a non-profit organization, provides animal control Report andPlan for
services to the Cities of Lake Elsinore, Canyon Lake, Murrieta and Temecula. The Providing
organization is located at 2900 Bastron Street within the City. This organization is Services
dedicated to promoting humane care of animals through education and a proactive
animal services program. The organization works to prevent animal suffering and
ending pet overpopulation.
The level of Animal Control services is not dependant on population fluctuations.
Furthermore, Canyon Hills Estates will not significantly increase the demand for
animal control services.
5.12 Schools
Lake Elsinore Unified School District (LEUSD) serves the Canyon Hills Estates area
and will continue to do so. LEUSD covers a 140 square mile area with a population of
approximately 70,000. The District is composed of 22 schools: Thirteen elementary,
four middle, two comprehensive high schools, a continuation school, an alternative
education center and an adult education program. The District also provides Head
Start programs located at four school sites. Student enrollment in grades K-12 is
19,711, with 9,246 elementary students (K-5), 4,887 middle school students (6-8)
and 5,578 high school students (9-12). LEUSD is the largest employer in the Lake
Elsinore Valley with more than 1,955 full-and part-time employees.19
The District has experienced an average student enrollment growth of approximately
4%for the past five years. By the 2004-05 school year,there will be well over 20,000
students attending school in the LEUSD. The growth in student enrollment, along with
the impact of the Class Size Reduction program in grades kindergarten through
three, has created a shortage of classroom space throughout the District. However,
to address this shortage, the District has constructed six new schools since 2000,
including Rice Canyon Elementary (2001), Ortega High (2001), Cottonwood Canyon
Elementary (2002), Canyon Lake Middle (2002), Elsinore Middle (2002) and the
Alternative Education Center (2003).
Since then, additional funds have been received from the State School Facility
Program to proceed with eight other construction projects. These include the
modernization and expansion of Elsinore High, Machado, Elsinore and Wildomar
Elementary Schools and the construction of Lakeside High, Middle School No. 5 and
Ronald Reagan Elementary.
Cottonwood Canyon Elementary and Canyon Lake Middle School are located
immediately adjacent to the Canyon Hills Estates site at the intersection of Lost Road
and Canyon Hills Road. Elsinore High School located west of Highway 15 on 21800
Canyon Drive will serve the community's high school students.
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19 http://www2.leusd.kl2.ca.us/web/aboutus.htm
The LEUSD has established the following student generation rates per dwelling unit
and therefore will generate the following students per grade levels as shown on Table Canyon Hills
3, Student Generation.20 y
Estates
Table 3: Proposed Project Student Generation Annexation
Report and
GENERATION TOTAL STUDENTS Plan for
GRADE LEVEL RATE/DU NO. OF DU GENERATED BY LEVEL Providing
Services
K-5 .3698 302 111.47
6-8 .1640 302 49.53
9-12 .1776 302 53.64
Total 214.64
State law prohibits a local agency from either denying approval of a land use project
because of inadequate school facilities or imposing school impact mitigation
measures other than designated fees. Prior to the issuance of building permits, the
Proposed Project will be required to submit a Certificate of Compliance
acknowledging payment of school impact fees to the City. The LEUSD has established
school impact mitigation fees in the amount of $3.18 per square foot for residential
construction to offset any increased enrollment and not result in an impact on the
City's General Fund
5.13 Library Services
Library facilities in the project area are provided by the Riverside County Public
Library branch, located at 600 West Graham Avenue in the City. The City does not
directly fund or have any administrative relationship with the County library system.
However, all branches of the library system are supported by volunteer nonprofit
"Friends of the Library" organizations. Dues, used book sales, rental books and
videos, and the sale of novelty items are the primary fundraising activities. Funds
raised are used to support library programs and to supplement library resources.
Library services for the community will be provided by the Riverside City/County
Library System. Services will be provided from two existing facilities: the Lake
Elsinore Branch Library in downtown Lake Elsinore and Canyon Lake Branch Library
at the main gate commercial center in Canyon Lake. Canyon Hills Estates will
contribute property taxes allocated through the County to the library system.
Additional financial participation by Canyon Hills Estates will be required, including
payment of the City's Library Capital Improvement Fee of $150 per unit, which will
offset additional demand for library services and not result in an impact on the City's
General Fund.
