PC Minutes-2023-04-12 MINUTES
April 12, 2023 SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING ORGANIZATION:
Chair Wilhelm called the Regular Meeting of April 12, 2023, of the Planning Commission of the City of San Juan Capistrano to order at 5:01 p.m. ROLL CALL:
PLANNING COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Commissioners Tami Wilhelm, Matt Gaffney,
Stan Braden, and Ted Rosenfeldt.
COMMISSIONER ABSENT: Darren Fancher
STAFF PRESENT: Laura Stokes, Senior Planner Alisha Winterswyk, Deputy City Attorney Agenda items are presented in the originally agendized format but were not necessarily heard in that order. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
Chair Wilhelm led the Pledge of Allegiance. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: CONSENT CALENDAR: Commission Action: Moved by Commissioner Braden, seconded by Commissioner Gaffney, to approve consent calendar item C1 with corrections. Motion passed by a 4-0-1 vote. Commissioner Rosenfeldt abstained.
C1. Draft March 22, 2023, Planning Commission Minutes ROLL CALL:
AYES: COMMISSIONER: Wilhelm, Braden, and Gaffney. NOES: COMMISSIONER: None ABSENT: COMMISSIONER: None ABSTAINED: COMMISSIONER: Rosenfeldt UNFINISHED BUSINESS: None.
Planning Commission Action Minutes 2 April 12, 2023
NEW BUSINESS: E1. Reorganization of the Planning Commission: Selection of Chairman, Vice Chairman, and Appointments of two (2) Commissioners to serve on the Design Review Committee (Project Manager: Joel Rojas, Development Services Director).
The Planning Commission made the following selections and appointments for the upcoming 2023-2024 period. Acting Planning Secretary opened the nominations for Chair.
Commission Action: COMMISSIONER Wilhelm nominated COMMISSIONER Gaffney as Chair, seconded by COMMISSIONER Braden. The motion to select COMMISSIONER Gaffney as Chair passed by a 4-0 vote.
ROLL CALL:
AYES: COMMISSIONER: Braden, Gaffney, Rosenfeldt, and Wilhelm. NOES: COMMISSIONER: None RECUSED: COMMISSIONER: None
ABSTAINED: COMMISSIONER: None
Chair Gaffney opened the nominations for Vice Chair. Commission Action: COMMISSIONER Braden nominated COMMISSIONER Fancher
as Vice Chair, seconded by COMMISSIONER Wilhelm. The motion to select
COMMISSIONER Fancher as Vice Chair passed by a 4-0 vote. ROLL CALL:
AYES: COMMISSIONER: Gaffney, Braden, Rosenfeldt, and Wilhelm.
NOES: COMMISSIONER: None RECUSED: COMMISSIONER: None ABSTAINED: COMMISSIONER: None
Chair Gaffney opened the nominations for the Design Review Committee regular
member. Commission Action: COMMISSIONER Gaffney nominated COMMISSIONER Braden as regular member to the Design Review Committee, seconded by COMMISSIONER
Rosenfeldt. The motion to select COMMISSIONER Braden as the regular member to
the Design Review Committee passed by a 4-0 vote. ROLL CALL:
AYES: COMMISSIONER: Gaffney, Braden, Rosenfeldt, and Wilhelm. NOES: COMMISSIONER: None
Planning Commission Action Minutes 3 April 12, 2023
RECUSED: COMMISSIONER: None ABSTAINED: COMMISSIONER: None Chair Gaffney opened the nominations for the Design Review Committee alternate member.
Commission Action: COMMISSIONER Braden nominated COMMISSIONER Wilhelm as the Design Review Committee alternate member, seconded by COMISSIONER Gaffney. The motion to select COMMISSIONER Wilhelm as the alternate member to the Design Review Committee passed by a 4-0 vote.
ROLL CALL: AYES: COMMISSIONER: Gaffney, Braden, Rosenfeldt, and Wilhelm. NOES: COMMISSIONER: None
RECUSED: COMMISSIONER: None
ABSTAINED: COMMISSIONER: None PUBLIC HEARINGS:
1. Consideration of Grading Plan Modification (GPM) 22-025, Floodplain Land Use Permit (FP) 22-001 and Administrative Approval (AA) 23-003; Ewing Residence, a request for review of proposed grading and site improvements for a future single-family residence located at 31491 La Matanza Street (APN: 124-203-24) and, a finding that said project is Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act per Section
15303(a) (Applicant: David Ewing) (Project Manager: Laura Stokes, Senior Planner). Laura Stokes provided the staff presentation and responded to questions. David Ewing, applicant, provided a presentation and responded to questions.
Chair Gaffney opened the public meeting and Joe Mankawich, Irene Kane, Tony Brown, Tyler Warren, Kevin Sweeney, Orrie Brown, Steve Behmerwohld, and Michael Kent provided public testimony.
Commission Action: COMMISSIONER Wilhelm made a motion, seconded by COMMISSIONER Braden, to continue the public hearing for Grading Plan Modification (GPM) 22-025, Floodplain Land Use Permit (FP) 22-001 and Administrative Approval (AA) 23-003 to the June 28, 2023, Planning Commission meeting. The motion passed
by a 4-0 vote.
ROLL CALL: AYES: COMMISSIONER: Gaffney, Braden, Rosenfeldt, and Wilhelm.
NOES: COMMISSIONER: None
RECUSED: COMMISSIONER: None ABSTAINED: COMMISSIONER: None
Planning Commission Action Minutes 4 April 12, 2023
2. Consideration of General Plan Amendment (GPA) 23-001, a city proposed General Plan Amendment involving clean-up amendments to make the General Plan’s Circulation Element consistent with Senate Bill (SB) 743 and, finding said action is Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per Section 15378(b)(5), and in the alternative Section 15378(a) (Applicant: City of San Juan
Capistrano) (Project Manager: David Contreras, Principal Planner). Laura Stokes provided the staff presentation and responded to questions. Chair Gaffney opened the public meeting and Steve Behmerwohld provided public
testimony. Commission Action: COMMISSIONER Wilhelm made a motion, seconded by COMMISSIONER Gaffney, to adopt a resolution recommending that the City Council approve GPA 23-001 and find that said action is exempt from the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guideline 15378(b)(5), and in the alternative Section 15378(a). The motion passed by a 4-0 vote. ROLL CALL:
AYES: COMMISSIONER: Gaffney, Braden, Rosenfeldt, and Wilhelm.
NOES: COMMISSIONER: None RECUSED: COMMISSIONER: None ABSTAINED: COMMISSIONER: None
INFORMATION ITEM:
None. COMMISSION/STAFF COMMENTS:
ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, Chair Gaffney adjourned the meeting at 6:25 p.m. to Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. in the City Council Chamber at the Nydegger Building - 31421 La Matanza Street, San Juan Capistrano.
Approved on April 26, 2023.
____________________________ Laura Stokes, Acting Principal Planner Acting Planning Commission Secretary