Planning Commission
Regular MeetingRiverside, CA · October 19, 2017
Agenda
City of Riverside 3900 Main St.
Riverside, CA 92522
Planning Division
Planning Commission (951) 826-5371
2,162nd Meeting
Agenda - Final
Meeting Date: Thursday, October 19, 2017 9:00 AM Art Pick Council Chamber
Publication Date: Friday, October 6, 2017
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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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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.
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 P15-0907 (CUP), P15-0908 (CUP), P15-0909 (DR), P16-0285
(VR), P16-0651 (VR), P17-0544 (PCRN) & P17-0646 (GE): Proposal by Alex
Mucino of AHD, LP to consider the following entitlements for the development of
1.99 vacant acres with a commercial complex: 1) a Conditional Use Permit to permit
the construction of a vehicle service station consisting of a 4,855 square foot
canopy, a 968 square foot automated car wash, and a 3,645 square foot
convenience store in conjunction with the off sale of beer and wine; 2) a Conditional
Use Permit to permit the construction of a 2,546 square foot fast food drive-thru
restaurant; 3) Design Review of project plans; 4) Variances to allow a reduced
landscape setback along Orange Street, and a reduced separation requirement
from a business with the concurrent sale of motor vehicle fuel with alcoholic
beverages; 5) a Determination of Public Convenience or Necessity to allow the
off-sale of beer and wine; and 6) a Grading Exception to allow retaining walls higher
than allowed by Code. The project site is located at 2234 N. Main Street, 2225
Orange Street, and 2243 Orange Street, situated south of State Route 60, between
Main and Orange Streets, in the DSP-NMS – Downtown Specific Plan – North Main
Street District, in Ward 1. The Planning Division of the Community and Economic
Development Department has determined that the proposed project will not have a
significant effect on the environment and is recommending that a Mitigated Negative
Declaration be adopted. Contact Planner: Candice Assadzadeh, Associate Planner,
(951) 826-5667, cassadzadeh@riversideca.gov
Attachments: Report
Exhibits 3-6
Exhibits 7-12
Presentation
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3 PLANNING CASE P17-0268 (REVISED CUP): Proposal by Nelson Smith, on behalf
of Pacific Grove Hospital, to consider an amendment to a previously approved
Conditional Use Permit to permit (CU-022-656) a 17,913 square foot addition to an
existing hospital (Pacific Grove Hospital) and parking lot modifications, on a
3.75-acre site, located at 5900 Brockton Avenue, on the southeast corner of
Brockton Avenue and Maplewood Place, in the R-1-7000-SP – Single Family
Residential and Specific Plan (Magnolia Avenue) Overlay Zones, in Ward 1. The
Community and Economic Development Department recommends the Planning
Commission determine that this project is exempt from the California Environmental
Quality Act pursuant to Section 15332 (Infill Development Projects), as this project
will not have a significant effect on the environment. Contact Planner: Judy Egüez,
Associate Planner, 951-826-3969, jeguez@riversideca.gov
Attachments: Report
Exhibits 3-7
Presentation
4 PLANNING CASE P15-1010 (GPA) AND P17-0124 (AMD): (Staff is requesting a
continuance to the meeting of November 2, 2017.) A proposal by the City of
Riverside to amend the City’s General Plan and Zoning Code to create consistency
with the March Air Reserve Base/March Inland Port Airport Land Use Compatibility
Plan (March ALUCP). The proposal includes: (1) a General Plan Amendment to
amend the Land Use & Urban Design, Public Safety, Noise, and Circulation &
Community Mobility Elements of the General Plan, and (2) Zoning Code Text
Amendments deleting Chapter 19.170 - Airport Protection Overlay Zone, adding new
Chapter 19.149 - Airport Land Use Compatibility, and other minor amendments
throughout the Zoning Code to reference Chapter 19.149. The proposed
amendments only serve to implement the provisions of the March Airport Land Use
Compatibility Plan (March ALUCP), which was adopted by the Riverside County
Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC) on November 13, 2014 (Resolution No.