6 COMMUNITY IDENTITY
The community design goal of Canyon Hills Estates is to create an attractive,
aesthetically pleasing community emphasizing well-designed streetscapes and
residential neighborhoods against a backdrop of permanent open space. This will be
achieved through using the high quality design features that were employed in the
Canyon Hills Specific Plan as the baseline for the design of Canyon Hills Estates. In
doing so, the Canyon Hills Estates community will seamlessly integrate into the
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20 Personal Communication with Karen Koski, Facilities Services, LEUSD,July 25, 2006.
adjacent Canyon Hills Specific Plan by maintaining and enhancing the high level of
quality found in the area.
Canyon Hills
Residential design guidelines are set out for project appearance, site relationships, Estates
circulation, and interfaces with adjacent uses. Zoning includes standards for Annexation
setbacks, lot sizes, and building height, as well as permitted uses. These guidelines Report and
and standards are designed to create an attractive residential product, each Plan for
contributing to the overall identity and character of the Canyon Hills Estates Providing
community while providing for public health, safety and welfare. Services
In addition, streetscape design objectives and guidelines are described in the
Specific Plan. The principal streetscape concept is to create visual continuity through
parkway design, including elements such as landscaping, street lighting, signage and
fencing.
7 COMMUNITY PHASING
The Proposed Project is anticipated to be developed over an approximately three year
period from east to west and north to south in a counter-clockwise sequence in
conjunction with the orderly extension and construction of roads and utilities. The
exact phasing and timing in which the roads, utilities and other infrastructure are
constructed may be dependent on the processing of off-site improvement permits
and extension of off-site utilities and road improvements. Additionally, the exact order
in which internal streets and other infrastructure are constructed is dependent on the
location of each development area and its estimated development timing. The
phasing schedule is preliminary only and may require modification as construction
commences.
The Proposed Project will underground all new dry utilities systems. All existing dry
utilities systems onsite will be removed/de-energized and disposed of in an orderly
fashion per a City approved construction phasing/demolition plan.
8 REVENUE CONSIDERATIONS
The annexation should be conditioned so that the City may levy or fix and collect all
existing City taxes, benefit assessments and property related fees and charges on
annexed property. This would result in the annexed property being subject to existing
City street light assessments, utility users' taxes, business license taxes, CFD's and
development, building and utility fees/charges. Additionally, the City has sufficient
funding capability to extend services to the Project Site and maintain services as
development occurs. The City's business and commercial sector is growing, which is
raising associated sales tax revenue for the City, along with other traditional revenue
sources, such as property taxes.
Implementation and long term maintenance of improvements within the Proposed
Project are important considerations to ensure a successful development. Consistent
with Section 5 above, Table 4, Financing and Maintenance Plan, identifies the types
of improvements anticipated to implement the Proposed Project, the party(s)
responsible for constructing the improvements, the probable type and responsibility
for funding the improvements, and responsibility for operation and maintenance of
the improvements. The financing plan is intended to ensure the long-term
maintenance of the improvements. A variety of financing mechanisms may be utilized Page 32
in the project, such as development impact fees, community facilities districts and
landscape and street lighting maintenance districts. A final decision on what Canyon Hills
financing mechanism will be used for any single type of improvement will be made Estates
prior to initiation of that improvement. For that reason, Table 4 below identifies the
probable financing/funding alternatives which will be considered. Annexation
Report and
Table 4: Financing and Maintenance Plan Plan for
Providing
Operation & Services
Construction Funding Responsibility/ Maintenance
Service or Facility Responsibility Alternatives Responsibility
Circulation &Transportation
On-site Streets Developer/Builder Developer/Builder City of Lake
(public) Funding: CL, EQ, Elsinore
CFD/LLD
On-site Streets Developer/Builder Developer/Builder HOA
(private) Funding: CL, EQ,
CFD/LLD
Off-site Street Developer/Builder Developer/Builder City of Lake
Improvements - Funding: CL, EQ, Elsinore/County
Lost Road & CFD/LLD of Riverside
Navajo Springs
Off-site City of Lake City of Lake City of Lake
Street/I nte rsecti o Elsinore/County of Elsinore/County of Elsinore/County
