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PC13-153RESOLUTION No. PC13-153 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MENIFEE, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT, AND ADOPT THE PROPOSED GENERAL PLAN TO REPLACE, IN ITS ENTIRETY, THE CITY'S CURRENT GENERAL PLAN. WHEREAS, the City of Menifee incorporated on June 3, 2008; and WHEREAS, the City of Menifee adopted the County of Riverside General Plan and County Ordinance No. 348 (Land Use Ordinance) as applicable within the incorporated boundaries of the City of Menifee on October 1, 2008; and WHEREAS, County Ordinance No. 348 establishes the steps and procedures necessary to amend the General Plan; and WHEREAS, commencing in September of 2009, the City of Menifee retained the services of The Planning Center (a private consulting firm) to draft and assist the City in the creation of a new General Plan and associated Environmental Impact Report, for the City of Menifee; and WHEREAS, in 2010, the City Council established the General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC), tasking this group with assisting the Planning Commission and City Council in gathering citizen and interested party input on the draft General Plan and associated Environmental Impact Report; and WHEREAS, following numerous workshops, study sessions and GPAC meetings open to the public, the GPAC on December 9, 2010 officially forwarded its recommendations to the Planning Commission and City Council regarding the draft Land Use Map; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission on January 10, 2012 officially forwarded its recommendations to the City Council regarding the draft Land Use Map; and WHEREAS, the City Council on March 6, 2012 officially approved the draft Land Use Map providing City staff and The Planning Center the framework for drafting the General Plan and associated Environmental Impact Report; and WHEREAS, there is no specific development project proposed as part of the adoption on an entirely new General Plan; and WHEREAS, on September 10, 2013 a notice of a Public Hearing before the Planning Commission on September 24, 2013 regarding the General Plan was duly noticed in the Press Enterprise, a newspaper of general circulation within the City of Menifee; and WHEREAS, at duly advertised and noticed Public Hearings on September 24, 2013, October 22, 2013, and November 12, 2013 regarding the General Plan, the Planning Commission of the City of Menifee received public testimony on the draft Environmental Impact Report and General Plan in its consideration of the proposed draft General Plan to replace, in its entirety, the City's existing General Plan; and Planning Commission Resolution No. 2013-153 General Plan Amendment November 12, 2013 WHEREAS, at said Public Hearings the Planning Commission, following receipt of public input, deliberated the proposed draft Environmental Impact Report, associated Responses to Comments and the draft General Plan amendment; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission finds on the basis of the whole of the record before it (including any comments received at the Public Hearing) that the draft Environmental Impact Report, for the proposed General Plan illustrates that with consideration of the comments and recommendations made by the Commission, will conform to the requirements of State law and shall be in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to the State Guidelines and that as such the document reflects the Planning Commission's independent judgment and analysis; and WHEREAS, the proposed General Plan is consistent with the current Goals and Policies of the City of Menifee General Plan and all Land Use Ordinances of the City of Menifee and shall promote the health, safety and general welfare of the property owners, residents and visitors to the City of Menifee; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Menifee in its review of the proposed draft General Plan adopts the following "Findings": A. Although the proposal before the Commission is a comprehensive update to the City's General Plan, this update must be consistent with the Goals and Policies of the current General Plan relative to the nature of such a document (the delineation of land uses and establishment of Goals and Policies to guide the future growth of the community). Decisions on those Goals and Policies are philosophical decisions of the City Council which shall be established with the new General Plan. As such, the General Plan amendment to adopt an entirely new General Plan shall be consistent with the Goals and Policies as established within the new General Plan. B. In the opinion of the Planning Commission, and subject to review and decision by the City Council on the comments made by the Commission, the proposed General Plan amendment to update the City's current General Plan shall establish reasonable standards and controls for the future development of the City of Menifee to ensure compatibility and integrity of new uses with other established uses within the community. C. Adoption of the proposed General Plan shall establish reasonable development rights and opportunities for all property owners within the community, while assuring that environmental issues and concerns are raised, considered and addressed before such uses are established. Concern for and safeguards to assure protection of environmentally sensitive land uses and species are established with the proposed General Plan and through adoption of the associated Environmental Impact Report. D. The proposed General Plan shall establish land uses and community Goals and Policies to guide the growth of the community for what is anticipated to be the next twenty (20) years. Measures have been expressed within the proposed General Plan to assure that future development occurs in a manner that can be clearly seen as protecting the general health, safety and welfare of the residents, property owners and visitors to the City of Menifee, while still achieving the vision for the City as articulated by the residents and land owners of the community within the General Plan document. 2 Planning Commission Resolution No. 2013-153 General Plan Amendment November 12, 2013 NOW, THEREFORE, THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MENIFEE, CALIFORNIA RECOMMENDS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL TAKE THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS: Section 1. Based upon review of the proposed General Plan, that the City Council find that the draft Environmental Impact Report for the proposed General Plan amendment illustrates that with consideration of the comments and recommendations made by the Commission will conform to the requirements of State law and shall be in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and, therefore, the Council should Certify the draft Environmental Impact Report. Section 2. That the City Council find that the proposed General Plan amendment is consistent with the overall current Goals and Policies of the City of Menifee General Plan and Land Use Ordinance of the City of Menifee and that adoption of the proposed General Plan shall promote the health, safety and general welfare of the property owners, residents and visitors to the City of Menifee. To the extent that any inconsistency may exist between the existing general plan and the proposed general plan, the proposed general plan when adopted shall control. Section 3. That the City Council approve and adopt the "Findings' required for approval for a General Plan amendment as noted above. Section 4. That the City Council in its review of the proposed General Plan and associated Environmental Impact Report (EIR) consider the comments and recommendations of the Planning Commission for amending the Plan as noted below: • Designate that property north of The Club to a designation of residential 5.1 to 8 du/ac and that property south of Salt Creek and west of Bradley Road to Residential 20.1 to 24 du/ac. • Goetz Road properties remain a commercial use and all properties will be required to be in conformance. • Bell Mountain designation remains Open Space: Conservation (OS:C) with the addition of text in the definition to allow limited residential, subject to created standards and adoption of a Hillside Ordinance and a twenty percent (20%) grade as requested at a previous meeting. • The EDC designation within the GPA 1040 area will stop at Howard Road. • Wong property designation of RR1, 1 acre minimum. • Discuss land use net versus gross values and detail them in the zoning code, not the General Plan. • Keep the current EDC definition. • The inclusion of a regional park, minimum of twenty-five (25) acres will be included in both chapter ten (10), Open Space and Conservation implementation action and a regional park will be recommended to the City Council as an added policy. Planning Commission Resolution No. 2013-153 General Plan Amendment November 12, 2013 Include a reference to Romoland in the introduction, strike the language "waste water plant" as one does not currently exist within the City, and leaving in the "biosolids" reference in the Safety Element background documents. • Allow the request of RR1/2 for property owner's land use request #1 on Mapes Road. Section 5. That the City Council of the City of Menifee shall adopt the draft General Plan amendment to replace, in its entirety, the current City of Menifee General Plan. Section 6. Notice of Adoption. The City Clerk of the City of Menifee shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution. Section 7. Effective Date. This Resolution shall become effective upon its adoption. Section 8. Severability. If any provision of this Resolution or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications and, to this end, the provisions of this Resolution are declared to be severable. APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 12th DAY OF ATTEST: e er Allen, Planning Commission Secretary APPROVED AS TO F M: Jul aywa , Ci Attorney I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of Resolution No. 13-153 duly adopted by the Planning Commission of the City of Menifee in a meeting held on the 12th day of November, 2013, in Menifee, California. Dated this 12th day of November, 2013.