HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 1985 0603 CC REG ITEM 11AALBERT PRIETO
Mayor
JAMES D. WEAK
Mayor Pro Tern
THOMAS C. FERGUSON
Council member
DANNY A. WOOLARD
Council member
LETA YANCY-SUTTON
Councilmember
DORIS D. BANKUS
City Clerk
JOHN C. GEDNEY
City Treasurer
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TO: The Honorable City Council
STEVEN KUENY
City Manager
CHERYL J. KANE
City Attorney
NIALL FRITZ
Director of
Community
Development
R. DENNIS DELZEil
City Engineer
JOHN V. GILLESPIE
Chief of Police
FROM:
DATE:
Niall Fri,f'Director of Community Development
June 3, 1985
SUBJECT: MINIMUM MAXIMUM AREA TO NECESSITATE
A PLANNED COMMUNITY
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The City's
within the
As you are
Staff has been requested to report on this matter.
Land Use Element does not require that any property
City must prepare and process a Planned Community.
aware, Urban West Communities does have an approved
for their 850 acres in the Peach Hill Area.
Planned Community
Also, Carlsberg Corporation had been processing a Planned Community
request on their 490 acres between Moorpark Road and the Moorpark
Freeway. However, last fall Carlsberg withdrew this application
request. At the present time, a General Plan Amendment is in
process for the northern 70 acres to give consideration to a redesignation
from "Medium Low Density Residential" to "Light Industrial". Also,
representatives from Carlsberg have recently discussed with City
staff their plans for the submission of subdivision applications
for approximately 300 dwelling units in the central portion of
the property. Carlsberg has indicated that they have no plans
at this time for the development of their property which is north
of Tierra Rejada Road and south of the Valley ridge line. During
the screening of their General Plan application in May 1984, the
Council rejected consideration of their request for a change in
designation from "Medium Low Density Residential" to "Light Industrial"
on this portion of tlE Carlsberg property.
The approval of either a Planned Community, or a Specific Plan
as identified in the Government Code, is,. in staff's judgment,
beneficial in dealing with any large ownership and the phased
799 Moorpark Avenue Moorpark, California 93021 (805) 529-6864
The Honorable City Council
p. 2 June 3, 1985
SUBJECT: MINIMUM MAXIMUM AREA TO NECESSITATE
A PLANNED COMMUNITY
development of property. ::,ize, however, should not be the sole
criteria. Rather, when the number of dwelling units exceeds the
number of homes which would be expected to develop under one or
two subdivision maps, roughly 200 -300 homes, or when there
are significant issues concerning timing and the development of
a remainder of a parcel or area, the preparation of a Specific
Plan or Planned Community would be beneficial to both the property
owner and the City.
The benefits to the City would be that comprehensive planning
would be conducted. The benefit to the property owner would be
that they would not need to process a subdivision map for the
entire property. A subdivision map must be recorded within three
years or it expires. This places a time and financial constraint
upon the subdivider, s~nce the majority of improvement fees and
all engineering must be completed prior to the recordation of
a subdivision map. A Specific Plan or Planned Community would
provide an overall planning approval and allow phased development.
In the absence of a specific requirement for Planned Community plans
or Specific Plans within the General Plan, the City at this time
can only encourage that property owners make such request.
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