n Riverside Riverside of Riverside
Improvements (If DIF/TUMF
applicable)
Parks& Landscaping
Private Park Developer/Builder Developer/Builder HOA
Funding: CL, EQ,
CFD/LLD
Neighborhood Developer/Builder Developer/Builder City of Lake
Public Park and City of Lake Elsinore
Elsinore*: CL, EQ,
CFD/LLD
Project Entries: Developer/Builder Developer/Builder HOA
Landscaping& Funding: CL, EQ,
Monumentation CFD/LLD
Utilities
On-site Public Developer/Builder Developer/Builder Elsinore Valley
Water Facilities Funding: CL, EQ, Municipal Water
CFD/LLD District(EVMWD)
On-site Street Developer/Builder Developer/Builder City of Lake
Lighting Funding: CL, EQ, Elsinore and/or
CFD/LLD HOA
On-site Waste Developer/Builder Developer/Builder Elsinore Valley
Water Collection Funding: CL, EQ, Municipal Water
System CFD/LLD District(EVMWD)
On-site Reclaimed Developer/Builder Developer/Builder Elsinore Valley
Water Distribution Funding: CL, EQ, Municipal Water
System CFD/LLD District(EVMWD) Page 33
On-site Storm Developer/Builder Developer/Builder City of Lake
Operation &
Construction Funding Responsibility/ Maintenance Canyon Hills
Service or Facility Responsibility Alternatives Responsibility Estates
Drainage & Funding: CL, EQ, Elsinore, County Annexation
Detention CFD/LLD Flood Control Report and
Facilities and/or HOA Plan for
Electric, Gas, Developer/Builder Developer/Builder, Utility Operator Providing
Phone, Utility Operator
Services
Cable TV Funding: CL, EQ,
CFD/LLD
Notes:
Funding Sources noted by abbreviations:
o CL Conventional Bank Construction Lending
o EQ Equity Financing
o CFD/LLD Community Facilities District or Landscape & Lighting District
o DIF Developer Impact Fees
o TUMF Transportation Uniform Mitigation Fee
* City funding of park construction cost above Quimby fee credit amount.
9 SUMMARY
This Plan of Services demonstrates that the City of Lake Elsinore can provide
municipal services to the proposed annexation territory at or above the existing level
of services currently provided to the area. In addition, the cost of such services will
not increase to the existing City residents as a result of the annexation.
Signed by:
Robert Brady Date
City Manager
City of Lake Elsinore
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Appendix B.3
Resolution No. 120-06 Approving the Proposed Sphere of Influence
Amendment to the City of Lake Elsinore (Addition) and Removal from the
Wildomar UC, LAFCO No. 2006-105-1
Honorable Mayor and City Council Date November 1, 2006
C/o City Clerk LAFCO No. : 2006-105-1
City of Lake Elsinore
130 South Main Street
Lake Elsinore, CA 92530
Honorable Mayor and Council Members:
You are hereby notified that the proposed Amendment to Sphere of
Influence of the City of Lake Elsinore (addition) and Removal from the
Wildomar UC was approved by the Local Agency Formation Commission at a
public hearing held on October 26, 2006 . A copy of Resolution No. 120-
06 is attached.
A copy of the map and legal description of this proposal is attached to
this notice for your records .
Should you have a y questions, please feel free to contact our office.
Sincerely,
r
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Geor e Spiliotis
Exec Officer
Attachments
cc : Victoria Mata, Trumark Companies
Jeremy Krout, RGP Planning and Dev.
Robert Brady, City Manager, City of Lake Elsinore
Kirt Coury, City of Lake Elsinore
Michael J. Alti, Attorney
Susan Lamoureux, Principal RGP Planning
Alene M. Tabor, Attorney, AICP, Jackson /Demarco
Steven Uraine
Sheryl Ade
Bob Cashman
Kathy Gifford
Clerk of the Board
RIVERSIDE LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION ® 3850 VINE STREET, SUITE 110 ® RIVERSIDE, CA 92507-4277
Phone (951) 369-0631 ®www.lafco.org®Fax(951) 369-8479
1 Local Agency Formation Commission of Riverside County
2
3 RESOLUTION NO. 120-06
4 APPROVING THE PROPOSED SPHERE OF INFLUENCE AMENDMENT
5 TO THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE (addition)
6 AND REMOVAL FROM THE WILDOMAR UC
7 LAFCO NO. 2006-105-1
8 BE IT RESOLVED AND DETERMINED by the Local Agency
9 Formation Commission in regular session assembled on October
10 26, 2006, that the Sphere of Influence Amendment to the City of
11 Lake Elsinore (addition) consisting of approximately 246 acres,
12 located south of the Canyon Hills area approximately between
13 Lost Road and Cottonwood Canyon Road as more particularly
14 described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made a part
15 hereof, is approved.
16 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, DETERMINED AND FOUND that :
17 1 . Commission proceedings were commenced by
18 Trumark Companies, landowner representative.
19 2 . The City as lead agency, adopted a Negative
20 Declaration for the SOI amendment. The City, in adopting the
21 Negative Declaration, has complied with the provisions of the
22 California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and all appropriate
23 State Guidelines, and the Commission has reviewed and
24 considered the environmental documentation.
