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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Reso No 1991-68RESOLUTION NO. 91-68 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, CERTIFYING TAE ADDENDUM TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT AND APPROVING AMENDMENT NUMBER 1 TO SPECIFIC PLAN 89-2 AND MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS WITH RESPECT THERETO WHEREAS, an application has been filed with the City of Lake Elsinore by Brighton Homes to amend the Alberhill Specific Plan 89-2 to redesignate the land uses within a portion of the Alberhill Ranch Specific Plan area, consisting of approximately 997 acres of land bounded generally by Interstate 15 to the north, Terra Cotta Road/Nichols Road to the south, Pacific Clay Company to the east, and Robb Road/Lake Street to the west; WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has reviewed Amendment Number 1 to Specific Plan 89-2, considered evidence presented by the applicant, Community Development Department, and other interested parties at a public hearing held with respect to this application on June 5, 1991, and June 19,1991, and adopted Resolution 91-2 recommending that the City Council adopt Amendment Number 1 to the Alberhill Specific Plan 89-2; and WHEREAS, the Addendum to the Environmental Impact Report for the Alberhill Specific Plan 89-2 has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the City's CEQA Guidelines, and City Council has considered the information contained therein and in the other documents referred to therein, and the Planning Commission has considered the previously certified Environmental Impact Report 89-2, the Addendum to EIR 89-2, the proposed Brighton Specific Plan Amendment Number 1, prior to making a decision to recommend that the City Council approve the proposed Amendment to Specific Plan 89-2. SECTION 1. Upon recommendation of the Planning Commission and based upon the findings adopted hereby with regard to the approval of the project, the City Council hereby finds and determines: a. Only minor technical changes and additions are necessary to make EIR 89-2 adequate to address the proposed Specific Plan Amendment #1 since substantial changes have not occurred with respect to the circumstances under which the existing Specific Plan was undertaken, these proposed changes to the Specific Plan will not require any important revisions to FEIR 89-2 and there will be no new significant environmental impacts that were not considered in EIR 89-2; b. No mitigation measures or alternatives which were previously not considered in EIR 89-2 would substantially lessen any significant effects on the environment; c. The changes to EIR 89-2 set forth in the Addendum there to do not raise important new issues about any significant effects on the environment. d. No new information of substantial importance to the proposed Specific Plan project has become available. SECTION 2. That in accordance with Chapter 17.99.100 of the Zoning Ordinance, the findings by the City of Lake Elsinore for approval of Specific Plans have been made as follows: 1. The location and design of the proposed development shall be consistent with the Goals and Policies of the City's GeneralPlan and with any other applicable plan or policies adopted by the City, or in the process of being prepared and adopted. The proposed Specific Plan is consistent with the Goals and Polices of the General Plan, since the proposed project takes in to consideration the uses permitted, surrounding land uses and existing and proposed circulation system. Additionally a concurrent General Plan Amendment is being processed to ensure consistency in land uses and policies is maintained. 2. The proposed location shall allow the development to be well- integrated with or adequately buffered from its surroundings, whichever may be the case. The proposed location is well integrated and located to its surroundings since, the proposed project will be adjacent to similar residential, commercial, institutional, and open space uses which have already received specific plan approval. Moreover, the proposed project's land use plan proposes to use an 18 hole golf course to buffer the residential uses from the adjacent I-15 freeway. 3. All vehicular traffic generated by the development, either in phased increments or at full build-out, is to be accommodated safely and without causing undue congestion upon adjoining streets. A traffic study has been completed, which addresses all of the anticipated circulation system improve- ments necessary to adequately handle the project's expected traffic volumes. There will be no significant congestion during build-out or at completion of the project. 4. The Final Specific Plan shall identify a methodology(s) to allow land uses to be adequately serviced by existing or proposed public facilities and services. In appropriate circumstances, and as provided elsewhere by City Code, the City may require that suitable areas be reserved for schools, parks and pedestrian ways; or public open spaces shall be dedicated or reserved by private covenant for the common use of residents, establishments or operations in the development. The proposed project provides a phasing schedule for the development of adequate public facilities on an as needed basis tied to the build out of project phases. Additionally, the proposed project will provide sites for the development of parks, open space areas, and schools. 