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January 18, 2006
9:00 A.M.

AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
RIVERSIDE COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION
4080 LEMON STREET
1ST FLOOR, BOARD CHAMBERS
RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA 92501

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1.0

CONSENT CALENDAR

 

1.1

HEMET UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL #3 SITE - Applicant: Hemet Unified School District - Third Supervisorial District - Winchester Zoning Area - Harvest Valley / Winchester Area Plan: Estate Density Residential within the Rural Community Foundation Component (EDR-RC), one dwelling unit per two acres - Location: Northerly of Stowe Road, southerly of Stetson Avenue, and easterly of Winchester Road and Richmond Road - Zoning: Heavy Agriculture 10-Acre Minimum (A-2-10).

REQUEST: The development of a public high school on Assessor’s Parcel Number 465-060-005 (99-acre parcel) or a portion thereof.

Project Planner: John Guerin
Ph: (951) 955-1872 or E-mail at jguerin@rctlma.org

Staff Recommendation: Approval of Planning Commission letter dated January 18, 2006, finding the development of the high school consistent with the General Plan, provided that roads, trails, and other appropriate infrastructure is provided, that any historic resources are preserved, and that flooding and liquefaction issues are addressed to provide for public safety..

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2.0

ORAL COMMUNICATION ON ANY MATTER NOT ON THE AGENDA.

 
 

3.0

ITEMS THAT STAFF RECOMMENDS BE CONTINUED WITHOUT DISCUSSION: 9:00 a.m. or as soon as possible thereafter.

 

3.1

NONE AT THIS TIME

 

4.0

ITEMS THAT STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL UNDER ONE MOTION UNLESS A COMMISSION MEMBER OR MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC DESIRES TO DISCUSS THE MATTER: 9:00 a.m. or as soon as possible thereafter.

 

4.1

CHANGE OF ZONE NO. 7250 - CEQA Exempt - Applicant: KB Home - Engineer / Representative: Trip Hord Associates - First Supervisorial District - Alberhill Zoning Area - Elsinore Area Plan: Community Development: Medium Density Residential (CD-MDR) (2-5 DU/Ac) - Location: East of Horsethief Canyon Road, south of Interstate 15, and west of Hostettler Road - 156.87 acres - Zoning: Specific Plan (SP)

REQUEST: The change of zone proposes to define the planning area boundaries for Planning Areas 1, 1a, 2, 3, 3a, 4, 4a, 5, and 6 of approved Specific Plan No. 333 (Renaissance Ranch).

APNs: 391-100-034, 391-480-019, 391-140-006
Project Planner: Vanessa Ng
Ph: (951) 955-5133 or E-mail at vmng@rctlma.org

Staff Recommendation: APPROVAL subject to all previous and amended/added conditions (with land divider consent).

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5.0

PUBLIC HEARINGS: 9:00 a.m. or as soon as possible thereafter. RIVERSIDE / SOUTH COUNTY PROJECTS

 

5.1

SURFACE MINING PERMIT NO. 206 - EA38584 - Applicant: Yeager / SKANSKA Inc. - Second Supervisorial District - Jurupa Area Plan - Location: North of Avalon Street, west of 26th Street and east of 25th Street - Zoning: Manufacturing - Medium (M-M) - 34.6 acres

REQUEST: The project is the replacement of SMP 171 with SMP 206, which will allow the continuation of mining and reclamation. Yeager SKANSKA proposes to continue its mining operation of decomposed granite until the year 2010. The mine is expected to extract approximately 900,000 cubic yards of decomposed granite and will generate approximately 5% - 10% waste material. Reclamation will consist of reseeding the site for use as open space.

Project Planner: James Fagelson
Ph: (951) 955-9514 or E-mail at jfagelso@rctlma.org
(Legislative)

Staff Recommendation:

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5.2

CHANGE OF ZONE NO. 7171 / TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO. 33323 - EA 40220 - Applicant: Lakshmana Koka - Engineer/Rep.: Blaine Womer Civil Engineering -Third Supervisorial District - Little Lake Zoning District - San Jacinto Valley Area Plan - Located north of Chambers Avenue, south of Morningside Court, east of Soboba Street, and west of Lake Street - 5 gross acres - Zoning: Residential Agricultural One-Acre Minimum (R-A-1)

REQUEST: The change of zone proposes to change zoning from Residential Agricultural One-Acre Minimum (R-A-1) to Residential Agricultural 30,000 Square-Foot Minimum (R-A-30,000). The tentative tract map proposes a Schedule “B” subdivision of five (5) acres into five (5) residential lots with 30,000 square-foot minimum lot sizes.

