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AGENDA REPORT
CITY OF MOORPARK
TO: Honorable City Council & Planning Commission
FROM: Nelson Miller, Director of Community Development—
Prepared by: Wayne Loftus, Planning Manager
DATE: September 16, 1998 (City Council /Planning Commission
Workshop of 9/23/98)
SUBJECT: INTRODUCTION OF SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 2, A PROPOSED
RESIDENTIAL PLANNED DEVELOPMENT OF 652 DWELLING UNITS ON
445 - ACRES, LOCATED NORTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF SPRING
ROAD AND CHARLES STREET AND EAST OF WALNUT CANYON ROAD.
PROPOSED BY MORRISON HOMES, REPRESENTED BY MICHAEL
GREYNALD, MANAGING MEMBER
Introduction
The purpose of this JOINT WORKSHOP between the City Council and
Planning Commission is to introduce a proposed residential
development comprised of 662 dwelling units, located on a 445 -acre
site north of the intersection of Spring Road and Charles Street
and east of Walnut Canyon Road. Identified as Specific Plan No. 2
by the General Plan, this project is currently being evaluated
concerning environmental issues through a review of the Draft
Environmental Impact Report and the Draft Specific Plan by various
public agencies and interested citizens.
The public review period began on September 1 and is scheduled to
run for 45 days as required by the California Environmental Quality
Act (CEQA) ending on October 15, 1998, (refer to copy of Notice of
Availability Attachment No. 1). During this public review period
written comments may be submitted to the Community Development
Department for inclusion in the public record to be responded to as
part of the project public review process. Although a date has not
yet been established, all aspects of this project including the
Environmental Impact Report and Specific Plan Text will be reviewed
by the Planning Commission and City Council through the public
hearing process.
Project Description
The proposed project involves the
with 652 dwelling units including:
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dwellings on lots which are a minimum of 6,000 square feet in size
and 120 multi- family dwelling units on an 8 -acre site. The multi-
family units will include townhomes, condominiums and apartments.
Of these 120 multi - family units, 65 units or 100 of the project
total dwelling units, are proposed to be designated as "affordable"
housing, available for persons whose income is 500 - 80% of the
median income ($31,550 - $45,300 for a family of four) for Ventura
County. The amount of land used for residential structures is
approximately 153 acres with the remaining portions of the site
proposed for public uses including: roads, a school and a park, or
for preservation of sensitive areas relating to environmental
issues. A summary of the type of land use, the area devoted to the
land use and the density range for each housing unit type is
provided as Attachment No. 2. Also please refer to Attachment No.
3 the Land Use Plan which provides a map of the location and type
of land use proposed. The singular number in each bubble ranging
from 1 to 15 represents the "Planning Areas" which coordinate with
the information by "Planning Area" on Attachment No. 2.
In addition to the residential focus of this proposal, a twenty
(20.3) acre school (proposed as a middle school) site with an
adjacent eleven (11) acre park site have been incorporated in the
northerly portion of the project. Transportation corridors have
been identified, including right -of -way reservations for State
Route 118 and State Route 23, both of which are currently part of
the Circulation Element of the General Plan. These right -of -way
reservations amount to 49.7 acres of the site or approximately
11.20 of the 445 -acre ownership. Local streets within the project
and the extension of Spring Road north from Charles Street to an
intersection with Walnut Canyon Road requires an additional 36.1
acres of land. The extension of Spring Road to Walnut Canyon Road
will require amendment of the Circulation Element of the General
Plan and is intended to be designated as State Route 23. This
Spring Road connection to Walnut Canyon Road,if designated State
Route 23, will serve to divert automobile and truck traffic away
from Moorpark Avenue and the downtown area. This rerouting of
traffic through the community would continue until roadway
improvements are constructed in the Highway 23 corridor on the east
side of this project, as shown on the Circulation Element of the
General Plan. Specific Plan No. 2 shows Spring Road forming a "T"
intersection with Walnut Canyon Road however, it should be designed
to achieve a "continuous flow" from Walnut Canyon Road to Spring
Road. That portion of Walnut Canyon Road that connects to Moorpark
Avenue should be reconfigured to create a "T" intersection with
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Spring Road /Walnut Canyon Road. The design of this proposed
connection as described, should serve to channel traffic as desired
to Spring Road and result in a properly designed intersection.
