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City of Riverside 3900 Main St. Riverside, CA 92522 Planning Division (951) 826-5371 Planning Commission 2,103rd Meeting Agenda Thursday, January 8, 2015 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 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. City of Riverside Page 1 Printed on 1/5/2015 Planning Commission Agenda January 8, 2015 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 (Continued from December 18, 2014) - 5 from the certified Final Project Environmental Impact Report (P07-1028, Resolution No. 21979) for the Alessandro Business Center at 7295 San Gorgonio Drive. (Applicant requests further continuance to January 22, 2015 and staff concurs.) Attachments: cont request 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. City of Riverside Page 2 Printed on 1/5/2015 Planning Commission Agenda January 8, 2015 3 PLANNING CASES P14-0673, P14-0675 AND P14-0928 (Continued from December 18, 2014) - 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: P14-0673_0675_0928 Report P14-0673_0675_0928 Rpt Exhibits P14-0673_0675_0928 Rpt Exhibits_2 City of Riverside Page 3 Printed on 1/5/2015 Planning Commission Agenda January 8, 2015 4 PLANNING CASES P14-0812, P14-0813, P14-0979, P14-0980, P14-0981, P14-0982, P14-0983 & P14-1076: Proposal by Amy Stieg of Evergreen Devco, Inc. representing Sonic Corp. on behalf of 500HP, LLC by Timothy McNett. A Conditional Use Permit (P14-0812) to allow a 3,275 square foot Sonic Fast-Food Dine-in Restaurant with 3 Drive-Thru lanes and 13 Drive-In parking stalls and Variance applications (P14-0979) to reduce landscape planters along all street frontages from 15 feet to zero, (P14-0980) to reduce the interior side landscape planter from 5 feet to zero, (P14-0981) to reduce the minimum lot size from 30,000 square feet to 21,928 square feet, (P14-0982) to reduce drive-thru lane widths from 12 feet to 10 feet, (P14-0983) to increase the number of signs allowed on each building face from 1 to 3 signs per building face and to allow a corner blade sign to encroach 4 feet into the public right-of-way, and (P14-01076) to reduce the required number of parking spaces from 33 to 20; and Design Review (P14-0813) of the plot plan for the design of the Sonic Fast-Food Dine-In, Drive-Thru and Drive-In Restaurant, located at 9505 Magnolia Avenue, situated on the westerly side of Van Buren Blvd. and southerly of Miller Street in the CR – Commercial Retail, NC - Neighborhood Commercial Overlay Zones and Special Plan (Magnolia Avenue), in Ward 5. It has been determined this project qualifies for a “Categorical Exemption” under “Section 15332, In-Fill Development Projects” of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, as it can be found consistent with the General Plan 2025. Contact Planner: Robert A. Lewis, Contract Planner (951)826-5277, ralewis@riversideca.gov. Attachments: Report Rpt Exhibits 5 PLANNING CASE P14-0885: Proposal by Doug Jacobs to consider a Conditional Use Permit to allow the establishment of a vocational/technical school (“Salon Success Academy”) for approximately 20 students at any given time within an existing 6,690 square foot suite in an existing two-story office building at 6780 Indiana Avenue, situated within an approximately 6.5 acre office building complex on the northeasterly side of Indiana Avenue, between Jane Street and Mary Street, in the CR-S-2-X– Commercial Retail, Height of Buildings (two stories), and Building Setback Overlay Zones, in Ward 3. It has been determined this project is exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines pursuant to Section 15301 (Existing Facilities). Contact Planner: Kyle Smith, AICP, Senior Planner (951) 826-5220 kjsmith@riversideca.gov Attachments: Report Rpt exhibits City of Riverside Page 4 Printed on 1/5/2015 Planning Commission Agenda January 8, 2015 MISCELLANEOUS PLANNING AND ZONING ITEMS 6 PLANNING COMMISSION WORKSHOP – PLANNING CASE P14-0973: Proposal by JDS Investments, LLC to consider, at a workshop level, a preliminary plot plan and building elevations to develop an approximately 2 acre site with two retail buildings. Phase One would consist of a 3,008 square-foot Miguel’s Jr. drive-thru restaurant and related parking on the westerly approximately 0.99 acre portion of the site, while Phase Two would consist of the development of a 3,600 square-foot multiple tenant retain building (with a drive-thru component for one of the tenants) and related parking on the remaining approximately 1.01 acre portion of the site. The site is located at the Southeasterly corner of Van Buren Boulevard and Gamble Avenue, in the CR- Commercial Retail Zone, in Ward 4. No action will be taken by the City Planning Commission at this workshop. Contact Planner: Kyle Smith, AICP, Senior Planner, (951) 826-5220 kjsmith@riversideca.gov Attachments: Report Rpt Exhibits 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 and December 18, 2014 to be presented for approval. Attachments: Minutes 12-04 Minutes 12-18 ADJOURNMENT Adjournment to the Thursday, January 22, 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 1/5/2015