PC Minutes-2020-02-11A. ORGANIZATION:
1 . CALL TO ORDER:
MINUTES
February 11, 2020
PLANNING COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
The Chair called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL:
Commissioners Present: Howard Hart, Chair
Tami Wilhelm, Vice Chair
Stan Braden
Lisa Fenning
Harrison Taylor
Staff Present: Joel Rojas, Development Services Director
Paul Garcia, Associate Planner
Todd Leishman, Deputy City Attorney
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
Commissioner Fenning led the Pledge of Allegiance.
B. 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 January 28, 2020 Planning Commission Minutes. Approved as presented by a
5-0 vote.
D. UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
None.
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E. NEW BUSINESS:
None.
F. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
1 . Continued Consideration of Code Amendment (CUP) 19-005,
An Ordinance Amending the City's Land Use Code to Make the City's Current
Regulations that Govern Accessory Dwelling Units Consistent with New State
Regulations; and a Determination that said action is Categorically Exempt from
the California Environmental Quality Act (Project Manager: Joel Rojas,
Development Services Director) CONTINUED FROM THE JANUARY 28,
2020 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING.
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 then closed the Public Hearing.
Commissioner Fenning made the motion, seconded by Commissioner Braden,
to adopt a resolution recommending that the City Council adopt an ordinance
amending the City's Land Use Code to make the City's current regulations that
govern accessory dwelling units consistent with the new state regulations with
the clarifications requested by the Commission and a determination that said
action is categorically except from the California Environmental Quality Act.
The motion passed by a 5-0 vote .
AYES: Chair Hart, Commissioners Braden, Fenning, Taylor and Wilhelm.
NOES: None.
ABSTAIN : None.
2. Consideration of Architectural Control (AC) 19-015 and Conditional Use
Permit (CUP) 19-004,
AT&T Wireless Telecommunications Facility, (Jermaine Taylor, TCOM
Solutions, Applicant).
A request to allow for the removal of an existing rooftop wireless
telecommunications facility, within a faux chimney, to be replaced with a new
rooftop wireless telecommunications facility located within a proposed faux
tower element at 30320 Rancho Viejo Road (APN:650-162-18)(Project
Manager: Paul Garcia, Associate Planner).
Paul Garcia made the staff presentation and responded to questions.
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Chair Hart opened the Public Hearing and no members of the public provided
public testimony. Chair Hart then closed the Public Hearing.
Commissioner Wilhelm made the motion, seconded by Commissioner Taylor,
to adopt a resolution, approving Architectural Control (AC) 19-015 and
Conditional Use Permit (CUP) 19-004, as conditioned. 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
Director Rojas informed the Commission that the City Council upheld the Planning
Commission's recommended approval of the Ridgeline Buffer Zone Variance for the
Jewgieniew residence on a 3-2 vote at the February 4, 2020 City Council meeting. Director
Rojas also noted that at the January 21, 2020 City Council meeting, the City Council asked
for additional code language related to dancing and live entertainment at microbreweries in
conjunction with the code amendment package that was forwarded to the City Council by the
Planning Commission.
I. ADJOURNMENT:
At 7:58 p.m., there being no further business, Chair Hart adjourned to Tuesday, February
25, 2020, at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers.
Approved on March 10, 2020.