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City of Riverside 3900 Main St. Riverside, CA 92522 Planning Division (951) 826-5371 Planning Commission 2,089th Meeting Agenda Thursday, May 8, 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 5/2/2014 Planning Commission Agenda May 8, 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 the April 17, 2014 meeting): 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 Attachments: P13-0324-0325-0326-0327 rsh City of Riverside Page 2 Printed on 5/2/2014 Planning Commission Agenda May 8, 2014 2 PLANNING CASE P14-0356: Proposal by the City of Riverside to amend the Zoning Code (Title 19 of the Municipal Code) with regard to on-site public notification signs as follows: 1) Chapter 19.670 – Public Hearings and Notice Requirements, to include requirements and standards for on-site notification signs for discretionary actions requiring a public hearing and development-related legislative actions; 2) Chapter 19.620 – Signs, to add “On-Site Public Noticing Signs” as a regulated sign type; 3) Chapter 19.910 – Definitions, to add a definition for “Signs, On-Site Public Noticing;” and 4) other minor edits to Title 19 as may be necessary to ensure consistency of the Riverside Municipal Code. 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: David Murray, Senior Planner (951) 826-5773 dmurray@riversideca.gov. Attachments: P14-0356 rsh MISCELLANEOUS PLANNING AND ZONING ITEMS 3 Brief report from the City Planner on recent City Council actions and major development projects. 4 Items for future agendas. MINUTES 5 The minutes of April 17, 2014 to be presented for approval. Attachments: CPC Minutes 4-17-14 ADJOURNMENT Adjournment to the Thursday, May 22, 2014, meeting at 9:0 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 3 Printed on 5/2/2014