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HomeMy Public PortalAbout12/18/1984BEAUMONT PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES OF DECEMBER 18, 1984 The Planning Commission met in a regular meeting on Tuesday, December 18, 1984, in the City Council Chambers, with Chairman Berg presiding: 1. Call to Order at 7:00 P.M. 2. The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was observed. 3. The following Commissioners were present. Commissioners Shaw, Tapp, Medina, Remy, Thompson and Chairman Berg. Commissioner Schuelke was absent. Item No. 1: The Minutes of the Regular Planning Commission Meeting of December 4, 1984, were approved as submitted. Item No. 2: Proposed Zone Change (84- RZ -6), Conditional Use Permit o.J (83- CUP -4)) and Site Plan (84- SP -12) to permit proposed developmeti�t, of (191) space mobilehome park - Shelton. Chairman Berg re- opened this Public Hearing at 7:01 P.M. and due to the holidays and per Mr. Shelton's request, this item was again continued to January 15, 1985. Item No. 3: Applicant requests a Zone Change from R -1, Single - Family Residential to PUD P -R -MF, Planned Unit Development, Planned Residential Multi - Family (up to 12 du /ac). Project's name is Canyon Vista (84 -RZ -7) John Thomas/ Beaumont Associates. Chairman Berg opened this Public Hearing at 7:06 P.M. with Planning Di- rector Larson presenting the staff report, project analysis and recom- mendation on this item. He informed the Commission that the Zone Change was consistent with the General Plan. Those speaking from the audience were: Mr. Robert Kilburn, 950 Western Knoll, Beaumont, addressed the Commission and stated that he was not speaking for or against this zone change, he just wanted to know the basic overall plan of the area as far as sewer, water, and access to the freeway. Mr. John Thomas, Owner, addressed the Commission giving some background pertaining to this zone change request. He stated that: 1) Prior to 1982, Toups Corporation met with LAFCO and the County of Riverside regarding developing a project on this 150 acres; 2) Toups Corporation and himself met with members of the City Council __� +L_ n: +_. c +..ss ...,,.,,. +. 10Q,1 +n Aicrnca hacica.11y the overall Minutes of Planning Commission Meeting of December 18, 1984 7) Once annexed, they participated in different community meetings regarding up- dating and modernizing the General Plan; 8) As a result of the meetings and environmental studies, the City gave them a General Plan designation which would allow them to follow through with the development plan which was submitted to the City a couple of years ago; 9) Was informed that the City was working on a zone change to make the zone consistent with the General Plan which had not yet been adopted; 10) Learned that the Zoning Ordinance had just recently been adopted; 11) Once the zone change is received, which will be consistent with the General Plan, they will begin following through with the actual development plans which will again be brought to the City; 12) Will be basically the same plans as before, except they will be modifying one area next to the mobilehome park designation to re- duce that density to more single family detailed units, however, the layout will essentially be the same; 13) With regards to Circulation, they will meet with the City and pro- cess all paper work and will also meet with CalTrans regarding access points; 14) At the present time, they are requesting that the Zoning Ordinance be applied to the property so it will be consistent with the Gen- eral Plan and from this point on, they will begin going through the actual specific plan and development plan with the City. There being no one else wishing to speak from the audience, Chairman Berg Closed the Public Hearing at 7:18 P.M. and the matter was then turned back to the Commission for discussion. On motion by Commissioner Medina, seconded by Commissioner Shaw, the Planning Commission adopted Resolution 84 -PC -2, and recommended approval of Negative Declaration No. 84 -ND -35 and Zone Change No. 84 -RZ -7 to the City Council. Motion carried with the following roll call vote: AYES: Commissioners Shaw, Tapp, Medina, Remy, Thompson and Chairman Berg. NOES: None. ABSTAIN: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Schuelke. Item No. 4: Baldi Bros. Construction - Proposal of a 28 Unit Multi- Family Residential Development (84- SP -16). Planning Director Larson presented the project analysis and recommenda- tion on this item in its entirety. Chairman Berg then ask if there was anyone from the audience wishing to speak and there being no one at this time, the matter was then discussed by the Planning Commission at length. Mr. Norm Davis, City Manager, addressed the Commission informing them that as he recalled when he discussed the square footage of the units with the applicant, he was informed that the units would be a minimum of 600 feet and up, with 600 feet being the smallest. Minutes of Planning Commission Meeting of December 18, 1984 Motion carried with the following roll call vote: AYES: Commissioners Shaw, Tapp, Medina, Remy, Thompson and Chairman Berg. NOES: None. ABSTAIN: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Schuelke. Item No Recreation Vehicle Sales and Repair Facility (84- SP -15) Gustuson. Planning Director Larson presented the staff report, project analysis and recommendation in its entirety. Mr. Larry Gustuson, President of Stage Stop, addressed the Commission and informed them that they are just moving next door, essentially the use will be what they are using: now. Driveways will be a problem be- cause they have tentative plans to lease out part of the land to other businesses and would like to keep all of the driveways. Not sure as to what part will besplit or leased, it depends on who comes in and what their needs will be. The fence will be in line on the property as it now is. Planning Director Larson explained that the driveways at the corner of Xenia and Sixth Street are too close together as well as too close to the intersection and must be closed. A driveway on Sixth Street and one on Xenia would be acceptable to the City Engineer. On motion by Commission Medina, seconded by Commissioner Thompson, the Planning Commission recommended approval of Negative Declaration No. 84 -ND -36 to City Council and approved Site Plan No. 84- SP -15, subject to the attached amended conditions to read as follows: 4. A. The two driveways on the corner of Sixth Street and Xenia shall be eliminated; one at the Northeast cor- ner and one approximately 150' South of the inter- section of Xenia and Sixth Street are to be fenced; the remaining driveways are to be used for access to the property. 5. Curb, gutter, sidewalks, and match -up paving shall be installed per city standards as approved by the City Engineer. The driveways at the Northwest corner of Sixth and Xenia shall be closed. Motion carried with the following roll call vote: AYES: Commissioners Shaw, Tapp, Medina, Remy, Thompson and Chairman Berg. NOES: None. ABSTAIN: None. ABSENT: Commissioner Schuelke. Added Discussion: It was decided by the Commissioners that the next Planning Commission Meeting would be held on January 8. 1985.