City Council
MEETING DATE: 1/24/2018
TITLE:
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General Plan Amendment No. 17-002, Change of Zone No. 17-003
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FROM:
Robert Rodriguez, Planning Manager
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Staff recommends the City Council approve an exemption to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section No. 15061 (b)(3); and introduce the first reading of an ordinance, by title only, approving General Plan Amendment No. 17-002 and Change of Zone No. 17-003.
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BACKGROUND:
The applicant (George Baker representing Palm Canyon Group, LLC) submitted applications for a General Plan Amendment and Change of Zone on July 10, 2017 requesting the following: Parcel No. 1 (APN: 687-040-057), General Plan Amendment from RM (Medium Density Residential) to BP (Business Park) and Change of Zone from R-2 (Multiple Family Residential) to CBP-2 (Commercial Business Park); Parcel No. 2 (APN: 687-040-058), Change of Zone from OS-R20-H (Open Space Residential with 20 acres minimum net lot size, with a Hillside Overlay) to OS (Open Space). The general plan designation will remain the same, HR (Hillside Reserve).
The two vacant parcels are located on the south side of East Palm Canyon Drive, west of Bankside Drive. Parcel No. 1 is approximately 15.4 acres and Parcel No. 2 is approximately 10.8 acres (see Attachment 2). Both parcels were part of a previous approval for a planned unit residential development on the site.
In 2005, the property owner submitted applications for a General Plan Amendment (GPA 05-002), Change of Zone (CZ 05-003), Planned Unit Development (PUD 05-001) and Tentative Tract Map (TTM 33668) for the development of a 107-unit single family residential community on Parcel No. 1. At the time of the request, Parcel No. 1 was zoned CTR (Commercial, Tourist and Recreation), a zoning designation intended to accommodate commercial uses which serve the tourist trade including retail and service commercial uses, restaurants, hotels and motels and...
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