HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 15-65 RESOLUTION NO. 15-65
A RESOLUTION OF THE TUSTIN CITY COUNCIL
APPROVING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 2015-17
ALLOWING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A
PRESCHOOL/CHILDCARE USE WITHIN A 8,000 SQUARE-
FOOT COMMERCIAL BUILDING, LOCATED AT 15140
KENSINGTON PARK DRIVE (BUILDING A) IN
ASSOCIATION WITH THE VILLAGE AT TUSTIN LEGACY
DEVELOPMENT
The City Council of the City of Tustin does hereby resolve as follows:
I. The City Council finds and determines as follows: -
A. That proper application has been submitted by 1C Tustin Legacy LLC
(Regency Centers), for the development of a 248,292 square foot
commercial center on approximately 22.7-acre site currently owned by the
City of Tustin within Planning Area 7 of the MCAS Tustin Specific plan.
B. That the development application includes a request to establish a preschool
and daycare use within an 8,000 square-foot commercial building located on
Parcel 9, with a future address of 15140 Kensington Park Drive.
C. That the site is zoned as MCAS Tustin Specific Plan (SP-1) within Planning
Area 7 of Neighborhood B; and designated as MCAS Tustin Specific Plan by
the Tustin General Plan. In addition, the project has been reviewed for
consistency with the Air Quality Sub-element of the City of Tustin General
Plan and has been determined to be consistent with the Air Quality Sub-
element.
D. Pursuant to MCAS Tustin Specific Plan Section 3.4.4A.4, a child care
center is conditionally permitted use within the MCAS Tustin Specific Plan
Planning Area 7.
E. That a public hearing was duly called, noticed, and held on said
application on August 25, 2015, by the Planning Commission. Following
the public hearing, the Planning Commission adopted Planning
Commission Resolution Nos. 4285 and 4292 recommending that the City
Council approve the proposed project.
F. That a public hearing was duly called, noticed, and held on said
application on September 15, 2015, by the City Council and that the City
Council continued the item to October 20, 2015.
G. That the proposed use is consistent with the Tustin General Plan Land
Use Element including the following City goals and policies for the long-
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term growth, development, and revitalization of Tustin, including the
MCAS Tustin Specific Plan area:
1. Achieve balanced development.
2. Ensure that compatible and complementary development occurs.
3. Promote economic expansion and diversification.
4. Implement a reuse plan for MCAS Tustin which maximizes the
appeal of the site as a mixed-use, master-planned development.
H. That the establishment, maintenance, and operation of the proposed use
will not, under the circumstances of this case, be detrimental to the health,
safety, morals, comfort, or general welfare of the persons residing or
working in the neighborhood of such proposed use, nor be injurious or
detrimental to the property and improvements in the neighborhood of the
subject property, or to the general welfare; the location, size, architectural
features and general appearance of the proposed development will not
impair the orderly and harmonious development of the area, the present or
future development therein, the occupancy thereof, or the community as a
whole of the City of Tustin in that:
1. The proposed use is conditionally permitted within MCAS Tustin
Specific Plan Planning Area 7, pursuant to MCAS Tustin Specific
Plan Section 3.4.4A.4.
2. The proposed use is appropriate under the General Plan Land Use
Element Community Commercial designation in that a day care center
is a service-oriented business that would provide a benefit to working
parents in the community and a safe and caring environment for
children.
3. That the proposed hours of operation are consistent with other similar
uses and surrounding businesses.
4. The implementation/application of the proposed conditions would
ensure compatibility of the proposed use with the surrounding uses, the
MCAS Tustin Specific Plan and the Tustin City Code.
On January 16, 2001, the City of Tustin certified the Program Final
Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (FEIS/EIR)
for the reuse and disposal of MCAS Tustin. On December 6, 2004, the City
Council adopted Resolution No. 04-76 approving a Supplement to the
FEIS/EIR for the extension of Tustin Ranch Road between Walnut Avenue
and the future alignment of Valencia North Loop Road. On April 3, 2006, the
City Council adopted Resolution No. 06-43 approving an Addendum to the
FEIS/EIR. And, on May, 13, 2013, the City Council adopted Resolution
No. 13-32 approving a second Addendum to the FEIS/EIR. The FEIS/EIR
along with its Addenda and Supplement is a program EIR under the
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California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The FEIS/EIR, Addenda and
Supplement considered the potential environmental impacts associated with
development on the former Marine Corps Air Station, Tustin
An Environmental Checklist (Resolution No. 15-57) has been prepared and
concluded that the project does not result in any new significant
environmental impacts or a substantial increase in the severity of any
previously identified significant impacts in the FEIS/EIR. Moreover, no new
information of substantial importance has surfaced since certification of the
FEIS/EIR. •
II. The City Council hereby approves Conditional Use Permit 2015-17 approving the
establishment of a commercial drive-thru use subject to the conditions attached
hereto as Exhibit A.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Tustin at a regular
meeting on the 20th day of October 20, 2015.
