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Home My WebLink About59-Planning Department CITY OF SAN BER~ARDINOk REQUEST ~ COUNCIL ACTION From: Brad L. Ki1ger Director of Planning Subject: Appeal of Planning Commission Approval of Tentative Tract No. 14209 Mayor and Council Meeting of October 16, 1989, 2:00 p.m. Dept: Planning Date: October 3, 1989 Synopsis of Previous Council action: W5 ;:0 ':1.:1 en c..o M ci On September 19, 1989, the Planning Commission approved Tract No. 14209 by a six to one vote. o t'') - I I ~ .l:"- e':;:J );;: Tentat;:~ei: No previous Council action. w (;) ..., -"'I co Recommended motion: That the hearing be closed, that the appeal be denied; that T.T. No. 14209 be approved subject to the Findings of Fact, Conditions of Approval and Standard Rqmts. contained in the 9/19/89 staff report to the Planning Commission; that a Mitigated Negative Bec1aration be adopted; and, that the Mitigation Measures Reporting/Monitoring Program be adopted (supports staff recommendation and Planning Commission action). or That the hearing be closed, that the appeal be upheld; and T.T. No. 14209 be denied (supports appellant's r Signature Brad L. -~--- Brad L. Ki1ger Staff Report Phone: 384-5057 Contact person: Supporting data attached: Ward: 5 FUNDING REOUIREMENTS: Amount: n/a Source: (Acct. No,) (Acct. DescriPtion) Finance: Council Notes: 75-0262 Agenda Item No. 61 CITY OF SAN BER~RDINO , """ - REQUEST ~R COUNCIL ACTION STAFF REPORT Subject: Appeal of Planning Commission Approval of Tentative Tract No. 14209 Mayor and Council Meeting of October 16, 1989 REOUEST The appellant, Vicki Flanders, is appealing the approval of Tentative Tract No. 14209 by the Planning Commission. The appellant requests that the Mayor and Council reconsider this approval and deny Tentative Tract No. 14209. BACKGROUND Tentative Tract No. 14209 is a request to subdivide 15.65 acres into 41 single-family home lots located at the south- west corner of Palm and Washington Avenues in the Verdemont Area. The subdivision proposal area is designated RL, Low Residential (minimum 10,800 square foot lots at a density of no more than 3.1 dwelling units per gross acre), by the General Plan. The subdivision proposal is consistent with the General Plan in that the proposed density is 2.62 dwelling units per gross acre and the minimum lot size is 10,800 . square feet. The Environmental Review Committee reviewed the Initial Study on July 20, 1989. The Committee recommended a mitigated Nega- tive Declaration. A mitigation/monitoring report was pre- pared in accordance with AB3180. APPELLANT'S REASONS FOR APPEAL The appellant is basing her appeal on the following concerns (see appeal letter - Attachment A): 1. School Issue It is assumed she is referencing the need for a new elementary school in the Verdemont Area. 2. Drainage Issue -- Mrs. Flanders is concerned that inade- quate measures or conditions are placed on the tract to provide for adequate storm water management. 3. Traffic Issue -- Mrs. Flanders is concerned that inade- quate measures or conditions were placed on the tract to prevent traffic congestion at Palm and Washington. In addition, proper storm drainage is mentioned as being a health and safety issue at this location. ANALYSIS School Issue There is a need for a new elementary school in the Verdemont Area. The San Bernardino City Unified School District has 75-0264 -- t-- '-" , """.; Appeal of Planning commission Approval of T.T. No. 14209 Mayor and Council Meeting of October 16, 1989 Page 3 plans to build an elementary school named North Verdemont on Little League Drive. Tentative Tract No. 14209 is within the Kimbark Elementary School jurisdictional area at the present time. AS of Sep- tember 29, 1989, Kimbark Elementary had an enrollment of 718 students. The school is now on a year-round program because of last year's over-capacity problem. Kimbark's Functional Maximum capacity (FMC) is about 823 students for its year- round program. (Schools can increase their FMC by about 25% to 33% by going year-round.) The Principal of Kimbark Ele- mentary School thought that the school would be at or above capacity from the new development in the Verdemont Area by the end of the school year. All subdivision proposals are routed to the affected school district for their recommendations and comments. The standard response received is, "The project will be subject to school facility fees as determined by the Board of Educa- tion. Fees must be paid prior to issuance of a building permit." This response does not address a couple of serious issues. The first issue is that the development fees are inadequate. The City's General Plan indicates that the development fees that are paid only provide about one-third of the full cost of needed school facilities generated by that development. At the present time, the school facility fees are $1.56 per square foot of residential development. The second issue is that the appropriate timing of when school facilities should come on line in relation to the con- struction and occupation of new residences is not addressed. These financing and timing issues are an on-going problem that should primarily be addressed by the school district in conjunction with the city. It is difficult for the City to support development denial or delay, if the school district does not request such denial, some type of construction timing condition, or extraordinary fees ,(as permitted by law). Drainage Issue The Planning Department relies on the Public Works Department to analyze the on-site and off-site drainage prob~ems and to condition the project appropriately. A drainage study was prepared and reviewed by the City. Mitigations included by the Public Works Department were: * The construction of storm drains arid overflow out- lets at the end of each cul-de-sac, and each drain must be designed to carry 100-year flood flows. * The Chestnut storm Drain must be constructed Drior to occupation of any residences (interim protec- tion measures were not allowed). Appeal of Mayor and Page 4 ,~_, F~~\ '-" ..."", Planning Commission Approval of T.T. No. 14209 council Meeting of October 16, 1989 A scour wall was required along the Cable Creek right-of-way line. The six foot screen wall on top of the scour wall must be designed to resist mud flows to a height of three feet. The combination of the Chestnut storm Drain and proper drain- age from the subdivision into Cable Creek was determined to. adequately protect the pUblic'S health and safety. * Traffic Issue The Planning Department relies on the Public Works Department to analyze the on-site and off-site traffic circulation impact. The additional traffic at the intersection of Palm and Washington from 41 homes was judged not to be significant to warrant a traffic signal. This intersection will be improved with a curb, gutter and sidewalk at the southwest corner. In addition, the subdivision area is in the proposed assessment district to construct the traffic signal at Palm Avenue and Kendall Drive: and curb, gutter and sidewalks will be constructed on the south side of Washington as mitigation measures for increased traffic. OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL That the hearing be closed: that the appeal be denied: that Tentative Tract No. 14209 be approved subject to the Findings of Fact, Conditions of Approval and Standard Requirements contained in the september 19, 1989 staff report to the Planning commission: that a Mitigated Negative Declaration be adopted: and, that the Mitigation Measures Reporting/Monitor- ing Program be adopted (supports staff recommendation and Planning commission action). or That the hearing be closed: that the appeal that Tentative Tract No. 14209 be denied lant's request). be upheld: and, (supports appel- Attachments: John Montgomery, AICP, Principal Planner for Brad L. Kilger, Director of Planning A - Letter of Appeal to the Mayor and Council B - statement of Official Planning Commission Action C - Public Hearing Notice D - september 19, 1989 Staff Report to the Planning commission Prepared by: mkf10/3/89 M&CCAGENDA:TT14209 ,.-- '-' -...., ATTACHMENT A Sept. 25, 1989 RECEIVE!)-('f"[ v '~LERI< Vickie Flanders 3228. Washington st San Bernardino, CA ?'6'O -/fp/D "89 SEP 27 P 2 :33 OOe f?0Dn':'T'-: 1 ~ ~ _~ :.::! '. I ': ,--- SEP 2 D 192~~ To the Honorable Mayor and Council, c'..... .;, > .' "'IS-,;. I am appealing the decision of the planning commission in the matter of tract 14209, in the Verdemont area. As a resident directly impacted by this , and other development in the Verdemont area, I feel neighborhood concerns over immediate health and safety issues were not adequately addressed by the commission. If you will note the commissioner for the area involved, Mr.Stone, voted AGAINST the tract. The school issue addressed in my letter to the planner still exiete. With the addition of over 600 new apartment units due for completion soon, and the new homes being completed at the far north end of Palm, and the two new tracts above Irvington which are in plan check, the planners have effectively continued to stretch our educational system to bursting. It is a reasonable assumption when you purchase a quarter of a million dollar home that your children can attend your local school. Will the developers and salespeople. of these new homes tell the buyers that their children can not go to the local school and IF there 1s room can attend another school perhaps 10 miles away? I think not. We must start somewhere to take control.We owe it to the existing homeowners and to our new residents. Drainage is a problem in Verdemont and continues to worsen as development to the north goes on. In the 100 year rain, the area on the east side of parcel '261-182-27 is the "natural" way the water reaches cable creek flood channel. The area proposed for tract 14209 is a small flood plane . The commission approved the tract by having our flooding problems magically taken care of by developments proposed to go in north of Irvington Ave. That weak assurance does not sooth my fearsl What if said development runs out of money, or a number of things can prevent projects from being completed as planned. Then we will have a big problem of tract 14209 up to their hoo-haws in mud and water. This scenario has already happened in the last 10 years to the existing homes that are well back from the channel. I do not want to be in a special ass.ssment district to pay for all the new flood control measures that are now needed due to unbridled growth in the area. Traffic is a real battle in this area, especially since Washington is the southern most residential street to exit onto Palm before freeway access.Increasing traffic by more than 500~'on Washington is not in the best benefit of the residents. The roads are so bad already that in a small storm, the entrance ~ ....,'" to Washinqton Av.is completely obscurred by mud and debris. The current exit for the 300 unit apartments on the west side of Palm is directly opposite Washinqton Av. Won't that be a niqhtmare at peak traffic hours, and almost sure to be suicidal in bad weather? I believe there are more than enouqh "maybes" checked in environmental impact checklist ALONE to ask that the council seriously take a look at rejectitiq Tract 14209 as proposed. As you can see the majority of the residents are opposed to this development as planned. We ask that the council reconsider this approval, until immediate health and safety concerns have been met. Yo. urs Truly (' J I~~~u.~ ~ckle Flanders III ""'" _Ii "The Jewel of Verdemont" In a galaxy far, far, away, the city "Ka.ter Plan Wars" had finally reached an end. Weary commis.ioners, tired councilmen and neighborhood watchdogs finally breathed a s1gh of relief. It wa. over, smooth sailing, the homeland. will be protected with the best lnterest of the people in mind. Job well done I Thank. and praise were offered in the Verdemont area, whose residents had been battling the city, some for over 12 year., to pre.erve the rural atmo.phere and open spaces of the area. Re.idents spoke of their land with pride and of great responsibility as caretakers of the land that we share. It was a great relief to be assured that the lifestyle of a rural/ urban area could be maintained, and that the city fathers understood the de. ire to maintain that kind of neighborhood. Peace reigned throughout the land, until..... the next developer came to town. Aqain the battle waqes, and so it goe.... .L ,.#".'..;1'\ .,-" .....,t August 24, 1989 To:Planning Dept. TRACT 14209 Planner: Ms. Vivian Ray 384-5057 As a resident greatly affected by this proposed development, I highly recommend that you reject it for a number of reasons. 1. Area elementary schools are operating at capacity plus, and are already on year round schedules. The next elementary school scheduled to be built to serve the area, will be North Verdemont School, on Little League Dr. It's approximate opening date will be in 1991. It will OPEN as a year round school and at capacity plus. The next promised school for the area is only air. No monies exist for it, there is no land purchased, and if a bond issue on next years state ballot fails, it will NIVER be built. If it passes, the school will be at least seven years down the road at best. It is an unconscionable act by the planning department, and the city council, to force the children of EXISTING families to endure substandard educations in San Bernardino city schools due to overcrowding that is a direct result of over - development before city services and schools are in place to serve the new residential tracts. Will all potential buyers of homes in the Verde.ont area be told that we have no room for their children and they may be bused twenty to thirty miles or more a day to school if the school district can even find any room for them??? Our secondary schools are also bulging..... 