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City Council Meeting — October 5, 2004 Amendment to Agua Mansa Industrial Corridor Specific Plan Page 2 of 3 The proposed four new structures will include an approximately 2,600 S.F. office, a 6,400 S.F. maintenance building, a 6,400 S.F. bagging building and an approximately 20,000 S.F. warehouse building with open sides. An existing house and lunchroom will remain on the site and will also be utilized. According to the applicant, the facility will have 30 permanent employees. Most of the workers will arrive at the site between 5:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. Bagging operations will occur between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. All grinding operations will occur between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. The applicant has also stated that approximately 25 trucks will make an estimated two (2) deliveries per eight-hour day, resulting in approximately 275 trips per week. Access to the project site will be from Agua Mansa Road by a proposed 40 -foot wide paved road way on the northwest side of the property and egress will be located on an exit paved road way located on the northeast portion of the site. Both access and egress areas will be controlled by an automatic; gate operating system. The applicant is requesting approval to re -designate the land use designation to Medium Industrial that would permit their proposed project on the project site. Based on recent industrial uses that have located in the AMICSP area, it appears that the current market trend has been for industrial uses for vacant property on the south portion of Agua Mansa Road. Recent industrial uses that have located on Agua Mansa Road west of the proposed project site include the Agua. Mansa Power Plant, Pavement Recycling Systems, an existing construction yard, and a proposed green waste recycling facility. The Medium Industrial Zone is less intensive than the Heavy Industrial land use designation and provides an acceptable buffer zone between heavy industrial uses and the vacant properties on the north and east, and the Santa Ana River located immediately south of the project site. Staff and the Planning Commission have determined that to enhance planning consistency, the land use designation of the project site should be amended and be re -designated from Agriculture/Open Space/Equestrian to Medium Industrial. All land uses in the Medium Industrial land use designation are subject to development and performance standards established in the Agua Mansa Industrial Corridor Specific Plan. On September 14, 2004, the Planning Commission considered and approved the proposed Specific Plan Amendment. The Commission adopted Resolution Number R-08-04, a recommendation to the City Council to approve an amendment to the Agua Mansa Industrial Corridor Specific Plan to re -designate property located at 1600 Agua Mansa Road (Assessor Parcel Numbers 0260-072-02, 03, 04, 15 & 16-0000) from Agriculture/Open Space/Equestrian to Medium Industrial, File Index Number DAP -000-281. ALTERNATIVES: Reject the applicant's request and maintain the existing land use designation. FISCAL IMPACT: Unknown at this time, however if the property is re -designated for Medium Industrial use, the proposed project will generate sales tax revenue to the City. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: An Environmental Checklist/Initial Study was prepared by staff and circulated for public review. Comments were received and considered by the Planning Commission. Based on the environmental assessment, it was concluded that there would be no significant impact to the environment; therefore, the Commission approved a Negative Declaration for the project.