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Implement recommended signage and striping for safety purposes.
Traffic Signal modification associated with these improvements
83. RBBD replacement of Fair Share Contributions – In the event where a RBBD (Road Bridge and Benefit District) is established prior to the fair share contribution requirements, the project’s RBBD obligation shall supersede any applicable fair share requirement.
84. Drainage Facilities for Ownership by the Flood Control District. Some of the proposed drainage facilities may be requested for ownership and maintenance by the Flood Control District. For such drainage facilities, applicable Flood Control District Standards and guidelines shall be compiled with, including conditions of approval required for said drainage facilities. Prior to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy, the developer / property owner shall enter into a three-party cooperative agreement with the City and the Flood Control District.
Both the Riverside County Board of Supervisors and the City Council shall approve the agreement.
85. ADP Fees - This project is located within the Homeland/Romoland Line A Area Drainage Plan. As such, this project is subject to Riverside County Flood Control’s ADP fees associated with this area.
General Conditions:
86. All required public improvements must be constructed and accepted by the City prior to issuance of the first and any subsequent certificate of occupancy, unless approved by City Engineer/Public Works Director.
87. Engineering Design exceptions to City design standards and policies must be specifically requested in writing and approved by City Engineer/PW Director. Any design exceptions shown on the tentative map and associated engineering documents that are not specifically requested are not approved.
88. The developer is responsible to furnish & install one 2” and one 3” conduit for traffic signal interconnect and broadband purposes, per City of Menifee Standard Detail 1005, along all circulation element roads and intersections along project frontage.
89. Subdivision Map Act – The developer / property owner shall comply with the State of California Subdivision Map Act and all other laws, ordinances, and regulations pertaining to the subdivision of land.
90. Mylars – All improvement plans and grading plans shall be drawn on twenty-four (24) inch by thirty-six (36) inch Mylar and signed by a licensed civil engineer and/or other registered/licensed professional as authorized by State law.
91. Guarantee for Required Improvements. Prior to grading permit issuance, construction permit issuance, and/or Final Map recordation, financial security or bonds shall be provided to guarantee the construction of all required improvements associated with each phase of construction, per the City’s municipal code.
92. Bond Replacement, Reduction, and Releases - All requests for bond replacements (such as in changes of property ownerships), reductions (such as in partial completion of improvements), releases (such as in completion of improvements), shall conform to City Item Title: 11.1
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policies, standards, and applicable City ordinances. It shall be the responsibility of the developer / property owner to notify the City in time when any of these bond changes are necessary. The City shall review all changes in Bond Agreements and the accompanying bonds or security.
93. Existing and Proposed Easements - The final grading plan and improvement plans shall correctly show all existing easements, traveled ways, drainage courses, and encumbrances.
Any omission or misrepresentation of these documents may require said plan to be resubmitted for further consideration.
94. Engineered Plans - All improvement plans, and grading plans shall be drawn on twenty-four (24) inches by thirty-six (36) inch Mylar and signed by a licensed civil engineer or other registered/licensed professional as required.
95. Plan Check Submittals – Appropriate plan check submittal forms shall be completed and submittal check list provided that includes required plan copies, necessary studies / reports, references, fees, deposits, etc. Prior to final approval of improvement plans by the Public Works / Engineering Department, the developer / property owner shall submit to the Public Works / Engineering Department CAD layers of all improvements to be maintained by the City (pavement, sidewalk, streetlights, etc.). A scanned image of all final approved grading and improvement plans on a Universal Serial Bus (USB) drive, also known as a “flash” drive or “thumb” drive, shall be submitted to the Public Works / Engineering Department, in one of the following formats: (a) Auto CAD DXF, (b) GIS shapefile (made up of ESRI extensions .shp, .shx and .dbf) or (c) Geodatabase (made up of ESRI extension .gdb). CAD files created with the latest version shall only be accepted if approved by the Public Works Director / City Engineer. GIS and ACAD files 2004 or later are required for all final maps upon approval.
96. Final Map Submittal Process – Appropriate final map plan check submittal forms shall be completed and appropriate fees or deposits paid. Prior to approval of the final map by the City Council, the developer / property owner shall provide along with the final map mylars, electronic files of the final map on Compact Disc (CD), in one of the following formats: (a) Auto CAD DXF, (b) GIS shapefile (made up of ESRI extensions .shp, .shx and .dbf) and (c) Geodatabase (made up of ESRI extension .gdb). CAD files created with the latest version shall only be accepted if approved by the Public Works Director / City Engineer.
97. Plan Approvals – Improvement plans and grading plans shall be submitted with necessary supporting documentation and technical studies (hydrology, hydraulics, traffic impact analysis, geotechnical studies, etc.) to the Public Works / Engineering Department for review and approval. All submittals shall be signed and date stamped by the Engineer of Record.
The plans must receive Public Works / Engineering Department approval prior to issuance of any construction permit, grading permit, or building permits as applicable and as determined by the Public Works Director / City Engineer. All submittals shall include a completed City Fee or Deposit Based Worksheet and the appropriate plan check. For improvements proposed to be owned and maintained by the Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, improvement plans must receive district approval prior to Building permit issuance or as determined by the District.
All required improvement plans and grading plans must be approved by the Public Works Engineering Department prior to recordation of a final map for which the improvements are required, or prior to issuance of any construction and/or grading permit, whichever comes first and as determined by the PW Director. Supporting City approved studies including, but Item Title: 11.1
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not limited to, hydrologic and hydraulic studies and traffic studies must be provided prior to approval of plans. All required CFD landscape plans must be approved prior to building permit issuance.
98. As-Built Plans – Upon completion of all required improvements, the developer/property owner shall cause the civil engineer of record to as-built all project plans, and submit project base line of work for all layers on a USB drive to the Public Works / Engineering Department, in one of the following formats: (a) Auto CAD DXF, (b) GIS shapefile (made up of ESRI extensions .shp, .shx and .dbf) or (c) Geodatabase (made up of ESRI extension .gdb). The timing for submitting the as-built plans shall be as determined by the Public Works Director / City Engineer.
99. Construction Times of Operation. The developer / property owner shall monitor, supervise, and control all construction and construction related activities to prevent them from causing a public nuisance including, but not limited to, strict adherence to the following:
a. Construction activities shall comply with City of Menifee ordinances relating to construction noise. Any construction within the City limits located 1/4 of a mile from an occupied residence shall be permitted Monday through Saturday, except on nationally recognized holidays, 6:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. in accordance with Municipal Code Section
8.01.020. There shall be no construction permitted on Sunday or nationally recognized holidays unless prior approval is obtained from the City Building Official or City Engineer.
b. Removal of spoils, debris, or other construction materials deposited on any public street no later than the end of each working day.
c. The construction site shall accommodate the parking of all motor vehicles used by persons working at or providing deliveries to the site. Violation of any condition or restriction or prohibition set forth in these conditions shall subject the owner, applicant to remedies as set forth in the City Municipal Code. In addition, the Public Works Director / City Engineer or the Building Official may suspend all construction related activities for violation of any condition, restriction or prohibition set forth in these conditions until such a time it has been determined that all operations and activities are in conformance with these conditions.
d. A Pre-Construction meeting is mandatory with the City’s Public Works Inspection team prior to permit issuance and the start of any construction activities for this site. 100. Dry Utility Installations - Electrical power, telephone, communication, traffic signal, street lighting, and cable television conduits and lines shall be placed underground in accordance with current City Ordinances, and as approved by the Public Works Director / City Engineer. This applies also to existing overhead lines which are 33.6 kilovolts or below along the project frontage and within the project boundaries. In cases where 33.6kV or below lines are collocated with high voltage lines (for example, 115kV), the low voltage lines shall be placed underground even when the high voltage lines are exempt from relocation or undergrounding in accordance with City standards and ordinances. Exemption from undergrounding low voltage lines shall only be by the Public Works Director / City Engineer or as directed by the City Council.
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101. All grading activities shall conform to the latest adopted edition of the California Building Code, City Grading Ordinance, Chapter 8.26, applicable City design standards and specifications, City ordinances, policies, rules and regulations governing grading in the City. 102. Regulations and Ordinance on Grading Within the City – In addition to compliance with City Chapter 8.26, grading activities shall also conform to the latest edition of the California Building Code, City General Plan, other City Ordinances, City design standards and specifications and all other relevant laws, rules and regulations governing grading in the City of Menifee. Prior to commencing any grading, clearing, grubbing or any topsoil disturbances, the applicant shall obtain a grading permit from the Public Works / Engineering Department. Grading activities that are exempt from a grading permit as outlined by the City ordinance may still require a grading permit by the Public Works Director / City Engineer when deemed necessary to prevent the potential for adverse impacts upon drainage, sensitive environmental features, or to protect property, health safety, and welfare. 103. Dust Control – All necessary measures to control dust shall be implemented by the developer during grading. Fugitive dust shall be controlled in accordance with Rule 403 of the California Air Quality Control Board.
104. 2:1 Maximum Slope - Graded slopes shall be limited to a maximum steepness ratio of 2:1 (horizontal to vertical) unless otherwise approved by the Public Works / Engineering Department.
105. Slope Setbacks – Observe slope setbacks from buildings and property lines per the California Building Code and City ordinance on grading. 106. Slope Landscaping and Irrigation – All slopes greater than or equal to 3 feet in vertical height shall be irrigated and landscaped with grass or ground cover. All manufactured slopes shall be irrigated and landscaped with grass or approved ground cover, and shall have some type of drainage swale at the toe of the slope to collect runoff. Slopes exceeding 15 feet in vertical height shall be irrigated and planted with shrubs and/or trees per City Grading Ordinance Chapter 8.26. Drip irrigation shall be used for all irrigated slopes. 107. Slope Erosion Control Plan - Erosion control and/or landscape plans are required for manufactured slopes greater than 3 feet in vertical height. The plans shall be prepared and signed by a licensed landscape architect and bonded per applicable City ordinances. 108. Erosion Control Plans – All grading plans shall require erosion control plans prior to approval. Temporary erosion control measures shall be implemented immediately following rough grading to prevent deposition of debris onto downstream properties or drainage facilities. Plans showing erosion control measures may be included as part of the grading plans or submitted as a separate set of plans for city review and approval. Graded but undeveloped land shall provide, in addition to erosion control planting, any drainage facilities deemed necessary to control or prevent erosion. Erosion and sediment control BMPs are required year-round in compliance with all applicable City of Menifee Standards and Ordinances and the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit from the California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB). Additional Erosion protection may be required during the rainy season.
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109. Water Quality Management Plan (WQMP) - All grading plans shall require an approved copy of the Water Quality Management Plan sheet per the approved WQMP, executed report. The developer / property owner shall comply with the requirements of the WQMP report, the NPDES municipal permit in force, and City standards and specifications. 110. Design Grade Criteria – Onsite parking areas shall be designed in accordance with the current version of City of Menifee Standards and Specifications. Non-compliance may require a redesign of the project. Significant redesigns may require a revised Plot Plan.
Design Grade Criteria:
a. On-Site Parking – Where onsite parking is designed, such as in common areas, parking stalls and driveways shall not have grade breaks exceeding 4%. A 50’ minimum vertical curve shall be provided where grade breaks exceed 4%. Five percent grade is the maximum slope for any parking area. Where ADA requirement applies, ADA requirement shall prevail.
b. Down Drains - Concrete down drains that outlet onto parking lot areas are not allowed. Drainage that has been collected in concrete ditches or swales should be collected into receiving underground drainage system, or should outlet with acceptable velocity reducers into BMP devises.
c. Pavement - Permeable pavement requires the layers of filter material to be installed relatively flat. As such, the permeable pavement areas should have a maximum surface gradient of 2%,or approved by the PW Director/City Engineer.
111. Drainage Grade - Minimum drainage design grade shall be 1% except on Portland cement concrete surfaces where 0.35% shall be the minimum. The engineer of record must submit a variance request for design grades less than 1% with a justification for a lesser grade.
112. Finish Grade – Shall be sloped to provide proper drainage away from all exterior foundation walls in accordance California Building Code. 113. Use of Maximum and Minimum Grade Criteria – Actual field construction grades shall not exceed the minimum and maximum grades for ADA and approved project grading design, to allow for construction tolerances. Any improvement that is out of the minimum and maximum values will not be accepted by the City Inspector and will need to be removed and replaced at developer’s or owner’s expense.
114. Licensed Geotechnical Engineer - A California licensed Geotechnical Engineer shall perform final determination of the foundation characteristics of soils within on-site development areas, and per the approved geotechnical report reviewed and approved by the City.
115. Retaining Walls – Sections, which propose retaining walls, will require separate permits.
They shall be obtained prior to issuance of any other building permits – unless otherwise approved by the Building Official and/or the Public Works Director / City Engineer. The walls shall be designed by a licensed civil engineer and conform to City Standards. The plans shall include plan and profiles sheets.
