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Home My WebLink AboutAGENDA REPORT 2000 0216 CC REG ITEM 10EITEM 109 E• Cl i'Y OF 100011PARK, C A .1FORIYIA City Council 'Meeting of ) i d(.IYU 10.0 '2/)m AC ION: nDrn.Vec1 _5lL t, CITY OF MOORPARK AGENDA REPORT BY: TO: Honorable City Council FROM: Wayne Loftus, Director of Community DevelopmentZ4�<'� DATE: January 31, 2000 (CC meeting of 2/16/2000) SUBJECT: Consider Report From the SunCal Ad Hoc Committee (Councilmembers Evans & Rodgers) Concerning the Proposed Development Concept for Property Located on the East Side of Walnut Canyon Road North of Wicks Road and South of Ventura County Waterworks - Specific Plan No. 10 BACKGROUND: On January 28, 1998, the Community Development Committee (Mayor Hunter and Councilmember Evans) considered a request from the firm of Urban Strategies representing the owner of approximately 70 acres of land at Walnut Canyon Road and Wicks Road designated as Specific Plan No. 10, to review a change in the General Plan Land Use designation to eliminate the requirement for a Specific Plan. The applicant was of the opinion that the size of the property did not warrant the Specific Plan process and that the processing of a General Plan Amendment, Change of Zone, Residential Planned Development, a Tentative Tract Map and a Development Agreement would achieve the same end result for the City as a Specific Plan. At that time the proposed project included 154 single - family dwellings, which is consistent with the development scenario currently part of the General Plan Land Use Element. However, based upon current General Plan Land Use Element opportunities for Specific Plan 10, up to 231 dwelling units could be achieved if public improvements or financial contributions benefiting the City were approved by the City Council. The Committee discussed the proposal and continued it to the meeting of March 4, 1998, when by consensus they referred the issue to the City Council with a recommendation to accept the alternative processing approach, which would allow amendment of the General Plan to delete the Specific Plan No. 10 designation. The Committee also recommended that the applicant 0E3001-1:.n Honorable City Council January 31, 2000 Page 2 provide sixteen (16) affordable housing units or a cash contribution in -lieu of the affordable units (amount to be determined) because approximately 15% of the project site is within the Redevelopment Project Area (the applicant requested to pay $500.00 per dwelling unit) . Additionally, the Committee recommended that the applicant be allowed to deviate from the Hillside Management Ordinance criteria. The City Council on June 17, 1998, considered a request from Urban Strategies to allow the applicant to initiate a General Plan Amendment to change the Land Use Designation from Specific Plan to Medium Density (4 du /acre); amend the zoning from RE5 (Residential Exclusive 5 acre lots) to RPD -2.2 (Residential Planned Development @ 2.2 du /acre) and to allow concurrent processing of these requests with a Tentative Map and a Development Agreement. The City Council on June 17, 1998, adopted Resolution No. 98 -1473, to authorize initiation of the requested changes and the concurrent processing of the applications as requested. Council did not address the issue of hillside standards at that time. Council also authorized the Committee to consider a Development Agreement and provide recommendations regarding inclusion of affordable housing requirements as part of the proposed project. The City Council on June 17, 1998, also appointed Councilmembers Evans and Rodgers to serve as the Ad Hoc Committee and referred this project to the Committee. The Ad Hoc Committee subsequently met on several occasions to discuss the project and received reports from staff concerning: the Hillside Management Ordinance, access, project design, grading and open space issues. The applicant also provided information to the Committee concerning these issues. The Ad Hoc Committee has deferred Affordable Housing issues until the consideration of a Development Agreement. DISCUSSION: The Ad Hoc Committee after significant review of many reports prepared by staff and the project Contract Planner to the City (Steve Craig) and review of Photographic Visual Simulations showing the project superimposed on the site viewed from several locations on the valley floor, arrived at a decision relative to the issues that should be incorporated in the project evaluation. City Share \Community Development \Everyone \cc - 0000202 SunCal.doc 000; #Ar Honorable City Council January 31, 2000 Page 3 The Committee at their meeting of January 11, 2000, concluded that the issues noted below required further analysis and should be incorporated into this development proposal. The comments noted below relate to a project which is now gated and has been reduced to 108 dwelling units, however, the footprint of disturbance remains the same. Issues for conclusion or analysis include: 1. Lot sizes should be a minimum of 10,000 square feet with no building pads less than 8,000 square feet. 2. An open space lot should be provided for community activities, including a tot lot. 3. Project grading should be consistent with the Hillside Management Ordinance including provision for visual buffering of off -site views to proposed residential structures. 4. No horses should be allowed because of the minimum lot sizes proposed. 5. The primary (gated) access from Walnut Canyon Road must adhere to engineering criteria maintained by the City, Fire Department Standards and CalTrans criteria. A complete detailed engineering study showing that construction of a project access on Walnut Canyon Road will not interfere with a potential future ramps connecting to Walnut Canyon Road to the future 118 - Arterial must be submitted for review by City staff before hearings by the Planning Commission. 6. Widening of Walnut Canyon Road to improve traffic flow and safety including, but not limited to the improvements at Casey Road and Walnut Canyon Road may be required. 7. The natural open space to be preserved shall have a perimeter fence to limit access to only project residents and their guests. 8. The secondary (emergency) gated access to Wicks Road shall be located to minimize impacts to neighboring properties. 9. Changes may be appropriate to the subdivision design concerning lot configuration and traffic flow. City Share \Community Development \Everyone \cc - 0000202 SunCal.doc Honorable City Council January 31, 2000 Page 4 Based upon the comments of the Ad Hoc Committee noted above processing of this project may continue if the Council concurs that the identified issues and any other issues that Council may add are adequate to guide the analysis of the project. The Ad Hoc Committee has identified issues or areas of concern and is a recommending that this project continue to be processed and include at a minimum the above comments to guide it's review as to the approval or denial of a project. An environmental conclusion concerning this project has not been determined pending action by the City Council on the recommendation of the Ad Hoc Committee. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Direct staff to allow the applicant to initiate the concurrent processing of the applications required for development of this project including General Plan Amendment, Zone Change, Residential Planned Development, Tract Map, and Development Agreement. Attachments: Concept site Plan - 108 Dwelling Units City Share \Community Development \Everyone \cc - 0000202 SunCal.doc ?fir'1 . ti Or DATA —lotm l.t.v rAJ. W wr 1A&v t/ Aq or ld 14-v A i rj 1 r TriKAI M1EF'NAL S7R£f7 .SiL1R]V LAND USE DATA Ob laQ AMK -.all M.([I N1IlT tDK -1311 Ala A01C - /O: OSAW S.F. LOTS 106 D.U. ' CONCEPT SITE PLAN TENTATIVE TRACT N0. 5130 ai r. !q- olo-ol 101 511-020 -0I I U. 93 -OM-41 AW. trl-ov -1 t 13 111-05 11I M . 1n.1n+ a l+tcn w 1 t >• or r 1. wtY'; AJ/'.+Ptll' !f Y J)J �gJEMfEM I X.I C." 'mp i" f