Ordinance Number 861ORDINANCE NO. 861
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO,
CALIFORNIA , AMENDING ORDINANCE 843, ENTITLED "SPECIFIC
PLAN OF VILLAGE ALIPAZ AND ONE ADJOINING PARCEL," BY
INCORPORATING PARCEL "D". (TRACT 16168/VILLAGE ALIPAZ, LLC)
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CALIFORNIA DOES
HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1 FINDINGS
Whereas, the applicant, Village Alipaz LLC, has requested approval of to
incorporate Parcel "D" into the Village Alipaz Specific Development Plan for the purpose
of creating four residential lots as shown on Tentative Tract 16168; and,
Whereas, the proposed project has been processed pursuant to Section 9-
2.301, Development Review of the Land Use Code; and,
Whereas, the Environmental Administrator has reviewed the project pursuant
to Section 15061 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and has issued a
negative declaration and caused a Notice of Negative Declaration to be posted pursuant
to the City's Environmental Review Guidelines and has otherwise complied with all
applicable provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) ; and,
Whereas, the Ordinance is consistent with the goals, policies and objectives
of the San Juan Capistrano General Plan in that the property is designated for residential
use not to exceed eight units per acre, whereas the associated subdivision proposes the
creation of four residential lots on the one acre; and,
Whereas, the City Council conducted a duly noticed public hearing on
November 6, 2001, pursuant to Section 9-2.313 of the Municipal Code to consider public
testimony on the proposed project.
SECTION 2 AMENDMENT TEXT
Based upon the findings set forth in Section 1 preceding, the following amendments to
City Council Ordinance 843 by the incorporation of Parcel "D" and additional development
language to restrict residential units within said parcel to (3) two-story units and (1) one-
story unit. As per Exhibit "A" attached.
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SECTION 3 EFFECTIVE DATE
This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days after its passage.
SECTION 4 CITY CLERKS CERTIFICATION
The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and cause the
same to be posted at the duly designated posting places within the City and published
once within fifteen (15) days after passage and adoption as required by law; or, in the
alternative, the City Clerk may cause to be published a summary of this Ordinance and a
certified copy of the text of this Ordinance shall be posted in the Office of the City Clerk five
(5) days prior to the date of adoption of this Ordinance; and, within fifteen (15) days after
adoption, the City Clerk shall cause to be published the aforementioned summary and shall
post a certified copy of this Ordinance, together with the vote for and against the same, in
the Office of the City Clerk.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 20" day of November 2001.
Aya art, Mayor
Attest: 4? _ (t�AA
M aret R. Monahan, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO )
I, MARGARET R. MONAHAN, appointed City Clerk of the City of San Juan Capistrano,
do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 861 was regularly introduced and
placed upon its first reading at the Regular Meeting of the City Council on the 6th day of
November 2001 and that thereafter, said Ordinance way duly adopted an passed at a
Regular Meeting of the City Council on the 20th day of November 2001 by the following
vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NOES COUNCIL MEMBERS:
COUNCI
R. MONAHAN, City Clerk
Gelff, Swerdlin and Mayor Hart
Bathgate, Campbell
None
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A SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR
VILLAGE ALIPAZ,
AND ONE ADJOINING PARCEL
SDP 99-01
Adopted December 12, 1999
City Council Ordinance No. 843
Table of Contents
SECTION
PAGE #
Purpose and Intent .................................................. 3
Site Characteristics.................................................. 3
Project Description .................................................. 4
Permitted/Conditionally Permitted Uses .................................. 7
Development Standards .............................................. 8
Specific Development Plan Revisions .................................. 10
VILLAGE ALIPAZ
A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT
Purpose and Intent
The purpose and intent of Specific Development Plan SDP 99-01 in accordance with
Section 9-3.423.5 (Planned Development District) of the Municipal Code is to:
• Provide a method to establish development guidelines and the precise regulation
of land uses to facilitate implementation of the Land Use and other elements of the
General Plan; and
• Provide for the utilization of innovative land planning and building design as a
means of achieving high quality, variety, flexibility, and efficiency in the design of
the proposed residential development.
In cases where standard regulations or other issues are not addressed in this Specific
Development Plan, the appropriate provisions of Title 9 of the Municipal code shall
regulate.
