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Home My WebLink About01-Planning . CiTe OF SAN BI!RNARDI~ - RIIQUII"" FOR COUNCIL AC ON From: David Anderson Acting Planning Director Dept: Planning REC~.~H. Ofiange of Zone No. 87-6 1m HH 2 I P" I...'t d ' 1 . ~ ~. or an Counc~ Meet~ng of June 1, 1987, 2:00 p.m. Date: May 13, 1987 Synopsis of Previous Council action: Previous Planning Commission action: At the meeting of the Planning Commission on May 6~ 1987, th~ following recommendation was made: The application for Change of Zone No. 87-6 was unanimously recommended for denial. The Negative Declaration for environmental impact was also recommended for denial. Recommen>:led motion: To approve, modify or reject the findings and the recommendation of the Planning Commission. dr/dE Signature David Anderson Contact person: David Anderson Phone: 383-5057 Ward: 4 Supporting data attached: Staff Report FUNDING REQUIREMENTS: Amount: Source: Finance: Council Notes: 75-0262 Agenda Item No,_1 'je c v I / RECEIVED-CIlY CLERIC May 12. 19B7 C ~1"A.I'i c- 0;: 2..oNC No, P - (, mrn@~QW~{}J MAY 12 1987 . '87 !MY 12 P 4 :02 Dear Mayor and Council. CITY PlANNi:~G O:;:',fMEi-lT SAN BERNARDINO, CA Please accept this letter alLa posltlve.yet strong appeal t'o a decision made by the Planning Department on May 15. 19B7. rejecting our request for a-'-ione change. Dur request was made because of our intention to build a three-unit apartment building at 391 4 Severence Avenue. As a strong point in support of our appeal. we would like to introduce ourselves as co-authors of this letter. I. Chuck Pettersen. have lived in San Bernadino for twenty- five years. I attended local colleges and have been a teacher and coach for the San Bernardino City School system for twenty years. I have been head football coach at Cajon High School for the past seventeen years. and Athletic Director the past two years. David Day has been a teacher and coach in San Bernardino for over fifteen years. as well as being actively involved in several local businesses. We think it is safe to say that the major portion of our productive lives has been dedicated to youth and positive San Bernardino growth. We think you can see that our intention is not that of an outside developer coming in and building hundreds of possibly unwanted and unsightly apartment units. We are simply trying to improve our financial position for some time in the future when we will no longer be serving the people of San Bernardino in a field that does not in itself produce the mOSt comfortable retirement. In November of 19B6. we purchased a piece of property at 391 4 Severence Avenue. Dur intention was to rent the existing house and eventually build a triplex at the back of the property. Prior to the purchase. we went to the planning commission to find out if we could obtain the necessary zoning. We were told that the master general plan called for R-3. multiple family residential. Since every lot to the north. all the way to 40th Street. was already R-3 (see transparency provided). and the two lots to our immediate south already had apartments. we did not feel that there would be any problem. In addition. three lots to our north was an existing eight unit apartment complex. At this point. we felt it was safe to expect that after paying the required 1450.00 and submitting the necessary paperwork. our fine City on the Move would grant us the R-3 zoning we needed. This is not said with any facetiousness intended: we truely believe that San Bernardino is a fine city on its way to the top. The Planning Department's primary reason for denial on our zone change request was due to a substandard. narrow street wi th too congested entrance from 40th Street. Dur response to that is simple: it probably needs to be fixed. In fact. we believe that it is already in the near future plan to widen 40th Street from the congested area around Mt. View Avenue (where the old shopping center is being renovated) to Kendall Drive. It seems to uS that with this future plan. and with the curb installation and wideni~ of the street at our property location when we build the triPlex. Severance Avenue will be drastically improved. c G o '"'\ i We would like to add that across 40th Street and east a few yards 'rom Severance is a street called l..orraine Drive. This particular street is at least ten feet narrower than Severance. yet has many apartment and condominium units on it. It is also a dead end street. meaning that congestion there is a far greater concern. It also seems to uS that the function of the Environmental Committee is to be sure that problems will not result from zone changing and increased building. The Environmental Committee did approve our request by saying there would be no significant effects. In conclusion. we would like to to our appeal as possible. keeping in motivating factors. ask that the Council give as much consideration mind that hard work and logic are our primary Respe,?,uIIJ' ../j C ~ t,l::'~ Chuck Pettersen r: r-,~ Nt4 ~/^ ., David Day :DAJ'. :J f1t 'U,.o, '/ '{f53 ~"-""''''';( v,(.. f-I,~I-It.._o (,4 72.)'1" ~ <. ;1.