Staff is proceeding to require that the connection of Spring Road
to Walnut Canyon Road be a "continuous flow" intersection design.
Open Space comprises a significant amount of the project accounting
for 175.1 acres or 39.30 of the total project area. Of this total
area approximately 87.1 acres is designated as private open space
consisting of both graded and landscaped areas and undisturbed
natural topographic areas, all to be owned and maintained by the
homeowners association. The private open space areas will be
accessible through a multi -use trail system and drainage facilities
may also be incorporated into the open space. The balance of the
open space area, of approximately 94 acres located south of the
corridor reserved for Hwy. 118 and on both sides of the extension
of Spring Road has been designated as an Open Space Conservation
Easement, established to protect environmentally sensitive
vegetation which is the habitat to several California gnatcatchers
and other sensitive species. The California gnatcatchers are
currently designated as a Threatened Species by the U.S. Fish &
Wildlife Service and as a Species of Special Concern by the
California Department of Fish and Game. Other sensitive species
have also been found on the site or in the vicinity and as a result
a Habitat Conservation Plan has been prepared to establish this 94
acres as a protected environment. Prior to development of the
property, Federal and State agencies must approve the Habitat
Conservation Plan and the mechanism proposed to and fund this
sensitive area.
The goal of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) is to
identify and mitigate environmental impacts that would result if a
project is carried out. Included in the Draft EIR for this project
are a number of pages that identify the environmental impact and
provide a mitigation or a method to minimize the results of the
project. Although, the vast majority of the identified impacts can
be mitigated so that the results are less than significant, there
are four environmental consequences that cannot be mitigated to a
level less than significant, including:
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• The project would alter the existing natural visual
characteristics of the majority of the Specific Plan site
through the construction of residential, public
institutional and recreational uses.
• The loss of approximately 580 of the total habitat area
of the Specific Plan No. 2 site in conjunction with
future projects associated with buildout of the General
Plan would result in an incremental reduction of the
overall Coastal Sage Scrub (CSS) natural resources base.
• The project in conjunction with future projects
associated with buildout of the General Plan would result
in potential direct adverse impacts to the California
gnatcatchers (CAGN).
• The proposed project in conjunction with other projects
will result in significant cumulative long -term impacts
to air quality.
A project may be approved by a local agency, such as the City of
Moorpark when impacts cannot be mitigated to a level below
significance, if a "Statement of Overriding Circumstances" is made
by the deciding body (City of Moorpark) . CEQA is very clear in this
regard, that the decision making agency to balance, as applicable,
the economic, legal, social, technological or other benefits of a
proposed project against unavoidable environmental risks may
approve a project when the benefits outweigh the effects.
Summary
The intent of this workshop is to provide information concerning
this proposed project and accept comments. No decisions will be
made by either the City Council or the Planning Commission. Both
the Draft EIR and the Draft Specific Plan will undergo considerable
review and analysis by decision making bodies and City and outside
agency staff during the public review period. Public hearings will
be held in the future by the Planning Commission and City Council
concerning this project and will be advertised in the Moorpark
newspaper, through property owner notices, and by posting the site.
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attachments: 1. Public Notice of Availability of EIR
2. Land Use Summary
3. Land Use Plan
4. Community Plan
cc: Steve Kueny, City Manager
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PUBLIC NOTICE
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
CITY OF MOORPARK
NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY
FOR DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR) SCH #96041030
FOR THE PROPOSED SPECIFIC PLAN No. 2 PROJECT
Purpose: To accept written comments related to the environmental information analyzed
and findings made within the Draft EIR during the 45 -day public review period,
which commences on September 1, 1998 and ends on October 15, 1998.