2. Least we forget the Panorama fires? The residents of Verdemont remember. In the Environmental evaluation attached with proposed tract 14209 ite. 10a.b. is of vital impact to our area It says "The proposal could impact the fire and police beyond their present capability to provide adequate levels of servlce." The fire chief has stated that in the event of another catastrophic fire the area would be indefensible. Under the proposed plan for tract 14209, in the event of another "Panorama fire", residents of said tract would have to escape by only one route, north to Washington, which would be escaping into the path of fire. Also item 6c.d. in same report, 1"". '-' /.$\<1,- ~J state. that the project is required to have two publicly dedicated ingress and egress routes. It does not. Homeowners of tract 14209 must first go into the fire path to escape, then they will face the added burden of battling all other Verdemont citizens to get out on palm Ave. which is the only trunk route for ALL residence to exit. In addition, egress and ingress of said tract 14209 is not in the best interest of the existing homes. U'in9 the figures of 12 trips per household per day, approving this tract will increase the traffic on washington st. from approximately 70 trips to almost 50011111111111111111lNo longer a safe haven for pets and children to play in the front yard. Proposed cuI-de-sac exits also create a nuisance and inconvenience especially at night when lights from the traffic shine directly into the existing homes. 3. We were assured in zoning meetings that the intent of the area would be preserved. All existing homes In the area of proposed tract 14209, are ONB ACRB ranchette type homes. Host of Verdemont west of Palm Avenue is. Tract 14209 proposes 2/3 more density than exists by planning for three homes per acre.(approx.) This is not acceptable. Just because the zoning says you can, doesn't mean we HAVB to. Why wasn't this zoning changed in the master plan? We wanted to have all properties west of Palm zoned one acre residential, but during the constant battle of just keeping the zoning on our EXISTING homes at an one acre, we ran out of time. Future projections of home building trades suggest that the publiC wants more upscale move-up homes. These are homes with BIGGBR lots and more amenities. 4. The very real danger exists that destroying mature trees on the site at present, and replacing them with housing so dense, present wildlife will surely be permanently dis~ placed or terminated. Presently in addition to our many domesticated animals, both large and small, the neighborhood has proudly observed many forms of wild animals. Recent sighting have included what appears to be a second pair of Cooper hawks, skunks, racoon, coyotes, snakes, jack rabbits, roadrunners, quail, a herd of beautiful white sheep and their shepherd, and most recently an eaglet It is also a very real concern of existing homeowners that higher density housing will force them to give up ,f!".,-.... '-' ........ their animals that larger lots allow. We have many chickens, geese, goats, horses, cats, dogs, etc. Many animals like horses are not allowed on smaller lots. Those homeowners with smaller lots, will surely complain about noise, smell, flies, what have you, and we the ORIGINAL residence will have our established rural lifestyles lost to denser housing concerns. We have a chance to save this now by not approving this tract as proposed 5. If proposed tract is approved, the existing homeowners will be eventually be forced, through any action that requires a building permit, (e.g. a room addition) by the city to hook up their homes to the new sewer line that tract 14209 will bring up the street. This action will force financial hardships upon existing homeowners whose septic tank systems are fine and working properly. This involves getting a permit, trenching from their home to the sewer line in the middle of the street, a street cut, all plumbing from house to main sewer line, digging up their mature landscaped front yardS to pump out their septic tanks and then to fill them with cement or sand, sewer hook up fee, a new assess..nt on their property, filling in and replacing landscaping, to the tune of several THOUSANDS of dollars. In the last year, 2/3rds of the existing homes have made major septic improvements, and asking for the. to bear the cost of a service that is not needed at this time in that area is an injustice. 6. In addition to all of this, the EXISTING homeowners will be forced to join the Chestnut Avenue storm Drain Assessment district. This assessment as established in City Council resolution 89-146, 1s being cast upon the people because " the development of the area in the vicinity of Chestnut Avenue is contingent upon the construction of the Chestnut Avenue Master Plan storm Drain and Debris Basin." This assessment district will be felt by "ALL DSVBLOPHBNT" within the district. This means that existing homes could be asseaaed upwards of $2000 per year imperpetuity. Our rights as existing homeowners seem to be being ignored by our planners and council. It is ludicrous to expect existing neighborhoods to foot the bills for new development. We are by no means opposed to develop..nt, or to making a profit in real estate, but we are MIGHTILY opposed to planning that does not allow for schools and other vital city services to be in place BEPOR. development of homes is begun. ,f+'. """"" ......... -4- The intent of the people in Verdemont is to have a power and voice in the manner of qrowth in our EXISTING neiqhborhood.. Let us lead with our heads and hearts, hindsiqht is the other end of the horse. w. live her.. Pl.... h.lp. \1-\s... ~\JL ~~ -\0 ~G-ct- \lQ.O'i. <3-<>- F?~ '(!tV l'-1Jt.w ~ ~~~ i}J'1( r ~L( /!!~t/'/11A~ ff-~ ZJ~ - 'Ikf ..,. ~ Y Q;t ~ +- 0\~ ~_~O ~. ('n~~/" ~./k./TI(1?''- 318'5 UJ.Jril.~ ~. f~. ()~d/~ru~ 'y-~OL~ &t~V~ .. '-". ...,.; washington/lrvington Homeowners Ass. Phil and Candy Merenda 3322 Washington 1261-182-29 Don and Sue Kumanskl 3293 Irvington 1261-182-25 Grant and Aleta Driskill 3312 Washington 1261-182-28 James and Darlene Guthrie 3273 Irvinqton 1261-182-23 Dennis and Karen Turley 3302 Washington 1261-182-27 Joyce Andrews Dan strange 3243 Irvfngton 1261-182-19 Jay and Pam Lowry 3230 Washington 1261-182-27 Roger and Nancy Rodocker 3223 Irvington 1261-182-20 Bruce and Vickie Flanders 3228 washington 1261-182-30 John and Joy Hoge 3203 Irvington 1261-182-21 Joe and Linda Maroney 3192 Washington 1261-182-34 Greg and Katy Pappas 3185 Irvington '261-182-33 ,.....0, ,(,.;i~, '"-" ,....., ATTACHMENT B city of San Bernardino STATEMENT OF OFFICIAL PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION PROJECT Number: Tentative Tract No. 14209 Applicant: Sierra Engineering for Palm Partners ACTION Meeting Date: september 19, 1989 X Approved Adoption of Negative Declaration and Request Subject to the Following Findings of Fact, Conditions of Approval and Standard Requirements (Attachment A). Denied based upon the following Findings of Fact. Other. FINDINGS OF FACT' 1. The requested subdivision is in accordance with the minimum lot development standards of the R-1-10,800 single-Family Residential zone and is consistent with the General Plan adopted by the Mayor and Common Council on June 2, 1989, in that the density of the proposed tract is 2.682 dwelling units per gross acre while the plan will allow 3.1 dwelling units per gross acre. 2. All lots created meet Municipal Code requirements in that each rectangular lot has a minimum width of 80 feet and depth of 100 feet. The irregular lots meet Code requirements. 3. The design of the subdivision and proposed improvements are not likely to cause substantial environmental damage or cause serious public health problems, in that devel- opment will occur according to the prescribed mitigation measures which are included as conditions of approval and standard requirements contained in this report. 4. The proposed tract meets or exceeds the minimum require- ments of the City's Subdivision Ordinance (Title 18) and the State Subdivision Map Act. All lots will have frontage on dedicated streets. 5. All proposed streets meet the minimum requirements of the Department of Public Works for street improvements. 6. The design of the subdivision will not conflict with easements acquired by the public at large for access ."-:-~..- c - ...... '....." city of San Berna. lno STATEMENT OF OFFICIAL PLANNING Tentative Tract No. 14209 Page 2 COMMISSION ACTION through or use of property within the proposed subdivi- sion in that no public agency has stated comments regarding required easements. 7. A mitigation monitoring program has been prepared to ensure that all mitigation required by the Initial Study will be complied with. YQn Ayes: Nays: Abstain: Absent: Cole, Corona, Lindseth, Lopez, Nierman, Sharp stone None Clemensen I, hereby, certify that this statement accurately reflects the final determination commission of the city of San Bernardino. of Official Action of the Planning Planning cc: Project Property Owner Project Applicant Building and Safety Dept. Engineering Division /mkf PCAGENDA: PCACTION tJ;<'''';, ,-, .~ ''IiI>IJi/// ATTACHMENT C Public Hearing Notice A notice of the appeal hearing was sent to the property owners within 500 feet of the subject property and the applicant at least ten days prior to the hearing, as per Municipal code Section 19.81.010. A copy of this notice is attached. ", ''<.",J """ OFFICIAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CITY OF SAN MAYOR AND COMMON APPEAL OF BERNARDINO COUNCIL Planning Commission Approval of Tentative Tract No. 14209 j "'" THIS IS TO INFORM YOU THAT THE FOLLOWING ITEM HAS BEEN APPEALED TO THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNC I L BY area resident, Vicki Flanders. SUBJECT: Appeal of Planning Commission Approval of ~ [WA:D~J Tentative Tract No. 14209 PROPERTY Subject site is located at the southwest corner of LOCATION : Washington Avenue and Palm Avenue having a frontage of about 1,414 feet on the south side of Washington Avenue and a frontage of 710 feet on the west side of Palm Avenue. . PROPOSAL: The proposal is to subdivide 15.65 acres into 41 single-family residential lots. I \. J r PUBLI C HEARING LOCATION: SAN BERNARDI NO CITY HALL COUNCI L CHAMBERS 300 NORTH "0" STREET SAN BERNARDINO J CA. 92418 { HEARING DATE AND TIME: Monday, October 16, 1989, 2:00 p.m. A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSAL IS ON FILE IN THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AT CITY HALL. IF YOU WOULD LIKE FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PROPOSAL PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARING, PLEASE CONTACT THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT IN PERSON OR BY PHONING (714) 384-5057. THANK YOU. \.. jill, 1984 ._, ...- c "'~"'''% ATTACHMENT D ....""" , CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO PLANNING DEPARTMENT '" \... SUMMARY AGENDA ITEM HEARING DATE WARD 1 9-19-89 5 ~ APPLICANT: Palm Partners 222 N. Mountain Ave. #208 Upland, CA 91786 Same l&J U) <t (.) TENTATIVE TRACT 14209 OWNER: In IoU ::;) o '" 0: "- c:r LLI 0: c:r The applicants request approval to establish a 41 lot single- family subdivision with a minimum lot size of 10,800 in an area designated as RL, Residential Low by the General Plan. . The 15.65 acre site is located at the southwest corner of Palm and Washington. PROPERTY PIQ N S E W EXISTING LAND USE Vacant Residential Vacant Vacant (construction) Vacant ZONING RL RE PFC RL RL GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION RL RE PFC RL RL GEOLOGIC / SEISMIC DVES FLOOD HAZARD QVES OZONE A C' SEWERS kJ YES ) HAZARD ZONE f::] NO ZONE DNO IiJZONE B DNO HIGH FIRE !iCJYES AIRPORT NOISE / DYES REDEVELOPMENT DYES \ HAZARD ZONE DNO CRASH ZONE ~NO PROJECT AREA GNO 1'~1 o NOT rn POTENTIAL SIGNI FICANT Z UiI APPROVAL <( I I APPLICABLE EFFECTS 0 J ~ ;, WITH MITIGATING - Ui , Z(I) I MEASURES NO E.I.R. ti CONDITIONS I.LI (!) I o EXEMPT o E.I.R. REQUIRED BUT NO ....Q 0 DENIAL ,.:'Iiz I ....ei . I Z- SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS · I 00 WITH MITIGATING ~:E 0 CONTINUANCE ! 9:!: II MEASURES 02 TO lD 0 DNO o SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS Co) SIGNIFICANT SEE ATTACHED E.R. C. LLI EFFECTS MINUTES ~ NOV 1981 REVISED JULY 1t82 SKY _r#'''~, -""", '-' ..."" r CITY 'OF SAN BERNARDINO PLANNING DEPARTMENT ~ CASE TT 14209 OBSERVATIONS AGENDA ITEM HEARING DATE PAGE 1 Q...1Q-Hq -:l \... "'" 1. REQUEST The applicants request approval to establish a single-family subdivision with a minimum lot size of in an area designated as RL, Residential Low by the Plan, a designation which allows a density of 3.1 units per gross acre. 41 lot 10,800 General dwelling 2. SITE LOCATION The 15.65 (gross) acre site is located at the southwest corner of Palm and Washington Avenue. 3. MUNICIPAL CODE AND GENERAL PLAN CONFORMANCE Proposed Tentative Tract 14209 is consistent with the Muni- cipal Code and the General Plan adopted by the Mayor and Common Council on June 2, 1989, as shown in Attachment A. 4. CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT STATUS An Initial Study was prepared by staff and presented to the Environmental Review Committee on July 20, 1989. The committee recommended a Negative Declaration. The report was advertised and made available for pUblic review and comment from July 27, 1989 to August 9, 1989. No comments were received. See Attachment E - Initial Study. 