PC Minutes-2019-11-12A. ORGANIZATION:
1. CALL TO ORDER:
MINUTES
November 12, 2019
PLANNING COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
The Chair called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL:
Commissioners Present: Howard Hart, Chair
Staff Present:
Tami Wilhelm, Vice Chair
Stan Braden
Lisa Fenning
Harrison Taylor
Joel Rojas, Development Services Director
Sergio Klotz, Assistant Development Services Director
HongDao Nguyen, Deputy City Attorney
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
Chair Hart led the Pledge of Allegiance.
8. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: None
C. CONSENT CALENDAR:
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 November 12, 2019 Planning Commission Minutes. Approved as presented by
a 5-0 vote.
D. UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
None.
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E. NEW BUSJNESS:
None.
F. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
1. Code Amendment (CA) 19-002, an Ordinance Amending the City's Land Use Code
to Allow Certain Alcohol Related Uses in Certain Commercial and Industrial Zones,
Clarify Aspects of the Tree Removal Permit Process, Clarify the Parking
Requirement for Convenience Markets, Clarify Regulations for Animal
Raising/Beekeeping in Residential Zones; and a Determination that said action is
Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (Project
Manager: Joel Rojas, Development Services Director).
Consideration of an Ordinance that would amend various sections of the San
Juan Capistrano Municipal Code to achieve the following:
• Allow brewpubs, microbreweries, distilleries and wine production/tasting
facilities as permitted uses in all commercial zones and the Commercial
Manufacturing and Industrial Park zones;
• Streamline and clarify certain aspects of the City's Tree Removal Permit
process;
• Clarify the required parking standard for convenience markets;
• Clarify the existing allowance of animal raising in certain residential zones:
and
• Allow bee keeping in certain residential zones under established
regulations
Joel Rojas made the staff presentation and responded to questions.
Chair Hart opened the Public Hearing and no members of the public provided public
testimony. Chair Hart closed the Public Hearing
Adoption of Resolution
PC RESOLUTION NO. 19-11-12-01, A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING
COMMISSION OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CALIFORNIA RECOMMENDING
THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE CODE AMENDMENT (CA) 19-002, AN
ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY'S LAND USE CODE TO ALLOW CERTAIN
ALCOHOL RELATED USES IN CERTAIN COMMERCIALAND INDUSTRIAL ZONES,
CLARIFY ASPECTS OF THE TREE REMOVAL PERMIT PROCESS, CLARIFY THE
PARKING REQUIREMENT FOR CONVENIENCE MARKETS, CLARIFY
REGULATIONS FOR ANIMAL RAISING/BEEKEEPING IN RESIDENTIAL ZONES;
AND RECOMMENDING THAT THE COUNCIL DETERMINE THAT SAID ACTION IS
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CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
ACT.
Commissioner Fenning made the motion, seconded by Commissioner Taylor, to adopt
a resolution, recommending that the City Council adopt an ordinance to allow
brewpubs, microbreweries, distilleries, wineries and wine tasting rooms as permitted
"by right" uses in the Tourist Commercial, General Commercial,
Neighborhood Commercial, Commercial Manufacturing and Industrial Park
zoning districts, as presented by staff. The motion passed by a 5-0 vote.
AYES: Chair Hart, Commissioners Braden, Fenning, Taylor and Wilhelm .
NOES: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
Commissioner Wilhelm made the motion , seconded by Commissioner Fenning, to
adopt a resolution , recommending that the City Council adopt an ordinance to
streamline and clarify certain aspects of the City's Tree Removal Permit process,
as presented by staff. The motion passed by a 5-0 vote.
AYES: Chair Hart, Commissioners Braden, Fenning, Taylor and Wilhelm.
NOES: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
Commissioner Braden made the motion, seconded by Commissioner Taylor, to adopt
a resolution, recommending that the City Council adopt an ordinance to clarify the
required parking standard for convenience markets, as presented by staff. The motion
passed by a 5-0 vote.
AYES: Chair Hart, Commissioners Braden, Fenning, Taylor and Wilhelm .
NOES: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
Commissioner Wilhelm made the motion, seconded by Commissioner Taylor, to adopt
a resolution, recommending that the City Council adopt an ordinance that would allow
chicken keeping as a "by right" use in the Hillside Residential, Single Family (RSE) -
40,000 and Single Family (RSE) -20,000 zones provided the chicken keeping
adheres to specific standards, in lieu of a Conditional Use Permit review process. The
motion passed by a 3-2 vote .
AYES: Chair Hart, Commissioners Taylor and Wilhelm .
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NOES: Commissioners Braden and Fenning .
ABSTAIN: None.
Commissioner Fenning made the motion, seconded by Commissioner Taylor, to adopt
a resolution, recommending that the City Council adopt an ordinance that clarifies the
animal keeping regulations in residential zones, with the provision that peafowl be
excluded from the list of animals allowed with a Conditional Use Permit in the Hillside
Residential, Single Family (RSE) -40,000 and Single Family (RSE) -20,000 zones .
The motion passed by a 5-0 vote.
AYES : Chair Hart, Commissioners Braden, Fenning, Taylor and Wilhelm.
NOES : None.
ABSTAIN: None.
Commissioner Wilhelm made the motion, seconded by Commissioner Braden, to
adopt a resolution, recommending that the City Council adopt an ordinance to allow
bee keeping with approval of a Conditional Use Permit in certain residential zones
under established regulations, as presented by staff. The motion passed by a 5-0 vote.
AYES: Chair Hart, Commissioners Braden, Fenning, Taylor and Wilhelm .
NOES: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
Commissioner Wilhelm made the motion, seconded by Commissioner Braden, to
adopt a resolution, recommending that the City Council adopt an ordinance to find that
the proposed resolution is categorically exempt from review under the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section
15061(b)(3). The motion passed by a 5-0 vote.
AYES: Chair Hart, Commissioners Braden, Fenning, Taylor and Wilhelm.
NOES: None.
ABSTAIN : None.
G. INFORMATION ITEM:
None.
H. COMMISSION/STAFF DISCUSSION
None.
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I. ADJOURNMENT:
At 7:49 p.m., there being no further business, Chair Hart adjourned to Tuesday, December
10, 2019, at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers.
Approved on December 10, 2019.