Res P-06-21
RESOLUTION NO. P-06-21
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF POWAY, CALIFORNIA
APPROVING MINOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 05-08,
A REQUEST TO INSTALL TENNIS COURT LIGHTS ON LOT 28,
A RESIDENTAL LOT LOCATED AT18731 HERITAGE DRIVE,
WITHIN THE HERITAGE RANCH ESTATES COMMUNITY,
IN THE RURAL RESIDENTIAL A ZONE
ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NUMBER 277-220-28
WHEREAS, Minor Conditional Use Permit (MCUP) 05-08 was submitted by Mr.
Curtis Dadian, Applicant, to permit the installation of court lights at an approved tennis court
and residence under construction at 18731 Heritage Drive, within the Heritage Ranch
Estates community, zoned Rural Residential A (RR-A); and
WHEREAS, on April 4, 2006, the City Council held a duly advertised public hearing
to solicit comments from the public, both pro and con, relative to this application.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Poway,
as follows:
Section 1: The City Council finds that MCUP 05-08 is exempt from the provisions of the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), as a Class 3 Categorical Exemption,
pursuant to Section 15303 of the CEQA Guidelines, in that it involves the construction of an
accessory structure for an existing single-family residence.
Section 2: The findings, in accordance with Section 17.48.070 of the Poway Municipal
Code, to approve MCUP 05-08, to permit the installation of court lights at a tennis court
approved through Minor Development Review Application (MDRA) 04-106, on a 6.42-acre
residential lot at 18731 Heritage Drive, within the RR-A zone, are made as follows:
A. The design of the proposed tennis court lighting will meet the required lighting type,
height limit, and operating hours, and will otherwise comply with all of the relevant
codes and standards of the City of Poway. The proposed use is considered to be
an allowable accessory use in the zone, with the approval of a Minor Conditional
Use Permit. Therefore, the proposed location, size, design, and operating
characteristics of the proposed use are in accordance with the title and purpose of
Section 17.48.070, the purpose of the zone in which the site is located, the General
Plan, and the development policies and standards of the City.
B. The location and design of the proposed tennis court lighting will not create a
negative visual impact on surrounding properties as the tennis court is situated within
the rear side yard and will be screened by the residence. Dense landscaping
installed around the perimeter of the tennis court will reduce the visibility of the lights
from surrounding properties. Additionally, there are large open space areas of native
vegetation that separates the tennis court from the adjacent properties. The court
lights will not impact the residences on the adjacent parcels, Lot 27 to the north and
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Lot 29 to the south, as the court lights will be located at the rear of the parcel and will
be restricted by the residential structure. The lights are required to be shielded, and
dense vegetation, required by the Conditions of Approval, will screen the court lights.
Therefore, the location, size, design, and operating characteristics of the proposed
use will be compatible with and will not adversely affect or be materially detrimental
to adjacent uses, residents, buildings, structures, or natural resources.
C. The light standards forthe tennis court are limited to a maximum of eight lights and a
maximum height of 18 feet. Therefore, the harmony in scale, bulk, coverage, and
density of the project is consistent with adjacent uses.
D. There are public facilities, services, and utilities available.
E. The proposed lighting will be directed within the project boundaries and it will be
softened by landscaping to reduce visibility of the lights from the surrounding
properties. The lighting will further be shielded by screening on the tennis court
fencing. Therefore, there will be no harmful effects upon desirable neighborhood
characteristics.
F. The project is located on a 6.42-acre parcel along the west side of Heritage Drive,
across of Lot 37, between Lots 27 and 29. The tennis court is situated within the
rear yard against the rear slope of the property. The court, currently under
construction, will be located at an elevation of 740 feet, while the slope behind the
pad rises beyond towards the Heritage water tank. The elevation of the residence to
the north, Lot 27, is located at an elevation of 745 feet. The residential pad to the
south is at an elevation of 730 feet, but the lot is oriented away from Lot 28, and the
residence will screen the court and it is separated by over 250 feet to the court.
Dense landscaping will be required to screen the court and lights, and the separation
between the court and surrounding residences will reduce the potential to view the
lights. Therefore, the site is suitable for the type and intensity of use or development
that is proposed.
G. The project is limited in scope; therefore, there will be no significant harmful effects
upon environmental quality and natural resources.
H. The proposed use is an allowable accessory use in the RR-A zone. Therefore, the
impacts, as described above, the proposed location, size, design, and operating
characteristics of the proposed use, and the conditions under which it would be
operated or maintained, will not be detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare,
or materially injurious to properties or improvements in the vicinity, nor be contrary to
the adopted General Plan; and
I. That the proposed conditional use will comply with each of the applicable provisions
of Section 17.48.070 of the Poway Municipal Code.
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Section 3: The City Council hereby approves MCUP 05-08, for the installation of a
maximum of eight tennis court lights on Lot 28, a residential lot located at 18731 Heritage
Drive, within the RR-A zone, as shown on the plans dated November 28,2005, subject to the
following conditions:
A. Approval of this MCUP shall apply only to the subject project and shall not waive
compliance with all Sections of the Zoning Ordinance and all other applicable City
Ordinances in effect at the time of Building Permit issuance.
B. Within 30 days of the date of this approval:
1. The applicant shall submit in writing that all Conditions of Approval have been
read and understood.
2. The property owners shall execute a Covenant Regarding Real Property.
C. The use conditionally granted by this approval shall not be conducted in such a
manner as to interfere with the reasonable use and enjoyment of surrounding
residential uses.
D. The conditions of MCUP 05-08 shall remain in effect for the life of the subject tennis
court and tennis court lighting, and shall run with the land and be binding upon future
owners, successors, heirs, and transferees of the current property owner.
E. Prior to issuance of a Building Permit, the applicant shall comply with the following:
1. The applicant shall pay all applicable engineering, plan checking, permit, and
inspection fees.
2. The applicant shall comply with the latest adopted Uniform Building Code,
National Electric Code, and all other applicable codes and ordinances in effect
at the time of Building Permit issuance.
3. The site shall be developed in accordance with the approved site plan on file
in the Development Services Department and the conditions contained
herein. Grading of the lot shall be in accordance with the Uniform Building
Code, the City Grading Ordinance, the approved grading plan, the approved
soils report, and grading practices acceptable to the City. All components
of the tennis court/lighting installations (including footings) are entirely outside
the easement on-site.
4. Pursuant to Section 17.30.020.C of the Poway Municipal Code, the applicant
shall submit lighting plans that reflect that the lighting will be shielded from the
adjacent properties, to the satisfaction of the Director of Development
Services.
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5. Pursuant to Section 17.30.020.E of the Poway Municipal Code, the building
plans shall depict, to the satisfaction of the Director of Development Services,
that the support posts, light poles, and fixtures will be painted a dark non-
reflective color so as to reduce their overall visibility.
6. Pursuant to Section 17.30.020.F of the Poway Municipal Code, the building
plans shall depict, to the satisfaction of the Director of Development Services,
that dense evergreen screening landscaping will be installed around the
perimeter of the tennis court to screen the lights from surrounding properties,
so as to restrict visibility of the light poles.
7. The building plans shall depict, to the satisfaction of the Director of
Development Services, that lighting is on a timer of limited duration designed
to prevent the lights from accidentally being left on and automatically shut off
at 10:00 p.m.
8. Light standards height shall not exceed 18 feet. Lighting fixtures shall be a
maximum of 1,000-watt, high-pressure sodium as required by Section 17.30
and shall be maintained for the life of the project. Metal halide lighting is
prohibited.
F. Prior to obtaining a final inspection on the Building Permit, the applicant shall comply
with the following:
1. The tennis court lights shall be developed in accordance with the approved
plan on file in the Development Services Department and the conditions
contained herein. A final inspection from the appropriate City Departments
will be required.
2. The applicant shall provide a certification by a lighting contractor that all
lights and light fixtures have been designed, constructed, mounted, and
maintained such that the light source is cut off when viewed from any point
above five feet measured at ten feet from the edge of the court. The lighting
contractor shall certify that all light fixtures have been designed, constructed,
mounted light shields installed, and maintained such that the maximum
illumination intensity measured at the property line shall not exceed one-half
foot-candle above ambient light levels.
3. The applicant shall submit a landscape plans that depicts 24-inch-box trees
that will screen the tennis court lights. The plans shall be submitted to the
adjacent neighbors and the HOA for concurrence on the type and number of
plant species that will effectively screen the light standards.
G. Upon installation of the tennis court lights, pursuant to MCUP 05-08, the following
shall apply:
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1. Pursuant to Section 17.30.020.C.3 of the Poway Municipal Code (PMC), the
tennis court lighting shall be used only between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., and
an automatic timer shall be programmed to automatically shut the lights
off at 10:00 p.m.
2. The plant materials identified on the approved landscape plan have been
installed along the tennis court fence where visible from adjacent and
surrounding properties, and said landscaping shall be maintained in a
flourishing manner, to the satisfaction of the Director of Development Services.
3. The light standards are limited in number, size, height, and light shields, which
shall meet the requirements for shielding the light fixtures. The maximum
height of lights shall not exceed 18 feet from grade. The applicant shall
comply with the required maximum 1 ,OOO-watt, high-pressure sodium lighting
fixtures pursuant to PMC Section 17 .20.020.G, and shall be maintained to the
satisfaction of the Director of Development Services.
Section 4: The approval of MCUP 05-08 expires on April 4, 2008. at 5:00 p.m. unless,
prior to that time, a Building Permit has been issued, and construction on the property in
reliance on the MCUP approval has commenced prior to its expiration.
PASSED, ADOPTED and APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Poway,
State of California, this 4th day of April 2006.
ATTEST:
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L. Diane Shea, City Clerk
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I, L. Diane Shea, City Clerk of the City of Poway, do hereby certify, under the penalty
of perjury, that the foregoing Resolution No. P-06-21, was duly adopted by the City Council
at a meeting of said City Council held on the 4th day of April 2006, and that it was so
adopted by the following vote:
AYES: BOYACK, EMERY, HIGGINSON, REXFORD, CAFAGNA
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
DISQUALIFIED: NONE
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