DATE:
April 18, 2023
TO:
Mayor and Council Members
FROM:
Rachel Molina, Assistant City Manager SECOND READING AND ADOPTION BY:
Ryan Leonard, Senior Planner
Shaveta Sharma, Contract Planner
SUBJECT:
Specific Plan Amendment SPLA23-00001 and General Plan Amendment GPA23-00001; Applicant: Adam Ahmed; Address: 15051 State Highway 173; APNs: 0357-211-22, and 0357-221-34
RECOMMENDED ACTION
The Planning Commission recommends that the City Council introduce and place on first reading Ordinance No. 2023-06 approving Specific Plan Amendment SPLA23-00001 and General Plan Amendment GPA23-00001 to change an approximately 0.93 gross acre site from Open Space (OS) to Rural Residential with a 20,000 square foot minimum lot size (RR-20,000).
PROJECT SUMMARY
Proposal: Adam Ahmed submitted an application requesting a Specific Plan Amendment along with a General Plan Amendment to change a 0.93 gross acre site that is within the Tapestry Specific Plan from Open Space (OS) to Rural Residential Rural Residential with a 20,000 square foot minimum lot size (RR-20,000). The parcel is currently developed with a building that was previously used to house fire truck equipment for the Forestry Department. The existing building is a legal non-conforming structure that will be remain and will be allowed to be utilized if SPLA23-00001 and GPA23-00001 are approved.
Location: 15051 State Highway 173 (APNs: 0357-211-22, and 0357-221-34).
Planning Commission Review: On March 9, 2023, staff presented SPLA23-00001 and General Plan Amendment GPA23-00001 to the Planning Commission. The Planning Commission deliberated and discussed the project and forwarded it to the City Council with a 5-0 vote.
Conclusion: The proposed Rural Residential (RR) zoning designation is appropriate at this location and conforms to the polices of the City’s General Plan and standards of the Development Code and Specific Plan with adoption of the Specific Plan Amendment. Staff recommends approval of Specific Plan Amendment SPLA23-00001 and General Plan Amendment GPA23-00001.
FISCAL IMPACT
None.
ALTERNATIVE(S)
Provide alternative direction to staff.
ATTACHMENT(S)
Ordinance No. 2023-06
Planning Commission Staff Report with attachments.
City of Hesperia STAFF REPORT City of Hesperia STAFF REPORT City of Hesperia
STAFF REPORT
City of Hesperia
STAFF REPORT
Staff Report to the City Council
SPLA23-00001 and GPA23-00001
April 18, 2023