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City of Riverside 3900 Main St. Riverside, CA 92522 Planning Division (951) 826-5371 Planning Commission 2,102nd Meeting Agenda Thursday, December 18, 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. Consequently, any item not listed on this agenda will normally have to be delayed until the item can be made part of a posted agenda. Additionally, significant changes to a project made subsequent to posting of the agenda and not addressed in the City Planning Commission staff report will result in continuance of that item in order to allow for adequate review by the Commission. 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. 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 12/12/2014 Planning Commission Agenda December 18, 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. CONSENT CALENDAR The following items will be acted upon with one motion and without discussion as recommended by the Planning Division unless a member of the City Planning Commission requests that any item be considered individually. Prior to voting the Consent Calendar, the Chairperson will ask the Commission if any item need be discussed. 2 Proposed removal of Mitigation Measure Noise- 5 from the certified Final Project Environmental Impact Report (P07-1028, Resolution No. 21979) for the Alessandro Business Center at 7295 San Gorgonio Drive. Attachments: 0002_P07-1028 Report 0002_P07-1028 Rpt Exhibit 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. 3 PLANNING CASE P14-0176: Proposal by Adkan Engineers on behalf of Jack Renouf, to consider Tentative Tract Map 36713, to subdivide an 8.80 acre parcel into fourteen single family residential lots for the future development of fourteen single family residences, situated on the southwesterly corner of La Sierra and Victoria Avenues, in the R-1-1/2 Acre (Single Family Residential) Zone, Ward 5. It is recommended that the City Planning Commission recommend to the City Council adoption of a Mitigated Negative Declaration in conjunction with this case. Contact Planner: Brian Norton, Associate Planner, (951) 826-2308 bnorton@riversideca.gov Attachments: 0003_P14-0176 Report 0003_P14-0176 Rpt Exhibits City of Riverside Page 2 Printed on 12/12/2014 Planning Commission Agenda December 18, 2014 4 PLANNING CASE P14-0501, P14-0529, P14-0530: Proposal by Chris Peto on behalf of Halferty Development Company, LLC, to consider 1) a Conditional Use Permit for a drive-thru fast-food restaurant; 2) a Conditional Use Permit for a pharmacy drive-thru; 3) a Design Review of plot plan and building elevations for the development of a commercial shopping center on a vacant site approximately 5.21 acres, generally located on the northwesterly corner of the intersection of La Sierra Avenue and Pierce Street in the CG – Commercial General Zone. It is recommended that the City Planning Commission recommend to the City Council adoption of a Mitigated Negative Declaration in conjunction with this case. Contact Planner: Brian Norton, Associate Planner, (951) 826-2308 bnorton@riversideca.gov Attachments: 0004_P14-0501_P14-0529_P14-0530 Report 0004_P14-0501_P14-0529_P14-0530 Rpt Exhibits 5 PLANNING CASES P13-0368, P13-0369 AND P13-0370: Proposal by Mike Ara for consideration of Amendment to the University Avenue Specific Plan to allow drive-thru businesses as a Conditional Use in sub-district 1 of the University Avenue Specific Plan, an area generally including parcels with direct frontage on the northerly and southerly side of University Avenue between Park Avenue to the west and Chicago Avenue to the east; and for a Conditional Use Permit and Design Review of the plot plan and elevations related to the construction of a drive thru lane and window, and various site improvements to the existing approximately 2,090 square foot fast-food restaurant (“El Pollo Loco”) on an approximately 19,126 square foot site, located at 2200 University Avenue, situated on the southerly side of University Avenue between Eucalyptus Avenue and Kansas Avenue in the CR-SP – Commercial Retail and Specific Plan (University Avenue) Overlay Zones, in Ward 2. It is recommended that the Planning Commission recommend to the City Council adoption of a Mitigated Negative Declaration in conjunction with the approval of this case. Contact Planner: Kyle Smith (951) 826-5220 kjsmith@riversideca.gov Attachments: 0005_P13-0368-0369-0370 Report 0005_P13-0368-0369-0370 Rpt Exhibits City of Riverside Page 3 Printed on 12/12/2014 Planning Commission Agenda December 18, 2014 6 PLANNING CASES P14-0673, P14-0675 AND P14-0928 - Proposal by Evergreen Devco Inc. to consider a Conditional Use Permit, a Lot Consolidation and a request for Public Convenience or Necessity (P,C or N) related to the proposed development of a 10,776 square-foot Walgreen's Drug Store with drive-thru pharmacy facilities and the sale of alcoholic beverages for off-site consumption (off-sale) on a site consisting of three contiguous parcels and totaling approximately 0.73 acres at the northeast corner of Van Buren Boulevard and Magnolia Avenue in the CR-NC-SP - Commercial Retail and Neighborhood Commercial and Specific Plan (Magnolia Avenue) Overlay Zones and in the Arlington Village Commercial (AVC) Potential Neighborhood Conservation Area (NCA), in Ward 5. A related Certificate of Appropriateness (planning Case P14-0674) will be considered by the Cultural Heritage Board to consider the appropriateness of the site plan and architectural design, including, but not limited to, the retention of the front facades only of the existing buildings located at 9471 and 9477 Magnolia Avenue, which are contributors to the AVC Potential NCA in conjunction with the development of the new building. Related variances will also be considered, including, but not limited to, to allow 33 parking spaces to serve the site where a minimum of 44 parking spaces are required, based on the size of the proposed building and reductions to the required building and landscape setbacks. It has been determined that the project is exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) guidelines pursuant to Sections 15305 (Minor Alterations in Land Use Limitations), 15331 ((Historical Resource Restoration/Rehabilitation) and 15332 (Infill Development Projects). Staff Contact: Steve Hayes, AICP, Business First Program Manager, (951) 826-5218. Attachments: 0006_P14-0673_0675_0928 Report 0006_P14-0673_0675_0928 Rpt Exhibits MISCELLANEOUS PLANNING AND ZONING ITEMS 7 Brief report on recent City Council actions and major development projects 8 Long Range Projects: a. Office of Economic Development b. Update from Deputy Director 9 Items for future agendas. MINUTES 10 The minutes of December 4, 2014 to be presented for approval. Attachments: 0010_Minutes City of Riverside Page 4 Printed on 12/12/2014 Planning Commission Agenda December 18, 2014 ADJOURNMENT Adjournment to the Thursday, January 8, 2015, 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 12/12/2014