PC Minutes-2019-05-14A. ORGANIZATION:
1. CALL TO ORDER:
MINUTES
May 14, 2019
PLANNING COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
The Vice Chair called the meeting to order at 6:35 p.m .
2. ROLL CALL:
Commissioners Present: Tami Wilhelm, Vice Chair
Stan Braden
Lisa Fenning
Harrison Taylor
Commissioners Absent: Howard Hart, Chair
Staff Present: Joel Rojas, Development Services Director
Sergio Klotz , Assistant Development Services Director
David Contreras, Principal Planner
Elizabeth Hull, Deputy City Attorney
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
Vice Chair Wilhelm led the Pledge of Allegiance .
B. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: Mrs. Kerry Ferguson, City resident.
C. CONSENT:
Items listed on the Consent Calendar are considered routine and will be enacted by
one motion and one vote. There will be no separate discussion of these items. If
discussion is desired, that item may be removed from the Consent Calendar and will
be considered separately.
1. Draft March 12, 2019 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes.
Commissioners Braden, Fenning and Wilhelm approved as presented by
a 3-0 vote (Commissioner Taylor abstained).
2 . Draft April 9, 2019 Planning Commission Minutes. Approved as presented by
a 4-0 vote.
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3 . Draft April 23, 2019 Planning Commission, Cultural Heritage Commission,
Design Review Committee and Housing Advisory Committee Joint Special
Meeting Minutes. Approved as presented by a 4-0 vote.
D. UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
None.
E. NEW BUSINESS:
None.
F. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
1. Consideration of General Plan Amendment (GPA) 18-002, Code
Amendment (CA) 16-003, Architectural Control (AC) 16-029, Grading Plan
Modification (GPM) 16-014, Flood Plain Land Use Permit(FP) 16-003, Tree
Removal Permit (TRP) 16-047, Sign Program (SP) 16-007, and
Development Agreement (DA) 18-002;
River Street Marketplace (Dan Almquist, River Street SJC, LLC Applicant)
A request for approval of a new Commercial and Office Development Project
Located on the Ito Nursery Property at 31825 Los Rios Street (Assessor
Parcel Numbers 121-160-22, 28, 49) (Applicant: Dan Almquist, River Street
SJC, LLC)(Project Manager: David Contreras, Principal Planner).
David Contreras made the staff presentation and responded to questions .
Dan Almquist, applicant, responded to Commissioners' questions.
Richard Barretto, Engineer, responded to Commissioners' questions .
Steve Rydzon, Landscape Architect, responded to Commissioners'
questions .
Vice Chair Wilhelm opened the Public Hearing and Kerry Ferguson, Randi
Peskin, Tom Ostensen, Barbara Szemenyei, John Thornton, Michael Palmer,
Frank Larkin, Carolyn Franks, Joanne Marquez, Jeff Vasquez, Michael Laux,
David Ewing, Mary Ann Davidson, Stacey Fitts and Richard Gardner provided
public testimony. Vice Chair Wilhelm closed the Public Hearing.
Adoption of Resolutions
PC RESOLUTION NO. 19-05-14-01 GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT (GPA)
18-002. CODE AMENDMENT (CA) 16-003 DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
(DA) 18-002 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO . CALIFORNIA RECOMMENDING THAT
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THE CITY COUNCIL CERTIFY THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
REPORT (FEIR) FOR THE RIVER STREET MARKETPLACE PROJECT
(SCH#2018011019) AND ADOPT THE MITIGATION MONITORING AND
REPORTING PROGRAM ; APPROVE GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT (GPA)
18-002; APPROVE CODE AMENDMENT (CA) 16-003; AND APPROVE
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT (DA) 18-002 FOR RIVER STREET
MARKETPLACE. A NEW 64,900 SQUARE FOOT COMMERCIAL AND
OFFICE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT LOCATED AT THE SITE OF THE
EXISTING ITO NURSERY PROPERTY AT 31825 LOS RIOS STREET
(ASSESSOR PARCEL NUMBERS 121-160-22. 28 , 49), WHICH CURRENTLY
CONSISTS OF AN APPROXIMATELY 5.86 ACRE COMMERCIAL NURSERY
(APPLICANT: DAN ALMQUIST, RIVER STREET SJC, LLC).
PC RESOLUTION NO. 19-05-14-02ARCHITECTURAL CONTROL (AC) 16-
029 GRADING PLAN MODIFICATION (GPM) 16-014 FLOOD PLAIN LAND
USE PERMIT (FP) 1 ·6-003 TREE REMOVAL PERM IT (TRP) 16-047 SIGN
PROGRAM CSP) 16 -007 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CALIFORNIA
APPROVING ARCHITECTURAL CONTROL (AC) 16-029, GRADING PLAN
MODIFICATION (GPM) 16 -014, FLOOD PLAIN LAND USE PERMIT (FP) 16-
003, TREE REMOVAL PERMIT (TRP) 16-047, AND SIGN PROGRAM (SP)
16-007; RIVER STREET MARKETPLACE. A NEW 64 ,900 SQUARE FOOT
COMMERCIALAND OFFICE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT LOCATED AT THE
SITE OF THE EXISTING ITO NURSERY PROPERTY AT 31825 LOS RIOS
STREET (ASSESSOR PARCEL NUMBERS 121 -160 -22, 28 , 49), WHICH
CURRENTLY CONSISTS OF AN APPROXIMATELY 5.86 ACRE
COMMERCIAL NURSERY (APPLICANT: DAN ALMQUIST. RIVER STREET
SJC, LLC).
Commissioner Fenning made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Taylor, to
1) adopt a resolution recommending the City Council certify the Final
Environmental Impact Report and adopt the Mitigation Monitoring Reporting
Program for the River Street Marketplace project (SCH#2018011019) and
approve GPA 18-002, CA 16-003, FP 16-003 and DA 18-002, with the following
six additional conditions for the City Council's consideration:
1. Prohibit weddings on the property;
2. Prohibit Exterior (outdoor) amplified music on the property;
3. Maintain the outdoor seating area located between the Marketplace and
Greenhouse building as a quiet zone;
4. Ensure angled parking on Paseo Adelanto has adequate street width to
ensure that vehicles that are backing out of spaces don't block vehicular lanes;
5. Ensure that the project drainage located along the east property line does
not enter adjoining residential rear yards;
6. Consider imposing a "no smoking" ban on the property.
2) adopt a resolution approving AC 16-029, GPM 16-014, TRP 16-047, and SP
16-007. The motion passed by a 4-0 vote.
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AYES : Commissioners Braden, Fenning, Taylor and Wilhelm .
NOES : None.
ABSTAIN : None.
G. INFORMATION ITEM:
None .
H. COMMISSION/STAFF DISCUSSION
None.
I. ADJOURNMENT:
At 8:42 p.m., there being no further business, Vice Chair Wilhelm adjourned to
Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers.
Approved on May 28, 2019.