- '"f", 5"; c -?11 - ') ,,:? , ~.c"... ~z -t.. ..~ f ",c::..:. $..c,/'~/ .3c,1?.f/' o .,"" ,. ~""""<~..:.c- -(.k ...,... , . . :). -'-- j-?&l......, <~~d,__ ~,'~Ldr,/,~~ 0 '), , ~ ).':'>'-o!' C',(, ~ / //' ~;I<.- ~<../ :.17- c: G.--, Y ~~ ~ y~" Z ~r:~/ ,~ /:/" ....L.. ;' /' ,. --_C',-'...-r..Jf /?.....~"->.J ~--te....e-<-<Z-<~ ,L. ~ ' // /. (-4>-<-'7~"""c:.......,4'~;c";' '/..,A.. 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A-o CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO PLANNING-OEPARTMENT SUMMARY AGENDA ITE-M HEARING' DATE WARD 6 5/6/87 4 l&.I 3 APPLICANT David Day and Charles Petersen 6583 Summit Drive OWNER, Highland, CA 9234600 Same Change of Zone No. 87-6 ~ l&.I ~ 2 a: ..... cr IIJ ~ The applicant requests approval to change the land use zoning designation-from R-l Single-Family Residential to R-3 Multiple Family Residential. Subject property is a recangularly-shaped parcel of land con- sisting of approximately. .29 acre having a frontage of approx- imately 64 feet on the west side of Severance Avenue and being located approximately 84 feet north of the centerline of 39th Street and further described as 3914 Severance Avenue. EXISTING GENERAL PLAN PROPERTY LAND USE ZONING DESIGNATION Subject Single-Family Residen. R-1-7200 Med. Den. Res. e-14 du/ac North " " " R-3-3000 n " n " " South Triplex R-1-7200 " " " " " I East Single-Family Residen. --R-l-nOO -. " " " " West " " " R-1-7200 " " " " " GEOLOGIC I SEISMIC DYES FLOOD HAZARD il YES OZONE A ( SEWERS DYES ) HAZARD ZONE Ii! NO ZONE ONO alIZ0NE B ONO HIGH FIRE DYES AIRPORT NOISE I DYES REDEVELOPMENT DYES HAZARD ZONE GaNO CRASH ZONE ilNO PROJECT AREA iii NO ..J o NOT o POTENTIAL SIGNIFICANT Z 0 APPROVAL t! APPL I CABLE EFFECTS 0 WITH MITIGATING - 0 Zen MEASURES NO E,I,R, ~ CONDITIONS l&.IC!) o EXEMPT o E,I.R, REQUIRED BUT NO ...Q Mil 2Z ...ffi DENIAL Z- SIGN IFICANT EFFECTS OQ WITH MITIGATING ~2 0 CONTINUANCE TO a:Z MEASURES en2 -- 0 ~... Z ~NO o SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS (.) l&.I SIGNIFICANT SEE ATTACHED E,R, C, l&.I EFFECTS MINUTES a: NOV. I'.' _EY'alD .ULY 'U. .KY CITY OF SAN SER ARDINO PL ~ OBSERVATIONS NING DEPARTMENT CASE Chanqe of Zone No. 87-6 AGENDA ITEM 6 HEARING DATE 5/6/87 PAGE ? " , 1. The requested zone change from R-1-7200 to R-3-3000 is in conformance with the General Plan designation for the site. The.29,acre sj.te is on the west side of Severance Avenue, one lot north of 39th Street. 2. Zoning from the site and surrounding area includes R-3- 3000 to the north, and R-1-7200 for the subject site and the areas south, east, and west. 3. Existing land uses include single-family and multiple family residential uses. The single family homes are well kept with the exception of two which have illegally converted to a duplex and a triplex. A newer apartment complex exists to the north. The remaining dwellings appear to be well established single-family residences. 4. Access to the site is over 39th Street to Severance Avenue. Both streets are substandard in that they are narrow and have no curbs or gutter. The paved width of Severance Avenue is approximately 25 feet. Dirt and gravel shoulders lead to front property lines. The intersection to the north, 40th Street and Severance Avenue, is congested. There is poor vehicular visi- bility from Severance Avenue onto 40th Street. 5. The purpose of the request is for future addition of two or three units to the rear of the single-family home which occupies the lot. To increase the density of residential use on this narrow, hazardous street is not in the interest of the welfare of the neighboring residents. 6. In a memorandum from the Councilman of the ward, Coun- cilman Maudsley, the recommendation received was for denial based on incompatibility with existing homes and extreme traffic congestion in the area. 7. The Environmental Review Committee determined that there were no significant effects and recommended adoption of a Negative Declaration for environmen~al impact. "- ---, , CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO PLANNING DEPARTMENT CASE Change of Zone O 0 S NO. "B7-b .. AGENDA ITEM & BSERVATI N HEARING DATE 5/6/87 PAGE 3 RECOMMENDATION: Based on the substandard nature of Severance Avenue and the hazard- ous traffic situation at that location, staff recommends denial of Change of Zone No. 87-6. Respectfully submitted, DAVID ANDERSON Acting Planning Director ~~ ANORA K. PAULSEN Associate Planner CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO PLANNING DEPARTMENT ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW COMMITTEE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT CHECKLIST , ( A. BACKGROUND 1 I ! l. Case Number (s) : Change of Zone No. 87-6 Date: 4/30/87 i I I 2. Project- Description: To change the land use zoning district I , I from R-l to R-3 on .29 acre having frontage of 64 ft. on west I side of Severance' Ave. 84 ft. north of 39th St. , 3914 Sever- ! ance AV~. 