5. BACKGROUND The application for this tentative subdivision was filed on December 13, 1989. Revisions to the plans were required for conformity with the Verdemont Area Plan. In addition, special studies were mandated for drainage, liquefaction, archaeological, noise and biological impacts. The application was deemed complete by the submission of these studies on July 7, 1989. 6. ANALYSIS Site Characteri~tics The project site consists of vacant land that slopes from an "'" ........, '""'" CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO PLANNING DEPARTMENT CASE TT 14209 ""'IiI OBSERVATIONS 1 9 - 1.9 - 8 9 4 AGENDA ITEM HEARING DATE PAGE """'Ii elevation of 1,736 feet at the northwest corner of the site to 1,700 feet at the southeastern portion of the site. The site is bordered by Washington Avenue to the north and Cable Creek Flood Control Channel to the south. The fauna and flora of the site are characteristic of a disrupted habitat. The site is located within the Verdemont Area and within the High Wind, High Fire Zone, Greenbelt Zone c, and an archaeologically sensitive area. It is also in a high noise area and within the biological overlay district. Lot Characteristics The project site consists of approximately 15.65 gross acres proposed to be divided into 41 single family lots. The 41 lots range in size from the required 10,800 to 20,000 square feet. Thirteen of the lots are irregular 'and twenty-eight area rectangularly-shaped. All of the rectangular lots have a minimum lot depth of 100 feet and minimum lot width of 80 feet, as required by the Urgency Ordinance adopted June 2, 1989. The 13 irregular lots meet the Municipal Code requirements for irregular lots. All lots are deep enough to meet the 35 foot minimum front setback and maintain the minimum 20 foot rear setback required by the land use dis- trict. Surrounding Area The site is bordered by single-family homes to the north, the Cable Creek Flood Control Channel to the south and vacant land to' the west. Chestnut Avenue, which has been vacated north of Irvington Avenue, dead-ends at the northwest corner of the site. The storm drain proposed for Chestnut will join the Cable Creek Flood Control Channel at this intersection. Density and the General' Plan The General Plan allows a density of 3.1 units per gross acre with a minimum lot size of 10,800. This project proposes a density of 2.62 per gross acre, well below the General Plan requirement. Access and Circulation The project is required to have two means of access. be reached via WaShington Avenue and Palm Avenue Chestnut Avenue to Irvington Avenue. All interior It can or via streets \.. ~ '~WI' r CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO PLANNING DEPARTMENT ~ CASE TT 14209 OBSERVATIONS r AGENDA ITEM 1 HEARING DATE 9~19-89_ PAGE ~ have been designed to meet the requirements of the Verdemont Area Plan and the City Engineering Department. ~ Environmental Concerns The project abuts the Cable Creek Flood Control Channel. As stated above, the area is located within Flood Zo~e B, a High Wind area, a High Fire area, Greenbelt Zone C and an archae- ological sensitive area. Conditions of Approval have been added to mitigate the potential hazard of being located within these zones. The Flood Control District normally suggests a 100 foot building setback from a channel. Twelve lots in this tract are within the 100 foot setback. To mitigate this potential problem, the City Engineering Depart- ment will require a scour wall behind lots 43, 44, 45 46, and 47. Also, a six foot mud wall, above the scour wall, will be required to protect the lots from any flood damage. Standard mitigation measures are included to mitigate impacts of being within the high wind, high fire and for the Greenbelt Zone C. An archaeological survey was done by a consultant. No evidence of any cultural remains was discovered. However, a condition of approval has been added to require that pro- fessional archaeologists be called on site should anything be uncovered during grading or construction. See the Initial Study Attachment "F" for complete information on the environmental concurs. Drainage This project is located within the Assessment District being formed for the Chestnut Storm Drain. The property owners will be required to join the assessment district as a condi- tion of approval of, this map. Noise ':'l1e Interstate 215 is located south of the proposal. A noise sl:udy was required for this proposal as the Interstate was identified by the General Plan potentially causing noise levels above 65 decibles. A noise study was prepared for the project. That study recommends that a 6 foot wall be placed along the southern boundary of the site, along Palm Avenue and between the lots delineated on the map attached to the Initial 'Study, to mitigate the potential noise levels above 65 dB. A Condition of Approval has been added requiring a six foot decorative block or woodcrete wall along the l ,-' '-'" ~..,.M"" ...." CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO PLANNING DEPARTMENT "" CASE 'T''T' 1 4 ? n q OBSE.RVATIONS AGENDA ITEM ___I ___ HEARING DATE 9-19-89 PAGE 6 ~ southern boundary, along Palm Avenue. In addition, the wall will be required between all abutting rear yards to maintain design continuity. 7. BIOLOGICAL OVERLAY DISTRICT A biological survey of Flanders, Ph.D. found plants or animals. typical of a distrubed the project provided by Dr. Robert no trace of endangered species of The report stated that the area way is habitat and required no mitigation. 8. COMMENTS RECEIVED All City Departments reviewed the proposal at the Environ- mental Review Committee meeting. The Engineering, Water, Parks and Recreation Departments have attached Standard Requirements. The County Flood Control Department's recommendations have been reviewed by the Engineering Depart- ment and included as conditions of approval where appropriate. The San Bernardino Unified School District commented that the project would be subject to school facility fees. The Southern California Edison Company (SCEC) commented that the developer would be required to furnish two copies of the final map prior to recordation and comply with all rules and regulations of the SCEC as filed with the Public Utilities commission for the installation of underground or overhead electric utilities within this tract. The following agencies recommended approval without comment: City Public Services, County Health Department, and the Southern California Gas Company. 9. RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the Planning Commission: 1. Adopt the Negative Declaration; and 2. Approve Tentative Tract NO. 14209 subject to the following Findings of Fact (Attachment B), Condi- tions of Approval (Attachment C), and Standard Requirements (Attachment D). 3. And, adopt the Mitigation Measures Reporting/Monitoring Program for Tentative Tract 14209. .-~.":" ---------- Allfl;iI, ~',~\, '-" ........ r CITY OF.SAN BERNARDINO PLANNING DEPARTMENT ~ CASE TT14209 OBSERVATIONS. AGENDA ITEM 1 HEARING DATE .........9-19-89 PAGE 7 Attachment A- Municipal Code and General Plan Conformance B- Findings of Fact C- Conditions of Approval 0- Standard Requirements E- Mitigation Monitoring F- Initial study G- Tentative Map H- Location Map /nmg PCAGENDA:TT142090 - /",'- \-.t ATTACHMENT "A" """ '" CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO PLANNING DEPARTMENT CASE '1"1' 14209 OBSERVATIONS AGENDA ITEM 1 HEARING DATE _9~~ PAGE 0 r "'" MUNICIPAL CODE AND GENERAL PLAN CONFORMANCE Category Project Tentative Tract Municipal Code Permitted Use Yes Setbacks 35 feet Defer to General Plan Lot Size 10,800 min. 10,800 min. Dimensions to 32,400 80 ft. min. 80 ft. min. width Depth 100 ft. min. 100 ft. min. Density 2.62 4.04 du/ac gross Special Requirements: Must join Assess- Plans for Public ment District Improvements Defer to General Plan Fro:J.tage on dedicated streets All lots front dedicated streets Title 18 requires all lots front on dedicated streets Cul de sacs 500' max. length 500' max. length \. General Plan Yes 35 feet 10,800 min. 80 ft. min 100 ft.min 3.1 du/gr acre Must join Verdemont Infra- structure Assessment Districts N/A N/A .J ,- "-" ATTACHMENT "B" """'" CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO PLANNING DEPARTMENT CASE 'PI' 14209 "'" FINDINGS of FACT 1 9'-19-89 9 AGENDA ITEM HEARING DATE PAGE "'" 1. The requested subdivision is in accordance with the minimum lot development standards of the R-1-10,800 Single Family Residential Zone and is consistent with the General Plan adopted by the Mayor and Common Council on June 2, 1989, in that the density of the proposed tract is 2.682 dwelling units per gross acre while .the plan will allow 3.1 dwelling per gross acre. 2. All lots created meet Municipal Code requirements in that they and each rectangular lot has a minimum width of 80 feet and depth of 100 feet. The irregular lots meet code requirements. 3. The design of the subdivision and proposed improvements are not likely to cause substantial environmental damage or cause serious public health problems, in that development will occur according to the prescribed mitigation measures which are included as conditions of approval and standard requirements contained in this report. 4. The proposed tract meets or exceeds the minimum requirements of the City's SUbdivision Ordinance (Title 18) and the State Subdivision Map Act. All lots will have frontage on dedicated streets. 5. All proposed streets meet the minimum requirements of the Department of Public Works for street improvements. 6. The design of the subdivision will not conflict with easements acquired by the public at large for access .through or use of property within the proposed subdivision in that no pUblic agency has stated comments regarding required easements. 7. A mitigation monitoring program has been prepared to ensure that all mitigation required by the Initial Study will be complied with. PC:TT14209F I I \.. ,1"""..., ~ ATTACHMENT "C" ....., CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO PLANNING DEPARTMENT CASE 'IT 14209 CONDITIONS AGENDA ITEM 1 HEARING DATE 9-19-89 PAG _1 """"l STANDARD CONDITIONS 1. x 2. x \.. Minor amendments to the plan shall be subject to approval by the Director of Planning. An increase of more than 10 percent of the square footage or a significant change in the approved concept shall be subject to (Planning Commission) review and approval. Construction' shall be in substantial conformance with the Plans approved by the Development Review Committee, Planning Commission or Director of Planning. Construction shall be in substantial conformance with the plans approved by the Development Review Committee, Planning commission or Director of Planning. The developer is to submit a complete master landscape and irrigation plan (4 copies) for the entire development to the Engineering Department with the required fee for approval, the landscape plans will be forwarded to the Parks, Recreation, and Community Services and the Planning Department for review and approval. (Note: the issuance of a building permit, by the Department of Building and Safety of the City of San Bernardino, does HQI waive these requirements/conditions.) No grading permits will be issued prior to approval of landscape plans. The design shall include, but not be limited to the following: Street trees shall be planted on 35 foot center spacing unless otherwise indicated by the Department of Parks, Recreation, and community Services. The Parks Department shall determine the varieties and locations prior to planting. A minimum of 25% of the trees shall be 24" box specimens. Trees are to be inspected by a Park Division representative prior to planting. Planters shall be enclosed with concrete curbing. The Setbacks from the north ____ , south ____ , east ____ , west property line shall be bermed at a maximum 3:1 slope and shall be planted with a tall fescue type turfgrass. A Landscape buffer zone shall be installed between facilities and street. ~ c ,,~"'~, ...." CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO PLANNING DEPARTMENT CASE TI' 14209 CONDITIONS AGENDA ITEM HEARING DATE PAGE 1 9 - 19-- 8 9 3. x 4. x The landscape and irrigation plans shall comply with the "Procedure and POlicy for Landscape and Irrigation" (available from the Parks Department). Subject to the Conditions of the Department of Parks and Recreation (attached). At all times the business will be operated in a manner which does not produce obnoxious noise, vibration, odor, dust, smoke, glare, or other nu nuisance. In the event that this approval is legally challenged, the City will promptly notify the applicant of any claim or action and will cooperate fully in the defense of the matter. Once notified, the applicant agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the City, its officers, agents and employees from any claim, action, or proceeding against the City of San Bernardino. The applicant further agrees to reimburse the City of any costs and attorneys' fees which the City may be required by a court to pay as a result of such action, but such participation shall not relieve applicant of his obligation under this condition. PCAGENDA:STNDCONDITIONS 8/2/89 . .~ \....; !,1!f\',"\ ""'''' CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO PLANNING DEPARTMENT CASE TI' 14209 CONDITIONS AGENDA ITEM HEARING DATE PAGE 1 9-19-89 ~ 5. * A truck hauling route shall be filed with and approved by the city of San Bernardino Public Services Department. 6. * Date and time of import shall be approved by the City Public Services Department. 