25 3 . The sphere of influence is hereby amended to
26 add the area as described in Exhibit "A" , to the sphere of
27 influence of the City of Lake Elsinore and the Commission makes
28 the following determinations :
RIVERSIDE
LOCAL AGENCY
FORMATION COMMISSION
3850 Vine Street
6 ui" 110 -1-
Riverside, California
92507-4277
(951) 369-0631
1 A. The Present and Planned Land Uses in the Area
2 Including Agricultural and Open Space:
3 With the exception of one dwelling unit and
4 11 appurtenant structures, the site is vacant . Much of the
5 central, southern and eastern sections of the site are
6 mountainous . The northern and western portions are
7 characterized by gentler sloping and rolling terrain. The
8 Canyon Hills Specific Plan, which includes standard residential
9 subdivisions, is adjacent to the subject territory to the
10 north, within the City. Rural residential uses on 2 1/2 to 5-
11 acre lots are to the west and south. East of the proposal is
12 an old subdivision with substandard lots and scattered homes .
13 The County' s General Plan designates most of the
14 site as Rural Mountainous, with a Rural Residential designation
15 on the northern and western portions . County zoning is
16 primarily Rural Residential and Rural Agriculture, allowing lot
17 sizes of one to five acres .
18 The current City General Plan assigns designations
19 similar to that of the County, Very Low Density Residential and
20 Mountainous ( . 5 to 1 du per acres) . The City recently prezoned
21 the area with a generic Specific Plan designation, with no
22 specific uses or densities identified. The City is currently
23 processing a General Plan Amendment, the Canyon Hills Estates
24 Specific Plan and a Tentative Tract Map for the site. The
25 requested approvals would allow approximately 300 homes to be
26 constructed on approximately 47 percent of the site.
27 Approximately 126 acres would be designated as open space.
28
RIVERSIDE
LOCAL AGENCY
FORMATION COMMISSION
3850 Vine Street _
Suite "I
Riverside, California
92507-4277
(951) 369-0631
1 B. The Present and Probable Need for Public
2 Facilities and Services in the Area:
3 Under existing vacant conditions there is no demand
4 for municipal services . The proposed development in the SOI
5 amendment area would require the full range of municipal
6 services . The proposed development in the SOI area would
7 require the full range of municipal services provided to the
8 rest of the City.
9 C. The Present Capacity of Public Facilities and
10 Adequacy of Public Services Which the Agency Provides or is
11 Authorized to Provide:
12 The City of Lake Elsinore provides a wide range of
13 municipal services to its inhabitants, exclusive of water and
14 sewer services, which are provided by Elsinore Valley Municipal
15 Water District. The City contracts with the County of
16 Riverside for both police and fire protection services . Fire
17 protection would be provided from the same facilities
18 regardless of jurisdiction. Fire Station 94 was recently
19 constructed near the intersection of Railroad Canyon Road and
20 Cottonwood Hills Road, approximately 1 . 5 miles from the subject
21 site. Municipal contracts with the Riverside County Sheriff
22 call for the deployment of a discrete police patrol department
23 serving the contract city. The City of Lake Elsinore currently
24 contracts for the equivalent of approximately one patrol deputy
25 per 1, 000 population. Based on information provided for recent
26 fiscal analyses, the level of service within the Wildomar area
27 is approximately . 5 deputies per 1, 000 . Development proposals
28 submitted to the City call for a subdivision that would
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1 function as an extension of the existing Canyon Hills Specific
2 Plan. The number of units proposed would ultimately increase
3 the demand for patrol services by one deputy.
4 D. The Existence of Any Social or Economic
5 Communities of Interest in the Area :
6 The subject site is at the northern boundary of the
7 Wildomar UC. Proposed development would have visual impacts to
8 residences in the immediate area and some traffic impact to the
9 unimproved roads within northern Wildomar. The Wildomar
1p community is currently attempting to incorporate as the
11 County' s 25th city. The Exclusion of this area from the
12 incorporation is unlikely to have any significant fiscal impact
13 on incorporation.
14 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Local Agency
15 Formation Commission of the County of Riverside, State of
16 California, that this Commission shall consider the territory
17 described in Exhibit "A" and attached hereto as being added to
18 the Sphere of Influence of the City of Lake Elsinore, and
19 removed from the Wildomar UC it being fully understood that
20 establishment of such a sphere of influence is a policy
21 declaration of this Commission based on existing facts and
22 circumstances, which although not readily changed, may be
23 subject to review and change in the event a future significant
24 change of circumstances so warrants .
