PC Minutes-2021-09-22
MINUTES
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO PLANNING COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
TELEPHONIC/VIDEO CONFERENCE MEETING
ORGANIZATION:
Chair Taylor called the Regular and Telephonic Conference Meeting of September 22,
2021, of the Planning Commission of the City of San Juan Capistrano to order at 5:01
p.m.
ROLL CALL:
PLANNING COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Commissioners Stan Braden, Darren
Fancher, Harrison Taylor, and Tami Wilhelm.
COMMISSIONER ABSENT: Matt Gaffney
STAFF PRESENT: Sergio Klotz, Assistant Development Services Director
Steve May, Project Manager
Brian Byun, Deputy City Attorney
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 Taylor led the Pledge of Allegiance.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: None.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
Commission Action: Moved by Commissioner Fancher, seconded by Commissioner
Braden, to approve the consent calendar (Item C1) by a 3-0 vote.
C1. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES – REGULAR MEETING OF July 28, 2021,
APPROVED.
ROLL CALL:
AYES: COMMISSIONER: Taylor, Braden, and Fancher.
NOES: COMMISSIONER: None
ABSENT: COMMISSIONER: None
ABSTAINED: COMMISSIONER: Wilhelm.
Commission Action: Moved by Commissioner Braden, seconded by Commissioner
Wilhelm, to approve the consent calendar (Item C2) by a 3-0 vote.
Planning Commission Action Minutes 2 September 22, 2021
C2. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES – REGULAR MEETING OF August 11,
2021, APPROVED.
ROLL CALL:
AYES: COMMISSIONER: Taylor, Braden, and Wilhelm.
NOES: COMMISSIONER: None
ABSENT: COMMISSIONER: None
ABSTAINED: COMMISSIONER: Fancher
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
None.
NEW BUSINESS:
None.
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
F1. Consideration of General Plan Amendment 20-003 and Code Amendment 20-06:
Proposed amendments to the Public Services and Utilities Element of the City’s
General Plan to reflect that the Santa Margarita Water District will become
Wastewater and Water Services Purveyor for the City, and related amendments
to the City’s Municipal Code to eliminate provisions pertaining to design,
construction, maintenance, operations, and regulation of public sanitary sewer
systems and public potable and non-potable water systems(Project Manager:
Steve May).
Steve May, provided the staff presentation and responded to questions.
Chair Braden opened the public meeting and no one provided public testimony.
Commission Action: COMMISSIONER Wilhelm made a motion, seconded by
COMMISSIONER Braden, to adopt a resolution recommending that the City
Council approve a code amendment amending San Juan Capistrano Municipal
Code Title 9, Land Use, to repeal Section 9-4.523, Subsections (a) through (d),
pertaining to design standards for sanitary sewer systems and to repeal Section 9-
4.531 pertaining to design standards for water facilities (CA-20-006), and that the
City Council approve a General Plan amendment of the Public Services and
Utilities Element of the General Plan (GPA 20-003). The motion passed by a 4-0
vote.
ROLL CALL:
AYES: COMMISSIONER: Taylor, Wilhelm, Braden, and Fancher.
NOES: COMMISSIONER: None.
RECUSED: COMMISSIONER: None
ABSTAINED: COMMISSIONER: None
Planning Commission Action Minutes 3 September 22, 2021
INFORMATION ITEM:
None.
COMMISSION/STAFF COMMENTS:
None.
ADJOURNMENT:
There being no further business, Chair Taylor adjourned the meeting at 5:20 p.m. to
Wednesday, October 13, 2021, at 5:00 p.m. in the City Council Chamber.
Approved on October 27, 2021.
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Sergio Klotz, Assistant Development Services Director
Planning Commission Secretary