(17)AR 091807 Status Report on Pellisier Ranch

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ITEM #17 CITY OF COLTON REPORT FOR COUNCIL MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 18, 2007 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FROM: MARK NUAIMI, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER SUBJECT: REPORT ON ACTIONS TAKEN IN RESPONSE TO CITY COUNCIL ADOPTION OF URGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 0-21-06 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLTON ENACTING A MORATORIUM ON THE APPROVAL OF LAND USE ENTITLEMENTS AND PERMITS WITHIN THE LA LOMA HILLS / PELLISIER RANCH AREA. DATE: September 10, 2007 BACKGROUND: On October 17, 2006, the City Council approved Urgency Ordinance No. 0-21-06, effective for forty-five (45) days, establishing a moratorium on the approval of land use entitlements and permits within the La Loma Hills/Pellisier Ranch area of the City ("Pellisier Ranch Moratorium') and on November 21, 2006 adopted an extension ordinance, 0-22-06, extending the Pellisier Ranch Moratorium an additional ten (10) months and fifteen (15) days,.expiring on October 17, 2007,. The Pellisier Ranch moratorium was approved by 4/5ths vote of the City Council based upon concerns that some land uses could be approved that would be incompatible with the recommendations from the EDSPAC (Economic Development Strategic Planning Advisory Committee) and the City's expressed land use vision for the Pellisier Ranch Area. Such land uses would also be incompatible with the contemplated General Plan and zoning revisions being considered, including changes in land use designations and General Plan goals and policies that attempt to mitigate the impacts of intense land uses on surrounding properties.