5. The overall design of the Specific Plan will produce an attractive, efficient and stable development. The proposed Specific Plan contains design guidelines for the long term development of the project such as a phasing schedule of the overall project, logical location of land uses, and necessary circulation improvements to facilitate production of an attractive, efficient and stable development of the project. 6. In accordance with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), impacts have been reduced to a level of non-significance, or in the case where impacts remain, a statement of overriding considerations must be adopted to justify the merits of project implementation. An Addendum Environmental Impact Report to the Alberhill FEIR 89-2 has been prepared to address the minor technical revisions associated with the proposed project. The Alberhill FEIR addressed all the significant impacts and developed mitigation measures reducing impacts to a level of insignificance. A statement of overriding considerations was adopted for impacts not reduced to a level of insignificance. NOW, THEREFORE, based on the above findings, the City Council does hereby approve Amendment Number 1 to Specific Plan 89-2: 1) All errata sheets, typographical errors and other corrections shall be incorporated within thirty (30) days following City Council approval. Twenty (20) copies of the corrected document shall be delivered to the City by the end of the thirty (30) day period. The final document shall note on its cover that it is the Specific Plan as approved by the City Council with all corrections having been incorporated. 2) The applicant shall comply with all applicable standards of the water purveyor with respect to the distribution and use of reclaimed water. 3) Prior to the issuance of any building permits all City and County Fire Department standards shall be satisfied. 4) Prior to final map approval, Applicant shall post performance bonds and labor and material bonds in an amount equal to the engineer's cost estimate for all public improvements shown or conditioned on the tentative tract map if said improvement plans have been approved by the City Engineer or an amount equal to 125~ of the engineer's cost estimate if improvement plans have not been approved by the City Engineer. 5) Prior to the opening of any model home complex, the applicant shall provide to the City a completed turn key 5 acre park and 10 acre hydroseeded elementary school site in accordance with the approved Development Agreement; ord. 890. 6) Prior to the approval of the first tentative map, applicant shall have entered into a school impact mitigation agreement with the school district. City shall have considered the adequacy of the school facilities or available means of financing school facilities to meet the needs and demand of new development proposed in such tentative map to be approved by the City. 7) When submitting tentative or vesting tentative tract maps they shall include information showing the proposed drainage system along with supporting hydrology studies for review and approval by the City Engineer. 8) Prior to or concurrent with the submittal of any tentative or vesting tentative tract maps, the applicant shall submit to the City Engineer and Director of Community Development acoustic studies prepared pursuant to City standards showing that the development will be sound attenuated against present and projected noise levels to meet the City's interior noise standards. The final acoustical analysis shall calculate the impact exposure levels and specify mitigation measures necessary to bring the project into conformance with City noise standards and policies in effect at the time of project review. The final acoustical analysis shall be prepared by an expert in the field of acoustics. 9) Concurrent with the submission of the first tentative or vesting tentative map, the applicant shall submit, for review and approval by the Director of Community Development and City Engineer and subsequent approval by the Planning Commission, a circulation phasing plan for the entire project, providing the phasing of the street improvements and the appropriate supporting traffic studies. The traffic studies shall address the cumulative impacts of recent nearby development as well as the project's impacts on the overall circulation system. l0) Concurrent with the review of all tentative maps, the City of Lake Elsinore Community Services Director shall review and ensure that all required trails and bike ways approved within the Brighton Specific Plan are adequately reflected on the tentative maps prior to approval. 11) Developer shall incorporate all applicable design guidelines described in the specific plan and any other guidelines subsequently approved into the design of all individual tentative maps submitted. 12) Developer shall comply with all applicable EIR mitigation measures as identified in the Alberhill FEIR 89-2 and Addendum EIR,( see Exhibit 1). 