HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 2018 0620 CCSA REG ITEM 08ACITY OF MOORPARK,
CALIFORNIA
City Council Meeting
of June 20, 2018
ACTION Adopted Reso No.
2018-3713, as amended
BY M. Benson
A. Consider a Resolution Approving Tentative Parcel Map No. 2017 -01 for the
Subdivision of a 2.92 Acre Developed Lot into Four Parcels at 192 High Street
(within the Downtown Specific Plan), and Making a Determination of Exemption
Under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in Connection Therewith,
on the Application of the City of Moorpark. Staff Recommendation: 1) Open the
public hearing, accept public testimony and close the public hearing; and 2)
Adopt Resolution No. 2018-___.
Item: 8.A.
MOORPARK CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA REPORT
TO: Honorable City Council
FROM: David A. Bobardt, Community Development Director
Prepared by Freddy A. Carrillo, Associate Planner l
DATE: 06/20/2018 Regular Meeting
SUBJECT: Consider a Resolution Approving Tentative Parcel Map No. 2017-01
for the Subdivision of a 2.92 Acre Developed Lot into Four Parcels at
192 High Street (within the Downtown Specific Plan), and Making a
Determination of Exemption Under the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) in Connection Therewith, on the Application of
the City of Moorpark
BACKGROUND
On July 6, 2017, the City of Moorpark submitted an application for Tentative Parcel Map
No. 2017-01 for the subdivision of a 2.92 acre developed lot into four parcels:
Parcel 1: 16,967 square-feet Parcel 3: 44,664 square-feet
Parcel 2: 49,000 square-feet Parcel 4: 16,365 square-feet
The parcel map would create separate parcels for the creation of economic
opportunities. A Tentative Parcel Map (TPM) is required when subdividing a property
under common ownership into four or fewer parcels. The City Council is the decision-
making body on Tentative Parcel Maps.
DISCUSSION
Project Setting
Existing Site Conditions:
The 2.92 acre lot is located on the south side of High Street, east of Moorpark Avenue
and west Magnolia Street. The site currently contains two vacant buildings: Maria’s
Family Restaurant and One More Time secondhand store, and two vacant attached
wood frame structures (old grain facility with rail station facade). An overflow parking lot
for the Metrolink station is located on the west end of the property. Pepper trees, palm
trees, ash trees, and an elderberry tree are located on the property.
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Previous Applications:
On August 8, 1993, the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Moorpark acquired 2.34
acres from the Ventura County Transportation Commission at a cost of $393,451.34.
This Property was part of a 4.77 acre purchase for $800,000.
In 2011, AB X1 26 (the ”Dissolution Act”), as upheld and modified by the Supreme Court
in California Redevelopment Association, et al. v. Ana Matosantos, et al. (53 Cal.4th
231(2011)), dissolved the Redevelopment Agency as of February 1, 2012 and created
the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Moorpark
(“Successor Agency”). As part of the dissolution process, the Successor Agency
prepared a Long Range Property Management Plan (“LRPMP”) addressing the
disposition of real properties acquired by the former Redevelopment Agency. The
LRPMP provides that the property identified in the LRPMP as Property No. 5(a),
consisting of a portion (approximately 2.14 acres) of APN 512-0-090-115 (the
“Property”) will be retained by the City of Moorpark (the “City”), provided that the City
pays compensation (the “Compensation”) to the taxing entities. Pursuant to the LRPMP,
as approved by the California State Department of Finance, the 2.14 acre property
(approximately 95,396 sq. ft.) was conveyed to the City, upon the City’s payment of
$470,000 as compensation to the taxing entities.
On November 16, 2016, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2016-3555, which
approved Commercial Planned Development (CPD) No. 2016-01 and Conditional Use
Permit (CUP) No. 2016-04 for the construction and operation of a new two-story food
market, restaurant with alcoholic beverage sales, banquet room, commercial kitchen,
and microbrewery totaling 16,734 square-feet on 1.02 acres. This permit has expired
for lack of inauguration.
General Plan and Zoning:
The proposed subdivision is consistent with the Zoning classification and General Plan
land use designation. Permits for future uses will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.