APN: 555-530-019
Project Planner: Ann Kraus
Ph: (951) 955-4641 or E-mail at akraus@rctlma.org
(Legislative)

Staff Recommendation:

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5.3

CHANGE OF ZONE NO. 6885 / TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO. 31768 / EIR 469 - Applicant: Hillcrest Homes, Inc. - Engineer - C.L. Williams Group, LLC. - Second Supervisorial District - Jurupa Area Plan - Location: North of Bellegrave Avenue, East of Wineville Road, West of Etiwanda Avenue and South of Galena Street - 61.0 Gross Acres / 38.12 Net Acres - Zoning: Heavy Agriculture - 10 Acre Minimum (A-2-10)

REQUEST: The change of zone proposes to change the existing zone of Heavy Agriculture - 10 Acre Minimum (A-2-10) to One-Family Dwelling (R-1). The tentative tract map proposes a Schedule A subdivision of 61.0 acres into 189 residential lots with a minimum lot size of 7,200 square feet, including 6.32 acres for a school site, and 1.8 acres for a park site. The school and park sites will be developed in conjunction with a neighboring map (TR33461) for a total of 10.7 acres of school site, and 5 acres of park site.

APN: 160-060-042
Project Planner: Grace Williams
Ph: (951) 955-3626 or E-mail at grwillia@rctlma.org
(Legislative)

Staff Recommendation:

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5.4

CHANGE OF ZONE NO. 6933 / TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO. 31778 / EIR 469 - Applicant: Hillcrest Homes, Inc. - Engineer - C.L. Williams Group, LLC. - Second Supervisorial District - Prado-Mira Loma Zoning District - Jurupa Area Plan: Medium Density Residential (MDR) (2-5 DU/Ac) - Location: North of Bellegrave Avenue, East of Wineville Road, West of Etiwanda Avenue and South of Galena Street - 41.32 Gross Acres - Zoning: Heavy Agriculture - 20-Acre Minimum (A-2-20)

REQUEST: The Change of Zone proposes to change the existing zone of Heavy Agriculture - 20 Acre Minimum (A-2-20) to One-Family Dwelling (R-1). The tentative tract map proposes a Schedule A subdivision of 41.32 acres into 128 residential lots with a minimum lot size of 7,200 square feet; and designate Lots A through J as open space lots.

APNs: 160-060-048, 160-060-049
Project Planner: Grace Williams
Ph: (951) 955-3626 or E-mail at grwillia@rctlma.org
(Legislative)

Staff Recommendation:

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5.5

TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO. 30153 - EA38579 - Applicant: Wiggins Development - Engineer/Representative: Blaine Womer - First Supervisorial District - Lake Mathews Zoning District - Lake Mathews/Woodcrest Area Plan - Location: Northerly of El Sobrante Road, southerly of the 91 Freeway, easterly of McAllister Street and westerly of Van Buren Boulevard - 362.44 Gross Acres - Zoning: Specific Plan (SP) Specific Plan No. 325

REQUEST: The project proposes a Schedule A subdivision of 362.44 acres into 295 residential lots with an 18-hole golf course and clubhouse. The project includes the construction of a new street (Street A) that will connect McAllister Road to Mockingbird Canyon Road.

APNs: 269-100-009, 011, 012, 014; 269-060-004, 005, 006
Project Planner: Grace Williams
Ph: (951) 955-3626 or E-mail at grwillia@rctlma.org
(Quasi-judicial)

Staff Recommendation:

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5.6

SCOPING SESSION FOR SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 344 - EA39877 - Applicant: Benchmark Pacific - Representative: T&B Planning Consultants - Fifth Supervisorial District - Homeland Zoning District - Harvest Valley / Winchester Area Plan: Very Low Density Residential (VLDR) (1 Acre Min) - Location: Northerly of Mapes Road, easterly of Briggs Road, southerly of Mountain Avenue and westerly of Menifee Road - 318.4 Gross Acres - Zoning: Rural Residential (R-R)

REQUEST: The Specific Plan proposes a maximum of 729 single-family residential dwelling units on 318.4 gross acres with an average residential density of 4.4 units per residential acre. Lot sizes will range from 3,400 sq. ft. to ½ acre lots. Amenities will include an integrated system of greenbelts, parks and approximately 107.7 gross acres of open space, a 12.7 gross acre school site anticipated to serve grades K-8, a day care center on 1.3 gross acres, a detention basin system to assist in managing regional flood related conditions, a private community recreation center, and community biking, pedestrian and multi-use trail network that will integrate into the regional trail system.

