HomeMy WebLinkAboutAG RPTS 2003 1118 PC REGResolution No. PC- 2003 -452
PLANNING COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
TUESDAY - November 18, 2003
7:00 P.M.
Moorpark Community Center
1. CALL TO ORDER:
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
3. ROLL CALL:
799 Moorpark Avenue
4. PROCLAMATIONS, COMMENDATIONS AND SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS:
5. REORDERING OF, AND ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA:
6. CONSENT CALENDAR:
A. Regular Meeting Minutes of November 4, 2003.
Any member of the public may address the Commission during the Public
Comments portion of the Agenda, unless it is a Public Hearing or a Discussion
item. Speakers who wish to address the Commission concerning a Public Hearing
or Discussion item must do so during the Public Hearing or Discussion portion
of the Agenda for that item. Speaker cards must be received by the Secretary
for Public Comment prior to the beginning of the Public Comments portion of
the meeting and for Discussion items prior to the beginning of the first item
of the Discussion portion of the Agenda. Speaker Cards for a Public Hearing
must be received prior to the beginning of the Public Hearing. A limitation
of three minutes shall be imposed upon each Public Comment and Discussion
item speaker. A limitation of three to five minutes shall be imposed upon
each Public Hearing item speaker. Written Statement Cards may be submitted in
lieu of speaking orally for open Public Hearings and Discussion items. Copies
of each item of business on the agenda are on file in the office of the
Community Development Department /Planning and are available for public
review. Any questions concerning any agenda item may be directed to the
Community Development Department at 517 -6233.
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7. PUBLIC COMMENTS:
8. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
(next Resolution No. 2003 -452)
A. Consider General Plan Amendment No. 2001 -05, Zone
Change No. 2001 -02, and Specific Plan No. 2001 -01, 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) (Continued from November 4, 2003 Meeting)
Staff Recommendation: Continue to accept public
comments and continue the agenda item with the public
hearing open to the December 2, 2003 Planning
Commission meeting.
9. DISCUSSION ITEMS:
10. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS:
A. December 2, 2003 Planning Commission Meeting:
- General Plan Amendment No. 2001 -05, Zone Change No.
2001 -02, and Specific Plan No. 2001 -01 (North Park)
- Residential Planned Development No. 1998 -02; General
Plan Amendment No. 1998 -01; Tentative Tract No.
5130; Zone Change No. 1998 -01 (SunCal)
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ADJOURNMENT:
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ITEM: 6.A.
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1 The Regular meeting of the Planning Commission was held on
2 October 21, 2003, in the City Council Chambers; Moorpark Civic
3 Center; 799 Moorpark Avenue; Moorpark, California; 93021.
4 1. CALL TO ORDER:
5 Chair Landis called the meeting to order at 7:08 p.m.
6 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
7 Commissioner Pozza led the Pledge of Allegiance.
8 3. ROLL CALL:
9 Commissioners Lauletta, Peskay and Pozza, Vice Chair
10 DiCecco and Chair Landis were present.
11 Staff attending the meeting included Barry Hogan, Community
12 Development Director; Walter Brown, City Engineer; David
13 Bobardt, Planning Manager; and Gail Rice, Administrative
14 Secretary.
15 4. PROCLAMATIONS, COMMENDATIONS AND SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS:
16 None.
17 5. REORDERING OF, AND ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA:
18 None.
19 The Planning Commission meeting was recessed at 7:10 p.m. due to
20 video /cable technical difficulties. The Planning Commission
21 meeting reconvened at 7:11 p.m.
22 6. CONSENT CALENDAR:
23 A. Regular Meeting Minutes of October 21, 2003.
24 Vice Chair DiCecco recommended deletion of line 19 on page
25 4.
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1 MOTION: Commissioner Pozza moved and Commissioner Peskay
2 seconded a motion that the Planning Commission Regular
3 Meeting Minutes of October 21, 2003, be approved as
4 amended. (Unanimous 5:0 voice vote.)
