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City of Riverside 3900 Main St. Riverside, CA 92522 Planning Division (951) 826-5371 Planning Commission 2,075th Meeting Agenda Thursday, September 19, 2013 9:00 AM Art Pick Council Chamber MISSION STATEMENT The City of Riverside is committed to providing high quality municipal services to ensure a safe, inclusive and livable community PLEASE NOTE: The scheduled hearing times are approximate. No item will be heard before its scheduled time, but may be heard later in the meeting. Oral communications from the audience relating to any of the agenda items are limited to three minutes, and you will be asked to state your name and city of residence. City Planning Commission action on all items may be appealed to the City Council within ten calendar days for zoning and map cases. Contact the Planning Division for further information. 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Any person with a disability who requires a modification or accommodation in order to participate in a meeting should direct such request to the City's ADA Coordinator at (951) 826-5427 or TDD at (951) 826-5439 at least 72 hours before the meeting, if possible. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE City of Riverside Page 1 Printed on 9/13/2013 Planning Commission Agenda September 19, 2013 PLANNING/ZONING MATTERS FROM THE AUDIENCE This is the portion of the meeting specifically set aside to invite your comments on matters of interest to the Commission, including items on the Consent Calendar. This portion of the agenda will be limited to a cumulative total of 15 minutes, with individual speakers limited to a maximum time limit of 3 minutes. Further discussion of any matter beyond 15 minutes will be continued to following the public hearing calendar or scheduled for a later agenda. If there is no one from the audience wishing to speak, the Commission will move to the Consent Calendar. Materials related to an item on this Agenda submitted to the City Planning Commission after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection in the Planning Division office during normal business hours. 9 A.M.--PUBLIC HEARINGS City of Riverside Page 2 Printed on 9/13/2013 Planning Commission Agenda September 19, 2013 1 PLANNING CASE P13-0288: Proposal of City of Riverside to amend the Zoning Code (Title 19 of the Municipal Code) for technical and clarifying changes including, but not limited to, the following Zoning Code sections: 1) Chapter 19.440 - Accessory Buildings and Structures – to clarify that accessory structures can be placed more forward on a lot than the rear most wall of the primary structure, but no closer than 50 feet from the front property line and to define the maximum overall height of one and two-story accessory structures within residential zones; 2) Chapter 19.550 - Fences, Walls and Landscape Materials – to clarify that the requirements for clear cross-visibility at the intersection of public rights-of-way shall apply to alley intersections; 3) Chapter 19.580 - Parking and Loading – to clarify the intended parking ratio for vocational and technical schools and to clarify that a minimum 5-foot-wide landscaped setback is required along all property lines shared with residentially zoned or residentially used lots for parking, loading and outdoor vehicle sales areas; 4) Chapter 19.730 - Minor Conditional Use Permit – to clarify that a revised conditional use permit is required for all additions and expansions that exceed established thresholds; 5) Chapter 19.770 - Site Plan Review Permit – to clarify that a separate design review application is not required for projects that require site plan review; 6) Chapter 19.910 - Definitions – to amend various definitions, including the definition of “Animal, Non-domestic”, “Brewery, Brewpub”, “Brewery, Distilled Spirits”, “Brewery, Distillery”, “Brewery, Homebrew”, “Outdoor sales, display and storage”, “Vehicle repair facility, Minor” and “Wet bar”; and 7) Title 19 Zoning – to replace all references to “Planning Director” with “Community Development Director or his/her designee”. This case is applicable to all Wards. The Planning Division of the Community Development Department is recommending that the Planning Commission determine that this proposal is categorically exempt from further California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) as it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that this proposed amendment to the Zoning Code will have a significant effect on the environment. Contact Planner: Gustavo N. Gonzalez, AICP, Associate Planner (951) 826-5277 ggonzalez@riversideca.gov Attachments: P13-0288 City of Riverside Page 3 Printed on 9/13/2013 Planning Commission Agenda September 19, 2013 2 PLANNING