GENERAL PLAN/ZONING
Direction General Plan Zoning Land Use
Site Old Town
Commercial (C-OT)
Old Town Commercial
(C-OT)
Vacant restaurant and other
vacant buildings
North Old Town
Commercial (C-OT)
Old Town Commercial
(C-OT)
Retail, restaurant, and
entertainment uses
South
Old Town
Commercial (C-OT) /
General Commercial
(C-2)
Old Town Commercial
(C-OT) / Commercial Planned
Development (CPD)
Railroad right-of-way
East Old Town
Commercial (C-OT)
Old Town Commercial
(C-OT) Metrolink Parking Lot
West Old Town
Commercial (C-OT)
Old Town Commercial
(C-OT) Post Office
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Project Summary
Tentative Parcel Map No. 2017-01 is proposed to subdivide a 2.92 acre parcel into four
parcels to allow for future development opportunities. Currently, the parcel is occupied
by two vacant buildings: Maria’s Family Restaurant and One More Time secondhand
store, and two additional vacant attached wood frame structures (old grain facility with
rail station facade). Each new parcel could subsequently be sold separately.
Findings
The following draft Tentative Parcel Map findings are provided for City Council
consideration:
A. The proposed map, including its design and improvements, is consistent with the
City's General Plan, Downtown Specific Plan, and Zoning Ordinance as
proposed, in that the map has been designed to comply with the requirements of
the City’s General Plan and Downtown Specific Plan, and it meets Zoning
standards for the Old Town Commercial (C-OT) Zone.
B. The site is physically suitable for the type of development proposed, in that the
site has all required utilities along with adequate ingress and egress, and is
provided with public and emergency services.
C. The site is physically suitable for the proposed density of development based on
the existing zoning and land use designation in the General Plan and Downtown
Specific Plan and the existing and prior land uses.
D. The design of the subdivision and the proposed improvements are not likely to
cause substantial environmental damage or substantially and avoidably injure
fish or wildlife or their habitat, in that the site has already been developed.
E. The design of the subdivision and the type of improvements are not likely to
cause serious public health problems, in that adequate sanitation services exist.
F. The design of the subdivision and the type of improvements will not conflict with
easements acquired by the public at large, for access through, or use of the
property within the proposed subdivision, in that full access to and from Moorpark
Avenue and High Street exists.
PROCESSING TIME LIMITS
Time limits under the Subdivision Map Act, CEQA and Permit Streamlining Act do not
apply to public projects.
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ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION
In accordance with the City’s environmental review procedures adopted by resolution,
the Community Development Director determines the level of review necessary for a
project to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Some projects
may be exempt from review based upon a specific categorical exemptions listed in
CEQA. Other projects may be exempt under a general rule that environmental review is
not necessary where it can be determined that there would be no possibility of a
significant effect upon the environment. A project which does not qualify for a
categorical exemption requires the preparation of an Initial Study to assess the level of
potential environmental impacts.
Based upon the results of an Initial Study, the Director may determine that a project will
not have a significant effect upon the environment. In such a case, a Notice of Intent to
Adopt a Negative Declaration or a Mitigated Negative Declaration is prepared. For
many projects, a Negative Declaration or Mitigated Negative Declaration will prove to be
sufficient environmental documentation. If the Director determines that a project has
the potential for significant adverse impacts and adequate mitigation cannot be readily
identified, an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) is prepared.
The Director has reviewed this project and found it to be Categorically Exempt in
accordance with Sections 15301 (Class 1: Existing Facilities) and 15315 (Class 15:
Minor Land Divisions) of the CEQA Guidelines. The proposed subdivision is consistent
with the General Plan and Zoning regulations and the site is already improved. No
further environmental documentation is required.
NOTICING
Public Notice for this meeting was given consistent with Chapter 17.44.070 of the
Zoning Ordinance as follows:
1. Publication. The notice of the public hearing was published in the Ventura County
Star on June 10, 2018.
2. Mailing. The notice of the public hearing was mailed on June 6, 2018, to owners
of real property, as identified on the latest adjusted Ventura County Tax Assessor
Roles, within one-thousand (1,000) feet of the exterior boundaries of the
assessor’s parcel(s) subject to the hearing.
3. Signage at site. Two 32 square-foot signs were placed on the street frontage on
Friday, June 8, 2018.
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
1. Open the public hearing, accept public testimony and close the public hearing;
and
2. Adopt Resolution No. 2018-____.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Location Map
2. Aerial Map
3. Tentative Parcel Map
4. Draft Resolution with Conditions of Approval
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RESOLUTION NO. 2018-____
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING TENTATIVE PARCEL
MAP NO. 2017-01 FOR THE SUBDIVISION OF A 2.92 ACRE
DEVELOPED LOT INTO FOUR PARCELS AT 192 HIGH STREET
(WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN) AND MAKING A
DETERMINATION OF EXEMPTION UNDER CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) IN CONNECTION
THEREWITH, ON THE APPLICATION OF THE CITY OF
MOORPARK
WHEREAS, the City of Moorpark submitted an application for Tentative Parcel
Map (TPM) No. 2017-01 on June 6, 2017, for the subdivision of a 2.92 acre improved lot
into four parcels at 192 High Street (within the Downtown Specific Plan); and
WHEREAS, at a duly noticed public hearing on June 20, 2018 for TPM No. 2017-
01, the City Council considered the agenda report and any supplements thereto and
written public comments; opened the public hearing and took and considered public
testimony; closed the public hearing and reached a decision on this matter; and
WHEREAS, the Community Development Director has determined that TPM No.
2017-01 is categorically exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15301 (Class 1: Existing Facilities) and 15315
(Class 15: Minor Land Divisions) of the CEQA Guidelines. The proposed subdivision is
consistent with the General Plan and Zoning regulations and the site is already
developed. No further environmental documentation is needed.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK,
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTATION: The City Council, based
on its own independent analysis and judgment, concurs with the Community
Development Director’s determination that the project is categorically exempt from the
provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections
15301 (Class 1: Existing Facilities) and 15315 (Class 15: Minor Land Divisions) of the
CEQA Guidelines. The proposed subdivision is consistent with the General Plan and
Zoning regulations and the site is already improved. No further environmental
documentation is needed.
SECTION 2. TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP PERMIT FINDINGS: Based upon the
information set forth in the staff report(s), accompanying studies, and oral and written
public testimony, the City Council makes the following findings:
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Resolution No. 2018 - _____
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A. The proposed map, including its design and improvements, is consistent with the
City's General Plan, Downtown Specific Plan, and Zoning Ordinance as
proposed, in that the map has been designed to comply with the requirements of
the City’s General Plan and Downtown Specific Plan, and it meets Zoning
standards for the Old Town Commercial (C-OT) Zone.
B. The site is physically suitable for the type of development proposed, in that the
site has all required utilities along with adequate ingress and egress, and is
provided with public and emergency services.
C. The site is physically suitable for the proposed density of development based on
the existing zoning and land use designation in the General Plan and Downtown
Specific Plan and the existing and prior land uses.
D. The design of the subdivision and the proposed improvements are not likely to
cause substantial environmental damage or substantially and avoidably injure
fish or wildlife or their habitat, in that the site has already been developed.
E. The design of the subdivision and the type of improvements are not likely to
cause serious public health problems, in that adequate sanitation services exist.
F. The design of the subdivision and the type of improvements will not conflict with
easements acquired by the public at large, for access through, or use of the
property within the proposed subdivision, in that full access to and from Moorpark
Avenue and High Street exists.
SECTION 3. APPROVAL OF PROJECT: Based on all of the findings
contained herein and all the evidence in the record of this matter, the City Council
approves TPM No. 2017-01 subject to the Standard Conditions of Approval as adopted
by Resolution No. 2009-2799, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 4. FILING OF RESOLUTION: The City Clerk shall certify to the
adoption of this resolution and shall cause a certified resolution to be filed in the book of
original resolutions.
PASSED, AND ADOPTED this 20th of June, 2018.
Janice S. Parvin, Mayor
ATTEST:
Maureen Benson, City Clerk
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