5 7. PUBLIC COMMENTS:
6 None.
7 8. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
8 (next Resolution No. 2002 -452)
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A. Consider General Plan
Amendment No. 2001 -05, Zone
10
Change
No. 2001 -02, and
Specific Plan No. 2001 -01, for
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1,650
Housing Units on
3,586.3 Acres Located Generally
12
North
of Moorpark College
and State Route 118 on Land
13
Immediately Outside
City of Moorpark Municipal
14
Boundaries. Applicant:
North Park Village, LP (APN:
15
500 -0
-120 -065; 500 -0 -170 -135; 500 -0- 180 -125, -135), -
16
145,
-155, -165, -175,
-1851 -195, -205, -215, -2250, -
17
235,
-245, -255; 500 -0-
281 -165, -175; 500 -0- 292 -135, -
18
1451,
-195, -215, -225;
615 -0 -110 -205, -215; 615- 0 -150-
19
185)
(Continued from October 21, 2003 Meeting)
20 Staff Recommendation: Continue to accept public
21 comments and continue the agenda item with the public
22 hearing open to the November 18, 2003 Planning
23 Commission meeting.
24 David Bobardt provided the staff presentation.
25 The Commission questioned staff on Sphere of
26 Influence, area of influence, population, cumulative
27 impact on the population with or without this project,
28 traffic impacts, school grade levels, circulation,
29 Development Agreement, low income units, the Broadway
30 connector, Alamos Canyon and the wildlife corridor,
31 tax revenue, school sites, projected development and
32 buildout, the City's General Plan and possible
33 impacts.
34 Kim Kilkenny, applicant, addressed phasing of the
35 interchange, the North Park Village Lake Management
36 Plan and addressed questions raised at the Planning
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1 Commission meeting of October 21, 2003, which
2 included, traffic, water supply and assessments,
3 school site, Development Agreement and the wildlife
4 corridor.
5 The Commission questioned the applicant on one school
6 for 6,000 additional residents and combined grade
7 levels, financial benefits to the community and the
8 Ventura County Fire Department requirements.
9 Diane Galvin, resident, spoke in support of the
10 proposal, stating that she needs to expand her
11 housing, did not want to look outside of Moorpark, and
12 that she preferred the size of these homes and their
13 prices. She commented that she would like this project
14 to move on to the registered voters and she believed
15 the project meets the SOAR issues.
16 MOTION: Commissioner Pozza moved and Commissioner
17 Lauletta seconded a motion to approve staff
18 recommendation.
19 (Motion carried with a unanimous 5:0 voice vote.)
20 9. DISCUSSION ITEMS:
21 None.
22 10. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS:
23 A. November 18, 2003 Planning Commission Meeting:
24 • General Plan Amendment No. 2001 -05; Zone Change No.
25 2001 -02 and Specific Plan No. 2001 -01 (Continued
26 from November 4, 2003, public hearing open)
27 Barry Hogan discussed future agenda items.
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1 11. ADJOURNMENT:
2 MOTION: Commissioner Pozza moved and Commissioner Peskay
3 seconded a motion to adjourn the meeting.
4 (Motion carried with a unanimous 5:0 voice vote.)
5 The meeting was adjourned at 8:18 p.m.
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8 ATTEST:
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Barry K. Hogan
Community Development Director
Kipp A. Landis, Chair
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ITEM: 8. A.
