(Posted to Web 9/27/04, Last Updated 10/5/04)

October 6, 2004
9:30 A.M.

AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
RIVERSIDE COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION
CITY OF LA QUINTA COUNCIL CHAMBERS
78 - 495 CALLE TAMPICO
LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA 92253-1504

CALL TO ORDER - ROLL CALL
SALUTE TO THE FLAG

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1.0     CONSENT CALENDAR

1.1

NONE AT THIS TIME.

Staff Recommendation: APPROVAL of CONSENT CALENDER

2.0     ORAL COMMUNICATION ON ANY MATTER NOT ON THE AGENDA.

3.0     PUBLIC HEARING: 9:30 a.m. or as soon as possible thereafter.

3.1

CHANGE OF ZONE NO. 06957 - EA 39520 - Robert Kull/ Fiero Engineering - Lower Coachella Valley Zoning District - Fourth Superviosrial District - Located northerly of Avenue 54, westerly of Jackson Street, easterly of Monroe street - 20 Acres - A-1-20 Zone - REQUEST: Proposes to change of Zone from A-1-20 to A-1-5.

WITH

TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP NO. 32212 - EA No. 39520 - Robert Kull/ Fiero Engineering - Lower Coachella Valley Zoning District - Fourth Superviosrial District - Northerly of Avenue 54, westerly of Jackson Street, easterly of Monroe Street - 20 Acres - A-1-20 Zone - REQUEST: Divide 20 acres into 4 lots with common lot. (Legislative) Project Planner, Jay Olivas, (760) 863-8277, or E-mail at jolivas@RCTLMA.ORG

Staff Recommendation: CONTINUE WITH DISCUSSION (suggest December 1, 2004)

3.2

COMPREHENSIVE GENERAL PLAN AMENDEMENT NO. 00697 - EA No. 39549 - Gilbert Zimmerman - Fourth Supervisorial District - Sky Valley Zoning District - Located northerly of Avenue 22, southerly of Kinsmith Road, easterly of Sky Ridge Road, westerly of Hot Springs Road - R-A-10, R-A-1¼ Zone - 337 Acres. REQUEST: Proposes to change the boundary of Hot Springs Policy Area to include the 337 acres into the policy area. (Legislative) Project Planner Jay T. Olivas, Ph: (760) 863-8277 or E-mail at jolivas@co.riverside.ca.us

Staff Recommendation: APPROVAL

3.3

GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 00716 - ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT NO. 39758 - Riverside County Initiative - All Supervisorial Districts - Eastern Coachella Valley, Elsinore, Harvest Valley/Winchester, Jurupa, Lake Mathews/Woodcrest, Mead Valley, The Pass, Reche Canyon/Badlands, REMAP, San Jacinto Valley, Southwest, Temescal Canyon, and Western Coachella Valley Area Plans. REQUEST: (1) Amend the Temescal Canyon Area Plan by amending the boundaries of the East Temescal Hillside Policy Area so as to exclude the 80-acre property in the northwesterly corner thereof, identified as Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) 283-210-001. (2) Amend the Land Use Element by establishing a new overlay designation, Closed Landfill Overlay, and adding a definition. (3) Amend the land use designations of various properties. Project Planner, John Guerin, (951) 955-1872, or E-mail at jguerin@rctlma.org

Staff Recommendation: DISCUSS AND CONTINUE to October 20, 2004 at 9:00 A.M. in Riverside (western County sites will not be presented until the October 20 hearing)

3.4

GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 00717 - ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT NO. 39759 - Riverside County Initiative - Site designation changes in the San Jacinto Valley, Southwest Area, and Temescal Canyon Area Plans; addition of a policy area in the Southwest Area Plan; amendment of policies in the Sun City/Menifee Valley Area Plan; and addition of a Countywide policy - Second and Third Supervisorial Districts, and Countywide policy change - Location: 4 individual sites and one policy area in the Southwest Area Plan, 2 individual sites in the San Jacinto Valley Area Plan, and one site in the Temescal Canyon Area Plan. REQUEST: (1) Amend the land use designations of various properties in the San Jacinto Valley, Southwest Area, and Temescal Canyon Area Plans as described below. (2) On a Countywide basis, amend the text of the Administration Chapter/Element so as to permit amendments from any of the three residential land use designations in the Rural Community Foundation Component (Low Density Residential [LDR-RC], Very Low Density Residential [VLDR-RC], and Estate Density Residential [EDR-RC]) to the non-residential (Commercial Retail, Commercial Tourist, Business Park, Light Industrial, Heavy Industrial, and Public Facilities) designations of the Community Development Foundation Component (but not to any of the residential designations of the Community Development Foundation Component) without being subject to the five-year limitation on frequency of amendments from one foundation category to another, and amend the text of the Land Use Element as necessary to recognize this policy revision. (3) In the Southwest Area Plan, amend the Southwest Area Plan Land Use Map by adding a Medical/Educational Campus Option Policy Area easterly of DePortola Road and southerly of East Benton Road and amend the text of the Area Plan by adding a general description and a land use policy allowing for the potential development of a medical/educational campus, which may include housing units or dormitories incidental to the educational use. (4) Amend the text of the Sun City/Menifee Valley Area Plan (and the text of the Land Use Element, where applicable) by adding policies relating to buffers between residential development at densities greater than two dwelling units per acre and residential development at densities less than or equal to two dwelling units per acre and buffers between residential and commercial/industrial development, policies prohibiting off-site advertising signs (billboards) within 660 feet of scenic highways as depicted in the Plan document, and other policies relating to development in scenic corridors. Project Planner, John Guerin, (951) 955-1872, or E-mail at jguerin@rctlma.org

