Planning Commission

City of Riverside 3900 Main St. Riverside, CA 92522 Planning Division (951) 826-5371 Planning Commission 2,092nd Meeting Agenda Thursday, July 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 6/27/2014 Planning Commission Agenda July 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 CASE P13-0114 (Continued from May 22, 2014): 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 (Applicant is requesting further continuance to July 17, 2014 and staff concurs.) Attachments: P13-0114 Cont req City of Riverside Page 2 Printed on 6/27/2014 Planning Commission Agenda July 3, 2014 2 PLANNING CASES P13-0553, P13-0554, P13-0583 AND P14-0065: Proposal by Kevin Kohan of The Planning Associates on behalf of Paul A. Newkirk of Emri-Newkirk Properties, LLC to consider: 1) a General Plan Amendment to amend the General Plan land use designation from C – Commercial to VHDR – Very High Density Residential; 2) a Specific Plan Amendment to amend the land use from Commercial and Auto Center to Apartments; 3) a Zoning Code Map Amendment to amend the zoning designation from CG-WC-SP – Commercial General, Water Course and Specific Plan (Sycamore Highlands) Overlay Zones and CG-SP – Commercial General and Specific Plan (Sycamore Highlands) Overlay Zones to the R-4-SP – Multiple Family Residential and Specific Plan (Sycamore Highlands) Overlay Zones; and 4) the Site Plan and Design Review of the plot plan and building elevations related to the construction of a 275-unit multiple family residential development, including common and private amenities and covered and uncovered surface parking, on two contiguous parcels, totaling approximately 10.26 acres, located at 5940 and 5980 Sycamore Canyon Boulevard, situated on the easterly side of Sycamore Canyon Boulevard, between Dan Kipper Drive and Lochmoor Drive, in Ward 2. 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: Patricia Brenes, Senior Planner (951) 826-5933 pbrenes@riversideca.gov (Applicant requests continuance to July 17, 2014 and staff concurs.) Attachments: 2_P13-0553_0554_0583_0065 Cont req 3 PLANNING CASES P12-0698, P12-0697 AND P12-0601 (Continued from June 5, 2014): Proposal by Hank Jong of EGL Associates, Inc. to consider: 1) a General Plan Amendment to amend the General Plan land use designation for approximately 0.27 acres of an existing 5.08-acre parcel from VLDR - Very Low Density Residential to HR - Hillside Residential; 2) a Zoning Code Map Amendment to amend the zoning designation of approximately 0.27 acres of an existing 5.08-acre parcel from the R-1-1/2 Acre – Single-family Residential Zone to the RC – Residential Conservation Zone; and 3) a Tentative Tract Map (TM-36370) to facilitate the subdivision of two contiguous undeveloped parcels totaling approximately 9 acres into 10 lots, located at 14601 Dauchy Avenue, situated on the westerly side of Dauchy Avenue, between Ferrari Drive and Cactus Avenue, 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 (Applicant requests further continuance to August 7, 2014 and staff concurs.) Attachments: P0698_0697_0601 Cont req City of Riverside Page 3 Printed on 6/27/2014 Planning Commission Agenda July 3, 2014 4 PLANNING CASES P13-0165, P13-0166, P13-0167 and P13-0168: Proposal by Mohamed Sierafi to consider 1) an Amendment to the General Plan to change the General Plan land use designation of approximately 1.29 acres from O-Office to C-Commercial; 2) to amend the Municipal Code (Title 19) to rezone approximately 1.29 acres from the R-1-7000 – Single Family Residential Zone to the CR-Commercial Retail Zone; 3) for a Conditional Use Permit to allow construction of a vehicle fuel station with an automated vehicle wash facility; and 4) the Design Review of the plot plan and building elevations for an approximately 4,858 square-foot vehicle fuel canopy, an approximately 3,156 square-foot convenience store, an approximately 2,000 square-foot vehicle wash facility, and two approximately 920 square-foot vacuum canopies on an approximately 1.29 acre portion of an approximately 6.8 acre vacant site, situated on the westerly side of La Sierra Avenue, southerly of Indiana Avenue and northerly of Liverpool Lane, 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: Kyle Smith, Associate Planner (951) 826-5220 kjsmith@riversideca.gov Attachments: P13-0165-0166-0167-0168 report MISCELLANEOUS PLANNING AND ZONING ITEMS 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 June 19, 2014 to be presented for approval. Attachments: Minutes ADJOURNMENT Adjournment to the Thursday, July 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 4 Printed on 6/27/2014