Posted to website: 10/24/2007 | Last Updated: 10/25/2007
October 31, 2007
10:00 A.M.
AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
RIVERSIDE COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT
38-686 EL CERRITO ROAD
PALM DESERT, CA 92211
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10:00 a.m. - ORAL COMMUNICATION ON ANY MATTER NOT ON THE AGENDA.
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10:00 a.m. - SCOPING SESSION The Scoping Session is not a hearing on the merit of the proposed project and NO DECISION on the project will be made. Public testimony is limited to identifying issues regarding the project and potential environmental impacts.
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SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 369 - EA41243 - Applicant: Brookfield California Land Holdings - Engineer / Representative: T&B Planning Consultants Inc. - Fourth Supervisorial District - Lower Coachella Valley Zoning District - Eastern Coachella Valley Area Plan: Agriculture: Agriculture (AG) (10 Acre Minimum): Community Development: Public Facilities (CD-PF) (less than .60 Floor to Area Ratio) and Community Development: Light Industrial (CD:LI) (.25 to .60 Floor to Area Ratio) - 612.1 Gross Acres - Location: Southerly of Avenue 57, westerly of Fillmore Street, northerly or Avenue 60 and easterly of Polk Street - 612.1 Gross Acres - Zoning: Heavy Agriculture - 20 Acres Minimum (A-2-20)
REQUEST: Proposes a master-planned community on 612.1 acres supporting traditional single-family residential, multi-family residential, and open space land uses including recreational parks and drainage areas. The Specific Plan proposes 2,354 residential dwelling units on 436.9 acres, a private clubhouse on 2.6 acres, a lake on 21.4 acres, and 105.3 acres of recreational park, open space, and retention basins. Two residential product types are proposed: traditional single-family residential homes with lot sizes ranging from 3,600 s.f. to 7,200 s.f., and attached single-family residential homes. In addition, the Specific Plan designates 1.0 acre for an electrical substation and 44.9 acres for major roadway improvements.
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 846 - EA41243 - Applicant: Brookfield California Land Holdings - Engineer / Representative: T & B Planning Consulting Inc. - Fourth Supervisorial District - Lower Coachella Valley Zoning District - Eastern Coachella Valley Area Plan: Agriculture (AG) (10 Acres Minimum): Community Development: Public Facilities (CD-PF) (less than .60 Floor to Area Ratio) and Community Development: Light Industrial (CD:LI) (.25 to .60 Floor to Area Ratio) - Location: Southerly of Avenue 57, westerly of Fillmore Street, northerly or Avenue 60 and easterly of Polk Street - 612.1 Gross Acres - Zoning: Heavy Agriculture - 20 Acre Minimum (A-2-20)
REQUEST: Amend the Riverside County General Plan Land Use Element as it applies to the 612.1-acre Project site by changing the land use designations from Agriculture, Public Facility and Light Industrial to Medium Density Residential, Medium High Density Residential, High Density Residential, Open Space- Recreation and Open Space- Water, as reflected on the proposed land use plan. The General Plan land use designations would reflect the land uses proposed by Specific Plan No. 369.
CHANGE OF ZONE NO. 7481 - EA41243 - Applicant: Brookfield California Land Holdings - Engineer/Representative: T & B Planning Consulting Inc. - Fourth Supervisorial District - Lower Coachella Valley Zoning District - Eastern Coachella Valley Area Plan - Agriculture: Agriculture (AG) (10 Acre Minimum): Community Development: Public Facilities (CD-PF) (less than .60 Floor to Area Ratio) and Community Development: Light Industrial (CD-LI) (.25 to .60 Floor to Area Ratio) - Location: Southerly of Avenue 57, westerly of Fillmore Street, northerly or Avenue 60 and easterly of Polk Street - 612.1 Gross Acres - Zoning: Heavy Agriculture - 20 Acre Minimum (A-2-20)
REQUEST: Proposes to change the site's zoning designation from Heavy Agriculture (A-2-20), and Manufacturing-Service Commercial (M-SC) to Specific Plan (SP) (equivalent to Riverside County's Zoning designation of General Residential (R-3).
APN: 757-200-001, 757-200-002, 757-200-003, 757-210-003, 757-210-004, 757-210-005, 757-210-015, 757-210-017, 757-210-018, 757-210-020, 757-210-021, 757-210-022, 757-210-023, 757-210-024, 757-210-025, 757-210-026 and 757-210-027
Project Planner: Matt Straite
Ph: (951) 955-0545 or E-mail at [email protected]
Staff Recommendation: The Scoping Session is not a public hearing on the merit of the proposed project and NO DECISION on the project will be made.