APNs: 327-150-004, 327-150-005, 327-150-006
Project Planner: Adam Rush
Ph: (951) 955-9076 or E-mail at arush@rctlma.org
(Legislative)

Staff Recommendation: The Scoping Session is not a public hearing on the merits of the proposed project and NO DECISION on the project will be made. Public testimony is limited to identifying issues regarding the project and potential environmental impacts.

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PUBLIC HEARINGS: 1:30 p.m. or as soon as possible thereafter. RIVERSIDE / SOUTH COUNTY PROJECTS

 

6.1

Riverside County Draft Land Use Code (Ordinance No. 850)

The proposal is to consider Phase I of the draft Land Use Code (Chapters 17.04-17.40), together with a draft Development Manual and a proposed Amendment to County Ordinance No. 460 (Regulating the Division of Land of the County of Riverside). The draft Land Use Code consists of thirty-one proposed zoning classifications established with a direct relationship to the General Plan Foundation components. The new code is organized around a simplified outline format and will consolidate the multiplicity of County permits into three types of permits based upon the approval body and whether noticing or a hearing is required. These will be identified as a Level 1, Level II, or Level III permit.

Project Planner: Mark Balys
Ph: (951) 955-3150 or E-mail at mbalys@rctlma.org
(Continued from 11/16/05)

Staff Recommendation:

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6.2

Riverside County Development Manual and Amendment to Riverside County Ordinance No. 460

The draft Development Manual is intended to provide a single comprehensive source of information for the public or staff to obtain systematic directions for the processing of various types of subdivisions or other processes regulated by the State Subdivision Map Act, within the unincorporated areas of Riverside County. A good deal of the information being placed into the Development Manual currently resides within County Ordinance No. 460, therefore it is necessary to amend that ordinance to remove such language, procedures, terms, and definitions and insert them into the Manual. The Ordinance is also being amended for consistency with the County’s General Plan.

Project Planner: David Mares
Ph: (951) 955-9541 or E-mail at dmares@rctlma.org
(Continued from 11/16/05)

Staff Recommendation:

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6.3

SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 284, AMENDEMENT NO. 2 / CHANGE OF ZONE NO. 7061 / TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO. 33170 / PLOT PLAN NO. 19962 - EA39827 - Applicant: Barratt American Inc. - Engineer/Represenitive: Adam Streeter Civil Engineers, Inc. and T&B Planning Consultants- Third Supervisorial District - Rancho California Zoning District - Southwest Area Plan - The project is located South of Brussels and North of Benton - 20.80 acres - Zoning: Specific Plan (SP) (Quinto Do Lago Specific Plan No. 284)

REQUEST: The specific plan amendment proposes to modify the land use designation of Planning Area 6 from Medium High Density Residential (5-8 DU/Ac) with a Specific Plan target density of 6.3 dwelling units per acre to Medium High-Multi-Family Residential with a new Specific Plan target density of 7.7. The Specific Plan will also transfer dwelling units within the Quinto Do Lago Specific Plan to accommodate this project proposal. The change of zone proposes to modify the Specific Plan Zoning Ordinance Text for Planning Area 6 to accommodate a Multi-Family Cluster Development. The tentative tract map proposes a Schedule A subdivision of 20.80 acres into 24 multi-family lots and 34 lettered lots for private road easements, open space drainage areas, and recreation areas. The plot plan proposes the siting, setbacks, and development footprint for the construction of 140 condo units.

