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City of Riverside 3900 Main St. Riverside, CA 92522 Planning Division (951) 826-5371 Planning Commission 2,098th Meeting Agenda Thursday, October 9, 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. 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. State law restricts the City Planning Commission from taking action on an item unless it has been included on an agenda and posted at least 72 hours in advance of a meeting, or unless the matter falls within one of the narrow exceptions. 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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. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE City of Riverside Page 1 Printed on 10/3/2014 Planning Commission Agenda October 9, 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. 1 Public Comments: 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 next order of business. 9 A.M.--PUBLIC HEARINGS This portion of the Planning Commission Agenda is for all matters where staff and public participation is anticipated. Individual audience participation is limited to 3 minutes. 2 PLANNING CASES P13-0553, P13-0554, P13-0583 AND P14-0065 (Continued from September 18, 2014): 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, with relatead variances, 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: Gabriel Perez, Principal Planner (951) 826-5108 gjperez@riversideca.gov Attachments: P13-0553_0554_0583PP14-0065 Report P13-0553_0554_0583_P14-0065 Report exhibits City of Riverside Page 2 Printed on 10/3/2014 Planning Commission Agenda October 9, 2014 3 PLANNING CASES P14-0026 & P14-0027: Proposal by McDonalds Corporation, LLC for consideration of a Conditional Use Permit to permit a drive through business (“McDonalds”), and for Design Review of the plot plan and building elevations related to the construction of an approximately 5,160 square foot fast food restaurant including an indoor play area, indoor & outdoor eating areas, an approximately 220 foot long “side-by-side” drive thru, and variance related to screening from an adjacent undeveloped residentially zoned parcel is requested. The project site is located on a vacant site at 10952 Magnolia Avenue, situated on the southerly side of Magnolia Avenue, between Park Sierra Avenue and La Sierra Avenue, located adjacent to the existing “Walgreens”, in the CR-X-10-SP – Commercial Retail and Building Setback (10 feet from Magnolia Avenue), and Specific Plan (Magnolia Avenue) Overlay Zones, in Ward 6. It is recommended that the Planning Commission recommend to the City Council adoption of a Mitigated Negative Declaration in conjunction with this case. Contact Planner: Kyle Smith, AICP, Associate Planner (951) 826-5220 kjsmith@riversideca.gov Attachments: P14-0026-0027_Report P14-0026-0027_Report Exhibits 4 PLANNING CASE P13-1020: Proposal by Shanna Reyes of Smartlink, LLC, on behalf of Verizon Wireless to consider a Conditional Use Permit to construct a 60-foot high wireless telecommunications facility camouflaged as a pine tree, on an approximately 4.02 acre site developed with a commercial self-storage facility, located at 4011 Fairgrounds Street, situated on the northerly side of Fairgrounds Street, mid-block between Fairmount Boulevard and Keats Drive, in the BMP – Business and Manufacturing Park Zone, 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: P13-1020 Report P13-1020 Report exhibits City of Riverside Page 3 Printed on 10/3/2014 Planning Commission Agenda October 9, 2014 5 PLANNING CASE P13-0747: Proposal by Brett Smirl of Spectrum Services, on behalf of Verizon Wireless to consider a Conditional Use Permit to construct a 60-foot high wireless telecommunications facility camouflaged as a broadleaf tree, on an approximately 3.22 acre site developed with multiple office and warehouse buildings utilized for distribution purposes, located at 8000 Lincoln Avenue, situated on the easterly side of St. Lawrence Street, mid-block between Victoria and Lincoln Avenues, in the BMP – Business and Manufacturing Park Zone, in Ward 4. 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: P13-0747 Report P13-0747 Report exhibits 6 PLANNING CASES P12-0393, P12-0394, P14-0640: Proposal by John Pitchford and Emily Lawson to consider a Parcel Map to subdivide an approximately 14.63 acre, two-parcel site into three parcels ranging in size from 1.02 to 11.61 acres; a variance for a flag lot, parcel 2, and to allow the existing parcel, located at 6260 Hawarden Drive, to increase from 0.63 acres to 1.02 acres in size, where the Hawarden Drive Special Design Area requires a minimum of 2.0 acres; a Certificate of Appropriateness for the proposed removal or significant alteration to the existing barn, reservoir and irrigation trough, as well as the removal of a significant area of land on which the home and these features are placed, located at 6240 and 6260 Hawarden Drive, situated on the easterly side of Hawarden Drive, mid-block between Horace Street and Rolling Ridge Road, in the RC – Residential Conservation Zone, in Ward 3. It is recommended that the Planning Commission adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration in conjunction with these cases. Contact Planner: Brian Norton, Associate Planner, (951) 826-2308 bnorton@riversideca.gov (Applicant requests continuance to October 23, 2014 and staff concurs.) Attachments: P12-0393_0394-P14-0460 Cont Req MISCELLANEOUS PLANNING AND ZONING ITEMS 7 Brief report on recent City Council actions and major development projects 8 Long Range Projects: a. Update from Deputy Director 9 Items for future agendas. ADJOURNMENT Adjournment to the Thursday, October 23, 2014, meeting at 9:00 a.m. in the Art Pick Council Chamber. City of Riverside Page 4 Printed on 10/3/2014 Planning Commission Agenda October 9, 2014 ********* Art Pick Council Chamber 3900 Main Street Riverside, CA 92522 Planning Division 951-826-5371 City of Riverside Page 5 Printed on 10/3/2014