Staff Recommendation: CONTINUE WITHOUT DISCUSSION to October 20, 2004 at 9:00 A.M. in Riverside

3.5

SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 00330 - EIR 448 - Springbrook Investments - Highgrove Zoning Area - Fifth Supervisorial District - Located south of Center Street, East of Gage Canal, and North of Pigeon Pass Road. REQUEST: Specific Plan 00330 is a specific plan of land use on 184.5 acres that proposes approximately 650 dwelling units in medium-high density residential neighborhoods. The plan also includes 1 Regional Park, 2 pocket parks, and open space areas with community trails throughout totaling approximately 50.25 acres.

WITH

CHANGE OF ZONE NO. 06702 - EIR 448 - Springbrook Investments - Highgrove Zoning Area - Fifth Supervisorial District - Located south of Center Street, East of Gage Canal, and North of Pigeon Pass Road. REQUEST: Proposes to change the zoning classifications of the subject property from R-1-20,000 (One Family Dwelling 20,000 square foot minimum lot size), R-A-20,000 (Residential Agriculture 20,000 square foot minimum lot size) and A-1-10 (Light Agriculture 10 acre minimum) to SP (Specific Plan).

WITH

TENTATIVE TRACT MAP 30908 - EIR 448 - Springbrook Investments - Highgrove Zoning Area - Fifth Supervisorial District - Located south of Center Street, East of Gage Canal, and North of Pigeon Pass Road. REQUEST: The Tentative Tract Map, which is part of the Springbrook Specific Plan (SP00330), proposes to divide the site into 437 single family residential lots with a minimum lot size of 5000 square feet, 11 open space lots, and two park sites.

WITH

TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO. 30909 - EIR 448 - Springbrook Investments - Highgrove Zoning Area - Fifth Supervisorial District - Located south of Center Street, East of Gage Canal, and North of Pigeon Pass Road. REQUEST: The Tentative Tract Map, which is part of the Springbrook Specific Plan (SP00330), proposes to divide the site into 213 single family residential lots with a minimum lot size of 4000 square feet, 10 open space lots, and one park site, and one reservoir site. (Legislative) (Continued from 8/25/04, 9/22/04) Project Planner, Larry Ross, (951) - 955-2402 or E-mail at lross@rctlma.org

Staff Recommendation: APPROVAL

4.0     PLANNING COMMISSION SITE TOUR 1:30 p.m. or as soon as possible thereafter

BERGER FOUNDATION, 42-600 COOK STREET 2ND FLOOR, PALM DESERT, CA 92211. Proposed Northstar Golf Resort, Retail Village, and Technology Park project. GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 00707, with SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 00343 and CHANGE OF ZONE NO. 07002 - Environmental Impact Report No. 470 - H N & Frances C Berger Foundation - Thousand Palms Zoning Area - Fourth Supervisorial District - Located north of I-10 freeway, south of Ramon Road, east of Cook Chase School Road, west of Washington Street - 439.2 Acres - Lots N/A - SP Zone - SP 151 - Schedule N/A. The GPA proposes to change the SP 151 designation to SP 343. The SP proposes 9 planning areas, comprising recreational (golf course) (246 acres), residential (condominiums 43 acres), commercial office (71 acres), and industrial park (70 acres). And the CZ proposes to change the current zoning designations in the project area to specific plan zone. Project Planner, Nelson Miller, (951) 733-5242 or E-mail at nmiller@rctlma.org.

Staff Recommendation: NOT APPLICABLE

5.0     PLANNING DIRECTOR'S REPORT

5.1

Robert Johnson - Planning Director : Planning Commission Agenda Restructure

6.0     COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS