2017-209 Change of Zone No. 2016-172 Amending Zoning Ord for Menifee East Specific Plan ORDINANCE NO. 2017-209
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MENIFEE, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING CHANGE OF ZONE NO.
2016-172, AMENDING CITY OF MENIFEE ZONING ORDINANCE
FOR THE MENIFEE EAST SPECIFIC PLAN
Whereas, on March 4, 2016, the applicant, Pulte Group, filed a formal application
with the City of Menifee for a Change of Zone application to amend the City of Menifee
Zoning Ordinance for the Menifee East Specific Plan located south of Newport Road, north
of Rockport Road and east of Laguna Vista Drive within the City of Menifee (the"Project");
and
Whereas, pursuant to the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) an Initial Study ("IS") and Addendum to Environmental Impact Report No. 327
("Addendum") have been prepared to analyze and mitigate the Project's potentially
significant environmental impacts; and
Whereas, on March 8, 2017, the Planning Commission held a hearing on the
Project and recommended that the City Council approve Change of Zone No. 2016-172.
NOW, THEREFORE, The City Council of the City of Menifee does Ordain as follows:
Section 1: Environmental Determination.
A. An Addendum to Environmental Impact Report No. 327 was completed forthe
Change of Zone and is being concurrently adopted by the City Council
pursuant to Resolution No. 17-603.
Section 2. Change of Zone Findings.
In accordance with the provisions of the City of Menifee Zoning Ordinance, the City
Council hereby makes the following finding(s) for Change of Zone No. 2016-172.
A. The proposed change of zone is in conformance with the adopted General
Plan for the City.
The General Plan land use of the site is Specific Plan (Menifee East Specific
Plan). The proposed Change of Zone meets the requirements of the Specific
Plan land use designation as currently amended. The proposed change of
zone to amend the zoning within the Menifee East Specific Plan is amended
as attached in Exhibit 1"to this Ordinance. The Change of Zone supports the
following General Plan goals and policies:
Project Design
LU-1.1 Concentrate growth in strategic locations to help preserve rural areas,
create place and identity, provide infrastructure efficiently, and foster the use
of transit options.
The proposed Project is located within a partially urbanized area within an area
zoned for residential use, with single-family residential homes to the south of
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the subject site across Rockport Road. The Project would, therefore help
preserve rural areas of the City.
LU-3.4 Require that approval of new development be contingent upon the
project's ability to secure appropriate infrastructure services.
The subdivision includes Conditions of Approval which require roadway
improvements prior to map recordation. Therefore, the Project is contingent
upon the securitization of these improvements. In addition, the subdivision has
been reviewed and conditioned for consistency with the requirements for
domestic water, fire protection, sewage disposal, fences, and electrical
communication facilities.
C-1.1 Require roadways to:
• Comply with federal, state and local design and safety standards.
The Project includes Conditions of Approval which require the dedication and
installation (or bonding) of roadway improvements consistent with the City's
General Plan and the City's Public Works Department Standard Details.
CD-6.1 Recognize the importance of street trees in the aesthetic appeal of
residential neighborhoods and require the planting of street trees throughout
the City.
The proposed Project will include street trees throughout the project site.
I would recommend bulking this up with a discussion of some General Plan
policies and goals. Much of this can be cut and pasted from the Tract Map
resolution.
B. I feel like we should also have a finding that the Change of Zone bears a
substantial and reasonable relationship to the public health, safety, and
welfare. Then just include a description about how the Change of Zone is
beneficial to the public or will promote orderly development or something like
that.
Section 3. Amendment to the Official Zoning Map
The City Council hereby approves Change of Zone No. 2016-172 amending the official
zoning map of the City of Menifee by changing the zoning map and text within the Menifee
East Specific Plan as shown in attached Exhibit "1" to this Ordinance.
Section 4. Effective Date of Ordinance.
This Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and operation thirty (30) days after its
second reading and adoption.
Section 5. Severability
If any section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this
Ordinance is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any
court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted
this Ordinance, and each section, subsection subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or
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portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections,
subdivisions, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions thereof be declared invalid or
unconstitutional.
Section 6. City Clerk Action
The City Clerk is authorized and directed to cause this Ordinance to be published within
fifteen (15) days after its passage in a newspaper of general circulation and circulated
within the City in accordance with Government Code Section 36933(a) or, to cause this
Ordinance to be published in the manner required by law using the alternative summary
and posting procedure authorized under Government Code Section 36933(c).
This Ordinance was introduced and read on the 19' day of April, 2017 and PASSED,
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 31d day of May, 2017.
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Neil R. qnter, Mayor
ATTEST:
S rah A. Man aring, City CI
Approved as to form:
Jeff e ching, City At y
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MENIFEE
Neil R.Winter STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
Mayor COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss
CITY OF MENIFEE )
Matthew Liesemeyer
Mayor Pro Tem I, Sarah Manwaring, City Clerk of the City of Menifee, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Ordinance No. 2017-209 was duly adopted by the City Council of the
Greg August City of Menifee at a meeting thereof held on the 3rd day of May, 2017 by the
Councilmember following vote:
Lesa A.Sobek Ayes: August, Denver, Liesemeyer, Sobek, Winter
Councilmember Noes: None
Absent: None
John V. Denver Abstain: None
Councilmember
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Sa ah A. Manwaring, City CI k
29714 Haun Road
Menifee,CA 92586
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