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116. Trash Racks: Trash Racks shall be installed at all inlet structures that collect runoff from open areas with potential for large, floatable debris.
117. Drainage Runoff Emergency Escape. An emergency escape path shall be provided for the stormwater runoff at all inlets for the proposed underground facilities in the event that the inlets become blocked in any way. To prevent flood damage to the proposed structures, all proposed structures in the vicinity of the inlets and along the emergency escape path shall be protected from flooding by either properly elevating the finished floor in relation to the inlets and flow path or by making sure the structures are set back from the inlets to provide adequate flow through area in the event the emergency escape of the stormwater runoff is necessary.
118. Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (RCFCWCD) Encroachment Permit Required. An Encroachment Permit Is required for any work within District right of way or any connection to District facilities. The Encroachment Permit application shall be processed and approved concurrently with the improvement plans. 119. RCFCWCD Submittal of Plans. A copy of the project specific WQMP, improvement plans, grading plans, BMP improvement plans and any other necessary documentation along with supporting hydrologic and hydraulic calculations (drainage report) shall be submitted to the District as reference material for the review and approval of the final drainage report and storm drain plans that propose construction of storm drain facilities that will be owned and maintained by the District.
120. Grading Permit for Clearing and Grubbing – City ordinance on grading requires a grading permit prior to clearing, grubbing, or any topsoil disturbances related to construction grading activities.
121. Compliance with NPDES General Construction Permit – The developer/property owner shall comply with the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Construction Permit (GCP) from the State Water Resource Control Board (SWRCB).
This is in addition to the Municipal permit governing design, WQMPs, and permanent BMPs.
Prior to approval of the grading plans or issuance of any grading permit, the developer/property owner shall obtain a GCP from the SWRCB. Proof of filing a Notice of Intent (NOI) and monitoring plan, shall be submitted to the City; and the WDID number issued by the SWRCB shall be reflected on all grading plans prior to approval of the plans. For additional information on how to obtain a GCP, contact the SWRCB. 122. SWPPP - Prior to approval of the grading plans, the developer/property owner shall prepare a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) for the development. The developer/property owner shall be responsible for uploading the SWPPP into the State’s SMARTS database system and shall ensure that the SWPPP is updated to constantly reflect the actual construction status of the site. A copy of the SWPPP shall be made available at the construction site at all times until construction is completed. The SWRCB considers a construction project complete once a Notice of Termination has been issued by SWRCB.
The City will require submittal of NOTs for requests to fully release associated grading bonds. 123. SWPPP for Inactive Sites – The developer/property owner shall be responsible for ensuring that any graded area that is left inactive for a long period of time has appropriate SWPPP BMPs in place and in good working conditions at all times until construction is Item Title: 11.1
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completed and the Regional Board has issued a Notice of Termination (NOT) for the development.
124. Import/Export – In instances where a grading plan involves import or export, prior to obtaining a grading permit, the developer/property owner shall have obtained approval for the import/export location from the Public Works / Engineering Department. If an Environmental Assessment did not previously approve either location, a Grading Environmental Assessment shall be submitted to the Planning Director for review and comment and to the Public Works Director / City Engineer for approval. Additionally, if the movement of import/export occurs using City roads, review, and approval of the haul routes by the Public Works / Engineering Department will be required. Import or export materials shall conform to the requirements of Chapter 8.26.
125. Offsite Grading Easements - Prior to recordation of a final map phase, or the issuance of a grading permit within a phased map whichever occurs first, the developer/property owner shall obtain all required easements and/or permissions to perform offsite grading, from affected land owners. Notarized and recorded agreement or documents authorizing the offsite grading shall be submitted to the Public Works Engineering Department. 126. Offsite Property and Right of Way – The developer / property owner shall be responsible for acquiring any offsite real property interests that may be required in connection with the development project. Prior to recordation of a final map, or the issuance of a grading permit, whichever occurs first, the developer shall obtain all required ROW, easements and / or permissions to perform offsite grading, from all affected landowners. 127. Acquisition of Property – If the developer / property owner is unable to obtain necessary property and right of way, where needed the City will assist in processing eminent domain to obtain right of way, in accordance with all laws in regulations and only after good faith efforts have been undertaken in negotiating the acquisition of property. It shall be the responsibility of the developer / property owner to coordinate their project timing with the eminent domain process as right of way acquisition is required prior to plan approval. 128. Increased Runoff Criteria. The development of this site would increase peak flow rates on downstream properties. Mitigation shall be required to offset such impacts. An increased runoff basin should be shown on the exhibit and calculations supporting the size of the basin shall be submitted to the District and the City for review. The entire area of proposed development will be routed through a detention facility(s) to mitigate increased runoff. All basins must have positive drainage; dead storage basins shall not be acceptable.
A complete drainage study including, but not limited to, hydrologic and hydraulic calculations for the proposed detention basin shall be submitted to the City for review and approval. For design purposes, the proposed detention basin shall be sized using the 1-hour/100-year frequency storm event. Detention basin(s) and outlet(s) sizing will ensure that this storm event does not produce higher peak discharge in the "after" condition than in the "before" condition. For the 100-year event, an AMC II shall be used together with a constant loss rate.
Low Loss rates will be determined using the following:
i. Undeveloped Condition --> LOW LOSS = 90%
ii. Developed Condition --> LOW LOSS = .9 - (.8x%IMPERVIOUS) iii. Basin Site --> LOW LOSS = 10%
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Where possible and feasible the onsite flows should be mitigated before combining with offsite flows to minimize the size of the detention facility required. If it is necessary to combine offsite and onsite flows into a detention facility two separate conditions should be evaluated for each duration/return period/before-after development combination studied; the first for the total tributary area (offsite plus onsite), and the second for the area to be developed alone (onsite). It must be clearly demonstrated that there is no increase in peak flow rates under either condition (total tributary area or onsite alone), for each of the return period/duration combinations required to be evaluated. A single plot showing the pre-developed, post- developed and routed hydrographs for each storm considered, shall be included with the submittal of the hydrology study.
No outlet pipe(s) will be less than 18" in diameter. Where necessary an orifice plate may be used to restrict outflow rates. Appropriate trash racks shall be provided for all outlets less than 48" in diameter.
The basin(s) and outlet structure(s) must be capable of passing the 100-year storm without damage to the facility. Mitigation basins should be designed for joint use and be incorporated into open space or park areas. Side slopes should be no steeper than 4: 1 and depths should be minimized where public access is uncontrolled.
Mitigation basins should be designed for joint use and maybe incorporated into open space or park areas. Side slopes should be not steeper than 4: I and depths should be minimized where public access is uncontrolled.
A viable maintenance mechanism, acceptable to the City should be provided for any flood control facilities to be owned and maintained by the City. Any facilities proposed to be owned by the District, should be provided with a viable maintenance mechanism acceptable to the City and the District. For the City this would be the citywide CFD. Facilities to remain private shall be maintained by commercial property owners association or homeowners associations.
129. Site Drainage - Positive drainage of the site shall be provided, and water shall not be allowed to pond behind or flow over cut and fill slopes. Where water is collected and discharged in a common area, protection of the native soils shall be provided by planting erosion resistant vegetation, as the native soils are susceptible to erosion by running water.
All cut and fill slopes shall have a maximum 2:1 (H:V) grade, 2 horizontal to 1 vertical. 130. Alteration of Drainage Patterns – Prior to grading permit issuance or approval of improvement plans, the final engineering plans submitted by the applicant shall address the following: The project drainage system shall be designed to accept and properly convey all on- and off-site drainage flowing on or through the site. The project drainage system design shall protect downstream properties from any damage caused by alteration of drainage patterns such as concentration or diversion of flow. Concentrated drainage on commercial lots shall be diverted through parkway drains under sidewalks. 131. 100 Year Storm - The 100-year storm flow shall be contained within the street top of curb. 132. 100 Year Drainage Facilities - All drainage facilities shall be designed to accommodate 100-year storm flows as approved by the City of Menifee Public Works / Engineering Department.
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133. 100 Year Design Criteria - In final engineering and prior to grading permit issuance, subsurface storage systems shall be designed with emergency overflow inlets to mitigate flows in excess of the 100-year storm event in a controlled manner to the satisfaction of the Public Works / Engineering Department.
134. 100 Year Sump Outlet - Drainage facilities outletting sump conditions shall be designed to convey the tributary 100-year storm flows. Additional emergency escape shall also be provided.
135. Coordinate Drainage Design: Development of this property shall be coordinated with the development of adjacent properties to ensure that watercourses remain unobstructed, and stormwaters are not diverted from one watershed to another. This may require the construction of temporary drainage facilities or offsite construction and grading. A drainage easement shall be obtained from the affected property owners for the release of concentrated or diverted storm flows if needed. A copy of the recorded drainage easement shall be submitted to the PW Engineering Department for review.
136. Comingling of Flows. Site restrictions may require the comingling of onsite and offsite flows. A treatment device approved by the City of Menifee Public Works Director shall be utilized to pretreat the flows before entering HOA facilities. The WQMP will need to show these catch basin inserts. This comingling of flows and the easement shall also be clarified in the CC&Rs for the project. If site restrains and existing conditions require said comingling, it will be the obligation of the HOA to accept this water and maintain the system, as well as performing maintenance on the associated filter inserts. The developer shall provide a storm drain and flowage easement, or other applicable document approved by the city of Menifee, providing the right of the city to drain onto the private property. 137. Interceptor Drain Criteria/Guidelines: The criteria for maintenance access of terrace/interceptor is as follows: flows between 1-5 cfs shall have a 5-foot wide access road, flows between 6-10 cfs shall be a minimum 6-foot rectangular channel. Terrace/interceptor drains are unacceptable for flows greater than 10 cfs. Flows greater than 10 cfs shall be brought to the street. These guidelines may be modified by the City Engineer/PW Director. 138. BMP – Energy Dissipators: Energy Dissipators, such as rip-rap, shall be installed at the outlet of a storm drain system that discharges runoff flows into a natural channel or an unmaintained facility. The dissipators shall be designed to minimize the amount of erosion downstream of the storm drain outlet.
139. Trash Racks – Trash Racks shall be installed at all inlet structures that collect runoff from open areas with potential for large, floatable debris.
140. Perpetuate Drainage Patterns. The property's street and lot grading shall be designed in a manner that perpetuates the existing natural drainage patterns with respect to tributary drainage areas, outlet points and outlet conditions. Otherwise, a drainage easement shall be obtained from the affected property owners for the release of concentrated or diverted storm flows. A copy of the recorded drainage easement shall be submitted to the City for review and approval.
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drainage areas and outlet points. Where these conditions are not preserved, necessary drainage easements shall be obtained from all affected property owners for the release onto their properties of concentrated or diverted storm flows. A copy of the recorded drainage easement shall be submitted to the PW Engineering Department for review. 142. Protection of Downstream Properties - The developer/property owner shall protect downstream properties from damages that can be caused by alteration of natural drainage patterns, i.e., concentration or diversion of flow. Protection shall be provided by constructing adequate drainage facilities including enlarging existing facilities and securing necessary drainage easements.
143. Storm Drain Lines 36” and larger - All proposed storm drain lines greater than 36" in diameter may be considered for ownership and maintenanceby the Flood Control District. The applicant shall enter into a cooperative agreement with the Flood Control District regarding the terms of the design, construction and operation of facilities proposed for ownership by the Flood Control District.
144. No Building Permit without Legal Lot – Prior to issuance of any building permit, the developer / property owner shall ensure that the underlying parcels for such buildings are complying with City Ordinances, Codes, and the Subdivision Map Act. 145. No Building Permit Prior to Subdivision Map Recordation – Prior to issuance of any building permit, the developer / property owner shall record the Subdivision Map. Model Homes are exempt from this requirement.
146. No Building Permit without Grading Permit - Prior to issuance of any building permit for any new structure or appurtenance, the developer/property owner shall obtain a grading permit and/or approval to construct from the Public Works Engineering Department. 147. Final Rough Grading Conditions – Prior to issuance of each building permit, the developer/property owner shall cause the Civil Engineer of Record and Soils Engineer of Record for the approved grading plans, to submit signed and wet stamped rough grade certification and compaction test reports with 90% or better compaction. The certifications shall use City approved forms and shall be submitted to the Public Works Engineering Department for verification and acceptance.
148. Conformance to Elevations/Geotechnical Compaction - Rough grade elevations for all building pads and structure pads submitted for grading plan check approval shall be in substantial conformance with the elevations shown on approved grading plans. Compaction test certification shall be in compliance with the approved project geotechnical/soils report. 149. Final Grade Certification – The developer/property owner shall cause the Civil Engineer of Record for approved grading plans, to submit signed and wet stamped final grade certification on City-approved form, for each building requesting a certificate of occupancy.
The certification shall be submitted to the Public Works Engineering Department for verification and acceptance.
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elevations shown on the approved grading plans. Compaction test certification shall be in compliance with the approved project geotechnical/soils report. 151. Plant & Irrigate Slopes – All manufactured slopes shall be irrigated and landscaped with grass or approved ground cover and shall have some type of drainage swale at the toe of the slope to collect runoff. Slopes greater than or equal to 3’ in vertical height shall have erosion control measures provided. Slopes that exceed 15’ in vertical height are to be planted with additional shrubs and trees as approved by the Public Works / Engineering Department.
Drip irrigation shall be provided for all irrigated slopes. 152. Common Area Maintenance – Any common areas identified on the tentative map shall be owned and maintained through a permanent master maintenance organization shall be established for the project, to assume maintenance responsibility for all common areas. The organization may be public (City CFD, or another agency) or private (e.g., property owners’ association). Merger with an area-wide or regional organization shall satisfy this condition provided that such organization is legally and financially capable of assuming the responsibilities for maintenance. When necessary, property dedication or easement dedications shall be granted to the maintenance organization through map dedication, or separate recordable instrument, and shall be in a form acceptable to the city. 153. Maintenance Exhibit – Prior to final map recordation, the developer / property owner shall prepare an exhibit that shows all open space lots within the project development tract and the maintenance entity for each lot. The exhibit shall be reviewed and approved by the Community Development Department and the Public Works / Engineering Department. 154. Conditions, Covenants and Restrictions (Private Common Areas) – In the event that the Community Facilities District will not maintain all common areas, the establishment of a property owner association (POA or HOA) shall be the mechanism to maintain such common areas.
155. CC&R Content, Submittal Process and Timing – If necessary, the developer/property owner shall submit to the Public Works / Engineering Department for review and approval CC&R documents consisting of the following:
a. One hard copy and an electronic version of the CC&R’s. A completed application form to review the CC&Rs, available at the Public Works / Engineering front counter. There is a fee associated with the application and required backup documents to review. The declaration of CC&R’s shall:
i. provide for the establishment of a property owner's association, ii. provide for the ownership of the common area by the property owner's association,
iii. contain provisions approved by the Public Works / Engineering Department, Community Development Department, and the City Attorney, iv. Contain provisions with regards to the implementation of post development Water Quality Best Management Practices identified in the project’s approved WQMP.
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materials shall be distributed by the property owners' association and/or the developer.
vi. Contain provisions for allowing the City a Right of Entry to maintain BMPs that are otherwise not maintained by responsible property owners. If a separate Right of Entry Agreement has been executed, this provision is not necessary to be in the CC&Rs.
b. As part of the CC&R document submittal, exhibit(s) identifying the areas or improvements that will be maintained by the POA, the CFD or other entities shall be provided. The exhibit shall be reviewed and approved by the City. c. Once approved, the developer / property owner shall provide a hard copy of the CC&R’s wet-signed and notarized to the Public Works / Engineering Department.
The Public Works / Engineering Department shall record the original declaration of CC&R’s prior to…… the issuance of Certificate of Occupancy or building permit issuance.
d. A deposit to pay for the review of the CC&Rs pursuant to the City’s current fee schedule at the time the above-referenced documents are submitted to the Public Works / Engineering Department.
156. Street Design Standards – Street improvements shall conform to all applicable City Design Standards and Specifications, the City General Plan, Ordinances, and all other relevant laws, rules and regulations governing street construction in the City. 157. Concrete Work – All concrete work including curbs, gutters, sidewalks, driveways, cross gutters, catch basins, manholes, vaults, etc. shall be constructed to meet a 28-day minimum concrete strength of 3,250 psi.
158. Intersection Geometrics – All final intersection geometrics may be modified in final engineering as approved by the Public Works Director / City Engineer. 159. Street Improvements – Street improvements shall conform to all applicable City Design Standards and Specifications, the City General Plan, and all other relevant laws, rules and regulations governing street construction in the City.
160. Soils and Pavement Report - Street pavement structural designs shall comply with the recommendations in the City approved project soils and pavement investigation report, and must meet minimum City standards and specifications, as approved by the Public Works Director / City Engineer. R-Values shall be provided in said report and the Engineer of Record shall provide pavement calculations to the City.
161. Driveways - Final driveway geometrics may be modified in final engineering as approved by the Public Works Director / City Engineer. Driveways shall meet current standard radii on all existing and proposed commercial drive approaches used as access to the proposed development. The developer shall adhere to all City standards and regulations for access and ADA guidelines.
162. Acceptance of Public Roadway Dedication and Improvements – Easements and right- of way for public roadways required by this project shall be granted to the City through acceptable recordable instrument. Onsite easements and right-of way for public roadways Item Title: 11.1
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shall be granted to the City of Menifee through the final map, or other acceptable recordable instrument. Any off-site rights-of-way required for access road(s) shall be accepted to vest title in the name of the public if not already accepted. Any shared access roads necessary for the adequate circulation of the proposed project, shall be dedicated for reciprocal access by acceptable recordable instrument prior to any permit issuance. 163. ADA Compliance – ADA path of travel shall be designed at the most convenient accesses and the shortest distance to the buildings in accordance with ADA design standards and to the satisfaction of the Public Works Director / City Engineer and the City Building Official. 164. Paving or Paving Repairs – The applicant shall be responsible for obtaining the paving inspections required by City of Menifee standards and ordinances. Paving and/or paving repairs for utility street cuts shall be per City of Menifee Standards and Specifications and as approved by the Public Works Director / City Engineer.
165. Street Light Plan – Street lights requiring relocations, or any required new streetlights shall be designed in accordance with current City Standards for LS-3 type streetlights. Street light construction plans shall be prepared as separate plans or combined with the public street improvement plans as approved by the Public Works Director / City Engineer. 166. Public Streetlights Service Points – All proposed public streetlights shall be provided with necessary appurtenances and service points for power, separate from privately owned streetlights. The developer/property owner shall coordinate with the PW Department and with Southern California Edison the assignment of addresses to streetlight service points. Service points for proposed public streetlights shall become public and shall be located within public right of way or within duly dedicated public easements. 167. CFD Maintenance - The property owner shall file for annexation or inclusion into the Citywide Community Facilities Maintenance District, CFD for street sweeping services, street pavement maintenance, landscaping, street lighting, etc. 168. Offsite Grading – If necessary, a notarized and recorded agreement, or City-approved documents authorizing the offsite grading shall be submitted to the Public Works / Engineering Department.
169. Sight Distance Analysis – Sight distance analysis shall be conducted at all project roadway entrances for conformance with City sight distance standards. The analysis shall be reviewed and approved by the Public Works Director / City Engineer, and shall be incorporated in the final grading plans, street improvement plans, and landscape improvement plans.
170. Street Name Sign - The developer/property owner shall install street name sign(s) in accordance with applicable City Standards, or as directed by the PW Engineering Department.
171. Driveway Geometrics- Final driveway geometrics may be modified in Final Engineering as approved by the Public Works Director. Driveways shall meet current standard radii on all existing and proposed commercial drive approaches used as access to the proposed development. The developer shall adhere to all City standards and regulations for access and ADA guidelines.
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172. Construction Traffic Control Plan - Prior to start of any project related construction, the developer/property owner shall submit to the Public Works Engineering Department for review and approval, a Construction Traffic Control Plan in compliance with all applicable City ordinances, standards and specifications, and the latest edition of the CAMUTCD. This traffic control plan shall address impacts from construction vehicular traffic, noise, and dust and shall propose measures to mitigate these effects. The traffic control plan shall include a Traffic Safety Plan for safe use of public roads right-of-way during construction. 173. Traffic Signal Control Devices – All new traffic signals and traffic signal modifications required for construction by this development project shall include traffic signal communication infrastructure, network equipment, and Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS) license software. Said traffic signal control devices shall be submitted with the traffic signal design plans and shall be approved by the Public Works Director / City Engineer, prior to testing of a new traffic signal. Traffic signal poles shall be placed at the ultimate locations when appropriate.
174. Cost participation through Payment of TUMF and DIF for Improvements- The developer/property owner’s TUMF and DIF payment obligations shall be considered as cost participation for Project’s required offsite improvements only when the offsite improvements for which credits are claimed, are eligible TUMF and/or DIF facilities at time of TUMF and DIF payments. Determination for TUMF credits shall be at the discretion of the Western Riverside Council of Governments (WRCOG), the governing authority, which shall include entering a three party TUMF Credit Agreement with the developer, WRCOG and the City of Menifee.
175. Improvement Bonds – Prior to improvement plan approval and issuance of any construction permit for all required onsite and offsite public improvements, the developer/project owner shall enter into a bond agreement and post acceptable bonds or security, to guarantee the completion of all required improvements. The bonds shall be in accordance with all applicable City ordinances, resolutions, and municipal codes. 176. Encroachment Permits – The developer/property owner shall obtain all required encroachment permits and clearances prior to start of any work within City, State, or local agency right-of-way.
177. Stormwater Management - All City of Menifee requirements for NPDES and Water Quality Management Plans (WQMP) shall be met per City of Menifee Municipal Code Chapter 15.01 for Stormwater/Urban Runoff Management Program unless otherwise approved by the Public Works Director/City Engineer. This project is required to submit a project specific WQMP prepared in accordance with the latest WQMP guidelines approved by the Regional Water Quality Control Board.
178. Trash Enclosures Standards and Specifications – Storm runoff resulting in direct contact with trash enclosure, or wastewater runoff from trash enclosure are prohibited from running off a site onto the City MS4 without proper treatment. Trash enclosures in new developments and redevelopment projects shall meet new storm water quality standards including:
a) Provision of a solid impermeable roof with a minimum clearance height to allow the bin lid to completely open.
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b) Constructed of reinforced masonry without wooden gates. Walls shall be at least 6 feet high.
c) Provision of concrete slab floor, graded to collect any spill within the enclosure. d) All trash bins in the trash enclosure shall be leak proof with lids that are continuously kept closed.
e) The enclosure area shall be protected from receiving direct rainfall or run-on from collateral surfaces.
f) The trash enclosure shall be lockable and locked when not in use with a 2-inch or larger brass resettable combination lock. Only employees and staff authorized by the enclosure property owner shall be given access.
Any standing liquids within the trash enclosures without floor drain must be cleaned up and disposed of properly using a mop and a bucket or a wet/dry vacuum machine. All non- hazardous liquids without solid trash may be put in the sanitary sewer as an option, in accordance with Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) criteria.
An alternate floor drain from the interior of the enclosure that discharges to the sanitary sewer may be constructed only after obtaining approval from EMWD. This option requires the following:
a) The trash enclosure shall be lockable and locked when not in use with a 2-inch or larger brass resettable combination lock. Only employees and staff authorized by the enclosure property owner shall be given access. This requirement may not be applicable to commercial complexes with multiple tenants.
b) A waterless trap primer shall be provided to prevent escape of gasses from the sewer line and save water.
c) Hot and cold running water shall be provided with a connection nearby with an approved backflow preventer. The spigot shall be protected and located at the rear of the enclosure to prevent damage from bins.
179. SWRCB, Trash Amendments - The State Water Resources Control Board (State Board) adopted amendments to the Water Quality Control Plan for Ocean Waters of California and the Water Quality Control Plan for Inland Surface Waters, Enclosed Bays, and Estuaries – collectively referred to as the “Trash Amendments.” Applicable requirements per these amendments shall be adhered to with implementation measures, prior to building permit issuance. Projects determined to be within Priority Land Uses as defined in the Trash Amendments, shall provide trash full capture devices in all new and existing catch basins to which this development will be tributary to or receiving from all Priority Land Use areas that will contribute storm water runoff to the City of Menifee’s MS4. All trash full capture devices shall be listed on the State Board’s current list of certified full capture devices posted on their website
(https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/stormwater/trash_implementation. shtml), or otherwise approved by State or Regional Water Quality Control Board staff. Storm water runoff from privately owned Priority Land Use areas shall be treated by full capture devices located within privately owned storm drain structures or otherwise located on the privately owned property, whenever possible. Runoff from Priority Land Use areas created or modified by the project, and which are proposed to be City owned, shall be treated by full capture devices located within city-owned storm drains or otherwise located within the public right of way.
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Existing and proposed catch basins shall be retrofitted with a catch basin insert device selected from the list of approved devices by the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board, and compliant with the State-wide Trash TMDL.
The State Water Resources Control Board, Resolution adopted an amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for ocean waters of California to control trash, and Part 1 Trash Provisions of the Water Quality Control Plan for inland surface waters, enclosed bays, and estuaries of California. Applicable requirements per these amendments shall be adhered to with implementation measures, prior to building permit issuance. Projects determined as within Priority Land Uses as defined in the amendment, shall provide full trash capture devices in all new catch basins and existing catch basins to which this development will be tributary to. Devices shall meet the requirement of the new Trash Amendment. 180. Prior to issuance of a grading permit, a FINAL project specific WQMP in substantial conformance with the approved PRELIMINARY WQMP, shall be reviewed and approved by the Public Works Engineering Department. Final construction plans shall incorporate all the structural BMPs identified in the approved FINAL WQMP. The final developed project shall implement all structural and non-structural BMPs specified in the approved FINAL WQMP.
One copy of the approved FINAL WQMP on a CD-ROM in pdf format shall be submitted to the Public Works Engineering Department. The FINAL WQMP submittal shall include at the minimum the following reports/studies:
a) Hydrology/hydraulics report
b) Soils Report that includes soil infiltration capacity c) Limited Phase II Environmental Site Assessment Report, as may be required by an approved Phase I ESA Report
Final construction plans shall incorporate all the structural BMPs identified in the approved FINAL WQMP. The final developed project shall implement all structural and non-structural BMPs specified in the approved FINAL WQMP. One copy of the approved FINAL WQMP on a CD-ROM in pdf format shall be submitted to the Public Works Engineering Department. 181. Revising The Final WQMP - In the event the Final WQMP requires design revisions that will substantially deviate from the approved Prelim WQMP, a revised or new WQMP shall be submitted for review and approval by the Public Works / Engineering Department. The cost of reviewing the revised/new WQMP shall be charged on a time and material basis. The fixed fee to review a Final WQMP shall not apply, and a deposit shall be collected from the applicant to pay for reviewing the substantially revised WQMP. 182. WQMP Maintenance Agreement - All water quality features or BMPs shall be located within the property limits, and the maintenance shall be the full responsibility of the developer / project owner. Prior to, or concurrent with the approval of the FINAL WQMP, the developer / property owner shall record Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions (CC&R’s) that addresses the implementation and maintenance of proposed WQMP BMPs, or enter into an acceptable maintenance agreement with the City to inform future property owners of the requirement to perpetually implement the approved FINAL WQMP. 183. Implement Project Specific WQMP - All structural BMPs described in the project-specific WQMP shall be constructed or installed and operational in conformance with approved plans and specifications. It shall be demonstrated that the applicant is prepared to implement all BMPs described in the approved project specific WQMP and that copies of the approved Item Title: 11.1
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project-specific WQMP are available for the future owners/occupants. The City will not release occupancy permits for any portion of the project or subdivision map phase until all proposed BMPs described in the approved project specific WQMPs, to which the portion of the project is tributary to, are completed and operational.
The City will not release occupancy permits for any portion of the project, or any proposed map phase prior to the completion of the construction of all required structural BMPs, and implementation of non-structural BMPs.
184. Inspection of BMP Installation – Prior to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy, all structural BMPs included in the approved FINAL WQMP shall be inspected for completion of installation in accordance with approved plans and specifications, and the FINAL WQMP.
The Public Works Stormwater Inspection team shall verify that all proposed structural BMPs are in working conditions, and that a hard copy and / or digital copy of the approved FINAL WQMP are available at the site for use and reference by future owners/occupants. The inspection shall ensure that the FINAL WQMP at the site includes the BMP Operation and Maintenance Plan, and shall include the site in a City maintained database for future periodic inspection.
185. WQMP/BMP Education - Prior to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy, the developer / project owner shall provide the City proof of notification to future occupants of all BMP’s and educational and training requirements for said BMP’s as directed in the approved WQMP.
Proof of notification shall be provided to the Public Works / Engineering Department in forms determined acceptable by the Public Works Director / City Engineer. Public Education Program materials may be obtained from the Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District’s NPDES Section through their website at www.rcwatershed.org. The developer must provide to the Public Works / Engineering Department a notarized affidavit, or other notification forms acceptable to the Public Works Director / City Engineer, stating that the distribution of educational materials to future homebuyers has been completed prior to issuance of occupancy permits.
A copy of the notarized affidavit must be placed in the final WQMP report. The Public Works / Engineering Department MUST also receive the original notarized affidavit with the plan check submittal to clear the appropriate condition. Placing a copy of the affidavit without submitting the original will not guarantee clearance of the condition. 186. EMWD Minimum Standards – All public water, sewer and recycled water improvements shall be designed per the City adopted Ordinances; Eastern Municipal Water Districts (EMWD) standards and specifications, including required auxiliaries and appurtenances. The final design, including pipe sizes and alignments, shall be subject to the approval of EMWD and the City of Menifee.
187. Utility Improvement Plans – Public Water, Sewer and Recycled Water improvements shall be drawn on City title block for review and approval by the Public Works / Engineering Department and EMWD.
188. Onsite and Offsite Sewer, Water and Recycled Water Improvements – All public onsite and offsite sewer, water and recycled water improvements shall be guaranteed for construction prior to approval of improvement plans and final map approval.
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189. Sewer Lines – Any new public sewer line alignments or realignments shall be designed such that the manholes are aligned with the center of lanes or on the lane line and in accordance with City Ordinances and Eastern Municipal Water District standards. 190. Water Mains and Hydrants - All water mains and fire hydrants providing required fire flows shall be constructed in accordance with City Ordinances, and subject to the approval of the Eastern Municipal Water District and the Riverside County Fire Department. 191. Annexation to the Citywide Community Facilities District (CFD) - Prior to the issuance of a Building Permit Issuance the developer/property owner shall complete the annexation of the proposed development, into the boundaries of the City of Menifee citywide Community Facilities Maintenance District (Services) CFD. The citywide CFD shall be responsible for:
The maintenance of public improvements or facilities that benefit this development, including but not limited to, public landscaping, streetlights, traffic signals, streets, pavement maintenance, drainage facilities, street sweeping, water quality basins, graffiti abatement, and other public improvements or facilities as approved by the Public Works Director.
The developer/property owner shall be responsible for all cost associated with the annexation of the proposed development in the citywide CFD.
192. Landscape Improvement Plans for CFD Maintenance – Landscape improvements within public ROW and/or areas dedicated to the City for the citywide CFD to maintain shall be prepared on a separate City CFD plans for review and approval by the PW Engineering Department. The plans may be prepared as one plan for the entire development as determined by the PW Director. When necessary, as determined by the PW Director, a separate WQMP construction plan on City title block maybe required for review and approval by the PW Engineering Department prior to issuance of a grading permit. 193. Parkway Landscaping Design Standards - The parkway areas behind the street curb within the public’s right-of-way, shall be landscaped and irrigated per City standards and guidelines.
194. CFD Landscape Guidelines and Improvement Plans – All landscape improvements for maintenance by the CFD shall be designed and installed in accordance with City CFD Landscape Guidelines, and shall be drawn on a separate improvement plan on City title block. The landscape improvement plans shall be reviewed and approved by the PW Engineering Department prior to issuance of a construction permit. 195. Maintenance of CFD Accepted Facilities – All landscaping and appurtenant facilities to be maintained by the citywide CFD shall be built to City standards. The developer shall be responsible for ensuring that landscaping areas to be maintained by the CFD have its own controller and meter system, separate from any private controller/meter system. 196. AB 341. AB 341 focuses on increased commercial waste recycling as a method to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The regulation requires businesses and organizations that generate four or more cubic yards of waste per week and multifamily units of 5 or more, to recycle. A business shall take at least one of the following actions to reuse, recycle, compost, or otherwise divert commercial solid waste from disposal:
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a) Source separate recyclable and/or compostable material from solid waste and donate or self-haul the material to recycling facilities. b) Subscribe to a recycling service with their waste hauler. c) Provide recycling service to their tenants (if commercial or multi-family complex).
d) Demonstrate compliance with the requirements of California Code of Regulations Title 14.
For more information please visit:
www.rivcowm.org/opencms/recyclying/recycling_and_compost_business.html#mandatory 197. AB 1826. AB 1826 (effective April 1, 2016) requires businesses that generate eight (8) cubic yards or more or organic waste per week to arrange for organic waste recycling services. The threshold amount of organic waste generated requiring compliance by businesses is reduced in subsequent years. Businesses subject to AB 1826 shall take at least one of the following actions in order to divert organic waste from disposal:
Source separate organic material from all other recyclables and donate or self-haul to a permitted organic waste processing facility.
Enter into a contract or work agreement with gardening or landscaping service provider or refuse hauler to ensure the waste generated from those services meet the requirements of AB 1826.
Consider xeriscaping and using drought tolerant/low maintenance vegetation in all landscaped areas of the project.
As of January 1, 2019, the above requirements are now applicable to businesses that generate four (4) or more cubic yards of solid waste per week and one (1) or more cubic yards of organic waste per week. Additionally, as of January 1, 2019, a third trash bin is now required for organics recycling, which will require a larger trash enclosure to accommodate three (3) trash bins. This development is subject to this requirement. 198. Recyclables Collection and Loading Area Plot Plan. Prior to the issuance of a building permit for each building, the applicant shall submit three (3) copies of a Recyclables Collection and Loading Area plot plan to the City of Menifee Engineering/Public Works Department for review and approval. The plot plan shall show the location of and access to the collection area for recyclable materials, along with its dimensions and construction detail, including elevation/façade, construction materials and signage. The plot plan shall clearly indicate how the trash and recycling enclosures shall be accessed by the hauler.
The applicant shall provide documentation to the Community Development Department to verify that Engineering and Public Works has approved the plan prior to issuance of a building permit.
199. Waste Recycling Plan. Prior to the issuance of a building permit for each building, a Waste Recycling Plan (WRP shall be submitted to the City of Menifee Engineering/Public Works Department for approval. Completion of Form B “Waste Reporting Form” of the Construction and Demolition Waste Diversion Program may be sufficient proof of WRP compliance, as determined by the Public Works Director / City Engineer. At minimum, the WRP must identify the materials (i.e., concrete, asphalt, wood, etc.) that will be generated by Item Title: 11.1
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construction and development, the projected amounts, the measures/methods that will be taken to recycle, reuse, and/or reduce the amounts of materials, the facilities and/or haulers that will be utilized, and the targeted recycling or reduction rate. During project construction, the project site shall have, at a minimum, two (2) bins; one for waste disposal and the other for recycling of Construction and Demolition (C&D) materials. Additional bins are encouraged to be used to further source separation of C&D recyclable materials. Accurate record keeping (receipts) for recycling of C&D recyclable materials and solid waste disposal must be kept.
Arrangements can be made through the franchise hauler.
200. Waste Management Clearance. Prior to issuance of an occupancy permit for each building, evidence (i.e., receipts or other type of verification) shall be submitted to demonstrate project compliance with the approved WRP to the Engineering and Public Works Department in order to clear the project for occupancy permits. Receipts must clearly identify the amount of waste disposed and Construction and Demolition (C&D) materials recycled. Completion of Form C, “Waste Reporting Form” of the Construction and Demolition Waste Diversion Program along with the receipts may be sufficient proof of WRP compliance, as determined by the PW Director / City Engineer.
201. Fees and Deposits – Prior to approval of final maps, grading plans, improvement plans, issuance of building permits, and/or issuance of certificate of occupancy, the developer/property owner shall pay all fees, deposits as applicable. These shall include the regional Transportation Uniform Mitigation Fee (TUMF), , Development Impact Fees (DIF), and any applicable Road and Bridge Benefit District (RBBD) Fee. Said fees and deposits shall be collected at the rate in effect at the time of collection as specified in current City resolutions and ordinances.
202. Road Bridge Benefit District –The city is in the process of creating a Road and Bridge Benefit District in the Area. The applicant shall pay the RBBD fees based on the designated land use and areas, prior to the issuance of a building permit, or enter into an RBBD credit Agreement with the City for qualifying improvements. Should the project proponent choose to defer the time of payment, a written request shall be submitted to the City, deferring said payment from the time of issuance of a building permit to issuance of a certificate of occupancy. Fees which are deferred shall be based upon the fee schedule in effect at the time of issuance of the permit of each parcel. If the owner / developer constructs RBBD eligible improvements through another project that exceed its RBBD obligation, those credits, at the approval of the Public Works Director / City Engineer, could be applied to other projects that the owner / developer is constructing via agreement. 203. TUMF Fees - Prior to the issuance of an occupancy permit, the developer/property owner shall pay the Transportation Uniform Mitigation Fee (TUMF) in accordance with the fee schedule in effect at the time of (building permit or certificate of occupancy) issuance, pursuant to adopted City Ordinance governing the TUMF program, unless otherwise stated where a three party agreement is executed between WRCOG, the City of Menifee, and the developer / property owner precluding property owner from paying TUMF Fees. 204. Area Drainage Plan (ADP) Fees. The proposed development is located within the bounds of the Homeland / Romoland ADP of the Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (Flood Control District), for which drainage fees have been established by the Riverside County Board of Supervisors. Applicable ADP fees will be due (in accordance with the Rules and Regulations for Administration of Area Drainage Plans) prior Item Title: 11.1
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to building permits for this project. The fee due will be based on the fee in effect at the time of payment. The developer acknowledges that if the estimated cost for required MDP / ADP facilities exceeds the required ADP fees and the developer wishes to receive credit for reimbursement in excess of his fees, the facilities will be constructed as a public works contract.
205. Fees and Deposits – Prior to approval of final maps, grading plans, improvement plans, issuance of building permits, and/or issuance of certificate of occupancy, the developer/property owner shall pay all fees, deposits as applicable. These shall include the regional Transportation Uniform Mitigation Fee (TUMF), any applicable Traffic Signal Mitigation Fees, Development Impact Fees (DIF), and any applicable Road and Bridge Benefit District (RBBD) Fee. Said fees and deposits shall be collected at the rate in effect at the time of collection as specified in current City resolutions and ordinances.
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Section III:
Building and Safety Department
Conditions of Approval
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General Requirements
206. Final Building & Safety Conditions. Final Building & Safety Conditions will be addressed when building construction plans are submitted to Building & Safety for review. These conditions will be based on occupancy, use, the California Building Code (CBC), and related codes which are enforced at the time of building plan submittal. 207. Compliance with Code. All Design components shall comply with applicable provisions of the 2022 edition of the California Building, Plumbing and Mechanical Codes; 2022 California Electrical Code; California Administrative Code, 2022 California Energy Codes, 2022 California Green Building Standards, and City of Menifee Municipal Code, 2022 California Fire Code.
208. Disabled Access. Applicant shall provide details of all applicable disabled access provisions and building setbacks on plans to include:
a. Disabled access from the public way to the main entrance of the building. b. Van accessible and standard accessible parking located as close as possible to the main entrance of the building.
c. Accessible path-of-travel from parking to the furthest point of improvement. d. Accessible path-of-travel from public right-of-way to the main entrance of the structure.
e. Interior and Exterior disabled access requirements and details as required by California Building Code Chapter 11B.
209. California Green Building Code Requirements. Electric Vehicle (EV) a. Construction to provide electric vehicle infrastructure and facilitate electric vehicle charging shall comply with Section 5.106.5.3.1 and shall be provided in accordance with regulations in the California Building Code and the California Electrical Code. b. EV capable spaces shall be provided in accordance with Table 5.106.5.3.1 c. The plans shall clearly indicate the location and total amount of future medium and heavy-duty electric vehicle (EV) parking stalls within the site if the building site includes one or more of the following uses: Warehousing, grocery store, retail store with off- street loading areas.
210. County of Riverside Mount Palomar Ordinance. Applicant shall submit, at the time of plan review, a complete exterior site lighting plan with a “photometric study” showing compliance with County of Riverside Mount Palomar Ordinance Number 655 for the regulation of light pollution. All streetlights and other outdoor lighting shall be shown on electrical plans submitted to the Building & Safety Department. Any outside lighting shall be hooded and aimed not to shine directly upon adjoining property or public rights-of-way. All exterior LED light fixtures shall be 3,000 kelvin and below.
211. Street Name Addressing. Applicant must obtain street name addressing for all proposed buildings by requesting street name addressing and submitting a site plan for commercial, residential/tract, or multi-family residential projects. 212. Obtain Approvals Prior to Construction. Applicant must obtain all building plans and permit approvals prior to commencement of any construction work.
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213. Obtaining Separate Approvals and Permits. Temporary construction/sales trailers, temporary power poles/generators, trash enclosures, patio covers, light standards, building and monument signage, and any block walls will require separate approvals and permits.
Solid covers are required over new and existing trash enclosures. 214. Sanitary Sewer and Domestic Water Plan Approvals. On-site sanitary sewer and domestic water plans will require separate approvals and permits from Building and Safety. A total of 6 sets shall be submitted.
215. Demolition. (If applicable) Demolition permits require separate approvals and permits.
AQMD notification and approval may be required.
216. Hours of Construction. Signage shall be prominently posted at the entrance of the project indicating the hours or construction, as allowed by the City of Menifee Municipal Ordinance
8.01.010, for any site within one-quarter mile of an occupied residence. The permitted hours of construction are Monday through Saturday 6:30am to 7:00pm. No work is permitted on Sundays and nationally recognized holidays unless approval is obtained from the City Building Official or City Engineer.
217. House Electrical Meter. Provide a house electrical meter to provide power for the operation of exterior lighting, irrigation pedestals and fire alarm systems for each building on the site.
Developments with single user buildings shall clearly show on the plans how the operation of exterior lighting and fire alarm systems when a house meter is not specifically proposed.
At Plan Review Submittal
218. Submit one (1) digital complete set of fully dimensioned Structural, Architectural, Plumbing, Mechanical and Electrical Plans, along with one (1) digital set of geotechnical reports and one (1) digital set of precise grade plans. Hard copy plans will not be accepted.
All plans shall be submitted at a digital equivalent minimum 24” x 36” General Requirements
All sheets of the plans and the first sheet of the calculations are required to be signed by the licensed architect or engineer responsible for the plan preparation. (Business & Professions Code 5802), (Business & Professions Code 5536.1, 5802, & 6735) Cover Sheet
1. Vicinity Map
2. Parcel number and Site Address
3. Business Name
4. Occupancy Type
5. Occupant Load
6. Type of Construction
7. Number of stories
8. Building Height
9. Floor Area in sq. ft.
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10. Building data: Building Type of Construction, Square Feet of leased area intended use/occupancy, occupant loads, Building Code Data: 2022 California Building Code, 2022 California Electrical Code, 2022 California Mechanical Code, 2022 California Plumbing Code, 2022 California Green Building Code, 2022 California Energy Code, and 2022 California Fire Code.
11. List any flammable/combustible materials, chemicals, toxic, or hazardous materials used or stored and total quantities or each, including MSDS reports.
12. Indicate if the building has a fire sprinkler system.
13. Sheet Index
Plot Plans
14. North Arrow
15. Property Lines/Easements
16. Street/Alleys
17. Clearly dimension building setbacks from property lines, street centerlines, and from all adjacent buildings and structures on the site plan.
18. Accessible parking/unload areas, curb ramps, exterior route of travel to the leased area entry door and at least one route to the public right-of-way.
19. Precise grading plans indicating surface grades, locations and details for all accessible walkways, parking stalls, access aisles, ramps, etc…
Floor Plans
20. All wall lines to be indicated by double line.
21. Fully dimensioned and to scale (3/16 inch per foot minimum)
22. Exit door locations, widths, and direction of door swing.
23. Wall legend. Show walls as existing or new, with references to wall construction details indicating heights, framing member size, spacing and material type, connections at top and bottom and top of wall lateral bracing method.
24. Show all fixed elements of construction e.g., bathroom facilities, fixtures, cabinets, storage racks and/or shelves.
25. Accessible features e.g., fixed customer service counters, including kitchen, dining, or drinking bar counters, new bathroom facilities, access to new areas, features and elements.
Reflected Ceiling Plans
26. Indicate the ceiling treatment, ceiling grid, and the placement of all light fixtures.
Section Views
27. Walls and roof/ceiling finishes, complete occupancy separation and fire resistive construction if required, demising walls etc. For new conditioned spaces, section views shall indicate wall heights and insulation locations for walls and roof/ceilings.
Plumbing/Mechanical Plans
28. System material types and sizes, waste/vent and potable water layouts or isometrics, plumbing fixture schedule, etc.
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29. HVAC equipment location, distribution layout, material type and sizes fire/smoke control devices and activation.
30. Include a line of site detail showing new roof top equipment shielding.
31. Gas line diagram, material type, sizes, and load demand.
Electrical Plans
32. Interior Main Distribution single line diagram, panel location/schedule, and load calculations, etc.
33. Electric power and lighting plans, interior fixture schedule, illuminated exit signs and emergency illumination.
34. Title 24 Energy Electrical requirements including multi-level switching arrangements and automatic electrical lighting shut-off system.
Structural Plan/Foundation/Floor/Ceiling/Roof Plan and Details
35. Structural design justification of the existing roof framing for new mechanical equipment exceeding 300lbs.
36. Foundation supporting elements and connections, reinforcement, slab, and footing details, etc.
37. Structural frame plan(s).
38. T-Bar ceiling standard details and seismic restraints.
Supplemental Information
39. Submittal to include one (1) digital set of original shell building Title 24 Energy Calculations or new Title 24 Energy calculations or Energy calculations as for newly constructed conditioned space.
40. Envelope or Mechanical for conditioned space as new construction or, as for an addition including, LTG (lighting) Energy calculations for new lighting with required forms copied to the full-size plan sheets.
41. Separate submittals and permits are required for signs. Planning approval required prior to submittal to Building & Safety.
42. Fees are based on the City of Menifee Adopted Fee Schedule.
43. Restaurant/Food establishments must obtain approval from the County Health Department/Food Division, and the local water/sewer purveyor for grease waste interceptors.
44. All contractors/sub-contractors must show proof of State and City licenses and shall comply with SEC. 3800 of the Labor Code regarding Workers Compensation.
45. Applicant shall obtain all required clearances and/or approvals from Planning, Engineering, Fire, and the appropriate water district(s) prior to issuance of any building permits.
Prior to Issuance of Building Permits
219. All associated Building Fees to be paid.
220. Each Department is required to Approve, with a signature.
Prior to Final Inspection
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Each department that has conditions shall have completed and approved their final inspection prior to requesting the final inspection by the Building and Safety Department.
Prior to Certificate of Occupancy
221. The Business shall obtain a final inspection from all city departments and any other outside agency final inspections.
222. Each department is required to review and approve with a signature on the request for Commercial Occupancy form once ALL Conditions of Approval have been Met/Approved.
The Request for Commercial Occupancy form is available on the City of Menifee website at https://www.cityofmenifee.us/DocumentCenter/View/14362/Request-for-Commercial- Permit-Issuance
You will be required to obtain the signatures in person at the City of Menifee City Hall. 223. The business shall obtain a City of Menifee business license after the Certificate of Occupancy has been issued. Information about the city business license may be found here https://www.cityofmenifee.us/309/Business-License
A business shall not be open to the public or operate without a city business license or a Certificate of Occupancy.
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Section IV:
Office of the Fire Marshal
Conditions of Approval
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It is the responsibility of the recipient of these Fire Department conditions to forward then to all interested parties. The permit number (as it is noted above) is required on all correspondence.
Additional information is available at our website: www.rvcfire.org Questions should be directed to the Riverside County Fire Department, Office of the Fire Marshal at City of Menifee 29714 Haun Rd., Menifee, CA 92586. Phone (951)723-3767
CONDITIONS
224. Surface Load and Capabilities - Fire apparatus access roads shall be designed to support the impose loads of fire apparatus [80,000 pound live load (gross vehicular weight) distributed over two axles] and shall be surfaced so as to provide all-weather driving capabilities [rear wheel drive apparatus] for the length and grade(s) of the fire apparatus access road.
225. Aerial Fire Apparatus Access Roads - Where the vertical distance between grade plane and the highest roof surface exceeds 30 feet, approved aerial fire apparatus access roads shall be provided. Aerial fire apparatus access roads shall have unobstructed width of 26 feet, exclusive of shoulders, in the immediate vicinity of the building or portion thereof, with an unobstructed vertical clearance of 13 feet 6 inches. 226. Gates - Gate entrances shall be at least two feet wider than the width of the traffic lanes serving the gate. Any gate providing access from a road to a driveway shall be located at least 35 feet setback from the roadway and shall open to allow a vehicle to stop without obstructing traffic on the road. Where a one-way road with a single traffic lane provides access to a gate entrance, a 38 feet turning radius shall be used. 227. Auto Gates - Gates shall be automatic minimum 24 feet in width. Gate access shall be equipped with a rapid entry system to include OPTICOM and Knox Electric switches. Plan shall be submitted to the Fire Department for approval prior to installation. Automatic/manual gate pins shall be rated with shear pin force, not to exceed 30 pounds. Automatic gates shall be equipped with emergency backup power. Gates activated by the rapid entry system shall remain open until closed by the rapid entry system.
228. Fire Department Access - Fire apparatus access roads shall extend to within 150 feet of all portions of the facility and all portions of the exterior walls of the first story of the building as measured by an approved route around the exterior of the building or facility. 229. Sprinkler System - Buildings or structures exceeding 3600 sq. ft are required to have approved CFC and NFPA 13 compliant fire sprinkler systems installed. 230. Building Access - Shall comply per Table 3206.2 California Fire Code, fir-e apparatus access roads in accordance with Section 503 shall be provided within 150 feet of all portions of the exterior walls of buildings used for high pile storage. 231. Access Doors - Where building access is required by Table 3206.2, fire department access doors shall be provided in accordance with this section. Access doors shall be accessible without the use of a ladder.
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232. Number of Doors Required - The required access doors shall be distributed such that the lineal distance between adjacent fire department access doors does not exceed 125 feet measured center to center.
233. Smoke and Heat Removal - Where smoke and heat removal is required by Table 3206.2 it shall be in accordance with Section 910.
234. Additional Required Hydrants - Where new water mains are extended along streets where hydrants are not needed for protection of structures or similar fire problems, fire hydrants shall be provided at spacing not to exceed 1,000 feet to provide for transportation hazards. (TRANSPORTATION HYDRANTS OFF SITE)
235. Minimum Required Fire Flow - The Fire Department is required to set a minimum fire flow for the remodel or construction of all commercial buildings in accordance with Ordinance 787 and the California Fire Code
236. Blue Dot Reflectors - Blue retro-reflective pavement markers shall be mounted on private streets, public streets and driveways to indicate location of fire hydrants. Prior to installation, placements of markers must be approved by the Riverside County Fire Department. 237. Minimum Required Fire Flow - The Fire Department is required to set a minimum fire flow for the remodel or construction of all commercial buildings in accordance with Ordinance 787 and the California Fire Code. A fire flow of 8000 gpm for a 4 hour duration at 20 psi residual operating pressure must be available before any combustible material is placed on the job site. A minimum number of 8 Super fire hydrant(s) (6”x4”x2½”x2½”) shall be provided for this project. Additional fire hydrants may be required to meet the spacing requirements of the California Fire Code.
238. On/Off Looped FHA - Combination of on-site and off-site super fire hydrants (6”x4”x2½”x2½”) on a looped system shall be provided spaced an average of 200 feet between fire hydrants and in no case shall fire hydrants be further than120 feet from any portion of on a street or road frontage as measured along approved vehicular travel ways.
Fire hydrant(s) shall be located so that no portion of the building is farther than 250 feet from any hydrant(s) as measured along approved vehicular travel ways. The required fire flow shall be available from any adjacent hydrant(s) in the system.
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Section V:
Riverside County Environmental Health
Conditions of Approval
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The undersigned warrants that he/she is an authorized representative of the project referenced above, that I am specifically authorized to consent to all of the foregoing conditions, and that I so consent as of the date set out below. _______________________________________________ ___________________ Signed Date
_______________________________________________ ___________________ Name (please print) Title (please print)
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
AND
NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF A FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT TIME OF HEARING:
DATE OF HEARING:
PLACE OF HEARING:
October 23, 2024
6:00PM, or as soon thereafter as possible
MENIFEE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
29844 Haun Road, Menifee, CA 92586
A PUBLIC HEARING has been scheduled, pursuant to the City of Menifee Municipal Code, before the CITY OF MENIFEE PLANNING COMMISSION to consider the project shown below:
Project Title: “Murrieta Road Warehouse Project” – Plot Plan No. PLN 22-0179 – Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (State Clearinghouse Number #2023110162.)
Project Location: The Project is generally located south of Floyd Avenue, east of Geary Street, west of Murrieta Road, and north of McLaughlin Road within the City of Menifee (City), County of Riverside, State of California (Assessor Parcel Numbers [APNs]: 330-210-010, -011, -013, and -062, 330-560-001 through 330-560-040, 330- 570-001 through 330-570-033, and 330-571-001 through 330-571-005).
The Planning Commission will consider whether to approve of the following project at a public hearing:
Plot Plan No. No. PLN 22-0179 includes development of an approximately 517,720-square-foot (SF) speculative warehouse building. The environmental analysis includes a development buffer to account for final design changes, equivalent to three percent of the building square footage, or 15,532 SF, which would result in a building area of 533,252 SF and a floor area ratio of 0.50. The 533,252 SF warehouse building would include approximately 20,320 SF of ground floor office space, 7,000 SF of mezzanine office space, and 505,932 SF of warehouse space, and would be approximately 55 feet tall. Additional improvements include a parking lot and loading docks, ornamental landscaping, associated onsite infrastructure, and construction of offsite street improvements.
The Project would include 90 dock-high doors and 4 grade-level truck doors. Approximately 128 trailer parking spaces would be provided in the northern truck court and 64 trailer parking spaces would be provided in the southern truck court, within areas secured by sliding gates. The proposed Project would also provide 409 passenger car parking spaces. Access to the proposed Project would be provided via two driveways from Geary Street and three driveways from Murrieta Road.
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The Project would also include approximately 137,363 SF of ornamental landscaping that would cover 11.0 percent of the site. The proposed Project includes an approximately 14-foot-high retaining and screen wall along the interior of the northern and southern truck courts (outside facing wall would be 8 feet high with a landscaping berm), which would taper to a 6-foot-high screen wall along the northern property line outside of the truck court.
The Project would include approximately 4.5 acres (approximately 1.5 linear miles) of construction improvements in the form of roadway and utility improvements.
Environmental Information: On May 24, 2024, a Notice of Availability of the Draft EIR was sent to Responsible and Trustee Agencies and mailed to surrounding property owners and non-owner residents within 500 feet of the project site, stating that copies of the Draft EIR were available for public review on the City’s website, at the City of Menifee City Hall, the Sun City Library and Menifee Library. The public review period was for the State- mandated 45 days, from May 24, 2024, through July 8, 2024. Analysis presented in the Draft EIR indicated the proposed project would have certain significant and unavoidable greenhouse gas and noise impacts. The Draft EIR also presented mitigation measures, which will reduce project-specific and cumulative impacts. All other environmental effects evaluated in the Draft EIR are considered less than significant or can be successfully mitigated below the applicable significance thresholds.
The Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) responds to the comments and includes text revisions to the Draft EIR in response to input received on the Draft EIR. Unlike the Draft EIR, the City is not required to respond to comments on the FEIR. If written comments are received, they will be provided to the Planning Commission as part of the staff report for the Project. The Draft EIR and FEIR will be submitted to the Planning Commission for requested certification and action on the Project.
The FEIR is available on the City of Menifee Community Development Department website:
https://www.cityofmenifee.us/325/Environmental-Notices-Documents. A hard copy of the FEIR can be viewed at: Menifee City Hall – 29844 Haun Road, Menifee, CA 92586.
The Project site is not included on a list of hazardous materials sites compiled pursuant to Government Code Section 65962.5 (California Department of Toxic Substances Control list of various hazardous sites).
Any person wishing to comment on the proposed Project may do so in writing between the date of this notice and the public hearing and be heard at the time and place noted above. All comments must be received prior to the time of the public hearing. All such comments will be submitted to the Planning Commission, and the Planning Commission will consider such comments, in addition to any oral testimony, before making a decision on the proposed Project.
If this Project is challenged in court, the issues may be limited to those raised at the public hearing, described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing. Be advised that as a result of public hearings and comments, the Planning Commission may amend, in whole or in part, the proposed Project. Accordingly, the designations, development standards, design or improvements, or any properties or lands within the boundaries of the proposed Project, may be changed in a way other than specifically proposed.
For further information regarding this project or to provide written correspondence, please contact Ryan Fowler at (951) 723-3740 or e-mail [email protected].
CITY OF MENIFEE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
Attn: Ryan Fowler, Principal Planner
29844 Haun Road
Menifee, CA 92586
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October 23, 2024
Honorable Chair LaDue and Members of the Planning Commission City of Menifee Planning Commission
29844 Haun Road
Menifee, CA 92585
SUBJECT: PLANNING COMMISSION OCTOBER 23, 2024 MEETING
AGENDA ITEM 9.3- MURRIETA ROAD WAREHOUSE PROJECT
Honorable Chair and Commissioners:
The City of Perris (“Perris”) submits this letter to object to this Commission certifying the Environmental Impact Report (“EIR”) and approving Plot Plan No. PLN 22- 0179 as Perris continues to believe the EIR prepared for this project has not adequately analyzed and mitigated the significant environmental impacts resulting from this Project as described, in part, in correspondence Perris submitted to comment on the Draft EIR dated July 8, 2024.
Perris has reviewed Menifee’s responses to Perris’ comments on the Draft EIR and do not believe they adequately address the City’s concerns related to land use inconsistency, noise and traffic safety.
In addition, with regard to land use, the project site was previously approved to be developed with a residential subdivision under Tentative Parcel Map, No. 38469 (PLN22 -0180), which has been recorded with the County Assessor ’s Office . The EIR fails to address the replacement of the residential units that would be lost as a result of the proposed industrial development for compliance with Government Code, section 66300(b)(1) (SB 330). Additionally, the Land Use section of the EIR needs to address consistency of the project with the Northern Gateway Subarea of the Menifee Economic Development Corridor found in the General Plan Land Use Element, which envisions 5 percent of land uses to consist of residential uses. Failure to ensure th at 5 percent of the Northern Gateway Subarea is reserved for residential uses may also violate the no net loss requirements set forth Government Code, section 66300.
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT
PLANNING DIVISION
135 N. “D” Street, Perris, CA 92570-2200
TEL: (951) 943-5003 FAX: (951) 943-8379
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With regard to General Plan consistency as it relates to impacts related to noise and air quality, the project includes 45 dock high doors and 128 truck/trailer parking on the north side of the site, approximately 265 feet from the north property line shared with the seven ( 7) existing single- family residences in the City of Menifee. The only separation between the truck/trailers parked along the north side of the site and the single-family residences will be a 25-foot landscape setback and a 14-foot-high wall. Given the proximity of the proposed warehouse to the sensitive receptors, this project would be in direct conflict with the Menifee’s General Plan Policy LU -1.10 which requires projects to buffer sensitive land uses, such as residences, schools, care facilities, and recreation areas from major air pollutant emission sources, including freeways, manufacturing, hazardous materials storage, and similar uses.
On September 29, 2024, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 98 which establishes mandatory minimum development standards and setbacks for certain warehouse and distribution center projects. Perris recognizes that this Project is not required to comply with AB 98 pursuant to it s terms. However, Perris strongly encourages the Menifee to separately include these new requirements as conditions of approval for the Project to mitigate the public health and safety issues at AB 98 is intended to address.
With regard to the Project’s impacts related to traffic safety, Perris requested that RK Engineering review the Final EIR’s responses to the City’s comments related to traffic safety and the revised traffic study included with the Final EIR. Attached is correspondence from RK Engineering dated October 15, 2024, expressing continued concerns regarding how the project will deteriorate the operations of various intersections and street segments resulting in reasonably foreseeable impacts related to traffic safety.
As you may know, the cities of Perris and Menifee have commissioned a global traffic study to identify the traffic impacts associated with development within Perris and Menifee and to identify the necessary traffic infrastructure improvements to mitigate those impacts. Unfortunately, this traffic study will not be completed for another couple of months. Therefore, if you approve this Project tonight this Project will not be required to contribute toward the costs of any of the identified traffic infrastructure improvement despite its clear impacts related to traffic safety.
In conclusion, Perris respectfully requests that this Commission continue its consideration of this project for six (6) months to allow time for the Global Traffic Study to be complete so that this Project may participate in the costs of the identified traffic infrastructure improvements.
Respectfully,
Patricia Brenes
Planning Manager
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nclosure: RK Engineering Letter – Dated October 15, 2024 cc: Clara Miramontes, City Manager
Wendell Bugtai, Assistant City Manager
Robert Khuu, City Attorney
John Pourkazemi, City Engineer
Kenneth Phung, Director of Development Services
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OCTOBER 15, 2024
Mr. John Pourkazemi
City of Perris
24 South "D" Street, Suite 100
Perris, CA 92570
SUBJECT: MURRIETA ROAD WAREHOUSE PROJECT FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (FEIR) REVIEW – TRAFFIC ANALYSIS, CITY OF MENIFEE Dear Mr. Pourkazemi:
INTRODUCTION
Pursuant to your request, RK Engineering Group Inc. (RK) is pleased to provide this additional review of the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR), dated September 2024, prepared by EPD Solutions, Inc., and most notably the responses regarding the City of Perris’s DEIR traffic -related comments contained within Section 2.6 of the FEIR (Response to Letter A3: City of Perris, Dated July 8, 2024) and Appendix B: Revised Traffic Impact Analysis (dated January 30, 2024, same date as FEIR traffic study).
The Murietta Road Warehouse project includes development of an approximately 517,720 square foot (SF) warehouse building measuring a maximum of 55 feet in height. To provide a conservative analysis, a three percent buffer in building square footage has bee n included, which would equal 533,252 SF of building area. The proposed warehouse building would include a mezzanine, loading docks, and associated vehicle and truck trailer parking spaces. The warehouse building including the three percent buffer would include approximately 20,320 SF of ground floor office space, 7,000 SF of mezzanine office space, and 505,932 SF of warehouse space.
The Project site will have five driveways. The warehouse building is expected to have 90 dock -high doors and four grade level doors for trucks, 194 truck trailer stalls, and 409 passenger vehicle parking spaces, nine of which are accessible. The project is expected to have an opening year of 2026.
RK has completed this additional review regarding the responses to the City of Perris’s DEIR traffic - related comments contained within Section 2.6 of the FEIR. As a result, RK has the following comments.
1. General: As part of the FEIR, a general response was provided addressing many of the DEIR traffic-related comments which states that “per CEQA Guidelines Section 15064.3, automobile delay is no longer considered an environmental impact under CEQA, and therefore this comment does not raise concerns within the scope of CEQA. The discussion included in the DEIR concerning Level of Service (LOS) was provided for informational purposes only for the City’s use in evaluating the proposed Project and considering conditions of approval outside Item Title: 11.1
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of CEQA’s framework.” While RK agrees that VMT is now the primary metric under CEQA, CEQA still requires consideration of transportation safety, assessing the likelihood of accidents or hazards for drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists due to a project. As such, the traffic study needs to be significantly revised to ensure the project does not impact traffic safety.
2. General. The preparation of the site- specific traffic study for this project is premature in that the overall traffic study for the Menifee Economic Development Corridor (MEDC) needs to be completed first in order to master plan the entire MEDC area which encompasses this Murietta Road Warehouse Project. A more comprehensive review of the entire area along Ethanac Road needs to be completed before site-specific studies can be prepared for individual projects.
Several of the FEIR responses acknowledge that a global Traffic Study for the Menifee Economic Development Corridor (MEDC) area is being prepared. The response s go on to explain that the traffic study analyzes a “worst- case” scenario assuming 100% of truck traffic entering/exiting the site from Ethanac Road. Assuming this is a worst- case scenario is not necessarily correct and additional analysis would be needed to verify this. While the addition of a truck corridor may improve the overall traffic flow in the area, individual movements at certain intersections will be more heavily impacted, possibly causing new safety issues. Under CEQA, a significant impact can occur if a project substantially increases hazards due to a geometric design feature (e.g., intersection queuing). Since the traffic study only analyzes truck traffic entering/exiting from Ethanac Road, certain safety considerations have been underestimated, or not analyzed entirely. The transportation analysis needs to be consistent with the analysis in the forthcoming MEDC global study, otherwise the project may contribute towards safety issues that are not currently analyzed.
3. Page 1, Study Intersections. The traffic study does not analyze the future intersection of Green Valley Parkway and Ethanac Road. This intersection is anticipated to have deficiencies in the future due to the large amount of traffic it is anticipated to serve. As such, the traffic study needs to analyze this intersection and determine what fair share contribution will be needed.
4. Page 11, Figures 2.6 & 2.7: Lane Geometrics and Traffic Control. Study Intersection #8 actually consists of two separate (offset) intersections (Barnett Road & Case Road). Both of these intersections should be analyzed separately (from a LOS and queuing standpoint). As currently analyzed, the results for these two intersections are significantly underestimated.
Several of the FEIR responses state that queuing analysis is outside the scope of the EIR. This is not correct as under CEQA, a significant impact can occur if a project substantially increases hazards due to a geometric design feature (e.g., intersection queuing). The response also states t hat the intersection of Barnett Road/Case Road at Ethanac Road operates as one intersection and should be analyzed as one for analysis purposes. This is also not correct. These are two separate intersections and need to be analyzed as such. The offset nature of these two Item Title: 11.1
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intersections presents several geometric design issues of concern, especially given the high amount of truck traffic planning to pass through these intersections.
As detailed in the City of Perris Complete Streets Safety Assessment (CSSA), dated August2018, prepared by the ITS Technology Transfer Program, 13 collisions occurred at these two offset intersections between the years of 2015 -2017. Accident data was obtained through SWITRS.
Additionally, based on a recent review of the Transportation Injury Mapping System (TIMS), an additional 5 accidents resulting in possible injury occurred between the years 2020 -2023.
Based on this accident history, it is imperative tha t the traffic study analyze these two intersections accurately (i.e., as two offset intersections) to ensure the addition of project traffic will not increase serious collisions.
A letter was previously prepared in June 2023 providing supplemental comments in support of the City of Perris’ appeal of Plot Plan No. PLN 21 -0290 (Ethanac and Barnett Speculative Warehouses), located south of Ethanac Road and west of Barnett Road. This l etter raised several concerns relating to the current design of the intersections of Case Road/Ethanac Road & Barnett Road/Ethanac Road and the fundamental flaws of the accompanying traffic analysis (which also analyzed these offset intersections as one aligned intersection). The comments made in this letter also apply directly to this project as well.
The traffic study needs to be updated to appropriately analyze these offset intersections from an overall traffic safety perspective. Recommended improvements should be made involving realigning Barnett Road with Case Road (and other associated intersection improvements if necessary). The project shall pay a fair share contribution towards this realignment, or 100% of the cost if the project directly impacts these intersection(s).
5. Page 47, Storage Capacity at Left- Turn Pockets. The City of Perris is concerned about the project’s impact to queuing/progression along Ethanac Road at the I -215 interchange. A simulation analysis should be conducted to identify any queuing deficiencies, and if applicable, improvements should be identified.
Several of the FEIR responses state that queuing analysis is outside the scope of the EIR. This is not correct as under CEQA, a significant impact can occur if a project substantially increases hazards due to a geometric design feature (e.g., intersection queuing). The FEIR fails to analyze the queuing/progression along Ethanac Road at the I -215 interchange. Due to these closely - spaced intersections, queuing issues exist and the FEIR needs to address how the project contributes to these traffic safety issues.
6. Page 54, Site Access and Circulation. This analysis lacks the minimum analysis needed to ensure adequate project ingress/egress. The site access/circulation analysis should, at a minimum, include the following: LOS analysis at the project driveways; Queuing analysis at the project driveways; Truck turning movements entering/exiting the driveways; Internal truck Item Title: 11.1
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circulation throughout the site; and Gate stacking analysis. Inadequate queue storage and/or turning area for trucks could cause potential safety concerns.
7. Appendix C, Intersection Analysis Worksheets. Intersection #8: As previously mentioned, it is incorrect and significantly underestimates the results by analyzing Barnett Road and Case Road as one intersection. Furthermore, a “no right- turn on red” sign is present for the southbound approach along Case Road and the analysis should account for this accordingly.
CONCLUSIONS
RK Engineering Group Inc. has completed this additional review of the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR), dated September 2024, prepared by EPD Solutions, Inc ., and most notably their responses regarding the City of Perris’s DEIR traffic-related comments contained within Section 2.6 of the FEIR (Response to Letter A3: City of Perris, Dated July 8, 2024) and Appendix B: Revised Traffic Impact Analysis (dated Jan uary 30, 2024, same date as FEIR traffic study) . Based on this review, RK recommends that the traffic study be significantly revised to ensure the project does not impact traffic safety.
RK appreciates this opportunity to work with the City of Perris on this project and if you have any questions, please contact us at (949) 474-0809.
Sincerely,
RK ENGINEERING GROUP, INC.
Justin Tucker, P.E., T.E. Robert Kahn, P.E., T.E.
Associate Principal Founding Principal
Registered Civil Engineer 92866 Registered Civil Engineer 20285 Registered Traffic Engineer 3055 Registered Traffic Engineer 0555 Attachment
XC: Kenneth Phung, City of Perris
XC: Patricia Brenes, City of Perris
XC: Brad Brophy, City of Perris
Item Title: 11.1
Appeal of the Murrieta Road Warehouse Project
Item Page Number: 931
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
TIME OF HEARING: December 4, 2024
DATE OF HEARING: 6:00PM, or as soon thereafter as possible PLACE OF HEARING: MENIFEE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
29844 Haun Road, Menifee, CA 92586
A PUBLIC HEARING has been scheduled, pursuant to the City of Menifee Municipal Code, before the CITY OF MENIFEE CITY COUNCIL to consider the project shown below:
Project Title: Appeal No. PLN 24-0214 of the Planning Commission decision for the “Murrieta Road Warehouse Project” – Plot Plan No. PLN 22-0179 – Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (State Clearinghouse Number #2023110162)
Project Location: The Project is generally located south of Floyd Avenue, east of Geary Street, west of Murrieta Road, and north of McLaughlin Road within the City of Menifee (City), County of Riverside, State of California (Assessor Parcel Numbers [APNs]: 330-210-010, -011, -013, and -062, 330-560-001 through 330-560-040, 330- 570-001 through 330-570-033, and 330-571-001 through 330-571-005).
General Plan Land Use and Zoning:
Economic Development Corridor – Northern Gateway (EDC-NG) The City Council will consider the following project at a public hearing:
On October 23, 2024, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing and made a motion to approve Plot Plan No. PLN 22-0179 along with the related environmental analysis. However, that motion failed by a 2- to--3 vote and, therefore, the Project was not approved. On October 31, 2024, the City received an application from the property owner, IPT Menifee CC, LLC, appealing the Planning Commission decision.
Plot Plan No. No. PLN 22-0179 includes development of an approximately 517,720-square-foot (SF) speculative warehouse building. The environmental analysis includes a development buffer to account for final design changes, equivalent to three percent of the building square footage, or 15,532 SF, which would result in a building area of 533,252 SF and a floor area ratio of 0.50. The 533,252 SF warehouse building would include approximately 20,320 SF of ground floor office space, 7,000 SF of mezzanine office space, and 505,932 SF of warehouse space, and would be approximately 55 feet tall. Additional improvements include a parking lot and loading docks, ornamental landscaping, associated onsite infrastructure, and construction of offsite street improvements.
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spaces would be provided in the northern truck court and 64 trailer parking spaces would be provided in the southern truck court, within areas secured by sliding gates. The proposed Project would also provide 409 passenger car parking spaces. Access to the proposed Project would be provided via two driveways from Geary Street and three driveways from Murrieta Road.
The Project would also include approximately 137,363 SF of ornamental landscaping that would cover 11.0 percent of the site. The proposed Project includes an approximately 14-foot-high retaining and screen wall along the interior of the northern and southern truck courts (outside facing wall would be 8 feet high with a landscaping berm), which would taper to a 6-foot-high screen wall along the northern property line outside of the truck court.
The Project would include approximately 4.5 acres (approximately 1.5 linear miles) of construction improvements in the form of roadway and utility improvements.
Environmental Information: Additional environmental review of the appealed Project is not required. On May 24, 2024, a Notice of Availability of the Draft EIR was sent to Responsible and Trustee Agencies and mailed to surrounding property owners and non-owner residents within 500 feet of the project site, stating that copies of the Draft EIR were available for public review on the City’s website, at the City of Menifee City Hall, the Sun City Library and Menifee Library. The public review period was for the State-mandated 45 days, from May 24, 2024, through July 8, 2024. Analysis presented in the Draft EIR indicated the proposed project would have certain significant and unavoidable greenhouse gas and noise impacts. The Draft EIR also presented mitigation measures, which would reduce project-specific and cumulative impacts. All other environmental effects evaluated in the Draft EIR are considered less than significant or can be successfully mitigated below the applicable significance thresholds.
On October 13, 2024, a Notice of Availability of the Final EIR was sent to Responsible and Trustee Agencies and mailed to surrounding property owners and non-owner residents within 500 feet of the project site. The Final EIR responded to comments and included text revisions to the Draft EIR in response to input received on the Draft EIR. Unlike the Draft EIR, the City is not required to respond to comments on the Final EIR. If written comments are received, they will be provided to the City Council as part of the staff report for the Project. The Draft and Final EIR will be submitted to the City Council for requested certification and action on the Project.
The Draft and Final EIR are available on the City of Menifee Community Development Department website:
https://www.cityofmenifee.us/325/Environmental-Notices-Documents. A hard copy of the Draft and Final EIR can be viewed at: Menifee City Hall – 29844 Haun Road, Menifee, CA 92586.
The Project site is not included on a list of hazardous materials sites compiled pursuant to Government Code Section 65962.5 (California Department of Toxic Substances Control list of various hazardous sites).
Any person wishing to comment on the proposed Project may do so in writing between the date of this notice and the public hearing and be heard at the time and place noted above. All comments must be received prior to the time of the public hearing. All such comments will be submitted to the City Council Commission, and the City Council will consider such comments, in addition to any oral testimony, before making a decision on the proposed Project.
If this Project is challenged in court, the issues may be limited to those raised at the public hearing, described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Council at, or prior to, the public hearing. Be advised that as a result of public hearings and comments, the City Council may amend, in whole or in part, the proposed Project. Accordingly, the designations, development standards, design or improvements, or any properties or lands within the boundaries of the proposed Project, may be changed in a way other than specifically proposed.
For further information regarding this project or to provide written correspondence, please contact Ryan Fowler at (951) 723-3740 or e-mail [email protected].
CITY OF MENIFEE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
Attn: Ryan Fowler, Principal Planner
29844 Haun Road
Menifee, CA 92586
Item Title: 11.1
Appeal of the Murrieta Road Warehouse Project
Item Page Number: 933
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CITY OF MENIFEE
SUBJECT: City Council Recognition Policy Amendment
MEETING DATE: December 4, 2024
TO: Mayor and City Council
PREPARED BY: Stephanie Roseen, Acting City Clerk
REVIEWED BY: Stephanie Roseen, Acting City Clerk
APPROVED BY: Armando G. Villa, City Manager
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
1. Review and provide additional direction on parameters for a Key to the City Program; or
2. Approve the amended City Council Recognition Policy (Policy No. CC-24), incorporating guidelines for the Key to the City recognition.
DISCUSSION
On July 19, 2023, the City Council requested a future agenda item to discuss a Key to the City Program. In March 2024, the City Council discussed options for a Key to the City recognition and provided direction to staff to proceed with drafting a program to recognize individuals. Staff is recommending incorporating this recognition into the City Council's existing Recognition Policy to formalize the process.
The Key to the City is a proposed recognition designed to honor individuals and dignitaries who have made significant contributions or demonstrated qualities that align with Menifee's values and enhance the community. This recognition is symbolic and strictly honorary, presented as a ceremonial key by the City Council to convey the City’s trust and gratitude. This recognition is intended to be the most exclusive and symbolic form of honor the City Council could bestow, reserved for truly extraordinary circumstances.
Based on Council’s feedback in March, under the proposed policy amendment, eligibility for the Key to the City would include Menifee residents or individuals who have achieved notable accomplishments, such as exceptional military service, reaching the milestone age of 100 years, or performing acts of heroism within city limits. The program also provides for the recognition of dignitaries and celebrities visiting Menifee, as well as delegations from Sister Cities or other international partnerships. Lastly, nominations for unique circumstances outside these criteria Item Title: 12.1
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may be considered on a case-by-case basis, providing flexibility to recognize extraordinary contributions.
The Mayor and/or City Councilmembers may submit nominations for the Key to the City.
Nominations would be submitted to the City Clerk and include the nominee's name, accomplishments, and a brief justification for their recognition. Upon receipt, staff would prepare a consent calendar item summarizing the nomination for City Council's consideration. If the Council approves the recognition by a majority vote, staff would schedule the presentation of the ceremonial key at a subsequent City Council meeting or an appropriate ceremonial event such as the State of the City.
STRATEGIC PLAN OBJECTIVE
The proposed Key to the City recognition would align with the City’s Strategic Plan focus on Community Engagement and Social Infrastructure by creating meaningful opportunities to bring people together and celebrate individuals who contribute to the quality of life in Menifee. This program would enhance communication and awareness by amplifying positive stories of achievement, fostering pride, and building a stronger, more connected community.
FISCAL IMPACT
The cost of each Key to the City recognition is estimated to be approximately $65. These costs could be accommodated within the current Fiscal Year 2024/2025 Budget, with future recognition requests to be planned and budgeted for as part of subsequent fiscal year budgets.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Recognition Policy Amendment
Item Title: 12.1
City Council Recognition Policy Amendment
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City Council Policy
Policy Number:
CC-24
Approving Authority:
City Council
Subject
City Council Recognition Policy
Effective Date:
April 21, 2021
Amended:
December 4, 2024
1. PURPOSE
The purpose of this policy is to establish guidelines for the issuance of various recognition including proclamations and certificates. The intent of this policy is for recognition only, not for promotional or advertising purposes.
2. SCOPE / BACKGROUND
Recognizing members of the public and organizations for significant acts, achievements or lifetime milestones is consistent with the City of Menifee quality of life goals. The City Council is committed to the success of the City and extending appropriate City Council recognition to residents and organizations who achieve success in any endeavor is an important element of this commitment to the Council’s core values. The City believes that appropriate recognition, not only enriches our collective experiences, but also seeks to enhance the culture, lifestyle, and freedoms that we enjoy in the City of Menifee.
This policy discourages the City from supporting, promoting or otherwise naming endorsements for any political purposes.
3. POLICY
A.Types of Council Recognition:
The following certificates may include specific categories of recognition such as Arts and Culture, Citizenship, or Professional Achievement.
I. Certificate of Appreciation. A certificate of appreciation may be presented to any individual, group of individuals or organization to recognize them for any act or effort that goes above and beyond the norm and is deserving of appropriate recognition. At the request of the Mayor or any individual Councilmember, the City Clerk’s office shall prepare the certificate of appreciation. The inherent duties of the Mayor and each Councilmember, as representatives of the community at-large, provide the authority to issue a certificate of appreciation. Therefore, no formal Council action is required. Consistent with good protocol and decorum, a Councilmember may not issue a certificate of appreciation for a resident or organization in another Councilmember’s district without collaboration and consent of their colleague. The Mayor shall also adhere to this protocol.
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6 II. Certificate of Achievement. A certificate of achievement may be presented to any individual, group of individuals or organization to recognize them for significant acts of individual or organizational achievement in any endeavor that is deserving of appropriate recognition. At the request of the Mayor or any individual Councilmember, the City Clerk’s office shall prepare the certificate of achievement. The inherent duties of the Mayor and each Councilmember, as representatives of the community at-large, provide the authority to issue a certificate of achievement. Therefore, no formal Council action is required. Consistent with good protocol and decorum, a Councilmember may not issue a certificate of appreciation for a resident or organization located in another Councilmember’s district without collaboration and consent of their colleague. The Mayor shall also adhere to this protocol.
III. Outstanding Citizen Award Program. The Outstanding Citizen Certificate is presented to an individual or organization who has made an important, noticeable contribution to the community. These individuals are often called upon for advice and mentoring.
a.Schedule. Recipients are selected by the Councilmembers on a rotating basis and recognized at a City Council meeting as follows:
January – Outstanding Citizen of the Year Award; February – Mayor; March – District 1; April – District 2; May – District 3; June – District 4; July – Mayor; August – District 1; September – District 2; October – District 3; November – District 4; December – Mayor. The placement of the presentation on the agenda will be coordinated by staff.
b.Eligibility. Recipients must live or work in the City of Menifee. The Nomination Application must be completed and requires: the name, address, and phone number of the recipient; the occupation of the recipient; the district in which the recipient resides. Community members are encouraged to make recommendations and may
submit nomination applications to their District Councilmember or Mayor for consideration.
Outstanding Citizen eligibility criteria includes the following contributions to the community: Volunteering time; Positive impact on others; Dedicated to Menifee and concern for others; Works continually towards the betterment of the community; Qualities of honesty and integrity; Well known for their community service and contributions on behalf of the welfare of others and to the City at large; Leads the way in making Menifee a great place to live, work, play and learn.
c.Outstanding Citizen of the Year. All recipients of the Outstanding Citizen Award shall subsequently be nominated for Menifee’s Outstanding Citizen of the Year. All recipient applications received in the calendar year will be submitted to the Menifee Citizen Advisory Committee (MCAC) for the purpose of determining Menifee’s Item Title: 12.1
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6 Outstanding Citizen of the Year. MCAC will use the scoring form (Attachment A) to help in the selection process.
The Outstanding Citizen of the Year will be presented with an award during a Council meeting each January and then forwarded to all annual regional recognition awards requesting a Menifee nominee (example: County Supervisor’s Citizen of the Year Award).
IV. Certificate of Adjournment in Memory Of. Any City Councilmember may request the City Council meeting be adjourned in honor and memory of someone who has made a significant impact to the City of Menifee. A certificate will be prepared and mailed to the surviving family when possible.
V. City Proclamations. A proclamation may honor an individual, an organization reserved for those who have made a special contribution to the community. It may also include an event that has directly benefited Menifee or that raises awareness of an activity that considerably impacts the City.
a.Mayor Signature Only Proclamations. If a certificate of appreciation or achievement is not appropriate and a more formal recognition is desired for an individual, organization, or event through a proclamation, a Mayor Signature Only Proclamation may be used.
Similar to certificates of appreciation or recognition outlined above, at the request of an individual Councilmember, the Mayor shall sign a proclamation and no formal Council action is required. The same protocol for certification of appreciation or recognition shall be equally adhered to for signature only proclamation. In the absence of the Mayor, the Mayor Pro Tem shall sign the signature only proclamation. b.Council Approved Proclamation. If a certificate of appreciation or recognition is not appropriate and a more formal recognition is desired for a group of individuals or an organization through a proclamation, then city staff shall agendize the proclamation placing the item on the Consent Calendar for Council approval. Unlike the certificates of appreciation or recognition or Mayor signature only proclamations outline above, a Council Approved Proclamation must have the concurrence of one other Councilmember before being placed on the agenda by city staff. The Council Approved Proclamation shall be signed by all members of the City Council.
VI. Key to the City Recognition. The Key to the City is a symbolic gesture of civic appreciation and recognition by Menifee's City Council. Through the presentation of a ceremonial key, the City honors individuals who have made significant contributions or who embody values that enhance the Menifee community, symbolizing the City's trust and gratitude. A Key to the City is strictly honorary. Requests for recognition should be submitted only for rare and outstanding circumstances, ensuring the distinction retains its prestige and significance.
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6 a.Eligibility. Eligibility for receiving the Key to the City includes Menifee residents who have achieved significant accomplishments in military service, residents reaching the milestone age of 100 years, and individuals who have performed acts of heroism within city limits.
Additionally, dignitaries or celebrities visiting the City, as well as delegations from Sister Cities or other countries, may be recognized.
Requests for unique circumstances other than those listed may be considered on a case-by-case basis, providing flexibility to recognize extraordinary contributions.
b.Nomination Procedure.
1. Nominations for the Key to the City may be made by any member of the City Council.
2. Nominations are to be provided to the City Clerk, including the nominee’s name, accomplishments, and a brief
explanation of why they merit the recognition.
3. A consent calendar item, summarizing the nomination, will be prepared for the City Council’s consideration at a future City Council meeting.
4. Nominations must receive a majority vote from the City Council for approval.
5. If a majority vote is received, the City Clerk Department will agendize the presentation at a future City Council meeting or an appropriate ceremonial event such as the State of the City.
4. PROCEDURE
Requests for certificates or proclamations must be received by the City Clerk at least two weeks prior to the date needed. Upon receipt of the recognition request, the City Clerk will review to ensure applicability and consistency with said policy. If consistent, staff will communicate with the City Manager and the appropriate Councilmember for consideration of the request. All Outstanding Citizen Awards will follow the procedure as stated under “Types of Recognition.” All Key to the City recognitions will follow the procedure as stated under “Types of Recognition.”
A. The Councilmember requesting recognition may decide whether the recognition will be placed on the agenda under “Presentations,” if it will be presented at an event or other type of program, or if it will be mailed to the recipient.
B. Recognition requests for certificates and proclamations must be transmitted to the City Clerk Department at least two weeks prior to the deadline. The request should include sufficient information to assist the City Clerk staff and to minimize staff time in preparing the recognition. For proclamations, requests shall include either a sample proclamation to be used as a guide, or shall provide history/background, goals, motto, and date/time of event.
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6 applicable Councilmember, or Mayor if appropriate, to determine the proper recognition, if any.
D. The City Clerk will finalize the proper recognition document, including the Mayor’s and/or Councilmembers’ signatures as appropriate and prepare the appropriate presentation, or mail it as requested.
E. Proclamations and Outstanding Citizen of the Year Certificates to be presented at City Council meetings shall be placed in a frame. All other recognitions will be presented in a certificate folder with the City seal.
F. When recognition is presented during a City Council meeting or other formal event, City Clerk staff shall provide the Mayor, or presenter of the recognition, with a summary of the recognition.
G.The City Clerk shall maintain copies of all recognition in accordance with the City’s records retention policy.
5. RESTRICTIONS
This policy prohibits supporting, promoting, or otherwise making endorsements for the following:
A. For-profit business as an advertisement or commercial promotion, as opposed to recognition towards community contributions.
B. Matters of political or religious nature, as opposed to recognition towards community contributions.
C. Event or organization with no direct relationship to the City of Menifee.
D. Campaigns or events contrary to City policies and mission.
6. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
A. The City Clerk in coordination with the City Manager are responsible for administering this policy and procedure.
Revision History
Revision No. Date
Approved Approved By: Comments
0 4/21/2021 City Council Original Policy
1 12/4/224 City Council Addition of the Key to the City Recognition _____________________________________ _______________________ Bill Zimmerman, Mayor Date
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