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CITY Of KIVERSIDE pity °, Unr ovation City Council Memorandum TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DATE: December 11, 2012 FROM: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT ITEM NO: 33 WARD: 1 SUBJECT: PLANNING CASES P11 -0329 (CU) AND P11 -0330 (DR) — PROPOSAL BY THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION FOR A PASSENGER RAIL STATION ON THE METROLINK PERRIS VALLEY LINE — MARLBOROUGH AVENUE AT RUSTIN AVENUE ISSUE The issue for City Council consideration is a proposal by Edda Rosso, on behalf of the Riverside County Transportation Commission, to consider a Conditional Use Permit for the establishment of a passenger rail station and the Design Review of a plot plan and elevations for the passenger rail station and surface parking lot on a currently vacant site totaling approximately 9.37 acres, at 1105 Marlborough Avenue situated on the northerly side of Marlborough Avenue, between Iowa Avenue and Northgate Street, in the in the BMP -SP - Business and Manufacturing Park and Specific Plan (Hunter Business Park) Overlay Zones. RECOMMENDATIONS That the City Council: Determine the proposed project will not have a significant effect on the environment based on the findings set forth in the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Perris Valley Line, approved and certified by the Riverside County Transportation Commission on July 25, 2011, pursuant to Section 15162(x) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines; and 2. Approve Planning Cases P11 -0329 and P11 -0330 based on and subject to the Planning Commission findings and recommended conditions found in the attached staff report. STAFF /PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff recommended approval subject to recommended conditions of approval. On October 18, 2012, the City Planning Commission recommended approval of Planning Cases P12 -0329 and P11 -0330 by a vote of 7 ayes, 0 noes and 0 abstentions, with modifications to staff recommended conditions. 33 -1