7. * Plans for dust control and noise attenuation shall be submitted to and approved by the City Public Services Department. 8. * A scour wall will be required along .the Flood Control Channel. 9. * All drainage from the development shall be directed to an approved public drainage facility. If not ~easible, proper drainage facilities and easements shall be provided to the satisfaction of the City Engineer. 10. * The grading shall be done in accordance with the soils report and as approved by the City Engineer. 11. * Any development within the area designated flood hazard by the Federal Insurance Administration shall not raise base flood elevation. Development within the flood fringe (overflow area) shall meet the latest flood insurance requirements, including but not limited to, elevation, compaction and erosion protection of building pads and flood proofing utilities. The project must meet the latest F.I.A. requirements. 12. * Access from Palm Avenue to the channel patrol road adjacent to the site shall be provided. The access shall be dedicated to the Flood Control District in fee~ 13. * Dedications of all portions of Cable Creek right~of- way along the south side of the proposed development shall be made to the District in fee. The District will prepare appropriate documentation for the grantor'ssignature upon the developer providing the ~ /'~ .~ .......... , CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO PLANNING DEPARTMENT CASE TI' 14209 CONDITIONS " AGENDA ITEM HEARING DATE PAGE 1 9-19-89 i3 ~ ..... District with a current title report showing ownership of record. The documentation shall be signed by all parties prior to the recordation of the tract. 14. * All building pads shall foot above Cable Creek inches above natural stringent. 15. * A permit will be required for any encroachment onto Flood ,Control District right-of-way, and a minimum of six (6) weeks processing time should be allowed. be elevated a minimum of 1- high water elevation or 18 ground, whichever is more 16. * Additional on-site or off-site improvements may be required by the final drainage plans. 17. * A fee is due and payable to the San Bernardino County Flood Resources overlay District. 18. * The development shall be required to have non- combustible and reflective street markers and 3 inch high house numbers that are all visible for 100 feet. 19. * Provide 6 inch or larger circulating mains and storage capacity sufficient to provide the minimum fire flow duration and hydrant spacing with a residual pressure of 20 pounds per square inch. 20. * Each hydrant shall be identified with approved blue reflecting street markers. 21. * utilities are to be placed underground. 22. * Open ends of tile roofs must be capped with non- ignitable material to prevent bird nests or other combustible materials to be located within the roof structure. 23. * Vents are to be covered by one-forth inch corrosion resistant wire mesh, not to exceed 144 square inches. 24. * UBC exterior one hour fire walls. \. ".......,. ~ t"n'~ ......... ". "" CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO PLANNING DEPARTMENT CASE TT 14209 CONDITIONS AGENDA ITEM HEARING DATE PAGE 1 9-19-89 1.Ll """'il 25. * Chimney spark arrestor, 12-gage wire screen one-half inch opening mounted in a vertical position visible from ground. 26. * Vegetation clearance structure (some exceptions) . 27. * No combustible materials on site until the water is one site. and modification 30 feet ornamental and ground from cover 28. * Walls having a minimum height of 6 feet should be placed along the southern property line, along Palm Avenue and between all abutting rear yards. 29. * All walls structures constructed woodcrete. recommended above should be without gaps or gates, and of a decorative concrete continuous should be block or 30. * The developer or any successor in .interest to any portion of these subdivisions shall participate in the establishment of assessment districts or other approved financing plan for the construction of the Chestnut storm Drain, Box Culvert and signal at Palm Avenue and Kendall Drive, and shall sign and record an agreement which guarantees paYment of their proportionate share of these improvements. 31. * If during subsequent development cultural resources are encountered, then a qualified archaeologist shall be immediately notified and empowered to halt construction until adequate data recovery/protection measures have been implemented. 32. * The applicant shall comply with the approved Miti- gation Montoring/Reporting program (Attachment "E"). TT14209C ",-... \.....r , ''', ATTACHMENT "0" ,,,,,'; CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO ST ANDARD REQUIREMENTS CASE TT 14209 AGENDA ITEM 1 HEARING DATE _ 9-19-:f3-9 PAGE _1"5 ,. RESIDENTIAL DEV~LOPMENT " T~n~R~ivp TrRr~ Nn 14?nq shall be in effect for a period of 24 months from the date of approval by the Planning Commission and/or Planning Department. However, if the final map has not been filed with the County Recorder's Office at the end of the 24 month time period, the approval shall expire (SBMC 18.24.020). Additional time may be approved by the Planning Commission upon written request of the applicant if made 30 days prior to expiration of the 24 month time period. Expiration Date: September 19, 1991 1 x x COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS FOR P.R.D. 2 a. ~ b. The Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions (CC & R's) shall be reviewed and approved by the Planning Department prior to final approval of the tract maps. The CC & R's shall include liability insurance and methods of maintaining the open space, recreation areas, parking areas, private roads, and exterior of all buildings. The CC & R's shall also include a statement that no radio frequency antenna shall be included within the complex except for central antenna systems. No lot or dwelling unit in the development shall be sold unless'a corporation, association, property owner's group, or similar entity has been formed with the right to assess all properties individually owned or jointly owned which have any rights or interest in the use of. the common. areas and common facilities in the development, such assessment power to be sufficient to meet the expenses of such entity, and with authority to control, and the duty to maintain, all of said mutually available features of the development. Such entity shall operate under recorded CC & R's which shall include compulsory membership of all owners of lots and/or dwelling units and flexibility of assessments to meet changing costs of maintenance, repairs, and services. Reco~ded CC & R's shall permit enforcement by the city of provisions required by the City as conditions to approval. The developer shall submit evidence of compliance with this requirement to, and receive approval of, the Commission prior to making any such sale. This condition shall not apply to land dedicated to the City for public purposes. c. Every owner of a dwelling unit or lot shall own as an appurtenance to such dwelling unit or lot, either (1) an undivided interest in the common areas and facilities, or (2) a share in the corporation, or voting membership in an ~ 1ll8! sll' f""''''> ~ ',.,'...", ""-,,,I CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO REQUIREMENTS CASE TT 14209 1 .9-.19-8') 16 STANDARD AGENDA ITEM HEARING DATE PAGE ,. 3 x' 4 i j i , i ! ~ ~ x -t--::--- 5 "" association, owning the common areas and facilities. d. Maintenance for all landscaped and open areas', including parkways, shall be provided for in the CC & R's. e. The CC & R's shall contain wording prohibiting the storage or parking of trailers, boats, campers, motor homes, and similar vehicles outside of the specified common areas. PARKING: a. This development shall be required to maintain a minimum of ~ parking spaces. b. All parking and driving aisles shall be surfaced with two inches of AC over a suitable base or equivalent as approved by the city Engineer. parking spaces shall be striped and have wheel stops installed at least three feet from any building, wall, fence, property line, or walkway. Whenever an off-street parking area is adjacent to or across an alley from property zoned residential, a solid decorative wall six feet in height shall be erected and maintained along the property line so as to separate the parking area physically from the residentially zoned property, provided such wall shall be three feet in height when located within the required front or street side yard setback. Where no front or street side yard is required, such wall shall be three feet in height when located within ten feet of the street line. Said wall shall be located on the . north , south , east _, west or peripheral -==:-property lines. c. , Whenever an off-street parking area is located across the street from property zoned for residential uses, a solid decorative wall or equivalent landscaped berm not less than three feet in height shall be erected and maintained along the street side of the lot not closer to the street than the required depth of the yard in the adjoining residential area. No fence or wall located in the front setback shall obscure the required front setback landscaping. Said wall shall be located on the north , south , east , west _, or peripheral _ property lineS:-- ---- All parking areas and vehicle storage areas shall be lighted duri~g hours of darkness for security and protection. d. Recreational vehicle storage areas shall be screened by at least ,." t CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO ST ANDARD REQUIREMENTS ,. 6" x 7 x 8 x 9 x 10 11 12 ~ I c r;'-."" ......", CASE TT 14?()9 AGENDA ITEM 1 HEARING DATE 9-19-89 PAGE'~ 7-- - '" a six-foot high decorative wall with screened gates. There shall be provided for each unit, within the garage or carport, or other specifically designated area, a loft or other usable storage area with a minimum of 150 cubic feet in addition to standard utility storage. Traffic bumps provided on the interior private roads shall be subject to the city Traffic Engineer's approval. standard Drawing each entrance to be sUbject to A commercial-type drive approach, as shown on No. 204 or equivalent, shall be constructed at the development. Location and qestgn shall approval of the Engineering Division. Prior to issuance of any building permit, access rights shall be granted to the City for the purpose of allowing access over the private drives within the project for all necessary City vehicles including fire, police, and refuse disposal vehicles, and any other emergency vehicles. The documents covering this matter shall be prepared by the owner and approved by the Planning Department. x All refuse storage areas are to be enclosed with a wall. Location, size, type and design of wall are the approval of the Planning Department and Division services Superintendent. decorative subject to of Public x Energy and noise insulation shall comply with all state and local requirements. x LANDSCAPING: a. Four (4) copies of a master landscape plan shall be submitted to the Engineering Division for review and approval. The plan shall include, but not be limited to, the following: 1) size, type, and location of plant material proposed. 2) Irrigation plan. 3) Such other alternate plants, materials and design concepts as may be proposed. 4) Erosion control plans. b. Tree varieties and exact locations will be determined prior ,t" .~ -A'Il!!1:'-", wi>' ,.rW""~ "-"'" ......,. CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO ST ANDARD REQUIREMENTS CASE TT 14209 AGENDA ITEM HEARING DATE PAGE 1 q':",q-89 JrQ to planting by the Director of the parks and Recreation Department or his/her designee. Aminimum number of one inch caliper/15 gallon, multi-branched trees shall be planted within the parkway for each of the following types of lots, as per the city's specifications: l} CUl-de-sac lot -- one tree: 2} Interior lot -- two trees: c. 3) Corner lot -- three trees. To protect against damage by erosion and negative visual . impact, surfaces of all cut slopes more than five feet in height and fill slopes more than three feet in height shall be protected by planting with grass or ground cover plants. Slopes exceeding 15 feet in vertical height shall also be planted with shrubs, spaced at not to exceed ten feet on centers: or trees, spaced at not to exceed 20 feet on centers :. or a combination of shrubs and trees as cover plants. The plants selected and planting methods used shall be suitable for the soil and climatic conditions of the site: I" Trees 10%, 15 gallon: 40% 5 gallon: 50%, 1 gallon. Shrubs 20%, 5 gallon: 80%, 1 gallon. Ground cover 100% coverage. d. Slopes required to be planted shall be provided with an irrigation system approved by the Parks and Recreation Department. e.. The maintenance of graded slopes and landscaped areas shall be the responsibility of the developer until the transfer to individual ownership. ~ f. All grading and drainage facilities, including erosion control planting of graded slopes, shall be done in accordance with a grading plan approved by the City E.ngineer. A grading permit shall be obtained priox: to any grading being done. All lots shall have a minimum area 0!0,800 square feet, a minimum depth of UllL- feet, and a minimum-width of ~ feet, (~feet on corner lots). In addition, each lot on a cul-de- sac or on a curved street where the side lot lines thereof are 13 ,... .~ CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO ST ANDARD REQUIREMENTS ,. 