MOORPARK PLANNING COMMISSION
AGENDA REPORT
TO: Honorable Planning Commission
FROM: Barry K. Hogan, Community Development Director
Prepared by: David A. Bobardt, Planning Mana a P-jb
DATE: November 12, 2003 (PC Meeting of 11/18/2003)
SUBJECT: Consider General Plan Amendment No. 2001 -05, Zone Change
No. 2001 -02, and Specific Plan No. 2001 -01, 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, -1551, -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)
The Planning Commission has been discussing the proposed North Park
project since October 7, 2003, with that meeting focusing on the
regulatory context for the decisions on the General Plan Amendment,
Specific Plan, and Zone Change applications. Planning Commission
meetings on October 21, 2003, and November 4, 2003, focused on the
project description and General Plan issues. At the November 4th
meeting, the Planning Commission continued the agenda item to
November 18, 2003, with the public hearing open. This report
identifies the Specific Plan issues staff believes are most
critical in assessing the proposed project. A recommendation from
the Planning Commission will be sought only after the Revised Draft
Environmental Impact Repot (EIR) and Responses to Comments are
presented to the Commission.
DISCUSSION
Use of Specific Plans:
The City's General Plan Land Use Element encourages the use of
Specific Plans to achieve a long -term cohesive development in the
large undeveloped areas of the City. Of the five Specific Plan
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areas identified on the Land Use Element map, one is substantially
completed (Carlsberg), one is approved but not yet under
construction (Moorpark Highlands), one is proposed and an EIR is
being prepared (Hitch Ranch), and two have projects proposed
without the use of a Specific Plan (Suncal and M.U.S.D. Old High
School Site). If the North Park project area is to be included in
the City's General Plan, a Specific Plan is an appropriate
instrument to achieve the goals of the General Plan, given the size
of the property, potential mix of uses, necessary infrastructure,
and scale of development. The proposed Specific Plan document for
the North Park project area was released in July, 2003, with the
Draft Environmental Impact Report. Reference to Specific Plan
pages and exhibits in this staff report are for this July 2003
document.
Reauired Components of Specific Plans:
As noted in the report to the Planning Commission on October 7,
2003, Specific Plans are an implementing tool of the General Plan.
State law requires that, if used as a planning tool by a local
agency, a Specific Plan must be consistent with the General Plan
and must specify all of the following in detail:
1. The distribution, location, and extent of the uses of land,
including open space, within the area covered by the plan.
2. The proposed distribution, location, and extent and intensity
of major components of public and private transportation,
sewage, water, drainage, solid waste disposal, energy, and
other essential facilities proposed to be located within the
area covered by the plan and needed to support the land uses
described in the plan.
3. Standards and criteria by which development will proceed, and
standards for the conservation, development, and utilization
of natural resources, where applicable.
4. A program of implementation measures including regulations,
programs, public works projects, and financing measures
necessary to carry out paragraphs (1), (2), and (3).
General Plan Consistency — General Plan consistency issues were
identified at the November 4th Planning Commission meeting and are
included in the staff report and minutes of that meeting. The
Specific Plan itself also includes an assessment of General Plan
consistency in Section 1.6, beginning on page 31. As previously
noted, several amendments to the General Plan are proposed to
include consideration for development of this project site.
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Distribution, Location, and Extent of the Uses of the Land - Goals
of the proposed Specific Plan, as expressed in Section 1.4
beginning on Page 25, have led the determination of land uses and
their distribution on the project site. Details on the proposed
land uses are included in Section 2.1, beginning on Page 47.
Exhibit 4 on Page 48 and Table 1 on Pages 54 and 55 include the
proposed land uses and their distribution on the project site. The
development of 1,500 market rate, large lot houses is proposed in
three (3) phases of 500 houses each, with amenities and
infrastructure for the development spread over each phase.
Proposed Infrastructure - Section 2.3 identifies the proposed
circulation plan for the site, including proposed street sections.
As previously discussed, one of the major components of the
circulation system is the development of a new interchange at the
SR -118 freeway, which is detailed in this section. Water, recycled
water, wastewater, and storm water infrastructure are addressed in
Section 3.2 of the proposed Specific Plan, along with solid waste
disposal and utilities to serve the proposed Specific Plan.
