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Home My WebLink AboutRES PC 2005 0474 0322RESOLUTION NO. PC- 2005 -474 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 1995 -02 TO REVISE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AND DESIGN GUIDELINES, LOCATED APPROXIMATELY ONE -HALF MILE NORTH OF THE NORTHERLY TERMINUS OF SPRING ROAD AND THREE - FOURTHS OF ONE MILE EAST OF WALNUT CANYON ROAD, ON THE APPLICATION OF PARDEE HOMES. (ASSESSOR PARCEL NUMBERS: PORTIONS OF 500- 0 -270- 07, 500 -0- 270 -08, 500 -0- 270 -19, 500 -0- 270 -20, 500 -0- 240 -03, 500 -0- 240 -04, 500 -0- 240 -22, 500 -0- 240-23) WHEREAS, on January 4, 2005, the Planning Commission adopted Resolution No. PC- 2005 -468, recommending approval to the City Council of Residential Planned Development Permit No. 2004- 02 for the construction of 37 single- family, detached dwelling units on 28.4 acres within Planning Area 8 of Specific Plan No. 1995 -02 and Residential Planned Development Permit No. 2004 -03 for the construction of 95 single- family, detached dwelling units on 92.4 acres within Planning Area 9 of Specific Plan No. 1995 -02, and Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 2004 -05, for the amendment of development standards and design guidelines within Specific Plan No. 1995 -02; and WHEREAS, on March 22, 2005, at a duly noticed public hearing, the Planning Commission considered a request for an amendment to Specific Plan No. 1995 -02, for the amendment of development standards and design guidelines within Planning Areas 8 & 9 of the Specific Plan; and WHEREAS, at a duly noticed public hearing held on March 22, 2005, the Planning Commission considered the agenda report and any supplements thereto and any written public comments; opened the public hearing, took and considered public testimony both for and against the proposal, closed the public hearing, and reached a decision on this matter; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission concurs with the Community Development Director's determination that the projects are consistent with the findings of the Final Environmental Impact Report, and any amendments thereto, certified in connection with the Moorpark Highlands Specific Plan No. (1995 -02) and has considered information in the environmental document in its deliberations of the projects before making a recommendation to the City Council concerning the project. Resolution No. PC- 2005 -474 Page 2 NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. FINDING OF CONSISTENCY: The Planning Commission hereby finds that the proposed amendment to Specific Plan No. 1995 -02 is consistent with the Moorpark General Plan. SECTION 2. PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: The Planning Commission hereby recommends to the City Council approval of: A. Subsection (A) of Section 9.2.2 of the Specific Plan No. 1995 -02 (Moorpark Highlands Specific Plan) is hereby revised in its entirety as shown in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference. B. Exhibit 32 of Specific Plan No. 1995 -02 (Moorpark Highlands Specific Plan) is hereby amended as shown in Exhibit B. SECTION 3. FILING OF RESOLUTION: The Community Development Director shall certify to the adoption of this resolution and shall cause a certified resolution to be filed in the book of original resolutions. Resolution No. PC- 2005 -474 Page 3 The action of the foregoing direction was approved by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners DiCecco, Landis and Taillon, Vice -Chair Peskay and Chair Pozza NOES: ABSTAIN: ABSENT: PASSED AND ADOPTED this 22nd day of March, 2005. Scott Pozza, 6f_'hgt'r ATT ST: ar y Hoga u ' y De 1 ment Director Attachments: 1. Exhibit A - Amendments to Development Standards for Specific Plan No. 1995 -02 2. Exhibit B - Amended Exhibit 32 of Specific Plan No. 1995 -02 Resolution No. PC- 2005 -474 Page 4 Exhibit A Amendment to Specific Plan No. 1995 -02 Section 9.2.2 Single - family residential site development standards. A. Specific Plan No. 2 Residential Planned Development Single- family (SP2- RPD -SF) 1.3 -2.5 du /ac Zone. (See Exhibits 31 and 32 at the end of this Section.) 