13) Concurrent with the submittal of the first tentative map, a phasing plan for removal of all mining operations and stock pile operations shall be submitted, for review and approval by the Community Development Director. Mining may continue within the Alberhill Specific Plan area for a period not to exceed four (4) years from the date of Specific Plan approval in accordance with the City of Lake Elsinore mining regulations. 14) Developer shall participate in the City of Lake Elsinore City wide Landscaping and Street Lighting District pursuant to Resolution No. 88-27 or similar lighting and maintenance district if approved by City Council. 15) All landscaped slopes adjacent to public right of way, over 5 feet in vertical height, not a part of and not adjacent to Lake Street, Nichols Road, Collector A, Collector B, or other collectors within the project, shall be maintained by a homeowners association or property owner. 16) Prior to the submittal of any application for Design Review, the applicant shall submit to the Director of Community Development, and receive approval from the Planning Commission, Precise Architectural Design Guidelines (Architecture and Landscaping) for the Brighton Specific Plan Area. These Design Guidelines shall create a central architectural theme for the area and describe how this theme will be carried out in terms of landscaping, architecture, entry monuments, walls and other hardscape features. The Design Guidelines shall apply to all development. The Design Guidelines shall be consistent with the general guidelines discussed in the specific plan. The applicant shall incorporate these design guidelines into the CC&R's for the project. 17) Prior to the issuance of any final map, a master landscape and streetscape plan, including medians, shall be reviewed and approved by the Planning Commission. The following landscape and streetscape design considerations shall be incorporated into the plans: * Screening parking areas by berms or landscaping * Establish a theme palette for the Lake street, Nichols ROdd~ ~~A~~ dTld ~~B~~ Streets. * Public transit stops shall be considered in order to establish appropriate location points. * Drought-resistant vegetation shall be used in landscaping whenever possible to reduce the demand for irrigation water. * Identification of responsibility for the maintenance of all landscaping improvements within the public right of way. * All street intersections shall be designed to meet traffic safety standards pertaining to line of sight setback of walls, trees, and other landscape features to the satisfaction of the City Engineer. * Ownership and identification of responsibility for the maintenance of all open space within the project including natural areas and slopes. 18) The applicant shall reserve a minimum of 5% of the total units developed for low and moderate income housing units, as defined by the County of Riverside median income levels in effect at the time the units are required, in accordance with the timing specified in the approved development agreement. The low and moderate income units shall be developed in any multi-family residential project developed in the high density multi-family districts that exceeds 24 dwelling units per acre. 19) Prior to the issuance of any building permits for residential or commercial land uses the applicant shall submit to the Planning Commission for review and approval a Master Sign Program for all on-site signs, which shall include but not be limited to commercial identification signs, on-site residential and commercial directional signs, and project area convenience signs. The sign program shall provide text and exhibits in a bound format containing all relevant sign criteria including but not limited to Sign construction material, colors, height, letter style, 20) Prior to the submittal of applications for any commercial design review, the applicant shall submit a Transportation Management Plan (TMP) to the Director of Community Development for review and approval by the Planning Commission. The plan shall address the following measures, taking into consideration the nature, type and use of the commercial development being proposed; a. Establishment of flex-time schedules for employees and/or shifting work schedules to avoid peak hour traffic b. Use of employee car or vanpools c. Establishment of preferential and free parking for car and vanpoolers d. Establishment of ridesharing programs e. Provision of subsidies for transit passes f. Creation of locker room facilities for employees g. Attain a goal of a 25% reduction in on-site trips 21) All habitat resources planned for removal, preservation, creation, or enhancement are subject to the review and permit issuance of the U.S Army Corps of Engineers pursuant to section 404 of the Clean Water Act, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and sections 1601-1603 of the State Department of Fish and Game. Copies of all permits (404 and 1603) and conditions attached to the permits shall be submitted to the Director of Community Development review prior to the removal of any habitat. 22) Prior to the issuance of any building permit for any residential unit exceeding 2,235, the applicant shall construct and complete according to approved plans, an 18 hole golf course. The golf course shall become operational and open for public use within 180 days of the completion of construction, unless an extension is granted by the City Council. 