Development Standards - The proposed Specific Plan includes both
Development Regulations, in Chapter 5, beginning on Page 145; and
Design Guidelines, in Chapter 4, beginning on Page 109. The
development regulations would become a chapter of the Zoning Code,
specific to this project site, supplementing other Zoning
regulations which would be applicable to development of the site.
The Design Guidelines establish a framework for the development of
any Residential Planned Development or Commercial Planned
Development proposals, which would be developed at a later time,
only if the project is approved by the City Council and Moorpark
voters, and it is annexed into the City.
Implementation Program - Chapter 6 of the proposed Specific Plan
identifies phasing, funding, and administration of the proposed
Specific Plan.
ANALYSIS
The proposed North Park Specific Plan includes all the components
required under State law for Specific Plans. Many of the key
issues of the proposed Specific Plan relate to its consistency with
the General Plan. Development character, land uses, preservation
of natural features and habitats, road and trail connections, and
the boundary of urban development are all General Plan issues.
These are addressed in the November 4, 2003, staff report and
Planning Commission minutes. Other issues are related to
environmental impacts and will be addressed in the Revised Draft
EIR, including traffic, visual impacts, biology, cultural and
paleontological resources, air quality, noise, light and glare,
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geology and hydrology, public services, and public health and
safety. Finally, important issues related to the details contained
in the Specific Plan include proposed land uses and internal
circulation, architectural design, landscaping, and public parks.
Land Uses and Internal Circulation:
The proposed North Park Specific Plan calls for the development of
a private residential community that centers around public and
publicly accessible space comprised of a lake and lakefront park,
commercial center, school, and community park. Three ( 3 ) community
parkways run northward from this community center on the east side,
middle, and west side of the project site, terminating in
roundabouts. These parkways, with a 40 -foot roadway within an 80-
foot right -of -way would serve as collectors for a series of
residential streets, providing an 8 -foot wide Class II bicycle lane
adjacent to a 12 -foot wide vehicle lane on each side of the street.
The residential streets, with a 40 -foot roadway within a 56 -foot
right -of -way allow for parking on both sides of the street and
would provide direct access to the houses as well as make
connections between the residential areas of the project site.
Architectural Design:
While much of the detail of the architecture is addressed through
the consideration of Residential or Commercial Planned Development
applications, the proposed architecture in a Specific Plan for a
project of this scale should include sufficient variety of
compatible styles that center on an overall theme. The proposed
North Park Specific Plan includes a variety of design components
for public spaces as well as an architectural theme that builds on
traditional architecture used in older Southern California
neighborhoods. The proposed styles include Craftsman, Monterey,
European Cottage, European Estate, Italianate, Spanish Revival, and
Old Santa Barbara.
Landscaping:
Like architecture, most of the details of landscaping are
determined through the consideration of Residential or Commercial
Planned Development permit applications. The plan identifies a
number of goals for the landscaping of public areas in the project
site and suggests types of trees (i.e. flowering, deciduous, etc.)
without narrowing the selection to particular species. The Plan
provides for fuel modification areas adjacent to the proposed home
as a transition to the Nature Preserve and to provide adequate fire
prevention. These areas would be maintained by the homeowners
association.
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Public Parks:
As noted in the November 4, 2003 staff report, the proposed
Specific Plan exceeds the General Plan goals for acres of public
park space. The Specific Plan document needs to balance
specificity and flexibility in the design of the park space as well
as acknowledge the established process for public park design. The
plan should provide enough specificity to ensure that what is built
will resemble what was entitled. At the same time, the plan should
provide flexibility to allow for development of parks to respond to
public needs through the established process for park design
without requiring the Specific Plan to be revisited for each park.
The proposed Specific Plan includes exhibits showing conceptual
uses for three (3) proposed public parks. Although this
information only shows one way that parks could possibly be
developed, the design of public parks is handled though a process
that involves the Parks and Recreation Commission and City Council.
STAFF RECOMENDATION
Continue to accept public comments and continue the agenda item
with the public hearing open to the December 2, 2003 Planning
Commission meeting.
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