PC Minutes-2020-10-13 MINUTES October 13, 2020 SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO PLANNING COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING TELEPHONIC MEETING ORGANIZATION:
Chair Wilhelm called the Regular and Telephonic Meeting of October 13, 2020, of the
Planning Commission of the City of San Juan Capistrano to order at 6:30 p.m. ROLL CALL:
PLANNING COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Tami Wilhelm, Vice Chair Taylor and Commissioners Stan Braden and Howard Hart.
PLANNING COMMISSIONER & CITY ATTORNEY ATTENDING BY TELECONFERENCE, PURSUANT TO EXECUTIVE ORDER N-29-20: Commissioner
Lisa Fenning and Elizabeth Hull, Deputy City Attorney.
COMMISSIONER ABSENT: None.
STAFF PRESENT: Joel Rojas, Development Services Director Sergio Klotz, Assistant Development Services Director Paul Garcia, Associate Planner Jeffrey Graham, Contract Planner
Agenda items are presented in the originally agendized format for the benefit of the minutes’ reader but were not necessarily heard in that order. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
Commissioner Hart led the Pledge of Allegiance. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: None. CONSENT CALENDAR:
Commission Action: Moved by Commissioner Hart, seconded by Commissioner Braden,
to approve the consent calendar (Item C1) by a 5-0 vote.
C1. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES – REGULAR MEETING OF August 25, 2020, APPROVED
ROLL CALL:
AYES: COMMISSIONER: Wilhelm, Braden, Fenning, Hart and Taylor. NOES: COMMISSIONER: None ABSENT: COMMISSIONER: None
ABTAINED: COMMISSIONER: None
Planning Commission Action Minutes 2 October 13, 2020
UNFINISHED BUSINESS: None.
NEW BUSINESS:
E1. Consideration of Sign Permit (SP) 20-019 & Sign Program (SP) 20-025; Del Obispo Shopping Center Monument Sign and Sign Program Update: a request for review of a monument sign and an updated sign program to allow for an increase
in the square footage of the building mounted signage at 31876 Del Obispo Street
(APN 668-241-21). The applicant concurrently is seeking a sign exception request to allow for the building mounted signage to exceed the maximum sign area permitted by the Land Use Code (Project Manager: Paul Garcia, Associate Planner).
Paul Garcia made the staff presentation. Andrew Stroscher, Applicant made presentation and responded to questions.
Commission Action: COMMISIONER Braden made a motion, seconded by COMMISSIONER Taylor, to adopt a resolution approving Sign Permit (SP) 20-019, Sign Program (SP) 20-025, and a sign exception request, as conditioned with an additional condition of approval requiring the Sign Program be amended by the Planning Commission should the number of tenants increase beyond four tenants.
The motion passed by a 5-0 vote. ROLL CALL: AYES: COMMISSIONER: Wilhelm, Braden, Fenning, Hart and Taylor.
NOES: COMMISSIONER: None RECUSED: COMMISSIONER: None ABSTAINED: COMMISSIONER: None PUBLIC HEARINGS:
F1. Continued Consideration of Architectural Control (AC) 20-001; Sunset View Park: A request for review of a new park located within the Pacifica San Juan residential tract development (APN 675-421-18) (Applicant: John Sands, Sands Consulting)(Project Manager: Jeffrey Graham, Contract Planner).
Jeffrey Graham made the staff presentation. John Sands (Applicant), made presentation and responded to questions. Chair Wlihelm opened the public hearing and no one provided public testimony.
Chair Wilhelm then closed the public hearing.
Planning Commission Action Minutes 3 October 13, 2020
Commission Action: COMMISIONER Taylor made a motion, seconded by
COMMISSIONER Hart, to adopt a resolution, conditionally approving Architectural
Control (AC) 20-001. The motion passed by a 5-0 vote. ROLL CALL:
AYES: COMMISSIONER: Wilhelm, Braden, Fenning, Hart and Taylor. NOES: COMMISSIONER: None RECUSED: COMMISSIONER: None ABSTAINED: COMMISSIONER: None
INFORMATION ITEM: None.
COMMISSION/STAFF COMMENTS: Director Rojas informed the Planning Commission of some recent City Council actions involving land use matters.
ADJOURNMENT:
There being no further business, Chair Wilhelm adjourned the meeting at 7:08 p.m. to
Tuesday, October 27, 2020, at 6:30 p.m. in the City Council Chamber. Approved on October 27, 2020
_______________________________ Sergio Klotz, Assistant Director Planning Commission Secretary