3. General Location: 3914 Severance Avenue. B. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS 'I I YES MAYBE NO \ - - l. Could project change proposed uses of land, as indi- cated on the General Plan, either on project site or within general area? X - - 2. Would signif ican t increases in either noise levels, dust odors, fumes, vibration or radiation be gener- \ ated from project area, either during construction or from completed project other than those result- ing from normal construction activity? X ! - - ! , 3. Will project involve application, use or disposal ! I of hazardous or toxic materials? X - - 4. Will any deviation from any established environ- mental standards (air, water. noise, light, etc.) and/or adopted plans be requested in connection with project? X - - 5. Will the project require the use of significant amounts of energy which could be reduced by the I use of appropriate mitigation measures? X - - \ 6. Could the project create a traffic hazard or congestion? X - - 7. Could project result in any substantial change in quality, quantity, or accessibility of any portion of region's air or surface and ground water re- sourc.es? X ... ..j MAY'" lAC. ,0ItII A PAGElOf') c o o :) ~ """Ii C. SUMMARY OF FINDINGS AND CUMULATIVE EFFECTS If any of the find ings of fact have been answered YES or MAYBE, then a brief I clarification of potential impac t shall be included as welL as a discussion I of any cumulative effects (attach additional sheets if needed) . , (6) Inadequate street width and pavement alonq Severance Ave. (8) Site is located in Flood Zone B. I I j D. MITIGATION MEASURES I Describe type ~nd anticipated effect of any measures proposed to mitigate or \ eliminate potentially significant adverse environmental impacts: \ (6) Improve street pavement upon development. I I , (8) Raise pads above flood line. r - E. DETERMINATION On the hasis of this initial evaluation, @ We find the proposed project COULD NOT have a signif icant effect on the environm.ent and a NEGATIVE DECLARATION will be prepared. 0 We find that although the proposed project could have a significant \ effect on the environment, there will not be a significant effect in this case because the mitigation measures described on an attached sheet i have been added to the project. A NEGATIVE DECLARATION WILL BE PREPA!~ED. I OWe find the proposed project MAY have a significant effect on the environ- I ment, and an ENVIRONMENTAL ItWACT REPORT is required. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW COMMITTEE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA ~~~ (Secretary) DATE: "'-3 o-c57 '- ..... - ... MAY -.. Eac. FORM A PAGE 3 OF 3 r r \ , c \ o (') YES 8. Will project involve construction of facilities in an area which could be (looded during an inter- mediate regional or localized flood? x 9. Will project involve construction of facilities 0r services beyond those presently available or pro- posed in near future? 10. Could the_project result in the displacement of cornmunit~ residents? 11. Are there any natural or man-made features in pro- ject area unique or rare (i.e. not normally found in other parts of country or regions)? 12. Are there any known historical or archaelogical sites in vicinity of project area which could be affected by project? 13. Could the project affect the use of a recrea- tional area or area of important aesthetic value or reduce or restrict access to public lands or parks? 14. Are there any known rare or endangered plant species in the project area? 15. Does project area serve as habitat, food source, nesting place, source of water, migratory path, etc., for any rare or endang.ered ..wildlife, 01: fish-- species? 16. Will project be located in immediate area of any adverse geologic nature such as slide prone areas~ highly erosible soils, earthquake faults, etc.? 17. Could project substantially affect potential use or conservation of a non-renewable natural resource? 18. Will any grading or excavation be required in connection with project which could alter any existing prominent surface land form, i.e., hill- side, canyons, drainage courses, ete? 19. Will any effects of the subject project together or in conjunction with effects of other projects cause a cumulative significant adverse impact on the environment? J IIAy'l. MAYBE :) NO I ! ! x x x x x x x x x x x i i I I I I , , , i I L EAC. FCMtIl A P...[few) 8C . ;;: C\I __ I !:' U ~o - . ~.;,- ~.s :.0...... Cl)C1: . 1!~ ~ ~;:; - - ",. a:i CO : ~~ ~ Ja~ ; -'" ~>o; ~:- p loI)~ e "'.. lfe a~ 4_ ~J ~ ... ~~ ~ 'B~ !:!"O ~I ~e g~ Q;.l . ! ~ 10: ~ ~ II o} <<>{ . I @). i~ @ @ 'Z l. .~ ~,~ -.: 0 -- ~ .- Jf...; i.- '::!3 - .. >~: l:= a~JI 0 i-=--: ,~ !' 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