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AGENDA REPORT
ITEM 9-B.
TO: Honorable City Council
FROM: Barry K. Hogan, Community Development Directo
Prepared By: David A. Bobardt, Planning Mana e t
DATE: May 5, 2004 (CC Meeting of 05/19/2004)
SUBJECT: Consider General Plan Amendment No. 2001 -05, Specific
Plan No. 2001 -01, and Zone Change No. 2001 -02, for
1,650 Housing Units on 3,586.3 Acres Located Generally
North of Moorpark College and State Route 118 on Land
Immediately Outside City of Moorpark Municipal
Boundaries. Applicant: North Park Village, LP (APN:
500 -0- 120 -065; 500 -0- 170 -135; 500 -0 -180 -125, -135, -
145, -155, -165, -175, -185, -195, -205, -215, -225, -
235, -245, -255; 500 -0- 281 -165, -175; 500 -0- 292 -135, -
145, -195, -215, -225; 615 -0- 110 -205, -215; 615- 0 -150-
185)
BACKGROUND
On April 6, 2004, after holding a public hearing on the proposed
North Park Village and Nature Preserve Specific Plan over the
course or tnirteen consecutive mee
adopted a resolution recommen(
certification of the Final Environ
of General Plan Amendment No. 2001
with revisions, and Zone Change Nc
project proposes 1,500 single -farm
housing units, a 2,121 -acre naturE
10 private parks, a 52 -acre put
school site, a 1.5 -acre fire stati
commercial center site, and a ni
project site is on 3,586.3 acres
City of Moorpark, its Sphere of
Restriction Boundary (CURB), but
Interest. This project is being
ings, the rlanni.ng commission
ing to the City Council
rental Impact Report, approval
05, Specific Plan No. 2001 -01
2001 -02. The Specific Plan
Ly residences, 150 affordable
preserve, 3 public parks and
Lic access lake, an 18 -acre
,n site, a 5 -acre neighborhood
w freeway interchange. The
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nfluence, and its City Urban
inside the City's Area of
reviewed by the City because
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annexation is proposed as part of the project, with urban
services to be provided by the City of Moorpark.
DISCUSSION
Planning Commission agenda reports and minutes, including
reports and minutes related to the public hearing on the Draft
EIR, have been transmitted to the City Council previously under
separate cover. In addition, the Resolution containing the
Planning Commission's recommendation has been included with this
information. Main topics discussed by the Planning Commission
included traffic, natural resource protection, water quality and
groundwater, oil wells, land uses, public amenities, and project
design. The following is a synopsis of the main topics of each
Planning Commission meeting:
October 7, 2003:
October 21, 2003:
November 4, 2003:
November 18, 2003:
December 2, 2003:
December 16, 2003:
January 6, 2004:
January 20, 2004:
February 3, 2004:
February 17, 2004:
March 2, 2004:
March 16, 2004:
April 6, 2004:
Regulatory Context
Project Description
General Plan Issues
Specific Plan Issues
Schools
Revised Draft EIR
Initial Staff Recommendation
Freeway Traffic
Groundwater Supply and Oil Wells
Groundwater Quality
Miscellaneous Unresolved Issues
Proposed Final EIR
Planning Commission Recommendation
Entitlement decisions to be made by the City Council at this
time include consideration of a General Plan Amendment (GPA), a
Specific Plan, and a Zone Change. Staff reports to the Planning
Commission for the October 7, 2003, November 4, 2003, November
18, 2003, and January 6, 2004 meetings focus on the issues
associated with each of these decisions. Prior to Council
action on the GPA, Specific Plan and Zone Change, direction may
be given for the Planning Commission to consider and make a
recommendation on a Development Agreement, to be acted on by
Council. The City Council will also need to consider setting
this matter before the voters under Measure "S" (Moorpark SOAR
Ordinance). This consideration not only includes whether or not
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the project should be placed on the ballot, but what decisions
associated with the project should be placed on the ballot.
Because of the size of the project and the complexity of the
issues involved in its consideration, staff presentations,
public testimony and deliberation on the project are expected to
take a substantial amount of meeting time. The following are
the main discussion items expected by staff:
1. Regulatory Context and Establishment of Review Schedule
2. Project Description - General Plan and Specific Plan
Proposals
3. Environmental Impact Report
• EIR Review Process
• Traffic: Surface Streets and Freeways
• Biology: Habitat, Sensitive Species, Mature Trees
• Water Supply, Water Quality, Groundwater Issues and
Oil Wells
• Public Facilities and Services
• Other EIR Topics
• Mitigation Monitoring Program
• Findings
4. Planning Commission Recommendation on General Plan
Amendment, Specific Plan, and Zone Change
5. Development Agreement
6. Ballot Issues
Staff has identified three options for project review over
several City Council meetings:
Option 1: Schedule the project for each regular City Council
meeting allowing for one to two hours of public hearing and
discussion continuing the hearing until the Council is ready
to act on this project.
Option 2: Schedule the project for one special Council
meeting each month devoted to public hearing and discussion
continuing the hearing until the Council is ready to act on
this project.
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Option 3: Schedule the project for one regular Council
meeting each month to discuss pre- selected topics, with the
allowance for a special meeting as needed to conclude on the
specific topics of that meeting and continue the hearing until
the Council is ready to act on this project.
Staff recommends the third option since specific topics would be
known well in advance, and a known review schedule for the
public hearing is established. One regular meeting per month
also allows staff sufficient time to respond to issues raised by
the public or the Council between meetings. Special meetings
will afford sufficient time for each topic as needed,
maintaining flexibility. If this option is selected, the
following could be considered as a tentative review schedule,
with special meetings to be determined as needed.
May 19, 2004:
Regulatory Context
June 16, 2004:
Project Description and EIR Review
Process
July 21, 2004:
Traffic, Public Facilities and
Services, and Other EIR Topics
September 15, 2004:
Biology, Water Supply, Water
Quality, Groundwater, and Oil
Wells
October 20, 2004:
Mitigation Monitoring Program,
Findings, Development Agreement
(Based On Direction of City
Council) and Ballot Issues
STAFF RECOMAENDATION
Open the public hearing, take testimony, direct staff to prepare
materials appropriate for the schedule in Option 3, and continue
the agenda item with the hearing open to June 16, 2004.
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