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Planning Commission Staff Report CITY OF COLTON Development Services Department TYPE OF ACTION: FINAL MEETING DATE: April 27, 2021 FILE INDEX NUMBER: HP0-000-093 REQUEST: Major Certificate of Appropriateness to allow demolition of an existing dilapidated non-conforming garage structure approximately 645 square feet in area and driveway on property measuring approximately 20,560.32 square feet in area located in the M-1 (Light Industrial) Zone within the Agua Mansa Historic District. PROPERTY OWNER: Vance Mape, Representing - PSIP WR Rancho, LLC APPLICANT: Vance Mape, Representing - PSIP WR Rancho, LLC ACTIONS: APPLICATION FILED: 04/14/2021 ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: Staff analyzed the proposal for California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) compliance and determined that Article 19, Categorical Exemption Section 15301(l - 4) allows for the demolition of accessory structures including garages. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: ______ _DATE: PROPERTY INFORMATION: 1. Location: 602 Agua Mansa Road APN: 0163-452-07 2. Lot Size(s): 0.472 Acres or 20,560.32 square feet 3. Existing Land Use: Existing Single-Family Home and Garage/storage Accessory Structure 4. General Plan Land Use Designation: Light Industrial 5. Zoning: M-1 (Light Industrial) 6. Surrounding Properties: Existing Land Use General Plan Zoning North Vacant/County Vacant Light Industrial/ County Heavy Ind. M-1 (Light Industrial), Heavy Industrial (County) South Colton Waste Water Plant Public Institutional P/I (Public-Institutional) East Industrial/Children’s Therapy Unit Light Industrial & Public Institutional M-1 (Light Industrial) and Public Institutional West Vacant/Single Family Home Light Industrial M-1, Light Industrial Planning Commission Staff Report: April 27, 2021 HP0-000-093; 602 Aqua Mansa Road - Page 2 of 7 7. Past Planning Actions: 602 Agua Mansa Road 2-23-2021 Planning Commission Approved (Planning Commission Resolution No. R-07-21) a Modification of CUP (DAP-001-350) and Major Certificate of Appropriateness (HP0-000- 086) to allow overall area expansion of the truck and trailer use along Agua Mansa Road. (File Index No. DAP-001-653) 10-8-2019 Planning Commission approved Third Extension of Time (File Index No. DAP-001-614) for one year for the approved zoning entitlements, Conditional Use Permit and Architectural & Site Plan Review (File Index No. DAP-001-230), establishing a new expiration date of October 4, 2020. 09-30-2019 Director’s Decision approved Minor Modification (DAP-001-610) for: (a) reduction in building square footage; (b) undergrounding of the water detention basin; (c) removal of fuel island; (d) removal of metal canopy; (e) shifting building slightly; (e) flipping office; (f) parking lot modifications, including (i) parking spaces and drive aisles shifted, reduction in automobile parking spaces; (ii) increase in truck-trailer parking spaces; an entitled trucking facility. 09-5-2018 Planning Commission approved Second Extension of Time (File Index No. DAP-001-543) for one year for the approved zoning entitlements, Conditional Use Permit and Architectural & Site Plan Review (File Index No. DAP- 001-230), 08-08-2017 Planning Commission approved First Extension of Time (File Index No. DAP-001-440) for one year for the approved zoning entitlements, Conditional Use Permit and Architectural & Site Plan Review (File Index No. DAP- 001-230), 10-4-2016 City Council upheld (City Council Resolution No. R-91-16) Planning Commission decision on Appeal (File Index No. DAP-001-230) of Planning Commission Decision to Approve Conditional Use Permit and Architectural & Site Plan Review (File Index No. DAP-001-350). 08-9-2016 Planning Commission approved (PC Resolution No. R-28-16) Conditional Use Permit (File Index No. DAP-001-230) for truck and trailer storage use and Architectural & Site Plan Review for a 19,913-sf office building and ancillary uses including fuel station and truck washing facility on a 11.12-acre site zoned M-2, Heavy Industrial and M-1, Light Industrial. A Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared for this project. 07-12-2016 Historic Preservation Commission approved Major Certificate of Appropriateness (File Index No. HP0-000-046) for proposed truck use development on a site, including an existing structure (Peters Adobe), within the Agua Mansa Historic District. 8. Major Building Permits: 602 Agua Mansa Road 3/18/20 Building Permits, B00-036-530 & 531, issued for construction of trash enclosure and perimeter wall. 3/18/20 Building Permit, B00-036-531, was issued for perimeter wall construction. Planning Commission Staff Report: April 27, 2021 HP0-000-093; 602 Aqua Mansa Road - Page 3 of 7 3/17/20 Landscape Plans Approved, P00-035-966, for new industrial building and truck and trailer storage use. 3/16/20 Building Permit, B00-035-925, issued for construction of 16,000 square foot industrial building. 2/18/20 Grading Permit, PW0-000-176, was issued by Public Works. 9. Code Compliance Review: 602 Agua Mansa Road 2010-2019. Property maintenance violations in the past - overgrown weeds, trash and vacant property unsecured (required to be boarded and secured). No current violations at this site. PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: The project site was recently approved with a Lot Line Adjustment to create to 20,560.32 square foot lot which includes the Peter’s House and detached garage/storage building. The site is relatively flat. The home is located in the middle northeast side of the project site and the detached garage is located in the middle southwest side of the project site. The detached garage measures approximately 20’ x 21’ in dimension and the storage area measures approximately 15’ x 15’ in dimension. The structure is approximately 12 feet in height at the highest point. The entry to the garage/storage is presently blocked with vegetation located to the south of the structure. Peter’s Home Pictures of garage Garage/Storage looking west Room & Driveway and northwest. Aerial looking north at structures on site. Additional pictures of the garage/storage accessory structure are available in Attachments 1 and 3 of this staff report. Planning Commission Staff Report: April 27, 2021 HP0-000-093; 602 Aqua Mansa Road - Page 4 of 7 BACKGROUND The subject site is located within the Agua Mansa Historic District (see Exhibit B). Section 15.40.100(A)(1) of the Colton Municipal Code states that a Certificate of Appropriateness is required to be approved by the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) for any new construction or subdivision within an historic district. Further, an approval shall require the Commission to find that the action proposed is consistent with Chapter 15.40 and will not be detrimental to a historic resource or district, or that the action is necessary to correct an unsafe or dangerous condition pursuant to Section 15.40.160(A). CODE SECTION 15.40.100(A)(1) AND (3): 1. A Certificate of Appropriateness issued by the Commission or the Preservation Officer is required for any exterior alteration to any designated historic resource, for new construction on the site of a designated historic resource, for the moving of a historic resource, and for a lot split or subdivision of a historic resource. A Certificate of Appropriateness shall be required to erect or relocate any sign which is in a designated historic district or associated with a structure in a historic district. New construction on any property located in a historic district shall also require a Certificate of Appropriateness. The Community Development Department shall direct applicants for building permits and sign permits for designated historic resources and districts to apply for a Certificate of Appropriateness from the Commission through the Preservation Officer. No building, alteration, subdivision, demolition, or removal permits for any exterior improvement, sign, building, or structure within a historic resource or district shall be issued while the public hearing for designation or any appeal related thereto is pending except where a Certificate of Appropriateness has been secured. 2. The Preservation Officer Shall Use a "preservation check list" to determine if the proposal is "minor" or "major," and shall use the Design Guidelines to determine if the proposal is compatible with the existing resource and surrounding designated resources, if any. All requests for New Construction, Subdivision, Lot splits, Demolitions, or moving of a Historic Resource shall be considered a major alteration. Applications for a Certificate of Appropriateness for major alterations shall be reviewed and approved by the Commission. AGUA MANSA HISTORIC DISTRICT In 1999, Ordinance No. 0—2-99 amended the previous Historic Preservation Ordinance to allow for the creation and placement of historic districts on the list of nominated resources. City Council Resolution R-82- 00 was subsequently adopted which adopted the Cultural Resources Preservation Element of the General Plan, which included designation of six designated historic districts, including Agua Mansa as “significant in Colton’s agricultural history and the origin of the town’s Hispanic population.” Agua Mansa (i.e., "gentle water") is a former settlement, founded by a group of New Mexican settlers, in an unincorporated area of San Bernardino County. Now a ghost town, it once was the largest settlement in San Bernardino County. The town was established in 1845 on the Santa Ana River, across from the town of La Placita, on land given to the settlers by Juan Bandini, owner of the Jurupa Rancho. Agua Mansa and La Placita were the first non-native settlements in the San Bernardino Valley. Together known as "San Salvador", they were also the largest settlements between New Mexico and Los Angeles in the 1840s. The settlements were based upon farming, and raising cattle, horses and sheep. An adobe church, known as San Salvador Church, was built in Agua Mansa and became the center of community social life. In 1854, a cemetery, Agua Mansa Cemetery, was built behind the church and is now designated a California Historical Landmark (No.