6/41/14V11,i )1_.,,
CHARLES E. PUCKETT,
Mayor
ATTEST:
d
ERICA N. RABE,
City Clerk
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
CITY OF TUSTIN )
I, Erica N. Rabe, City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Tustin,
California, do hereby certify that the whole number of the members of the City Council is
five; that the above and foregoing Resolution No. 15-65 was duly and regularly passed
and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 20th day of October
2015 by the following vote:
COUNCILPERSONS AYES: Puckett, Murray, Bernstein (3)
COUNCILPERSONS NOES: None (0)
COUNCILPERSONS ABSTAINED: Gomez, Nielsen (2)
COUNCILPERSONS ABSENT: None (0)
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ERICA
N. RABE,
City Clerk
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EXHIBIT A
RESOLUTION NO. 15-65
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 2015-17
PRESCHOOL/CHILDCARE
BUILDING A, PARCEL 9
15140 KENSINGTON PARK DRIVE
CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL
GENERAL
(1) 1.1 The proposed project shall substantially conform with the submitted
plans for the project date stamped October 20, 2015, on file with the
Community Development Department, as herein modified, or as
modified by the Director of Community Development in accordance
with this Exhibit. The Director of Community Development may also
approve subsequent minor modifications to plans during plan check if
such modifications are consistent with provisions of the Tustin City
Code.
(1) 1.2 The subject project approval shall become null and void unless permits
for the proposed project are issued and substantial construction is
underway within one (1) years of the date of this Exhibit unless a longer
period is authorized by Development Agreement 2015-001. Time
extensions may be considered if a written request is received by the
Community Development Department within thirty (30) days prior to
expiration.
(1) 1.3 Unless otherwise specified, the conditions contained in this Exhibit shall
be complied with as specked, subject to review and approval by the
Community Development Department.
(1) 1.4 Approval of CUP 2015-17 is contingent upon the applicant signing and
returning to the Community Development Department a notarized
"Agreement to Conditions Imposed' form and the property owner signing
and recording with the County Clerk -Recorder a notarized "Notice of
Discretionary Permit Approval and Conditions of Approval" form. The
forms shall be established by the Director of Community Development,
and evidence of recordation shall be provided to the Community
Development Department.
SOURCE CODES
(1) STANDARD CONDITION (5) RESPONSIBLE AGENCY REQUIREMENT
(2) CEQA MITIGATION (6) LANDSCAPING GUIDELINES
(3) BUILDING CODE (7) PC/CC POLICY
(4) DESIGN REVIEW * EXCEPTION
(1) 1.5 Any violation of any of the conditions imposed is subject to issuance of an
administrative citation pursuant to TCC 1162(a).
(1) 1.6 The applicant shall be responsible for costs associated with any
necessary code enforcement action, including attorney fees, subject to
the applicable notice, hearing, and appeal process as established by the
City Council by ordinance.
(1) 1.7 As a condition of approval of CUP 2015-17, the applicant shall agree, at
its sole cost and expense, to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the
City, its officers, employees, agents, and consultants, from any claim,
action, or proceeding brought by a third party against the City, its officers,
agents, and employees, which seeks to attack, set aside, challenge, void,
or annul an approval of the City Council, the Planning Commission, or
any other decision-making body, including staff, concerning this project.
The City agrees to promptly notify the applicant of any such claim or
action filed against the City and to fully cooperate in the defense of any
such action. The City may, at its sole cost and expense, elect to
participate in defense of any such action under this condition.
(1) 1.8 CUP 2015-17 may be reviewed on an annual basis, or more often if
necessary, by the Community Development Director. The Community
Development Director shall review the use to ascertain compliance with
conditions of approval. If the use is not operated in accordance with CUP
2015-17, or is found to be a nuisance or negative impacts are affecting
the surrounding tenants or neighborhood, the Community Development
Director shall impose additional conditions to eliminate the nuisance or
negative impacts, or may initiate proceedings to revoke the Conditional
Use Permit.
*** 1.9 Building design and site layout shall comply with the requirements of
Resolution No. 15-58. Any modification to the building design or site
layout shall be reviewed and approved by the Community Development
Director.
USE RESTRICTIONS
*** 2.1 The preschool and childcare facility shall have a maximum enrollment of
146 children, including infants, and maximum of seventeen (17) staff
members.
*** 2.2 The applicant shall develop and maintain a student drop-off / pick-up
policy, which shall be provided to parents prior to starting services. Prior
to project final, the applicant shall submit the drop-off / pick-up policy to
the Community Development Department for review and approval.
* * 2.3 The property owner and/or preschool operator shall comply with the
interior and exterior noise standards, as set forth in Tustin City Code
Section 4614.
(1) 2.4 No amplified sound devices are permitted outside of the building.
(1) 2.5 The applicant shall obtain a license from the State of California
Community Care Licensing Division and provide a copy to the City prior
to commencement of daycare use.
(1) 2.6 If in the future the City's Community Development Director, Police
Chief, and/or Public Works Department determine that a parking, traffic,
or noise problem exists on the site or in the vicinity as a result of the
facility, the Community Development Director, Police Chief, and/or
Public Works Department may require that the applicant prepare a
parking demand analysis, traffic or queuing study, or noise analysis and
the applicant shall bear all associated costs. If said study indicates that
there is inadequate parking or a traffic or noise problem, the applicant
shall be required to provide mitigation measures to be reviewed and
approved by the Community Development Department, Police Chief,
and/or Public Works Department.
FEES
(1) 3.1 Within forty-eight (48) hours of final approval of the project, the
applicant shall deliver to the Community Development Department, a
CASHIER'S CHECK payable to the County Clerk in the amount of fifty
dollars ($50.00) to enable the City to file the appropriate environmental
documentation for the project. If within such forty-eight (48) hour period
that applicant has not delivered to the Community Development
Department the above -noted check, the statute of limitations for any
interested party to challenge the environmental determination under the
provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act could be
significantly lengthened.