PC15-217Resolution No. PC 15-217
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MENIFEE APPROVING MINOR CHANGE 2015-028 TO APPROVED
TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO. 32025 FOR THE SUBDIVISION OF 130
ACRES EAST OF GOETZ ROAD AND SOUTH OF NEWPORT ROAD
Whereas, on February 9, 2015, Brookfield Residential applied to the City of
Menifee for the approval of a Minor Change to an approved tentative tract map
(TR32025) which consisted of a subdivision of 130 acres into 198 total single-family lots;
and
Whereas, the Minor Change would reduce the grading, specifically, reducing the
amount of cut and impacts to the hillside along with reduction in air quality impacts and
noise impacts resulting from blasting, within TR32025 as originally approved; and
Whereas, on June 10, 2015, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public
hearing on the Minor Change, considered all public testimony as well as all materials in
the staff report and accompanying documents for Minor Change No. 2015-028, which
hearing was publicly noticed by a publication in the newspaper of general circulation, an
agenda posting, and notice to property owners within 300 feet of the project boundaries,
and to persons requesting public notice; and
NOW, THEREFORE, the Planning Commission of the City of Menifee resolves
as follows:
Section 1. With regard to Minor Change to Tentative Tract Map No. 32025 (MC 2015-
028), the Planning Commission hereby makes the following findings:
Consistency with the General Plan and any applicable Specific Plan. The minor
change is consistent with the General Plan Land Use Map and Specific Plan.
The project site is designated Specific Plan (Canyon Cove Specific Plan) per the
City of Menifee's General Plan. The proposed minor change to the tentative map
is consistent with the Specific Plan. The project is within the density required of
the specific plan and provides trails and park area generally consistent with the
Specific Plan requirements. The Minor Change is consistent with the
development standards and zoning of the Specific Plan. The project is
consistent with General Plan Implementation Action LU-5, which requires growth
be focused within specific plans and economic development corridors.
Properties to the north, east and west are also designated Specific Plan (Audie
Murphy Ranch) which designates properties for similar residential uses to the
east and west and roadway and open space to the north. To the south of the
site, properties are designated Rural Residential 5 acre minimum (RR5) and
within the Canyon Hills Specific Plan (City of Lake Elsinore). The southern
portion of the project is proposed for natural open space and no development is
proposed adjacent to the southern properties. The project is consistent with the
surrounding general plan land uses.
2. Consistency with the Zoning Code.
The project is zoned Specific Plan (SP 282 Canyon Cove). The project is
consistent with the existing zoning and applicable development standards.
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Surrounding zoning includes the Audie Murphy Ranch Specific Plan to the north,
east and west, Residential Agriculture — 5 Acre Minimum (R-A-5) and Canyon
Hills Specific Plan (City of Lake Elsinore) to the south. As noted above in finding
#1, The southern portion of the project site is natural open space which is
compatible with the surrounding R-A-5 zoning and the Canyon Hills Specific
Plan. Properties to the east and west in the Audie Murphy Ranch Specific Plan
contain existing and proposed residential and the zoning is similar to the Canyon
Cove Specific Plan. To the north is Newport Road and Salt Creek. The
surrounding zoning classifications are compatible with the Specific Plan zone of
the project site.
3. Consistency with Ordinance 460 Regulating the Division of Land.
The overall tentative tract map is a Schedule "A" subdivision of 130 acres. A
Schedule "A" tract map is defined as any division of land into 5 or more parcels,
where any parcel is less than 18,000 square feet in net area. The subdivision
has been reviewed and conditioned for consistency with the requirements for
streets, domestic water, fire protection, sewage disposal, fences, and electrical
communication facilities. The subdivision and minor change are consistent with
the Schedule "A" map requirements of Ordinance 460.
4. 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.
Surrounding land uses include existing and planned single family residential land
uses to the east and west, Newport Road to the north and vacant land to the
south. The existing and planned residential is similar in lot sizes to the proposed
project and this development will be included in the same homeowner's
association. The proposed project has been planned to coordinate access and
trails with adjacent residential development.
Newport Road is located to the north of the site. A noise study was prepared for
the original tract map and a block wall is required to mitigate noise impacts. The
minor change has been conditioned to build the wall per the original tentative
tract map approval.
The southern portion of the property which abuts vacant land is proposed to be
natural open space and will not be developed.
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 a previously adopted EIR for the
original Specific Plan 282 and Addendum to the EIR for the subsequent Specific
Plan Substantial Conformance and TR32025. 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. No Further Environmental Documentation Required.
The project site is located with the Canyon Cove Specific Plan (SP282). The
original Specific Plan was approved for 162 single family residential dwelling
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units and 323 multi-family/condominium dwelling units within the 130 acre
property (total 495 dwelling units). An Environmental Impact Report (EIR No.
394) was prepared for the Specific Plan. The Riverside County Board of
Supervisors approved the Specific Plan and certified the EIR on May 11, 1999.
The County of Riverside Planning Department prepared an Addendum to the EIR
(EIR No. 394) for the original Tentative Tract Map No. 32025 (198 single family
residential lots) and Substantial Conformance No. 1 to the Specific Plan because
although all potentially significant effects of the proposed project had been
adequately analyzed in the EIR, some additions were needed. The addendum to
the EIR was certified by the Riverside County Board of Supervisors on April 4,
2006 with the approval of the tentative tract map.
Staff has reviewed the Addendum to EIR 394 prepared by the County of
Riverside for the original tentative tract map. As noted above, the modified map
results in a significant decrease in grading, which lessens impacts to the existing
hillside, air quality impacts and noise impacts. The proposed modifications to the
map would not prompt the need for a subsequent EIR pursuant to Section 15162
as described in Resolution PC 15-216.
Section 2. The Planning Commission of the City of Menifee approves Minor Change to
Tentative Tract Map No. 32025 (MC 2015-028) subject to the Conditions of Approval as
set forth in Exhibit "l" to this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS loth DAY OF JUN 2015.
Chris Thomas, Chairman
Attest:
J nifer Allen, Deputy City Clerk
Approved as to form:
Ajit Thind, Assistant City Attorney
Scott A. Mann
Mayor
John V. Denver
Mayor Pro Tern
Wallace W. Edgerton
Councilmember
Greg August
Councilmember
Matthew Llesemeyer
Councilmember
29714 Haun Road
Menifee, CA 92586
Phone 951.672.6777
Fax 951.6793843
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. PC15-217 was duly adopted by
the Planning Commission of the City of Menifee at a meeting thereof held on the
10ih day of June, 2015 by the following vote:
Ayes:
Doty, Phillips, Karwin, Sobek, Thomas
Noes:
None
Absent:
None
Abstain:
None
rfer Allen, Deputy City Clerk