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City of Riverside 3900 Main St. Riverside, CA 92522 Planning Division (951) 826-5371 Planning Commission 2,090th Meeting Agenda Thursday, May 22, 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 5/16/2014 Planning Commission Agenda May 22, 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 CASE P14-0132: Proposal by Hoc Tran of Eagle Scrap Metal to consider a Conditional Use Permit to allow a materials (metal) processing facility to operate on an approximately 2.25-acre site developed with two existing buildings totally approximately 28,000 square feet, located at 4665 Vine Street, situated at the northwest corner of Vine and Cridge Streets, in the I – General Industrial Zone, in Ward 2. It is recommended that the City Planning Commission recommend to the City Council adoption of a Negative Declaration in conjunction with this case. Contact Planner: Patricia Brenes, Senior Planner, (951) 826-5933 pbrenes@riversideca.gov (The applicant requests continuance to June 5, 2014 and staff concurs.) Attachments: P14-0132 cont req 2 PLANNING CASE P13-0589: Proposal by James Rogers of Smartlink, LLC, on behalf of the T.M. Cobb Company, to consider a Conditional Use Permit to construct a 60-foot high wireless telecommunications facility camouflaged as a palm tree, on an approximately 9.20 acre site developed with a warehouse, building located at 500 Palmyrita Avenue, situated on the southwesterly corner of Palmyrita and Michigan Avenues, in the BMP-SP – Business and Manufacturing Park and Specific Plan (Hunter Business Park) Overlay Zones, in Ward 1. It is recommended that the Planning Commission recommend to the City Council adoption of a Negative Declaration in conjunction with this case. Contact Planner: Brian Norton, Associate Planner, (951) 826-2308 bnorton@riversideca.gov Attachments: P13-0589 report City of Riverside Page 2 Printed on 5/16/2014 Planning Commission Agenda May 22, 2014 3 PLANNING CASE P13-0114: Proposal by Verizon Wireless on behalf of Riverside Mandarin Baptist Church, to consider a Conditional Use Permit to construct a 60-foot high wireless telecommunications facility camouflaged as a pine tree on an approximately 2.2 acre three-parcel site partially developed with the Riverside Mandarin Baptist Church located at 4889 Tyler Street, situated on the northeasterly corner of Tyler Street and Wells Avenue, in R-1-7000 – Single Family Residential Zone, in Ward 6. It is recommended that the Planning Commission recommend to the City Council adoption of a Negative Declaration in conjunction with these cases. Contact Planner: Kyle Smith, Associate Planner (951) 826-5220 kjsmith@riversideca.gov Attachments: P13-0114 report 4 PLANNING CASE P14-0220: Proposal by Tom Flores of Rock Church Riverside to consider a Conditional Use Permit to allow for the expansion of a existing church facility. The proposal specifically involves occupancy of an existing approximately 4,400 square foot two-story building at 4035 Trail Creek Road for ancillary Sunday school classrooms and offices. The Sunday school will be affiliated with an existing church in a 3,256 square foot building at 4027 Trail Creek Road. Both buildings are situated westerly of the intersection of Trail Creek and Warm Springs Roads, in the BMP-SP - Business and Manufacturing Park and Specific Plan (La Sierra University) Overlay Zones and in Ward 7. It has been determined that this proposal is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review pursuant to Section 15301 as the project constitutes occupancy of an existing building. Contact Planner: Kyle Smith, Associate Planner (951) 826-5220 kjsmith@riversideca.gov Attachments: P14-0220 report 5 PLANNING CASES P13-0912 and P13-0913: Proposal by David Gilmore of Grae La Sierra, LLC., to consider a Conditional Use Permit to establish a health and fitness club (LA Fitness) and the Design Review of the plot plan and building elevations related to construction of an approximately 45,000 square foot building, situated on an approximately 6.7 acre parcel currently consisting of surface parking and a vacant building pad within an existing commercial center located at 3742 Park Sierra Drive, situated generally at the southwesterly corner of Park Sierra Drive and Magnolia Avenue, in the CR-SP – Commercial Retail and Specific Plan (Magnolia Avenue) Overlay Zones in Ward 6. It has been determined that this proposal is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review pursuant to Section 15332 as the project constitutes an infill development. Contact Planner: Kyle Smith, Associate Planner (951) 826-5220 kjsmith@riversideca.gov Attachments: P13-0912-0913 report City of Riverside Page 3 Printed on 5/16/2014 Planning Commission Agenda May 22, 2014 6 PLANNING CASES P13-0263 AND P13-0264: Proposal by Mike Sadeghian to consider a General Plan Amendment to amend the General Plan land use designation from VLDR – Very Low Density Residential to C – Commercial and a Zoning Code Map Amendment to amend the zoning designation from R-1-1/2 Acre- SP – Single-Family Residential and Specific Plan (Orangecrest) Overlay Zones to CR-SP – Commercial Retail and Specific Plan (Orangecrest) Overlay Zones to facilitate the development of a retail commercial center on two contiguous vacant parcels totaling approximately 7.17 acres located at 18171 Van Buren Boulevard, situated on the southwesterly corner of Van Buren Boulevard and Little Court, in Ward 4. 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: Patricia Brenes, Senior Planner, (951) 826-5933 pbrenes@riversideca.gov Attachments: P13-0263_0264 report 7 PLANNING CASE P14-0359: Proposal by the City of Riverside to amend the Zoning Code (Title 19 of the Municipal Code) with regard to businesses that sell alcohol. Amendments include: 1) Chapter 19.450 - Alcohol Sales, to reorganize and clarify existing text; require a CUP or Minor CUP for all off-sale activities; add conditions of operation to prohibit off-site sales of single unit, cold ready to drink alcoholic beverages, to establish "last call" times for on-site alcohol sales, and to codify occupancy restrictions based on Fire Marshal determination; include Deemed Approved Use requirements and standards for existing non-conforming alcohol related businesses; and rename the "Other Applicable Regulations" section to "Public Convenience or Necessity", and add applicable Public Convenience and Necessity findings and criteria; allow the reduction of separation requirements from existing potentially sensitive uses by conditional use permit, and remove section 19.450.050, Variances; 2) Chapter 19.150 - Base Zones Permitted Land Uses, amending tables and clarifying zones in which alcohol is currently allowed as a primary or incidental use; 3) Chapter 19.910 – Definitions, to add a "Deemed Approved Use" definition; 4) Chapter 19.080 - Nonconformities, to be consistent with the new Chapter 19.450 Deemed Approved Uses requirements, standards and procedures; and 5) other minor Title 19 edits for consistency of the Riverside Municipal Code. This case is applicable to all Wards. Contact Planner: Jay Eastman, AICP, Principal Planner (951) 826-5264 and jeastman@riversideca.gov Attachments: P14-0359 report MISCELLANEOUS PLANNING AND ZONING ITEMS 8 Brief report from the City Planner on recent City Council actions and major development projects. 9 Items for future agendas. City of Riverside Page 4 Printed on 5/16/2014 Planning Commission Agenda May 22, 2014 MINUTES 10 The minutes of May 8, 2014 to be presented for approval. Attachments: Minutes 5-8-14 ADJOURNMENT Adjournment to the Thursday, June 5, 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 5/16/2014