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DATE: October 26, 2023 EA22-0016 & PDP22-0003 Page 2 of 19 JUSTIFICATION OR INFORMATION CONTINUED:
7.Existing General Plan/Zoning:
8.Surrounding Land Use:
9.Surrounding General Plan/Zoning:
10. Environmental Information:
11. Application Deemed Complete
SUMMARY
Very Low Density Residential (2 d.u./acre max. [R
L-2])
North: Existing single-family home & vacant land;
East & South: Vacant land;
West: Residential estates.
North: R-L-2 & Medium Density Residential (R-M)
East & South & West: R-L-2
This Project is exempt from the requirements of
CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15162
and 15061 (b)(3). A previously adopted Negative
Declaration based on Environmental Assessment
Case No. EA050030 is still valid for this project. No
substantial changes are proposed to the project
and no potential new impacts have been identified
that would require further environmental review.
Street name changes are exempt from CEQA
pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061 (b)(3).
September 20, 2023
The applicant, Jacqueline Park, is requesting approval of a Preliminary Development Plan application to construct nine single-family residences on Tract No. 33329 along Nova Lane, a gated private street within the subdivision. The project consists of three plan types, with detached Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU) and range in size from 4,500 to 4,900 square feet. The proposed plan types and ADUs are designed desert modern architectural style. Front yard landscaping is also included as part of the project.
BACKGROUND
The subject property is located in Section 30, which is bounded on the north by Dinah Shore Drive, on the south by Gerald Ford Drive, on the east by Monterey Avenue, and on the west by Bob Hope Drive. The west half of Section 30 was annexed from the County of Riverside to the City in 1994. A Master Circulation Plan for Section 30 was approved in 1999 with the intent to address drainage constraints and traffic issues, and was last amended on December 18, 2014, for the realignment of Via Florencia. The subject property is also subject to the Section 30 Design Guidelines, which contain provisions for enhanced landscaped parkways, walls, vehicular access gates, and subdivision entrances. The City Council last amended the Design Guidelines in 2009.
Tentative Tract Map 33329 was originally approved by the City Council on May 4, 2006 and received one-year time extensions on July 17, 2008, June 21, 2018 and June 6, 2019. The Tentative Tract Map was kept entitled through the various Senate and Assembly bills passed by the California Legislation.
Planning Commission Staff Report AGENDA ITEM#
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DATE: October 26, 2023
JUSTIFICATION OR INFORMATION CONTINUED:
EA22-0016 & PDP22-0003 Page 18 of 19
D.The design, location, and proposed uses would be compatible with the character of existing development in the surrounding neighborhood. The proposed residential use is one permitted within the subject zoning district and complies with all of the applicable provisions of the Zoning Ordinance. The current General Plan and zoning designation for the Project Site is Very Low Density Residential (R-L-2). The R-L-2 zoning district identifies areas appropriate for large lot single-family uses. The allowable maximum density is two dwelling units per gross acre. The proposed use is a single-family residential development with nine lots that are already established and recorded with a density of 1.88 units per acre. The project, as conditioned, meets the Zoning Ordinance requirements for lot coverage, setbacks, height limitations, and landscaping as described in this report.
E.The subject site is physically suitable for the type and density/intensity of development being proposed, as conditioned. The project site is physically suitable for the type of low density residential development. Tract 33329 was recorded in 2022 and consists of nine residential legal lots The overall project density is 1.88 dwelling units per acre, which complied with the maximum density under the R-L-2 zoning district at the time Tract Map No. 33329 was approved. In addition, the applicant shall comply with the recommendations of the adopted Mitigated Negative Declaration. No variances or exceptions are requested.
F.The proposed project has been reviewed in compliance with the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and there would be no potential significant negative effects upon environmental quality and natural resources that would not be properly mitigated and monitored, unless findings are made in compliance with CEQA. The previously approved project (Tentative Tract Map No. 33329 and Environmental Assessment Case No. EA050030) for a nine-lot single-family residential subdivision was reviewed for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
The City Council adopted a Negative Declaration on May 4, 2006. A Notice of Determination was filed with the Riverside County Clerk on March 31, 2006.
Circumstances have not significantly changed in the project or in its vicinity.
Pursuant to Section 15162, no further consideration is required. Based on Environmental Assessment Case No. EA050030, the City prepared and filed an Initial Study and a Notice of Intent to Adopt a Negative Declaration for the Project. A Notice of Availability for the Negative Declaration was filed on May 4, 2006 with the Riverside County Clerk after the Tentative Tract Map received approval from the City Council CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 (Subsequent EIRs and Negative Declarations) provides that when an EIR has been certified or a negative declaration adopted for a project, no subsequent EIR shall be prepared for that project unless the lead agency determines, on the basis of substantial evidence in light of the whole record, that there are no new significant environmental effects due to a change in the project or circumstances, and there is no new information of substantial importance as identified in CEQA Guidelines Section 15162(a)(3). Pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21166 and CEQA Guidelines Section 15162, the City analyzed whether the revisions would result in new significant impacts or substantial increase in severity of previously identified impacts. Based on Environmental Assessment Case Planning Commission Staff Report AGENDA ITEM#
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