25 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City shall defend,
26 indemnify, and hold harmless the Riverside County Local Agency
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1 Formation Commission ( "LAFCO") , its agents, officers, and
2 employees from any claim, action, or proceeding against LAFCO,
3 its agents, officers, and employees to attach, set aside, void
4 or annul an approval of LAFCO concerning this proposal .
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8 I certify the above resolution was passed and adopted by the
Local Agency Formation Commission of Riverside County on
9 October 26, 2006
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FORM APPROVED EXECU OFFICER
12 COUNTY COUNSEL
13 OCT 2 4 2006
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EXHIBIT "A„
SPHERE OF INFLUENCE AMENDMENT(ADDITION)
TO THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE & REMOVAL FROM
THE WILDOMAR UNINCORPORATED COMMUNITY
LAFCO 2006-105-1&3
THAT PORTION OF SECTION 13, TOWNSHIP 6 SOUTH, RANGE 4 WEST OF THE SAN BERNARDINO BASE
AND MERIDIAN, IN THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, MORE PARTICULARLY
DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
BEGINNING AT THE NORTHEASTERLY CORNER OF SAID SECTION 13, SAID SECTION CORNER ALSO
BEING THE NORTHEASTERLY CORNER OF PARCEL 4, AS SHOWN ON PARCEL MAP NO. 14611, RECORDED
IN BOOK 87 PAGE 73 OF PARCEL MAPS, IN THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, IN THE
OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY;
(1) THENCE, SOUTH 000 03'04"WEST,ALONG THE EASTERLY SECTION LINE OF SAID SECTION 13, A
DISTANCE OF 2664.17 FEET TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID PARCEL 4, SAID
INTERSECTION ALSO BEING THE EAST QUARTER CORNER OF SAID SECTION 13, SAID EASTERLY LINE
ALSO BEING THE CENTERLINE OF FLORENCE STREET(30.00 FOOT HALF-WIDTH)AS SHOWN ON SAID
PARCEL MAP;
(2) THENCE, SOUTH 890 37'42"WEST,ALONG THE QUARTER SECTION LINE OF SAID SECTION 13 AND
SAID SOUTHERLY LINE, 3974.91 FEET TO THE WESTERLY LINE OF THE EAST HALF OF THE NORTHWEST
QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 13, SAID WESTERLY LINE ALSO BEING THE EASTERLY LINE OF TRACT NO.
2910, RECORDED IN BOOK 51 PAGES 96 THROUGH 98 OF MAPS, IN THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE, STATE
OF CALIFORNIA, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY;
(3) THENCE, NORTH 000 20' 21" WEST, ALONG SAID WESTERLY LINE, 2146.16 FEET TO THE
SOUTHEASTERLY CORNER OF LOT 30 OF SAID TRACT;
(4) THENCE, NORTH 690 19' 02" WEST, ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 30, A
DISTANCE OF 306.85 FEET TO THE NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 30, SAID LINE ALSO BEING THE
SOUTHEASTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF NAVAJO SPRINGS ROAD (60.00 FOOT IN WIDTH);
(5) THENCE, NORTH 200 40' 58" EAST, ALONG SAID NORTHWESTERLY LINE, 441.56 FEET TO THE
NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 30, SAID NORTHWEST CORNER ALSO BEING A POINT ON THE
NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID SECTION 13, SAID NORTHERLY LINE ALSO BEING THE CENTERLINE OF
HEMLOCK STREET(30.00 FOOT HALF-WIDTH);
(6) THENCE, NORTH 890 41'21" EAST, ALONG SAID NORTHERLY LINE,4121.08 FEET TO THE POINT OF
BEGINNING.
CONTAINING AN AREA OF 246.17 ACRES, MORE OR LESS.
ALL AS SHOWN ON EXHIBIT"A", ATTACHED HERETO AND BY THIS REFERENCE MADE A PART HEREOF.
THIS DOCUMENT WAS PREPARED BY ME OR UNDER MY DIRECTION ON OCTOBER 11, 2006.
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's 1 inch = 800 ft.
BASIS OF BEARINGS: LEGEND:
THE CENTERLINE OF FLORENCE STREET AREA OF ANNEXATION
BEING NORTH 00'03'04" EAST PER
VICINITY MAP PARCEL MAP NO. 14611, M.B. 87/73
NOT TO SCALE RIVERSIDE COUNTY. EXISTING BOUNDARY
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE
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