REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 05/17/2023
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Planning and Development Department
SUBJECT:
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VARIANCE 2022-0002 TO REDUCE THE MINIMUM FRONT YARD SETBACK REQUIRED BY SECTION 9.4.5 OF THE MOUNTAIN GATE SPECIFIC PLAN FROM 20 FEET TO 15 FEET ALONG CHASE DRIVE, ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW 52,423 SQUARE-FOOT HEALTH CLUB FACILITY ON 4.09 ACRES LOCATED AT 2895 S. MAIN STREET, WITHIN THE QUASI-PUBLIC (QP) DESIGNATION OF THE MOUNTAIN GATE SPECIFIC PLAN (APPLICANT: JOSEPH BALBAS, BALBAS CONSTRUCTION, INC.)
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
This staff report asks the City Council to consider the recommendation by the Planning & Housing Commission to approve Variance 2022-0002 (V2022-0002), which would reduce the front yard building setback from 20 feet to 15 feet on 4.09 acres located at the northeast corner of Main Street and Chase Drive. The front yard property line would be the site's frontage on Chase Drive. The request is associated with the development of a new 52,423 square foot health club facility on the project site. The building will be set back 84 feet from the property line, but the parking for the new building will only have a setback of 15 feet.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council:
a. Take no action, thereby affirming the Planning and Housing Commission's action granting V2022-0002, based on the findings contained in the staff report and conditions of approval.
OR
b. Set the item for review at a subsequent.
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BACKGROUND & HISTORY:
The applicant proposes to develop the 4.09-acre site with a 52,423 square-foot, two-story health club facility. The site is located within the Quasi-Public (QP) designation of the Mountain Gate Specific Plan (SP89-01), and Office Professional (OP) designation of the South Corona Community Facilities Plan (SCCFP). The property is designated Office Professional (OP) in Corona's General Plan Land Use Element. The z...
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