14 x 15 x 16 1 - ~ I 18 ~ t . ( r- 19 " ~ . x L-- ~ \.... r"''' ". ,.... CASE TT 14209 AGENDA ITEM HEARING DATE PAGE 1 9:19-89 1~ ., diverging from the front.to rear of the lot, shall have a width of not less than 60 feet measured at the right angle to the lot depth at the midway point between the front and rear lot lines, and a width of not less than 40 feet measured along the front lot line as delineated on the tract map. Where lots occur on the bulb of the cul-de-sac, a minimum lot depth of ~ feet will be permitted. If the proposed depth is less than ____ feet, a plot plan must be submitted to demonstrate that a buildable lot area is possible and to justify the lesser depth. Variable front building setback lines of at least ____ feet and averaging feet, and side street building setback lines 15 feet shall ~delineated on the final tract map. All garage entrances on.a dedicated street shall have a minimum setback of 18 feet. Perimeter walls and walls required along the rear of all double frontage lots shall be designed and constructed to incorporate design features such as tree planter wells, variable setback, decorative masonry, columns, or other such features to provide visual and physical relief along the wall face. x The developer shall obtain Planning Department approval of the visual or engineering design of the proposed wall. When graded slopes occur within or between individual lots, the slope face shall be a part of the downhill lot. Exceptions to this requirement must be approved by the city Engineer. Grading and revegetation shall be staged as required by the City Engineer in order to reduce the amount of bare soil exposed to precipitation. Compliance with all recommendations of the Geology Report shall be r1quired (if applicable). x x Any clubhouse, swimming pool, spa, putting green, picnic areas or o~her amenities shall be installed in the manner indicated on thp. approved site plan. During construction the City Engineer may require a fence around all or a portion of the periphery of the tract site to minimize wind and debris damage to adjacent properties. The type of fencing shall be approved by the City Engineer to assure adequate project site maintenance, Clean-up and dust control. ~ I'" Illy r" '-" "",'~'i,.", ......, CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO STANDARD REQUIREMENTS CASE TT 14?OQ AGENDA ITEM 1 HEARING DATE ~-19-Q9 PAGE ?O 20 ~ x "'" No certificate of occupancy shall be issued prior to compliance with these standard Requirements as well as all provisions of the San Bernardino Municipal Code. 21 x MECHANICAL EQUIPMEtiT: a. All utility. service boxes, connections and service lines shall be painted to match the building exterior on which they are located. b. All existing overhead utility services and wiring shall be relocated underground. c. No roof-mounted equipment shall be placed on any building unless screened as specifically approved by the Planning Department (except for solar collection panels). d. All utility systems including gas, electric, telephone, water, sewer and Cable TV shall be provided for underground, with easements provided as required, and designed and constructed in accordance with city Codes and the utility provider. Telephone, Cable TV, and/or security systems shall be pre-wired in the residences. \ .... Ik) ~ "-" ~, ......,.1 CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO ST ANDARD REQUIREMENTS CASE TT 14209 AGENDA ITEM J. HEARING OATE- 9~19-89 PAGE -2.1 ,. 22 x ..., COMPOSITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN A Composite Development Plan (COP) shall be filed with the Engineering, Planning, and Building & Safety Departments prior to Final or Parcel Map processing by the City pursuant to Ordinance No. MC-592. The COP shall provide additional survey and map information including, but not limited. to" building criteria (e.g. setbacks), flood control criteria, seismic and geological criteria, environmental criteria and easements of record. The COP shall be labeled with the title "Composite Development Plan", and contain a section entitled "Composite Development Plan Notes". The applicant shall have listed under the COP Notes section the following conditions or mitigating measures required for the development of the subject property: The Mitigation Measures and Reporting/Monitoring Activities for Tentative Tract No. 14209. csj/12/8/88 DOC:PCAGENDA DOCUMENTS. 1 ~ ~ \... ~ ..., Iky 23. 24. "..... '-" f""R..\ .~ CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO PUBLIt; WORKS/ENGR. CASE TT14209 STANDARD REQUIREMENTS ATTACHMENT "0" AGENDA ITEM HEARING DATE PAG 1 9-19-89 22 ""'" ,. Project Description: TR /42.09 4/5FJe LtJr5. ON ~J7"~r ui<NP12.:. OJ=. Zl<.LIIN6 71>/./ ~/1b -f tP/JL./11 ~ Date: 7-Z4~r Prepared By: ~Reviewed By: Page ~ of ~ pages Applicant: 5/~ t3N6IJ./~ NOTE TO APPLICANT: Where separate Engineering plans are required. the appl1cant 1S. responsible for submitting the Engineering plans directly to the Engineering Division. They may be submitted prior to submittal of Building Plans. Draina~e and Flood Control JAll necessary drainage and flood control measures shall be subject to requirements of the City Engineer~ which may be based in part on the recommendations of the San Bernardino Flood Control Di stri ct. The developer 's Engi neer shall furni sh all necessary data relating to drainage and flood control. --1S..A local drainage study will be required for the project. Any drainage improvements, structures or storm drains needed to mitigate downstream impacts or protect the development shall be designed and constructed at the developer's expense, and right-of-way dedicated as necessary. _ The development is located within Zone A on the Federal Insurance Rate Maps; therefore. a Special Flood Hazard Area Permit issued by the City Engineer shall be required. _ The development is located within Zone B on the Federal Insurance Rate Maps; therefore. all building pads shall be raised above the surrounding area as approved by the City Engineer. 25. ~Comprehensive storm drain Project No. 'l-EI3 is master planned in the vicinity of your development. This drain shall be designed I ;;.r,d constructed by your project unless your Engineer can i conclusively show that the drain is not needed to protect your I development or mitigate downstream impacts. 26. ~ All dra i nage from the development approved public drainage facility. drainage facilities and easements satisfaction of the City Engineer. sha 11 be If not shall be directed feasible, provided to an proper to the ) \... tt*'~', ,-". ATTACHMENT 11011 ".I CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO PUBLI\; WORKS/..... CASE Tl' 14209 .STANDARD REQUIREMENTS AGENDA ITEM HEARING DATE p 1 9-~~-8l) ""'IiI ,. Project Description: 7l<-/4-zo::I Date:. 7-zA....~ Page ~ OT ~ ages Prepared By: /1MJ6- Revi ewed. By: Grading 27. XIf more than l' of fill or 2' of cut is proposed, the site/plot/ -grading and drainage plan shall be signed by a Registered Civil Engineer and a grading permit will be r.equired. The grading plan .shall be prepared in strict accordance with the City's "Grading policies and Procedures" and the City's "Standard Drawings", unless otherwise approved by the City Engineer in advance. 28. X If more than 5,000 cubic yards of earthwork is proposed, a giading -bond will be required and the grading shall be supervised in . accordance with Section 7012 (c) of the Uniform Building Code. . A liquefaction report is required for the site. This report must -be submitted and approved prior to issuance of a grading permit. Any grading requirements recommended by the approved liquefaction report shall be incorporated in the grading plan. An on-site Improvement Plan is required for this project. Where -feasible. this plan shall be incorporated with the grading plan and shall conform to all requirements of Section 15.04-167 of the Municipal Code (See "Grading policies and Procedures"). The on-site Improvement Plan shall be approved by the City Engineer. A reciprocal easement -approval if reciprocal proposed to cross lot recorded to remove the shall be recorded prior to grading plan drainage, access, sewer, and/or parking is lines, or a lot line adjustment shall be interior lot lines. 29. --,.X The . pro j e c t L and s cap e P 1 an s hall be rev i ewe d and a p pro v e d by the City Engineer prior to issuance of a grading. permit. Submit 4 copies to the Engineering Division for checking. An on-site Lighting Plan for the project shall be reviewed and ----approved by the City Engineer. This plan can be incorporated with the grading plan, or on-site improvement pl.an, if practical. Utilities: 30. ~Design and construct all accordance with City Code, serving utility, including and cable TV. public utilities to serve the site in City Standards and requirements of the gas, electric, telephone, water, se\'Jer ~ \... 31. 32. 33. .,c;~ ."-" CITY OF SAN 6ERNARDINO PUBLI\, WORKS/ENGR. CASE TI' 14209 STANDARD REQUIREMENTS AGENDA ITEM --1.-- HEARING DATE 9-!9-89 PAGE 2 """ r' Project Description: 7ll14Zo'? Date: 7 -24 --8'1 Page ~ of ~ pages Pre par e d By: I1I.!..b- Rev i ewe d By: ~Each parcel shall be provided with separate water and sewer facilities so it can be served by the City or the agency providing such services in the area. 34. ~Sewer. main extensions required to serve the site shall be constructed at the Developer I s expense. Sewer systems shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the City's "Sewer Policy and Procedures" and City Standard Drawings. X Utility services shall be placed underground and easements ----provided as required. ~A11 existing overhead utilities adjacent to or traversing the site . on either side of the street shall be undergrounded in accordance with Ordinance No. MC-601 (Subdivisions) or Resolution No. 88-65 (Non-subdivisions). 35. XExisting utilities which interfere with new construction shall be ----relocated at the Developer's expense as directed by the City Engineer. Sewers within private streets or private parking lots will not be ----maintained by the City but shall be designed and constructed to Ci ty Standards and inspected under a Ci ty On-Si te Constructi on Permit. A private sewer plan designed by the Developer's Engineer and approved by the City Engineer will be required. This plan can be incorporated in the grading plan. where practical. \... .J ~ '-.- ~ ~.:,- t' '-" CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO PUBLI\; WOAKS/ENGR. CASE 'IT 14209 STANDARD REQUIREMENTS AGENDA ITEM HEARING DATE PAG "'" ". Project Description: TR- /4z09 Date: -;'-24-8'1 Page ~ 0 ~ pages Prepared By: ~ Reviewed By: 37. Street Improvement and Dedications: XAll public streets within and adjacent to .the development shall be -improved to include combination curb and'gutter. paving. handicap ramp s. s t r e et 1 i g h t s. sid e w a 1 k san d a p pur ten a n c e s. i n c 1 u din g. but not limited to. traffic signals. traffic signal modification, relocation of public or private facilities which interfere with new construction. striping, signing. pavement marking and markers. and street name signing. All design and construction shall be accomplished in accordance with the City of San Bernardino "Street Improvement Policy" and City "Standard Drawings". unless otherwise approved by the City Engineer. Street lighting. when required. shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the City's "Street Lighting Policies and Procedures". Street lighting shall be shown on street improvement plans except where otherwise approved ~y the City Engineer. XFor the streets listed below. dedication of adequate street -right-of-way (R.W.) to provide the distance from street centerline to property line and placement of the curb line (C.L.) in relation to the street centerline shall be as follows: 36. Street Name WA.srtU-J6101-J -hi. p~~ AVe Au... ,D~ Right-of-waf (Ft.) . 25 441 2S" Curb Line (Ft.) -/8' 32/ /8/ 38. XAll rights of vehicular ingress/egress shall be dedicated from -the following streets: Plh-fYl AV6-JuG' _A tra f fi c study and report is requ i red for th is pro jec t. The report shall be prepared by a properly licensed Traffic Engineer or Civil Engineer knowledgeable in Traffic Engineering. The report shall be prepared in accordance with the City of San Bernardino Department of Public Works "Traffic Policy" and is subject to review and approval of the City Traffic Engineer. All recommendations', as approved by the City Engineer, shall become Conditions tif Approval of the project. 39. X CU rU5 ~"n) I'2-I'-lS 5 HALL- HI'rVE3- :25 I t2Av IUS . J c :; CITY OF SA'" BERNARDINO P\8.K: WORKS/DIGIt. ..., CASE 'IT 14209 STANDARD REQUIREMENTS AGENDA ITEM HEARING DATE PAGE , 9-~q~R9 2 . "'- Pro j e c t Des c rip t ion: Ta /4 ZOq ""'I Date: 7-2.4...fJ1 Page ~ of 7 pages Prepared By: ~ Revi e\Jed By: _ t~appi ng 40. . X A Fina1/Parcel Map based upon field survey will be required. 41. X ~ll street names shall be subject to approval of the City Engineer prior to Map approval. 42. X Additional survey and map information including, but not li~ited . to, building setbacks, flooding and zones, seismic lines and setbacks, geologic ~apping and archeological sites shall be filed vJith the City Engineer in accordance ,:Jith Ordinance No. MC-592. 43. Improvement Comp~etion X Street, seVier, and drainage improvement plans for the entire project shall be co~pleted, subject to the approval of the City Engineer, prior to the recordation of the Final/Parcel Map. 44. X If the required i~provements are not co~pleted prior to recordation of the Final/Parcel Map. an improvement security accompanied by an agreement executed by the developer and the City will be required. If the required improve~ents are not co~pleted prior to record- ation of the Parcel Map, an improvement certificate shall be p lac e d up 0 nth e Map s tat i n g t hat the y vii 11 bee 0 r:1 P 1 e t e d up 0 n d e IJ e lop (,1 e n t . A P P 1 i cab 1 e top arc e 1 ~ a p s con s i s tin 9 0 f 1 e s s t h a n 5 lots only. 45. Required Engin~ering Permits: X G r a din 9 per r,l i t (i f a p p 1 i cab 1 e ) . Oil-site improvements construction permit (except build"lnss - see GuildinS and Safety). X Off-site improver:1ents construction permit. 