PC Minutes-2023-07-26
MINUTES July 26, 2023 SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING
ORGANIZATION: Chair Gaffney called the Regular Meeting of July 26, 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, Matt Gaffney, Stan Braden,
Darren Fancher, Ted Rosenfeldt, and Tami Wilhelm .
COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: None
STAFF PRESENT: Joel Rojas, Development Services Director Laura Stokes, Acting Principal 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 Gaffney led the Pledge of Allegiance. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS:
CONSENT CALENDAR: Commission Action: Moved by Commissioner Rosenfeldt, seconded by Commissioner
Wilhelm, to approve consent calendar item C1 as presented. Motion passed by a 4-0-1 vote. Commissioner Fancher abstained. C1. Draft June 28, 2023, Planning Commission Minutes
ROLL CALL: AYES: COMMISSIONER: Gaffney, Braden, Rosenfeldt, and Wilhelm. NOES: COMMISSIONER: None ABSTAINED: COMMISSIONER: Fancher
Planning Commission Action Minutes 2 July 26, 2023
UNFINISHED BUSINESS: None.
NEW BUSINESS: None. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
1. Consideration of a Time Extension request related to Grading Plan Modification (GPM) 19-023; Avenida California Single-Family Residence: A request for a twelve-month time extension of GPM 19-023, which allows modification of the grade on an existing 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 cut and 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 identified as APN 675-081-11 and 675-081-25. Said Action is Categorically Exempt from CEQA per Section 15332, Class 32 – Infill Development Projects (Applicant: Matt
Ottoson, RRM Design Group) (Project Manager: Laura Stoke, Principal Planner). Laura Stokes provided the staff presentation and responded to questions. Matt Ottoson, applicant, provided a presentation and responded to questions.
Chair Gaffney opened the public hearing. Pete Elmore, Bill Roberts, Peter O’Kanski, Roxane Elmore, Robin Rutherford, Melinda Klein, and Chris Lam, and Tim Gallagher provided public testimony.
Commission Action: COMMISSIONER Wilhelm made a motion, seconded by COMMISSIONER Braden, to adopt a resolution approving a one-year time extension of Grading Plan Modification (GPM) 19-023 and finding said action categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act. The motion passed by a 4-1 vote.
ROLL CALL: AYES: COMMISSIONER: Gaffney, Braden, Rosenfeldt, and Wilhelm. NOES: COMMISSIONER: Fancher.
RECUSED: COMMISSIONER: None
ABSTAINED: COMMISSIONER: None INFORMATION ITEM:
None.
Planning Commission Action Minutes 3 July 26, 2023
COMMISSION/STAFF COMMENTS: None ADJOURNMENT:
There being no further business, Chair Gaffney adjourned the meeting at 6:28 p.m. to
Wednesday, August 9, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. in the City Council Chamber at the Nydegger Building - 31421 La Matanza Street, San Juan Capistrano. Approved on August 23, 2023.
__________________________________ Joel Rojas, Development Services Director Planning Commission Secretary