Background: The City of Moorpark has prepared a Draft EIR on the proposed Moorpark
Specific Plan No. 2 project in its entirety. The Specific Plan project proposes a
mix of residential, open space, park and public /institutional (school) uses on
approximately 445 acres, located in the northern section of the City of Moorpark
directly east of Walnut Canyon Road and west of Happy Camp Canyon
Regional Park, north of Charles Street and south of Broadway. The project also
designates 36.1 acres of the site for arterial and collector roadways and includes
right -of -way dedication of 49.7 acres for the possible future extensions of State
Route (SR) 23 and SR -118. The extension of Spring Road north to an
intersection with Walnut Canyon Road (Highway 23) is also part of this
development and will require an amendment to the Circulation Element of the
General Plan. The project also proposes 94.0 acres designated for natural open
space. The natural open space areas would be part of an overall Habitat
Conservation Plan (HCP).
The Draft EIR evaluates the potential project- specific and cumulative impacts
regarding Land Use, Aesthetics, Earth Resources, Water Resources, Biological
Resources, Transportation/Circulation, Air Quality, Noise, Population, Housing
and Employment, Cultural Resources, and Public Services and Utilities.
Significant impacts, level of significance, and the mitigation measures
recommended for each topic in this EIR are included within the Draft EIR.
Unavoidable impacts resulting from the proposed project that cannot be
mitigated to a level less than significant include the following:
• The project would alter the existing natural visual characteristics of the
majority of the Specific Plan site through the construction of residential,
public institutional and recreational uses.
• The loss of approximately 58% of the total habitat area of the Specific Plan
No. 2 site in conjunction with future projects associated with buildout of the
General Plan would result in an incremental reduction of the overall Coastal
Sage Scrub (CSS) natural resource base.
• The project in conjunction with future projects associated with buildout of
the General Plan would result in potential direct adverse impacts to the
California gnatcatchers (CAGN).
• The proposed project in conjunction with other projects will result in
significant cumulative long -term impacts to air quality.
ATTACHMENT 1
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For further information, please contact:
Wayne Loftus
Planning Manager
799 Moorpark Ave.
Moorpark, CA 93021
(805) 529 -6864 - Ext. 258
A map depicting the project site is shown below. A copy of the Draft EIR (including the four volumes
of technical appendices) for the Moorpark Specific Plan No. 2 project together with the Specific Plan
No. 2 document is available for review at the following locations:
City of Moorpark
City Hall
799 Moorpark Avenue
Moorpark, CA 93021
(805) 529 -6864
Moorpark Library
699 Moorpark Avenue
Moorpark, CA 93021
(805) 529 -0440
Moorpark College Library
7075 Campus Road
Moorpark, CA 93021
(805) 378 -1400
Additionally, the City Council has scheduled a joint workshop with the Planning Commission on
Wednesday, September 23, 1998 at 7:00 PM to introduce the proposed Specific Plan. This workshop
will take place at the City of Moorpark City Council Chambers, 799 Moorpark Avenue, Moorpark, CA
93021.
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Total Developable Area 445.0 AC
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RPD - SF
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Area
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Area
Area
Area
12
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POS
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03.5%
15
NOS
Natural Open Space
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17.4%
16
POS
Private Open Space
15.2 AC
03.5%
17
POS
Private Open Space
10.2 AC
02.2%
18
POS
Private Open Space
5.5 AC
01.3%
19
POs
Private Open Space
14.4 AC
03.3%
Total Open Space
175.1 AC
39.3%
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Area
Area
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Park
11 AC
02.5%
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11.2%
R/W
Roadways
36.1 AC
08.1%
Subtotal
117.1 AC
26.4%
TOTAL PROJECT
445.0 AC
100.0%
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