R-019-14 Denying the appeal and Upholding the Planning Commission's decision of an application for a conditional use permit (Largo Concrete)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 of subject site. This is due to potential vehicle hazards to pedestrians walking to/from school and the park. The City Council took into consideration the neighborhood public testimony, petition and letters with general reasons why they are in opposition of the project. In addition, the aesthetics of the neighborhood will be negatively impacted because of the high screening necessary to screen the outdoor storage of steel frames, aluminum frames, wood material and other metal construction material from Congress Street. B. The Colton General Plan Land Use Principles and Standards #C.3 — "Industrial": Light—Industrial activities within established sections of Colton need to be limited in their effects on surrounding residential environments and should provide a buffer from heavy industrial activities. The proposed contractor's storage yard will deliver and pick-up metal, aluminum, and wood materials that will potentially result in long-term noise and truck traffic impacts, which will render the proposed use incompatible with existing single- family residential neighborhood abutting east of the subject property. In addition, the proposed contractors' storage yard will require a number of industrial vehicles and two to three different truck types that will generate noise. Furthermore, the increased traffic will contribute to the deterioration of East Congress Street's roadbed, which is the primary access for the adjacent single- family neighborhood. The City Council has determined that 27 daily trip ends would substantially negatively impact the neighborhood's existing traffic levels, therefore, causing an increase in accident potential and risks to children and residents walking in the neighborhood and to Woodrow Wilson Elementary School and to Veterans Memorial Park. Further, the City Council took into consideration the opposition raised during public testimony and petition/letters submitted in opposition of the project. C. The Colton General Plan Circulation Policy 1.5 — Safe Convenient and Efficient Transportation System: "Logically relate local street patterns to overall network of arterial and collector streets as provided for the Circulation Network. Driveway entrances onto surround arterial, secondary and major streets should be restricted when practical, and through traffic on interior residential streets should be minimized." The City Council heard testimony from the public opposing the project because the potential daily semi -truck and flatbed truck traffic on an existing deteriorating street going through an existing single family residential neighborhood would increase potential conflicts between pedestrians, specifically children walking to Woodrow Wilson Elementary School and existing public park facilities. The elementary school and park are located within 50 feet and 630 feet, respectively, to the west and north of the subject property. The City Council finds that these R-19-14 page 3