Site Characteristics
Physical Conditions
The project site contains approximately 24 acres of relatively flat land. There are four
parcels included in the study area (although only Parcels A, B and C are subject to a zone
change) as identified on Exhibit 1, with details of each site identified on Table 1. Parcel
A is about 14.5 acres in size and has frontage on Alipaz Street. The rear portion of Parcel
A was graded in 1994 to raise the elevation above the 100 -year flood elevation to
accommodate an expansion of the existing RV storage yard. Parcel B is owned by the
same property owner as Parcel A and contains about 7.4 acres. Access is provided to this
site from a paved drive along the north property line of Parcel A. Parcel C is situated
south of Parcel B, adjacent to the flood control channel. This parcel is 1.5 acres in size
and is owned by the Capistrano Valley Water District. Access is provided by an easement
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over Parcels A and B. Parcel D is a 1 acre rectangular lot owned by Charles Vermeulen
and Martin Scalzo. Access is currently provided to this parcel across Parcels A and B,
however, the access easement is actually across the northern 10 feet of the Rancho del
Avion Mobile home Park. See Exhibit 1 for location of study area and parcels. Table 1 is
a listing of parcel information.
Site Location
The study area is bordered by Alipaz Street to the west and San Juan Creek to the east
and is approximately 200 feet south of Valle Pacifica. Camino del Avion is located
approximately 300 feet to the south of the study area.
Existing Land Uses
The project study area is currently developed with a vacant field and a portion of a
recreational vehicle storage yard on Parcel A. Parcel B contains the remainder of the RV
storage yard. The entire RV storage yard contains space for 650 vehicles. Parcel C is
currently used as a water pump station. Parcel D is vacant with the exception of a water
well, which serves the nearby agricultural uses across Alipaz Street.
Adjacent land uses include: a Mobile Home Park to the south; condominium housing, a
mini storage, mobile home park and vacant land to the north; San Juan and Trabuco Creek
confluence to the east and Kinoshita Farms and the Sports Park to the west. Marco Forster
Middle School, Del Obispo Elementary School and the Sports Park/ Community Center are
further west of the agricultural land. The school district anticipates expanding Marco
Forster Middle School into the elementary school buildings and constructing a new
elementary school north of the existing schools with access to Alipaz Street from the
Sports Park driveway.
Project Description
General
A 153 unit residential community is proposed to be established on Parcels A, B and C at
this time. Although there are no current plans for changes to the use of Parcel D, this
parcel is included within the study area since it currently takes access through Parcels A
and B. Furthermore, the ultimate development of the residential community master plan
may affect the use and access to Parcel D. The proposed residential community requires
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a rezone of Parcels A, B and C since the site currently has a medium density residential
General Plan Land Use Designation that permits up to 8 units per acre (184 units) and is
zoned General Agriculture (AG) which does not permit medium density residential
development. Parcels A, B and C of the study area are being rezoned to Planned
Development (PD) District in order to establish specific guidelines, standards and criteria
for the development of the site, while at the same time providing flexibility in the timing of
the phasing of the community infrastructure.
The proposed gated residential community is comprised of 153 one and two story single
family homes, with private streets and private recreational facilities. The homes are to be
designed in the Spanish Revival Period style of architecture. Proposed details include
rough hewn wood balconies and window ledges, shuttered windows, iron balconies,
combinations of gable and hipped roofs, arched windows and doors and french doors.
Four models are proposed for phase one and provide a variety of building massing. Plans
include a one story plan, a two story plan with a porte-cochere and rear garage, and two
additional two story plans, one of which includes a setback garage. The proposed homes
also provide first floor projections on both the front and rear elevations of each plan to
eliminate the "single box" design which is often characteristic of production homes. Future
Phases may utilize different models, but should incorporate compatible architecture and
massing. Access is provided to the recreation trails on the creek levee. Access is also
provided to Parcel D, the privately owned, adjacent land, that is vacant with the exception
of a water well and pump.
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EXHIBIT 1
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Study Area Parcel Information
TABLE 1
Permitted and Conditionally Permitted Uses
Principal uses and structures permitted shall include the following:
Single family residential homes.
Water Transmission Facilities, both public and private.
Conditional Uses
Recreational vehicle storage (The existing recreational vehicle storage facilities are
permitted under CUP 88-10.
Accessory uses and structures permitted include the following:
• Caretaker residence which is incidental to and integrated with a principal use and
in conformance with the requirements of Section 9-3.612 of the Municipal Code;
and
Parks and playgrounds, public and private (non-commercial).
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Permitted and Conditionally Permitted Uses
Principal uses and structures permitted shall include the following:
Single family residential homes.
Water Transmission Facilities, both public and private.
