2020-06-03 City Council Item No. 11.2 City Staff Presentation Regular MEETING - Additional Meeting MaterialsCity of Menifee
City Council
Specific Plan No. 2017-187
Change of Zone No. 2017-188
Tentative Tract Map No. 2017-264
Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 2018-137
Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 2018-138
Development Agreement No. 2018-277
Project Location
General Plan
Zoning
•Zoning has changed since project submittal
•New Development Code –Fleming Ranch SP
Change of Zone No. 2017-188
Specific Plan
proposes:
•1,061 Lots on
217 acres
•20.8 acres of
Parks
•6 acres of
Open Space
•1.9 acre
Private
Recreation
Center
Specific Plan No. 2017-187
•15 Residential
Planning Areas
•342 lots of 5,000 SF
min.
•343 lots of 5,500 SF
min.
•130 lots of 6,000 SF
min.
•246 lots of 7,000 SF
min.
Specific Plan
Specific Plan
proposes:
•20.1 acres of
Commercial
•Uses similar
to EDC-MB
•38.6 acres of
Roadways
•26.4 acres of
basins
Specific Plan No. 2017-187
•A large-lot
subdivision for
conveyance
purposes.
•26 Lots
correspond to
the Planning
Areas.
TM 2017-264/TM37391
•“West Village”
•Subdivides residential
portions of SP west of
Sherman Road into 475
residential lots
•Community Park
•Neighborhood Park
•Private Recreation Center
TM37408
•“East Village”
•Subdivides residential
portions of SP east of
Sherman Road into 547
residential lots
•Neighborhood Park
•Open Space
TM37409
Development Agreement
•Proposes the establishment of provisions for
development of the Project such as,
•Infrastructure improvements,
•Park benefits
•Vesting of development rights
•Timing of public improvements
•Credits and Reimbursement for improvements
•May 13, 2020
•4 Comment Letters
•Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters •Life Care Center of Menifee•Arts Council Menifee•Boys and Girls Club of Menifee Valley
•5 Commenters from Public
•Ron Sullivan•John Whann (Boys and Girls Club)•John Tribelhorn (Arts Council Menifee)•Darcy Kuenzi•Marion Ashley
•5-0 to Recommend City Council Approve Project
Planning Commission
Specific Plan Purpose and Overview
Circulation Plan
Bikeways and NEVs
Pedestrian Network and Trails
Infrastructure Phasing
•Each Map has Phasing Plan
•Anticipated that Phases will move concurrently
TMs and Phasing
Phase 1:
•Pink and
Yellow
Phase 2:
•Blue and
Purple
Phase 3:
•Green and
Orange
Open Space
Recreation and Parks
•Major Component of the
Project
•Community Park
•Paseo Legado
•2 Neighborhood Parks
•Private Recreation
Center
•Extensive Sidewalk
and Trail Network
•Every home within ¼
mile of trail
Community Park
•12.9 Acres
•Community
Center
•500th Occupancy
•750th Occupancy
•West Village
•1.41 acres
•Tot Lot
•Picnic area
•Turf area
•140th
Occupancy
Neighborhood Park
•East Village
•2.2 acres
•Passive Park
•Native
Landscape
Garden
•148th
Occupancy
Neighborhood Park
•West Village
•1.89 acres
•Pool and Spa
•Rec Bldg.
•500th
Building Permit
Recreation Center
Paseos
Paseo Legado
•65 feet wide
•58 outside ROW
•Interactive Art
•Exercise Stations
•8 foot wide pathway
•140th Occupancy –West
Side
•148th Occupancy –East
Side
Public Art
•Paseo Legado
•Touchable
Sculptures
•Musical
Instruments
•Community Park
•Historical
Markers
•Route 395
Basins bkljs
•Landscape Screening
•Multiple Rows of Trees
•Shrubs
•Interior slopes and floor
of WQ basin landscaped
with native grasses
•Detentions areas (dark
green/brown) will consist
of native soil
•No landscaping
Basin Design
Primary
Entry Signage
Secondary Entry Signage
•In General Plan
•Possibility for City
Message Board
•Not intended for use
by Commercial
Planning Areas
Menifee Gateway
•Specific Plan includes design guidelines for the
implementing projects.
