HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem No. 3 - TPM Resolution - WatersEdge Elsinore RESOLUTION NO. 2024-
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LAKE
ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF TENTATIVE
PARCEL MAP NO. 38825 TO SUBDIVIDE AN EXISTING 74.72-ACRE PROPERTY
INTO THREE (3) NEW PARCELS THAT ARE 4.74 ACRES, 19.99 ACRES, AND
49.99 ACRES, RESPECTIVELY, FOR CONSERVATION PURPOSES, LOCATED
AT APNS 373-330-001 THROUGH 022 AND 373-300-038 THROUGH 041
Whereas, Patrick Brown, WatersEdge Elsinore, has filed an application with the City of
Lake Elsinore (City) requesting approval of Tentative Parcel Map No. 38825 to subdivide an
existing 74.72-acre property into three (3) new parcels that are 4.74 acres, 19.99 acres, and 49.99
acres, respectively, for conservation purposes. The project is located on the southern side of
Lakeshore Drive, west of Lucerne Street, and southeasterly of the intersection of South Main
Street and Lakeshore Drive (APNs: 373-330-001 through 022 and 373-300-038 through 041);
Whereas, pursuant to Lake Elsinore Municipal Code (LEMC) Chapter 16.24 (Tentative
Map) the Planning Commission (Commission) has been delegated with the responsibility of
making recommendations to the City Council (Council) pertaining to the tentative map review;
and
Whereas, on July 16, 2024, at a duly noticed Public Hearing the Commission considered
evidence presented by the Community Development Department and other interested parties with
respect to this item.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LAKE
ELSINORE DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: Prior to making a recommendation to the Council, the Commission has
reviewed and analyzed Tentative Parcel Map No. 38825 pursuant to the appropriate Planning
and Zoning Laws and Chapter 16 (Subdivisions) of the LEMC and the Subdivision Map Act.
Section 2: That in accordance with State Planning and Zoning Law and the Lake Elsinore
Municipal Code, the Commission makes the following findings for approval of Tentative Parcel
Map No. 38825 :
1. The proposed subdivision, together with the provisions for its design and improvement, is
consistent with the General Plan. The proposed subdivision is compatible with the objectives,
policies, general land uses, and programs specified in the General Plan (Government Code
Section 66473.5).
The project site is located within Planning Area 8 of the East Lake Specific Plan (ELSP) and
has Action Sports, Tourism, Commercial, and Recreation with a Mixed Use Overlay. The land
use regulation including development standards for Planning Area 8, where the project site is
located, are derived from Chapter 2.5 of the ELSP. Allowable uses in Planning Area 8 include
bars or cocktail lounges, hotels, passive open space, and natural areas or preserves. For a
newly created parcel, Planning Area 8 does not have minimum lot size requirements.
However, it does require newly created parcels to have a minimum width of 100 feet. The
three proposed parcels would establish natural areas and preserves for conservation
easement purposes and have lot widths that exceed the minimum requirement. Therefore,
the proposed project complies with the ELSP development standards for Planning Area 8.
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The Tentative Parcel Map is consistent with the designated land use, development, design
standards, and all other appropriate requirements in the General Plan and the Subdivision
Map Act. The project is also consistent with the General Plan because the ELSP was found
to be consistent with the General Plan at adoption.
2. The site of the proposed subdivision of land is physically suitable for the proposed density of
development in accordance with the General Plan.
The proposed subdivision is to establish conservation easements and involves no
development including new structures or dwelling units. This finding does not apply to the
project.
3. The effects that this project is likely to have upon the housing needs of the region, the public
service requirements of its residents, and the available fiscal and environmental resources
have been considered and balanced.
The proposed parcels will undergo a habitat rehabilitation process that aims to restore native
riparian and riverine habitats, restore and expand vernal pool habitats, remove invasive non-
native plants, and plant native flora. Once restored, the parcels are proposed to be used as a
mitigation bank to be owned and managed by the applicant. The project as proposed will not
have a direct impact on housing needs, public services, or fiscal resources. It will create a
positive impact on environmental resources by protecting the subject parcels in perpetuity as
conservation.
4. The design of the proposed division of land or type of improvements is not likely to cause
serious public health problems.
The proposed subdivision will create a mitigation bank and remain as open space for
conservation purposes. The project involves no development activity and will not be
accessible to the public. The Tentative Parcel Map has been adequately conditioned by all
applicable departments and agencies and will not result in any significant environmental
impacts. The proposed subdivision, together with the conditions applicable thereto, will not be
detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare or materially injurious to properties or
improvements in the vicinity.
Section 3: In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
Guidelines Sections 15304 (Minor Alterations to Land) and 15315 (Minor Land Divisions), the
Commission makes the following findings and recommendations regarding the approval of
Tentative Parcel Map No. 38825:
1. The Project is exempt from CEQA pursuant to pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section
15304 (Minor Alterations to Land). Class 4 consists of minor public or private alterations
in the condition of land, water, and/or vegetation which do not involve removal of healthy,
mature, scenic trees except for forestry or agricultural purposes. The project does not
include the removal of healthy, mature, or scenic trees and proposed improvements are
limited to micro grading to restore natural habitats.
2. The Project is exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15315 (Minor Land Divisions).
Class 15 consists of the division of property in urbanized areas zoned for residential,
commercial, or industrial use into four or fewer parcels when the division is in conformance
with the General Plan and zoning, no variances or exceptions are required, all services
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and access to the proposed parcels to local standards are available, the parcel was not
involved in a division of a larger parcel within the previous 2 years, and the parcel does
not have an average slope greater than 20 percent. Tentative Parcel Map No. 38825 is a
subdivision of an existing 74.72 -acre property into three (3) new parcels that are 4.74
acres, 19.99 acres, and 49.99 acres, respectively, for conservation purposes. The
proposed subdivision is compliant with the General Plan and Zoning Classification as
adopted by the East Lake Specific Plan’s standards, no variances or exceptions are
required, access is available, and the parcel was not involved in a division of a larger
parcel within the previous two (2) years, and the proposed parcels do not have an average
slope greater than 20 percent.
Section 4: Based upon all of the evidence presented, the above findings, and the
conditions of approval imposed upon the Tentative Map, the Commission hereby recommends
that the Council approve Tentative Parcel Map No. 38825 .
Section 5: This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
Passed and Adopted on this 16th day of July 2024
Jodi Peters, Chair
Attest:
___________________________________
Damaris Abraham,
Community Development Director
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE )
I, Damaris Abraham, Community Development Director of the City of Lake Elsinore, California,
hereby certify that Resolution No. 2024-__ was adopted by the Planning Commission of the City
of Lake Elsinore, California, at a regular meeting held on July 16, 2024, and that the same was
adopted by the following vote:
AYES
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
Damaris Abraham ,
Community Development Director