PC Agenda-2022-04-13
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AGENDA PLANNING COMMISSION
Regular Meeting April 13, 2022 Pursuant to Assembly Bill 361, this meeting may be conducted by
teleconference. The public is able to attend the meeting in person.
A. ORGANIZATION:
1. CALL TO ORDER: 5:00 p.m. – City Council Chamber
2. ROLL CALL: Vice-Chair Tami Wilhelm, Commissioners Stan Braden, Darren Fancher, and Matt Gaffney.
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
B. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: Persons wishing to address the Governing Body on city business that is not listed
on the agenda may do so in person by attending the meeting, by email or
telephone. If you would prefer to submit correspondence or speak by telephone,
please submit your correspondence or request to the Secretary at least an hour
prior to the meeting at jrojas@sanjuancapistrano.org or (949) 234-4410. The public may also call the agenda public comment line at (949) 493-1172 at the
beginning of the meeting. The Secretary will call persons wishing to speak and/or
receive calls in the order received.
Please limit all comments to 3 minutes. 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.
Planning Commission 2 April 13, 2022
1.Motion Finding that Conducting Telephonic/Virtual Meetings for the Regular
Open Session Meeting as Allowed Per Assembly Bill 361, Promotes Social
Distancing During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
2.Draft March 23, 2022, Planning Commission Minutes.
D.UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
None.
E.NEW BUSINESS:
1.Reorganization of the Planning Commission: Selection of Chairman, ViceChairman, and Appointments of two (2) Commissioners to serve on theDesign Review Committee (Project Manager: Joel Rojas, Development
Services Director).
F.PUBLIC HEARINGS:
1. Continued Consideration of Zone Variance (ZV) 21-002 & Grading PlanModification (GPM) 21-012: Mahmoudi Residence: A request for review of
development plans related to a new single-family residential home with
attached garage. The proposed grading activities involve 105 cubic yardsof cut and 249 cubic yards of fill for a total import volume of 144 cubic yards,and a maximum visible retaining wall height of 6’ tall. In addition, the requestincludes a zone variance for a 20’-0” encroachment into the required 30’-0”
front yard setback at 27051 Paseo Activo (APN 675-192-03) (Applicant:
Mohammad R. Mahmoudi)(Project Manager: Jeffrey Graham, ContractPlanner).
2.Consideration of Architectural Control (AC) 21-015 and Zone Variance (ZV)
21-005; Muller-Rolando Building; a request for review of a new 6,100
square foot storage building with a height of 24’. In addition, the requestincludes a zone variance for a 13’-11” encroachment into the required 20’-0” front yard setback for the proposed storage building located at 26401Calle Rolando (APN 668-421-02) (Applicant: Everett Martinez, Martinez +
Marin Architecture)(Project Manager: Jeffrey Graham, Contract Planner).
3.Consideration of Grading Plan Modification (GPM) 19-023: AvenidaCalifornia Single-Family Residence: A request to modify the grade on anexisting 1.4-acre vacant lot to create a pad for the future development of a
single-family residential home with attached garage, pool, deck, and
hardscape. The proposed grading activities involve 100 cubic yards of cutand 2,000 cubic yards of fill for a total import volume of 1,900 cubic yards,and maximum visible retaining wall heights of 6’ tall on a vacant lot identifiedas APN 675-081-11 and 675-081-25 (Applicant: Matt Ottoson, RRM Design
Group)(Project Manager: Laura Stokes, Housing Supervisor / Associate
Planner).
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4. Consideration of Code Amendment (CA) 21-008, an ordinance adding
Chapter 4, Article 7 (Urban Lot Splits Allowed by SB 9) and Section 9-358
(Residential Two-Unit Projects Allowed by SB 9) to the City’s Land Use Code (Title 9) to make the City’s code consistent with new state regulations regarding Urban Lot Splits and Residential Two-Unit Projects allowed by Senate Bill 9; and a finding that said action is statutorily exempt from the
California Environmental Quality Act (Project Manager: Joel Rojas,
Development Services Director).
G. INFORMATION ITEM: None.
H. COMMISSION/STAFF COMMENTS: I. ADJOURNMENT: to Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers.
J. CERTIFICATION: The foregoing agenda was posted at City Hall and the Community Center Reception area. Approved:
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Joel Rojas, Development Services Director Planning Commission Secretary
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