AGENDA REPORT
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 10/17/2018
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Community Development Department
SUBJECT:
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City Council consideration of V2018-0002 a variance from Section 17.44.040 of the Corona Municipal Code to eliminate the front yard setback of 15 feet for an electric energy substation on 0.1 acres located at 1138 West Rincon Street in the M-2 (General Manufacturing) Zone (Applicant: City of Corona, Department of Water and Power [DWP]).
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council:
1. Take no action, thereby affirming the Planning and Housing Commission's action granting V2018-0002, based on the findings contained in the staff report and conditions of approval.
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2. Set the item for review at a subsequent meeting.
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ANALYSIS:
Variance 2018-0002 is an application by Corona Department of Water and Power (DWP) to eliminate the 15-foot landscaped front yard setback for a 4,360 square foot concrete interceptor pad that will accommodate an electric substation in the M-2 (General Manufacturing) zone. The precise location of the electric substation is on the south side of Rincon Street approximately 1,500 feet west of Lincoln Avenue. The electric substation is allowed pursuant to CUP2018-0008, which is being reviewed concurrently with this variance request.
In order for the facility to be constructed in a manner that maximizes the development potential of the greater industrial project site, it is designed to be situated at grade with Rincon Street at the base of an 8.5-foot high slump stone retaining wall along the south perimeter of the installation. The public right-of-way along Rincon Street will continue to have a parkway width of 12 feet in front of the proposed substation. The parkway will consist of a 6-foot wide sidewalk adjacent to curb and a 6-foot wide landscape parkway adjacent to the interceptor pad. The front yard setback prescribed by th...
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