46. '"- J - r c ~"') CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO PUBLK; WORKI/1NQIl CASE Tl' 14209 STANDARD REQUIREMENTS '. AGENDA ITEM HEARING DATE PAGE 1" '::I-:-19-~'::I ')'7' \... Pro j e c t Des c rip t ion: tiz 14Zd1 Da te; 7-24.;fl1- Page ~ of 7 pages Prepared By: h~ Reviewed By: Applicable Engineering Fees:~ 47. X Plan check fee for Final/Parcel Map. 48. X Plan check and inspection fees for off-site improvements. Plan check and inspection fees for on~site improvements (except buildings; see Building and Safety). 49. X Plan check and inspection fees for grading (if permit required). Bridge improvement fee in amount of $ 50. X Dr a i nag e fee. E x act am 0 u n t 0 f fee s hall bed e t e r m i n e d by Department of 3uilding and Safety at time of application for building permit. 51. X Landscape Plan Review Fee $ 65.00 52. X Traffic System Fee of $ 12.54 per vehicle trip for City-wide , traffic mitigation. The total amount of the Traffic System Fee shall be determined by the City Traffic Engineer at time of application for building permit. X Street Light Energy Fee to pay cost of street light energy for a . period of 4 years. Exact amount to be determined prior to map recording. 53. A Landscape Maintenance District shall be implemented to m a i n t a i n 1 and s cap i n 9 VI i t h i nth e f 0 1 1 0 \J i n gar e as: 54. X CUL _ DF -SAC. 7)1<1+1 t-lS S~ f3G D6f6Nff.> 70 ~NVo/ 61./00 fw u.);, , /1-1 ItDPI7ION) ,4;J DV~PLot-J OClTL-G-r C/tpft.Bt-l;" OF {()t-JVC'/IN6 &/~t) Row5 Wlrllo/Jr rUJoJYJ.J(j fW(/565 51f/JU- 86 114; v'/.DEV. ;if. Fees. ~ S<.l!iJ6CT To CHmv6t? UlI1i~v/ Nor/cE. ,~ "'-" CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO PUBLIC WORK~/ENGR. CASE TT14209 STANDARD REQUIREMENTS ""'I \.. AGENDA ITEM HEARING DATE PAGE 1 q2~q-Rq Project Description: TT142('l9 Date: 7/24/89 Prepared by:MWG Page 7 of 7 56 x Subdivider shall work with the Police Department and Fire Department to determine acceptable street names. Final street name approval shall be by the Director of Public Works/City Engineer. A scour wall shall be constructed on the Cable Creek right- of-way line to extend from 2 feet below invert to pad grade. A 6 foot high screen wall shall be constructed to be capable of resisting mud flows to a height of 3 feet. The screen wall shall be constructed on the right-of-way line. 55 x 57 x Comply with Attachment "D" of the Verdemont Area Development permit polices. 58 x Use of temporary detention to control drainage can not be accepted in this situation. Other means of drainage control shall be designed by the subdivider's engineer for approval of the City Engineer. \... "~.' r"'" '-" ""......,'''''", "'--'" -........ ~ C I T Y o F SAN B ERN A ~ DIN 0 INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM 8901-2301 TO: MARTIN WILKINS, PROJECT PLANNER FROM: STEVE KUPSAK, PARKS PROJECT COORDINATOR SUBJECT: TENTATIVE TRACT '14209 DATE: JANUARY 9, 1989 COPIES: ANNIE F. RAMOS, DIRECTOR OF PARKS, RECREATION & COMMUNITY SERVICES The Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department's requirements for said tract are: 1. Compliance with standards adopted in the Verdemont area plan shall be required. 2. All slopes shall be landscaped and irrigated with automatic systems. 3. Landscape and irrigation plans are required. 4. Street trees are to be as follows: Palm - pinus eldarich - 15 gal. " Washington - Tristania conferta - 15 gal. Liquidamber-Burgundy - Maala court - 15 gal. Liquidamber-Standard - Moncada Court - 15 gal. Liquidamber-Festival - Fiatoa Court - 15 gal. 5. Any trees to be removed shall require a County certified arborists report covering feasibility of saving trees where they stand " or transplanting them. If the report recommends removal, all street trees shall be sized up to a 24" box and all plants for slopes and front yards shall be sized up to larger sizes approved by the Parks, Recreation and Community ~8rvices Department. Said report shall be on file with Parks, Recreation and Community Services, Public Works, and Planning Departments. //~p:~"" ~" '~'/....~.,..' ~-~ /~ STEVE KUPSAK Parks Project Coordinantor SK:u f""". 'f",,",. '-" ., BERNARDINO CITY WATER DEPARTft ...,I.'S -- STANDARD REQUIREMENTS -' '1"1' 14 L U ~ Agenda Item #1 Hearing Date: 9/19/8 Page 29 ft._.fflan.. # :r~ 14:2 ~lk~ LO"'lon:~JT"" -)If ~t:?FBu..+ Type of Construction: L ~ Owner IDeveloper: Date: Approved: Denied: Continued: ENGINEERING: 59 60 61 N~/~~?f:~~/.e'~ ~P.S.1. fiX:;> -d/L; II ~ Size of Main Adjacent to the Project ~ ~ ,,14. hil'-~.uuf2Vt1l'J.. ~Pressure Regulator Suggested on Customer's Side on the Meter. o Comments: Date: ~I /P IS; elf u4 ~ A-u ./ o Subject to the rules & regulations of the Water Department in effect at the time of application for water service. WATER QUALITY CONTROL DEPARTMENT: Name: :t~~ 62.:Ji!!'... R.P.P. Backflow Device Required at Service Connection. o Double Check Backflow Device Required at Service Connection. o Air Gap Required at Service Connection. o No Backflow Device Required. ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL OFFICER: Name: ~ W~J. Date: ~ 1-1 Date: ~\ ~ ~ ~ o o 63.x [J Industrial Waste Permit May Be Required by Environmental Control Officer. Grease Trap Required by Environmental Control Officer. Na Regenerative Water Softeners May Be Installed Without Prior Approval of the Environmental Control Officer. Approved by Environmental Control Officer. SEWER CAPACITY INFORMATION: Name: U~ ~r;::rJ"'~ Date: ~ O. No Sewer Capacity Charge Applicable at This Time. -=s ~. Lvt,4.;:~ ~ 6 4 ~ Sewer Capacity Right Must Be Purchased from the Redevelopment Agency or'the Me,.'8r'g QffiCII in the Amoun~) otGallons Per Day. Sewer Capacity Rights dreakdown of Estimated Gallons Per Day: And/or: 6 5~ Proof of Purchase Must Be Submitted to the Water Department Prior to Issuance of the Building Permit. o This Area is Serviced by East Valley Water District and All Fees Will Be Determined by Their Department. #216 5/85 ..,.;~.... 1"""'. ~ ATTACHMENT "E" I ......, J.. i. '7...i.. '-:t .::.. .J .> Agenda Item #1 Hearing Date: 9/19/89 Mitigation Measures and ReDortinq/Monitorinq Activities fer Tentative Tract 14209 Prior to beginning construction, the applicant shall furnish the City Planning Department with a checklist chart to use in tracking the mitigation monitoring and reporting activities. The chart shall list each mitigation measure, monitoring or reporting action and be ruled into columns that are designed to record responsible agency, dates of completion, inspector or other certifying person and the person recording the information. Earth Resources Mitigation Measures l.a l. A truck hauling route approved by the City Services Department. shall be filed with and of San Bernardino Public 2. Date and time of import shall be approved by the City Public Services Department. 3. Plans for dust control and noise attenuation shall be submitted to and approved by the City Public Services Department. Earth Resources Reporting/Monitoring Action l.a l. 2. & 3. Prior to the issuance of grading permits, the applicant shall submit written approval of the City Public Services Department for the truck hauling route, date and time of import and approval of the dust control and noise attenuation methods. Such written approval shall be noted on the file check list and the approval attached to the file. 2. Air Resources Mitigation Measures 2c. The project lies within a High Wind which requires that all new development tile roofs with hurricane clips protection. Hazard Areas consist of for wind -1- . . ;~..... . ." C Mitigation Measures and Tentative Tract 14209 - #"1,*,' .....1 Reporting/Monitoring Activities Agenda Item '1- 9/19/89 for 2. Air Resources Reporting/Monitoring Action 2c. When inspection of roofing units is completed by the Department of Building and safety compliance with this construction standard shall be noted in writing to the City Planning Department. The Planning staff shall retain such notice in the project file and annotate the file indicating compliance. 3. Water Resources Mitigation Measures a, b, c & e 1. A scour wall will be required along the Flood Control Channel. 2. All drainage from the development shall be directed to an approved pUblic drainage facility. If not feasible, proper drainage facilities and easements shall be provided to the satisfaction of the City Engineer. 3. The Chestnut storm Drain will be required prior to occupancy. OR If adequate interim on-site and off-site protection measures from flooding in the Chestnut Avenue storm drainage area are approved by the Public Works Department, and the protection measures are not a significant change to the approved subdivision as determined by the Planning and Public Works Directors and if all other legal requirements are met, then building permits shall be issued, and final inspection shall be made and utilities cleared after the approved measures are constructed. 4. The grading shall be done in accordance with the soils report and as approVed by the City Engineer. 5. Any development within the area designa~ed flood hazard by the Federal Insurance Administration (F.I.A.) shall not raise base flood elevation. Development within the flood fringe (overflow ":"2.- c f"~' ,.I Mitigation Measures and Reporting/Monitorin~ Activities for Tentative Tract 14209 - Agenda Item #1- 9/19/89 areas) shall meet the latest flood insurance requirements, including but not limited to, elevation, compaction and erosion protection of building pads and flood proofing utilities. The project must meet the latest F.I.A. requirements. 6. Access from Palm Avenue to the channel patrol road adjacent to the site shall be provided. The access shall be dedicated to the District in fee. 7. Dedications of all portions of Cable Creek right- of-way along the south side of the proposed development shall be made to the District in fee. The District will prepare appropriate documentation for the grantor's signature upon the developer providing the District with a current title report showing ownership of record. The documentation shall be signed by all parties prior to the recordation of the tract. 8. All building pads shall be elevated a minimum of l-foot above Cable Creek high water elevation or 18 inches above natural ground, whichever is more stringent. 9. A six foot barrier shall be constructed along the District's right-of-way adjacent to the site. 10. A permit will be required for any encroachment onto Flood Control District right-of-way, and a minimum of six (6) weeks processing time should be allowed. 11. Additional on- or off-site improvements may be required by the final drainage plans. 12. A fee is due and payable to the San Bernardino County Flood Control District for review of this proposal. 3. Water Resources Reporting/Monitoring Action a, b, c & e 1. Upon final acceptance to the developer's effort in constructing the scour wall, the Engineering Department shall notify. the Planning Department, in writing, of compliance. Planning staff shall retain such notice in work City City The the -3- ,..,., "-'" ........ Mitigation Measures and Reporting/Monitoring Activities for Tentative Tract 14209 - Agenda Item t1- 9/19/89 project file and annotate the file indicating compliance with the measure. 2. 3. & 4. Upon final acceptance of the developer's work effort in meeting Public Works Standard Requirement No's. 26, 28, and 58, the City Engineering Department shall notify the City Planning Department,in writing,of compliance. The Planning staff shall retain such notice in the project file and annotate the file indicating compliance with the measure. 5. 6. 7. 10. 11. & 12. The applicant shall provide written approval from the San Bernardino Flood Control District that the final plans meet the standards required and that the proper fees have been paid prior to final recordation. The Planning staff shall retain such notice in the project file and annotate the file indicating compliance with the measure. 8. & 9. Upon final acceptance of the developer's work effort in constructing the building pads and scour wall, the City Engineering Department shall notify the City Planning Department, in writing, of compliance. The Planning staff shall retain such notice in the project file and annotate the file indicating compliance with the measure. 5.b. . Noise Mitigation Measures 1. Walls having a minimum height of 6 feet should be placed along the property line of the homes as indicated on the attached map. The wall heights indicated in the figure are relative to the elevation of the pad of freeway, whichever is greater. 2. All walls recommended above should be continuous structures without gaps or gates, and should be constructed of a concrete block, 1/4" plate glass, earthen berm, or any combination of these materials -4- .~. ~ .'-" Mitigation Measures and Reporting/Monitoring Activities for Tentative Tract 14209 - Agenda Item 11- 9/19/89 5. Noise Reporting/Monitoring Action 1. & 2. Upon final acceptance of the developer's work effort in meeting the Standard Conditions No's. 28 and 29, the City Engineering Department shall notify the City Planning Department, in writing,of compliance. The Planning staff shall retain such notice in the project file and annotate the file indicating compliance with the measure. 