2020-05-20 City Council Item No. 11.4 Rockport Ranch Staff's Presentation Regular MEETING - Additional Meeting MaterialsCity of Menifee
City Council
General Plan Amendment No. 2016-287
Change of Zone No. 2016-288
Specific Plan No. 2016-286
Tentative Tract Map No. 2016-285
Project Location
General Plan Land Use
Subject
Property Agriculture (AG)
Proposed Rockport Ranch Specific Plan (SP)
North 2.1-5 DU/AC Residential (2.1-5R) &
Water (OS-W)
South Recreation (OS-R)
East Agriculture (AG) & Estate Density
Residential (EDR) (County of Riverside)
West Menifee East Specific Plan (SP)
General Plan Land Use
Project
Site
Zoning Classifications
Subject
Property Agriculture (AG)
Proposed Rockport Ranch Specific Plan (SP)
North Planning Development-7 (PD-7) Tierra
Shores
South Recreation (OS-R)
East
Light Agriculture with Poultry (A-P) and
Heavy Agriculture (A-2)
(County of Riverside)
West Menifee East Specific Plan (SP)
Zoning
Project
Site
General Plan Amendment proposes Agriculture
(AG)to Specific Plan (SP).
Project Description
Change of Zone proposes Agriculture (AG) to
Specific Plan (SP).
Project Description
Specific Plan proposes:
•305 SFR lots on 79.68 acres
•20.10 acres of open space
•21.18 acres of roads/easements
Project Description
Specific Plan proposes:
•PA 1: 96 courtyard lots (accessed
off single private drive [8 pack])
•PA 2: 60 lots of 5,000 SF min.
•PA 3: 79 lots of 6,000 SF min.
•PA 4: 42 lots of 6,500 SF min.
•PA 5: 27 lots of 7,000 SF min.
Project Description
Tentative Tract Map proposes:
•305 SFR lots
•Open space lots for recreation:
•Private pool
•1.2-acre park
•Tot lots
•Two lakes (5.2 acres)
•0.2 acres of basins
•8.9 acres of lawn and landscaping
Project Description
Project Description
Project Description
•Two forms of residential (single-family and single-family
courtyard product)
•Two forms of open space use (passive and active).
Land Use Overview
Land Use Total Gross
Area (in acres)
Target Density
(DU/Acre)
Proposed
Dwelling Units
Project
Density
Residential 38.40 2.1-5 305 3.83
Recreational,
Trails, & Open
Space
20.1 ---
Other (Roads,
Easements,
etc.)
21.18 ---
Site Total 79.68 2.1-5
Land Use Overview
Planning
Area
Residential Land Use
Designation
Lot Type Density
Range
Net Area
(acres)
Proposed
Dwelling Units
Density
(du/ac)
PA-1 Courtyard Residential MHDR -5-8 du/ac 16.8 96 5.71
PA-2 Single-Family Residential MDR 5,000 SF 2-5 du/ac 15.0 60 4.01
PA-3 Single-Family Residential MDR 6,000 SF 2-5 du/ac 21.1 79 3.74
PA-4 Single-Family Residential MDR 6,500 SF 2-5 du/ac 14.7 43 2.92
PA-5 Single-Family Residential MDR 7,000 SF 2-5 du/ac 12.1 27 2.23
Total --2-5 79.68 305 3.83
Circulation Plan
Resident only
keyed/gated
access
•Primary Phase I:
•Mass grading•Primary internal roads•Wet/dry utilities •Offsite improvements to adjacent streets
•Park
•Prior to occupancy in Phase 4/58th unit
•Pool Facility
•Prior to occupancy any production unit
•Tot Lot
•Prior to occupancy in Phase 5
•Lake
•Prior to occupancy of any production unit
Phasing
Recreation
Recreation
Recreation
Recreation
Entry Signage
Architecture
•Architectural styles:
•California Bungalow
•California Craftsman
•California Ranch
•Cottage
•Farmhouse
•Monterey
Architecture
•Architectural Guidelines
enhancements:
•Texture variation
•Massing changes
•Archways, towers, &
other building forms
•Trim, decorative
metal, added
windows, shutters
•Vertical/horizontal
articulation
•2nd floor massing
changes
•Relocation of 14 power poles on Briggs Road and undergrounding of
distribution and communication lines
Power Pole Relocation
•Fiscal Impact Analysis (FIA)
•There would be a shortfall of revenue
•Total mitigation amount is $3,906,674.35:
•$14,045.51 per DU for SFR
•$10,116.28 per DU for courtyard-style SFR
Fiscal Impact
•An EIR was prepared
•Mitigation Measures for:
•Air Quality
•Biological Resources
•Geology and Soils
•Greenhouse Gases
•Hazards and Hazardous Materials
•Noise
•Public Services
•Transportation and Traffic.
•EIR determined the Project could
result in significant and
unavoidable impacts under Air
Quality
•Statement of Overriding
Consideration.
Environmental Determination
•11 comment letter during Draft
EIR public review period:
•Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians
•Paul Cramer
•Riverside Co. Fire Dept.
•South Coast Air Quality Management
District (SCAQMD)
•U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service /
California Dept. of Fish and Wildlife
(FWS/CDFW)
•Jan L. Westfall
•Southwest Regional Council of
Carpenters (SRCC)
•Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians
•SRCC –Supplemental Letter
•Better Neighborhoods
•Governor’s Office of Planning and
Research
•2 comment letter prior to
Planning Commission:
•SRCC
•Valley Wide Recreation & Parks
District
•4 comment letters/e-mails prior
to Planning Commission:
•Gerald Bolinger (2)
•SRCC
•Better Neighborhoods
Public Comment
•Planning Commission recommended adoption/approval by a
unanimous vote (5-0).
•City received 2 letters from SRCC and VWRPD questioning the
adequacy of the EIR.
•2 members of the public raised concern: (1) increased traffic;
and (2) adequacy of the EIR.
•Commission discussed the project’s drainage plan, ability to
accommodate solar panels, fiscal mitigation, timing of
installation of landscaping, lot sizes, and effect on the City’s
housing goals.
Planning Commission –April 22, 2020
1.Conduct public hearing
2.Adopt a Resolution certifying the Environmental Impact
Report and adopting Statement of Overriding Considerations
3.Adopt a Resolution approving General Plan Amendment No.
2016-287
4.Introduce an Ordinance approving Change of Zone No. 2016-
288 and schedule for 2nd reading and adoption on June 3,
2020
5.Introduce an Ordinance approving Specific Plan No. 2016-286
and schedule for 2nd reading and adoption on June 3, 2020
6.Adopt a Resolution approving Tentative Tract Map No. 2016-
285 subject to the conditions of approval
Recommendations
Questions?Thank You.