PC14-165RESOLUTION NO. PC 14-165
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MENIFEE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF SPECIFIC PLAN
AMENDMENT NO. 2012-033 (AUDIE MURPHY RANCH SPECIFIC
PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 5)
Whereas, on March 5, 2012, the applicant, Sutter Mitland 01, LLC, filed a formal
application with the City of Menifee for the approval of an amendment to the Audie
Murphy Ranch Specific Plan (Specific Plan No. 209).
Whereas, on January 28, 2014, the City of Menifee Planning Commission
considered public testimony and materials in the staff report and accompanying
documents, which hearing was publicly noticed by a publication in a newspaper of
general circulation, an agenda posting, and notice to property owners within 300 feet of
the project site boundaries; and
Whereas, on January 28, 2014, the City of Menifee Planning Commission made
the following Findings for Specific Plan Amendment No. 2012-033:
1. Consistency with the General Plan, The Specific Plan Amendment is consistent
with the General Plan Land Use Map, Specific Plan and applicable General Plan
policies and implementation actions.
The General Plan land use of the site is Specific Plan (Audie Murphy Ranch
Specific Plan). The proposed Specific Plan Amendment meets the requirements
of the Specific Plan land use designation.
The project is within the Audie Murphy Specific Plan, The General Plan Land
Use Designation described above is compatible with the underlying zoning
classification of Specific Plan (Audie Murphy Ranch). The project is consistent
with General Plan Implementation Action LU-5, which requires growth be focused
within specific plans and economic development corridors.
Surrounding General Plan Land Use designations are 2.1-5 du/ac Residential,
Commercial Retail, Open Space -Recreation, Economic Development Corridor to
the north, Specific Plan (Canyon Cove Specific Plan), Rural Residential 5 acre
minimum, Rural Residential 2 acre minimum, City of Lake Elsinore to the south,
2.1-5 du/ac Residential, Open Space -Recreation, Rural Residential "/2 acre
minimum, Economic Development Corridor, Rural Residential 1 acre minimum to
the east, and City of Canyon Lake to the west. The project is consistent with the
surrounding existing and planned land uses.
The City of Menifee has two (2) active conservation plans within the City's
boundary, the Western Riverside County MSHCP, and the Stephens' Kangaroo
Rat Habitat Conservation Plan (SKR-HCP). The subject site is within the
jurisdiction of the SKR-HCP and the Western Riverside County MSHCP. The
project site is located inside the Stephen's Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys stephensi)
(SKR) Fee Area. The proposed project is located within the boundaries of the
Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan; however,
the project is not located with a Criteria Cell or Cell Group. The project will be
subject to the payment of fees for a residential project consistent with the
Riverside County Ordinance 810.2 as adopted by the City of Menifee. Therefore,
the project will not conflict with the provisions of the adopted HCP, Natural
Resolution No. PC 14-165
Specific Plan Amendment No. 2012-033
Conservation Community Plan, or other approved local, regional, or State
conservation plan and the impact is considered less than significant.
2. Consistency with the Zoning Code.
The project is zoned Specific Plan (Audie Murphy Ranch Specific Plan). The
proposed concurrent Change of Zone is for the purposes of applying
development standards consistent with the proposed Specific Plan Amendment
and concurrent Tentative Tract Maps.
Surrounding zoning includes General Commercial (C-1/C-P), Residential
Agricultural (R-A), One -Family Dwellings (R-1), Watercourse, Watershed, and
Conservation Areas (W-1) to the north, Canyon Cove Specific Plan (SP),
Residential Agricultural 5 acre minimum (R-A-5), Residential Agricultural 2 1/2
acre minimum (R-A-2 '/), City of Lake Elsinore to the south, One -Family
Dwellings (R-1), Watercourse, Watershed, and Conservation Areas (W-1),
Scenic Highway Commercial (C-P-S), Mobilehome Subdivision and Mobilehome
Park (R-T), One -Family Dwelling 20000 sq. ft. minimum (R-1-20000) to the east,
and City of Canyon Lake to the west. These classifications are compatible with
the Specific Plan (Audie Murphy Ranch Specific Plan) zone of the project site.
3. Surrounding Uses. Approval of the application will not create conditions
materially detrimental to the public health, safety and general welfare or injurious
to or incompatible with other properties or land uses in the project vicinity.
The northern boundary abuts rural residential and single-family residential land
uses primarily. To the east lies primarily single-family residential with some
vacant and rural residential land uses. To the south is primarily vacant land with
some rural residential land uses. To the west is single-family residential within
the City of Canyon Lake.
The proposed project is compatible with the surrounding land uses, general plan
land use designations and zoning classifications. Environmental impacts
resulting from the project have been analyzed in an Addendum which did not
identify any potentially significant impacts or increased impacts that were not
already addressed in EIR No. 436. Therefore, the project is not anticipated to
create conditions materially detrimental to the public health, safety and general
welfare or injurious to or incompatible with other properties or land uses in the
project vicinity.
Compliance with CEQA. Processing and approval of the permit application are in
compliance with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act.
An Addendum to EIR No. 436 has been completed for the proposed project. The
Addendum did not identify any potentially significant impacts or increased
impacts that were not already addressed in EIR No. 436.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Planning Commission of the City of Menifee resolves
and orders as follows:
The Findings set out above are true and correct.
Resolution No. PC 14-165
Specific Plan Amendment No. 2012-033
Specific Plan Amendment No. 2012-033 is hereby recommended for approval.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this the 28th day of January, 2014.
Attest:
--7nnifefAllen, Planning Commission Secretary
Approved as to form:
//L' w®r,
Scott A. Mann
Mayor
Wallace W. Edgerton
Deputy Mayor
John V. Denver
Councilmember
Thomas Fuhrman
Councilmember
Greg August
Councilmember
29714 Haun Road
Menifee, CA 92586
Phone 951.672.6777
Fax 951.679.3843
www.cityofinenifee.us
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss
CITY OF MENIFEE )
I, Jennifer Allen, Planning Commission Secretary of the City of Menifee, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. PC14-165 was duly adopted by
the Planning Commission of the City of Menifee at a meeting thereof held on the
28ih day of January, 2014 by the following vote:
Ayes:
Liesemeyer, Matelko, Phillips, Sobek
Noes:
None
Absent:
Thomas
Abstain:
None
nni er Allen, Planning Commission Secretary