APNs: 958-300-077, 958-300-078
Project Planner: Adam Rush
Ph: (951) 955-9076 or E-mail at arush@rctlma.org
(Legislative)

Staff Recommendation:

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6.4

SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 312 SUBSTANTIAL CONFORMANCE NO. 1 / TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO. 32289 / VARIANCE NO. 1785 - CEQA Exempt - Applicant: Lennar Communities-Temecula Land- Engineer/Representative: T&B Planning Consultants, Inc. and RBF Engineering-Temecula - Third Supervisorial District - Rancho California Zoning Area - Southwest Area Plan - Located north of Leon Road, south of Keller Road, east of Clinton Keith Road, west of Winchester Road - 607.8 acres - Specific Plan (SP) Zoning.

REQUEST: The Specific Plan Substantial Conformance proposes to modify the French Valley Specific Plan (SP 312) to accommodate minor changes to the approved Specific Plan to adjust planning area boundaries, acreages, and densities within Planning Areas 1 through 33 for compatibility with the previously approved (TR30694, TR30695, and TR30696) and concurrently proposed Tentative Tract Maps (TR32289 and TR32290). The Tentative Tract Map proposes a Schedule A proposal to subdivide 81.87 acres into 197 single family residential lots, 21 open space lots, and 2 detention basins. The Variance proposes to deviate from the minimum front yard setback requirement specified in the French Valley Specific Plan (312) Zoning Ordinance (Ord. 348.3996. e. (2), page 3, lines 4 through 7).

APNs: 467-140-025, -024, -023, -022, -021, -020, -019, -018, -017, 467-130-034, -033, -020, -019, -018, -015, 467-230-028, -026, 467-220-052, -051, -049, -044, -043, -042, -050, -041, -040
Project Planner: Adam Rush
Ph: (951) 955-9076 or E-mail at arush@rctlma.org
(Legislative)

Staff Recommendation:

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6.5

SCOPING SESSION FOR GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 755 / SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 346 / CHANGE OF ZONE NO. 7190 - EA40262 - Applicant: K. Hovnanian Companies of California - Engineer/Representative: T & B Planning - Third Supervisorial District - Sun City Zoning District - Sun City / Menifee Valley Area Plan: Business Park (BP), Commercial Retail (CR), Very High Density Residential (VHDR), Medium High Density Residential (MHDR), Rural Residential (RR) - Location: North of Chambers Avenue, west of Antelope Road, east of Encanto Drive, south of Rouse Road - 354.1 Gross Acres - Zoning: Scenic Highway Commercial (C-P-S), One-Family Dwellings (R-1), Mobilehome Subdivision and Mobilehome Park (R-T)

REQUEST: The General Plan Amendment to amend the Riverside County General Plan Land Use Element as it applies to the 354.1-acre Project site to: a) eliminate the land use designations of Commercial and Rural Residential; b) reduce the acreages of the Business Park and Medium High Density Residential designations; c) increase the acreage devoted to the Very High Density Residential designation; and d) add the land use designations of Medium Density Residential, High Density Residential, Open Space Conservation, and Open Space Recreation. The General Plan land use designations would reflect the land uses proposed by Specific Plan 346. The Specific Plan (Four Seasons at Menifee Valley) proposes a master-planned community of active adult (age-restricted living), traditional single- and multi-family residential, business park and open space land uses on 354.1 acres at the southeast corner of Rouse Road and Encanto Drive in the Menifee Valley area of western Riverside County. The gate-guarded active adult component proposes the development of 676 dwelling units, which would be restricted for sale to persons over 55 years of age. The traditional residential community proposes the development of 1,179 dwelling units. A 22.6-acre business park is planned in the southwestern portion of the property on 22.6 acres. Additional uses include a community park, pocket parks, a private lodge/recreation area, greenbelts and detention basins. The Change of Zone proposes to redesignate the site from "Single-Family Residential (R-1)" and "Scenic Highway Commercial (C-P-S)" to "Specific Plan 346 (SP 346)"

APNs: 333-020-003, 333-020-004, 333-020-005, 333-020-006, 333-030-006
Project Planner: Vanessa Ng
Ph: (951) 955-5133 or E-mail at vmng@rctlma.org
(Legislative)

Staff Recommendation: The Scoping Session is not a public hearing on the merits of the proposed project and NO DECISION on the project will be made. Public testimony is limited to identifying issues regarding the project and potential environmental impacts.

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PLANNING COMMISSION SECRETARY'S COMMENTS

 

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PLANNING DIRECTOR'S COMMENTS

 

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COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS