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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-06-27 - RESOLUTIONS - CUP 00-008 CARWASH (2)RESOLUTION NO. 00-67 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND APPROVING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 00-008 TO ALLOW FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A FULL SERVICE HAND CAR WASH AND DETAIL SHOP LOCATED ON THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF VALENCIA BOULEVARD AND MCBEAN PARKWAY. (MASTER CASE 00-108) WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita (hereafter "City") hereby makes the following findings of fact: A. An application for a conditional use permit was filed on March 15, 2000 by Speedy Car Wash (the "applicant"). The property for which this entitlement has been filed is located on the west side of McBean Parkway just south of the Hyatt Hotel. The existing zoning and general plan designations for the property are CTC (Commercial Town Center). B. The applicant has proposed a conditional use permit to allow for the construction of a full service hand car wash that includes a 1,161 square foot retail building and a 500 square foot car detail building. C. The surrounding land uses include Hyatt Hotel to the north, open space/golf course to the west, the Valencia Town Center Mall to the east, and "The Greens Restaurant" to the south. D. The project necessitates the filing of a conditional use permit due to the car wash use. E. At the hearing of May 2, 2000 the Planning Commission considered the staff report prepared for this project and received testimony on this proposal. F. The May 2, 2000, Planning Commission meeting was continued to the May 16, 2000, Planning Commission meeting for more information on the car wash's valet service and car stacking. At this meeting the Planning Commission voted 2-2 (a split decision) on the project resulting in a denial of the project. G. As a result of the May 16, 2000, Planning Commission denial, the applicant appealed the decision to the City Council on May 17, 2000. H. On June 13, 2000, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita continued the public meeting as a result that the applicant could not appear at the meeting because of a family emergency. The item was continued to the June 27, 2000 City Council meeting. I. On June 27, 2000, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita conducted a public meeting and considered the proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared for the Speedway Car Wash project, Conditional Use Permit No. 00- 008 (Master Case No. 00-108). The public meeting was held on or before 6:30 p.m. at City Hall, Council Chambers, 23920 Valencia Boulevard, Santa Clarita, California. WHEREAS, based upon the above finding s of fact, and upon studies and investigations made on behalf of the City Council, the City Council further finds the following California Environmental Quality Act findings: a. An Initial Study and a Mitigated Negative Declaration for this project have been prepared and circulated in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act and adopted as certified as required by that Act. b. Said study found that no adverse impact to the existing and future environmental resources of the area would result from the proposal. C. The Initial Study has been circulated for review and comment by affected governmental agencies and the public, and all comments received, if any, have been considered. The public review period was from April 10, 2000 to May 2, 2000. d. The proposed project would not have a significant adverse effect on the environment and a proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration was posted and advertised on April 10, 2000, in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). e. The Mitigated Negative Declaration reflects the independent judgement of the City of Santa Clarita. f. The City Council, based upon the finding set forth above, hereby finds the Mitigated Negative Declaration for this project to have been prepared in compliance with CEQA. WHEREAS, based upon the above findings of fact, and upon studies and investigations made on behalf of the City Council, the City Council further finds the following General Plan findings: a. The City's General Plan designation for the project site is Commercial Town Center (CTC). The project is consistent with this designation as a result of obtaining an approved conditional use permit. WHEREAS, based upon the above findings of fact, and upon studies and investigations made on behalf of the City Council, the City Council further finds the following Conditional Use Permit findings: a. That the proposed location, size, design, and operating characteristics of the development is in accordance with the purpose of the Development Code, the purpose of the zone in which the site is located, the Santa Clarita General Plan, and the development policies and standards of the City. b. That the location, size, design, and operating characteristics of the development will be compatible with and will not adversely affect or be materially detrimental to adjacent uses, residents, buildings, structures, or natural resources, with consideration given to harmony in scale, bulk, coverage, and density; the availability of public facilities, services and utilities; the harmful effect, if any upon desirable neighborhood character; the generation of traffic and the capacity and physical character of surrounding streets; the suitability of the site for the type and intensity of use or development; the harmful effect, if any, upon environmental quality and natural resources. C. That the location, size, design, and operating characteristics of the development and the conditions under which it would be operated or maintained will not be detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare, or materially injurious to properties or improvements in the vicinity. d. That the development will comply with each of the applicable provisions in the Development Code except for an approved variance or adjustment. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita, California, as follows: SECTION 1. The City Council hereby approves and adopts the Mitigate Negative Declaration prepared for the project. SECTION 2. The City Council hereby directs that a Notice of Determination of Mitigated Negative Declaration be filed with the County of Los Angeles. SECTION 3. The City Council hereby approves Conditional Use Permit No. 00-008 subject to the conditions of approval listed below: GENERAL CONDITIONS GC1. The approval of this project shall expire if not put into use within two years from the date of conditional approval, unless it is extended in accordance with the terms and provisions of the City of Santa Clarita's Unified Development Code. GC2. The applicant may file for an extension of the conditionally approved project prior to the date of expiration. If such an extension is requested, it must be filed no later than 60 days prior to expiration. GC3. The applicant shall be responsible for notifying the Director of Planning and Building Services, in writing, of any change in ownership, designation of a new engineer, or change in the status of the developer, within 30 days of said change. GC4. Unless otherwise apparent from the context, the term "applicant" shall include the applicant and any other persons, corporation, or other entity making use of this grant. The applicant shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the City of Santa Clarita, its agents, officers, and employees from any claim, action, or proceeding against the City or its agents, officers, or employees to attach, set aside, void, or annul the approval of this Project by the City, which action is provided for in Government Code Section 66499.37. In the event the City becomes aware of any such claim, action, or proceeding, the City shall promptly notify the applicant, or if the City fails to cooperate fully in the defense, the applicant shall not thereafter be responsible to defend, indemnify, or hold harmless the City. Nothing contained in this Condition prohibits the City from participating in the defense of any claim, action, or proceeding, if both of the following occur: 1) The City bears its own attorneys' fees and costs; and 2) the City defends the action in good faith. The applicant shall not be required to pay or perform any settlement unless the settlement is approved by the applicant. GCS. The property shall be developed and maintained in substantial conformance with the approvals granted by the City. Any modifications shall be subject to further review by the City. BUILDING AND SAFETY BS1. All structures shall comply with the detailed requirements of the following: A. The 1997 UBC. B. The 1998 California Building Code amendments. C. The 1999 City of Santa Clarita amendments to the building codes. A copy of the city amendments is available at the Building and Safety counter. BS2. A complete soils and geology report will be required for the project. Three sets of the report shall be formally submitted to the City Engineer for review and approval. One copy of the report shall be submitted to Building and Safety for review at the time of plan submittal for building permits. BS3. Prior to issuance of building permits: A. Rough grading and/or recompaction (if proposed) must be completed. B. A final compaction report and Rough Grading Certification shall be submitted to and approved by the City Engineer. C. A copy of the final compaction report shall be reviewed by the Building Official. BS4. The project shall fully comply with the disabled access requirements per the Calif. Building Code. ADA requirements are the responsibility of the Owner. BSS. Additional clearances, from agencies not present at this DRC, prior to the issuance of building permits will be required from: A. Hart School District B. CLWA C. L.A. County Sanitation District D. L.A. County Industrial Waste Division An agency referral list is available at the Building and Safety public counter. BS6. A fee for a Final Planning Field Approval inspection and Fire District Fees will be required at the time of issuance of any building permits. FIRE DEPARTMENT FD1. Provide a minimum, unobstructed width of 26 feet clear to sky, vehicular access to within 150 feet of all portions of the exterior walls. Fire Code 10.203/4. FD2. Fire flow shall be a minimum of 2,000 G.P.M.. FD3. The applicant may be required to provide additional public fire hydrants. FD4. All required public fire hydrants shall be installed, tested, and accepted prior to construction. WATER AND ACCESS FIRE WAL The applicant shall verify (upgrade if necessary) 1 existing on-site fire hydrant. WA2. Additional requirements may be needed during the building plan check phase. TRAFFIC ENGINEERING TF1. The applicant shall provide proper signing and legends for traffic circle. TF2. All vehicles within the traffic circle shall be prohibited from stopping or parking.. PARKS AND RECREATION PR1. A special landscape maintenance assessment district shall be formed having the responsibility and authority of all maintenance, including, but not limited to, landscaping, irrigation, street trees, and medians within the City right of way. The Landscape Maintenance District shall be annexed into the City