HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 189-89RESOLUTION NO. 189-89
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAKERSFIELD MAKING FINDINGS, ADOPTING
NEGATIVE DECLARATION, DENYING REQUEST TO
AMEND REQUIRED REAR YARD SETBACKS FOR R-1
LOTS TO FIVE FEET, AND APPROVING REMAINING
PORTIONS OF THE AMENDMENTS TO THE RANCHO
LABORDE SPECIFIC PLAN.
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of
Bakersfield, in accordance with the provisions of Section 65351
of the Government Code, held a public hearing on September 21,
1989, on the proposed amendment to the Rancho Laborde Specific
Plan Land Use Designations and associated negative declaration,
notice of the time and place of hearing having been given at
least ten (10) calendar days before said hearing by publication
in the Bakersfield Californian, a local newspaper of general
circulation; and
WHEREAS, DEWALT-PORTER ENGINEERING requests an amendment
to the Rancho Laborde Specific Plan Land Use Designations; and
WHEREAS, such proposed amendments to the Rancho Laborde
Specific Plan Land Use Designations, the boundaries of which
properties are sho~n on the map attached hereto as Exhibit "A"
and made a part hereof, are described as follows:
DEWALT-PORTER ENGINEERING has requested to
amend the Rancho Laborde Specific Plan (Land
Use Plan) from Medium Density Residential
(MDR) Single Family Estate (SFE)to Medium
Density Residential (MDR) Single Family
Detached (SFD), from Commercial (Church) to
MDR SFD, from Commercial Neighborhood Retail
to MDR SFD, from Multiple Family Apartments
to MDR SFE.,from MDR SFD to Multiple Family
Apartments, and from MDR SFD to Multiple
Family/Single Family Attached on 141.4 acres
located within the Rancho Laborde Specific
Plan, generally north of Rosedale Highway,
south of Norris Road, east of Calloway Drive
and west of Fruitvale Avenue;
DEWALT-PORTER ENGINEERING has also requested
to amend the Rancho Laborde Specific Plan tei~t
to amend the title and other internal references
of the Plan from "Laborde Specific Plan" to
"Riverlakes Ranch Specific Plan" and the proposal
to amend the name of "Rancho Laborde Drive" to
"Riverlakes Ranch Drive";
DEWALT-PORTER ENGINEERING has requested to also
revise the Rancho Laborde Specific Plan text,
Zoning Ordinance Requirements ~1, page 40 related
to Residential Building Setbacks from "Locate
buildings and parking areas according to the City
of Bakersfield Zoning Ordinance requirements
except that the following standards of this plan
which are more restrictive to the zoning ordinance
shall apply" to "Locate buildings and parking
areas according to the City of Bakersfield
Zoning Ordinance requirements, except that the
following standards of this plan which are more
restrictive than the Zoning Ordinance shall apply
to all those areas lying north of Hageman Road,
west of Coffee Road and east of Calloway Road,
and the area lying northeasterly of the Friant-
Kern Canal, south of Norris Road, south of
Hageman Road and west of Coffee Road". This
request includes amending the Rancho Laborde
Specific Plan text to reduce for R-1 lots east
of Coffee Road and west of Fruitvale Avenue, and
for R-1 lots west of the Friant-Kern Canal and
south of FIageman Road (Map 4, page 6, staff report),
the required rear yard set-backs from twenty-five
to five feet, and reduce the corner side yard
set-backs from fifteen to ten feet;
STAFF is ~roposing to add language to the Specific
Plan document to protect the grove of Eucalyptus
trees located in the northeast corner of Fruitvale
Avenue and Weldon Avenue;
and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 38-89 on September 21, 1989,
the Planning Commission recommended approval and adoption of pro-
posed amendment to the Rancho Laborde Specific Plan by this
Council and this Council has fully considered the findings made
by the Planning Commission as set forth in that Resolution; and
WHEREAS, for the above described specific plan
amendment, an Initial Study was conducted and it was determined
that the proposed project would not have a significant adverse
effect on the envi~'onment; and
WHEREAS, the rules and regulations relating to the
preparation and adoption of Environmental Impact Reports as set
forth in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and City
ot Bakersfield Resolution 107-86 have been duly followed by the
City staff and Planning Commission.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the
City of Bakersfield as follows:
1. All of the foregoing recitals are hereby found to be
true and correct.
2. On October 16, 1985, the City Council of the City of
Bakersfield approved a Negative Declaration for the entire Rancho
Laborde Specific Plan area (SCH#85081901). This document is
incorporated by reference into the Initial Study and is deemed
sufficient to cover the proposed project. Based on an initial
study, staff determined the amendments to the Rancho Laborde
Specific Plan would not have a significant adverse effect on the
environment because additions, revisions, and conditions of
approval in the project description and/or mitigation made by or
agreed to by the applicant would avoid or lessen the effects to a
point where no significant impacts would occur. A Negative
Declaration was advertised and posted August 17, 1989, and is
hereby approved and adopted.
3. The proposed specific
with the goals and policies of the
General Plan.
