PC Minutes-2020-03-10A. ORGANIZATION:
1. CALL TO ORDER:
MINUTES
MARCH 10, 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
Commissioners Absent: Harrison Taylor
Staff Present: Joel Rojas, Development Services Director
Sergio Klotz, Assistant Development Services Director
David Contreras, Principal Planner
David Pierucci, Deputy City Attorney
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
Commissioner Braden led the Pledge of Allegiance.
B. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: Carolyn Nash
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 February 11, 2020 Planning Commission Minutes. Approved with a correction
by a 4-0 vote.
PC Action Minutes 2 March 10 2020
D. UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
None.
E. NEW BUSINESS:
None.
F. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
1. Continued Consideration of Sign Program (SP) 19-034, Del Taco Monument
Sign; A request for a 32 Square Foot, 6'-0" Tall Monument Sign, located at the
southeast corner of Del Obispo and the Del Taco driveway at 31780 Del
Obispo Street (APN 668-241-39) (Applicant: Mark Raber, Del Taco) (Project
Manager: David Contreras, Principal Planner).
David Contreras made the staff presentation and responded to questions.
Bret Mccarter, Applicant provided 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 Wilhelm,
to adopt a resolution approving Sign Permit (SP) 19-034 establishing a new
monument sign for Del Taco with the added conditions to place the sign a
minimum of 12 feet from the back of the corner sidewalk and require
landscaping in front of the sign and the planting of a curved line of trees behind
the sign. The motion failed on a 2-2 vote.
AYES: Commissioners Fenning and Wilhelm.
NOES: Chair Hart and Commissioner Braden.
ABSTAIN: None.
Chair Hart made the motion, seconded by Commissioner Wilhelm, to adopt a
resolution approving Sign Permit (SP) 19-034 establishing a new monument
sign for Del Taco with the added conditions to place the sign a minimum of 20
feet from the back of the corner sidewalk and require landscaping in front of
the sign and the planting of a curved line of trees, including pepper and orange
trees, behind the sign. The motion passed by a 3-1 vote.
AYES: Chair Hart, Commissioners Fenning and Wilhelm.
NOES: Commissioner Braden.
PC Action Minutes 3 March 1 O 2020
ABSTAIN: None.
G. INFORMATION ITEM:
None.
H. COMMISSION/STAFF DISCUSSION
Director Rojas informed the Commission that the ordinance involving several miscellaneous
code amendments was adopted by the City Council with only a minor changes, and that the
ordinance updating the City's ADU regulations was introduced by the City Council.
I. ADJOURNMENT:
At 7:28 p.m., there being no further business, Chair Hart adjourned to Tuesday, March 24,
2020, at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers.
Approved on April 28, 2020.