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Wildomar Meadows Specific Plan Project (PA 21-0025) NOP
Published on Aug 31, 2022 09:26
NOTICE OF PREPARATION (NOP) FOR AN
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT
A
Notice of Preparation (NOP) has been prepared by the City of Wildomar for the Wildomar
Meadows Specific Plan Project (21-0025) Environmental Impact Report (EIR)
(proposed project). The NOP is available for public review and can be
downloaded from the City of Wildomar website at http://www.cityofwildomar.org/cms/One.aspx?portalId=9894827&pageId=10911316.
The purpose of this NOP is to fulfill legal notification requirements,
and to inform the public and Responsible and Trustee Agencies that an EIR is
being prepared for the proposed Wildomar Meadows Specific Plan Project (PA
21-0025). This NOP solicits agency and interested party concerns regarding the
potential environmental effects of implementing the proposed Project and EIR.
Proposed
Project:
The 792-acre site is located adjacent to the easterly edge
of The Farm Community and south of Bundy Canyon Road at the terminus of Sunset
Avenue. The Specific Plan Amendment represents Amendment #5 to the Farm
Specific Plan No. 116 to develop the project site with up to 1,504
single-family homes on approximately 356.8 acres, 10 acres of commercial
retail, 33.2 acres of community parks, a 5.2-acre private recreation center, 149.5
acres of open space, 198.1 acres of open space conservation habitat, 20 acres
of detention and water quality basins, and 17 acres of roadways. The proposed
project would modify the land uses, residential densities, and configuration of
Phases 11-16 in the southeastern portion of the approved Specific Plan Area.
The proposed project would increase the total acreage from 1,509 acres to 1,589
acres, by adding 80 acres to the Specific Plan (SP No. 116) boundary along the
western edge of Phase 13. The City of Wildomar city limits form the northern
and eastern boundaries of the Wildomar Meadows site (project site). The
proposed project would also realign Cottonwood Canyon Road.
Ø Environmental Impact Report (EIR) – In accordance with CEQA Guidelines
Section 15081, the City has determined that the proposed project will require
the preparation of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR).
Ø General
Plan Amendment (GPA 2023-02) –
Approval of a General Plan Amendment as follows: 1) remove the existing Estate
Density Residential (EDR-RC), Very Low Density Residential (VLDR) and Low
Density Residential (LDR) land use designations within the Wildomar Meadows
specific plan project area; 2) add the
Medium High Density Residential (MHDR), High Density Residential (HDR),
Commercial Retail (CR), Open Space Conservation Habitat (OS-CH), Open Space
Recreation (OS-R), and Open Space Water and Public Facility (OS-W); land use
designations to the Wildomar Meadows specific plan project area; 3) reorganize the location and acreages for
the existing Medium Density Residential (MDR) land use designation in the
Wildomar Meadows specific plan project area; 4) incorporate an 80-acre parcel
(APN:
362-130-002) into the boundaries of the
Wildomar Meadows specific plan project area; and 5) change the existing land use designations
within the new 80-acre parcel (APN: 362-130-002) from Medium
Density Residential (MDR) and Rural-Mountainous (RM) to Medium Density
Residential (MDR) and Open Space Conservation Habitat (OS-CH) as illustrated in
the proposed land use plan (Exhibit 1).
Ø Change
of Zone (CZ) No. 21-0025 –
Approval of a zone change as follows: 1) to remove the existing R-T (Mobile
Subdivision/Mobilehome Park) and R-5 (Open Area Combine Zone, Residential
Development) zoning designations within the Wildomar Meadows specific plan
project area; and 2) establish the Specific Plan (SP) zoning designation for
the entire Wildomar Meadows specific plan project area to accommodate ethe proposed
development.
Ø
Specific
Plan Amendment No. 21-0025 (SP 116, Amendment #5)
– Approval of an amendment to the Farm Specific Plan No. 116 to establish the
792.2-acre Wildomar Meadows Specific Plan project that includes the following:
1) adding an 80-acre site (APN:
362-130-002) into the
specific plan project area; and 2) establish project specific land uses, site
development standards and design guidelines (including architectural and
landscape design guidelines) to accommodate the future development of 1,504
single-family units, including commercial/retail development opportunities and
a variety of public and private
parks/recreational amenities and open space/trails/conservation
opportunities.
Ø
Tentative
Tract Map and Tentative Parcel Map – The project will
require approval of a Master Tentative Parcel Map to subdivide the 792.2-acre
project site into 25 large parcels to accommodate future subdivision into
smaller lots via the Tentative Tract Map process for ultimate build-out of the
Wildomar Meadows Specific Plan project.
Ø
Development
Agreement – A Development Agreement may be
proposed in accordance with State Law with development provisions to be
negotiated during the specific plan process.
This
transmittal constitutes the official Notice of Preparation (NOP) for the EIR
and serves as a request for environmental information that you or your
organization believe should be included or addressed in the proposed EIR
document. Please be sure to address the scope and content of environmental
information or issues that may relate to your agency’s statutory
responsibilities in connection to the proposed project.
Purpose
of the Notice of Preparation (NOP):
The purpose of this NOP is to fulfill
legal notification requirements and inform the public and CEQA Responsible and
Trustee Agencies that an EIR is being prepared for the proposed project by the
City. This NOP solicits agency and interested party comments regarding the
potential environmental effects of implementing the proposed project. Responses to this NOP that specifically focus
on environmental issues are of particular interest to the City. All written responses to this NOP will be
included in the appendices to the EIR. The content of the responses will help
guide the focus and scope of the EIR in accordance with State CEQA Guidelines.
NOP
Public Comment Period:
This NOP is
being circulated for a 30-day public review/comment period beginning on August
31, 2022 and concluding on September 29, 2022. Comments on this
NOP should be submitted to the City of Wildomar, Planning Department at the
earliest possible date, but no later than the September 29, 2022,
deadline. Comments must be submitted in writing, or via email, to:
Mr.
Matthew Bassi, Planning Director
City
of Wildomar, Planning Department
23873
Clinton Keith Road, Suite 201, Wildomar, CA 92595
(951)
677-7751, Ext. 213 - [email protected]
Public
Scoping Meeting:
A public scoping meeting
will be conducted to provide the public with the opportunity to learn more
about the proposed project and to provide an opportunity for a full discussion
of the environmental issues that are important to the community. The scoping meeting
will include a presentation of the proposed project and a summary of the
environmental issues to be analyzed in the EIR. Following the presentation,
interested agencies, organizations, and members of the public will be
encouraged to present views concerning the environmental issues that should be
included in the EIR. The oral and written comments provided during the meeting
will assist the City in scoping the potential environmental effects of the
project to be addressed by the EIR. The scoping meeting will be held as a
virtual webinar (via Zoom) on Monday, September 19, 2022 at 6:00 PM.
The Zoom webinar link information is
noted below:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88390099324 Posted: August 30, 2022
Wildomar Meadows Specific Plan Project (PA 21-0025) NOP
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