PC Agenda-2023-09-13
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AGENDA
PLANNING COMMISSION
Regular Meeting September 13, 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. ROLL CALL: Chair Matt Gaffney, Vice-Chair Darren Fancher, Commissioners
Stan Braden, Ted Rosenfeldt, and Tami Wilhelm. 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. 1. Draft August 23, 2023, Planning Commission Minutes.
Planning Commission 2 September 13, 2023
D. UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
None. E. NEW BUSINESS:
None. F. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
1. Consideration of Grading Plan Modification (GPM) 22-030; Matar
Residence: A request to modify the grade on a vacant parcel to accommodate a new single-family residence and attached garage at 27921 Golden Ridge Lane (APN 650-581-16) and a finding that said Project is Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act per
Section 15303. The proposed grading activities involve 1,770 cubic yards
of cut and 2,250 cubic yards of fill with a series of retaining walls up to 8’ in height (Applicant: Mohammad Matar) (Project Manager: Jeffrey Graham, Contract Planner).
2. Consideration of Architectural Control (AC) 22-008, Sign Permit (SP) 22-
019, and a Sign Permit Exception; Carl’s Jr; A request to allow for exterior façade changes to an existing commercial building, including a new color scheme, extension to existing parapet wall, and updated signage, and a request for a sign permit exception to the Land Use Code’s prohibition of
signage mounted on or above roofs located at 31852 Del Obispo (APN:668-
241-07) and a finding that said action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Existing Facilities) (Applicant: National Sign and Marketing) (Project Manager: Justin Poley Associate Planner).
G. INFORMATION ITEM: None. H. COMMISSION/STAFF COMMENTS: I. ADJOURNMENT: to Wednesday, September 27, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. in the Council
Chambers at the Nydegger Building - 31421 La Matanza Street, San Juan Capistrano. J. CERTIFICATION: The foregoing agenda was posted at City Hall’s lobby, the
Community Center, and the San Juan Capistrano Library.
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Approved:
______________________________________ Joel Rojas, Development Services Director
Planning Commission Secretary