wide major arterial Landscape Maintenance District. PR2. Street trees shall be provided to the satisfaction of the Director of Parks, Recreation, and Community Services. Use trees from the Cities approved Master Street Tree List, available from the City Arborist. The irrigation and maintenance of these trees shall be per City Ordinance 90-15. PR3. Private trees shall not be placed in the public right -of way. Trees planted within the City right-of-way will be subject to City Ordinance 90-15. PR4. Provide final landscape and irrigation plans for review and approval of the Director of Parks, Recreation and Community Services. Drought resistant plant material and water efficient irrigation systems should be utilized in the design. PRS. Trees planted within fourteen (14) feet of the paved road section in commercial developments on major arterials will be subject to the Parkway Influence Area as identified in City Ordinance 91-45 and 92-38. Trees planted within this area will be maintained to City standards by the property owner. PR6. The applicant shall provide at a minimum of 48 inch box trees along the McBean Parkway frontage. 11' STORMWATER: Design Project: SW1. This project is a development planning priority project under the City's NPDES Municipal Stormwater Permit as a car wash use. A Site Specific Urban Stormwater Mitigation Plan must be prepared prior to the issuance of grading or building permits to minimize potential stormwater runoff impacts, and to make an effort to maintain flow volume and velocity into receiving water bodies at pre -development levels. Appropriate best management practices (BMPs) must be incorporated into the design of the project. Contact the Environmental Services Division at (661) 286-4098 for BMP selection criteria and stormwater mitigation plan requirements. Construction Project: SW2. Sediments from areas disturbed by construction shall be retained on site, using structural drainage controls to the maximum extent practicable, and stockpiles of soil shall be properly contained to minimize sediment transport from the site to streets, drainage facilities or adjacent properties via runoff, vehicle tracking, or wind. SW3. Construction -related materials, wastes, spills or residues shall be retained on site to minimize transport from the site to streets, drainage facilities or adjoining properties by wind or runoff. Runoff from equipment and vehicle washing shall be contained at construction sites unless treated to remove sediments and pollutants. SOLID WASTE: SW4. One trash enclosure large enough to house a total of two 3 -yard bins should be shown on the site plan. One of the two bins should be reserved for recyclable material only. (City standard is 2 for the first 10,000 sq.ft. and 1 for each additional 20,000) SW5. All trash enclosures should be shown on the site plan. All trash enclosures should be consistent with the surrounding architecture and be located to provide convenient pedestrian and collection vehicle access. SW6. All trash enclosures should be consistent with current City specification and have a solid roof. SW7. The City encourage all developers to recycle construction and demolition debris during the construction of the site. ENGINEERING DIVISION EN1. The owner, at the time of issuance of permits or other grants of approval agrees to develop the property in accordance with City codes and other appropriate ordinances such as the Building Code, Plumbing Code, Grading Code, Highway Permit Ordinance, Mechanical Code, Zoning Ordinance, Undergrounding of Utilities Ordinance, Sanitary Sewer and Industrial Waste Ordinance, Electrical Code and Fire Code. EN2. The applicant shall file a map which must be prepared by or under the direction of a licensed land surveyor or registered civil engineer. The map shall be processed through the City Engineer prior to being filed with the County Recorder. The applicant shall note all offers of dedication by certificate on the face of the map. EN3. The applicant shall provide letter(s) of slope easement(s) and drainage acceptance as directed by the City Engineer. EN4. The applicant shall dedicate vehicular access rights on Valencia Boulevard., ENS. The subdivider shall install separate house laterals to serve each building in the land division. Installation and dedication of main line sewers may be necessary to meet this requirement. EN6. The applicant shall pay sewer reimbursement charges as determined by the City Engineer or the County of Los Angeles before the recording of this map. ENT Easements are tentatively required, subject to review by the City Engineer to determine the final locations and requirements. EN8. The applicant shall pay a deposit as required to review documents and plans for final map clearance in accordance with Section 21.36.010(c) of the Subdivision Ordinance. GRADING, DRAINAGE & GEOLOGY EN9. The applicant shall submit a grading plan based on a detailed engineering geotechnical report. EN10. The applicant shall eliminate all geologic hazards associated with this proposed development, or delineate restricted use areas approved by the consultant geologist to the satisfaction of the City Engineer. EN11. The applicant shall dedicate to the City the right ;,o prohibit the erection of buildings and other structures within all restricted use areas. EN12. Specific recommendations will be required from the consultant(s) regarding the suitability for development of all lots/parcels designed as ungraded site lots. The applicant shall file a report with the State Real Estate Commissioner indicating that additional geologic and/or soils studies may be required for ungraded site lots/parcels by the Soils