Res P-90-60RESOLUTION NO. P-90-60
A F CIT COUNCIL
OF THE CITY Y, C IFORNIA
APPROVING CONDI 0 USE RMIT 90-06
and V E 90-
ASSESSOR'S PARCEL S 278- 31-72 AND 74
WHEREAS, Condt
City of Poway, app
extension of the C
described as Lots
onal Use Permit 90-06 and V fiance 90-06, submitted by the
cant, for the purpose of es ablishing a parking lot and
y's vehicle maintenance cen er on the real property
and 74, City of Poway Trac 4091-R, Map No. 11361; and
WHEREAS, THE City Council has read and considered said report and has con-
sidered other evidence presented at the public hearing.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Poway does hereby resolve as
follows:
Section 1: E tal Fin :
The City Council finds that Conditional Use Permit 90-06 and Variance 90-06
will not result in any significant impact on the t and hereby
issues a Negative Declaration.
Section 2: Flndln :
CUP 90-06
That the location, size, design, and operating c aracteristics of the
proposed use will be compatible with and will no adver ely affect or
be materially detrimental to adjacent uses, resi ents, uildi gs,
st or natural in that the si e adjo ns ex sting
semi-public uses on the east and is separated from resi entia uses to
the south and west by existing slopes. Proposed landscaping or this
roject will provide a visual buffer between the two uses. In addi-
ion, conditions of approval require a seven foot high block wall to be
nstalled adjacent to adjoining residential lots in order to separate
he two uses.
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That the harmony in scal, bulk, cov rage, and density is compatible
with adjacent uses, in t at no struc utes are proposed and this semi-
public use will be compa ible with a jacent and nearby semi-public
uses, which include the ity's Opera ion Center and Lake Poway
1 area.
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That there are available public facilities,
the proposed parking lot.
and utilities for
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That there will not be a harmful effect upon desirable neighborhood
characteristics, in that the proposed parking lot and maintenance yard
is located on a previously graded site and on an access road that
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services other semi-public uses and does not serve any single-family
homes. The project w111 provide needed off-street parking for existing
Clty facilities and Is not a traffic generator 1n/and of Itself.
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That the g of traffic will not impact surrounding
street and/or the City's Circulation Element, in that the proposed
facility will provide off-street parking for existing facilities.
That the site is suitable for the type and of the use pro-
posed, in that much of the lot has been previously graded, and it is
located adjacent to the existing facilities it will serve.
That there will not be significant harmful effects upon
quality and natural in that the site as it exists today has
been cleared and portions have been graded in conjunction with adjacent
development.
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That there are no other relevant negative impacts of the proposed use
that cannot be mitigated, in that the parking lot will be screened by
perimeter landscaping and walls.
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The proposed use will not adversely affect the C ty of Poway General
Plan for future as well as present development, n that the General
Plan designates this site for residential use an the residential zones
permit semi-public uses with approval of a condi tonal use permit.
Variance 90-06
That there are special circumstances applicable to the property (size,
shape, topography, location, or surroundings), or the intended use of
the property, and because of this, the strict application of the Zoning
Development Ordinance deprives the property of privileges enjoyed by
other properties in the vicinity under identical zoning classification.
The special circumstances lnclud
is residentially zoned, it is no located on a residential treet
Lake Poway Road provides access or semi-public and ecreat onal
lities, and there are no single- amily homes along t is sec ion o
roadway. The 20 foot setback was intended to apply o resi entia
neighborhoods. In addition, the unusual shape of th s lot makes
difficult to achieve the desired number of parking spaces. The
variance will allow eight additional spaces.
the fact that although the property
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That granting the variance or its mo ification is ecessa y for the
preservation and enjoyment of a subs antial roper y righ possessed
by other property in the same vicini y and z ne an denle to the pro-
perty for which the variance is soug t, in t at ot er sem -public faci-
lities along Lake Poway Road do not observe 0 fee front yard
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setbacks. Other surrounding properties in the PRD zone are located
wtthln 1 neighborhoods, and It is not reasonable to apply the
same setback to this site which is located on an access road
which serves semi-public uses.
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That granting the variance or its modification will not be m~tertally
detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare, o injurious to
the pro arty or Improvements in such viclnity and zone n which t e
ropert is located because there will be from ten to 1 feet ava lable
or lan scaplng between the parking and edge of pavemen on Lake oway
oad. nce landscaping of this area is completed, the parking lo will
lend w th surrounding semi-public development.
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The granting of thls variance does not constitute a special privilege
Inconsistent with the limitations upon otb r properties In the vlclnlty
and zone in which such property is situate because the circumstances
on thts site are unlque. The lots were no designed for residential
use although they are subject to setback s andards intended for rest~
dential nelghborhoods.
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The granting of this variance does not allow a use or activity which is
not otherwise expressly authorized by the zoning development regulation
governing the parcel of property, in that the semi-public uses are
allowed in residential zones subject to approval of a conditional use
permit.
That granting the variance or its modification will not be incompatible
with the Poway City General Plan due to the minimal nature of the
variance and the fact that adequate ~ can still be
provided.
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The City Council hereby approves C
90-06 subject to the following conditions:
Use Permit 90-06 and Variance
Within 30 days of approval, the applicant shall submit in writing that all
conditions of approval have been read and understood.
1. All on-site drainage facilities for the parking lot will be
installed by' the City.
2. A seven to eight foot high slump stone or split face block wallwill be
erected along the property lines where the project adjoins lots developed
with hcraes.
3. Landscaping is to be ins/ailed per the plan on fl]e with the Planning
Servlces Department.
4. The grading plan is to be revised to eliminate the slopes in the south
area near the
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ATTEST:
APPROVED and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Poway, State of
this 14th day of August. 1990. '~
Mar jot sten,
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
I, Mar orle K. Wahlsten. City Clerk of the City of oway, do hereby certify,
under the enalty of perjury, that the foregoing Resolu ion, No. P-90-60 , was
duly adopt d by the City Council at a meeting of said C ty Council held on the
lath day o , 1990, and that it was so adop ed by the following
vote:
AYES: BRANNON, EMERY, GOLDSMITH, KRUSE
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ABSENT: HIGGINSON
R/R-8-14.1-4
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City of~ way
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