(Posted to Web 6/1/09, Last Updated 6/3/09)
June 10, 2009
9:30 A.M.
AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
RIVERSIDE COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION
CITY OF LA QUINTA COUNCIL CHAMBERS
78-495 CALLE TAMPICO
LA QUINTA, CA 92253-1504
CALL TO ORDER - ROLL CALL
SALUTE TO THE FLAG
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CONSENT CALENDAR
1.1
PLOT PLAN NO. 22362 - Intent to Adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration - Applicant: Royal Street Communications, LLC - Engineer/Representative: Thomas Flynn - Site Management Services - First Supervisorial District - Lake Matthews Zoning District - Lake Mathews / Woodcrest Area Plan: Community Development - Commercial Retail (CD-CR) (0.20-0.35 Floor Area Ratio) - Location: Northeasterly of Mockingbird Canyon Road, southerly of Van Buren Blvd. and southwesterly of Regency Ranch Road - 4.21 Gross Acres - Zoning: General Commercial (C-1/C-P)
REQUEST: This plot plan proposes a Royal Street Communications monopalm wireless telecommunication facility with six (6) panel antennas to be mounted at 70 feet high and four (4) equipment cabinets within a 375 square foot lease area surrounded by a seven (7) foot high decorative block wall.
APN: 271-110-015
Project Planner: Kinika Hesterly
Ph: (951) 955-1888 or E-mail [email protected]
(Quasi-Judicial)
Staff Recommendation: RECEIVE AND FILE the Notice of Decision for the above referenced case acted on by the Planning Director on June 1, 2009.
Click The Links Below to View Items Related to Agenda Item 1.1
- Staff Report (13KB / PDF)* - Item 1.1
- Conditions of Approval - Plot Plan No. 22362
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2.0
ORAL COMMUNICATION ON ANY MATTER NOT ON THE AGENDA.
3.0
ITEMS THAT STAFF RECOMMENDS BE CONTINUED WITHOUT DISCUSSION: 9:30 a.m. or as soon as possible thereafter. (Presentation available upon Commissioners request)
NONE
4.0
ITEMS THAT STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL UNDER ONE MOTION UNLESS A COMMISSION MEMBER OR MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC DESIRES TO DISCUSS THE MATTER: 9:30 a.m. or as soon as possible thereafter.
NONE
5.0
PUBLIC HEARING: 9:30 a.m. or as soon as possible thereafter:
ORDINANCE AMENDMENT NO. 348.4637
This ordinance amendment is designed to create a new zoning overlay in the Mecca Community called the Mecca Additional Dwelling Unit Overlay Zone. This new overlay zone will be bounded by 7th Street to the North, 66th Avenue to the South, Lincoln Street to the West, Hammond Road to the Southwest, and Johnson Street to the East. The Mecca Additional Dwelling Unit Overlay Zone is intended to provide for a regulatory mechanism to allow additional dwelling units on a lot in which a primary single family home now exists.
Project Planner: Larry Ross, Principal Planner
Ph: (951) 955-3585 or E-mail [email protected]
(Legislative)
Staff Recommendation: APPROVAL
Click The Links Below to View Items Related to Agenda Item 5.1
- Staff Report (33KB / PDF)* - Item 5.1
- Public Hearing Presentation (PDF)* - Item 5.1
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6.0
WORKSHOP: 9:30 a.m. or as soon as possible thereafter:
WIND IMPLEMENTATION MONITORING PROGRAM PHASE IV REPORT (WIMP IV) - The specific study area for this assessment has been defined as the boundary of the Wind Energy Policy Area (WEPA) as outlined in the Riverside County General Plan (2003). The study area is within a portion of the San Gorgonio Pass and within two County of Riverside planning areas consisting of the Pass Area Plan and the Western Coachella Valley Area Plan. The City of Palm Springs is to the south and the City of Desert Hot Springs is to the north. The area is bisected east to west by Interstate 10 (I-10) and State Highway 62 runs north from I-10.
