PC Agenda-2023-09-27
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AGENDA
PLANNING COMMISSION
Regular Meeting September 27, 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 September 13, 2023, Planning Commission Minutes.
Planning Commission 2 September 27, 2023
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).
D. UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
None. E. NEW BUSINESS: 1. Consideration of Planning Commission Interpretation (PCI) 23-001, Winston’s Cigar Lounge and Bar; A request for consideration of a land use
determination regarding the appropriateness of a private club to be a conditionally permitted use within the Ortega Business Center located within Sector B-1 of Comprehensive Development Plan 78-01 and a finding that said action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Existing
Facilities), Class 1 (Applicant: Rick J. Collins, Winston’s Cigar Lounge and Bar) (Project Manager: Justin R. Poley, Associate Planner). F. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
None.
G. INFORMATION ITEM: None.
H. COMMISSION/STAFF COMMENTS:
I. ADJOURNMENT: to Wednesday, October 11, 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.
Planning Commission 3 September 27, 2023
Approved:
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Joel Rojas, Development Services Director
Planning Commission Secretary