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City of Riverside 3900 Main St. Riverside, CA 92522 Planning Division (951) 826-5371 Planning Commission 2,087th Meeting Agenda Thursday, April 3, 2014 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. LISTENING ASSISTIVE DEVICES are available for the hearing impaired--please see City Clerk. The City of Riverside wishes to make all of its public meetings accessible to the public. Upon request, this agenda will be made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with disabilities, as required by Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. 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 3/28/2014 Planning Commission Agenda April 3, 2014 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 1 PLANNING CASES P13-0324, P13-0325, P13-0326 AND P13-0327 (Continued from March 6, 2014): Proposal by Steve Berzansky of Steven Walker Communities to consider: 1) an amendment to the Riverwalk Vista Specific Plan to allow a transit-oriented residential development adjacent to the existing La Sierra Metrolink Station where only commercial development is currently allowed per the Specific Plan; 2) an amendment to Title 19 of the Riverside Municipal Code (Zoning Code) to rezone approximately 3.7 acres of a larger 13 acre site from the R-1-7000-SP – Single Family Residential and Specific Plan (Riverwalk Vista) Overlay Zones to the MU-U-SP – Mixed Use Urban and Specific Plan (Riverwalk Vista) Overlay Zones; and 3) the Site Plan Review and Design Review of the plot plan and building elevations related to the construction of a 187 unit phased multiple family residential development, including common and private amenities and covered and uncovered surface parking on approximately 3.7 vacant acres of a larger 13 acre site, situated on the northerly side of Indiana Avenue and easterly of La Sierra Avenue, in Ward 5. 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: Kyle Smith, Associate Planner, (951) 826-5220 kjsmith@riversideca.gov (Applicant requests continuance to April 17, 2014 and staff concurs.) Attachments: P13-0719 continuance req City of Riverside Page 2 Printed on 3/28/2014 Planning Commission Agenda April 3, 2014 2 PLANNING CASES P12-0799 AND P12-0800 (Continued from March 6, 2014): Proposal by Steve Berzansky of Steven Walker Communities to consider Tentative Tract Map 36516 to subdivide a 1.26 acre parcel into 7 single family residential lots; and the Design Review of a plot plan and building elevations for the proposed single family residences with detached garages, situated on the westerly side of Palm Avenue between Beechwood and Highland Places, in Ward 1. It is recommended that the City Planning Commission recommend to the City Council adoption of a Negative Declaration in conjunction with these cases. Contact Planner: Brian Norton, Associate Planner, (951) 826-2308 bnorton@riversideca.gov Attachments: P12-0799-0800 report 3 PLANNING CASES P13-0247, P13-0248, P13-0249, P13-0251 AND P13-0252: Proposal by Steve Berzansky of Steven Walker Communities to consider: 1) a General Plan Amendment to amend the land use designation of four contiguous vacant parcels, totaling approximately 4.05 acres, from B/OP – Business Office Park to VHDR – Very High Density Residential; 2) a Specific Plan Amendment to remove approximately 2.63 acres of the larger 4.05 acre project site from the Citrus Business Park Specific Plan (CBPSP); 3) an amendment to Title 19 of the Riverside Municipal Code (Zoning Code) to rezone the approximately 4.05 acres from the BMP-SP – Business and Manufacturing Park and Specific Plan (Citrus Business Park) Overlay Zones and BMP – Business and Manufacturing Park, to the R-4 – Multiple-Family Residential Zone; and 4) the Site Plan Review and Design Review of the plot plan and building elevations related to the construction of a 102-unit multiple-family residential development, including common and private amenities and covered and uncovered surface parking, on the subject site, located at 9565 Rudicill Street, situated on the northwest corner of Van Buren Boulevard and Rudicill Street, in Ward 5. It is recommended that the City Planning Commission recommend to the City Council adoption of a Mitigated Negative Declaration in conjunction with these cases. Contact Planner: Gustavo Gonzalez, AICP, Associate Planner, (951) 826-5277 ggonzalez@riversideca.gov Attachments: P13-0247_0248_0249_0251_0252 report City of Riverside Page 3 Printed on 3/28/2014 Planning Commission Agenda April 3, 2014 4 PLANNING CASES P13-0207, P13-0208, P13-0209, P13-0210, AND P13-0211: Proposal by the Riverside Community Hospital to consider a proposed Specific Plan and Environmental Impact Report for the development of a phased campus master plan for the future expansion of the Riverside Community Hospital, on approximately 22.5 acres. This proposal also involves 1) a General Plan Amendment to amend the land use designation from DSP – Downtown Specific Plan to RCHSP – Riverside Community Hospital Specific Plan; 2) an amendment to the Zoning Code (Title 19 of the Municipal Code) to rezone the subject site from the DSP-HC Downtown Specific Plan – Health Care District to the newly created RCHSP – Riverside Community Hospital Specific Plan Zone with appropriate Planning Areas internal to the campus; 3) removal of the Riverside Community Hospital campus from the Downtown Specific Plan Health Care District; and 4) the Plot Plan and Design Review of the site plan and building elevations for the development of Phase I, consisting of the removal of 69 parking spaces and demolition of Medical Office Building N to facilitate the construction a 251,500 square foot, seven story hospital bed tower, located at 4445 Magnolia Avenue, generally bounded by Magnolia Avenue to the east, Fourteenth Street to the north, Brockton Avenue to the west, and Tequesquite Avenue to the south, in Ward 1. Contact Planner: Patricia Brenes, Senior Planner (951) 826-5933 pbrenes@riversideca.gov. Draft RCH Specific Plan and EIR– Available electronically at http://www.riversideca.gov/planning/ and at the Planning Division front counter. Attachments: P13-0207_0208_0209_0210_0211 report 5 PLANNING CASE P12-0364: Proposal by the City of Riverside to consider a street name change for an approximately half mile segment of Central Avenue between De Anza Avenue and State Highway 91 from “Central Avenue” to “Central Avenue/ Riverside Plaza Avenue”, in Ward 3. It has been determined that this proposal is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) as it can be seen with certainty that the project will not result in a significant effect on the environment. Contact Planner: Kyle Smith, Associate Planner (951) 826-5220 kjsmith@riversideca.gov Attachments: P12-0364 report City of Riverside Page 4 Printed on 3/28/2014 Planning Commission Agenda April 3, 2014 MISCELLANEOUS PLANNING AND ZONING ITEMS 6 Brief report from the City Planner on recent City Council actions and major development projects. 7 Items for future agendas. MINUTES 8 The minutes of March 20, 2014 to be presented for approval. Attachments: CPC Minutes 3-20-14 ADJOURNMENT Adjournment to the Thursday, April 17, 2014, meeting at 9:00 a.m. in the Art Pick Council Chamber. ********* Art Pick Council Chamber 3900 Main Street Riverside, CA 92522 Planning Division 951-826-5371 City of Riverside Page 5 Printed on 3/28/2014