PURPOSE: The Wind Implementation Monitoring Program was developed to periodically evaluate the large scale wind energy development in Riverside County pursuant to the Riverside County General Plan. Through the process of environmental analysis, the San Gorgonio Wind Resource Study (1982) identified specific ecological, physical and signal transmission impacts as having potential significant cumulative effects. As a result, the County developed a charter for the WIMP to address wind turbine impacts as new wind turbine construction progresses. In November 2007, Riverside County released the draft WIMP Phase IV Report discussed at a workshop at the Planning Commission on January 23, 2008 which was recommended to be continued off-calendar due to the further data analysis. As of late May 2009, Riverside County has released a subsequent revised draft WIMP IV Report and a second workshop is being held at the Planning Commission on June 10, 2009.
Project Planner: Jay T. Olivas
Ph: (760) 863-8277 or E-mail [email protected]
Staff Recommendation: The Workshop is not a public hearing on the merit of the proposed project and NO DECISION on the project will be made.
Click The Links Below to View Items Related to Agenda Item 6.1
- Staff Report (56KB / PDF)* - Item 6.1
- Notice of Planning Commission Workshop (20KB / PDF)* - Item 6.1
- Public Hearing Presentation (493KB / PDF)* - Item 6.1
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PUBLIC HEARING: 10:00 a.m. or as soon as possible thereafter:
CHANGE OF ZONE NO. 7675 / TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP NO. 36016 - CEQA Exempt - Applicant: Michael Dudek - Engineer/Rep: Leja Surveying Corp. - Fifth Supervisorial District - Banning Heights Zoning District - The Pass Area Plan - Rural Community: Very Low Density Residential (RC:VLDR) (1 Acre Minimum) - Location: Westerly of Bluff Street, easterly of Gilman Street, southerly of Hillrise Drive- 2.38 Gross Acres - Zoning: R-A-20,000
REQUEST: The Change of Zone proposes to change the project site's current zoning classification from Residential Agricultural - 20,000 Square Foot Minimum (R-A-20,000) to Residential Agricultural - One (1) Acre Minimum (R-A-1). The Tentative Parcel Map proposes a schedule H subdivision of 2.38 gross acres into two (2) parcels with a minimum lot size of one (1) gross acre.
APN: 531-260-007
Project Planner: Jeff Horn
Ph: (951) 955-4641 or E-mail [email protected]
(Legislative)
Staff Recommendation: APPROVAL
Click The Links Below to View Items Related to Agenda Item 7.1
- Staff Report (33KB / PDF)* - Item 7.1
- Notice of Exemption from CEQA (26KB / PDF)* - Item 7.1
- Conditions of Approval - Tentative Parcel Map No. 36016
- Public Hearing Presentation (738KB / PDF)* - Item 7.1
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CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2885, REVISED PERMIT NO. 4 - Intent to Adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration - Applicant: Paul T. Welsh - Engineering/Representative: Massaro and Welsh - Fifth Supervisorial District - Whitewater Zoning District - Western Coachella Valley Area Plan: Community Development: Commercial Retail (CD-CR) (0.2-0.35 FAR) - Location: Northerly of Interstate 10 and easterly of Whitewater Canyon Road - 26.3 Gross Acres - Zoning: Rural Residential (R-R)
REQUEST: This revised permit to the conditional use permit proposes to expand the storage area of an existing outdoor decorative rock and gravel material sales and supply storage yard from approximately 21.3 acres to approximately 26.3 acres and utilize an existing on-site building for storage purposes. The use also allows the extraction of river boulders as a mining operation on APN No. 616-110-012 which is exempt from the provisions of Ordinance No. 555.
