TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: David Chantarangsu, AICIP, Development Services Director
PREPARED BY: Dennis Watts, Senior Planner
SUBJECT:
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Second Reading - The Shops at the Triangle-Specific Plan Amendment 2023-00003
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RECOMMENDATION
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Conduct the Second reading to Adopt Ordinance No. 607-24 entitled: An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Murrieta, California, Approving and Adopting the Triangle Specific Plan Amendment No. 2 (Specific Plan 276 Amendment No. 2 - Formerly named Murrieta Springs Mall) for property located on 64.3 acres southerly of Murrieta Hot Springs Road, east of Interstate 15 and west of Interstate 215 (APN’s 910-390-001 through 910-390-003, 910-390-008 through -018, 910-390-020 through 910-390-022, 910-400-001 through -018) (Planning Case No. SP-2023-00003); subject to the Conditions of Approval in Exhibit A.
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PRIOR ACTION/VOTE
On October 1, 2013, the City Council: adopted Resolution No. 13-3151, certifying the Subsequent Environmental Impact Report (SEIR) and adopting the Statement of Overriding Considerations, Findings and Facts of Findings, and the Mitigation Monitoring & Reporting Program (MMRP) for the Specific Plan Amendment and General Plan Amendment; introduced an Ordinance amending and restating Specific Plan 276 (Murrieta Springs Mall) to Specific Plan 276 (The Triangle Specific Plan); and adopted Resolution No. 13-3152 approving Design Guidelines for The Triangle Specific Plan (Vote: 3-2).
On October 1, 2013, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 13-3153, approving a General Plan Amendment to the Land Use Chapter of the General Plan (Vote: 4-1).
On October 15, 2013, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 481-13 approving Amendment No. 1 amending and restating Specific Plan 276 (The Triangle, formerly named Murrieta Springs Mall) (Vote: 4-1).
On December 15, 2015, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 506-15 approving Amendment No. 2 to Development Agreement No. 54 (Vote: 4-0-1).
On July 24, 2024, the Planning Commission held a public hearing and recommended that the City Council approve an Addendum to the SEIR and approve Specific Plan Amendment (SPA) 2023-00003, Development Plan (DP) 2022-2705, and Tentative Tract Map (TTM) 2022-2706 (TTM 38622). Planning Commission Resolution No. PC-2024-07 (Vote: 3-0-1-1).
On August 20, 2024, the City Council: adopted Resolution No. 24-4779 approving an Addendum to the Subsequent Environmental Impact Report, Development Plan 2022-2705 and Tentative Tract Map 2022-2706 (TTM 38622) for The Shops at the Triangle, a 64.3-acre Site to be developed with a 279,538 square foot regional shopping center on approximately 36.5 acres and to subdivide the 64.3-acre site into 23 parcels; and introduced and conducted the first reading of Ordinance No. 607-24 (Vote: 5-0) approving Amendment No. 2 to The Triangle Specific Plan (Planning Case No. SP-2023-00003).
CITY COUNCIL GOAL
Aggressively pursue economic development.
BACKGROUND
On August 20, 2024, the City Council held a Public Hearing (see Attachment 1 for the Agenda Report) and adopted Resolution No. 24-4779 approving an Addendum to the Subsequent Environmental Impact Report (SEIR), Development Plan 2022-2705, Tentative Tract Map 2022-2706. The City Council also introduced and conducted the first reading of Ordinance No. 607-24 to amend The Triangle Specific Plan.
At this time the City Council is requested to approve the second reading to adopt Ordinance No. 607-24 (Attachment 2) approving The Triangle Specific Plan Amendment No. 2 (Attachment 3).
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with the recommended action.
ATTACHMENTS
1. City Council Agenda Report (w/o attachments) dated August 20, 2024
2. Ordinance No. 607-24
3. The Triangle Specific Plan Amendment No. 2