HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-10 CC Ordinance ORDINANCE NO.2025-10
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF TEMECULA APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE
TEMECULA HOSPITAL PLANNED DEVELOPMENT
OVERLAY (PDO-9) LOCATED AT 31700 TEMECULA
PARKWAY(APN: 959-080-039) (PA22-0105)
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Procedural Findings. The City Council of the City of Temecula does hereby
find, determine and declare that:
A. The Temecula Hospital Planned Development Overlay was approved by the City
Council on January 22, 2008 by the adoption of Ordinance No. 08-01. The Temecula Hospital
Planned Development Overlay as approved shall be referred to in this Resolution as the"PDO".
B. On November 21, 2021, Temecula Valley Hospital Inc filed Planning Application
No. PA21-1525, for a Modification to the Temecula Valley Hospital Development Plan, on
January 26, 2022 filed PA22-0105, for a Amendment to the Temecula Hospital Planned
Development Overlay District, and on May 6, 2025 filed PA25-0181, for a Modification to a
previously approved Condition of Approval. These applications (collectively, "Project") were
filed in a manner in accord with the City of Temecula General Plan and Development Code.
C. The Project was processed including, but not limited to a public notice, in the time
and manner prescribed by State and local law,including the California Environmental Quality Act.
D. A Subsequent Environmental Impact Report(SEIR)and Mitigation Monitoring and
Reporting Program were prepared for the Project in accordance with the California Environmental
Quality Act and the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines ("CEQA"). On March 11,
2022,the City published and distributed a Notice of Preparation(NOP)to all agencies and persons
that might be affected by the Project. The NOP was also distributed through the State Office of
Planning and Research, State Clearinghouse(SCH# 2005031017). The NOP was circulated from
March 11, 2022 through April 11, 2022 to receive comments and input from interested public
agencies and private parties on issues to be addressed in the SEIR. On March 3, 2022, a scoping
session was held, at which time City staff and interested persons had an opportunity to determine
the extent of issues to be addressed in the SEIR for the Project. The Draft SEIR was prepared
under staff's direction by Ascent Environmental. Thereafter, City staff filed a Notice of
Completion with the State Clearinghouse, and circulated a Notice of Availability with the Draft
SEIR and Appendices to the public and other interested parties, for a 45-day comment period
between November 3,2022 through December 19,2022. A Notice of Availability was also posted
on the project site. Copies of the documents have been available for public review and inspection
at the offices of the Community Development Department,located at City Hall,41000 Main Street,
Temecula, California 92590; the Ronald H. Roberts Temecula Public Library located at 30600
Pauba Road; Temecula Grace Mellman Community Library located at 41000 County Center
Drive; the Temecula Chamber of Commerce located at 26790 Ynez Court, Suite A; and the City
of Temecula website, where the documents were available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.
During the comment period, the City received five (5) written comments on the Draft SEIR from
various agencies, individuals, and organization. In compliance with CEQA Guidelines Section
15088,the City prepared written responses to all comments.None of the comments presented any
new significant environmental impacts or otherwise constituted significant new information
requiring recirculation of the Draft SEIR pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15088.5. The
"Final SEIR" consists of the Draft SEIR and all of its appendices, the comments and responses to
comments on the Draft SEIR, revisions to the Draft SEIR, and the Mitigation Monitoring and
Reporting Program. The Final SEIR was made available to the public and to all commenting
agencies in accordance with the law.
E. On June 4, 2024 the Planning Commission of the City of Temecula held a duly
noticed public hearing on the proposed SEIR and the Project at which time all persons interested
in these actions had the opportunity and did address the Planning Commission.
F. Following consideration of the entire record of information received at the public
hearing,the Planning Commission adopted Resolution No. 2025-23, "A RESOLUTION OF THE
PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA RECOMMENDING THAT THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA CERTIFY THE FINAL SUBSEQUENT
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT, ADOPT FINDINGS PURSUANT TO THE
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT, ADOPT A STATEMENT OF
OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS, AND ADOPT A MITIGATION MONITORING AND
REPORTING PROGRAM FOR MODIFICATION TO THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED
TEMECULA VALLEY HOSPITAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND CONDITIONAL USE
PERMIT(PA21-1525)AND AN AMENDMENT TO THE TEMECULA HOSPITAL PLANNED
DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY DISTRICT(PA21-0105)."
G. Following consideration of the entire record of information received at the public
hearings and due consideration of the Project, the Planning Commission adopted Resolution No.
2025-24, "A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
TEMECULA RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT AN ORDINANCE
ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA
APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE TEMECULA HOSPITAL PLANNED
DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY (PDO-9) FOR THE PROJECT LOCATED AT 31700
TEMECULA PARKWAY(APN: 959-080-039) (PA22-0105)".
H. On June 23, 2025, the City Council considered the Project and the SEIR at a duly
noticed public hearing at which time the City staff presented its report, and all interested persons
had an opportunity to and did testify either in support or in opposition to the Project and the SEIR.
I. Following the public hearing, the Council adopted Resolution No. 2025-45, "A
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA CERTIFYING THE
FINAL SUBSEQUENT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT, ADOPTING FINDINGS
PURSUANT TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT, ADOPTING A
STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS, AND ADOPTING A MITIGATION
MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM FOR MODIFICATION TO THE
PREVIOUSLY APPROVED TEMECULA VALLEY HOSPITAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
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AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT (PA21-1525) AND AN AMENDMENT TO THE
TEMECULA HOSPITAL PLANNED DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY DISTRICT (PDO-9)
(PA22-0105)." Resolution No. 2025-45 and the findings therein are hereby incorporated by this
reference as set forth in full.
J. All legal preconditions to the adoption of this Resolution have occurred.
Section 2. Legislative Findings. The City Council in approving the Planned
Development Overlay/Zone Change hereby makes the following findings:
A. The proposed Ordinance is in conformance with the General Plan for Temecula and
with all applicable requirements of State law and other Ordinances of the City.
The proposed Zone Change/Planned Development Overlay Amendment Ordinance
conforms to the City of Temecula General Plan Land Use Element. Furthermore, the
proposed Zone Change/Planned Development Overlay Amendment Ordinance directly
responds to Goal 1 Policy L U-1.8 of the General Plan Land Use Element which encourages
future development of a community hospital and related services.
The proposed project is consistent with the above General Plan Land Use Element goal
and policy in that it is contributing to the development of a community hospital and has
been designed to minimize impacts on surrounding land uses and infrastructure through
required and proposed design guidelines and development standards, building orientation
and location, circulation and access, and other features and requirements of the proposed
Planned Development Overlay Amendment.
Section 3. Zoning Code Amendment. The City Council hereby amends Chapter 17.22
(PLANNED DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICT (PDO-9)) of Title 17 (Zoning)
of the Temecula Municipal Code by amending Article X, entitled "Temecula Hospital Planned
Development Overlay District 9" in its entirety to read as provided in Exhibit A, attached to this
Ordinance and incorporated herein as though set forth in full.
Section 4. Severability. If any portion, provision, section, paragraph, sentence, or
word of this Ordinance is rendered or declared to be invalid by any final court action in a court of
competent jurisdiction, or by reason of any preemptive legislation, the remaining portions,
provisions, sections,paragraphs, sentences, and words of this Ordinance shall remain in full force
and effect and shall be interpreted by the court so as to give effect to such remaining portions of
the Ordinance.
Section 5. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after its
adoption.
Section 6. Notice of Adoption. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this
Ordinance and cause it to be published in the manner required by law
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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Temecula
this 8th day of July, 2025.
Brenden Kalfus, Mayor
ATTEST
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Randi Johl, City Clerk
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss
CITY OF TEMECULA )
I, Randi Johl, City Clerk of the City of Temecula, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Ordinance No. 2025-10 was duly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a meeting of the
City Council of the City of Temecula on the 23rd day of June, 2025, and that thereafter, said
Ordinance was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Temecula at a meeting thereof held
on the 8th day of July, 2025, by the following vote:
AYES: 4 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Alexander, Kalfus, Schwank, Stewart
NOES: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: 1 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Rahn
ABSENT: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
Randi Johl, City Clerk
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Article X. Temecula Hospital Planned Development Overlay District-9
Temecula, California Municipal Code
Title 17 ZONING
Chapter 17.22 PLANNED DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICT (PDO)
Article X. Temecula Hospital Planned Development Overlay
District-9
17.22.200 Title.
17.22.202 Purpose and Intent.
17.22.204 Future Approvals
17.22.206 Relationship with the Development Code and Citywide Design Guidelines.
17.22.208 Development Standards.
17.22.209 Parking Requirements
17.22.210 Design Guidelines
17.22.200 Title.
Sections 17.22.200 through 17.22.210 shall be known as “PDO-9” (Temecula Hospital Planned Overlay
District). (Ord. 08-01 § 4; Ord. 06-01 § 3)
17.22.202 Purpose and Intent.
The Temecula Hospital Planned Development Overlay (PDO) district is intended to provide for design
flexibility and general standards with regard to the building height of hospital projects, along with expanded
healthcare services and various approaches to the design of future structures, such as medical offices,
central utility plant parking structures, and parking identified in the approved master plan. Future buildings
will conform to the approved building footprints and locations. Other aspects of this PDO will be consistent
with the land use designations that are described in the land use element of the Temecula general plan.
(Ord. 08-01 § 4; Ord. 06-01 § 3)
17.22.204 Future Approvals
Future buildings/structures outlined in the masterplan that are in conformance with the architectural design
standards outlined in the PDO can be approved administratively.
17.22.206 Relationship with the Development Code and Citywide
Design Guidelines.
Except as modified by the provisions of Section 17.22.208 the following rules and regulations shall apply
to all planning applications in this area:
A. The development standards in the development code that would apply to any development in a
professional office zoning district that are in effect at the time an application is deemed complete;
B. The citywide design guidelines that are in effect at the time an application is deemed complete;
C. The approval requirements contained in the development code that are in effect at the time the
application is deemed complete;
D. Any other relevant rule, regulation or standard that is in effect at the time the application is deemed
complete.
(Ord. 08-01 § 4; Ord. 06-01 § 3)
17.22.208 Development Standards.
The development standards set forth in Chapter 17.08 of this title apply to this PDO with the exception of
the following modifications.
1. The maximum Floor Area Ratio is 0.55 for the Temecula Hospital PDO district.
2. The maximum percentage of lot coverage is 55%.
3. The maximum allowable building heights, as defined in Chapter 17.34 of this title, for hospital buildings
in the Temecula Hospital PDO district, shall be limited as follows: No more than thirty percent of the total
roof area of the hospital building may exceed the seventy-five-foot building height limit. The maximum
building height for those portions of the hospital building within the thirty percent area may not exceed one
hundred fifteen feet. For the purposes of this PDO, the roof area is defined as that portion of the roof
above occupied conditioned spaces bound by the inside face of the parapet wall that defines the roof area.
The hospital campus may contain a mix of structures, including:
1. Medical Healthcare and support facilities
2. Medical and professional offices
3. Parking structure
4. Helipad
Only the aforementioned uses/structures are permitted. At the Temecula Valley Hospital’s request,
behavioral health is not included as part of the PDO. Any other structures/uses not specified above,
including but not limited to behavioral health, will require further environmental review and entitlements.
17.22.209 Parking Requirements
Fig 1 provides for required parking for the Temecula Valley Hospital at each phase of the campus buildout
(see table below for required parking counts)
Fig 1 Planned Parking counts by phase.
The following graphic (Fig 2) and (Fig 3) provide anticipated traffic patterns for service, staff, emergency,
and public vehicles on the Temecula Valley Hospital campus. The graphic illustrates pedestrian and
vehicular paths to entry points and public transportation.
Fig 2 Planned Campus Circulation Option A
Fig 3 Planned Campus Circulation Option B
17.22.210 Design Guidelines
Overall aesthetics shall match the Spanish-Mediterranean or Mission styles of the existing facility and
neighboring community. Large mass elements shall be articulated to reduce the overall scale. This
includes vertically offsetting portions of the ground level to relate to a more pedestrian scale.
The exterior finish shall be primarily stucco or EIFS with an elastomeric topcoat. Accent tile or stone shall
be incorporated into key elevations and building design elements. The color shall be light natural tones to
harmonize with the local community and match or complement the existing plaster/EIFS colors.
Glazing shall be predominantly storefront on lower public-facing areas, with punched windows elsewhere.
Curtainwall window systems may be used at key architectural elements and main entries.
Rooftop equipment shall be screened. Mechanical screens can be either tile-covered mansard roofs or
vertical wall panels clad with EIFS or metal panels.
Canopies, port-cochere, or other overhanging elements shall be designed to match the main building or
with complementary painted or pre-finished metal components.
The parking structure shall follow the campus theme for color and city standards for design and
development standards.
The (Fig 4) and (Fig 5) also provide anticipated Campus phasing for the Temecula Valley Hospital campus.
Fig 4 Planned Development Overlay Option A
Fig 5 Planned Development Overlay Option B
Conceptual Illustrative Land Use Plan – Prospective shows overall building massing for the campus at
final buildout.
(Ord. 08-01 § 4; Ord. 06-01 § 3)
Contact:
City Clerk: 951-694-6444
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