6. Land Use Mitigation Measures 1. The development shall be required to. have non- combustible and reflective street markers and 3 inch high house numbers that are all visible for 100 feet. 2. Provide 6 inch or larger circulating mains and storage capacity sufficient to provide the minimum fire flow duration and hydrant spacing with a residual pressure of 20 pounds per square inch. 3. Each hydrant shall be identified with approved blue reflecting street markers. 4. Open ends of tile roofs must be capped with non- ignitable material to prevent bird nests or other combustible materials to be located within the roof structure. 5. Vents are to be covered by one-fourth inch corrosion resistant wire mesh, not to exceed 144 square inches. .6. UBC exterior one hour fire walls. 7. Chimney spark arrestor, 12 half inch opening mounted visible from ground. gage wire screen one- in vertical position 8. Vegetation clearance and modification 230 feet from structure (some ornamental and ground cover exceptions). 9. No combustible materials on site until the water is on site. -5- ....."" -"-" _,i';"",", """'" Mitigation Mea8u~es and Reporting/Monitoring Activities for Tentative Tract 14209 - Agenda Item #1- 9/19/89 10. utilities are to be placed underground. 6. Land Use Reporting/Monitoring Action 1. 4.5 . 6 . & 7. Upon final acceptance of the developer's work .effort in meeting standard Conditions No's. 18, 22, 23, 24, 25 and 27, the Building and Safety Department shall notify the City Planning Department,in writin~ of compliance. The Planning staff shall retain such notice in the project file and annotate the file indicating compliance with the measure. 2. 3. & 9. Upon final acceptance of the developer's work effort in meeting Standard Conditions No's. 19, 20 and 27, the City Water Department shall notifiy the City Planning Department,in writing,of compliance. The Planning staff shall retain such notice in the project file and annotate the file indicating compliance with the measure. 8. Upon final acceptance of the developer's work effort in meeting Standard Conditions No. 26, the City Parks Department shall notify the City Planning Department, in writing,of compliance. The Planning staff shall retain such notice in the project file and annotate the file indicating compliance with the measure. 9. Transportation/Circulation Mitigation Measures 1. The developer or any successor in interest to any portion of these subdivisions shall participate in the establishment of an assessment district or other approved financing plan for these projects and shall sign and record an agreement which guarantees payment of their proportionate share of these improvements. -6- ~, '-'"'' '-",....i Mitigation Meas~ ~s and Reporting/Monitorin_ Activities for Tentative Tract 14209 - Agenda Item #1- 9/19/89 Transportation/circulation Reporting Monitoring Action Upon final acceptance of the agreement, the City Engineering Department shall notify the City Planning Department, in writing, of compliance. The Planning staff shall retain such notice in the project file and annotate the file indicating compliance with the measure. cultural Resources Mitigation Measures 13.a Should subsurface cultural deposits .be exposed during development, construction shall be halted until these resources are evaluated and appropriate protection/data recovery measures are taken. Cultural Resources Reporting Monitoring Action 13.a The developer shall immediately notify the City Planning Department if any subsurface cultural resources are encountered. The City shall confirm any discovery of cultural resources: document the occurrence with a memo to the project file; and include a copy of the archaeologist's report on any resources and their final disposition. The Planning staff shall retain these documents in the project file and annotate the file to indicate completion. CONCLGSION This Mitigation Monitoring/Reporting Program shall be ~atained by the City in the Planning Department project file fer ~entative Tract 14209. As various mitigation measures are fully implemented their completion should be documented ~'l appropriate notation on the checklist chart provided specifically for this project. When all measures have been confirmed as completed on the checklist, this Reporting/Moni- ~oring Plan is complete. TT14209M..~ -7- 0';""",, A'l"l'ACHMLN'1' ".1:'" , ...."" '",-, CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO PLANNING DEPARTMENT ..... INITIAL STUDY "" Initial study of Environmental Impacts For Tentative Tract 14209 A proposed 41 lot subdivision of a 15.65 acre site located at the southwest corner of Washington Avenue and Palm Avenue July 20, 1989 Prepared for: sierra Engineers 27007 East 5th street Highland, CA 92346 Prepared by:. Vivian Ray Planner II City of San Bernardino Planning Department 300 N. "0" Street San Bernardino, CA 92418 "- ..J ....:~.. p-ql', ;#"~ ~ ....... CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO PLANNING DEPARTMENT INITIAL STUDY ,. INITIAL STUDY FOR TENTATIVE TRACT 14209 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The proposal is for a 41 lot subdivision of a 15.65 acre site with a minimum lot size of 10,800. The proposal is located south of washington Avenue and west of Palm Avenue. The project is bordered by Cable Creek on the south. The site is approximately 3/4 mile southwest of the San Andreas fault and approximately 2-1/2 miles northeast of the San Jacinto fault. The site Zone C. area, a District is located iri the High Wind, High Fire, Greenbelt an archaeologically sensitive area, a liquefaction high noise area and in the Biological Overlay within the Verdemont Area. The topography slopes from an elevation of 1736 at the northwest corner of the site to a low of 1700 at the southeastern portion of the site. PCAGENDA: ISTT14209 ~ ,,f""" ~ . CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO PLANNING DEPARTMENT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT CHECKLIST A. BACKGROy!!Q Application Number: Tentative Tract 14209 Project Oescription: Proposal to subdivide 15.65 acres into 41 lots in the RS - 10,800 LDU Location: Between Palm Ave. & Chestnut Ave. from centerline of Washington Ave. to Cable Creek Environmental Constraints Areas: High Wind, Fire, Liquefaction high noise Verdemont Area, Archaeoligically sensitive area. Greenbelt C. General Plan Designation: Residential Single Family 10-800 zoning Designation: RI-IO,800 B. ~NVIEONM~NTAL IMPACTS Explain answers, where appropriate, on a separate attached sheet. 1. Ea~th Resources Will the proposal result in: Yes No Maybe ~ a. Earth movement (cut and/or fill) of '10,000 cubic yards or more? Cut 50,498 Fill 40,397 b. Development and/or grading on a slope greater than 15% natural grade? x x I c. Development within the Alquist-Priolo Special Studies Zone? x d. Modification of any unique geologic or physical feature? x REVISED 12/87 PAGE 1 OF 8 ;'""",,, . c Yes No Maybe e. Soil erosion on or off the project site? f. Modification of a channel, creek or river? x x g. Development subject mudslides, other similar within an area to landslides, liquefaction or hazards? x h. Other? x 2. bIR_RESOURCES: Will the proposal result in: a. Substantial an effect quality? b. The creation of objectionable odors? air upon emissions or ambient air x x c. Development within a high wind hazard area? X 3. WbTEB___RESOURCES: proposal result in: a. Changes in absorption rates, drainage patterns, or the rate and amount of surface runoff due to impermeable surfaces? Will the x b. Changes in the course or flow of flood waters? x c. Discharge into surface waters or any alteration of surface water quality? x d. Change in the quantity or quality of ground waters? x e. Exposure of people or property to flood hazards? f. Other? X X REVISED 1218.7 PAGE 2 OF 8 r-, .""""" ""'''' 4 . BIOLOGICbL R~SOURC~9: proposal result in: Could the a. Change unique, species habitat trees? in the number of any rare or endangered of plants or their including stands of b. Change unique, species habitat? in the number of any rare or endangered of animals or their c. Other? 5. NOISE: Could the proposal result in: a. Increases in existing noise levels? b. Exposure of people to exterior noise levels over 65 dB or interior noise levels over 45 dB? c. Other? 6. LAND_ USE: result in: Will the proposal a. A change in the land use as designated on the General Plan? b. Development within an Airport District? c. Development within "Greenbelt" Zone A,B, or C? d. Development within a high fire hazard zone? e. Other? Yes No x x x x x x x Maybe x x REVISED 10/87 PAGE 3 OF 8 x x ,., '-' We .....", r Yes No Maybe "" 7. MAN-MADE HA~~}q)p: project: Will the a. Use, store, transport or dispose of hazardous or toxic materials (including but not limited to oil, pesticides, chemicals or radiation)? x b. Involve the release hazardous substances? of x c. Expose people to the potential health/safety hazards? x d. Other? x 8. HOUSING: Will the proposal: a. Remove existing housing or create a demand for additional housing? x X b. Other? 9. ~RA~~PORTATION/CIRCULATION: Could the proposal result in: a. An increase in traffic that is greater than the land use designated on the General Plan? X b. Use of existing, or demand for new, parking facilitiesl structures? X c. Impact upon existing public transpo[t~tion .systems? d. Alteration of present patterns of circulation? X X ~ e. Impact to rail or air traffic? f. Increased safety hazards to vehicles, bicyclists or pedestrians? X X lil..... ~ REVISED 10/87 PAGE 4 OF 8 .'....~\... ,,-., "-' ,. Maybe .., g. A disjointed pattern roadway improvements? of h. Other? 10. PUBLI~ SERVICES Will the proposal impact the following beyond the capability to provide adequate levels of service? a. Fire protection? b. Police protection? Schools (i.e. attendance, boundaries, overload, etc.)? c. d. Parks or other recreational facilities? e. Medical aid? f. Solid waste? g. Other? 11. YIILITIES: Will the proposal: a. Impact the following beyond the capability to provide adequate levels of service or require the construction of new facilities? 1. Natural gas? 2. Electricity? 3. Water? 4. Sewer? :~ 5. Other? b. Result in a pattern of extensions? disjointed utility c. Require the construction of new facilities? '- . REVISED 10/87 Yes No x x x X X X X X X X X X X x x x X ~ PAGE 5 OF 8 1"""" '-" ~,.,,4' 12. : AESTHETICS: a. Could the proposal result in the obstruction of any scenic view? b. Will the visual impact of the project be detrimental to the surrounding area? c. Other? 13. ~P~~URA~~ES9URCES: proposal result in: a. The alteration or destruction of a prehistoric or historic archaeological site? Could the b. Adverse impacts histo'r ic object? c. Other? physical or aesthetic to a prehistoric or site, structure or 14. Mandatory Findings of Significance (Section 15065) The California Environmental Quality Act states that if any of the following can be answered yes or maybe, the project may have a significant effect on the environment and an Environmental " Impact Report shall be prepared. a. Does the project have the potential to degrade the quality of the environment, substantially reduce the habitat of a fish or wildlife species, cause a fish or wildlife population to drop below self sustaining levels, threaten to eliminate a plant or animal community, reduce the number or restrict the range of a rare or endangered plant or anima~ or eliminate Yes No x x x x x Maybe x REVISED 10/87 PAGE 6 OF8 . , .. ,-.... \..-, Yes No Maybe important examples of the major periods of California history or prehistory? b. Does the project have the potential to achieve short term, to the disadvantage of long-term, environmental goals? (A short-term impact on the environment is one which occurs in a relatively brief, definitive period of time while long-term impacts will endure well into the future. ) x x c. Does the project have impacts which are individually limited, but cumulatively considerable? (A project may impact on two or more separate resources where the impact on each resource is relatively small, but where the effect of the total of those impacts on the environment is significant.) . x d. Does the project have environmental effects which will cause substantial adverse effects on human beings, either directly or indirectly? x c. DISCUSSION OF ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION AND MITIGATION MEASURES (Attach sheets as necessary.) , ~ REVISED 10/87 PAGE 7 OF 8 ,-e;#""~' i"ff~"'> '-"' '.." """'I ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION AND MITIGATION MEAS~ES Tentative Tract 14209 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT CHECKLIST ITEMS La log. 2.c. \.. * The project could result in cut of 50,498 cubic yards and fill of 40,397 cubic yards of earth. A plan has been submitted for routing of trucks hauling imported soil. If cut is to be exported or fill imported above that available from the proposed site of TT 11291, the following mit!gation ~easures shall apply: A truck hauling route shall be filed with and approved by the City of San Bernardino Public services Department. * Date and time of import shall be approved by the City Public Services Department. * Plans for dust control and noise attenuation shall be submitted to and approved by the City Public Services Department. The city's Technical Background Report (TBR) prepared for the General Plan notes the suspected location of the Kendall fault as near this project. The TBR suggests further study would be required if critical facilities were to be located nearby. The Geological Report No. 116 submitted in 1978 preformed seven trenches on the fault. The study found no conclusive evidence of the fault. Dr. williams, the City's Consultant Geologist, reviewed the reports and concurred with the findings. No further studies are required of this project. The proposal will result in development within the High Wind Hazard area. The Verdemont Area Plan designates this areas as a high wind area and requires that tile roofs with hurricane clips be installed. This is a Building and Safety Department standard requirement for the high wind areas. !"""" '-" ,..". ENVIRONMENT AL EV ALUA nON AND MlTIGA TION MEAS~ES ~ 3.a.b.