Conditional Uses
Recreational vehicle storage (The existing recreational vehicle storage facilities are
permitted under CUP 88-10.
Accessory uses and structures permitted include the following:
• Caretaker residence which is incidental to and integrated with a principal use and
in conformance with the requirements of Section 9-3.612 of the Municipal Code;
and
Parks and playgrounds, public and private (non-commercial).
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• Recreational facilities, including public or private non-commercial recreation or
community centers.
UNLISTED USES
The Planning Director has the authority and responsibility to review uses not listed in this
Specific Development Plan. A proposed unlisted use may be permitted as a principal or
conditional use if the Director determines that the use is of a comparable nature to the
other uses specified in the Area, is compatible with other permitted uses and will not be
detrimental to property in the vicinity of said use. Such determination shall be reviewed
and confirmed by the Planning Commission after providing public notification of such
review.
Development Standards
All proposed development within the study area shall comply with the development
standards outlined in Section 9-3.424 Development Standards of the Municipal Code in
addition to the criteria discussed below.
DESIGN STANDARDS
The project design should provide visual access to surrounding open space, including both
distant and nearby features. Structures should be set back a sufficient distance from
Alipaz Street to allow for views from the street to the ridgelines to the east.
Large, sterile, horizontal or vertical spaces, such as blank walls or parking lots, shall be
avoided or otherwise treated to minimize visual impacts. For example, trees shall be
incorporated within the streetscape and residential lots to buffer the view. Two-story
structures should incorporate architectural treatments such as balconies, windows, and
trellises to minimize building mass.
Structures should give the impression of varied building setbacks and add interest with
light, shadows, form and texture. In particular, the row of buildings along the north and
south project boundary should not appear as a continuous wall plane, but rather have
variation.
Where feasible, one and two-story structures and building elements should be intermixed
to provide a variety of rooflines, building mass and setbacks. Buildings along the south
project boundary should be one-story and two-story in height if the setback is less than 30
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feet in order to provide a more compatible building mass with the existing Mobilehome
Park.
A pedestrian circulation/sidewalk system should be provided to facilitate movement
throughout the site and to separate vehicular traffic from pedestrians. The park area
should be connected by pathways and developed to encourage access and use.
Architectural Standards
Building designs shall be compatible with and accent surrounding areas and structures in
color, style, materials, building massing and character.
All architectural elements of a building shall be designed as an integral part of the
structure.
Individual buildings shall be designed so as to consistently carry out an overall
architectural theme. The architectural theme of the project will be established when the
Phase I plans for development within Area 1 are submitted for design review by the
Planning Commission, pursuant to Section 9-2.306 of the Municipal Code.
Residential Development Standards
1. Minimum Lot Area/Dimensions
Minimum Lot Size — The minimum lot size is four -thousand (4,000) square
feet.
• Minimum Lot Dimensions — The minimum street frontage is forty-two (42.5)
feet, except on cul-de-sacs, where the minimum street frontage is twenty
(20) feet.
• The minimum lot depth is ninety (95) feet.
2. Setbacks
• Front Yard Setback — Eighteen (18) feet.
• Rear Yard Setback — Two story structures (including first floor living space) -
Fifteen (15) feet; One story attached garages - five (5) feet; and one story
dwelling units - seven (7) feet.
• Side Yard Setback — Five feet on each side.
• Encroachments into Setback Areas — Maximum thirty (30) inches for
chimneys; maximum forty-two (42) inches for stairs; maximum thirty-six (36)
inches for eaves.
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3. Maximum Height
Primary Structure — Two (2) stories, not to exceed thirty (30) feet.
4. Accessory Structures
• Development of pools and spas shall be subject to Section 9-3.606
Swimming Pools, Whirlpools and Spas, of the Municipal Code.
• Development of Accessory Structures shall be subject to Section 9-3.607
Accessory Uses and Structure of the Municipal Code.
5. Parking Standards
• Off-street parking shall be provided as required in Section 9-3.602 of the
Zoning Ordinance.
• Storage of recreational vehicles in driveways, private streets or side yards
is prohibited.
6. Landscape Standards
• Landscaping for residential development within Land Use Districts A, B and
C shall be approved as part of the overall landscape plan for Village Alipaz
Supplemental development standards not addressed in this Specific Development Plan
shall be subject to the applicable provisions of the Title 9 Land Use of the Municipal Code.
Specific Development Plan Revisions
Revisions to this Specific Development Plan shall be made in accordance with Section 9-
3.423.5 Planned Development District of the Municipal Code.