2014-01). The ALUC’s adoption included the certification of a Final Environmental
Impact Report (State Clearinghouse #2013071042); therefore pursuant to CEQA
Guidelines Section 15183, no further environmental review is required by the City.
Staff Contact: Luke Seibert, Associate Planner. Phone Number: (951) 826-5617
E-mail: Lseibert@riversideca.gov
Attachments: Request for Continuance
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5 PLANNING CASES P17-0096 (GPA), P17-0180 (RZ), 17-0182 (AMD) AND
P17-0521 (SPA): A proposal by City of Riverside to implement the City of Riverside
2014-2021 General Plan Housing Element Implementation Plan by amending the
City’s Zoning Map, Zoning Code (Title 19), General Plan and University Avenue
Specific Plan (UASP), and to consider a Draft Program Environmental Impact
Report (DPEIR) prepared for the proposal. The 2014-2021 Housing Element
identifies and analyzes the existing and projected housing needs, and articulates the
City’s official policies for the preservation, conservation, improvement, and
production of housing within the City. The following proposed amendments
implement the 2014-2021 General Plan Housing Element and accommodate the
City’s remaining Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) allocation: (1)
Zoning Map – Amendments to accommodate a RHNA of 4,767 DUs for
lower-income households. There are 300 individual properties identified for
potential rezoning to Multi-Family Residential or Mixed-Use. These properties have
been group into 67 “sites”; (2) General Plan – Amendments to ensure consistency
between land use designations and the proposed Zoning Map amendments; (3)
Zoning Code – Amendments to promote diversity in housing types, sustainability
and affordability, and other land use provisions that support multiple-family
residential and other residential uses, including “second units” (accessory dwelling
units). Amendments are also proposed to protect property investments, include but
not limited to, changes to Zoning Code sections related to nonconformities, and
drive-thru business within mixed-use zones. Proposed amendments to Riverside
Municipal Code Title 19 – Zoning include, but are not limited to: Chapter 19.080,
Nonconformities; Article V, Base Zones and Related Use and Development
Provisions; Chapter 19.100, Residential Zones; Chapter 19.150, Permitted Uses
Tables; Chapter 19.170, Design Review; Chapter 19.770, Site Plan Review Permit;
Chapter 19.525, Accessory Dwelling Units; and the creation of definitions and
regulations for Tiny Homes and Tiny Home Communities. The proposed
amendments will bring the City into compliance with State law regarding Supportive
and Transitional Housing (Senate Bill 2) and Single Room Occupancies (Assembly
Bill 2634); and (4) University Avenue Specific Plan (UASP) Amendments –
Amendments to Chapter 6, Land Use Regulations (Land Use Table), and other
applicable sections of the UASP. These will remove the 15-acre minimum
requirement for mixed- use developments, allow stand-alone multiple-family
residential by right for properties zoned MU-V and MU-U, and defer to mixed-use
standards in the Zoning Code. Staff Contact: Doug Darnell, AICP, Senior Planner.
Phone Number: (951) 826-5219, E-mail: ddarnell@riversideca.gov
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Attachments: Report
Exhibit 2 - Candidate Site Maps
Exhibit 3 - Code Amendment Summary Table
Exhibit 4 - Zoning Code Amendment
Exhibit 5 - UASP Amendments
Exhibit 6 - Sites Recommended for Removal
Exhibit 7 - HCD Determination Letter
Exhibit 8 - Public Comments
Presentation
MISCELLANEOUS PLANNING AND ZONING ITEMS
6 Items for future agendas and update from Deputy Director.
MINUTES
7 The minutes of October 5, 2017 to be presented for approval.
Attachments: Minutes 10-5-17
ADJOURNMENT
Adjournment to the Thursday, November 2, 2017, meeting at 9:00 a.m. in the Art Pick
Council Chamber.
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