PC Agenda-2023-03-08
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AGENDA PLANNING COMMISSION
Regular Meeting March 8, 2023 A. ORGANIZATION:
1. CALL TO ORDER: 5:00 p.m. – City Council Chamber at the Nydegger Building - 31421 La Matanza Street, San Juan Capistrano. 2. 3. ROLL CALL: Chair Tami Wilhelm, Commissioners Matt Gaffney, Stan Braden,
Anna Dickinson, and Darren Fancher. 4. 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. 1. Draft February 8, 2023, Planning Commission Minutes.
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D. UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
None. E. NEW BUSINESS:
None. F. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
1. Consideration of Architectural Control 22-012 and Sign Program (SP) 23-
002; Capistrano Valley Toyota, A request for approval of a proposed building remodel that includes a new 4,798 square foot addition, and a modification to the approved sign program for the Capistrano Valley Toyota dealership located at 33395 Camino Capistrano (Assessor Parcel Number 121-240-
75) and finding said action is Categorically Exempt from California
Environmental Quality Act pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines, Section 15301 (Applicant: Capistrano Valley Toyota, c/o Goree Whitfield). RECOMMENDING TO BE CONTINUED TO THE MARCH 22, 2023 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING.
2. Consideration of General Plan Amendment (GPA) 22-002 and Rezone (RZ) 22-004; Oso Ranch – Housing Element Implementation: A city proposal to amend the General Plan and Zoning Map designation of a 59-acre privately owned property known as Oso Ranch (APN 121-070-57 and Portions of
APNs 121-070-66 and 121-070-67) to increase the development capacity
of a 44-acre portion of the property from 470 dwelling units to 700 dwelling units, 200 of which would be designated as affordable housing units, and remove 15 acres of city-owned land from the Oso Ranch developable area; and, find the proposal consistent with the approved Addendum to the 2014-
2021 Housing Element Mitigated Negative Declaration and the 1999 General Plan Environmental Impact Report. (Laura Stokes, Senior Planner). 3. Consideration of General Plan Amendment (GPA) 22-003, Rezone (RZ) 22-
002, and Code Amendment (CA) 22-003; San Juan Plaza Specific Plan – Housing Element Implementation: A city proposal to amend the General Plan, Zoning Map and Land Use Code to establish a Specific Plan for a 3.5-acre property located at 32211, 32221, 32231, 32241, 32261, 32281 Camino Capistrano (APN 668-091-03) that would allow mixed use
development with up to 60 dwelling units per acre; and find the proposal consistent with the approved Addendum to the 2014-2021 Housing Element Mitigated Negative Declaration and the 1999 General Plan Environmental Impact Report. (Laura Stokes, Senior Planner).
4. Consideration of General Plan Amendment (GPA) 22-004, Rezone (RZ) 22-003, and Code Amendment (CA) 22-004; Industrial Residential Overlay and Costco Plaza Specific Plan Amendment – Housing Element Implementation: A city proposal to amend the General Plan Land Use Map,
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Zoning Map, and the Land Use Code to: 1) create a Residential Overlay on industrial zoned properties off Camino Capistrano, Calle Perfecto, Paseo
Cerveza, Via De Anza, Calle Aviador, and Avenida Aeropuerto (APNs 668-
121-03/13/15, 668-121-01/03/04/05/06, 668-291-01/03/04/05/11/14/17/18/ 19/20/22/23/24, 121-171-42, 668-041-02/03/04/05/06/09/10/13/19/20/32/ 33/34/35/36/37/38, 668-042-01/02/06, 668-043-01/02/03, 668-051-14/15/ 16, 668-052-01/02/03/04, 668-053-04, 668-231-01, 668-431-08/09/10/02/
03/07/08/09, 668-501-01/02/03/04/05/06/07/08/10) that would allow future
redevelopment consistent with the Very High Density residential zoning district, and 2) Amend the existing Price Club Specific Plan to rename it the Costco Plaza Specific Plan and allow three parcels adjacent to Costco within the Specific Plan area (APNs 121-254-25/26/46/57/61/62/63/64) to
be redeveloped with mixed use development, with up to 60 dwelling units
per acre; and find the proposal consistent with the approved Addendum to the 2014-2021 Housing Element Mitigated Negative Declaration and the 1999 General Plan Environmental Impact Report. (Laura Stokes, Senior Planner).
G. INFORMATION ITEM: None.
H. COMMISSION/STAFF COMMENTS: ADJOURNMENT: to Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at the Nydegger Building - 31421 La Matanza Street, San Juan Capistrano.
I. CERTIFICATION: The foregoing agenda was posted at City Hall’s lobby, the Community Center, and the City’s Website. Approved:
______________________________________ Joel Rojas, Development Services Director Planning Commission Secretary