1. Minimum Lot Area: ten thousand (10,000) square feet. 2. Building Setbacks: a. Front setback minimum for 10,000 square foot lots is thirty (30') feet. The front setback minimum for 30,000 square foot lots is thirty -five feet (35'). The front setbacks for the proposed single- family dwelling units shall be varied so as to provide visual diversity. There shall be a minimum of five feet (5') variation for the front setback between adjacent lots, with no more than two (2) adjacent lots having the same front setback. This variation may be reduced to three feet (3') at the discretion of the Community Development Director where a variation of five feet (5') on a given lot will result in non- compliance with rear yard or other setback requirements. Dwelling units constructed with garages having a curved or swing driveway, with the entrance to the garage facing the side or rear property line, shall have a minimum front setback of fifteen feet (151). b. Side yard setback minimum for a single- family dwelling unit on a 10,000 square foot minimum lot is ten percent (100) of the lot frontage. However, the setback can be reduced to a minimum of seven feet (71) if a twenty foot (201) separation is maintained between adjacent structures. On irregularly- shaped lots, a minimum side setback of seven feet (71) may be permitted at the discretion of the Community Development Director, so long as the average separation between the subject building and the adjacent building is at least twenty (201) feet. For a 30,000 square foot minimum lot, the sum of side yards shall be a minimum of twenty feet (20') with a minimum side yard (one (1) side) of seven feet (7'), and a minimum twenty foot (201) separation between adjacent structures. Recreational vehicle storage within the side yard shall be screened with a solid gate Resolution No. PC- 2005 -474 Page 5 at least eight feet (8') in height, and shall occur only on a concrete surface capable of supporting the vehicle. c. Rear setback minimum for a single- family dwelling unit on a 10,000 square foot minimum lot is thirty feet (30'), and on a 30,000 square foot minimum lot is fifty feet (50'); for an enclosed patio or open patio cover is ten feet (10'); for a second story deck or balcony is twenty feet (201), and for an accessory structure is five feet (5'). On a 10,000 square foot minimum lot, the rear setback may be reduced to fifteen feet (151) at the discretion of the Community Development Director, if at least 1,600 square feet of contiguous private usable open space is maintained in the side and rear yard areas, and the minimum separation between the rear of the building and the rear or side of the building opposite the rear lot line is sixty feet (60'). d. For projects located in Planning Area 8, no habitable structures shall be located closer than two - hundred feet (200') from the north /east specific plan boundary. 3. Maximum building height: a. Thirty -five feet (351) for dwelling units; b. Fifteen feet (151) for accessory structures; C. Twelve feet (12') for a patio cover and second floor deck or balcony, not including railing height; d. No more than three (3) stories shall be permitted. 4. Fences and Walls. Fences and walls shall comply with the provisions of the Moorpark Municipal Code, with the exception that sound attenuation walls shall be constructed to a height as required by a city- approved noise study for the residential planned development permit. 5. Parking. Parking shall comply with Chapter 17.32 of the city of Moorpark Municipal Code. Tandem parking shall be permitted for garage spaces that provide for parking beyond the required minimum. 6. Signage. Signage shall comply with Chapter 17.40 of the city of Moorpark Municipal Code. Resolution No. PC- 2005 -474 Page 6 7. Standards Relating to Animals. The keeping of animals shall comply with Chapter 17.28.030 of the Moorpark Municipal Code. 8. Eaves and Window Treatments and Surrounds. The eaves and window treatments and surrounds on all sides of a structure shall be complementary with the eaves and window treatments and surrounds on the front elevation. 9. Wrap- Around Front Elevation Treatment. The architectural style and treatment included along the front elevation of a single- family unit shall continue along each side elevation until commencement of fencing or other architecturally feasible termination point as determined by the residential planned development permit approval body. Resolution No. PC- 2005 -474 Page 7 Exhibit B ink fit 9 a