•The design guidelines generally require:
•four-sided architecture
•color variation
•wall plane and roofline variation
•window treatment
•variation in materials
•Architecture for both future commercial and
residential projects will be reviewed with
implementing projects
Architecture
Architecture
Residential
•Architectural styles:
•American Colonial
•American Traditional
•Craftsman
•Colonial Monterey
•Farmhouse
•Ranch
•Spanish Colonial
•Term: Maximum 25 years:
•Development Impact Fee Freeze:
Development Agreement
Approval of DA –7 Years
Years 7-10 –50% of any Increase
Years 10-–Pay in Full
Initial Term
15 Years
5 year Ext if 500 occupancies
5 year Ext if 750 occupancies
•DIF Credits
•For Park Improvements
•For Road and Drainage Improvements
•Reimbursements
•Park construction cost reimbursed by:
•DIF fees paid by other projects in the vicinity
•20% of Lease Revenues Generated from Community Park
and Center for set period of time
•Road and Drainage costs reimbursed by:
•DIF fees paid by other projects in the vicinity
DIF Credits and Reimbursements
•Maximum Developer contribution to
Community Park & Community Center
•$8 million plus CPI increases
•CPI caps at year 15, with total maximum
of $9,194,437
•Maximum Developer contribution to the
Neighborhood Parks and Paseos
•$3 million
•No CPI increase
Maximum Funding of Parks
•Community Center
•4 acres of park land over the required 16.8
•Excess Contributions towards parks (including cost of Community Center) –Approximately $8,000,000
•Excess Contributions towards area drainage –Approximately $6,591,991
•Excess Contributions towards roads and signals –Approximately $8,392,653
•Signals at Sherman and Rouse and Sherman and Chambers
•Excess Contribution estimate based on:
Actual cost of the improvements
–DIF credit
–estimated reimbursements
City Benefits
December 6, 2018
•The Commission recommended Quimby credit for
•Sports Park and the Paseo Legado if additional amenities
were added
•No credit
•Pocket parks or the smaller twenty-foot linear
parks/paseos along the north-south interior tract streets.
•Community Center
•The Commission also recommended the development of a
community center.
Parks, Recreation, & Trails Commission
June 6, 2019 –Modified Proposal
•More park area and a community center to the project.
•Park acreage was increased from 19.47 acres to 20.8 acres.
•Paseo Legado widened
•East Village Neighborhood park enlarged
•Defined theme for the neighborhood
•“Mind, Body, Art and Soul”, which was better reflected in the
design of the parks and amenities
•PRTC recommended Quimby credits based on the current
proposal of 20.8 acres of park and open space, including the
neighborhood parks which were previously excluded from
credit.
Parks, Recreation, & Trails Commission
•Initial Study and Notice of Preparation
•NOP review period November 14, 2017 to December 14, 2017
•To State Clearinghouse
•Agencies
•Surrounding property owners and residents
•Scoping Meeting November 30, 2017
•A publicly noticed
•provided an opportunity for members of the public to comment
on the scope of environmental issues to be addressed in the EIR.
•A summary of the NOP comments is in the EIR
Environmental Review
•A DEIR was prepared
•Mitigation Measures
for:
•Aesthetics
•Air Quality
•Biological Resources
•Cultural Resources
•Geology and Soils
•Greenhouse Gases
•Noise
•Transportation and
Traffic
•Tribal Cultural
Resources
•Wildfire.
Draft EIR
•Public Review –1/9/2020 through 2/24/2020
•6 comment letters during Draft EIR public review period:
•Arysa Gonzalez Romero, Historic Preservation Technician, Agua
Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians
•Mitchel M. Tsai, Attorneys for Southwest Regional Council of
Carpenters
•Art Edelson, email
•Loretta Domenigoni, Park Planner Valley-Wide Recreation and
Park District
•Marcella Allard, Executive Director Life Care Center of
Menifee
•Maven E. Norman, Executive Director Inland Empire Biking
Alliance
DEIR Public Review
•EIR determined the Project could result in significant and
unavoidable impacts under:
•Air Quality
•Operational VOCs and NOx emissions
•Violates air quality standard and Contributes to regions non-
attainment status
•Majority of VOC emissions are derived from consumer products
•Cleaning supplies, kitchen aerosols, cosmetics and toiletries.
•Project cannot meaningfully control consumer products
•Project’s NOX emissions are derived from vehicle usage.
•Project does not have regulatory authority to control tailpipe
emissions
•No feasible mitigation measures exist that would reduce NOXemissions to levels that are less than significant.
Significant & Unavoidable Impacts
•EIR determined the Project could result in significant and
unavoidable impacts under:
•Greenhouse Gases –Cumulative impact to GHG emissions
•Project cannot generate enough GHG emissions to effect
a discernible change in global climate.
•However, the proposed Project may contribute to global
climate change by its incremental contribution of
greenhouse gasses.
