Public Hearing Notice: Appeal 2024-00003 Development Plan Permit

CITY OF MURRIETA
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held before the City Council of the City of Murrieta on May 7, 2024, at 6:00 PM, or a time soon thereafter, at City Hall, 1 Town Square, Murrieta, CA 92562, to consider the following matter:

APPEAL 2024-00003 to DEVELOPMENT PLAN PERMIT 2022-2605 (DP 2022-2605/2023-00006): On March 27, 2024, the Planning Commission approved DP 2022-2605/2023-00006 Murrieta Hot Springs Road at Jefferson Apartments Project for a 387-unit multi-family development (APPLICANT: QUARTERRA LLC). The applicant proposes a 387-unit multi-family development on an approximately 18-acre site. The Project includes a Development Plan permit (DP 2022-2605/2023-00006) for the multi-family units that will be placed in 15 three-story buildings. Approximately 13 acres net of the site will be developed, with a five-acre area containing grasslands and drainage to be avoided by design. The Project includes frontage improvements to Jefferson Avenue and Murrieta Hot Springs Road with new ingress/egress driveways, turn lane improvements, relocation of utility poles along Jefferson Avenue, raised median on Jefferson Avenue, deceleration lanes, interim striping, and a sidewalk to be constructed to the east of the site. The Project provides 1, 2, and 3-bedroom apartments and a total of 780 parking spaces (surface, carport, and garage). Sewer and water services are to be provided by Western Municipal Water District. Grading includes 317 cubic yards of cut and 66,317 cubic yards of fill for a net import of 51,000 cubic yards of soil. The Property is zoned Community Commercial and is within a Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Overlay District, which allows for multi-family residential when proposed at a minimum of 30 du per acre. An appeal of the Planning Commission's decision was filed and is requesting consideration by the City Council.

Environmental Determination: A Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) has been prepared for this Project, pursuant to the Guidelines for Implementation the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), California Code of Regulations. The proposed multifamily residential use is a permitted land use by the City's General Plan and Zoning Ordinance; the proposed land use and site improvements are subject to mitigation measures, development standards and conditions of approval to ensure the proposal will not have a significant effect on the environment. The MND covers CEQA-related issues and identifies potentially significant impacts for which mitigation measures are proposed to reduce these impacts to a less than significant level as reflected in the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program.

If you have any questions about the project or appeal, please contact Aaron Rintamaki, Associate Planner, who can be reached at 951-461-6079 and [email protected]. The proposed project application plans and other information may be reviewed at the Planning Division offices at City Hall Monday - Friday from 8 AM - 5 PM.

If you challenge the City's action on this amendment in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice or in written correspondence delivered to the City Council prior to the public hearing. Any interested person may either submit written comments to the City Council before the hearing or may appear and be heard before the City Council at the time of the hearing. Written comments may be submitted to the City Clerk at 1 Town Square, Murrieta, CA 92562, and by email at [email protected]. Written comments may also be submitted at the public hearing.

It is the intention of the City to comply with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in all respects. Upon request, this Agenda will be made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with disabilities. If you require modification, accommodation, or special assistance to attend or participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk Department at (951) 461-6030 or at [email protected] at least 48 hours prior to the meeting date. The 48-hour notification period will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting.

/s/ Cristal McDonald, City Clerk

Dated: April 22, 2024
Published: April 26, 2024

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