CITY OF PALMDALE REPORT to the Mayor and Members of the City Council from the City Manager DATE: June 4, 2014 SUBJECT: Specific Plan Amendment 14-01; Amending the Use Designation of 23.97 Acres within the Palmdale Trade and Commerce Center Specific Plan and Amending Table 3 Palmdale Trade and Commerce Center Land Use Matrix ISSUING DEPARTMENT: Development Services, Planning Division SUMMARY Issues: Should the City Council adopt Resolution No. CC 2014-082, amending the Palmdale Trade and Commerce Center Specific Plan. Recommendation: The Planning Commission adopted Resolution No. PC-2014-024 on May 15, 2014, recommending that the City Council approve Specific Plan Amendment 14-01. Therefore, it is recommended that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2014-082 amending the Palmdale Trade and Commerce Center Specific Plan. Fiscal Impact: Adoption of the Specific Plan Amendment will have no fiscal impact on the City. BACKGROUND On May 15, 2014, the Planning Commission reviewed Specific Plan Amendment (SPA) 14-01 and adopted Resolution No. PC-2014-024 by a 4-0 vote, with Chair Velador absent, recommending that the City Council adopt the proposed amendment to the Palmdale Trade and Commerce Center Specific Plan.
Report to Mayor and Council Re: Specific Plan Amendment 14-01 June 4, 2014 Page 2 ANALYSIS Table 3, Palmdale Trade and Commerce Center Land Use Matrix SPA 14-01 proposes to modify Table 3, Palmdale Trade and Commerce Center Land Use Matrix, to permit the sale of used automobiles within the MX designation with the approval of a Conditional Use Permit. Specifically, the amendment to Table 3 will read as follows: 7. SERVICES AND RELATED SUPPORT FACILITIES P = Permitted/Site Plan Review CUP = Conditional Use Permit X - Prohibited ZONING CATEGORIES MX MX-A.eD ff t. Automobile sales, used. Activities include the sale of CUP x x x used automobiles and trucks on parcels not less than three (3) acres in size and containing a minimum building floor space of six thousand (6,000) square feet. Accessory uses permitted include automobile display, auto repair, body work and paint spray booth when confined to an enclosed building, new tire sales, emissions testing, non-public fuel pumps and car washes. Automotive Rental Agencies, Automotive Service Stations and Automotive Services are currently permitted uses within the PD and MX use designations with Site Plan Review approval. Therefore, the proposed amendment expanding the types of automotive uses permitted within the MX use designation is not inconsistent with existing uses permitted within the Specific Plan. Additionally, repair services, car washes, the dispensing of petroleum products and towing services are all currently permitted within the area. Modification of the Use Designation on 23.97 Acres SPA 14-01 proposes to redesignate six parcels, totaling 23.97 acres, from PD (Planned Development) to MX (Mixed Use). The parcels are generally located between north of Technology Drive, east of 5th Street West, south of Avenue P-4 and southwest of State Route 14. The purpose of the PD designation is for the development of a regional commercial center to serve the residents of the Antelope Valley and the surrounding area. Uses appropriate to the zone include major retail outlets, hotels, entertainment facilities,
Report to Mayor and Council Re: Specific Plan Amendment 14-01 June 4, 2014 Page 3 professional and medical office and financial institutions. The stated purpose of the MX designation is to provide for the development of a combination of business park, light industrial and regional and community commercial uses. Other uses considered appropriate for the zone include entertainment uses, professional and medical office, personal services and financial institutions. Therefore, the types of activities permitted within the MX designation are similar in nature to the PD designation, with the inclusion of light industrial and business park uses. The Antelope Valley Auto Center Specific Plan, located north of Avenue Q, south of Technology Drive, west of State Route 14 and generally east of 5th Street West, is surrounded by the Palmdale Trade and Commerce Center. The 23.97 acres is located directly north of the auto mall, on the north side of Technology Drive. If the site is developed at some point in the future with an automotive sales and service use, there will be a visual connection between the two areas and a grouping of like uses, providing synergy between the two areas. Submitted by: Susan Koleda, AICP Acting Planning Manage Chuck Hefferna Director of Development Services 1. Resolution No. CC 2014-082 2. May 15, 2014, Planning Commission Staff Report (under separate cover)
CITY OF PALMDALE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA RESOLUTION NO. CC 2014-082 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALMDALE CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE PALMDALE TRADE AND COMMERCE CENTER SPECIFIC PLAN, BY AMENDING THE TABLE OF PERMITTED USES AND RECLASSIFYING CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY FROM PD (PLANNED DEVELOPMENT} TO MX (MIXED USE) ON 23.97 ACRES LOCATED NORTH OF TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, SOUTH OF AVENUE P-4, WEST OF 5TH STREET WEST AND SOUTHWEST OF STATE ROUTE 14 (SPA 14-01) A. RECITALS 1. Pursuant to Section 65453 of the State Planning and Zoning Law (Division 1 of Title 7, Chapter 3, Article the California Government Code), the City of Palmdale has a a Specific Plan for the Palmdale Trade and Commerce C area of the City of Palmdale. The Palmdale Trade and Co ce Center Specific Plan was established to provide r I commercial, industrial, and manufacturing developments the City of Palmdale to provide local employment opportunities residents. The Palmdale Trade and Commerce Center Specific Ian encompass 756 acres located in the central portion of the City of Palmdale. The Specific Plan is bounded by Division Street on the east, Palmdale Boulevard on the south, 10th Street West on the west and Rancho Vista Boulevard (Avenue P) and SR-14 on the north. The Specific Plan area is bisected by the Antelope Valley Freeway (State Route 14). 2. The Palmdale Trade and Commerce Center Specific Plan was originally adopted on May 24, 1990, and has been subsequently amended on ten separate occasions. 3. Specific Plan Amendment 14-01, as contemplated, proposes to Table 3, Palmdale Trade and Commerce Center Land Use Matrix, to permit the sale of used automobiles within the MX designation with the approval of a Conditional Use Permit, as depicted on Attachment I, and to modify the use designation on 23.97 acres of the Palmdale Trade and Commerce Center Specific Plan from PD (Planned Development) to MX (Mixed Use), as depicted on Attachment II.