and Geology Section. EN13. The applicant shall provide for the proper distribution of drainage. Cross lot drainage is not permitted. EN14. Specific drainage requirements for the site will be established at building permit application. EN15. The applicant shall adjust, relocate, and/or eliminate lot lines, lots, streets, easements, grading, geotechnical protective devices, and/or physical improvements to comply with ordinances, policies, and standards in effect at the date the City determined the application to be complete all to the satisfaction of the City Engineer. EN16. Driveways shall be constructed using the City of Santa Clarita alley intersection design #110-1 Type (C). Applicant shall obtain approval from the City Traffic Engineer for the location of all driveways. EN17. Prior to the (recordation of the map/issuance of the building permit), the applicant shall pay the applicable Bridge and Thoroughfare Benefit District Fee to implement the highway element of the General Plan as a means of mitigating the traffic impact of this subdivision. The subdivider may construct off-site improvements of equivalent value in lieu of paying fees established for the District subject to approval of the City Engineer. Factors for development units are as follows: Development Units Factors Single -Family Per Unit 1.0 Townhouse Per Unit 0.8 Apartment Per Unit 0.7 Commercial Per Unit 5.0 Industry Per Unit 3.0 The project is in the: [ ] Bouquet Canyon Bride and Thoroughfare District [ ] Route 126 Bridge and Thoroughfare District [X] Via Princessa Bridge and Thoroughfare District [ ] Valencia Bridge and Thoroughfare District B&T fee is subject to change. The fee rate is based on the rate at the time of pavement. EN18. Applicant shall acquire N.P.D.E.S. permits if applicable. PLANNING DIVISION P1. No signage is approved with this permit. All future signage shall be required to submit a sign plan for the project in accordance with the UDC. No open/exposed neon lighting is allowed on building frontage. P2. The property shall be developed and maintained in conformance with the approved Conditional Use Permit, elevations and site plan. P3. It is hereby declared and made a condition of this permit that if any condition hereof is violated, or if any law, statute, or ordinance is violated, the permit shall be suspended and the privileges granted hereunder shall lapse; provided that the applicant has been given written notice to cease such violation and has failed to do so for a period of 30 days. P4. This grant shall be effective for any purpose until the permittee and the owner of the property involved have filed, with the Director of Planning and Building Services, their affidavit stating that they are aware of, and agree to accept, all conditions of this grant. P5. Prior to occupancy, the applicant shall submit an application and pay the appropriate fees for a Planning Final to the satisfaction of the Director of Planning and Building Services. P6. The applicant shall pay the appropriate school fees in effect at the time of building permit issuance to the satisfaction of the Building Official. P7. All roof equipment shall be screened from public view, to the satisfaction of the Director of Planning and Building Services. P8. Formal building elevations shall be submitted to the Director Planning and Building Services Department to ensure consistency with the elevations approved by the Planning Commission. ^^ P9. All parking lot lighting shall be directed downward to the satisfaction of the Director of Planning and Building Services. P10. The applicant shall provide a landscaped berm (minimum 42" tall from grade of car lanes) on McBean Parkway and the internal street to the satisfaction of the Director of Planning and Building Services. The applicant shall screen the entrance and exit of the car wash tunnel to the satisfaction of the Director of Planning and Building Services with appropriate landscaping (minimum of six 48" inch box trees)and decorative walls. Pll. The crosswalks within the parking area should shall be textured and colored paving to accent the pedestrian crossing. P12. The applicant shall incorporate a water fountain within the waiting area. P13. All valet parking areas related to the car wash shall be approved by the Director of Planning and Building Services. The applicant will provide valet service for the Greens, Hyatt Hotel, Spectrum Club, and the Valencia Town Center Mall. P14. The applicant shall provide bike racks on-site to the satisfaction of the Director of Planning and Building Services. P15. No mechanical equipment in the wash tunnel shall be allowed for washing except for water sprayers. However, a conveyer system shall be allowed to carry vehicles through the tunnel and air blowers shall be allowed for drying of vehicles. P16. The applicant shall comply with the City's noise ordinance. TRANSIT Tl. The applicant shall pay appropriate Transit Fees (if in place) at the time of building permit issuance. SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this Resolution. SECTION 5. This resolution shall be effective immediately upon its adoption. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 27thdaX of ne 2000. ATTEST: 44(1AYOR CITY CLERK STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss CITY OF SANTA CLARITA ) I, Sharon L. Dawson, CMC, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 27' day of June, 2000 by the following vote of Council: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Smyth, Ferry, Kellar, Darcy NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: weste ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE CITY CLERK council\rescarwash