23) The developer shall have on file with the City at all times a golf course routing plan. No tentative or vesting tract map shall be submitted or subsequently approved that is in conflict or inconsistent with the golf course routing plan on file with the City unless accompanied by a new golf course routing plan that shows there is no conflict with the proposed tentative or vesting tract map. 24) Developer shall comply with the City's approved landscaping standards in effect at the time of approval of this Specific Plan with respect to the landscaping in medians, parkways, expanded parkways and adjacent slopes to be maintained by the City or Landscaping Maintenance District. Landscaping and irrigation plans shall be approved by the Public Works Manager and City's Landscape Architect. 25) Concurrent with the submission of the first tentative map, the applicant shall submit a phasing plan for the entire project that shows the location and order in which the residential units are to be constructed, along with the phasing of the infrastructure including the streets, schools and parks necessary to support the residential development being constructed. Phasing of the Suburban Village districts may be combined or done separately. 26) The minimum lot size for single family detached residential unit shall be 6,000 square feet with the exception that 800 S.F.D. lots may be less than 6,000 square feet and the further exception that 400 lots of the 800 lots may be less than 5,000 square feet. No S.F.D. lot shall be less than 4,200 square feet. 27) All structures shall be designed to incorporate all state and local water conservation regulations, subject to the approval of the Director of Community Development. 28) No residential development shall front onto collector streets. 29) Roadway standards for Lake Elsinore relating to the minimum local street radii, maximum cul-de-sac length, maximum grade and minimum sidewalk width must be followed. 30) Until such time that Applicant begins construction of the golf course and clubhouse, Applicant shall be limited to a total of 2,235 residential dwelling units. Of the 2,235 residential dwelling units allowed for a"non-golf course" project, 240 may be multi-family residential units. Of the remaining 1,995 single-family lots, 248 lots may be less than 6,000 square feet, but shall not be less than 4,500 square feet. All other single-family residential lots shall be a minimum of 6,000 square feet in size. If the Applicant, his successors or assigns has not provided the notice specified in Section 30.4.2 of the Development Agreement within five (5) years of the issuance of the first building permit, or by the issuance of the 700th building permit, whichever is sooner, then at the discretion of the Planning Commission, the Specific Plan may be amended to reflect a revised development option and submitted and processed as a Specific Plan Amendment. Following commencement of construction of the public golf course, Applicant shall have the right to construct up to 500 additional lots of a size consistent with this Specific Plan and Condition No. 26. 31. The golf course/clubhouse shall be approximately 15,000 to 20,000 square feet in size and shall contain a pro shop, snack shop, banquet facilities with full kitchen, meeting rooms, men's locker room, women's locker room, administrative offices and golf cart storage and maintenance area. The clubhouse architecture and landscaping shall be subject to design review. 32. All improvement plans and tracts shall be digitized. At Certificate of Occupancy applicant shall submit tapes and/or discs which are compatible with city's ARC Info/Gis or developer to pay $1,000 per sheet for city digitizing. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 27th day of August 1991, by the following roll call vote: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: BUCK, DOMINGUEZ, STARKEY, 4!INKLER, ~dASHBURPJ NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE Washburn, Mayor of Lake Elsinore ST: City c (SEAL) El~inore APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: oh R. Harper, C ty A torney City of Lake inore STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) SS: CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE ) I, Vicki Lynne Kasad, City Clerk of the City of Lake Elsinore, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore at a regular meeting of said Council on the 27th day of August, 1991, and that it was so adopted by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: BUCK, DOMINGUEZ, STARKEY, WINKLER, WASHBURN NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE `II, VICKI ZY~NE SAD~ CI CITY OF LAK ELSINORE (SEAL; STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) SS: CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE ) I, Vicki Lynne Kasad, City Clerk of the City of Lake Elsinore, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoinq is a full, true and correct copy of Resolution No. 91-68 of said Council, and that the same has not been amended or repealed. : August 28, 1991 ~ VICKI ZYNN~KASAD, CI CITY OF' LA ELSINORE (SEAL)