Resolution CC 2014-082 Page 2 4. The modification of the use designation from PD to MX, as contemplated, applies to approximately 23.97 acres within the Palmdale Trade and Commerce Center Specific Plan, referred to on the County Assessor's roles as APN 3003-081-051, -052, -059, -060, -061 and - 062, legally described on Attachment Ill. 5. The 23.97 acre site is vacant and has been previously graded with street improvements including curb, gutter and sidewalk installed with the utilities stubbed out at the property lines. No significant vegetation exists on the site that would support fish or wildlife habitat. 6. Zone designations on adjacent properties to the 23.97 acres are PD (Planned Development) within the Palmdale Trade and Commerce Center Specific Plan to the north, east and west and Antelope Valley Auto Center Specific Plan to the so,,.#'" 7. The Native American Herit March 9, 2007, of the pro Section 65352.3 of the mmission (NAHC) was notified on pacific Plan Amendment as required by Resources Code. 8. An environmenta n ial Study for the proposed Specific Plan Amendment was completed on April 23, 2014, and no significant adverse impacts were identified that not be mitigated to a level of insignificance. 9. On May 15, the Planning Commission of the City of Palmdale conducted a duly noticed public hearing on the Application at the City Council Chamber, 38300 Sierra Highway, Suite B, Palmdale, California. Notice of the time, place and purpose of the aforesaid meeting was duly noticed in accordance with California Government Code Section 65090 and 95355, and Public Resources Code Section 21092. The Planning Commission voted 4-0, with Chair Velador absent, to adopt Resolution No. PC-2014-024 recommending the City Council approve Specific Plan Amendment 14-01. 10. On June 4, 2014, the City Council of the City of Palmdale conducted a duly noticed public hearing on Specific Plan Amendment 14-01 at the City Council Chamber, 38300 Sierra Highway, Suite B, Palmdale, California. 11. All legal prerequisites to the adoption of this Resolution have occurred.
Resolution CC 2014-082 Page 3 B. RESOLUTION NOW THEREFORE, it is hereby found, determined, and resolved by the City Council of the City of Palmdale, as follows: 1. The City Council hereby specifically finds that all of the facts set forth in the Recitals, Part A of this Resolution, are true and correct. 2. Based upon substantial evidence presented to the City Council during the above-referenced June 4, 2014, public hearing, including public testimony, and written and oral staff report, the City Council specifically finds as follows: (a) The proposed action conforms ection 1.5.1 of the Specific Plan that allows regulations not lly covered within the Specific Plan to be governed by ble City regulations including the Municipal Code and Z Ordinance. Therefore, the application complies of Sectio, Zone Changes, of the City of Palmdale Zoning Ordina he application has been processed in accordance w1 tate law and the proposed amendment is consistent with the General Plan. The request to amend the land use designation from PD (Planned Development) to MX (Mixed Use) and to amend the table of permitted uses to include used automobile sales is consistent with the Specific Plan Goals, Objectives, and Policies; Section 2.2.A, Land Use, that states, the Specific Plan is to provide for a viable mix of commercial, industrial and public uses that are consistent with the capabilities of the City and special districts to provide services in the Palmdale Trade and Commerce Center Specific Plan. The request is also consistent with Section 2.2.A., Policy 5, Encourage a mixture of compatible industrial uses within the Specific Plan Area, and Objective 5, which states the intent of the Specific Plan is to promote attractive and high quality commercial and industrial uses within the Specific Plan area. (b) The proposed change in land use designation and amendment to the list of permitted uses is consistent with the surrounding land use designations as listed within the Specific Plan because the properties to the southwest, at the southwest corner of the intersection of Technology Drive and 5th Street West have a use designation of MX (Mixed Use) and properties to the south are
Resolution CC 2014-082 Page 4 within the Antelope Valley Auto Center Specific Plan. When the property is developed in the future under the MX (Mixed Use) designation with industrial or commercial uses, potentially with the sale of used automobiles, the use of the property will remain consistent with the intent of the Palmdale Trade and Commerce Center Specific Plan and will also be consistent with surrounding properties within the general vicinity. (c) The proposed change in land use designation and the amendment to the list of is reasonable and beneficial because the amendments will for the development of the property in a consistent manner with other properties within the vicinity, such as the light industrial use at to the southwest of the 23.97 acre site and the Antelope Valley Auto Center Specific immediately to the south of the site. ( d) The proposed ch rn land use designation will not have a substantial adv ect on the surrounding properties or the community in ral, because the MX (Mixed Use) land use designation was"'established for the development of a combination of business park, light industrial, and regional community commercial uses. The uses listed for the MX (Mixed Use) land use designation are compatible with the land use designation of PD (Planned Development) that allows similar commercial uses located to the west of the property. (e) Adoption of the Specific Plan Amendment will not be in conflict with Section 65358(b) of the Government Code relating to the number of amendments permitted per year, as a Specific Plan may be amended as often as deemed necessary pursuant to Section 65453. 3. The City Council hereby finds as follows with respect to the Mitigated Negative Declaration: (a) Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") and the City's local CEQA Guidelines, the City staff prepared an Initial Study of the potential environmental effects of the project. Based on the findings contained in that Initial Study, City staff determined that, with the imposition of mitigation measures, there would be no substantial evidence that the project would have a significant effect on the environment. Based on that determination, a Mitigated
Resolution CC 2014-082 Page 5 Negative Declaration was prepared. Thereafter, the City staff provided public notice of the public comment period and of the intent to adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration. (b) The City Council has reviewed the Mitigated Negative Declaration and all comments received regarding the Mitigated Negative Declaration and, based on the whole record before it, finds: (i) that the Mitigated Negative Declaration was prepared in compliance with CEQA; and (ii) that, based on the imposition of mitigation measures, there is no substantial evidence that the project will have a significant effect on the environment. The City Council further finds that the Mitigated Negative Declaration reflects the independent judgment and analysis of the City Council. Based on these findings, the City Council hereby adopts the Mitigated Negative Declaration. (c) The City Council has also ed and considered the Mitigation Monitoring Program f project that has been prepared pursuant to the req ts of Public Resources Code Section 21081.6 and fin such Program is designed to ensure compliance with he mitigation measures during project implementation. The City Council hereby adopts the Mitigation Monitoring Program for the project. (d) The custodian of records for the Initial Study, Mitigated Negative Declaration, Mitigation Monitoring Program, and all other materials which constitute the record of proceedings upon which the City Council's decision is based, is the Planning Manager of the City of Palmdale. Those documents are available for public review in the Planning Division of the City of Palmdale located at 38250 Sierra Highway, Palmdale, California 93550, telephone (661) 267-5200. 4. Based on the findings and conclusions set forth in paragraphs 1, 2, and 3 above, the City Council approves Specific Plan Amendment 14-01, amending the Palmdale Trade and Commerce Center Specific Plan, a request to amend Table 3, Palmdale Trade and Commerce Center Land Use Matrix, to permit the sale of used automobiles within the MX designation with the approval of a Conditional Use Permit and to modify the use designation on 23.97 acres of the Palmdale Trade and Commerce Center Specific Plan from PD (Planned Development) to MX (Mixed Use).
Resolution CC 2014-082 Page6 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution. PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 4th day of June, 2014, by the following vote: AYES: ABSTAIN:.ABSENT: ATTEST: James C. Ledford, Jr., Mayor Rebecca J. Smith, City Clerk Approved as to form: Wm. Ma ew Ditzhazy City Attorney
ATTACHMENT I TEXT AMENDMENT TO PALMDALE TRADE AND COMMERCE CENTER SPECIFIC PLAN (SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT 14-01) Table 3, Palmdale Trade and Commerce Center Land Use Matrix 7. SERVICES AND RELATED SUPPORT FACILITIES P = Permitted/Site Plan Review CUP= Conditional Use Permit X - Prohibited ZONING CATEGORIES MX MX- ed ee A t. Automobile sales, used. Activities include the sale of cu used automobiles and trucks on parcels not less than p three (3) acres in size and containing a minimum building floor space of six thousand (6,000) square feet. Accessory uses permitted include auto repair, body work and paint spray booth when confined to an enclosed building, new tire sales, emissions testing, non-public fuel pumps and car washes, and automobile display. x x x
ATTACHMENT II PALMDALE TRADE AND COMMERCE CENTER SPECIFIC PLAN EXHIBIT 8, LAND USE DESIGNATION
ATTACHMENT Ill LEGAL DESCRIPTION FOR SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT 14-01 REAL PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF PALMDALE, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: LOTS 21 TO 26 INCLUSIVE OF TRACT 49832, IN THE CITY OF PALMDALE, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 1181 PAGES 70 TO 75 INCLUSIVE OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDED OF SAID COUNTY. EXCEPT THOSE PORTIONS OF LOTS 21, 22, 25 AND 26 AS CONVEYED TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN A DEED RECORDED AUGUST 27, 1993 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 93-1680571.