~lan amendment is consistent
Bakersfield Metropolitan Area
4. As to the portion of the proposed amendment to the
Land Use Plan of the Rancho Laborde Specific Plan, constituting a
change from Medium Density Residential (MDR) Single Family Estate
(SFE) to Medium Density Residential (MDR) Single Family Detached
($FD), from Commercial (Church) to MDR SFD, from Commercial
Neighborhood Retail to MDR SFD, from Multiple Family Apartments
to MDR SFD, from MDR SFD to Multiple Family Apartments, and from
MDR $FD to Multiple Family/Single Family Attached on 141.4 acres
located within the Rancho Laborde Specific Plan, generally north
of Rosedale Highway, south of Norris Road, east of Calloway Drive
and west of Fruitvale Avenue, approval is recommended subject to
the following conditions of approval:
a. Future development of the site shall be
subject to site ~lan review policies,
ordinance and development standards.
Direct vehicular access to residential
corner lots within the entire Specific
Plan area shall be limited to lot
frontages with 15 feet or greater of side
yard setback from property line to fence
or building. Direct vehicle access is
prohibited on sides o~ corner residential
lots with setbacks of less than 15 feet.
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The setback restrictions for sight visi-
bility as stated in Section 17.08.175 of
the City Municipal Code shall remain in
effect for all residential corner side
setbacks (i.e. 10 feet).
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Upon approval of the Street Name Change
from Rancho Laborde Drive to Riverlakes
Ranch Drive, and prior to recordation of
any additional maps or plans with the
Riverlakes Ranch Drive designation, the
applicant must effect a street name change
on all recorded maps and approved plans.
5. As to the portion of proposed amendment to the
design standards o~i the Specific Plan, constituting a change to
reduce the required rear yard setbacks to five feet for R-1 lots
east of Coffee Road and west of Fruitvale Avenue, and for R-1
lots west of the Friant-Kern Canal and south of Hageman Road,
such proposed amendment is ~enied; however, the following amend-
ment is approved a~ to all R-1 lots within the Specific Plan
area:
Rear yard setback for the main structure in single
family and patio home developments shall be a minimum
of 25 feet.. This may be reduced to 15 feet provided
no more than 20 percent required rear yard area is
covered by' buildings or structures. Diagrams on ~ages
50 and 51 of the document shall be amended to
illustrate this amendment.
6. As to a portion of proposed amendment to the text
of the S~ecific Plan, constituting a change to reduce the
required corner side-yard setbacks to ten feet for R-1 lots east
of Coffee Road and west of Fruitvale Avenue, and for R-1 lots
west of the Friant-Kern Canal and south of Hageman Road, approval
of the following amendment to affect all R-1 lots within the
Specific Plan area is recommended:
Corner side-yard setbacks on R-1 lots shall be 15
feet on side-yards with direct vehicular access,
and ten feet on corner side-yards without direct
vehicular access. Direct vehicular access is pro-
hibited on sides of corner residential lots with
setbacks of less than 15 feet.
Typical 6,000 Single Family Lots and Patio Home
Development design diagrams (between page 50 and 51,
Specific ~'lan) shall be amended to show "10' min.
Corner Ya[d Setbacks to Fence or Property Line Where
'Direct Vehicle Access is Not Proposed."
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New text is recommended to be added on page 50 (Residential
Design Standards) to read:
"l.a. Setbacks on R-1 lots shall be 25 feet from
rear property line, 15 feet from side property
line on corner side-yards with direct vehicular
access, and 10 feet on corner side-yards without
direct vehicular access. Direct vehicle access
is prohibited on sides of corner residential lots
with setbacks of less than 15 feet."
7. As to a portion of the proposed amendment to the
text of the Specific Plan, constituting a change to reword #6,
page 23 of the Specific Plan, approval of the following amendment
is recommended:
"6. The grove of mature eucalyptus trees located on
the west ~;ide of Fruitvale Avenue and south of Weldon
Avenue shall remain intact and preserved. During
construction, the grove shall be fenced and protected
from grading and heavy equipment operation."
8. As to the portion of proposed amendment to the text
of the Specific Plan, constituting the addition of map notes
indicating that tree preservation shall be added to the "Land Use
Plan - Proposed Compromise" (between pages 15 and 16) and to the
"Master Landscape Plan" (between pages 45 and 46), approval is
recommended.
9. The proposed amendment to the Rancho Laborde
Specific Plan, including the maps and all papers relevant
thereto, constituting the report of the Planning Commission,
transmitted by the Secretary of the Planning Commission to the
City Council, is hereby received, accepted and approved.
10. The City Council approves and adopts proposed amend-
ment to the Rancho Laborde Specific Plan Land Use Designations
of the Bakersfield Metropolitan Area General Plan.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed
and adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular
meeting thereof held on November 15, 1989 __, by the
following vote:
ANTHONY, DeEfOND
CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED
November 15, 1989
MAYOR of the Cit? of Bakersfield
APPROVED as to form:
CITY ATT RN~f t~ty of Bakersfield
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Attachment
Exhibit "A" - Map
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LABORDESP1
11/9/89
AMENDMENT T,J
RANCHO LABORDE SPECIFIC PLAN
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