•Project’s Service Population Ratio of 8.32 Metric Tons of
Carbon Dioxide Equivalent (MTCO2e) per Service
Population, exceeds the threshold of 3.84 MTCO2e per
Service Population.
•All feasible mitigation, design regulations and regulatory
requirements applied/implemented
Significant & Unavoidable Impacts
•EIR determined the Project could result in significant and
unavoidable impacts under:
•Transportation and Traffic
•The Project’s significant and unavoidable impacts to
traffic are due:
•To the fact that it cannot be assured that facilities to
be constructed from DIF fees, TUMF fees, and/or
Project fair-share payments would be in place at the
time of Project occupancy
•Project will be paying fees towards DIF, TUMF
and Fair Share
•Caltrans Facilities that are not included in fee
program
Significant & Unavoidable Impacts
•Statement of Overriding Consideration for Significant
Unavoidable Impacts
•The following benefits of the Project outweigh the impacts:
•Proposed Circulation/Mobility Improvements
•Reduced VMT –Project near I-215, pedestrian network
•Economic Development Benefits
•Expanded Housing Opportunities
•Recreational Amenities
•Drainage Improvements
•Infill Development –Avoids sprawl
•Aesthetics and Community Character Enhancement
•Open Space Conservation
•Designed to Improve Quality of Life of Residents
Environmental Determination
1.Conduct public hearing; and,
2.Adopt a Resolution certifying the Environmental Impact Report and
adopting Statement of Overriding Considerations; and
3.Introduce an Ordinance approving Specific Plan No. 2017-187; and
4.Introduce an Ordinance approving Change of Zone No. 2017-188; and
5.Adopt a Resolution approving TM 2017-264 (TM37391); and
6.Adopt a Resolution approving Vesting TM 2018-137 (TM37408); and
7.Adopt a Resolution approving Vesting TM 2018-138 (TM37409); and
8.Introduce an Ordinance approving Development Agreement No. 2018-
277
Subject to the conditions of approval and findings in the staff report and
resolutions.
Recommendations
Questions?Thank You.
•CFD and HOA for maintenance
•Development Agreement
•DIF Fee Freeze
•Up to 10 years, but not term of DA
•Incentive to build houses sooner
•Excess Contributions anticipated to exceed DIF fee
increases
•Park Costs Set for Developer
•City would have to pay for park construction costs
overages or reduce park amenities
Fiscal Impact
Previous Application
•Applications in process since 2005
•County processed NOP and EIR –never approved
•City processed version of SP under different applicant
•NOP and EIR processed and public review between 2009-
2011
•Generally inactive between 2011-2013, except for
resubmittal in 2013
•Current applicant has been diligently processing current
application since submittal
Walls and Fencing
Basin Design
Basin Design
Basin Design
•Three Maps
•TM37391 –Large Lots for Conveyance Purposes
•TM37408 –West of Sherman “West Village”
•TM37409 –East of Sherman “East Village”
•TM37408 and TM37409 implement the SP
•Show lot layouts
•Landscaping, parkways, signage
•Connected by Paseo Legado
•Neighborhood Parks at the end of each side of Paseo
TMs and Phasing
•Evans Browns
Mortuary
•Not a Part
•Road
Improvements
•Parking
Accommodated
in PA 19
Further Planning Considerations
•Life Care Center
•Right-of-Way on
Encanto
•PM 37379
•Comment Letter
•Applicant has met
with the Life Care
Center
Further Planning Considerations
PRTC –Before and After
•March 8, 2017
•Noticed to surrounding neighborhood
•Main Discussion Points:
•Proposed uses for property south of Chambers
•Street layout
•Gated senior community
•Commercial uses
•Since workshop, project revised to current design
•No senior housing
•Community Park south of Chambers
Planning Commission Workshop
Changes Since Workshop
Phasing -Grading
Architecture Commercial
•Visually attractive and cohesive
with the surrounding residential and natural environment.
•Unified character without
creating repetitious or redundant
forms or design;
•Be complementary to the color of residential portions of Legado;
•Avoid singular building forms;
•Highlight and accentuate entries;
•Orient loading and storage areas
away from major roadways or residential edge conditions.
Architecture Residential
•Provide a varied and interesting street scene;
•Focus on the front elevation on the home, not the garage;
•Provide a variety of garage placements;
•Provide details on all elevations;
•Choose appropriate massing and roof forms to define the architecture styles;
•Ensure that plans and styles provide a degree of individuality; and
•Use architectural elements, details to reinforce individual architectural styles.