APNs: 516-110-006, 516-110-012, 516-110-017, 516-110-018, 516-110-021 and 516-110-023
Project Planner: Maurice Borrows
Ph: (760) 863-7063 or E-mail [email protected]
(Quasi-Judicial) (Continued from 4/29/09)
Staff Recommendation: APPROVAL
Click The Links Below to View Items Related to Agenda Item 7.2
- Staff Report (37KB / PDF)* - Item 7.2
- Environmental Assessment No. 41691 (271KB / PDF)* - Item 7.2
- Conditions of Approval - Conditional Use Permit No. 2885, Revised Permit No. 4
- Public Hearing Presentation (750KB / PDF)* - Item 7.2
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CHANGE OF ZONE NO. 7677 / PLOT PLAN NO. 23701 - Intent to Adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration - Applicant: Rich Warfield - Engineer/ Representative: JHA Engineering, Inc. - Fourth Supervisorial District - Bermuda Dunes Zoning District - Western Coachella Valley Area Plan - Community Development: Light Industrial (CD: LI) (0.25-0.60 Floor Area Ratio) - 4.50 Gross Acres - Location: Northerly of Cliff Street, southerly of Avenue 41, easterly of Adams Street - Zoning: Residential One Family Dwellings, 12,000 Square Feet Minimum (R-1-12,000)
REQUEST: The change of zone proposes to change the zone classification from R-1-12,000 to Manufacturing Service Commercial (M-SC) or Industrial Park (I-P). The plot plan proposes to permit an existing contractor's storage yard and landscaper's nursery - Note: This case is being scheduled as a result of Board of Supervisor's Policy A-57.
APN: 607-270-003
Project Planner: Judy Deertrack
Ph: (760) 863-8277 or E-mail [email protected]
(Legislative) (Continued from 2/18/09)
Staff Recommendation: DENIAL
Click The Links Below to View Items Related to Agenda Item 7.3
- Staff Report (32KB / PDF)* - Item 7.3
- Conditions of Approval - Plot Plan No. 23701
- Public Hearing Presentation (583KB / PDF)* - Item 7.3
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GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT INITIATION PROCEEDINGS: 10:30 a.m. or as soon as possible thereafter. (Presentation available upon Commissioners' request)
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 1067 - Agricultural - Applicant: Pablo Acevedo - Engineering/Representative: John Wells Cavin - Fourth Supervisorial District - Lower Coachella Valley - Eastern Coachella Valley Area Plan: Agriculture: Agriculture (A-AG) (10 acre minimum) - Location: Northerly of Avenue 61, southerly of Avenue 60, westerly of Orchid Court, and easterly Monroe Street - 10 Gross Acres - Zoning: Light Agriculture (A-1-20)
REQUEST: The general plan amendment proposes to amend the General Plan from Agriculture: Agriculture (A-AG) to Community Development: Low Density Residential (CD-LDR) (1/2 Acre Minimum) for an approximately 10-acre property.
APN: 764-290-004
Project Planner: Maurice Borrows
Ph: (760) 863-7063 or E-mail [email protected]
(Legislative)
Staff Recommendation: INITIATION OF THE GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT
Click The Links Below to View Items Related to Agenda Item 8.1
- Staff Report (24KB / PDF)* - Item 8.1
- Public Hearing Presentation (600KB / PDF)* - Item 8.1
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GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 1074 - Entitlement/Policy - Applicant: DACE - Engineering/Representative: MSA Consulting, Inc. - Fourth Supervisorial District - Lower Coachella Valley - Eastern Coachella Valley Area Plan: Community Development: Medium High Density Residential (CD-MHDR) (5-8 du/ac) - Location: Northerly of Avenue 58, southerly of Avenue 57, easterly of Polk Street, and westerly of Olive Street - 77 Gross Acres - Zoning: Manufacturing-Service Commercial (M-SC)
REQUEST: The general plan amendment proposes to amend the General Plan from Community Development: Medium High Density Residential (CD-MHDR) to Community Development: Medium Density Residential (CD-MDR) (2-5 Dwelling Units per Acre); Community Development: Medium High Density Residential (CD-MHDR) (5-8 Dwelling Units per Acre); Community Development: Very High Density Residential (CD-VHDR) (14-20 Dwelling Units per Acre);and Community Development: Commercial Retail (CD-CR) (0.2-0.35 Floor Area Ratio) for an approximately 77-acre property.
APNs: 757-090-001, 757-090-002 and 757-090-003
Project Planner: Maurice Borrows
Ph: (760) 863-7063 or E-mail [email protected]
(Legislative)
Staff Recommendation: INITIATION OF THE GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT
Click The Links Below to View Items Related to Agenda Item 8.2
- Staff Report (25KB / PDF)* - Item 8.2
- Public Hearing Presentation (439KB / PDF)* - Item 8.2
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PLANNING COMMISSION SECRETARY'S COMMENTS
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PLANNING DIRECTOR'S COMMENTS
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COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS