18-0515_VERMEULEN RANCH CENTER, LLC_D1_Correspondence 3 - REVISEDMatisse Reischl
Subject: FW: Spieker Senior Development Request for GPA
5/15/2018
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From: Save San Juan Capistrano
Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2018 3:04 PM
To: Art Bashmakian
Cc: Joel Rojas; Sergio Klotz; City Clerk Scanstation; Robert Williams; Tim Neely; Mark Speros; Matthew Gaffney; City Clerk
Scanstation
Subject: Re: Spieker Senior Development Request for GPA
Art -
Thanks for sending over the Affidavit of Sign Posting.
As mentioned, the amount of time to notify the community according to the rules on the SJC site was not
followed.
1: An affidavit of posting, available from the Planning Department, must be notarized and riled by
the applicant with the Plannin_g Department prior to scheduling the project application(s) for a
public hearing review.
2: The applicant is required to post a 4 -foot by 4 -foot wooden sign on the subject site as soon after
filing as possible but at least twenty (20) days before any public hearing.
3: All projects subject to Public Hearing approval by the Planning Commission and/or City Council are
required to post project information signage. Please be advised that no application for
discretionary action can be scheduled or deemed complete until the required sign notirication
has been posted and the affidavit with photographs) submitted to the Planning Department.
These 3 points required by SJC were not followed.
4119: Schwartz sent an email not notarized
4121: Date notary signed affidavit
4123: Art Bashmakian signed
4124: Planning Commission meeting
Clearly not notarized and filed by the applicant with the minimum of 20 days prior to scheduling any
public hearing.
Why would any of this be allowed? How did the community of SJC not be allowed the proper amount
of time to be notified with proper signage at the project address?
The City has the resposnsiblity to inform it's residents.
Concerned
-Pam Z
On Tue, May 15, 2018 at 12:46 PM, Art Bashmakian<ABashmakianCa7,,sanjuancapistrano.org> wrote:
Hi Pam Z,
I have received your questions and requests regarding noticing for the project. As requested, please find attached the
affidavits regarding posting and the listing of all property owners in the City for the mailed notices provided for the
Planning Commission and City Council hearings. While staff believes the noticing for the Project has been sufficient, we
will address any noticing concerns raised by the public at tonight's hearing during the City Council meeting.
Sincerely,
Art Bashmakian
(949) 487-4314
Matisse Reischl
Subject: FW: Spieker Senior Development Request for GPA
From: Save San Juan Capistrano
Sent: Friday, May 11, 2018 4:10 PM
To: Joel Rojas; Art Bashmakian; Sergio Klotz
Cc: City Clerk Scanstation; Robert Williams; Tim Neely; Mark Speros; Matthew Gaffney
Subject: Re: Spieker Senior Development Request for GPA
5/15/2018
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Joel, Art, Sergio -
Thank you for direction to the Notice Posting requirements.
The Applicant was not in compliance with SJC for this posting... seems the first planning commission
meeting should've never been scheduled?
The Community has the right to know what's happening in our town.
Some info directly from the SJC site regarding project notice posting:
An affidavit of posting, available from the Planning Department, must be notarized and filed by the
applicant with the Planning De artmen# prior to scheduling the Project application(s) for a
public hearing review.
The applicant is required to post a 4 -foot by 4 -foot wooden sign on the subject site as soon after filing
as possible but at least twenty (20) days before any public hearing.
ON-SITE POSTING REQUIREMENTS: All projects subject to Public Hearing approval by the
Planning Commission and/or City Council are required to post project information signage. Please be
advised that no application for discretionarV action can be scheduled or deemed com lete
until the required sign notification has been posted and the affidavit with photopra12h(s}
submitted to the Planning Department.
I'd like to see the Affidavit of Notification List, as I mentioned there was no signage anywhere on the
property perimeter as of April 22.
I formally request that the approval of this project be postponed until the people of the City are
properly notified.
Regards
-Pam Z
On Fri, May 11, 2018 at 9:29 AM, Joel Rojas <JRojas(eAs�iiijaiancapisti-,Ec .� wrote:
Pam
If you go onto the city website and get to the "Planning and Zoning" page under the Development Services
Department, you will find a link to our Comprehensive Development Application. If you click on the link and
scroll down, you will find the requirements for notice posting on site.
.Joel
On May 10, 2018 6:13 PM, Save San Juan Capistrano
Joel -
Thank you once again for your email.
I was trying to find information on the SJC site for "City Notice" sign postings and can't seem to locate.
Could you please send me the link?
Regards
-Pam Z
On Thu, May 3, 2018 at 4:41 PM, Joel Rojas CIRojas a,sanjuancapistrano.org> wrote:
Pam
The notices informing the public about the CEQA comment period were published in the newspaper and sent to
property owners within 1000 feet of the project boundaries in advance of the public comment period, which was
March 6 through April 5. These are the notification requirements required by CEQA.
The required public hearing legal notice needs to be provided at least 10 days prior to the public hearing date, The
city wide notices are supposed to be mailed out today.
I understand the sign posting was moved from the Alipaz side to the Del Obispo side this afternoon.
Joel
From: Save San Juan Capistrano
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2018 3:40 PM
To: Joel Rojas
Cc: Sergio Klotz; Art Bashmakian
Subject: Re: Spieker Senior Development Request for GPA
Mr. Rojas -
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Thanks for this information.
I was asking about the CEQA mailed notices, as the lack of circulation on the report is very troubling.
I know the Notice of Public Hearing mailings are city-wide.
Yet, this brings up something that concerns me. Regarding the forthcoming May 15th City Council public
hearing ... I have not received any notice as of 3:30pm on May 3rd. This hearing is less than 2 weeks away.
Does that really provide enough notice to the community?
As for the site sign posting, I will drive by and take a look, as it wasn't posted on Del Obispo last night.
Nor, was it posted anywhere on the project site as of April 22.
For the Applicant to think it was ok to post one sign on Alipaz, and not on the Project Location site, only 1
day before the hearing is ridiculous.
Plus, for the Applicant's "Fixer" to actually verbally assault me in a City meeting is also beyond acceptable.
Regards
-Pam Z
On Thu, May 3, 2018 at 2:57 PM, Joel Rojas <JRoias cr7san'uanca istraiio.oro-> wrote:
Dear Pam Z
Thank you for your comments. Please allow me to address your concerns,
Since you asked specifically how many notices were mailed out for properties within the 1,000 feet of the project
site, Mr. Klotz provided only that information. However, notices of the April 24 Planning Commission public hearing
and the forthcoming May 15 City Council public hearing were actually mailed to every property owner in the
City. That's about 11,000 notices to the entire City mailed out on two different occasions. Therefore, the public
notification has been well beyond the legally required notification, which is limited to publishing once in a newspaper
of general circulation and notifying property owners only within 1000 feet of the project boundary.
As for the site posting, the site was posted before the April 24 Planning Commission meeting. However, the sign was
posted on the property's Alipaz Street frontage. This explains why you weren't aware of the posting since you live
across from Del Obispo. Given your concern, the applicant has moved the posted sign to the Del Obispo frontage.
Please let us know if you have any additional questions.
Joel Rojas
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From: Save San Juan Capistrano
Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2018 7:10 PM
To: Sergio Klotz
Cc: Joel Rojas; Art Bashmakian
Subject: Re: Spieker Senior Development Request for GPA
Mr. Klotz, Mr. Bashmakian, and Mr. Rojas -
Thank you for sending me this information.
It's pretty shocking to find out that the CEQA only ran once in the OC Register and not in any local
newspapers, such as the San Juan Dispatch.
As I mentioned before, I live across Del Obispo from the project site, to read that only 229 mailers were sent
in a 1000 foot radius, is pretty disturbing. This project is 35 acres, which is over 1,500,000 feet.
Also, as of this evening, there still isn't a "City Notice of Development Proposal" signage at the actual
address of the Project Application:
32382 Del Obispo St., shown on Notice of Public Hearing and map on postcard from City.
It's important the Community is able to see these notice signs whenever there's project proposals in SJC.
I'd like to put in a formal complaint that the Project Applicant, Spieker Senior Development -
"Vermeulen"property, has not posted proper signage as of today.
Lastly, can you please let me know when the City Council will be reviewing this project?
Regards
-Pam Z
On Thu, Apr 26, 2018 at 5:40 PM, Sergio Klotz <SKlotz ssanjtiancapistrano. y,>� wrote:
Hello Pam —Thank you for your inquiry. Per your questions (highlighted), our records indicate the following
information:
Notice of Intent (N01) - CEQA
OC Register— Published 3.06.18
Property Mailers (1,000 foot radius) — 229 notices mailed
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You also asked what the outcome was from this past Tuesday evening's meeting with the Planning Commission. The
Planning Commission on a 3:1 vote, recommended that the City Council adopt the General Plan Amendment,
Development Agreement and Mitigated Negative Declaration, and that the Code Amendment (Specific Plan) be
remanded back to the Planning Commission.
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Thank you.
Sergio Klotz, AICP
Development Services Department
Assistant Director
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949.443.6334
From: Joel Rojas
Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2018 12:20 PM
To: Save San Juan Capistrano Art Bashmakian <ABaslimaltian sanivancayistrano.org>
Cc: Sergio Klotz <SKlotz sanjuancaPlstrano.o>
Subject: RE: Spieker Senior Development Request for GPA
Dear Pam
Art Bashmakian is out of the office so I have asked Assistant Director Sergio Klotz, who was present at the Planning
Commission meeting, to respond to your questions.
Joel Rojas
From: Save San Juan Capistrano
Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2018 6:46 PM
To: Art Bashmakian
Cc: Joel Rojas
Subject: Re: Spieker Senior Development Request for GPA
Art -
Thanks again for providing me this information.
Last nights meeting was confusing with a lot of back and forth regarding the GPA and why the request for
this, along with a CA and DA is requested without the development proposal. I still don't know if the entire
35 acre property is limited to 180 homes maximum or if that was just 1 parcel inside the 35 acres?
Also, when I spoke last night and mentioned there still isn't "City Notice" signage on the property to notify
the community ... as soon as I returned to my seat, I was verbally assaulted by Phillip Schwartze. Not only
was it pure intimidation, it was completely uncalled for and unprofessional.
As of 5:30pm, April 23, there was still no signage posted at the address on which the Project Location is
requested: 32382 Del Obispo St.
As of 5:30pm, April 22, there was no signage anywhere on the entire property perimeter.
It's important that the Community is notified with proper "City Notice" signage where the actual address of
Project Application is.
Last night you mentioned the CEQA triggered about 14 comments. Could you please advise which papers
this notice was run in & how often? Also, how many City notices were mailed to adjacent properties in the
1000 feet zone (with this project being 35 acres), since I live across Del Obispo and didn't receive one?
Could you please advise what the official outcome of last nights meeting was?
Thank you for all your help.
-Pam Z
On Thu, Apr 19, 2018 at 1:20 PM, Art Bashmakian<ABaslunzakian(ci7sanjuanczipistrano.nrg> wrote:
Hi Pam
Unlike most specific plans, this one is not so specific as there is no actual development proposal. This specific plan is
more like a zone change which changes the designation of a site but without an actual development proposal. A
development proposal would come later and would need to conform to the newly designated zone. The governing
aspect of this specific plan is its reference to the City's existing Single -Family — 4,000 (RS -4,000) district which
establishes regulations for detached, single-family dwellings on individual lots owned and maintained by individual
homeowners with common areas owned and maintained by a Homeowners Association (HOA).
The specific plan sets a limit on the number of homes at 180 units but an ultimate development plan may result in
fewer units. The plan also includes a small park (0.5 acre park) and the multi -use trails, both privately owned and
maintained by the HOA but accessible and open to the public outside of the Specific Plan. As part of a Development
Agreement, the developer will be responsible for a trail system that ultimately will connect to the Ecology
Center. That trail will be considered separately from this project.
The applicant is placing the sign today or tomorrow. The Planning Commission's role on Tuesday, April 24 is to
consider the proposal and make a recommendation to the City Council. The tentative public hearing date for the City
Council is May 15, 2018.
Regarding the notification (postcards).
There were multiple notifications involved with this project. One of the notification, as required by state law, is to
notify adjacent property owners and occupants about the CEQA document and to publish such a notice in the
paper. Besides publishing the notice in the paper, the City mailed notices not only to adjacent property owners and
occupants but to property owners and occupants within 1,000 feet of the project site. The other notice, which you
received, is in reference to the April 24 Planning Commission meeting. This notice was sent Citywide to all property
owners within the City. Following the Planning commission's action, another Citywide notice will be mailed out to
advertise the City Council meeting which is planned for May 15 at this time.
I know there are lots of documents involved with such a project. But I would be more than happy to go over any
other aspect of the project. I hope I was able to answer your immediate questions but please call me or email if I
need to clarify my responses or if you have other questions.
Sincerely,
Art Bashmakian, AICP
Contract Planner
City of San Juan Capistrano
2400 Paseo Adelanto
San J ua n Capistra no, CA_92675
949)487-4314
From: Save San Juan Capistrano -
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2018 12:27 PM
To: Art Bashmakian<ABashmakian@sanjuancapistrano.org>
I Subject: Re: Spieker Senior Development Request for GPA
Mr. Bashmakian-
Thank you for getting back to me and sending me the links.
There's a lot to read through, yet it seems the Specific Plan is missing the "Phasing Plan" section? Could you
please direct me to this information?
Currently the City postcard is misleading stating the rezoning is for 180 homes, .5 acre park, and 1 acre
shared use trail... leading the community to believe that is all Spieker & Owner plan on building on this 35
is
acres.
Also, I'm still wondering why there hasn't been "City Notice of Development Proposal" signage to inform the community of
this project?
With such a massive project request for rezoning SJC GP (GPA, CA, DA), and postcards only being sent 1000 feet from project for
CEQA, at minimum, there should be posted signage for the community.
Regards
-Pam Z
On Wed, Apr 18, 2018 at 4:38 PM, Art Bashmakian <ABashmakian t@saiijuancapistrano.org> wrote:
Hello Pam
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Thank you for your email. Below is a link to the CEQA documents, The notice for CEQA was mailed to adjacent
properties and within 1,000 feet of the subject site but the notice for the hearing, which is what you have received,
was mailed citywide.
The staff report for the April 24 meeting will be available by Friday.
Let me know if you have other questions.
Thanks
Art Bashmakian, AICP
Contract Planner
City of San Juan Capistrano
32400 Paseo Adelanto
San Juan Caoistrano. CA 92675
949) 487-4314
http://san0uancapistrano.orgjDepartments/Development-ServiceslPIanning-Zoning/Environmental-
Docume nts/Fa rm-Specific-Pia n
From: Save San Juan Capistrano
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2018 3:17 PM
To: Art Bashmakian <ABashmakian sanivancapistrano.org>
Subject: Spieker Senior Development Request for GPA
Mr. Bashmakian-
Good afternoon.
I received a postcard regarding the proposed GPA, CA, and DA from Spieker Senior Development for the
property located at 32382 De 1 Gbispo St. and I have a few questions and concerns before the upcoming
hearing on April 24.
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The postcard stated that a CEQA was done and available for public review and comment 3/6/18 - 4/5/18,
yet I just received this postcard on 4/13/18?
Also, I drive by this property location daily and have not seen any "City Notice of Development Proposal"
signage to inform me of this project?
Could you please send me any information on this proposal or direct me to the proper website to learn about
this project?
I would like to educate myself before the hearing.
Regards
-Pam Z
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