CASES P12-0334, P12-0335, P12-0336 & P13-0630: Proposal by the City of Riverside to consider a series of General Plan, Specific Plan and Zoning Code Amendments for fifteen (15) separate sites at various locations throughout the City as described below. The purpose of this series of amendments is to implement a program to rezone land as identified in the City’s previously adopted Housing Element of the General Plan 2025 to provide land that is zoned for higher density residential or mixed use zoning (minimum 20 units-per-acre) toward achieving the City’s regional housing need. Specifically, the proposal involves: 1) A General Plan amendment to change the land use designation of seven (7) separate sites totaling approximately 26.7 acres (Site Nos. 1, 2, 3, 11, 12, 13 & 15) to HDR – High Density Residential and to change the General Plan land use designation of one (1) site (Site No. 14 - 1.62-acres) to MU-V – Mixed Use – Village; 2) a Specific Plan Amendment to amend the Hunter Business Park Specific Plan (HBPSP) to remove one vacant site (Site No. 2 - 7.5 acres total) from the HBPSP boundaries; 3) the Rezoning of six (6) separate sites (Site Nos. 2, 3, 11, 12, 13 & 15 - 29.2 acres total) to the R-3-1500 Multiple-Family Residential Zone, rezoning of an approximately 0.96-acre site (Site No. 10) to the R-4 SP Multiple-Family Residential and Specific Plan (Magnolia Avenue) Overlay Zone, rezoning of an approximately 1.62 acre site (Site No. 14) to the MU-V Mixed Use – Village Zone, rezoning of an approximately 17.8 acre site (Site No. 9) to the MU-U SP - Mixed Use – Urban and Specific Plan (University Avenue Specific Plan) Overlay Zone, applying a new TVMU-30 – Transit Village Mixed Use (30 Dwelling Units Per Acre) Overlay Zone to four (4) sites (Site Nos. 4 – 7, 22.6 acres total) and applying a new TVMU-60 – Transit Village Mixed Use (60 Dwelling Units Per Acre) Overlay Zone to an approximately 10.1-acre site (Site No. 8) currently developed with the Downtown Metrolink Station; and 4) an amendment to the Zoning Code (Title 19 of the Municipal Code) to add a new chapter (Chapter 19.225 – TVMU – Transit Village Mixed Use Overlay Zone) to create a new overlay zone that could be applied only to eligible properties within a half-mile of a transit station and allow for transit oriented mixed-use development at 30 or 60 dwelling units per acre, depending on location. No development of land is proposed as part of this request. This proposal is located within Wards 1, 2, 5 and 6. It is recommended that the Planning Commission recommend to the City Council adoption of the Sixth Addendum to the General Plan 2025 Final Program Environmental Impact Report in conjunction with these cases. Contact Planner: Doug Darnell, AICP, Senior Planner (951) 826-5219 ddarnell@riversideca.gov Attachments: P12-0334_P12-0335_P12-0336_P13-0630 report City of Riverside Page 4 Printed on 9/13/2013 Planning Commission Agenda September 19, 2013 3 PLANNING CASES P13-0198, P13-0199 AND P13-0201: Proposal by David Hetherington of Wakeland Housing and Development Corporation to consider a General Plan Amendment to amend the General Plan land use designation from MDR – Medium Density Residential to HDR – High Density Residential, an amendment to the Zoning Code (Title 19 of the Riverside Municipal Code) to amend the Zoning designation from R-1-7000 – Single-Family Residential to R-3-2500 – Multiple-Family Residential, and the review of the site plan to establish a 30-unit affordable housing project for disabled military veterans and their families on five contiguous parcels totaling approximately 2.14 acres located at 5797 Picker Street, and situated north of Philbin Avenue, between Picker and Wohlstetter Streets, in Ward 6. It is recommended that the Planning Commission recommend to the City Council adoption of a Mitigated Negative Declaration in conjunction with these cases. Contact Planner: Moises A. Lopez, Associate Planner (951) 826-5264 mlopez@riversideca.gov Attachments: P13-0198-0199-0201 report MISCELLANEOUS PLANNING AND ZONING ITEMS 4 Staff discussion: Wireless Telecommunication Facility Design & Safety handout draft Attachments: Memo 5 Brief report from the City Planner on recent City Council actions and major development projects. 6 Items for future agendas. MINUTES 7 The minutes of August 22, 2013 and September 5, 2013 to be presented for approval. Attachments: CPC Minutes 8-22-13 CPC Minutes 9-5-13 ADJOURNMENT Adjournment to the Thursday, September 5, 2013, meeting at 9 a.m. in the Art Pick Council Chamber. City of Riverside Page 5 Printed on 9/13/2013 Planning Commission Agenda September 19, 2013 ********* Art Pick Council Chamber 3900 Main Street Riverside, CA 92522 Planning Division 951-826-5371 City of Riverside Page 6 Printed on 9/13/2013