&c. The project will result in changes in absorption rates, drainage patterns, and the rate and amount of surface runoff due to impermeable surfaces. A preliminary drainage study was prepared by Kenneth A. Powers of Sierra Engineering. The City Engineering Department has approved the study. The Engineering Department will require that: * A scour wall will with a mud wall above be re9Uired along the Flood control Channel. * The developer or any successor in interest to any portion of these subdivisions shall participate in the establishment of an assessment district or other approved financing plan for Chestnut Avenue Storm Drain and Debris Basin and shall sign and record an agreement which guarantees payment of thier proportionate share of these improvements. * All, drainage from the development shall be directed to an approved public drainage facility. If not feasible, proper drainage facilities and easements shall be provided to the satisfaction of the City Engineer. OR * If adequate interim on-site and off-site protection measures from flooding in the Chestnut Avenue storm drainage area are approved by the Public Works Department, and the protection measures are not a significant change to the approved subdivision, as determined by the Planning and Public Works Directors, and if all other leqal requirements are met, then building permits shall be issued, and final inspection shall be made and utilities cleared after the approved measures are constructed. * The qradinq shall be done in accordance with ,the soils report and as approved by the city Engineer. In addition, the following County Flood Control recommendations will be added as conditions of approval: * Any development within the area designated flood hazard by the Federal Insurance Administration shall not raise base flood elevation. Develbpment within the flood fringe (overflow area) shall meet ,t""1"''''-. ~ ......... '~ r ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION AND MITIGATION MEA~ES ""'il the latest flood insurance requirements, including but not limited to, elevation, compaction and erosion protection of building pads and flood proofing utilities. The project must meet the latest F.I.A. requirements. . * Access from Palm Avenue to the channel patrol road adjacent to the site shall be provided. The access shall be dedicated to the District in fee. * Dedications of all portions of Cable Creek right- of-way along the south side of the proposed development shall be made to the District in fee. The District will prepare appropriate documentation for the grantor's signature upon the developer providing the District with a current title report showing ownership ot record. The documentation shall be signed by all parties prior to the recordation of the tract. * All building pads shall be elevated a minimum of 1- foot above Cable Creek high water elevation or 18 inches above natural ground, whichever is more stringent. * A six foot barrier shall be constructed along the District's right-of-way adjacent to the site. * A permit will be required for any encroachment onto Flood Control District right-of-way, and a minimum of six (6) weeks processing time should be allowed. * Additional on-site or: off-site improvements may be required by the final drainage plans. * A fee is due and payable to the San Bernardino County Flood Control District for review of this proposal. 4.a. The project site is within the area delineated as the Biological Resources Overlay District. The site has been bulldozed and disked. A cultural assessment field survey found creosote bush (Larrea tridentata), buckwheat (Eriogonum faciculatUm), white sage (Slavia apiana), elderberry {Sambucus mexicana), cottonwood (Populus fremontii), oak trees (Quercus sp.) and a variety of annual grasses. None of these species require additional study. A biological survey was conducted by Robert ~ i~'1"'fij'" ,.."" "-" ENVIRONMENT AL EV ALUA T1QN AND MITIGATION MEASlJIES 5.b. 6.c.&d. V. Flanders, PhD. His report states that .....the fauna and flora of the site are characteristic of a disrupted habitat. Disturbances appear to have occurred repeatedly over the past several years. The absence of endangered/threatened species, the consequences of previous disturbances, the close proximity of existing housing, and the presence of several pest species strongly suggest that development of this site would not lead to the loss of significant native habitat." . The project could result in the exposure of people to exterior noise levels over 65 dB. A noise study was prepared by J. J. Van Houten & Associates. The study found that a wall 6 feet above the elevation of the pad would reduce the noise to below 65 dB. A condition of approval will be added to require the wall: * Walls. having a minimum height of 6 feet should be placed along the property line of the homes as indicated on the attached map. The wall heights indicated in the figure are relative to the elevation of the pad. * All walls recommended above should be continuous structures without gaps or gates, and should be constructed of a concrete block, 1/4" plate glass, earthen berm, or any combination of these materials. The project is located in and the High Fire Zone. measures are required: the "Greenbelt Zone e" The following mitigation * The project is required to have two publicly dedicated ingress and egress routes. (The project will use Irvington Avenue to Palm and pine Avenue to Kendall) * The development combustible and inch high house 100 feet. shall be required to have non- reflective street markers and 3 numbers that are all visible for * Provide 6 inch or larger circulating mains and storage capacity sufficient to provide the minimum fire flow duration and hydrant spacing with a residual pressure of 20 pounds per inch. '~'> ,,-,. ,""'" ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION AND MITIGATION MEAS~ES * Each hydrant shall be identified with approved blue reflecting street markers. * utilities are to be placed underground. * open ends of tile roofs must be capped with non- ignitable material to prevent bird nests or other combustible materials to be located within t~e roof structure. * Vents are to be covered by one-four~ inch corrosion resistant wire mesh, not to exceed 144 square inches. * USC exterior one hour fire walls. * Chimney spark arrestor, 12-gage wire screen one- half inch opening mounted in vertical position visible from ground. * vegetation clearance and modification 30 feet from structure (some ornamental and ground cover exceptions). * No combustible materials on site until the water is on site. 9.a. The proposal has been reviewed by the City Traffic Engineer and the project does not meet the m1n1mum criteria for a traffic impact study as established by the Traffic Policy Paper. The additional trips from the proposed project are not sufficient to cause a significant impact on the adjacent street system. Total traffic volume will be less than the street design capacity. Specific design details and conditions'of approval will be considered the development review phase. However, this project falls within the assessment district for signalization of Palm and Kendall and fora box culvert across Palm Avenue at the Cable Creek Channel. A conditions of approval will be added requiring: The developer or any successor in interest to any portion of these subdivisions shall participate in the establishment of an assessment district or other approved financing plan for these projects and shall sign and record an agreement which guarantees payment of their proportionate share of ....... ;.~ ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION AND MITIGATION MEASlflES these improvements. 9.h. The proposal could result in an impact to the City street system. The Engineering Department assesses a trip generation fee for all developm~nt within the City. The money is to be used to provide future street improvement~. 1 10.a.b. The proposal could impact the fire and police facilities beyond their present capability to provide adequate levels of service. The City Fire Department reports that'the station at 1640 Kendall Drive serves this area. Response time is approximately four minutes. The City has Class II fire insurance rates because of the level of service available t!i~o~b"';', the City. As development continues in the Verdemont area a new station location will be chosen. A new station is not warranted with this development. The City Police Department has recently moved a mobile unit to the 900 block of Kendall Drive in the Shannon Hills Shopping Center to serve this area. Emergency calls are handled from City Hall and the closest patrol car is sent in response to an emergency call. Response time will vary with the nature of the call. Names on street must be ,submitted to the Engineering Department for approval. 10.c.d. The project could impact the area schools and parks beyond their present capabilities. Both the School District and the City Parks Department have development fees designated for providing services as an area develops. 11.a. The proposal will not require the construction of new util~ty facilities. The City Water Department will requ1re that capacity rights be purchased. Water is available at both washington and Palm Avenue. The project could result in the alteration of destruction of prehistoric or historic archaeological sites.. A cultural assessment was performed by victor C. de Munck., The study found no prehistoric or historic cultural resources during an on-foot survey of the study area. The report finds ,no need for further cultural resource assessment of the area. However, a conditions of approval will be added: 13.a. -, JF~ /"...... '......... '."", r ENVIRONMENT AL E~ALUA nON AND MITIGATION MEA~es """- * If during subsequent development cultural resources are encountered, then a qualified archaeologist shall be immediately notified. and empowered to halt construction until adequate date recovery/protection measures have been implemented. ~ .'. , /""""" '-" ,jI\~" .....", ENVIRONMENTAL EV ALUA nON AND MITIGATION MEAMES Resource Materials Drainage study, sierra Engineering J.J. Van Houten & Assoc. Exterior Noise Assessment: TT14209 victor C. de Munck, Cultural Assessment of TT 14209 Knapp Associates Consulting Arborist Biological Report By Robert v. Flanders, PH.D. Verde~nt. Area Plan San Bernardino Municipal Code People contacted Gene Klatt Mike Grubbs city Engineering Department PCAGENDA ISTT14209MM I I ---..... -----...--.-.---- _..-. -.---..----..-- -..--.-. ~/ """" D. DETERMINA~JON ~ On the basis of this initial study, Toe proposed project COULD NOT have a significant effect on the environment and a NEGATIVE DECLARATION will be prepared. The proposed project could have a significant effect on the environment, although there will not be a significant effect in this case because the mitigation measures described above have been added to the project. A NEGATIVE DECLARATION will be prepared. The proposed project MAY have a significant effect on the environment, and an ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT is required. o o ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW COMMITTEE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA A V\, V\ L~lA c;~ - ~~ hi ~ ) S lLIili O'i P'a..~ t\J..f Name and Title {J.AA~ dt1/i '" /!l1 - ~ Signature Date: PAGE 8 OF 8 REVISED 12/87 ~,_ r 0._ j."-. "---- \GENDA ITEM#l, _~_ -fEARING DA~ \ i 9/19/89 \ I I I cJl' --11 ~ ' ~ Lul -"1 to ~ ~~,~.~~ ~ \~ , -<"...... o - ..,~ ....-.p.. cu ::r ~'- ;-]~~ ~~- \~Ll Q" ~ >t (>{ ~~~~ O::~fltQ\ 4 $~~'U\, ~ ~ ,"" ~--4- '~ \ , \ I /<L \.,. <i: . I .st . '\~t\i~S--- I, Qm ~~ '. 1 -\., fl) .....:....'1 lf~~ ,UL, ..' C) ~~-:: . lLo, -;- N"\ /f';L. I..L.,. 6l~,;:t; <I""-~ "- " :u Lu ...1 gs ~ ~ '" .., Ill: 'Q ~~ .~ -J ... " ..~ ..0\ u t -""- )u; :: 4~ t~~ ,~... :'I~~ '<- .".. "l~.- ~'M~ ,,, ... "" :5 ... <> Ill: , .... .... CL. , <( C\1 '. ': ~~<I\ -~ -[\.1 tQ \ ~ (~ '>> \ -1.\') \. ~ "I ,-I _ tt-I...... ~ -c:.) ~W~Q-~- L~ L. a... <\ 9~<1 i\l ,LL, \ \ \ \ r'"l I I \ I I \ I \ \ \ \ \ I I I \ \ I I / I I 10 "- "- , \ \ \ , ,'~! --I' " I ...~_::, I ~) \ , ....-.:, l....) .. ... .. ./" \ I .,;r-"r\<-'" .D'l~l b,. ~. ...~.~ !!! . --<~ ,--., .-- .... "..... / I / I I I I I I ( \ ~~./ -- ---'0 ,~ teL, " r>..'" .?r'-' ''''7... (6)......~ "-6'<:> \ ~ 1 0 " ... ... Cl.., - -- " , \ \ I I I / ./ . r:.~ If! \ \ -----..... C"!J ~.~..J Gnl~ 'OJ .(~ , -..,J "- \ \ \ I \ '-....1 ( I ~\..~. T, ~ ~ll'"~'\ ATTACHMENT "H" " .......... y '" ~ CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO PLANNING DEPARTMENT AGENDA ITEM # LOCATION CASE Tentative Tract 14209 1 HEARING DATE Cl--1Q-89 ~ i " I " ~ f7~V ~\ . / V H~: ~ I "I" " 1" . ~l' " " '1 October 10. 1989 Vickie FlandeJ:s 3228 Washington st. San BeJ:naJ:dino, Ca. 92407 RE: Tract 14209 Dear Mayor and Council, REE'f). - Ao. MUt. OFf. 1989 OCT II PM 2: 52 I am appealing a planning commission decision about tract 14209. I am requesting a continuance of this matter due to the fact that I am contractually obligated to be out of town on Oct. 16, as originally scheduled for the appeal. I would like to continue this item until the next council meeting in November. I await your reply. I~--I(', i'i *'Si