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CITY OF RIVERSIDE CITY COUNCIL COUNCILMEMBERS Minutes of: Time of Meeting: Place of Meeting: Date of Meeting: Regular Meeting of the City Council 3p.m. Art Pick Council Chamber, City Hall April 8, 2003 Roll Call: PUBLIC HEARINGS AND PLANNING REFERRALS AND APPEALS CASE AM-002-989 (REVISED) - GRADING ORDINANCE Hearing was called on the proposal of the City of Riverside to amend the Grading Ordinance (Title 17) of the Riverside Municipal Code including revisions and/or clarifications of definitions, hillside/arroyo grading standards for allowed pad size and slope height, exemptions for projects from the grading plan/permit requirement, and to maintain consistency with State Water Resources Control Board permitting requirements for construction. No one was present wishing to speak on the matter. No written protests were presented. The public hearing was officially closed. The City Council (1) upheld the action of the Planning Commission in approving subject to conditions Case AM-002-989 (Revised); (2) adopted the staff report and environmental assessment as findings; (3) found that the project would not have a significant effect on the environment and concurred in the adoption of a Negative Declaration; (4) found there is no evidence that the proposed project will have any potential for adverse effect on wildlife resources and the impacts of the project are found to be de minimis pursuant to Section 711.4 of the Fish and Game Code; and (5) requested the Legal Department to prepare the appropriate ordinance within thirty days. ZONING CASE CU-046-945 (REVISED) - 1201 UNIVERSITY- CONT. Hearing was called on the proposal of Tom Hunt, on behalf of Michael L. Keele, for a revised conditional use permit for the University Village complex. Proposed revisions include: (a) add on eight-story building with 525 beds to be used for student housing; (b) a request to revise the approved conditions to permit the temporary lots to remain until additional parking can be provided or information provided supporting the additional parking variance; (c) a parking variance for the total number of spaces in the overall complex; (d) a height variance to permit a building up to 85 feet with elevator shafts in tower elements up to 87 feet where a maximum of 75 feet is permitted; and (e) a front yard setback variance to permit the student housing building to encroach five feet into the 20-foot front yard setback with the pedestrian trellises and vehicle entrance canopy encroaching 20 feet into the 20-foot front yard setback. The existing project is located on 15.5 acres developed with a 10-plex theater and commercial and office uses at 1201 University Avenue situated on the northeasterly corner of Iowa and University Avenues, in Zones C-2-SP and C-3-SP. The parking lot on the southerly side of University Avenue is located at 1242 University Avenue in Zones C-2-SP. Following discussion, the City Council continued the public hearing to 3 p.m. on May 6, 2003. WARDS Present Motion Second All Ayes Motion Second All Ayes 88-347