City of Calipatria Eastside Specific Plan

City of Calipatria Eastside Specific Plan

The City of Calipatria Housing Element identifies the need for residential development at various densities and at different affordability levels. According to the Cycle 6 City of Calipatria Housing Element, housing development within the city has remained stagnant since 2011 with only two housing units being developed in that time period. During their analysis of the vacant parcels within the city, it was determined that the eastern half of the city has remained severely underdeveloped and holds most of the identified vacant parcels in the city optimal for a variety of residential and mixed-use developments. In furtherance of the Housing Element goals, objectives, and policies, the City is developing the Eastside Specific Plan to both encourage and facilitate buildout in this underdeveloped segment of the city. As a planning document, the Eastside Specific Plan will not approve or entitle any development within the project area. All future developments will still be required to comply with all the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Imperial County Air Pollution Control District (ICAPCD) requirements, and any other federal, state, or local requirements as applicable to the project. Furthermore, compliance with all the mitigation measures listed in this Revised IS/MND will also be required as applicable. The segment of the city encompassing the Eastside Specific Plan is currently composed of the following zoning designations: • R-1 (Low Density Residential) • R-2 (Medium Density Multi-Family Residential) • R-3 (High Density Multi-Family Residential) • CP (Commercial Professional) • OS-G (General Open Space) • DC (Downtown Core) • M-2 (Heavy Manufacturing and Industrial) The Eastside Specific Plan will rezone large segments of the city bordering and south of Main Street (State Route 115) as shown on the vicinity map on page 6 of the revised IS/MND. Properties bordering Main Street (State Route 115) will be rezoned from CP and R-2 to RC (Residential Commercial Mixed-Use) which will permit single and multi-family developments along with light commercial uses. While medium commercial uses will be allowed, said uses will be limited to the acquisition of either a conditional use permit or minor use permit. This procedure will review all aspects of the proposed developments to ensure that all potential impacts to surrounding residential developments are eliminated or reduced to a less than significant amount. Additionally, commercial developments adjacent to residential developments are required to follow stricter development standards, such as increased setbacks, to further reduce the impacts said developments may have to adjacent residential uses. Properties south of Main Street (State Route 115) will be rezoned from M-2, R-2, and R-3 to RI (Residential Industrial Mixed-Use). This new designation will allow all types of residential developments along with light industrial uses. Like the RC zone, all light industrial developments in the RI zone are allowed while medium industrial developments will be subject to either a conditional use permit and minor use permit and will be subject to stricter development standards to reduce the impact to surrounding residential developments to a less than significant amount. A small segment across the railroad tracks along Main Street (State Route 115) will be rezoned from DC to CI (Commercial Industrial) which will retain the existing commercial uses but will also permit light industrial uses. Any heavier industrial or commercial use will require either a conditional use permit or minor use permit and will follow stricter development standards when adjacent to a residential development. All existing OS-G and R-1 zones north of Main Street (State Route 115) will remain unchanged.

Calipatria

Imperial

Citywide

California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Inland Deserts Region 6 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR), California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 11 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Fish and Game Commission (CDFGC), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Colorado River Basin Region 7 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Colorado River Board, Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 26, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance

Other ( Project consists only of a Rezone and General Plan Amendment.)

General Plan Element, Specific Plan, Rezone

Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mandatory Findings of Significance, Noise, Public Services, Utilities/Service Systems